{"id":386154,"date":"2026-07-04T16:30:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T16:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/386154\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T16:30:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T16:30:18","slug":"ruby-princess-returns-to-san-francisco-after-20-night-cruise-to-alaska-cruise-industry-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/386154\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruby Princess Returns to San Francisco After 20-Night Cruise to Alaska &#8211; Cruise Industry News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ruby Princess returned to its homeport in San Francisco in early July to complete a 20-night cruise to Alaska and British Columbia.<\/p>\n<p>As one of the longest itineraries offered by Princess Cruises in the region, the voyage included visits to 12 destinations.<\/p>\n<p>Sailing roundtrip from California, the itinerary was highlighted by stops in off-the-beaten-path ports of call for large ships, such as Valdez and Wrangell.<\/p>\n<p>The cruise also featured visits to traditional destinations in Alaska, including Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, Icy Strait Point, Seward and Sitka.<\/p>\n<p>Other highlights of the itinerary included scenic cruising near Endicott Arm Fjord, Hubbard Glacier and Glacier Bay National Park.<\/p>\n<p>Before returning to San Francisco, the Ruby Princess also made a short call to Prince Rupert in Canada\u2019s British Columbia region.<\/p>\n<p>Continuing its summer season in Alaska and the West Coast, the 3,100-passenger ship is now set to offer a series of ten-night cruises from its year-round homeport in California.<\/p>\n<p>As part of Princess\u2019s \u201cInside Passage\u201d itinerary, the vessel sails to a range of destinations in the region, including Haines, Sitka, Ketchikan, Prince Rupert, Skagway and Juneau.<\/p>\n<p>In September, the Ruby Princess kicks off a winter season that includes cruises to California, Hawaii and the Mexican Riviera.<\/p>\n<p>The deployment is highlighted by the company\u2019s seven-night \u201cClassic California Coast\u201d itinerary, which sails to Los Angeles, San Diego, Ensenada and Catalina Island.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to 16-night cruises to Hawaii, the vessel offers a series of cruises to the Mexican Riviera during the 2026-27 season.<\/p>\n<p>The ten-night itineraries feature visits to Mazatl\u00e1n, Puerto Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas, as well as Manzanillo.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cruiseindustrynews.com\/cruise-news\/2021\/10\/another-princess-ship-in-service-as-ruby-welcomes-guests-back-in-san-francisco\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Continuing its year-round cruising out of San Francisco<\/a>, the Ruby Princess is scheduled to offer Pacific Northwest cruises in early 2027 before returning to Alaska and British Columbia for the summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Ruby Princess returned to its homeport in San Francisco in early July to complete a 20-night cruise&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":386155,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[101,103,102,104,106,105],"class_list":["post-386154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-francisco","tag-san-francisco","tag-san-francisco-headlines","tag-san-francisco-news","tag-sf","tag-sf-headlines","tag-sf-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=386154"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386154\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/386155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=386154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=386154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=386154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}