Category Archives: Princess

San Diego Cruise Port

Posted on September 27, 2019 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Royal Princess arrived in San Diego around 4am, though the scheduled arrival time was 7am. That gave the crew plenty of time to set up gangways on two different decks long before most of the passengers woke up. The morning … Continue reading →

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Cruise Ship Cabins on Royal Princess

Posted on August 23, 2019 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Cabin categories are pretty much the same from ship to ship. Except when they’re not. Most ships have inside cabins, oceanview cabins, balcony cabins, and suites. Of course there are usually further divisions within some or all of those categories, … Continue reading →

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Boarding the Royal Princess

Posted on July 26, 2019 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Princess did a couple things prior to our cruise that made me think if there are other lines offering the itinerary I want I’d sail with somebody else next time. We booked this cruise over a year in advance and … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles Cruise Ship Ports

Posted on June 28, 2019 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Like many cruise ports associated with large well-known cities, the cruise port in Los Angeles is located somewhere with a different name. Usually these ports are a completely different city, but in this case San Pedro has not been an … Continue reading →

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Royal Princess

Posted on May 24, 2019 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Royal Princess is the first of Princess’ Royal class, which also includes the Regal Princess, Majestic Princess, the soon to launch Sky Princess, and coming in 2020 the Enchanted Princess. Sister line P&O’s Britiannia also has a lot of similarities … Continue reading →

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Hits and Misses on Ruby Princess

Posted on September 4, 2017 by LBcruiseshipblogger

What’s not to like about a cruise ship? On some ships not much, but there’s usually something. Of course the likes and dislikes of any particular ship vary from one person to another. I found a lot to like and … Continue reading →

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Cruise Ship Decor on the Ruby Princess

Posted on June 16, 2017 by LBcruiseshipblogger

In general the décor on the Ruby Princess is suitable for a ship of royal lineage – she is a princess after all. It’s mostly tastefully done in faux opulence without looking tacky. Some of the scenes in murals or … Continue reading →

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A Princess in Victoria

Posted on May 5, 2017 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Ships that cruise round trip from Seattle to Alaska all make a brief evening stop in Victoria on the way back. Victoria sits on the south end of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. While it is a touristy town … Continue reading →

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The Oceanview Obstructed Room

Posted on March 31, 2017 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Oceanview obstructed rooms come in several varieties depending on what ship you find them on. The most common sort reside behind the lifeboats on ships that have passenger cabins on the deck where lifeboats are stored. Some ships also have … Continue reading →

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Skagway Train Ride

Posted on February 17, 2017 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Ruby Princess docked at the Railway Dock on the opposite end of the harbor from where the Norwegian Sun was at the Ore Dock on my last visit to Skagway. In between those two docks sits the Broadway Dock. The … Continue reading →

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