Ruby Princess puts her good side on display for Prince Rupert

The Ruby Princess did not skip its scheduled port call in Prince Rupert
as part of its abbreviated sailing schedule this week

The Ruby Princess made her Thursday Port Call in Prince Rupert, the vessel which has been in the news of late following a hard landing in port in San Francisco last week featured her good side for shore watchers on the Prince Rupert waterfront.  

With the only visible note of her incident last week available to those by boat, or those withreally really sharp eyes with the right angle.

A little buffing should take care of it ... the repair work to the Ruby Princess
in San Francisco is barely noticeable for shore watchers with a small dent
visible on the port side hull of the vessel while docked in Prince Rupert

The vessel left San Francisco a few days behind schedule a Sunday afternoon departure meaning a shorter cruise  with Ketchikan the Alaskan port call of note, with further travel north to Juneau not made this tine around.

A chat with a few of the 2,677 visitors aboard the vessel for this sailing found that missing out on the glaciers of northern Alaska was a disappointment for those that did take the cruise (579 chose to accept a refund and sail again in the future) but those who the NCR spoke with said that Princess Lines had treated them well to make up for the inconvenience and that they were enjoying their visit to the city.

As we outlined last week: 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.

Those that came off the vessel in Prince Rupert were off to explore in all directions many taking advantage of the Olde Time Trolley excursions on the day.

One stop on the tour that has proven popular is the Seal Cove/Salt Marsh stop, with passengers taking a lap or two of the Salt Marsh or using Tuck Inlet and the Sea Plane base as the backdrop for their photo memories of their Prince Rupert stop.

Others were taking their own personal tours by foot, some making their way to the west from the vessel checking out the Waterfront Park, Kwinitsa Station and the Wheelhouse Brewing Company in their new digs.

The next Cruise Ship Port call comes up on Monday, July 17 with eat Carnival Miracle arrives.

The Ruby Princess makes her next visit to Prince Rupert on July 23rd.

More notes on the Cruise sector in Prince Rupert can be reviewed here.