Prince Rupert Port Call still on, as Ruby Princess returns to sea with abbreviated cruise itinerary this week

The Ruby Princess at dock In Prince Rupert earlier this month

Prince Rupert port watchers can get a close up look at the repair work to the cruise vessel Ruby Princess this week, that after the Princess lines vessel received some emergency welding work after a port incident in San Francisco last week.

As we outlined on Friday, the frequent visitor to the Prince Rupert Cruise Terminal  had a hard landing at a San Francisco pier last week, the impact resulting a giant hole to the hull of the vessel and other damage.

Such was the work required that the vessel did not receive clearance from the US Coast Guard to set sail until Sunday, when it departed from Pier 27 at 3:45 PM.

The Ruby Princess is now a seven day cruise, rather than its usual 10 day transit.

The latest marine fixing from Marine Traffic has the ship transiting the coast of California towards Oregon.

The Ruby Princess (blue dot) is just south of Oregon on its transit to Alaska
(map from Marine Traffic)

As the vessel makes its trip north it does so with a significant number of their guests deciding to take a pass on this opportunity, 579 now former passengers taking advantage of the refund opportunities offered by Princess Lines for those that wished to defer their trip to another time.

The Princess Lines guest reach out included the following elements:

Guests had the option to cancel their cruise with a 100% refund, and also receive a 50% credit for a future trip. Passengers who chose to continue their trip on the Ruby Princess will receive a 75% refund, and a 75% credit for a future voyage.

The remaining 2,677 guests will continue north the vessel stops include a July 12th visit to Ketchikan, followed by the Prince Rupert Port call on Thursday, July 13.

The incident made for a weekend end of news coverage in the San Francisco area, some of the notes can be reviewed below:

Repaired Ruby Princess cruise ship will set sail with 579 fewer passengers 
Ruby Princess cleared to depart San Francisco for Alaska after damage repaired, coast guard says 
Ruby Princess leaves San Francisco after repairing dock collision damage

Prince Rupert residents can take a walk along the promenade through the day to check out the repair work for the vessel when it ties up at the Prince Rupert Cruise Terminal.

For more notes on the Cruise season in Prince Rupert see our archive page.