Ziggy & Stanford's girl Live from the Ruby Princess Nov 4-14, 2009!!

[Ziggy7]

Hi Everyone,

 

My good friend Janice (stanford's girl) & I will be posting live from the Ruby Princess Nov 4-14, 2009 as long as the internet service allows us.

 

We have had a "we will answer your questions" thread going for a while, but if you have one thats not on the list, we will try our best to answer them for you.

 

To our families, we look forward to seeing posts from you! Hugs!!!!

 

Here is your list of questions so far. We'll be printing this on Monday night Nov 2nd to take with us. If anyone else has a question, please post it and we'll do our very best to get you the answer.

 

Answers in RED are ones that were given by other posters here but we will report back if it has changed.

 

 

1. Seafood Buffet on 1st night?

 

2. Menu’s?

Ziggy will post these once we get back

 

3. Patters?

Ziggy will post these once we get back

 

4. Port Excursions?

 

5. Live entertainment in the various lounges?

 

6. Atrium performers and what kind of acts?

 

7. Guest Entertainers & Comedians?

 

8. Production Shows & times and are some of the shows repeated on a 2nd day?

 

9. What was on MUTS?

 

10. Breast Cancer Walk and when?

Yes and it is at 9.00 am on a sea day.

 

11. James Ibrahaim the CD--is he on board for February 18th sailing?

James got off the ship for vacation 10/25 but we'll find out when he gets back on board.

 

12. Scholarship at Sea programs--what were they, how well attended and presented?

 

13. Theme for the Crown Grille?

 

14. What themes (Italian Night, etc.) are featured and what nights they are offered?

 

15. Wine Tasting Event?

 

16. Crew Members?

 

17. Bartender in The Vines--if Hervey, CPWhittingham will be there in Dec.

Hervy is in Vines. He will be on the ship until March. Definitely stop by and say Hi to him from 'Richard and Cathy, trans-Atlantic'.

 

18. What night is Chef’s dinner?

 

19. Swing dance lessons?

 

20. Making reservations in Anytime Dining?

Never had a problem making reservations for personal choice dining. When you are done with dinner, just ask your waiter if you can arrive the next night at the same time or if you want to change waitstaff, ask the maitre'd.

 

21. Lunch service to the Bungalows?

 

22. Sanctuary bungalows and sanctuary extras available?

 

23. Priority tender tickets given for bungalows?

 

24. Did door decorations stay up?

 

25. Where to get soft serve and what hours?

Soft serve is available at the Ice Cream/Pizza station on Lido deck by the pool. The Ice Cream/Pizza station and the Burger/Hot Dog station were all open 11am-11pm daily.

 

26. Any major/noticable differences between Ruby and Emerald?

The Ruby Princess has better art work, especially in Club Fusion, and more pleasing color tones throughout the ship.

 

27. How are the Omelet & Waffle Stations set up and where at?

You have to ask the server near the kitchen window, nearest to where the fried eggs are. They give a receipt and call out when ready. First order the omelet with the toppings, then pick up other items, and then go back to the omelet server. Offered only in HC, not in Cafe Caribe.

 

 

28. Is lemonade available from the dispensers at the Horizon or must you still ask an attendant for a glass to be poured?

You must ask a server. No dispensing machines like the old days.

 

29. Is there is a Ruby Red formal night?

Yes, it is the second formal night.

 

 

30. How do you sign up for the Chefs Table dinner?

There was a notice in the Patter when you got on board. You had to contact dining reservations and request the Chef's table. They then would later select particpants and you would be notified if you were selected or not. It was stressed there was very limited seating.

 

 

31. What shows are worth seeing and which ones to pass on?

 

32. Do they have cartons of milk in the Horizons court?

No cartons of milk and no access to milk directly. You had to go to a server at a station in Horizon Court serving area and he would pour you a glass of milk.You could also ask any waiter of course to get one.

 

 

33. What are the times for traditional dining?

6:00 pm for early and 8:30 pm for late.

 

33. What Levels get invited to the evening cocktail parties in Skywalkers every night?

The Elite Lounge will be offered to Platinum and Elite members and those passengers that have booked Suite cabins.

 

34. What was the name that was to be given to the Ruby Princess, only to have it changed by Princess at the last minute?

Opal Princess

 

35. How many Formal nights?

There are 2 of them. The 1st is on the first sea day and the 2nd one is on the second to last sea day (or second to last night on the ship, which ever applies).

 

 

36. Which ports are tendered and which dock?

The only port that you will tender is Princess Cays. All the other ones you will be docked and at St. Thomas you will dock at Crown Bay instead of Havensight.

 

37. Did the ship ever feel crowded and if so, where and when?

 

So until the 4th! Blue skies & calm seas! God Bless!

Ziggy & Janice

[CPWhittingham]

Enjoy your cruise ladies. Have a safe, wonderful and complete escape.

 

Paul & Lizabeth

[stanford's girl]

I am packed and ready to fly out tomorrow morning at 6:00 am. Ziggy and I have been part of the large roll call for this cruise and have been chatting with a lot of people there for over a year. We're really looking forward to making new friends and seeing some old familiar faces too.

So add your subscription to this thread and follow along with the fun. :D

[stanford's girl]

:D Ruby Princess Itinerary Nov 4 to 14, 2009 :D

Wed 11/4 --- Ft. Lauderdale --- 5:00 pm

 

Thurs 11/5 --- Princess Cays, Eleuthra ---- 9 am to 4 pm

 

Fri 11/6 --- Sea Day

 

Sat 11/7 --- St. Thomas, Charlotte Amalie ---- 7 am to 6 pm

Sun 11/8 --- St Kitts, Basseterre ---- 7 am to 4 pm

 

Mon 11/9 --- Barbados, Bridgetown ---- 9 pm to 6 pm

 

Tues 11/10 --- St. Lucia, Castries ---- 8 am to 6 pm

 

Wed 11/11 --- Antigua, St. John's ---- 8 am to 5 pm

Thurs 11/12 --- Sea Day

 

Fri 11/13 --- Sea Day

 

Sat 11/14 --- Ft. Lauderdale --- 7 am

Edited November 3, 2009 by stanford's girl

[edieredmann]

Have a great time Ziggy and Janice! Can't wait to read your live posts! Hey Janice, have an Appletini for me, will ya? Lots of Love, Edie.:D

[Coolmama_1]

Have a great time! I look forward to your posts.

[cruisenuts4life]

I cant wait to hear your reveiws!There hasnt been too much about the ship from reveiws on TA,they seem to talk more about the ports. We will be on Ruby in April,was supposed to do same intenerary that you are doing but our cruise got cancelled so had to pick another date and different ports.Hope you have a great time!!!!!:)

[jtagphillycruiser]

Have a safe flight and enjoy your cruise. How nice of you to post while on vacation. I will be on the Emerald on 11/15/09 and just can't get enough of these "live" threads. Have fun.

[billet]

Enjoy your cruise and don't work too hard getting answers to the questions!

[jillybabes]

Have a wonderful time Ziggy & Janice...Will look forward to your posts:p...

[Infi]

Really looking forward to your live from - we are on this same itinerary at Christmas. Enjoy your cruise, ladies, and thanks for doing this live from for all of us! :)

[melissa_bel]

Lucky ladies!

 

I will be embarking just a month after you two (I am already addicted to the Cruise countdown widget Princess has just launched) and I will be reading everything you have to say about the Ruby...

 

Have fun, you two!

[Caribbean Sunsets]

Enjoy your cruise. The Ruby is a beautiful ship!

[LAFFNVEGAS]

Debbie and Janice wishing you both Bon BVoyage, hope travels across country go well to day.

I would like a bit of a detailed comparison of Princess Cays to Half Moon Cay.

Thanks, :)

[jfgdbg]

Looking forward to hearing all about the ship. We will be on her next October for the TA.

 

Have a great cruise.

[crystal808]

Debby, Janice, et al:

 

Do ya' think 10 days is enough time to get in enough trouble? :eek: :D

 

Have a wonderful time, and please give my regards to Maranza & Terry.

 

 

Paul ;)

 

who will board the Seabourn Legend 11/11 for a slow trip to FLL!

[LETS PARTY]

I know you will all have a fun time....have a drink for me

just got back from the Sapphire with David & Becky had a great time...say hi to everyone for us

[Cruisin' Chick]

Adding my hopes for a great cruise! Please give a hug from me to Janice, Ruth, Reggie, Judy, Hanna-Nancy, anyone else I left off.

[nanfromatlanta]

Can't wait to read your posts. We are booked on the 12/20 cruise!!

[Iggipolka]

WOohoo! Have a wonderful cruise. :) Looking forward to the updates.

[littlekid58]

Looking forward to your posts we leave on Dec 4 ;)

[lovevacadays]

Have a great cruise on the Ruby. I'm excited to read about your experiences. You mentioned that Skywalkers has a cocktail hour for Elite, Platinum and Suite Passengers. I had read it was only for Elite and not Platinum - can you or someone else verify? I'm Platinum and would definitely like to participate.

[Cruisin' Chick]

Oops.:o Forgot about a hug for Tracey, too. One of these days I want to talk to her about her Aussie cruise.

[BuckeyeGal1956]

Good to hear from you again. I'm doing the Eurodam on January 2 - too bad it's only a 7 day, much prefer the 10 day. But we signed up for the Chef; will be doing the hands on classes with him.

 

Will look forward to following your adventures.

 

Lynn

[Craftdee2]

Glad you're warming her up for us. :) We'll be on the Ruby on Nov. 14.

Bon voyage! Have a fun & safe trip and thanks for all the answers.

Diane