Ruby Princess Questions

[trbarton]

What dinning room is used for traditional dinning & which dinning room is used for embarkation days lunch? Any other dinning room options besides the buffet?

 

I understand that the Ruby is a sister ship to the Crown which I was on last month. Are there any differences?

 

Thanks for everyone's response.

 

Tom😎

[3kidsncats]

Botticelli is TD, Michealangelo is ATD, and Da Vinci is split. Embarkation lunch is in DaVinci

[trbarton]

Botticelli is TD, Michealangelo is ATD, and Da Vinci is split. Embarkation lunch is in DaVinci

 

Thanks!

 

Any difference btw the Ruby & Crown?

 

Tom😎

[3kidsncats]

Have not sailed the Crown, so can't answer that but I'm sure someone will be along with some opinions for you!

 

Lunch on embarkation day (Ruby) last week was excellent, btw. Best lunch I had the whole week

[Colo Cruiser]

Thanks!

 

Any difference btw the Ruby & Crown?

 

Tom

 

 

DR names are the same.

I would think it's done fairly close to the same on the Crown.

We had Davinci for our embarkation lunch on both the Ruby and the Crown.

[caribill]

Thanks!

 

Any difference btw the Ruby & Crown?

 

Tom😎

 

o Sabatini's on the Ruby has been changed into Share.

 

o Shore Excursions desk on the Ruby is on deck 7 near the Wheelhouse Bar. On the Crown it is on deck 6 near Guest Services.

 

o Captain's Circle desk on the Ruby is on deck 7 near the Wheelhouse Bar. On the Crown it is on deck 6 near Guest Services.

 

o Rear facing cabins on Riviera deck on the Crown are Oceanview, On the Ruby they are balcony cabins.

[fishywood]

 

o Shore Excursions desk on the Ruby is on deck 7 near the Wheelhouse Bar. On the Crown it is on deck 6 near Guest Services.

 

o Captain's Circle desk on the Ruby is on deck 7 near the Wheelhouse Bar. On the Crown it is on deck 6 near Guest Services.

 

 

Second bullet is actually the reverse: Ruby has Shore Ex on 7, Circle Desk on 6; Crown, the opposite.

 

One former difference was the absence on Crown of the jogging track, sports court and platinum studio on deck 19 accessed by a narrow stairs next to the entrance to Skywalkers. But according to the current deck plans all three of Crown, Emerald and Ruby have them there now. (FWIW, when I was on Ruby two years ago the sports court was almost exclusively reserved for teen activities)

[OCruisers]

We've cruised on both and there is very little difference.

The Da Vinci Dining Room on both for embarkation lunch and where lunch was offered on At Sea days.

[brownblonde]

Oh yes that old Sitmar lines,glad we got credit when it changed to Princess

[OCruisers]

Oh yes that old Sitmar lines,glad we got credit when it changed to Princess

 

Happily, yes, it was good getting credit for our Sitmar cruises. :D

[peety3]

Which dining room is used for embarkation days lunch? Any other dining room options besides the buffet?

Step 1: when (slowly) boarding the ship, observe the midship MDRs from the gangplank. You'll see humans near the windows in one and not the other. Knowing that one is on deck 5 and the other is on deck 6, now you know.

Step 2: once aboard the ship, carefully ask the staff this exact question: "Which dining room is open for lunch today?" If you ask it that way, they have to answer you correctly, even though they will then point you towards the buffet.

Step 3: once in your cabin, check your Patter.

Step 4: once near the ship, join the ship's Wifi network and launch the Princess app (it's free for intranet use). You should be able to view your Patter in the app.

 

My point is simple: they could switch it up on you due to repairs, etc. You have plenty of resources available to figure it out upon arrival.

[clearwaters]

I wish there was a "like" button for these posts. :)