boom op

I'm wondering the same thing, excursions seem kind of pricy.

Is it worth booking an excursion in Prince Rupert? If so any recommendations. Is the town close enough to get off ship and walk around? We have been to Victoria previously.

Do you think the delays in embarking and disembarking could be due to the lack of shoreside personnel?  Like any other business in the Bay Area I'm sure they are having trouble finding workers. Most of the staff that works in the terminal are retires, and I wouldn't be surprised if the company that hires them are having a hard time finding enough staff.  We have sailed out of SF about 5 times and every time on disembarking it was almost impossible to find a porter to help with bags, I can only imagine how hard it will be on our next cruise on the 30th.

Why are B2B cruisers that test positive not getting off if things are so bad?

6 hours ago, CalTexCruiser said:

 

Your positive spin on events is distracting from the gloom & doom; you may even cause us to actually get excited for our upcoming Apr 11 sailing.

 

By the way, as you get closer up the coast towards SF this afternoon, could you let us know how much rolling you are experiencing as high coastal winds/waves are expected.

 

 

Expect rough seas tonight, big storm heading into Northern California Sunday night

The people posting on FB on the Ruby right now must be on a different ship.

1 hour ago, Joy_K said:

Currently on the Ruby.........husband is on day 4 of quarantine....... I went for my day 4 test today and the medical personel ran out and caught me as I was getting on the elevator and told me I was positive within minutes of testing.

 

I have gone to the same cabin as my husband.  The first 3 days he had a terrible time getting through to room service and ordering food but after several trips by me to guest services they have finally got it worked out.  The maitre 'd has called twice and apologized and someone now calls and ask for order and what time he (now we) wants our next call/meal.  Glad they finally got it worked out!!!!  The first few days was frustrating to say the least.

Day 4?, hasn't ship only been out for 2 days?

4 minutes ago, voljeep said:

When is the RUBY 'scheduled' to dock in SF ?

Looks like in the Bay now.

Nice, can't wait to book a cruise on the Royal. Going on the Ruby next month. 

Looks like Princess now has 4 ships in the orange category, including the Ruby, 6 in green.

4 hours ago, iamaqt2 said:

Pre-boarding testing was pretty efficient if somewhat backed up.  Many, many cruisers were unaware that this was a requirement for our cruise.  

There is a very large TA hosted group onboard.  800+ passengers.  

Dining reservations fully booked almost every night until 8:30 pm, and 30+ minute wait at 6:30 for Anytime Dining.  Only 2 of the 3 dining rooms are open.

The buffet dinner selection was in one tiny section on one side of the buffet only.  When I inquired if this was the whole selection, the buffet manager thought it would be a good time to tout how they also had pizza and hamburgers on the pool deck as an additional dinner option. 😒

Hoping this is all first day kinks that will smooth out.  In the meantime made reservations for Sabatinis tonight because it's the first formal night, and I have a hunch the dining room situation won't improve just yet.

 

Sailaway was beautiful weather, and so far the seas have been really smooth.

 

We will be with that TA group on the April 30th cruise to Alaska.  They do a wonderful job, free transportation to and from cruise terminal and free gifts onboard.

I made MDW reservations for same time every day, but how can I tell if it took?  I do see our reservation for the Crown.

I've made DMW reservations for the same time every day, but it doesn't show up anywhere. I made reservations for the Crown Grill and that does show up.  Does anyone know how I can make sure we have reservations for the dining room? 

21 hours ago, e71465 said:

I bought a watchband off of amazon for our medallions. I'll let you know if they work. They were 2 for $9.99. How much does Princess charge for their watch band?

$15

Are you able to purchase Medallion Accessories on board ship, like wristbands and necklaces?  Trying to order through the app but no luck.

On 2/2/2022 at 6:59 PM, travellingnana said:

My cruise on the Ruby leaving SF on 4/30/22 has a stop in Victoria, and excursions are listed

We are also on this cruise, if they cancel Victoria no big deal. We are scheduled to be there only 6am till noon. We don't plan on getting up early. LOL

46 minutes ago, Ombud said:

FWIW I cannot make a reservation in the MC app but I'll be there 2× (1× with my specialty dining perk & 1× on me). It was $18 on the Emerald Princess 

Thanks.

Does anybody have a picture of the menu from the Salty Dog Gastro Pub??

Thanks

You won’t have to worry about the heat the closer you get to SF. It was 54 this morning. 

We like going to trivia just to watch the people who take is so serious.  

On 9/4/2019 at 10:54 AM, c-boy said:

Baklava

Oh I will have to give that a try.

Are you kidding, you are basically missing a half day of your cruise. My sister-in-law was like that, getting on at the last minute. Her last cruise she finally got on at noon and couldn't all she had been missing.   

On 8/14/2019 at 1:32 PM, grapau27 said:

Looking forward to your review.

We are departing on the Grand from SF in November to Hawaii and keen to hear about SF and the ship.

Graham.

November 3rd?

Does anyone know why the Grand Princess is late this morning arriving into San Francisco?

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It's for Mexico, but there is California resident pricing for two of the Hawaii cruises. I think it was Nov/Dec 2018 time frame, out of San Pedro and San Francisco.

Thanks, I’ve been watching the Hawaii in April on the Grand

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