Ruby Princess is the latest ship to join the fleet of Princess Cruises. She is based on the design of that line’s extremely successful Grand Princess but has the benefit of ten years of operational experience with this design of ship. As a result, she incorporates all of the features and the design changes that have been made in the Grand class in the eight ships that have preceded her. In short, she is a well-laid out ship with a pleasing contemporary décor with numerous places to go and things to do.
Of course, the fact that a ship has a great design is no guarantee that it will provide a good vacation experience. Ships coming out of the shipyard frequently have service and/or technical problems. It frequently takes several months for the crew to come together as a team. Thus, it was with some trepidation that I embarked on Ruby Princess’ fourth cruise in November.
I was quite amazed, however, to find that the officers and crew of Ruby Princess were already acting like a veteran team. There were none of the mishaps and service problems often associated with new ships. It was an excellent cruise experience.
Ruby may well be the ultimate Princess Grand-class cruise ship. Only one more ship of this design is on order and that is earmarked for P&O Cruises. Thus, it is highly appropriate that the ship and the crew have come together so well in such a short time.
My profile of Ruby Princess is at http://www.beyondships.com/Princess-RU-Profile.html and the photo tour and commentary begins at http://www.beyondships.com/Princess-RU-Tour-1.html.
Of course, the fact that a ship has a great design is no guarantee that it will provide a good vacation experience. Ships coming out of the shipyard frequently have service and/or technical problems. It frequently takes several months for the crew to come together as a team. Thus, it was with some trepidation that I embarked on Ruby Princess’ fourth cruise in November.
I was quite amazed, however, to find that the officers and crew of Ruby Princess were already acting like a veteran team. There were none of the mishaps and service problems often associated with new ships. It was an excellent cruise experience.
Ruby may well be the ultimate Princess Grand-class cruise ship. Only one more ship of this design is on order and that is earmarked for P&O Cruises. Thus, it is highly appropriate that the ship and the crew have come together so well in such a short time.
My profile of Ruby Princess is at http://www.beyondships.com/Princess-RU-Profile.html and the photo tour and commentary begins at http://www.beyondships.com/Princess-RU-Tour-1.html.
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