Ruby Princess
Cruise line
Princess Cruises
Ruby Princess current position
Ruby Princess current location is at North America West Coast (coordinates 32.71664 N / -117.17399 W) cruising en route to US LAX>US SAN. The AIS position was reported 2 minutes ago.
All Itineraries Current PositionCurrent itinerary of Ruby Princess
Ruby Princess current cruise is 7 days, round-trip Classic California Coast. Prices start from USD 699 (double occupancy rates). The itinerary starts on 26 Oct, 2024 and ends on 02 Nov, 2024.
Date / Time | Port |
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26 Oct 16:00 | Departing from San Francisco, California hotels |
28 Oct 07:00 - 18:00 | Santa Barbara CA, California |
29 Oct 07:00 - 19:00 | Los Angeles, Long Beach-San Pedro, California |
30 Oct 08:00 - 22:00 | San Diego, California |
31 Oct 08:00 - 17:00 | Ensenada, Baja California Mexico |
02 Nov | Arriving in San Francisco, California hotels |
Specifications of Ruby Princess
Year of build | 2008 / Age: 16 |
Flag state | Bermuda |
Builder | Fincantieri (Monfalcone, Italy) |
Class | PRINCESS CROWN |
Building cost | USD 400 million |
Speed | 23 kn / 43 km/h / 26 mph |
Length (LOA) | 289 m / 948 ft |
Beam (width) | 48 m / 157 ft |
Gross Tonnage | 113561 gt |
Passengers | 3060 - 3672 |
Crew | 1200 |
Passengers-to-space ratio | 31 |
Decks | 18 |
Cabins | 1530 |
Decks with cabins | 8 |
Last Refurbishment | 2023 |
Sister-ships | Caribbean Princess, Crown Princess, Diamond Princess, Emerald Princess, Golden Princess (Pacific Adventure), Grand Princess, Sapphire Princess, Star Princess (Pacific Encounter) |
Christened by | TV celebrities (Trista Sutter, Ryan Sutter) |
Owner | Carnival Corporation & PLC |
Operator | Princess Cruise Lines Ltd (USA) |
Ruby Princess Itineraries
Date | Itinerary | Departure Port | Price from |
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2024 Sep 29 | 16 days, round-trip Hawaiian Islands | San Francisco | $1678 |
2024 Oct 15 | 11 days, round-trip Mexican Riviera | San Francisco | $929 |
2024 Oct 26 | 7 days, round-trip Classic California Coast | San Francisco | $699 |
2024 Nov 02 | 7 days, round-trip Classic California Coast | San Francisco | $629 |
2024 Nov 09 | 7 days, round-trip Classic California Coast | San Francisco | $629 |
2024 Nov 16 | 11 days, round-trip Mexican Riviera | San Francisco | $909 |
2024 Nov 27 | 5 days, round-trip West Coast Getaway with San Diego | San Francisco | $749 |
2024 Dec 02 | 16 days, round-trip Hawaiian Islands | San Francisco | $1449 |
2024 Dec 18 | 16 days, round-trip Hawaiian Islands | San Francisco | $1679 |
2025 Jan 03 | 16 days, round-trip Hawaiian Islands | San Francisco | $1579 |
2025 Jan 19 | 11 days, round-trip Mexican Riviera | San Francisco | $919 |
2025 Jan 30 | 16 days, round-trip Hawaiian Islands | San Francisco | $1589 |
2025 Feb 15 | 5 days, round-trip West Coast Getaway with San Diego | San Francisco | $669 |
2025 Feb 20 | 16 days, round-trip Hawaiian Islands | San Francisco | $1689 |
2025 Mar 08 | 11 days, round-trip Mexican Riviera | San Francisco | $959 |
2025 Mar 19 | 16 days, round-trip Hawaiian Islands | San Francisco | $1639 |
2025 Apr 04 | 16 days, round-trip Hawaiian Islands | San Francisco | $1499 |
2025 Apr 20 | 7 days, round-trip Classic California Coast | San Francisco | $839 |
2025 Apr 27 | 7 days, round-trip Pacific Northwest Coast | San Francisco | $2329 |
2025 May 04 | 11 days, round-trip Inside Passage with Glacier Bay National Park | San Francisco | $1279 |
2025 May 15 | 11 days, round-trip Inside Passage Roundtrip San Francisco | San Francisco | $1149 |
2025 May 26 | 11 days, round-trip Inside Passage with Glacier Bay National Park | San Francisco | $1329 |
2025 Jun 06 | 22 days, round-trip Ultimate Alaska Solstice with Glacier Bay National Park | San Francisco | $3349 |
2025 Jun 28 | 11 days, round-trip Inside Passage Roundtrip San Francisco | San Francisco | $1509 |
2025 Jul 09 | 11 days, round-trip Inside Passage Roundtrip San Francisco | San Francisco | $1519 |
2025 Jul 20 | 11 days, round-trip Inside Passage with Glacier Bay National Park | San Francisco | $1809 |
2025 Jul 31 | 11 days, round-trip Inside Passage Roundtrip San Francisco | San Francisco | $1449 |
2025 Aug 11 | 11 days, round-trip Inside Passage with Glacier Bay National Park | San Francisco | $1539 |
2025 Aug 22 | 11 days, round-trip Inside Passage Roundtrip San Francisco | San Francisco | $1439 |
2025 Sep 02 | 11 days, round-trip Inside Passage Roundtrip San Francisco | San Francisco | $1479 |
2025 Sep 13 | 11 days, round-trip Inside Passage with Glacier Bay National Park | San Francisco | $1539 |
2025 Sep 24 | 11 days, round-trip Mexican Riviera | San Francisco | $1109 |
2025 Oct 05 | 7 days, round-trip Pacific Northwest Coast | San Francisco | $1039 |
2025 Oct 12 | 7 days, round-trip Classic California Coast | San Francisco | $859 |
2025 Oct 19 | 11 days, round-trip Mexican Riviera | San Francisco | $979 |
2025 Oct 30 | 16 days, round-trip Hawaiian Islands | San Francisco | $1819 |
2025 Nov 15 | 11 days, round-trip Mexican Riviera | San Francisco | $1019 |
2025 Nov 26 | 5 days, round-trip West Coast Getaway with San Diego Holiday | San Francisco | $789 |
2025 Dec 01 | 16 days, round-trip Hawaiian Islands | San Francisco | $1689 |
2025 Dec 17 | 16 days, round-trip Hawaiian Islands Holiday | San Francisco | $2109 |
2026 Jan 02 | 16 days, round-trip Hawaiian Islands | San Francisco | $1609 |
2026 Jan 18 | 11 days, round-trip Mexican Riviera | San Francisco | $1019 |
2026 Jan 29 | 16 days, round-trip Hawaiian Islands | San Francisco | $1569 |
2026 Feb 14 | 5 days, round-trip West Coast Getaway with San Diego | San Francisco | $659 |
2026 Feb 19 | 16 days, round-trip Hawaiian Islands | San Francisco | $1569 |
2026 Mar 07 | 11 days, round-trip Mexican Riviera | San Francisco | $1119 |
2026 Mar 18 | 16 days, round-trip Hawaiian Islands | San Francisco | $1669 |
2026 Apr 03 | 16 days, round-trip Hawaiian Islands | San Francisco | $1819 |
2026 Apr 19 | 7 days, round-trip Classic California Coast | San Francisco | $949 |
2026 Apr 26 | 7 days, round-trip Pacific Northwest Coast | San Francisco | $929 |
2026 May 03 | 10 days, round-trip Inside Passage with Glacier Bay National Park | San Francisco | $1409 |
2026 May 13 | 10 days, round-trip Inside Passage Roundtrip San Francisco | San Francisco | $1219 |
2026 May 23 | 10 days, round-trip Inside Passage Roundtrip San Francisco | San Francisco | $1279 |
2026 Jun 02 | 10 days, round-trip Inside Passage Roundtrip San Francisco | San Francisco | $1359 |
2026 Jun 12 | 20 days, round-trip Ultimate Alaska Solstice with Glacier Bay National Park | San Francisco | $3289 |
2026 Jul 02 | 10 days, round-trip Inside Passage Roundtrip San Francisco | San Francisco | $1509 |
2026 Jul 12 | 10 days, round-trip Inside Passage Roundtrip San Francisco | San Francisco | $1529 |
2026 Jul 22 | 10 days, round-trip Inside Passage Roundtrip San Francisco | San Francisco | $1459 |
2026 Aug 01 | 10 days, round-trip Inside Passage Roundtrip San Francisco | San Francisco | $1429 |
2026 Aug 11 | 10 days, round-trip Inside Passage Roundtrip San Francisco | San Francisco | $1409 |
2026 Aug 21 | 10 days, round-trip Inside Passage Roundtrip San Francisco | San Francisco | $1369 |
Ruby Princess Review
Review of Ruby Princess
The 2008-built Ruby Princess cruise ship is the 9th and last Grand-class Princess Cruises liner, with sisterships Caribbean, Diamond, Golden (now Pacific Adventure), Grand, Crown, Emerald, Star (now Pacific Encounter) and Sapphire.
The vessel (IMO number 9378462) is currently Bermuda-flagged (MMSI 310567000) and registered in Hamilton.
History - construction and ownership
Princess Cruises is a USA-based passenger shipping company headquartered in Beverly Hills CA. A former subsidiary of P&O Princess Cruises (1977-founded), in 2003, the company merged with Carnival Corporation - the world's largest cruise shipowner. Among Princess Cruise Lines Ltd's assets is the Caribbean private island resort Princess Cays (on Bahamas Eleuthera Island's southern end), located approx 80 km (50 mi) from Nassau.
The 3100-passenger ship Ruby Princess follows the highly evolutionary Crown Princess and Emerald Princess cruise ships. The vessels are virtually the same in layout and design, so if travellers have sailed on Crown, they will not have any trouble finding their way around Emerald or Ruby. But for those who have not travelled on Princess' Grand-class vessels, or for cruisers for whom a Ruby Princess sailing is their first cruise with the line, the ship is going to surprise, and in most cases, delight them with far higher levels of kitchen, service and facilities than passengers would expect on a stylish, mega-vessel catering to over 3,000 guests. For the most part, Ruby Princess isn't an innovator. The cruise liner has all the most popular Princess facilities - like the 3-deck Piazza with its own bakery, as well as many of those found on older vessels, including the Sanctuary (adults sundeck) and speciality restaurants Sabatini's and Crown Grill.
Although there are not too many surprises on this newest Grand-class vessel, there are some gentle improvements and enhancements. On the Ruby cruise ship, Princess has expanded the appeal of the Wheelhouse Bar (pub) to include English-inspired lunches. Suite guests have the option to enjoy intimate breakfasts at Sabatini's. The new Ultimate Ship Tour allows guests to explore normally never seen onboard spaces, such as the engine room, funnel, photo lab, Navigation Bridge. Among the expanded enrichment projects are Mixology@Sea (bartending skills) and Navigation@Sea (cruise ship navigation lessons).
Decks and Cabins
Most Ruby Princess staterooms (1530 total, in 33 grades) are 170-ft2 balcony cabins (680). Almost 80% of the ship's outside staterooms have private step-out balconies. Wheelchair-accessible cabins are 31. The largest accommodations are the Balcony Suites (410 ft2 / 38 m2, with terrace sized 180 ft2 / 17 m2).
The boat has 18 decks, of which 15 are passenger-accessible and 8 with cabins.
Shipboard dining options - Food and Drinks
Ruby Princess features three dining rooms, all offering a tasteful, Caribbean-themed menu. Botticelli is for fixed-seating dining, while Michaelangelo and Da Vinci are for passengers who have chosen "Anytime Dining". Reservations are available but are not required. Da Vinci also welcomes guests for waiter-service breakfast and lunch. Rotating menu options include soups, appetizers, mains and desserts. There are also signature pasta and choices like Caesar salad and salmon. The healthy Lotus Spa selections are low in sodium and fat. Cafe Caribe and Horizon Court look identical and are open all day long. The Horizon section serves as a lido buffet restaurant and features breakfast buffets. Lunch choices may include unusual dishes like peanut butter sandwiches and fried banana. There is also the Italian-styled piazza, around which are located the International Cafe (with its wonderful coffees and scrumptious pastries, quiche and chocolate fondue); across the way is Vines, ship's wine and sushi bar (it's got the only really good wine list onboard Ruby).
In January 2016 Celebrity chef Curtis Stone teamed up with Princess Cruises for his first-at-sea specialty restaurant serving high-quality, inventive food. During Ruby Princess' dry dock, Share replaced the signature Italian Sabatini's and introduced new bedding, dining options, entertainment and more. Share is only open for dinner and applies a $39 cover charge. Its menu features five areas from which to select multiple dishes and a charcuterie platter. It's hard to order only one of each, as there are enticing recipes like a twice-cooked duck with fennel, parmesan crumb and bacon jus; or shrimp salad with turnip, citrus salt, brioche and lemon gel.
Share is only found on board Emerald Princess and Ruby Princess, for now. "Crafted by Curtis" dishes are on the MDR menus fleetwide. If you wonder why to pay extra at Share, here are the cool things about the brand new Curtis Stone restaurant which make it worth the splurge. Food like this cannot be found anywhere else on the ship. Emerald Princess and Ruby Princess are simple when it comes to dining venues. Before Share, both ships had three main dining rooms, a steakhouse and a buffet, all of which average in terms of overall experience and quality. From its celebrity chef to its natural ingredients and perfectly sized portions, you won't find food like Share's anywhere else on the ship.
Perfect for couples and large groups. This space is open, airy and large, with long tables and more intimate seating arrangements. Large groups have enough room to engage and share dishes. Couples can enjoy more peace and quiet. The ambience is upscale, yet not stuffy. Share's family-style dining and chic decor allow guests to dress their best and still feel relaxed. Passengers will feel more like they're in someone's home, talking and passing plates across the table.
Service at Share is second to none. The wait staff is knowledgeable about the menu and all ingredients handpicked by the celebrity chef's team. According to Stone: "The enthusiasm in that kitchen right now is unparalleled to anything I've ever done; they're so energetic and so up for it."
Guests will have room for dessert. Appetizers, entrees and dessert options, complementing a cheese plate, are conservative in size. Passengers will not only expand their palate by picking at multiple dishes but will also be able to satisfy their sweet tooth.
Follows the complete list of Ruby Princess restaurants and food bars.
- Michaelangelo Restaurant (ship's aft Dining Room; dinner only - offers “Anytime Dining” between 5:30 p.m. - 10 p.m.)
- Crown Grill (160-seat steakhouse/seafood restaurant, reservations recommended; on select days serves British Pub Lunch, complimentary)
- Da Vinci Restaurant (ship's forward Dining Room for Breakfast 7-9 a.m., Lunch 12-1:30 p.m., Afternoon Tea 3:30-4:30 p.m.; features “Anytime Dining” for Dinner between 5:30-8 p.m. or 8-10 p.m.)
- Botticelli Restaurant (dinner only aft Dining Room; with 2 fixed seatings at 6 p.m. or 8:15 p.m.)
- Share (ex-Sabatini’s Italian specialty restaurant; reservations recommended)
- Trident Grill & Prego Pizzeria (self-service, complimentary fast food bar)
- Horizon Court (self-service buffet restaurant, complimentary)
- Cafe Caribe (aft self-service buffet restaurant)
- Pizza & Ice Cream Bar (complimentary)
In April 2024 Princess Cruises announced that starting September 14th (2024) fleetwide would be introduced 3 distinct main dining/dinner table service options – Traditional, Reservable, and Walk-in Anytime. By the new program (introduced with Sun Princess) on each ship are allocated 3 separate dining rooms - one for Traditional dining (offering early and late dinner seating), one with Reservable times, and one for Walk-in Anytime (open-seating). The new options are integrated with the OceanNow service, allowing anything to be ordered anytime, and delivered anywhere onboard.
Shipboard entertainment options - Fun and Sport
The Princess Theater is the main venue on Ruby Princess for comedy acts and production shows with a variety of music and selections appealing to a broad mix of ages. Each of the ship's venues has a different offering. Crooners feature music trivia contests and a pianist. Explorer's Lounge hosts events for everything from Wii sports tournaments to art auctions, plus comedy shows and magicians. The Piazza offers various demonstrations, circus-lite acts and musical performances throughout the day. Club Fusion is a part game show, part nightclub venue. Skywalker Nightclub, Princess' trademark, hosts the 70's-, the 80's- and the 90s-inspired nights and a few nights with a variety of modern music. For low-key dancing, head to the Wheelhouse Bar, which hosts combos playing standards and soft rock.
Follows the complete list of Ruby Princess lounges, clubs and other entertainment venues for kids, teens and adults.
- The Piazza Atrium (3-deck open floor area; features live performances entertainment and lobby Bar Piazza)
- Princess Fine Arts Gallery; Photo Gallery & Shop; Platinum Studio
- International Cafe (24-hour specialty coffee bar and patisserie); Escapes Travel Cafe (computer room)
- Vines Bar (wine/seafood/sushi bar)
- Library (with Internet stations); Internet Cafe (24-hour)
- Princess Theatre (2-level musical and show productions; hosts workshops, seminars, game shows)
- Speakeasy Lounge & Bar (smoking lounge and sports bar)
- Calypso Cove Shop; Essence Shop; Meridian Bay Shop; Facets Shop
- Gatsby’s Casino
- Crooners Lounge & Bar (live music; also used for seminars); Adagio Lounge & Bar
- Explorers Lounge & Bar (disco/show lounge; hosts karaoke, comedy, game shows and art auctions)
- Wheelhouse Bar (piano bar during the day and an English pub nightly)
- Club Fusion Lounge (hosts dance classes and quizzes, after 7:30 p.m. becomes Disco & Nightclub)
- Outrigger Bar (poolside bar); Tradewinds Bar
- Ruby’s Lotus Spa complex; Beauty Salon; Fitness Center (with Aerobics Studio)
- Hearts & Minds (Wedding Chapel)
- Movies Under the Stars (LED screen outdoor cinema)
- Video Games Arcade; Teen Center; Youth Center with Paddling Pool and outdoor playing areas
- The Sanctuary (adult-only open-air area)
- Calypso Reef & Pool area; Neptune’s Reef & Pool area
- Jogging Track; Center Court (volleyball, basketball, European football); Shuffleboard; Princess Links mini-golf course
- Skywalkers Disco Nightclub.
In 2024, Ruby Princess' Theater was upgraded with a modern and more energy-efficient lighting system provided and installed by ROBE Lighting (Czechia-based manufacturer of moving light equipment and systems). The installed equipment included 69x Robe ESPRITE and 78x Robe PAINTE (electronic motion stabilizers), 87x Robe Spiider (LED WashBeam luminaires), 98x Robe LEDBeam 150 (RGBW moving lights/fast sweeping beams and washes), and 48x ParFect 150 RGBA (LED source ACL beams with zoom control). Reportedly, the show lounge's stage power consumption was reduced by 50%.
Itineraries
Ruby Princess itinerary program is based on 10-day Caribbean with Panama Canal cruises departing out of Fort Lauderdale Florida USA (during winter), 7-day Alaskan voyages (roundtrip from Vancouver BC Canada, during summer), and Hawaii-Mexico and Mexican Riviera roundtrips from San Francisco, California USA.
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Ruby Princess Wiki
Princess Cruises Ruby ship is the fleet's last Grand-class liner (Fincantieri Monfalcone-built), with (same-designed) sisterships Crown and Emerald. The other (similarly-designed) fleetmates in this class are Caribbean, Diamond, Golden (now Pacific Adventure), Grand, Sapphire, Star (now Pacific Encounter).
The liner was christened on November 6, 2008, at Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades) Florida. Its godparents (Trista and Ryan Sutter) met at ABC's dating show "The Bachelorette", then fell in love and got married. The inaugural cruise (maiden voyage) started on November 8, out of Fort Lauderdale.
Skywalkers Night Club (ship's disco) is located aft of the funnel. It's not hanging over the stern, like on the sisterships from the modified Grand-Class (Emerald and Crown) and also unlike Diamond and Sapphire. Fun fact is that Ruby Princess was the first ship to offer "The Ultimate Ship Tour". This program allows passengers to have a look at the shipboard organization process.
In December 2018, Ruby became the world's first cruise liner allowing Chinese passengers to make onboard shopping payments via both Alipay and WeChat Pay - China's top-two popular digital payment platforms. Alipay's in-store payment service covers 40+ countries, and as of 2018 is used by over 900 million people worldwide. WeChat Pay (as of 2018) has around 800 million monthly users worldwide. In 2017, its total volume was around USD 6.5 trillion. Alipay digital payment was introduced on Majestic Princess during ship's 2017 summer homeporting in Shanghai.
Ruby Princess refurbishments review
The ship's drydock refurbishment in 2015 (done in Vancouver BC Canada/December 3-14) was mainly for general maintenance and resulted in the following deckplan changes:
Two new premium dining venues were added. “SHARE by Curtis Stone” is a family-style restaurant by Curtis Stone (an Australian celebrity chef). Its menu features charcuterie (premium quality meat products), composed salads, homemade pasta, gourmet desserts. The new “Salty Dog Gastropub” cuisine experience (by chef Ernesto Uchimura) is provided by a classic pub menu offered nightly in the Wheelhouse Bar (on Promenade Dec 7) with craft beers and pub favorites served in small plates.
In 2015, aft on Sun Deck 16, “SHARE” replaced "Sabatini’s” – the Italian restaurant, featured on the Princess ships Caribbean, Coral, Emerald and Sun. “SHARE” restaurant debuted on Emerald Princess (in 2015 December). The “Salty Dog Gastropub” debuted on Crown Princess (in 2015 October).
All cruise cabins were upgraded with the new "Princess Luxury Bed".
Club Class Mini-Suite services and amenities were introduced.
The ship’s gym was upgraded with new sports equipment and free weights.
During drydock 2018 (October/USD 8,2 million project) the ship received 3 new dining venues - Slice Pizzeria, The Salty Dog Grill and SHARE (by Curtis Stone).
Ruby Princess' last drydock refurbishment was in 2023 (September 24 through October 22) conducted at Vigor Shipyard in Portland Oregon USA. The 1-month drydocking was mainly for regularly scheduled maintenance and classification works, including a technical overhaul.