Ruby Princess Review Mexican Riviera March 21, 2015

[Alexv500]

Congrats on booking your next cruise! I have done that exact itinerary (on HAL) and enjoyed it. The Glory, as you may know, is almost exactly the same tonnage as the Ruby, so you should feel comfortable with the size of the ship right off the bat. I have heard good things about Guy Fieri's burger venue on board as well. While I am not a huge Carnival fan (too much noise and activity for a middle-aged guy like me), it sounds like a good fit for you with three generations on board. There should be something for everyone to do!

 

Thanks!! I am super excited and looking forward to those Guy's Burgers! The Glory looks like such a beautiful ship, and I cannot wait to finally be onboard! 6 more months to go, the wait is killing me!

[Alexv500]

I have really been loving your review! And how wonderful that you have booked for your whole family next time ! We have been to the Caribbean three times on Carnival ships with teenagers in tow, and all of us have always loved it. I am sure you will also.

 

Thank you for reading and following along! I cannot wait to try Carnival; seems like they are a lot of fun! To me, as long as I am on a cruise, I will be happy, LOL!

[Alexv500]

I'm so happy for you!! Sounds like you will have a great time. We leave on our Mexico trip in a week and a half. Super excited too! Your review has helped me a lot. Thank you.

 

Thank you!! I'm beyond excited for cruise #2! Not only for the cruise, but for the destinations as well! And I am so glad I could help!! You're going to have an absolute blast! Be sure to take lots of pictures so you can do a review too, I will keep an eye out for it if you do decide to do a review! :)

[Alexv500]

The "Last" of Everything

 

So after our wonderful lunch, we headed to our room to start packing, since we had received a notice to have our luggage outside our cabins no later than after dinner! The dreaded packing I had avoided thinking about all week had finally came, and it was time to do so! Luckily, it didn't take me long to pack, I practically just threw everything I didn't need right back into my suitcase, LOL.

 

 

Speaking of Deck 19, I just remembered that earlier this day I took my Grandma up to this deck! My Grandma was still in shock of how many decks this ship had, and she had never been all the way up to deck 19 throughout the entire cruise, so I thought today we be a great day to take her up! We went on the special aft elevator (the only one that goes up to deck 19) and she had no clue where we were going, I had her close her eyes and once we got up there I was like SURPRISEEE!! Her reaction was PRICELESS! She was like terrified and amazed at the same time of just how big this ship was, and she got to see the amazing view of the wake that we had from that spot! It was so funny! I loved deck 19, I got some amazing pictures from up there!

 

Here are some pictures to illustrate my point; I may or may not have posted these already BUT I'll just show them again, because I am still fascinated with these pictures!

 

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Next up: The Last Dinner on the Ruby and saying Bye to Everyone!...yep I said Bye :(

[anthonyy7]

Dang, I just spent an hour reading your entire review and thoroughly enjoyed it! I took my first cruise last summer on the Regal and now I have the bug so it's a cruise every year now! I've heard great things about the Ruby, perhaps one day I'll sail her.

[Alexv500]

Dang, I just spent an hour reading your entire review and thoroughly enjoyed it! I took my first cruise last summer on the Regal and now I have the bug so it's a cruise every year now! I've heard great things about the Ruby, perhaps one day I'll sail her.

 

 

Thanks for taking the time to read!! Once you cruise once, that bug will be stuck with you! I got it too, LOL and that is why I just had to get my grandma to go on another cruise with me, so the Caribbean it will be next year! [emoji41]

 

You are so lucky, I have heard such great things about the Regal; hope to sail on her one day. They say your first ship will always have a special place in your heart, and the Ruby Princess will always have a special place in my heart, can't wait till I can sail on her again, she's pretty special to me. [emoji4]

[brettgirl]

Thank you for you wonderful, informative, thoughtful and funny review!!!! I loved it!!!!! Will be on the Ruby in March for 10 days......

 

Your pictures are beautiful.....Grandma looks like a sweet heart as do you!!!

 

 

 

Thanks ever so much...

[Alexv500]

Thank you for you wonderful, informative, thoughtful and funny review!!!! I loved it!!!!! Will be on the Ruby in March for 10 days......

 

 

 

Your pictures are beautiful.....Grandma looks like a sweet heart as do you!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks ever so much...

 

 

Awww why thank you so much, you made my day!! :) Glad you enjoyed, and thank you so much for reading along!

 

You're going to have such An amazing time on the Ruby; such a beautiful ship! Oh how I would love to be onboard the Ruby for 10 days, 7 days just wasn't enough! I'm surprised they didn't have to drag me off the ship, I didn't want to get off!! Haha!

[CruisinJohn]

I just came across your great review and after reading every post and enjoying every photo, I cannot wait to cruise Ruby Princess! A friend and I are booked on her for February 7, 2016 to Mexico...exactly the same itinerary you and your lovely Grandma were on. I have not sailed on the Ruby, but your review clearly made me feel very fortunate to have booked the cruise on her!

 

Thank you again for your very informative and entertaining review. You are one remarkable young man! Your Grandma is one lucky lady too! :)

 

Cheers to you and your Grandma on your next cruise! Have a blast!

 

John

[Alexv500]

I just came across your great review and after reading every post and enjoying every photo, I cannot wait to cruise Ruby Princess! A friend and I are booked on her for February 7, 2016 to Mexico...exactly the same itinerary you and your lovely Grandma were on. I have not sailed on the Ruby, but your review clearly made me feel very fortunate to have booked the cruise on her!

 

 

 

Thank you again for your very informative and entertaining review. You are one remarkable young man! Your Grandma is one lucky lady too! :)

 

 

 

Cheers to you and your Grandma on your next cruise! Have a blast!

 

 

 

John

 

 

Awww!! Thank you so much for taking the time to read my review! Still gotta finish it up Lol! You are going to have such an amazing time on the Ruby! It was an amazing and unforgettable cruise for me, and I had the best time ever, I'm still suffering from post cruise depression and it's already been like 8 months already!

 

You sure picked the perfect ship and the perfect itinerary, I am super jealous! Hope you have a wonderful cruise and I look forward to seeing a review :)

[Alexv500]

The Good Life Starts coming to an end: The Last Dinner and saying goodbye

 

Wow it has been a while since I have posted to this!! School has been driving me nuts and I am always so busy with homework and have not had the time to sit down on my laptop and finish up my review! Finally on Thanksgiving Break so I will finally finish this up for you all! Also, have been super busy with planning next years cruise! My whole family will be joining us along on our cruise next year to the Caribbean, my grandma doesn't know my family is going LOL she think they are going to Punta Cana, so she will be in for a surprise!! I am so excited because not only will my brothers and parents be sailing with us, but my aunt and cousin are joining in as well, so my grandma will be sailing with all 5 of her grandkids and both her daughters, so it will be an amazing cruise; the wait is killing me!! Anywho, on with the review!

 

So after spending a wonderful final evening at sea, it was time for our last dinner on the Ruby, and I was sooo sad because I knew this would the last night with our amazing waitstaff who were amazing!! You could feel the sad and somber mood throughout the ship, everyone was sad for the dreaded disembarkation the next day, myself included.

 

Tonight for dinner was: Steak night!!!

 

We arrived to the Botticelli for the final time, and since our table was at the very aft of the ship, and the waves were still very rough, it was a rocky dinner!! For Dinner, me and grandma both ordered the New York steak and it was THE BOMB!! And tonight was also Baked Alaska for Desert! After enjoying our wonderful meal, the waitstaff did the Baked Alaska Parade and after that followed, the Goodbye. It was so heartbreaking saying goodbye to our wonderful waitstaff, they were amazing and pampered us so well every evening!! I even teared up as I gave my waiters a hug goodbye, that's just how sad I was to be leaving the ship..I think even my grandma teared up!

Residence for the past week

 

After putting out our suitcases, we were delivered the dreaded disembarkation packet explaining the disembarkation process, along with our luggage tags and disembarkation group. We were to disembark at 10:30am and had to be out of the cabin by 8 am- Princess does this in order to have enough time to clean the cabins for the next set of passengers, so keep that in mind! :-)

 

After studying the disembarkation info, I headed down to the Piazza, my Grandma went to bed early because she was exhausted and wanted to get some rest! I met up with my friend Marissa in the Piazza and we talked about how sad we were to be getting off the ship tomorrow, but also how amazing the cruise was and all the fun we had onboard, all while drinking a yummy smoothie from the coffee bar down on Deck 5. We decided we were going to have an amazing last night, and we decided to go see the comedy show that was going on in the Princess Theater, and the comedian was HILARIOUS!! I forgot his name, but he made me laugh so much to the point where I was in tears of laughter, LOL! We then went on adventures around the ship and hung out with some friends, it was late at this point, probably like midnight now and we just walked around the Promenade and all talked, it was a great end to an amazing cruise!! I headed back up to the cabin, and went to bed to get some rest for the disembarkation tomorrow, which I cannot express how much I was dreading it and not looking forward to it at all, I did NOT want to get off or go home haha!

 

http://i1028.photobucket.com/albums/y348/Al300/The%20Last%20Day/SAM_0767_zpsuqelv5fm.jpg' alt='SAM_0767_zpsuqelv5fm.jpg'> One last shot of the beautiful Piazza

 

Next up: All Good Things Come to an end...sadly.

[ar1950]

 

Next up: All Good Things Come to an end...sadly.

 

Alex, yes they do. However, that is only to make room for the next Good Thing.

 

As in the next cruise with so much of your family. Wow! That my young friend is more than very cool. Lifetime memories are being made for you with these cruises. Enjoy!

 

Oh, and keep us posted as the next cruise happens. Your review(s) are so very enjoyable to read.

Edited November 22, 2015 by ar1950

[LilyN]

You are a wonderful young man and if I owned a company of any sort, I would hire you immediately... your enthusiasm and kindness is amazing to see!

[cvpends]

You are a wonderful young man and if I owned a company of any sort, I would hire you immediately... your enthusiasm and kindness is amazing to see!

 

 

Agreed ! I think we all adore Alex!

[SoCal Cruiser78]

Thanks for the final installment! Please post a mention here on the Princess forum if you start a similar thread on your upcoming Carnival cruise on that forum so we don't miss it!

 

P.S. Perhaps add the mention to this thread--it might get moved if you start a new one here regarding a Carnival cruise.

Edited November 23, 2015 by SoCal Cruiser78

[Javacruiser]

Thank you, Alex! My wife and I are taking our first West Coast -AND- first Princess cruise January 31........ Same itinerary on the Ruby.

 

We have sailed many times on Carnival in the Caribbean including several cruises on the "sister ships" to the one you will be sailing. You'll still have your seaside theatre but you won't have them waiting on you........ I'm a big Guys Burger fan. Love the burgers AND the fries they serve with them......... Half Moon Cay is my favorite "beach stop" in the Caribbean and Grand Turk isn't far behind. You won't have the history at these stops though, but you will have the history in San Juan.

 

Thanks again for the great review!

[SakeDad]

I see a future CAREER for you in cruise lines!!!! Thanks for sharing

[Alexv500]

Alex, yes they do. However, that is only to make room for the next Good Thing.

 

 

 

As in the next cruise with so much of your family. Wow! That my young friend is more than very cool. Lifetime memories are being made for you with these cruises. Enjoy!

 

 

 

Oh, and keep us posted as the next cruise happens. Your review(s) are so very enjoyable to read.

 

 

Thanks! I'm super excited! Only 50 days left till the next cruise! I'll definitely keep you all updated :)

[Alexv500]

You are a wonderful young man and if I owned a company of any sort, I would hire you immediately... your enthusiasm and kindness is amazing to see!

 

 

Awwww thank you so much!! That means so much to me, thank you :)

[Alexv500]

Thank you, Alex! My wife and I are taking our first West Coast -AND- first Princess cruise January 31........ Same itinerary on the Ruby.

 

 

 

We have sailed many times on Carnival in the Caribbean including several cruises on the "sister ships" to the one you will be sailing. You'll still have your seaside theatre but you won't have them waiting on you........ I'm a big Guys Burger fan. Love the burgers AND the fries they serve with them......... Half Moon Cay is my favorite "beach stop" in the Caribbean and Grand Turk isn't far behind. You won't have the history at these stops though, but you will have the history in San Juan.

 

 

 

Thanks again for the great review!

 

 

You're welcome! Sorry I'm barely getting back to you! Wow tomorrow will be the 31st! Hope you have a wonderful cruise, take lots of pics and post a review! I would love to see how your trip went! :) you're going to have such a wonderful time!

 

I am so excited for my Caribbean cruise! Only 50 days left till I set sail! Guys burgers will definitely be my first meal and first place I go once I board the ship, I've heard such great things about those burgers :D also, extremely excited for HMC, I can't wait!! March needs to hurry up!

[Alexv500]

I see a future CAREER for you in cruise lines!!!! Thanks for sharing

 

 

I would LOVE to work for a cruise line!! :)

[Alexv500]

Thanks for the final installment! Please post a mention here on the Princess forum if you start a similar thread on your upcoming Carnival cruise on that forum so we don't miss it!

 

 

 

P.S. Perhaps add the mention to this thread--it might get moved if you start a new one here regarding a Carnival cruise.

 

 

I will definitely let you all know when my review of the Carnival cruise is up, that way you all can see how our first Caribbean adventure went :)

[scripturecandy]

I will definitely let you all know when my review of the Carnival cruise is up, that way you all can see how our first Caribbean adventure went :)

 

Yes, Please do. I've really enjoyed the review. Blessings Brian

[ccruisequeen]

Leaving on February 29 on the Ruby for 10 days. I love your photos. It gives me a good idea what to look for

 

 

 

I no longer see carnival from my condo front porch :(

[Alexv500]

Leaving on February 29 on the Ruby for 10 days. I love your photos. It gives me a good idea what to look for

 

 

 

I no longer see carnival from my condo front porch :(

 

 

Thank you for taking the time to browse through the pictures! :) You're going to have a such wonderful and amazing time! I wish I would've had 10 days on the Ruby! Have a great cruise, if you have any questions, feel free to ask :)