cruiserjanet Posted May 7, 2019 #1 Share Posted May 7, 2019 (edited) We returned on Sunday from a cruise to Alaska on the Ruby Princess. It was round-trip out of Los Angeles. The weather was cold but sunny and beautiful. We were the first ship in all of the ports except Victoria. The cruise overall was wonderful. I have pictures in a link in my signature if you are interested. Edited May 7, 2019 by cruiserjanet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Hag Posted May 7, 2019 #2 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Glad you had such a nice trip. 😃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maktiller Posted May 7, 2019 #3 Share Posted May 7, 2019 57 minutes ago, cruiserjanet said: We returned on Sunday from a cruise to Alaska on the Ruby Princess. It was round-trip out of Los Angeles. The weather was cold but sunny and beautiful. We were the first ship in all of the ports except Victoria. The cruise overall was wonderful. I have pictures in a link in my signature if you are interested. How do I see your pics ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiserjanet Posted May 7, 2019 Author #4 Share Posted May 7, 2019 8 minutes ago, maktiller said: How do I see your pics ? There's a link in my signature. I have included it here just in case. http://cruiserjanet.shutterfly.com 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packerpegster Posted May 7, 2019 #5 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful pictures! We leave in 10 days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voljeep Posted May 7, 2019 #6 Share Posted May 7, 2019 1 hour ago, cruiserjanet said: There's a link in my signature. I have included it here just in case. http://cruiserjanet.shutterfly.com I wish more posters would include links like you just did - makes it so much easier - same with videos ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maktiller Posted May 7, 2019 #7 Share Posted May 7, 2019 1 hour ago, cruiserjanet said: There's a link in my signature. I have included it here just in case. http://cruiserjanet.shutterfly.com Thanks so much for sharing!! GREAT pics.. Can't wait. We are on the star may25! How were the seas? Are the seas rough.. I'm used to carribbean cruises and have to bring and take Dramamine .. Was wondering how the seas are on Alaskan cruise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiserjanet Posted May 7, 2019 Author #8 Share Posted May 7, 2019 9 minutes ago, maktiller said: Thanks so much for sharing!! GREAT pics.. Can't wait. We are on the star may25! How were the seas? Are the seas rough.. I'm used to carribbean cruises and have to bring and take Dramamine .. Was wondering how the seas are on Alaskan cruise? Thank you. It was wonderful especially since we've never been this early in the season. We've been in August and September in the past. It was different for us since we were coming from Los Angeles so the sea was a little rough the first few nights. My husband took Bonine just to be on the safe side. As we got further north into northern Oregon and Washington, it calmed down and remained that way the rest of the cruise until we returned to Los Angeles. Therefore, I think you will be fine. But it's a good idea to have Bonine (easier on your stomach) just in case you start to feel "iffy". We take our own first aid kit which includes that and other "just in case" items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare puppycanducruise Posted May 7, 2019 #9 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Glad you enjoyed your cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maktiller Posted May 7, 2019 #10 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Good to hear! I'll have to try bonine. I'll take it in case for sure! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbinMich Posted May 7, 2019 #11 Share Posted May 7, 2019 3 hours ago, cruiserjanet said: We returned on Sunday from a cruise to Alaska on the Ruby Princess. It was round-trip out of Los Angeles. The weather was cold but sunny and beautiful. We were the first ship in all of the ports except Victoria. The cruise overall was wonderful. I have pictures in a link in my signature if you are interested. Thanks so much for all the pix. Now the rest of us know what it looks like in Alaska in April! Lots and lots of snow. The earliest we've been up there was mid-May a few years ago. Big difference between then and late April-early May! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightasafeather Posted May 7, 2019 #12 Share Posted May 7, 2019 We found that Bonine works better than anything we have used for seasickness. It's fairly non-drowsy and it's OTC - we got a big bottle from Amazon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maktiller Posted May 7, 2019 #13 Share Posted May 7, 2019 19 minutes ago, lightasafeather said: We found that Bonine works better than anything we have used for seasickness. It's fairly non-drowsy and it's OTC - we got a big bottle from Amazon. Great. I'll definitely try it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 4cats4me Posted May 7, 2019 #14 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Beautiful pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LXdad Posted May 7, 2019 #15 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Excellent pictures. Very helpful for our upcoming trip. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katwoman007 Posted May 7, 2019 #16 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Nice photos! I wish we could have done LA RT, but they did not start adding dates that would work for us till next year, so we are driving up to SF. Do you think it was colder or warmer than you expected? I know it is iffy in Alaska, but I feel like I am going to be cold. haha 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindafromns Posted May 7, 2019 #17 Share Posted May 7, 2019 4 hours ago, packerpegster said: Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful pictures! We leave in 10 days! So do we! I can’t wait! Heading south on the Royal from Wittier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiserjanet Posted May 7, 2019 Author #18 Share Posted May 7, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Katwoman007 said: Nice photos! I wish we could have done LA RT, but they did not start adding dates that would work for us till next year, so we are driving up to SF. Do you think it was colder or warmer than you expected? I know it is iffy in Alaska, but I feel like I am going to be cold. haha 🙂 The weather was what we expected, which was cold. It was originally supposed to rain in most of the ports we were visiting, but it was sunny, including in Glacier Bay. However, several ships after us had cloudy skies and some rain. A worker at a store in Juneau told us it had hailed 3 days before we arrived so we felt we were very fortunate. The next time we go, it will be in June. Round-trip from Los Angeles was ideal for us since it's our home port. Edited May 7, 2019 by cruiserjanet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSandage Posted May 7, 2019 #19 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Loved your pictures!! We'll be on the Coral May 22, land tours first. We can't wait!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destinyre Posted May 8, 2019 #20 Share Posted May 8, 2019 We also will be on the Coral, May 22nd. Hope the weather is a little warmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katwoman007 Posted May 8, 2019 #21 Share Posted May 8, 2019 5 hours ago, cruiserjanet said: The weather was what we expected, which was cold. It was originally supposed to rain in most of the ports we were visiting, but it was sunny, including in Glacier Bay. However, several ships after us had cloudy skies and some rain. A worker at a store in Juneau told us it had hailed 3 days before we arrived so we felt we were very fortunate. The next time we go, it will be in June. Round-trip from Los Angeles was ideal for us since it's our home port. It is our home port too. However, our babysitters cannot watch all the kids during the school year and there were no summer break dates this year. I did not want to wait another year. lol We are leaving the kids just 2 days after they get out for the summer! hahaha Cannot wait! 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maria2Madea Posted May 14, 2019 #22 Share Posted May 14, 2019 On 5/7/2019 at 1:33 PM, cruiserjanet said: Thank you. It was wonderful especially since we've never been this early in the season. We've been in August and September in the past. It was different for us since we were coming from Los Angeles so the sea was a little rough the first few nights. My husband took Bonine just to be on the safe side. As we got further north into northern Oregon and Washington, it calmed down and remained that way the rest of the cruise until we returned to Los Angeles. Therefore, I think you will be fine. But it's a good idea to have Bonine (easier on your stomach) just in case you start to feel "iffy". We take our own first aid kit which includes that and other "just in case" items. We were on this ship with y'all. It was quite rough the first couple of days.I actually sort of like the rocking. This was our first time on Princess and sadly will likely be our last. We had a premium aft-facing balcony and our cabin was stifling hot. We reported air conditioning problem 4 times and they finally told us that there was nothing else they could do. Never dreamed we'd be literally sweating all night on an Alaskan cruise. I'm actually trying to research now to see if it's just the Ruby that is so disappointing. We had a wonderful trip, because Alaska is gorgeous, but thought Princess was our least favorite out of Holland America, Norwegian, and Carnival Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DisneyDorkhead Posted May 14, 2019 #23 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Loved seeing the pictures. The ones of Glacier Bay helped me seal the deal for this itinerary with my parents for our cruise next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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