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Old 05-29-2024, 07:47 AM
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I cruised on Ruby Princess in January. The food was about the same quality as the FMK-run country-club restaurants we have here in TV. Their specialty restaurants were not us good as the higher-end restaurants we have in TV. I was very disappointed.

The entertainment was very weak compared to other ships I’ve been on. There were very few options.

There were very few children on the late-January cruise (I saw maybe 10) and they were very young. I guess that’s because schools were in session.

I liked that I could use their app to order food/drink and the medallions we wore would lead them right to me—even at the pool. Very convenient.

I used their WiFi, which used SpaceX’s StarLink and, although very slow compared to home internet, was good enough to stream video. But, I waited days for a 1 GB file to download and finally cancelled the download. Best ship WiFi I’ve ever had.

I have no desire to cruise on Princess again. My favorites are Celebrity and Holland America. I’ve also cruised on Royal Caribbean, Viking, Disney (a nightmare!), and Hurtigruten.