Justprettynpink Posted February 7, 2014 #1 Share Posted February 7, 2014 We book the Ruby early and now are need to chose another ship. We are considering the Caribbean Princess or the Regal Princess (7 day). Caribbean is a 9 day ( a 4 and a 5 day can be booked seperate ) Caribbean Pros- We haven't been to those ports 9 days :-) Cons- No formal Night? Since some folks will be on either a 4 or 5 day (or will it be on the 5 day leg?) Regal Pros- New Ship Cons- Have been to the ports Anything else I should consider? We are looking for the end of March 20015 Thanks for your opinions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrysalis Posted February 7, 2014 #2 Share Posted February 7, 2014 (edited) If you are considering a 9 day, then why not think about the Royal...doing a 10 days. Pros....newish ship Pros....probably new ports(?) Pros...extra day Pros....not spending a day in FLL is doing the b2b for 9 days Edited February 7, 2014 by chrysalis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorisis Posted February 7, 2014 #3 Share Posted February 7, 2014 The Caribbean Princess is the sister ship to the Ruby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justprettynpink Posted February 7, 2014 Author #4 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Thanks for your suggestion but I failed to mention that I am a teacher and pushing leaving on the 26th. My spring break is the week prior to Easter 2015. I appreciate your suggestion though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JF - retired RRT Posted February 7, 2014 #5 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Something I always consider...the Regal will probably be more $$ per day since it is a new ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justprettynpink Posted February 7, 2014 Author #6 Share Posted February 7, 2014 It will cost us $100 pp more to do Regal and $209 pp for Caribbean than our Ruby rate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hlitner Posted February 7, 2014 #7 Share Posted February 7, 2014 The Caribbean Princess is the sister ship to the Ruby. Guess in the interest of accuracy we should correct this post. The Ruby's sister ships are the Emerald and the Crown. The Caribbean Princess is actually somewhat different in that it has an additional passenger deck and carries several hundred more passengers. Hank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marazad16 Posted February 7, 2014 #8 Share Posted February 7, 2014 You will have one formal night on the 5 day segment of the Caribbean Princess 9 day. Hard decision - I think going with the itinerary that pleases you most would be the way to go! Let us know what you decide. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamer333 Posted February 7, 2014 #9 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Caribbean is a 9 day ( a 4 and a 5 day can be booked seperate ) Caribbean Pros- We haven't been to those ports My vote is for the 9 days. You will get to visit ports you've never been to before, AND it will count as TWO cruises, which will help you move up to Elite faster. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justprettynpink Posted February 7, 2014 Author #10 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Booking it as a 9 day will count as two cruises? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marazad16 Posted February 7, 2014 #11 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Is there a price benefit in booking it as a 9 day? I booked our last b2b separate to get the 2 credits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubfan63 Posted February 7, 2014 #12 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Since Caribbean Princess is moving to 7 day cruises to replace the Ruby in March 2015. So the 9-day Caribbean Princess option for spring break 2015 might be non-existent. See this thread about the Ruby re-deployment and cruise cancellations. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1985587 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justprettynpink Posted February 7, 2014 Author #13 Share Posted February 7, 2014 (edited) If you do a b2b guarantee do they usually give you 2 different cabins? Do you need a coffee card for each segment? I might have to put another deposit it down ....and lose a little credit from my FCC but I am looking into it :-) Edited February 7, 2014 by Justprettynpink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MandD Posted February 7, 2014 #14 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Booking it as a 9 day will count as two cruises? Yes, I know it sounds wrong, but a B2B booked as one sailing will get credited for 2 sailings (in the Caribbean and some other areas). You have to call customer service after the sailing. Possibly, the Captain's Circle host can do it while on board. Is there a price benefit in booking it as a 9 day? I booked our last b2b separate to get the 2 credits. Sometimes booking as one trip will get you a lower fare and more on board credit. So go whichever way is cheapest. Call customer service. They go back at least 2 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcsunlover Posted February 7, 2014 #15 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Guess in the interest of accuracy we should correct this post. The Ruby's sister ships are the Emerald and the Crown. The Caribbean Princess is actually somewhat different in that it has an additional passenger deck and carries several hundred more passengers. Hank I'm confused. I've been on both the Ruby and Caribbean Princess twice and believe they have the same number of passenger decks.:confused: Am I missing something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare geoherb Posted February 7, 2014 #16 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Guess in the interest of accuracy we should correct this post. The Ruby's sister ships are the Emerald and the Crown. The Caribbean Princess is actually somewhat different in that it has an additional passenger deck and carries several hundred more passengers.The Emerald, Crown, and Ruby have the same additional passenger deck (Riviera Deck). It's the layout of the ships that make them different from the Caribbean Princess. For instance, they have Sabatini's and Adagio's at the back of the ship a couple of decks under Skywalker's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted February 7, 2014 #17 Share Posted February 7, 2014 I'm confused. I've been on both the Ruby and Caribbean Princess twice and believe they have the same number of passenger decks.:confused: Am I missing something? Similar but not sister ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justprettynpink Posted February 7, 2014 Author #18 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Since Caribbean Princess is moving to 7 day cruises to replace the Ruby in March 2015. So the 9-day Caribbean Princess option for spring break 2015 might be non-existent. See this thread about the Ruby re-deployment and cruise cancellations. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1985587 We were had our sail date changed and ship changed to the Caribbean...the 7 day cruise we were on is nonexistent now....my TA called Princess, my options for my sail dates are the Regal and Caribbean :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare geoherb Posted February 7, 2014 #19 Share Posted February 7, 2014 And back to the original question, while I'd generally prefer the longer cruise, I'd probably go with the 7-night on the Regal with these choices and try to add a couple of extra nights in Fort Lauderdale. We did our first back-to-back cruises in December on the Ruby. The dates worked out better for us due to DH's teaching schedule than taking a 7-night cruise. But doing the b2b cruises meant having many of the same menus, the same entertainment, plus the half wasted day in Fort Lauderdale. The best thing about going back to Fort Lauderdale was being able to replenish our wine with two more bottles. It was also nice to be able to skip the second muster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrak Posted February 7, 2014 #20 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Guess in the interest of accuracy we should correct this post. The Ruby's sister ships are the Emerald and the Crown. The Caribbean Princess is actually somewhat different in that it has an additional passenger deck and carries several hundred more passengers. Hank I'm confused. I've been on both the Ruby and Caribbean Princess twice and believe they have the same number of passenger decks.:confused: Am I missing something? I just checked the online deck plans. Both ships have a total of 19 decks. Both ships have passenger cabins on decks 5 - 15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potstech Posted February 7, 2014 #21 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Why would NO Formal Night be a CON? To many that would be a PRO. Less clothes to take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msmoger Posted February 7, 2014 #22 Share Posted February 7, 2014 I just checked the online deck plans. Both ships have a total of 19 decks. Both ships have passenger cabins on decks 5 - 15. I was originally confused by that also. I think they are referring to the public deck layouts. After the Caribbean was built, the subsequent builds altered the layouts to better accommodate passenger flow. For instance The Crown Grill, Sabatini's and the Shore Excursion desks are in different locations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcsunlover Posted February 7, 2014 #23 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Similar but not sister ships. Yes, similar, not identical,, but they do have the same number of passenger decks. I was responding to a post claiming that the Caribbean had an additional passenger deck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted February 8, 2014 #24 Share Posted February 8, 2014 I was originally confused by that also. I think they are referring to the public deck layouts. After the Caribbean was built, the subsequent builds altered the layouts to better accommodate passenger flow. For instance The Crown Grill, Sabatini's and the Shore Excursion desks are in different locations. And Skywalker's on the Crown, Emerald and Ruby is mounted differently. Also, of the four, only the Caribbean has the window suites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justprettynpink Posted February 8, 2014 Author #25 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Booked the Caribbean Princess as a B2B. :D Thank you everyone for your input. :):) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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