Monday, March 21, 2011

Eastern Caribbean aboard the Ruby Princess

The Ruby Princess: Feb. 13 – 20st. maartenThe Ruby Princess is the newest ship in the Princess fleet.  She’s a beautiful ship and we enjoyed every moment on board!  If you’ve never cruised before, get ready to be pampered.  We loved being able to grab a slice of pizza and an ice cream cone anytime we wanted and just leave our dishes at the table; knowing they would quickly be cleared off by the dedicated staff.  We ate most of our breakfasts in the casual dining room.  Sometimes we at lunch in the casual dining room, but most of the time we just grabbed a slice of pizza.  Dinners in the formal dining room were wonderful!  Every dinner was a four course meal.  I wish I had taken more pictures on the ship…guess I’ll have to do that on my next cruise.  Smile  Our stateroom: Baha 339We had a state room with a balcony: Baha 339.balconies below oursHere are the balconies below ours.  Look at how blue that water is!DSC02718Building a champagne tower in the Plaza.  Champagne tower in plazaGuests took turns pouring champagne over the top and watching it trickle into the glasses below.  First formal night with complimentary champagneThen we each received a complementary glass of champagne.  This was our first formal evening.  I rarely have an excuse to wear formal attire, so I really enjoyed our two formal evenings.DSC02857

formal nightWe took this self-portrait in the Explorers Lounge while waiting for the comedian act to begin.  He was pretty funny!  Other fun things we did in the evening were dancing at the Skywalkers Lounge and watching Movies Under the Stars.  

During the day when we weren’t on an excursion, we explored the ship; often stopping by the Lido Deck to listen to the East Coast Connections band.East Coast Connection band

Old people dancing on Lido deckEvery evening, we received the Princess Patter at our door.  It’s a newsletter that details all of the events for the next day, plus an information sheet about our next port of call.  There was always something going on onboard.

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