Officials with Princess Cruises on Sunday said that the Ruby Princess is ready to set sail for Alaska after repairs to damage caused by a collision while docking in San Francisco were certified.
Some passengers aboard the vesselOakland resident and passenger Bleacher Dave, as he's better known, shared photos and videos of people enjoying the pool and socializing during the last 24 hours."So the first thing I thought ... was get me off of this thing, because we live in Oakland," Bleacher Dave said, describing his initial reaction upon hearing the announcement. "I've enjoyed the buffet. I have specialty dining at the Italian restaurant set up for tomorrow.
He said the mood is generally celebratory. He and his wife enjoyed playing games and other shipboard activities Friday afternoon. "We just did a martini demonstration and so, if you go and shake those cocktail shakers and dance a little bit, you get a free martini. You know I'll work for a free martini, Betty," he aughed.
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