Princess Cruises · Premium · Grand-class
Ruby Princess is one of the lower-graded ships we track: 3.7 of 10, #139 of 176. Space is the pinch — 37 tons per guest, where the median ship gives 41. Each crew member looks after 2.8 guests, more than the 2.4 typical here.
Passengers rate it strongest on the food and weakest on how crowded it feels — reported separately, and not part of the grade, which measures the ship itself.
Graded against every other ship we track, on one curve. The method.
On today’s fares, yes — the best sailing we can currently price scores 9.2 out of 10 for value, a genuinely good deal for a ship of its class.
That is a 16-night Pacific Coast sailing departing 8 November 2026, from $2,840 per person in a suite — about $178 a night. A Value Score of 5.0 means a sailing costs what genuinely comparable cruises cost: same class of ship, same region, similar length. Above 5.0 the fare beats that going rate; below it, it does not. Ruby Princess grades 3.7 of 10 on vessel class, and 3.8 of 5 from 41 traveler reviews. How the score is built.
Sister ships share a hull, so they differ only in condition. A newer sister is the same vessel, less worn.
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