Qcruise Posted March 14, 2016 #1 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Great cruise, loved Salty Dog.....questions.....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dockhl Posted March 14, 2016 #2 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Great cruise, loved Salty Dog.....questions.....? Two questions. . Did they put in the new beds on the Ruby that Princess had been advertising? Was the ship in good condition? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HJH Posted March 14, 2016 #3 Share Posted March 14, 2016 The Ruby was in dry dock in December. The ship is a great shape and the new beds are in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmgirl65 Posted March 14, 2016 #4 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Can't wait! Cruising to Alaska in July! Are there hot tubs near the terrace pool? The deck plan only shows one in the teen area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qcruise Posted March 14, 2016 Author #5 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Yes the new beds are wonderful.....and there is a nice hot tub above the terrace pool. Ship is in great shape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LHARTWICK Posted March 14, 2016 #6 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Glad to hear about the new beds! IMO, PCL has always had the worst beds. I've always had to request a mattress topper. We'll be sailing the Ruby in May. Thank you for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qcruise Posted March 14, 2016 Author #7 Share Posted March 14, 2016 My review will be coming.....the beds are extremely comfortable and we enjoyed the new dining in Wheelhouse bar.....crew was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaylie Posted March 14, 2016 #8 Share Posted March 14, 2016 We are going to book the Ruby to Alaska. Could someone tell me if we would feel more motion in a mid-aft cabin or a mid-forward cabin. We are looking at a minisuite. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XBGuy Posted March 14, 2016 #9 Share Posted March 14, 2016 We are going to book the Ruby to Alaska. Could someone tell me if we would feel more motion in a mid-aft cabin or a mid-forward cabin. We are looking at a minisuite. Thanks. Jaylie, the ship moves up and down more the farther you are from midship. As the front of the ship is moving up, the after section is moving down and vice versa. Similarly, the ship will roll (righ-left) around a mid-point--the higher you are, the more you will feel the roll. So, if you want to feel less motion, you want to pick a cabin amid-ship and fairly low. If you want to feel more motion, you want to pick a cabin that is more forward or more aft and you want to pick one of the higher decks. Now, the fact of the matter is that the stabilizers on the ship do a pretty good job of minimizing this, but if you encounter big swells, you're going to feel it no matter what. Also, some people are more sensitive than others. I hope this helps. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcur Posted March 15, 2016 #10 Share Posted March 15, 2016 We just got off the Ruby last Thursday after 25 nights on those HEAVENLY beds!! We are super picky about mattresses, and hubby has serious back issues. He brings inflatable pillows to use so he has an "adjustable bed" set-up when he sleeps. We both slept like we were at home. The bedding is great, too. Soft sheets, great pillows, and a wonderful comforter. It, however, was too much sailing in Hawaii and Mexico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qcruise Posted March 15, 2016 Author #11 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Honestly we were all surprised how much motion we were feeling on this little cruise. Seas were a bit rough when we got into open water out of San Diego and all day at sea on Saturday into the evening. Rear of ship in Skywalkers or down in Fusion was pretty bad. Met some new cruisers having a rough time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyweir Posted March 15, 2016 #12 Share Posted March 15, 2016 The Ruby, Crown and sister ships tend to heel over in turns and wind. They are tall and narrow. We were on Crown last month. The ships officers told us they constantly move ballast (fresh water, gray water, etc), from tank to tank to try and offset the movement. It's part of the basic ship design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whardy7 Posted March 15, 2016 #13 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Do they have the new TV system where you choose movies? We had that on the Regal and it was great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SadieN Posted March 15, 2016 #14 Share Posted March 15, 2016 (edited) Honestly we were all surprised how much motion we were feeling on this little cruise. Seas were a bit rough when we got into open water out of San Diego and all day at sea on Saturday into the evening. Rear of ship in Skywalkers or down in Fusion was pretty bad. Met some new cruisers having a rough time. West Coast sailing is almost always 'rough' when compared to the Caribbean,especially going north, especially more so when there are storms as we've had. The Pacific is a misnomer. Simply more peaceful than what Magellan encountered under South America. Edited March 15, 2016 by SadieN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted March 15, 2016 #15 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Ernesto? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeandNatalie Posted March 15, 2016 #16 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Thanks for offering to take questions, OP! We are sailing on the Ruby NEXT WEEK! (yes haa!) Do you recall what movies were playing? Did you have a favourite thing to eat on the cruise? How were the shows, if you saw any? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted March 15, 2016 #17 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Welcome back, hope you enjoyed your cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qcruise Posted March 15, 2016 Author #18 Share Posted March 15, 2016 They showed The Revenant and Inside Out a Pixar movie was cute.....dining room had good offerings, Italian night one time....prime rib, surf and turf (shrimp) no lobster on short sailings.....deserts in Salty Dog we thought were the best....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peety3 Posted March 15, 2016 #19 Share Posted March 15, 2016 The Ruby was in dry dock in December. The ship is a great shape and the new beds are in. Two completely independent sentences. Beds can and are exchanged while in port all the time. There's no need to take the ship out of the water to replace the beds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TracieABD Posted March 15, 2016 #20 Share Posted March 15, 2016 I loved the Salty Dog on the Emerald! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julie3fan Posted March 15, 2016 #21 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Do you know if the laundry machines take tokens, or can you swipe your ship's card? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CQG67 Posted March 15, 2016 #22 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Hey Julie - Barb from the April 18,cruise. My friend Helen checked with Princess and they said you swipe your card in a machine and get tokens to then use them in the washing machines and dryers. Hopefully someone will confirm that info on this site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micahs Grandad Posted March 15, 2016 #23 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Hey Julie - Barb from the April 18,cruise. My friend Helen checked with Princess and they said you swipe your card in a machine and get tokens to then use them in the washing machines and dryers. Hopefully someone will confirm that info on this site. You can do this but when we were on the ship in December (going to Hawaii) the machines were either broken or out of tokens. Several times had to go to 3-4 laundry rooms to get tokens. Wonder how Share is doing? It was just introduced in December and several people we spoke to were not impressed. Salty Dog seems better. Overall food was very good including international cafe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elliair Posted March 15, 2016 #24 Share Posted March 15, 2016 (edited) Do you know if the laundry machines take tokens, or can you swipe your ship's card? Swipe your S&S card, then you get tokens to insert into the machines. We packed our own detergent and fabric softener sheets - one less thing to purchase on the ship. The Tide pods work good. Edited March 15, 2016 by elliair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcur Posted March 15, 2016 #25 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Hey Julie - Barb from the April 18,cruise. My friend Helen checked with Princess and they said you swipe your card in a machine and get tokens to then use them in the washing machines and dryers. Hopefully someone will confirm that info on this site. I can confirm this, and we were on the Ruby for 25 nights, getting off last Thursday. I used the laundry on Deck 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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