If you’ve ever seen a cruise line advertise their cruises, you’ll notice that they usually show you balcony cabins. What they don’t share is that many rooms have no outside space at all and a massive percentage don’t even have windows. They are basically big metal boxes without any daylight that have one way in and one way out. 30% of the cabins on the cruise I just disembarked didn’t have a balcony and I stayed in the cheapest and smallest room on the entire ship to see if the price saving was worth it. I was given a cabin with a location that many would consider one of the worst and this cabin came with lots of little surprises. Code EMMACRUISES will get you 10% off everything at https://TheCruiseMaps.com (I co-founded this company). The albums hold 25 cruise prints and we have a limited number of Captain Hudson ones available too, signed by me. Pretty please share a photo of yours with me, I loooooooooove seeing the cruise itineraries! It's amazing how often quirky things happen that you don't realise until you see the map. 🗺🌍 If you've read this far down, your secret code word to put in the comments somehow is eyeballs! 😂👀 I’ve wanted to cruise on Cunard’s newest ship Queen Anne, ever since she was launched so when I saw a short 4-day cruise on her sailing from my local cruise port, I thought this would be the perfect time to give it a go. Cunard definitely aren’t a budget cruise line and I wanted to see how they could make an inside cabin luxurious. I knew that my cabin might be the ‘perfect home away from home’ as some of the reviews said or it could be as one person put it ‘tiny with miniature furniture which made it very claustrophobic’. Miniature furniture made it sound like a dolls house, but I was looking forward to seeing what it would be like. I would be sharing this room with my brother so plenty of storage and plug sockets would be a bonus. When I booked this cruise I didn’t pick the specific cabin location, I booked what is called a guaranteed cabin meaning that I was guaranteed to have a cabin, but it could be anywhere. I’ve stayed in cabins right at the front of the ship, right at the back, under nightclubs and above theatres I’m not normally too bothered by noise and it’s a good job I wasn’t because I was given a location that would be a problem for some. My cabin was assigned a few weeks before the cruise, and I headed straight to the cruise line's website to see what was around my cabin. I noticed immediately that my room was on deck 1. I’ve never had a cabin that far down before, and I wasn’t sure if this meant we would be miles away from everything or if everything would just be lower down than I’m used to. ▶ Been on or booked a cruise? Use code EMMACRUISES for 10% off your custom cruise map: https://TheCruiseMaps.com/EmmaCruises ▶ Get your Captain Hudson books on Amazon now! https://EmmaCruises.com/books ▶ FREE COURSE. Avoid expensive and time-consuming cruise mistakes, I’ll show you everything you need to know. : http://EmmaCruises.com/FreeCourse *** ▶ Shop Cruise T-Shirts and Gifts: https://EmmaCruisesShop.com ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise ▶ Get Insurance: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected]

ad - I’m currently on a cruise and I’m staying in the most luxurious cabin I’ve ever experienced. It's a world away from my normal inside cabins! In this video, I'll show you it all. Usually, I book the cheapest cabin on the ship, I don’t mind where it is, and if I do upgrade I consider it a real treat to have a window or any outside space. On this cruise though, my room doesn’t just have a balcony it has it’s own butler and a whole list of perks that I didn’t know existed on cruise ships. The ship I’m on is MSC’s Euribia, my cabin was assigned a few months before the cruise, and I was given cabin 16016, which is inside an area called MSC Yacht Club. It’s a luxury ship within a ship concept and I didn’t know how that would affect the actual cabin, I’ve never had a cabin above a standard balcony before and this one was called a “Deluxe Suite” which sounded very fancy. *** Use code 'EMMA10' to get 10% off MSC Cruises booked before the end of the year!! 10% is an incredibleeeeee discount, so please don't miss out. A massive thank you to MSC for making this trip happen, it was a dream come true and it's a massive bonus that I can share this discount with you! This discount can only be used directly on the website (not with agents). Click here to check out the available itineraries: https://shorturl.at/8cuih (Discount excludes world cruises and is valid for cruises sailing Jan-Jun 2025). *** This video is part of a three-part series: I Spent 7 Days In The Exclusive Area of a NEW Cruise Ship - https://youtu.be/Bakz8j3UVn8?si=A69_-ukd3MT-T5tw Emma Cruises Explores MSC Yacht Club - https://youtu.be/qsqhifJtDGs?si=Tm3HZFvaPHK-AOEX This is my 8th cruise with MSC and its felt like a whole new world for me. I knew I’d have to ask the Butler for cookies but beyond that, I didn’t know what I could possibly use a butler for. It’s not something I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about! My greatest fear of course was that I would get addicted to this kind of luxury and never be able to cruise in a cheap inside cabin again. That would massively reduce the amount of time I could spend at sea. Looking at the deck plans it looked as though my cabin was near the reception desk and close to the Top Sail lounge. The whole of MSC’s Yacht Club is towards the front of the ship so I was hoping that we wouldn’t feel too much movement up here as the movement on ships is often more at the ends. We met our butler in the terminal at check-in and he brought us up to our room. Yacht Club guests have a magic trick with the elevators which give them priority so we didn’t have to make any other stops along the way. I’m not sure I’ve ever made it to my cabin first time without going in the wrong direction before so an escort was appreciated, I’m normally wandering around the cabins, up and down the corridors and having to go back on myself. It was around 12:30 when we boarded and I was surprised to see that our cabin was already ready for us. Normally the cabins on ships are ready around 3 or so on a cruise which means that you are left carrying your bags around until that time. It’s never a big problem, but it’s definitely nicer to be able to drop off the bags and start the cruise as soon as possible. ▶ FREE COURSE. Avoid expensive and time-consuming cruise mistakes, I’ll show you everything you need to know. : http://EmmaCruises.com/FreeCourse ▶ Captain Hudson books, available on Amazon now! ▶ Been on or booked a cruise? Use code EMMACRUISES for 10% off your custom cruise map: https://TheCruiseMaps.com/EmmaCruises ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise *** ▶ Shop Cruise T-Shirts and Gifts: https://EmmaCruisesShop.com ▶ Get Insurance: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected]

ad - I’m currently onboard one of the biggest and most exciting cruise ships in the world, staying in a luxury ship within a ship area that only 5% of guests onboard have access to. Wonder what that's like? I'll show you everything in this video. I’ve been cruising since I was a child, this is my 8th MSC cruise, but this trip has blown my mind in so many ways. Before this, I really had no idea what to expect from the luxury ship concept, as I normally cruise as cheaply as possible. I knew I always wanted to try it but had no idea what the benefits would be or if this way of cruising would suit me at all. The reality was not what I expected and I was surprised by new things every day. *** Use code 'EMMA10' to get 10% off MSC Cruises booked before the end of the year!! 10% is an incredibleeeeee discount, so please don't miss out. A massive thank you to MSC for making this trip happen, it was a dream come true and it's a massive bonus that I can share this discount with you! This discount can only be used directly on the website (not with agents). Click here to check out the available itineraries: https://shorturl.at/8cuih (Discount excludes world cruises and is valid for cruises sailing Jan-Jun 2025). *** This video is part of a three-part series, to watch the next video (on my YouTube channel) click here: https://youtu.be/qsqhifJtDGs?si=F45a98NjebD7Q15c I’ve wanted to go through the MSC Yacht Club doors since my first MSC cruise in 2012, and I hoped that it would live up to what I’d built up in my mind. I really felt like an undercover budget cruiser but I was determined to find out what all the hype was about so that I could share it with you here. From the moment I set foot in the terminal it was very obvious that this cruise would be different, our cabin came with the perk of priority boarding. I was expecting perhaps just to join a shorter line but once we introduced ourselves to the crew member at the special tent, he took our bags and called over another staff member who said he would escort us through the terminal. I’ve never been escorted anywhere in my life, and it was so much fun. Weird for sure, but fun. We didn’t have to wait at any point and only very briefly took a break for a glass of champagne in a special area in the terminal. That one is optional of course but I thought why not, if I’m going to experience this properly, I should try everything. The staff gave us our cruise cards and MSC wristbands and they even put mine on my wrist for me. That really was a sign of things to come but at this point I had no idea what the week would be like. ▶ FREE COURSE. Avoid expensive and time-consuming cruise mistakes, I’ll show you everything you need to know. : http://EmmaCruises.com/FreeCourse ▶ Been on or booked a cruise? Use code EMMACRUISES for 10% off your custom cruise map: https://TheCruiseMaps.com/EmmaCruises ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise *** ▶ Shop Cruise T-Shirts and Gifts: https://EmmaCruisesShop.com ▶ Get Insurance: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected]

I’ve been working on a project for the last two years and it is finally time to share it with you. I am so excited but this journey hasn’t been easy at all, there were plenty of people that told me that this wouldn’t work but their reasons were just crazy to me so I’ve done it anyway. Just search 'Captain Hudson' on Amazon or visit https://EmmaCruises.com/Books I launched my YouTube channel way back in 2017 and in 2021 I met a man called Jerome onboard the Queen Mary 2, Jerome is an author who was onboard doing some research about cruising and he’s worked on lots of interesting projects. He suggested to me wayyyy back then, all the way back in 2021, that we could THINK about creating cruise books around my mascot Captain Hudson. At the time, I just dismissed it and thought sure that would be nice, but I had no idea if anybody would be interested in the Captain Hudson idea. At this point he was just a logo and a nickname for my real cat Hudson who used to join us on the live streams I do on my channel. The Captain Hudson idea never left my mind though. I was curious but wanted a way to see if other people would love Captain Hudson as much as I do. I was listening to a podcast about a charity called Mercy Ships when an idea hit me. We could make toys of Captain Hudson and donate all the profits from these toys to a charity. In total so far we’ve raised over 104k and we have no plans to stop anytime soon, the money created from these toys will always benefit a charity of some sort. ▶ FREE COURSE. Avoid expensive and time-consuming cruise mistakes, I’ll show you everything you need to know. : http://EmmaCruises.com/FreeCourse ▶ Been on or booked a cruise? Use code EMMACRUISES for 10% off your custom cruise map: https://TheCruiseMaps.com/EmmaCruises ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise *** ▶ Shop Cruise T-Shirts and Gifts: https://EmmaCruisesShop.com ▶ Get Insurance: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected]

I thought I knew what to expect when I booked the cheapest inside cabin, I wasn't prepared for this room though, it was unlike any inside cabin I've ever seen before. They are here!! The Captain Hudson maps, (limited edition) woohoo: https://EmmaCruises.com/maps, don't forget to use code EMMACRUISES 🥳😇 Thank you SO much for your support with this collaboration, I'm having so much fun having a team around me and I'm so excited for our future plans. 🗺️📍 Other things mentioned: Air tags: https://emmacruises.com/my-suitcase-was-left-behind-heres-how-i-knew-before-everybody-else-and-got-it-back/ Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp Love quirky cabins? This cabin faced INSIDE the ship: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSNLLGZgtpw&t=173s This cabin had a blocked view: https://youtu.be/0roPbHRIChE?si=Gnc4puFAlr0SyjQL This cabin was on a superyacht: https://youtu.be/A494Srv_ib0?si=fJNP1xwxLyk9OeT2 The cabin is located right in the middle of deck 11 without any access to daylight or the outside world and I’ve spent most of this week trying to work out if it was worth the money or if I should have paid more for an upgrade. Usually when you look at inside cabins they are almost always identical, regardless of the ship or the location, an inside cabin is pretty much two beds, a desk and a bathroom in the corner. Some might be 30cm wider or have an extra chair but really that is about it. The cabins are made pre formed like this in the factory so there really isn’t much that can vary between cabins, or so I thought. My current cabin doesn’t follow that norm at all. The cruise line I’m currently sailing on is P&O and I’m onboard a ship called Aurora, she was built in the year 2000 and not much has changed since then. I did wonder if the ship being as old as she is might cause us any issues but I decided to book a very short weekend cruise onboard with my friends. I figured a short cruise would be a great way to try it without risking too much time or money. I really didn’t pay a lot for this cruise though, but more about that later. ▶ FREE COURSE. Avoid expensive and time-consuming cruise mistakes, I’ll show you everything you need to know. : http://EmmaCruises.com/FreeCourse ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise *** ▶ Been on or booked a cruise? Use code EMMACRUISES for 10% off your custom cruise map: Custom Cruise Maps: https://TheCruiseMaps.com/EmmaCruises ▶ Shop Cruise T-Shirts and Gifts: https://EmmaCruisesShop.com ▶ Get Insurance: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected]

An illness outbreak was reported on the cruise before mine, our embarkation was delayed and I hoped that none of my friends would get sick! How did it go? In this video I'll show you what the reality of cruising on a cruise like this is actually like. Interested in the weird things that have happened on my cruises? My cruise was cancelled while I was onboard: https://youtu.be/jppzHpO_8xU?si=MmUKuI5R-KSu_1Rr We had dangerously high water levels on a river cruise: https://youtu.be/7o_-bPhPYLs?si=plKv836BT5l0CZeH A storm caused another ship to lose a lifeboat, we found it! https://youtu.be/pbHAbJeDtWI?si=jcQfHn2VOgML4E1U Two days before I embarked my last cruise I received an email that nobody likes to get. It read ‘during the last cruise, a number of people have reported to the Medical Centre with symptoms of gastrointestinal illness’ it went on to explain that they would be stepping up their disinfection measures and that we would be delayed embarking by a couple of hours. I decided to take this cruise with a big group of friends, some of which I hadn’t seen for years so I hoped that the illness outbreak wouldn’t affect us too much in terms of restrictions. I’ll never forget those cruises I took with all the restrictions in place during the pandemic and I didn’t want to do those again. I was also keeping everything crossed that none of us would get ill because being ill is always miserable but when you’re on a cruise and missing out on all the fun, that’s even worse. The ship that we were to be sailing on was P&O’s Aurora and despite her age I’d heard good things about the ship so was very excited to get onboard. As instructed by the email I arrived at the port an hour and a half later than planned so that they could do some extra cleaning, my embarkation time on my ticket was 1:15 so we arrived around 3. I noticed that the final boarding time was meant to be 3:30 but I assumed that they would be delaying that, otherwise the people who had later embarkation times would miss the ship and that wouldn’t make any sense. Embarkation was very easy, we’d already checked in online so just had to show this QR code and head to through security. As the sun was shining when we got onboard we headed straight up and out, first to the big open spaces with beautiful wooden decks and then along to the outside pool. The ship felt spacious and after picking up our first Pepsi we met up with a few friends at the back of the ship. ▶ FREE COURSE. Avoid expensive and time-consuming cruise mistakes, I’ll show you everything you need to know. : http://EmmaCruises.com/FreeCourse ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise *** ▶ Use code EMMACRUISE for 10% off: Custom Cruise Maps: https://TheCruiseMaps.com/EmmaCruises Background World Map: https://enjoythewood.com/EmmaCruises ▶ Shop Cruise T-Shirts and Gifts: https://EmmaCruisesShop.com ▶ Get Insurance: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected]

When I saw this trip advertised at just £654 ($829) per person, I thought this could be the chance I’ve been waiting for to take my family on a cruise. I wasn’t sure how cruising with children would change the way that I do things and I hoped that they would enjoy it as I’m always telling them how great cruises are. 7 Days in The Most Controversial "INSIDE" Cabin at Sea: https://youtu.be/AKgX8mKjmxU The Worlds Biggest Cruise Ships: 7 Days Onboard: https://youtu.be/c3ISi5D4i-0 7 Days In a Controversial Cabin That Faces INSIDE THE SHIP: https://youtu.be/bSNLLGZgtpw My nieces who are 6 and 13 have cruised twice before but they had rough weather on both their past cruises so my hope for this cruise was that we would have calm seas and a lot of fun. There are so many things to do on Royal Caribbean cruises, things that really have to be seen to be believed. Before we even embarked the ship we had an email about bad weather. It said that Royal Caribbean had been ‘monitoring some adverse weather along our intended path’ and that we would now be calling at Bergen for our first port stop. I hope this would mean that we would avoid the bad weather completely but only time would tell. I was nervous that this would be my nieces 3rd rocky sailing. We embarked the ship in Southampton and it was very easy. We’d already checked in online before arriving so we just had to scan our passports and boarding passes before going through security. Boarding a cruise is very much like going through an airport but generally more relaxed and faster. It took us under 10 minutes to get onto the ship and I can’t imagine getting through an airport that fast. ▶ FREE COURSE. Avoid expensive and time-consuming cruise mistakes, I’ll show you everything you need to know. : http://EmmaCruises.com/FreeCourse ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise *** ▶ Use code EMMACRUISE for 10% off: Custom Cruise Maps: https://TheCruiseMaps.com/EmmaCruises Background World Map: https://enjoythewood.com/EmmaCruises ▶ Shop Cruise T-Shirts and Gifts: https://EmmaCruisesShop.com ▶ Get Insurance: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected]

I didn’t know my cabin would have this when I booked it and I’ve spent most of this week trying to work out if I’m convinced by the trick. I’m currently on a cruise and staying in an inside cabin with a feature I’ve never seen on any cruise ship before. Like looking around cabins? I sure do! Staying in the Smallest Cabins on Cruise Ships: https://youtu.be/Y64KDlkrjKg?si=AFDqiS0QjTpcvtj5 4 Days in a Cabin With a Bizarre Layout and "BAD" Location: https://youtu.be/oyM4-fHDuk0?si=xyNnqCD_iSBSebta 7 Days in The Most Controversial Cabin at Sea: https://youtu.be/g-ca_e_nU-M?si=sdsdbyDStTDPAfne The cruise line that I’m currently sailing on is Royal Caribbean and they don’t make cabins like this on any of their newer ships, I wasn’t sure that if that means that there would there be downsides that I hadn’t thought about or maybe it was just a gimmick that didn’t really have any benefits, either way, I wanted to find out for myself. Usually when you look at inside cabins on cruise ships they are pretty similar, it’s basically a big metal box with a bed in it, a desk and a bathroom in the corner. You might find that the layout is different but there isn’t a lot you can do in a space this size, or so I thought. The cabins are made fully formed like this and slid into the side of the cruise ship and this ship Anthem of the Seas has 378 cabins just like mine. One of the main downsides of inside cabins is the lack of natural light, you really do have no idea if its 3am or 3pm when you wake up and you pretty much have to guess what the weather and temperature is like outside when you get dressed in the morning. It isn’t a big problem but it’s certainly more fun to stay in a balcony cabin. When Royal Caribbean launched what is called a ‘virtual inside’ this promised to be the solution to these problems. The idea being that the inside cabin would have a big screen on the wall which would show a live feed of what was outside and that it would hopefully feel like having a balcony cabin. Some people did say that this tricked them into feeling seasick which I thought was odd, afterall it just looked like it would be a big TV but maybe it would be more convincing than I had thought. ▶ FREE COURSE. Avoid expensive and time-consuming cruise mistakes, I’ll show you everything you need to know. : http://EmmaCruises.com/FreeCourse ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise *** ▶ Use code EMMACRUISE for 10% off: Custom Cruise Maps: https://TheCruiseMaps.com/EmmaCruises Background World Map: https://enjoythewood.com/EmmaCruises ▶ Shop Cruise T-Shirts and Gifts: https://EmmaCruisesShop.com ▶ Get Insurance: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected]

I’m currently onboard an all-inclusive weekend cruise on one of the oldest and smallest cruise ships around. The ship I’m sailing on started her life with Celebrity Cruises and now is a completely adult-only ship where everything, including alcohol, is included. Being adult-only was one of the things that first attracted me to this cruise. I wanted to cruise with my friend and because of her work, we had to stick to the school holidays. When I saw this short 4-night cruise sailing from Spain advertised from £600 ($740) I thought this would be the perfect time to give it a go. In reality, as with most cruises, I did end up paying more than that. I tried the river cruise version of this trip, check that out here: https://youtu.be/7o_-bPhPYLs?si=PyfXaLP-zu8-vpRT Wondering what a themed cruise would be like? Here's my 90s cruise: https://youtu.be/_av3QfATpCE?si=bKTa7tb1MOlziP3h Check out the same cruise in November, it's £542 including flights from the UK. Not bad at all. (ad - affiliate) : https://tui-uk.7cnq.net/LX9QaV I knew that this cruise might turn into a bit of a booze cruise given the unlimited alcohol, I wasn’t sure if 4 days would be long enough, and as this would be my friend's first cruise as an adult, I hoped that my choice wouldn’t let her down. Some of the reviews made it sound awful as they always do. We flew to Palma in Majorca to board the ship and all of our transfers and flights were included with the cruise fare. As soon as we got off the plane we were met by the Marella representative and put on our coach, it was very easy and our suitcases were taken from the bus to the ship for us. We boarded the ship at 8pm which wasn’t ideal as it did feel like we were missing that first day but because the flights came with the cruise there wasn’t much that we could do about that. I did meet people on the ship who had been onboard since 2pm which I’m very envious about but we were just very excited to get onboard by this point. The ship that we were boarding was Marella Explorer 2, she started her life as the Celebrity Century way back in 1995 and she’s less than half the size of the current biggest cruise ship in the world. There aren’t many cruise ships this old still sailing so I was interested to see if she would feel her age. I’d booked a quirky cabin too which you don’t find on modern cruise ships. When we walked into the ship we decided to head straight up the stairs to find our cabin. The main thing on our minds at this point was food because we’d been travelling since lunchtime but we wanted to drop off our bags first. It certainly was strange having our first look at the ship in the dark but each bar that we passed was decorated in a completely different theme to the last, which I really liked. I don’t have a great sense of direction and I need things to have very obvious themes so I know what they are, for example, if you said you’d meet me in the golf bar on this ship, there would be no confusion. Heading up to the buffet, I was impressed with the layout and the design. The buffet actually goes all the way around the back of the ship and it was here that we got our first glimpse of the included drinks. ▶ FREE COURSE. Avoid expensive and time-consuming cruise mistakes, I’ll show you everything you need to know. : http://EmmaCruises.com/FreeCourse ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise *** ▶ Use code EMMACRUISE for 10% off: Custom Cruise Maps: https://TheCruiseMaps.com/EmmaCruises Background World Map: https://enjoythewood.com/EmmaCruises ▶ Shop Cruise T-Shirts and Gifts: https://EmmaCruisesShop.com ▶ Get Insurance: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected]

Ever wondered what it's like to explore Alaska on one of the world's coolest cruise ships? From go-karts to icebergs, join me on an incredible 7-day adventure. I’ve just disembarked a cruise on one of the biggest and most exciting cruise ships in the world, where I spent 7 days exploring Alaska. I saw and did things on this cruise that if I hadn’t seen them with my own eyes, I would not have believed that they were real. From music to shows to food to icebergs and go-karts, our cruise had it all. This video is just one part of a series. Check out the other videos from this cruise here: 7 Days in a Balcony Cabin - Cruising Alaska: Worth It? https://youtu.be/qgaQ8qELZtE?si=Dr09qULuce7MYj_H 2,209 Miles of INCREDIBLE Alaska Excursions https://youtu.be/R0iPJ33HQgc?si=-xdLwWS8cOK_XO5W You’ll find similar cruises on Norwegians website here: https://bit.ly/EmmaNCL I have wanted to return to Alaska ever since I took my first cruise when I was 11 years old, that cruise was onboard the Norwegian Spirit and I wanted to recreate that cruise as much as possible. This time on the much newer and bigger Norwegian Encore. I loved the trip so much back then but I didn’t know if it could possibly live up to my expectations as an adult. I wasn’t sure that we would have enough time to explore both the ports and the ship, and as I had travelled over 4700 miles to take this cruise, it definitely felt like a gamble, one that I hoped would pay off! We boarded the ship in Seattle, and I was very happy to be given an embarkation time of 11.30, I love being onboard a cruise ship for lunch. That for me is always a great way to start a cruise. I have boarded cruises in the past at 8pm or even at midnight so 11:30 in the morning was fantastic. In total, embarkation took us around half an hour, and because we’d already watched the safety video on our phone, we just had to check into our safety muster station on the ship. After that we were free to explore and to eat. ▶ FREE COURSE. Avoid expensive and time-consuming cruise mistakes, I’ll show you everything you need to know. : http://EmmaCruises.com/FreeCourse ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise *** ▶ Use code EMMACRUISE for 10% off: Custom Cruise Maps: https://TheCruiseMaps.com/EmmaCruises Background World Map: https://enjoythewood.com/EmmaCruises ▶ Shop Cruise T-Shirts and Gifts: https://EmmaCruisesShop.com ▶ Get Insurance: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected]

I’m currently on a cruise sailing across Alaska and for the last 5 days I’ve been staying in a balcony cabin. Normally I’m happy with an inside cabin or perhaps an ocean view but as I was expecting beautiful Alaskan scenery and travelling 4300 miles from home, I decided to book a standard balcony cabin. It is the most popular cabin type on this ship with over 1000 balcony cabins onboard so I wanted to find out why. I did wonder if i might end up spending all my time up on the top decks so perhaps the balcony upgrade would be a waste of money, I wondered if it might be too cold to use the balcony much anyway and I also wondered if would regret not booking a suite or something even bigger. It could have gone either way. When I booked this cruise I didn’t pick my specific cabin location so I was excited to see my cabin number appear on my booking documents, I was assigned cabin 14 266 and I went straight to Norwegians website to see where that was. I found it towards the back of deck 14. I wondered if we might feel more movement back here but it looked like the cabin was in an otherwise good location with nothing that could be noisy around it. It didn’t take me long to realise that the buffet was at the other end of the ship but a walk between me and the buffet isn’t a bad idea at all. Not that it stopped me from bringing snacks back to my room. It was easy to find our cabin when we got onboard, there were lots of signs and knowing that we were at the back made it easier. I love the modern decor of the stairs and carpets and in particular, the fish carpets that are in the corridors. The fish always swim forward and this is something you’ll find on a few of the Norwegian ships, when I was on Norwegian Prima last year they had arrows in the carpets design pointing forward for the same reason. The modern decor continued into the cabin and I personally love this style, it’s not overwhelming but not boring, a comfortable classy middle ground. The carpet looked like fireworks and it bought some colour into the cabin. To the right hand side there is a big sofa, that’s actually where I’m sitting to recording this and opposite me there is a desk with a big mirror. ** This video contains the 'Paid Promotion' pop-up because it was filmed on a press trip where I didn't pay for my cruise fare. ** ▶ FREE COURSE. Avoid expensive and time-consuming cruise mistakes, I’ll show you everything you need to know. : http://EmmaCruises.com/FreeCourse ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise *** ▶ Background World Map: Use code EMMACRUISES for 10% off - https://enjoythewood.com?sca_ref=2604048.KhjxUh5She (Affiliate link) ▶ Shop Cruise T-Shirts and Gifts: https://EmmaCruisesShop.com ▶ Get Insurance: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected]

I’m currently on a cruise, and I’m staying in a cabin that has a layout that I didn’t know existed onboard cruise ships. Many people would say that this room has one of the worst locations on the ship, and we’ve had a couple of problems with this cabin which I never expected, caused in part by the fact that are on an all-inclusive weekend cruise. Here's where you can check out the Marella itineraries: https://tui-uk.7cnq.net/3reDX - affiliate link (this should work for people outside the UK now, or so I've been told)! Normally when you look at balcony cabins on cruise ships they all look pretty similar, they might have the sofa in a different position or the balcony might be a different size but it's normally a bathroom, a bed and a desk area. Our cabin isn’t like that. When I booked this cruise I decided to book what is called an aft balcony cabin, which means that it faces behind the cruise ship. I’d never had one of these before and although I’d read reviews about these kinds of cabins being noisy and shaking when the ships docked I really didn’t think much of it. I’ve never had a real problem with noise on a cruise before and I was excited to see the views from the back of the ship. I took this cruise with a friend who last cruised way back in 2008 so I hoped that my choice of cabin wouldn’t cause us any issues. I really wanted this cruise to be good, not just for me but for my friend too. I booked cabin 8236 right in the middle of deck 8. This was the only aft cabin available at the time and I paid £59 to be able to pick this room. I usually let the cruise line pick and save the cash but I really wanted to test this one out, I love a quirky cabin and the online reviews had got me interested. The mistake I made here was that I didn’t look above or below my cabin to see what was around it, if I did I probably would have chosen another cabin. Enjoyed this? Check out these other quirky cabins: 7 Days in a Controversial Cabin With NO PRIVACY: https://youtu.be/7imiGilMAZM 12 Days in a Controversial Cabin With a Blocked View: https://youtu.be/0roPbHRIChE Staying in The Smallest Cabins on Cruise Ships: https://youtu.be/Y64KDlkrjKg ▶ FREE COURSE. Avoid expensive and time-consuming cruise mistakes, I’ll show you everything you need to know. : http://EmmaCruises.com/FreeCourse ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise *** ▶ Background World Map: Use code EMMACRUISES for 10% off - https://enjoythewood.com?sca_ref=2604048.KhjxUh5She (Affiliate link) ▶ Shop Cruise T-Shirts and Gifts: https://EmmaCruisesShop.com ▶ Get Insurance: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected]

When I saw a cruise advertised for $57 per night, I knew I had to give it a go. My favourite Mia Tui bags! https://emmacruises.com/5-bags-i-bring-on-every-cruise-best-bags-for-cruise-travel/ 😇🥳 In reality, it did end up costing a little bit more than that but after months of being cold in England, I saw that this cruise was sailing from Greece and I decided to go for it. I knew that there was no guarantee of good weather at this time of year, I didn’t know how I’d like cruising on such a small and old ship and I had no idea about the real reason that this cruise was so cheap. I wouldn’t find that out until I got on board, I also didn’t know at this point that we would leave some guests behind in one of the ports but there's nothing I could have done about that anyway. We flew out from London to board the ship and after a quick taxi ride to the port it was time to embark. Our luggage was taken from the car to be delivered to our cabins later and after what could have only been around 5 minutes in the terminal we were ready to board the ship. It was the easiest embarkation ever, helped by the fact we’d already checked in online and I even watched the safety videos on the plane to save time. The ship that we were boarding was the Celebrity Infinity, she was built in 2001 and is just under half the size of the current biggest cruise ship in the world. I assumed the small size meant there would be less entertainment options, maybe less food but I was sure that she had lots of refits since her launch. Enjoyed this? Check out these other ship tours: I Took a Cruise on a Ship Designed in The 1990s: https://youtu.be/CjiEHCPOmNo 7 Days on a Controversial Cruise Line - Mind Blowing!: https://youtu.be/qKxCqVlVO6E The Worlds Biggest Cruise Ships: 7 Days Onboard: https://youtu.be/Pohi7S-IWag ▶ FREE COURSE. Avoid expensive and time-consuming cruise mistakes, I’ll show you everything you need to know. : http://EmmaCruises.com/FreeCourse ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise *** ▶ Background World Map: Use code EMMACRUISES for 10% off - https://enjoythewood.com?sca_ref=2604048.KhjxUh5She (Affiliate link) ▶ Shop Cruise T-Shirts and Gifts: https://EmmaCruisesShop.com ▶ Get Insurance: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected]

These are the smallest inside cabins found on cruise ships. From the cheapest to the most expensive I am going to stay in them all. Starting with an inside cabin from one of the biggest cruise lines in the world, Carnival cruise line. I’d read a lot of bad reviews about the inside cabins on the Carnival Magic but when I saw a cruise for just $76 per night I knew that I had to give it a go. To keep it as cheap as possible I didn’t pick the location of my room and that meant I could be given a cabin anywhere on the ship, probably one of the cabins that nobody else picked in a ‘bad’ location. I was given cabin 7432 right at the back of deck 7 above a nightclub and piano bar. I hoped that that wouldn’t cause me any problems as the cruise went on as cruise ship cabins aren’t exactly known for being soundproof, you can hear everything. Enjoyed this? Check out these other quirky cabins: 7 Days in a Controversial Cabin With NO PRIVACY: https://youtu.be/7imiGilMAZM 12 Days in a Controversial Cabin With a Blocked View: https://youtu.be/0roPbHRIChE I Spent 7 Days in The Most Controversial Cabin at Sea: https://youtu.be/Sg9NynxWReM Walking into the room I was instantly struck by how funky it looked, I think funky is the right word, there was a lot of orange wood around, the floor was bright and even the bed had a skirt. The desk reminded me of spaghetti hoops and I have no idea what the art was on the walls but it was on both sides, the same painting twice. They clearly thought this was a good painting so they ordered thousands and thousands and thousands of copies of it. ▶ FREE COURSE. Avoid expensive and time-consuming cruise mistakes, I’ll show you everything you need to know. : http://EmmaCruises.com/FreeCourse ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise *** ▶ Background World Map: Use code EMMACRUISES for 10% off - https://enjoythewood.com?sca_ref=2604048.KhjxUh5She (Affiliate link) ▶ Shop Cruise T-Shirts and Gifts: https://EmmaCruisesShop.com ▶ Get Insurance: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected]

I’ve just disembarked a cruise on a battery powered ship that visited 21 different ports in 4 days. The journey took us from Tromso up in the arctic circle all the way down to Bergen and I took this cruise in the middle of winter. I saw and did things on the trip that have to be seen to be believed, from the ports that we visited to the surprisingly luxurious ship and the food, I’ll show you it all. Check out these videos next: Cruising Into The Arctic Circle to Find The Northern Lights: https://youtu.be/bH7WapVQ8po?si=hLu1aizQLn7_3RJ7 Singapore to Tokyo by Sea: 3772 Miles of INCREDIBLE Sights: https://youtu.be/sK2dyUuN4x4?si=FZqlCzQ5NZmQ6RYi I Visited 27 of Britain's Best Sights by Cruise Ship: https://youtu.be/tvAZK5KePQ8?si=twVPfxJGe4G3g1G2 David's Channel: @lifeinnorway1 My packing guide: https://EmmaCruises.com/NorwayPacking Usually when you embark a cruise it’ll be lunchtime, maybe early afternoon. Our embarkation time was 11:45PM. I had a friend onboard who had already been on the ship for a week at this point and he had been sending me terrifying weather reports and footage of the ship travelling through rough seas and storms to come to pick me up. I was excited, but definitely a little nervous about getting onboard. I do get seasick and I don’t claim to know much about Norwegian weather but ‘high avalanche danger’ definitely didn’t seem good. The ship that we were boarding was called the Havila Polaris and we walked through a deserted terminal and straight up the gangway to board. This felt like breaking every single cruise ship rule all at once. Normally you have to check in in the terminal, you have to go through security, they scan your bags, it usually takes a while but we walked up the walk way and we were in the ship. In the middle of the atrium. We checked in at reception the same way as you would on a hotel on land and we were ready to start our cruise in under 5 minutes which was very exciting. To be honest I was very relieved that the ship really did turn up to pick us up at nearly midnight, I did double and triple check the paperwork I had to make sure I hadn’t misread it because it did seen different. Some guests had already been onboard for a week at this point and some would only be on the ship for a couple of hours between ports, how they keep track of everybody coming and going I’ll never know but I did wonder how this would affect our cruise. It didn’t know if it would feel like a cruise at all. ▶ FREE COURSE. Avoid expensive and time-consuming cruise mistakes, I’ll show you everything you need to know. : http://EmmaCruises.com/FreeCourse ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise *** ▶ Background World Map: Use code EMMACRUISES for 10% off - https://enjoythewood.com?sca_ref=2604048.KhjxUh5She (Affiliate link) ▶ Shop Cruise T-Shirts and Gifts: https://EmmaCruisesShop.com ▶ Get Insurance: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected]

I’ve just disembarked a cruise on one of the biggest and most exciting cruise ships in the entire world where I braved a 11-storey slide and went to a secret bar that doesn’t exist on the deck plan. The cruise was onboard MSC’s newest cruise ship the MSC World Europa and MSC definitely are a controversial cruise line. Plenty of people love them, and lots hate them with a passion. Interested in big cruise ships? Check out my videos on: Symphony of the Seas: https://youtu.be/Pohi7S-IWag?si=S8t4BSL0C6Hl2J3q Norwegian Prima: https://youtu.be/qN4WPbpo6YI?si=rh_GDQ7BLw5IhPGF P&O Arvia: https://youtu.be/BbbjZxMwtE8?si=4LDXmEuEGtEbTKa2 Normally when I book an MSC cruise it’s because I’ve found a bargain and paid half the price of the mainstream American or British cruise lines, this time though I just really wanted to try this ship so paid far more than I ever have for an MSC cruise in the past and I hoped I’d get more in return. The ship certainly looked impressive from the promotional videos. If the bad reviews were to be believed I’d be spending the week hungry, overwhelmed, uncomfortable and generally miserable but I knew the only way to really find out was to get on board for myself. We boarded the ship in Barcelona in Spain and as soon as we walked up to the World Europa I knew that this would be an interesting cruise, realising that every little square like this was a balcony that would have between 2 and 4 people in if blew my mind a little bit. ▶ FREE COURSE. Avoid expensive and time-consuming cruise mistakes, I’ll show you everything you need to know. : http://EmmaCruises.com/FreeCourse ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise *** ▶ Background World Map: Use code EMMACRUISES for 10% off - https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises (Affiliate link) ▶ Shop Cruise T-Shirts and Gifts: https://EmmaCruisesShop.com ▶ Get Insurance: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected]

I love cruising so a world cruise should be my dream? Right? Well... Not exactly! There's lots of reasons why I don't want to take a world cruise and I'll explore them in this video. We have a waitlist for Captain Hudson here: EmmaCruises.com/HudsonToy if you enter your email I’ll email you when the new version is ready to buy 😀🙏❤️ n an average year 20 million people take a cruise and tens of thousands of them book a trip that is over 90 days long. These world cruises range all the way up to almost a year in length and even though I have been cruising since I was a child, I work onboard ships and I cruise multiple times a year, I don’t want to take a world cruise, for a few reasons. Price isn’t one of the reasons either, if you gave me a world cruise budget I have another idea what I’d do with it. The cruise that has been attracting the worlds attention lately is Royal Caribbeans 274 night Ultimate World Cruise. It starts in Miami, heading around the Americas before crossing over to the pacific, passing through the middle east and Europe before ending again in the US. That means the passengers pack up and leave their homes and families in December and don’t get home again until the following September. Given the prices of some of these cruises some people won’t just be packing up their homes, but they’ll be selling them completely, or cashing in their pensions to fund the trip. I say cashing in their pensions because although the average age of somebody taking a cruise in the Caribbean is 43 and there are plenty of cruise lines aimed at families the average world cruiser is 20 years older coming in at an average age of 63. There are lots of cruise lines that do world cruises every year, they vary a lot in the ships decor, the formality, the passengers but the one thing that they have in common is that they always seem to use their oldest and smallest ships for these itineraries. I say small, they still usually hold multiple thousands of people but for me I think I’d miss the excitement of the newer ships. I have cruised on plenty of small ships, the smallest ship I’ve sailed on had just 19 passengers but there is something so fun for me personally about going on a cruise ship and going go karting or skydiving or surfing I love watching the big broadway shows, going to the aqua theatre or the ice skating rink. The ships doing world cruises don’t have those things. I suppose nobody really needs try the surfing simulator every day for 9 months, but just think how good you’d be by the end! ▶ FREE COURSE. Avoid expensive and time-consuming cruise mistakes, I’ll show you everything you need to know. : http://EmmaCruises.com/FreeCourse ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise *** ▶ Background World Map: Use code EMMACRUISES for 10% off - https://enjoythewood.com/EmmaCruises (Affiliate link) ▶ Shop Cruise T-Shirts and Gifts: https://EmmaCruisesShop.com ▶ Get Insurance: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected]

Use code EMMACRUISES for 15% off all my favourite bags! https://EmmaCruises.link/MiaTuiYT Sometimes the water levels in rivers are too high or low for a cruise to go to plan. That happened to me in Germany and in this video, I'll show you what happened. Normally when you’re driving to a cruise port you’ll see the ship appear over the horizon and it is such an exciting feeling, that isn’t what happened on my last cruise though. Check out TUI river cruises here, mine was called Festive Flavours and it's available next year too: https://tui-uk.7cnq.net/k0N2oV (affiliate) When we arrived at the TUI Skyla in Germany we were in a completely different place to where we were originally meant to be board the ship, it was pitch black, freezing cold and our flight had to be diverted to a different city to get us this far, all because the water levels in the river were too high. I booked this cruise because I wanted to go to the German Christmas markets and I thought that a river cruise would be the best way to do it. TUI are very much a budget river cruise line and this cruise was around half the price of the other big river cruise companies which meant that I could give it a go. It certainly wasn’t a cheap option but more about that later. I’d heard so many horror stories about river cruises and water levels where people have to spend their entire trip on a bus instead of a boat so I was a little nervous. Despite the less-than-ideal start, I was more excited than ever to get on board, our transfer bus dropped us off just before 10 pm and having not eaten for most of the day I was hoping that dinner was still being served. The cruise was onboard TUI’s Skyla, she looked beautifully lit up and I could see the Christmas decorations on the ship through the windows. We walked into this beautiful central atrium and it only took us a few minutes to check in even though there was a whole busload of us arriving at once. The plane that we came on was actually three river ships combined, we all flew to Germany together then got on the right buses to bring us to the different ports. ▶ FREE COURSE. Avoid expensive and time-consuming cruise mistakes, I’ll show you everything you need to know. : http://EmmaCruises.com/FreeCourse ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise *** ▶ Background World Map: Use code EMMACRUISES for 10% off - https://enjoythewood.com?sca_ref=2604048.KhjxUh5She (Affiliate link) ▶ Shop Cruise T-Shirts and Gifts: https://EmmaCruisesShop.com ▶ Get Insurance: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected]

I'd just disembarked a cruise where I stayed in a budget balcony cabin that didn't face the ocean. Was it worth the saving? In this video I'll share all! Normally if you take a cruise in a balcony cabin you can expect your own little private place where you can see out but nobody can see you. That isn’t what happened on my last cruise though because I booked a balcony cabin that faced inside the ship, directly at other cabins. This type of room is one of the most controversial and it certainly took some getting used to, there were pros and a few cons that I hadn’t thought about pre-cruise and I saw and felt, some interesting things from up here. There are plenty of reviews and videos that warn people not to stay in this type of cabin but when I saw this video I knew I had to book one to try it for myself. I love quirky cabins! Check out these next: The balcony that opens onto the promenade: https://youtu.be/Sg9NynxWReM?si=86-nTQJwUrr48UdD This cabin faced a lifeboat: https://youtu.be/0roPbHRIChE?si=2aRj3lA2sfAB4z5Z The cabin that faced BACKWARDS: https://youtu.be/ZxpdsnA80z4?si=I9wecIbeDag8TnsW A couple of months before this I took a cruise on a very similar ship owned by Royal Caribbean. Our promenade balcony cabin had no clear view of the ocean and we had a couple of issues with noise, soot and general privacy. It looked as though the MSC cabin might be better in a few ways, or so I hoped. When I cruise I usually book what is called a Guaranteed cabin where you don’t pick the specific cabin location but I knew exactly what cabin I wanted so I did pay slightly extra to book this room. I wanted a cabin towards the back as it looked like we would have a good ocean view as well as a view of the promenade but I hoped that we wouldn’t feel too much engine movement from there as that’s often a problem with aft cabins. I noticed from the deck plans that the cabin was a different shape to normal, normally they are long and thin and this was more square but I didn’t mind that, it looked spacious enough and the balcony shape looked interesting. ▶ FREE COURSE. Avoid expensive and time-consuming cruise mistakes, I’ll show you everything you need to know. : http://EmmaCruises.com/FreeCourse ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise *** ▶ Background World Map: Use code EMMACRUISES for 10% off - https://enjoythewood.com?sca_ref=2604048.KhjxUh5She (Affiliate link) ▶ Shop Cruise T-Shirts and Gifts: https://EmmaCruisesShop.com ▶ Get Insurance: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected]

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to cruise through hurricane-strength winds? I experienced it on my last cruise and the reality of it probably isn't what you'd expect. Normally if you take a cruise in a balcony cabin you can expect your own little private place where you can see out but nobody can see you. That isn’t what happened on my last cruise though because I booked a balcony cabin that faced inside the ship, directly at other cabins. This type of room is one of the most controversial and it certainly took some getting used to, there were pros and a few cons that I hadn’t thought about pre-cruise and I saw and felt, some interesting things from up here. There are plenty of reviews and videos that warn people not to stay in this type of cabin but when I saw this video (https://youtu.be/G4Ee1lDt2jg?si=F0RUimaUzOwNVv3I), I knew I had to book one to try it for myself. A couple of months before this I took a cruise on a very similar ship owned by Royal Caribbean. Our promenade balcony cabin had no clear view of the ocean and we had a couple of issues with noise, soot and general privacy. It looked as though the MSC cabin might be better in a few ways, or so I hoped. When I cruise I usually book what is called a Guaranteed cabin where you don’t pick the specific cabin location but I knew exactly what cabin I wanted so I did pay slightly extra to book this room. I wanted a cabin towards the back as it looked like we would have a good ocean view as well as the promenade but I hoped that we wouldn’t feel too much engine movement from there. ▶ FREE COURSE. Avoid expensive and time-consuming cruise mistakes, I’ll show you everything you need to know. : http://EmmaCruises.com/FreeCourse ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise *** ▶ Background World Map: Use code EMMACRUISES for 10% off - https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises (Affiliate link) ▶ Shop Cruise T-Shirts and Gifts: https://EmmaCruisesShop.com ▶ Get Insurance: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected]

How does the biggest British cruise ship compare to the big American ships? I found out! I’ve just disembarked a cruise on Britain's biggest and most exciting cruise ship where we had more than our fair share of extreme events. We cruised from Southampton to Barcelona with 5327 other guests and in this video, I will show you everything, from the food we ate to the entertainment we watched. From this huge ship to the ports that we visited and one that we unfortunately missed. Interested in other British cruises? Check out this cruise I took with Cunard: https://youtu.be/VrBXLQWHdZc?si=3uw2Kzo1SGneBW2Y I cruised on a traditional British cruise line: https://youtu.be/10oaJ10kdAo?si=8WjQ7YzCie0ZJpKN This cruise was cancelled when I was at dinner: https://youtu.be/jppzHpO_8xU?si=NXITQ83fagZcsPAT When my family asked me to plan a big group cruise for 9 people including children, I was nervous. I’ve cruised a lot in the past but I didn’t know how I could find something that would suit everybody in our group. We had two requirements that I had to stick to, firstly we wanted to cruise from the UK and secondly, we wanted to stick to a £100 per person per night budget, which is roughly $140. The cruise that I decided to book was onboard P&O’s Arvia. When Arvia was launched she was promised to be ‘the very best in family-friendly cruising’ which sounded like just what I wanted, afterall I would be cruising with children which isn’t something I usually do. I did have one big worry and that was that the weather sailing out of the UK and through the notorious Bay of Biscay would be bad in October. I didn’t want my family to get seasick and to be put off cruising forever. I was also a little concerned about potential overcrowding given that we were on a ship that holds over 5000 people but I decided to put those concerns to the side and to give it a go, I figured what could be the worst that would happen. Famous last words normally. The reviews of the ship were very mixed with some describing cruises onboard as being ‘like a two-star benidorm hotel’ or like being ‘trapped in a shopping centre’ while others described it as ‘fabulous’ and ‘a great experience’. So the only way to find out was to book it for myself. It was busy when we embarked the ship in Southampton, there were lots of queues and lots of people but we managed to get through the terminal in around 30 minutes which wasn’t too bad. It did help that I arrived later than my scheduled check-in time so I didn’t have to wait outside for my time to be called, we just dropped off our bags, were given the okay to board and passed through security. Even though I made one big booking with all of my family each cabin was given a different embarkation time so I had a little bit of time on board before the rest of my family arrived. I was very happy to be on the ship for lunch as I always like to make the most out of the included food. ▶ FREE COURSE. Avoid expensive and time-consuming cruise mistakes, I’ll show you everything you need to know. : http://EmmaCruises.com/FreeCourse ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise *** ▶ Background World Map: Use code EMMACRUISES for 10% off - https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises (Affiliate link) ▶ Shop Cruise T-Shirts and Gifts: https://EmmaCruisesShop.com ▶ Get Insurance: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected]

I’ve just disembarked a cruise on the biggest American cruise ship ever designed for the Chinese market, we sailed from Singapore to Tokyo and although I’ve cruised plenty of times in the past in America or Europe this trip surprised me in every way possible. From the ship to the passengers, the entertainment to the destinations, it was completely different to what I’m used to. Interested in cruise destinations? Check out these: British Isles - https://youtu.be/tvAZK5KePQ8?si=ApwhbLT6RbeWgpqr Arctic Circle - https://youtu.be/bH7WapVQ8po?si=vg5mhsHuVErYjC78 New York - https://youtu.be/qN4WPbpo6YI?si=Wum9q4k4lGkMEMWT Want to see the bloopers from this video? https://www.patreon.com/posts/bloopers-asia-on-92817614?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link The first video from this cruise, all about the ports that we visited, is here! https://youtu.be/sK2dyUuN4x4?si=d_7O-HB_gj5S_owC 😀🥰😗 I have cruised with Royal Caribbean in the past and have always enjoyed the experience so when I saw that they were sailing in Asia I thought that this would be the perfect way to give a trip like this a go. The reviews of this ship were considerably worst than others in the fleet but I was honestly ready for anything and I wanted to find out why. We boarded the ship in Singapore and despite the fact that there were lots of different nationalities onboard and visas needed it actually didn’t take as long as I expected. They did take and keep our passports which is very common on Asia cruises. We had copies of our passports and our driving licenses so it wasn’t a problem. I’d already checked in online pre-cruise and because I’m from the UK I didn’t need any visas for the places that we were visiting. Spectrum of the Seas was built in 2019 and she can hold almost 5000 people at maximum capacity. I’d learn later that the most popular common onboard was Singaporean! Which does make sense and it explains a lot of things that happened on the cruise. ▶ FREE COURSE. Avoid expensive and time-consuming cruise mistakes, I’ll show you everything you need to know. : http://EmmaCruises.com/FreeCourse ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise *** ▶ Background World Map: Use code EMMACRUISES for 10% off - https://enjoythewood.com?sca_ref=2604048.KhjxUh5She (Affiliate link) ▶ Shop Cruise T-Shirts and Gifts: https://EmmaCruisesShop.com ▶ Get Insurance: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected]

Every day I was amazed by the things I saw cruising from Singapore to Tokyo. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes I don't think I would have believed it. I'll show you everything in this video! I’ve just disembarked a cruise on the biggest American cruise ship ever designed for the Chinese market, we sailed from Singapore to Tokyo and although I’ve cruised plenty of times in the past in America or Europe this trip surprised me in every way possible. From the ship to the passengers, the entertainment to the destinations, it was completely different to what I’m used to. There are so many incredible places to visit by ship, here's a few of my favourites: - Cruising into the Arctic Circle: https://youtu.be/bH7WapVQ8po?si=t0q0PXYjfxDIr-m6 - I visited 27 of Britains best sites: https://youtu.be/tvAZK5KePQ8?si=7mUTykxIuY94qmRW - Cruising across Germany, cycling everyday: https://youtu.be/jPDUwRzpFXU?si=GVATSTj1OCJEas0h I have cruised with Royal Caribbean in the past and have always enjoyed the experience so when I saw that they were sailing in Asia I thought that this would be the perfect way to give a trip like this a go. The reviews of this ship were considerably worst than others in the fleet but I was honestly ready for anything and I wanted to find out why. We boarded the ship in Singapore and despite the fact that there were lots of different nationalities onboard and visas needed it actually didn’t take as long as I expected. They did take and keep our passports which is very common on Asia cruises. We had copies of our passports and our driving licenses so it wasn’t a problem. I’d already checked in online pre-cruise and because I’m from the UK I didn’t need any visas for the places that we were visiting. Spectrum of the Seas was built in 2019 and she can hold almost 5000 people at maximum capacity. I’d learn later that the most popular common onboard was Singaporean! Which does make sense and it explains a lot of things that happened on the cruise. Walking into the ship was such an exciting feeling, I took a cruise a couple of years ago onboard Anthem of the Seas which is the sister ship to this one, meaning that they have the same base design. Spectrum is like Anthems Chinese cousin and I was excited to see what differences there would be. ▶ FREE COURSE. Avoid expensive and time-consuming cruise mistakes, I’ll show you everything you need to know. : http://EmmaCruises.com/FreeCourse ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise *** ▶ Background World Map: Use code EMMACRUISES for 10% off - https://enjoythewood.com?sca_ref=2604048.KhjxUh5She (Affiliate link) ▶ Shop Cruise T-Shirts and Gifts: https://EmmaCruisesShop.com ▶ Get Insurance: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected]

How much is a good view from a cabin worth? I put it to the test by booking an 'obstructed view' cabin with no idea about what would be obstructing it or how much. I’m currently on a cruise and I’m staying in a balcony cabin that has a quirky downside that I’ve never had on a cruise ship before. The cruise lines don’t advertise cabins like these and most people have no idea that they exist. I found this cabin almost by accident and booked it because of the discount price. Like quirky cabins? Check out these from my controversial cabin series: This cabin faces INSIDE the ship: https://youtu.be/bSNLLGZgtpw?si=EzwaGOBUqNWKLMe6 This cabin faces backwards: https://youtu.be/ZxpdsnA80z4?si=5sSzxscMjBcTs2I7 This bathroom has a glass wall! https://youtu.be/EvhmoI-OJa8?si=aGuAgP3olYhaAgH- This cruise has taken us from Singapore to Tokyo and for me it has been a real bucket list adventure, like most bucket list things though it hasn’t been cheap and when booking I knew that the flights from the uk would likely cost more than the cruise itself. With that in mind, I really didn’t want to spend more than I had to on the cabin but I also didn’t want to miss out on anything as I’d come half way around the world for this trip. I didn’t want to book an inside cabin and miss out on seeing something incredible, but also didn’t want to pay full price for a balcony which was almost double the inside cabin price. This was already the most expensive trip I’d ever planned. I decided to compromise and try something new. I booked what is called an obstructed view cabin and I really hoped that I wouldn’t regret it. There have been both negatives and positives that I hadn’t considered before the cruise, even though I thought I was well prepared. To save a little more money I booked what is called a guaranteed cabin, that meant that I didn’t pick my specific location and could be given a cabin anywhere on the ship and most importantly for me, with any level of obstruction. I could have a tiny thing obstructing the bottom corner of my view. Or I could be facing a lifeboat head on, with no view of the ocean at all. The lifeboats usually are a lovely colour but that didn’t mean that I wanted to stare at one for 12 days. A couple of months before the cruise my cabin was assigned, when the email popped up I was excited, but a little nervous, I hoped that I’d made the right decision. ▶ FREE COURSE. Avoid expensive and time-consuming cruise mistakes, I’ll show you everything you need to know. : http://EmmaCruises.com/FreeCourse ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise *** ▶ Background World Map: Use code EMMACRUISES for 10% off - https://enjoythewood.com?sca_ref=2604048.KhjxUh5She (Affiliate link) ▶ Shop Cruise T-Shirts and Gifts: https://EmmaCruisesShop.com ▶ Get Insurance: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected]

I booked the smallest, and cheapest cabin on the Queen Mary 2, the world's last ocean liner. What was it like and was it worth it? In this video, I'll show you everything! Interested in quirky cabins? Here's some more: This cabin faces INSIDE the ship: https://youtu.be/bSNLLGZgtpw?si=EzwaGOBUqNWKLMe6 This cabin faces backwards: https://youtu.be/ZxpdsnA80z4?si=5sSzxscMjBcTs2I7 This bathroom has a glass wall! https://youtu.be/EvhmoI-OJa8?si=aGuAgP3olYhaAgH- I took a cruise on the last remaining ocean liner in the world and I stayed in the cheapest cabin onboard the entire ship. It was less than half the size of the average hotel room in the US and it was located right in the middle of the ship with no daylight or access to the outside world. On the ship there were 286 inside cabins which meant that realistically there would be at least 600 people on this cruise alone cruising in inside cabins. Possibly a lot more. Inside cabins are a popular choice for many but cruise lines very rarely advertise them, they’d usually promote the suites or the balconies, you’ll never see the inside cabin on a Cunard advert and I wanted to find out why. I did wonder if I would miss the outside space, I wasn’t sure if this cruise would be different with it being an ocean liner instead of a cruise ship and I didn’t know how well a ship of this age would have been looked after. The cruise that I booked was only three nights long, so I decided it would be a great way to give it a go without spending too much time, or money, in case I didn’t like it. We didn’t have great weather on this cruise and I do get seasick, but that isn’t something I was thinking about when I booked, I just wanted to get onboard. I hoped that the lack of daylight wouldn’t be a problem and that it wouldn’t feel claustrophobic especially since I would be sharing this cabin with my brother. I didn’t pay a lot for this cruise though really, but more about that later. I knew that the ship was built in 2002 but I hoped that the cabins and the ship had been refurbished since then. These photos on Cunards website did look very luxurious, apart from this one that made it look like the cabin was sliding down a hill, I did hope that the cabin would be flat at least. On a cruise you can either pay a cruise fare where you pick where your cabin will be, or you can save a bit of money and let the cruise line decide where it is. I decided to save the money, after all we were only on for three days and I figured it couldn’t be ‘that bad’ which always seems to be famous last words. ▶ FREE COURSE. Avoid expensive and time-consuming cruise mistakes, I’ll show you everything you need to know. : http://EmmaCruises.com/FreeCourse ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise *** ▶ Background World Map: Use code EMMACRUISES for 10% off - https://enjoythewood.com?sca_ref=2604048.KhjxUh5She (Affiliate link) ▶ Shop Cruise T-Shirts and Gifts: https://EmmaCruisesShop.com ▶ Get Insurance: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected]

The captain of our ship had to hand over the controls for us to pass through the Corinth Canal. We had INCHES to spare and sharp rocks under the water, it was incredible. This is the Corinth Canal, it’s a man-made waterway and the deepest canal in the world. I’ve just disembarked a cruise where our captain had to hand over control of the 37 million-dollar ship that I was on to a local tug boat pilot who would try to pull us through. To make things even more stressful, the Canal had been closed before this for almost two years following a landslide, it had just reopened. Thanks to the lovely people who let me use some of their footage in this video: Tips For Travellers: https://youtu.be/6q1a0xkaYUE?si=m2gbk51mJ0n0wYxx Simon Kranz: https://youtu.be/M4JVU2pDf5w?si=pnSwDMOjwsPgJL0a Footage of Azzurra: https://youtu.be/40-miXub1wo?si=dwqYkhQoAHC7bVMc I had so many questions going into this, how did PEOPLE make this, why did they bother and perhaps most importantly would our ship be okay. It was early in the morning when we approached the entrance to the canal. I’m not normally a morning person but I did not want to miss this. This was definitely a once-in-a-lifetime kind of experience and most of the guests were up on the top deck. We were all so excited to be able to stand outside on the ship as we went through the Canal. I wondered if the walls would be so close that I would be able to touch them and I enjoyed one of the mimosas that was being handed out. The captain told us that it was too windy for the drones that were planned to film our cruise through the canal. I hoped that the wind wouldn’t cause us any problems, you definitely don’t want this ship to be blown into the side. ▶ FREE COURSE. Avoid expensive and time-consuming cruise mistakes, I’ll show you everything you need to know. : http://EmmaCruises.com/FreeCourse ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise *** ▶ Background World Map: Use code EMMACRUISES for 10% off - https://enjoythewood.com?sca_ref=2604048.KhjxUh5She (Affiliate link) ▶ Shop Cruise T-Shirts and Gifts: https://EmmaCruisesShop.com ▶ Get Insurance: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected]

Ever wondered what its like to live a 'billionaires lifestyle' on a luxury yacht?! I got the chance to experience it and it BLEW MY MIND. Interested in cruises? Theres so much variety in the industry: Want a budget American cruise: https://youtu.be/TYN07oze5hs?si=vUNHXmFnW9x2ZcDw More interested in a British cruise line: https://youtu.be/10oaJ10kdAo?si=Zi_nmV1WETEBrj0k How about a cruise on a HUGE ship: https://youtu.be/Pohi7S-IWag?si=Vimj29Hb71QhOGiN ** An explainer of the paid promotion button. I was invited onboard by a friend who used to work for Emerald, as a result I didn't pay a cruise fare. Emerald haven't seen my content and have no control over what I say or do. ** I’ve just disembarked a cruise on one of the most luxurious and expensive superyachts in the world where I saw and did things that I didn’t know could happen on cruises. The ship was the Emerald Azzurra built in 2022 and the advertising promises that guests can “experience a billionaire lifestyle without the price tag”. I don’t know what a billionaires lifestyle is like, but this ship blew my mind. To say we had ups and downs, would be an understatement, literally. For years I’ve cruised with the budget and mainstream cruise lines, usually in the cheapest inside cabins but a cruise on a yacht has of course, always been on my bucket list. When a friend who used to work for Emerald reached out and asked ‘Hey Emma, would you like to try a cruise on a yacht’ I didn’t have to think for a second. That isn’t the kinda question you delay on answering. Before this cruise, I didn’t know what to expect. I’d heard great things about the included excursions and the watersports platform but even yacht cruises have 1 star reviews. I had no idea if I’d fit in on a cruise like this, I didn’t know what would be included and I wondered if I’d ever be able to go back to cruising in a cheap inside cabin after being on a yacht. Would it change me forever? We flew from London to Athens to board this ship and our itinerary would take us around the greek islands, ending in Rhodes. The cruise was 7 nights long and it was over my dad's birthday so I decided to take him away to celebrate, this seemed like the best birthday present I could ever give, or so I hoped. I have no idea what I’ll get him next year to top this. ▶ FREE COURSE. Avoid expensive and time-consuming cruise mistakes, I’ll show you everything you need to know. : http://EmmaCruises.com/FreeCourse ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise *** ▶ Background World Map: Use code EMMACRUISES for 10% off - https://enjoythewood.com?sca_ref=2604048.KhjxUh5She (Affiliate link) ▶ Shop Cruise T-Shirts and Gifts: https://EmmaCruisesShop.com ▶ Get Insurance: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected]

A luxury suite, but ON A YACHT? It doesn't sound possible, but it is! I spent 7 days in a Balcony Suite on the Emerald Azzurra superyacht, and here's what I thought. I’ve just disembarked a cruise on one of the most luxurious and expensive superyachts in the world where I saw and did things that I didn’t know could happen on cruises. The ship was the Emerald Azzurra built in 2022 and the advertising promises that guests can “experience a billionaire lifestyle without the price tag”. I don’t know what a billionaires lifestyle is like, but this ship blew my mind. To say we had ups and downs, would be an understatement, literally. Like quirky cabins? Check out these! My balcony was INSIDE the cabin?: https://youtu.be/g-ca_e_nU-M?si=nlC0xvGWVI3M_kIA This cabin had a glass bathroom wall: https://youtu.be/EvhmoI-OJa8 The cheapest cabin on a MEGASHIP: https://youtu.be/mKHOhGD9Tp8 For years I’ve cruised with the budget and mainstream cruise lines, usually in the cheapest inside cabins but a cruise on a yacht has of course, always been on my bucket list, when a friend of mine who used to work for Emerald reached out and asked me if I wanted to try a cruise on a yacht, I didn’t have to think for a second. ** An little explanation of the paid promotion box ** - I was invited onboard by Emerald so didn't pay a cruise fare (I don't think that's a surprise ha ha). They have no control over my content and this was just a regular cruise, the only difference is I didn't pay for the cruise fare so want to let you know that. Thanks all for your fabulous comments and questions during this trip! Before this cruise, I didn’t know what to expect. I’d heard great things about the included excursions and the watersports platform but even yacht cruises have 1 star reviews. I had no idea if I’d fit in on a cruise like this, I didn’t know what would be included and I wondered if I’d ever be able to go back to cruising in a cheap inside cabin after being on a yacht. Would it change me forever? We flew from London to Athens to board this ship and our itinerary would take us around the greek islands, ending in Rhodes. The cruise was 7 nights long and it was over my dad's birthday so I decided to take him away to celebrate, this seemed like the best birthday present I could ever give, or so I hoped. I have no idea what I’ll get him next year to top this. When we arrived in the airport we were greeted by an Emerald representative with a sign and we were escorted to our bus that would take us to the ship, we weren’t ever left alone to find out own way through the airport which was nice because I have got lost before in this situation before. ▶ FREE COURSE. Avoid expensive and time-consuming cruise mistakes, I’ll show you everything you need to know. : http://EmmaCruises.com/FreeCourse ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Shop Cruise T-Shirts and Gifts: https://EmmaCruisesShop.com ▶ Get Insurance: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected]

Can you imagine bobbing around at sea with 6079 other guests and 2200 crew members? That's exactly how I spent my last week and it BLEW MY MIND. Every time I thought something wasn't possible at sea, it happened. You've got to see it to believe it. Fancy a more luxurious, adult kind of cruise? I recently cruised on a BILLION dollar luxury cruise ship: https://youtu.be/TrjqMwWanEA Considering a family-focused alternative, check out my review of the Norwegian Prima here: https://youtu.be/qN4WPbpo6YI Prefer a British cruise line, I spent a week cruising with Fred Olsen here: https://youtu.be/10oaJ10kdAo Here's the full video of the cabin I had that faced INSIDE the ship: https://youtu.be/bSNLLGZgtpw I’ve just disembarked a cruise on one of the biggest cruise ships in the world that can hold well over 8000 people. The ship I was sailing on was Symphony of the Seas, she cost 1.3 billion dollars to build and is as long as 16 tennis courts. I’ve been cruising since I was a child but this ship blew my mind in every single way possible, I saw and did things that I never knew could happen at sea. Even with all the time in the world, I couldn’t have dreamt up the things that happened on this ship. Something about the megaships has always interested me. I was already a fan of cruising so I hoped that a really big ship would just be everything that I loved but on a grander scale. That said, I was worried that the ship would feel overwhelming and I didn’t know if it would be so busy that it’d be impossible to do the things that I wanted to do. Royal Caribbean are very much a family cruise line too so I knew there would be thousands of children onboard. Literally. When I was that the ship was sailing from Barcelona which isn’t too far from my home in England I decided that this would be my chance to give it a go. The cruise wasn’t cheap but I hoped that I’d get what I paid for. We boarded in Barcelona and set sail for a 7-night cruise cruising the Mediterranean. I’d heard about the ship having an ice skating rink, a zip line, waterslides, theatres and even a park in the middle before I boarded but nothing could have prepared me for when the bus pulled up alongside the ship. For context, Symphony of the Seas is the same high as 18 buses standing on top of each other, and 30 buses stood in a line. Embarkation was very fast and easy. Royal Caribbean are keen on their technology so they have an app where I’d already uploaded my security photo and attached my credit card before I got to the ship. All they had to do in the terminal was scan the QR code in the app and match it to my passport. From the door to the ship took a maximum of 10 minutes which I didn’t expect. You’d think that as over 6000 people were boarding the ship that it would take ages but I’ve been on ships that had less than a sixth of the passengers where embarkation took 2 or 3 hours. This was a great sign and it did put my mind at ease a little bit about the number of people on the ship. We were boarding later than planned as our original flight was changed and then delayed but the positive of that was that our cabin was already ready when we boarded the ship. After a quick stop off at our muster drill we found our room up on deck 11 and I got my first look at what Royal Caribbean call a neighbourhood. The neighbourhood that my cabin looked over was called the boardwalk and I was blown away by this space. The two slides looked amazing and beyond that was an area called the aqua theatre. I was so excited to get to see a show here later in the cruise, I’d heard about people flying through the air and diving, I couldn’t quite believe things like that could happen on a cruise ship but that really was the theme of this cruise. I couldn’t believe something was possible and time and time again this ship surprised me. It was a little after 2pm that we boarded the ship and having started our journey at 5am we were very hungry. Cruise ships are all about the food so we headed up to the buffet on deck 16. It turned out that the buffet had closed at 2 which was a shame but I’m still glad we went up because it gave us our first look at the Central Park. When you hear that a cruise ship has a park you might be thinking a room with a few plants, but my goodness this area looked cooler than any park I know on land. ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ ▶ Set sail in style: https://EmmaCruisesShop.com *** ▶ Background World Map: Use code EMMACRUISES for 10% off - https://enjoythewood.com?sca_ref=2604048.KhjxUh5She&utm_source=uppromote&utm_medium=uppromote&utm_campaign=uppromote (Affiliate link) ▶ Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Get Insurance: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected]

A balcony cabin, where the balcony faces INSIDE the ship? It doesn't sound possible, but it is! I spent 7 days 'neighbourhood balcony' cabin on Symphony of The Seas, and here's what I thought. Normally if you take a cruise in a balcony cabin you can look forward to views of the ocean and the ports that you’ll be visiting. That is not what happened on my last cruise though because I stayed in what is called a ‘neighbourhood balcony cabin’ which although it did have a balcony, it had no clear view of the ocean. Like quirky cabins? Check out these! This balcony cabin has NO outside space: https://youtu.be/g-ca_e_nU-M My balcony opened onto the PROMENADE DECK: https://youtu.be/Sg9NynxWReM The cheapest cabin on a MEGASHIP: https://youtu.be/mKHOhGD9Tp8 It is one of the most controversial cabins at sea and definitely one of the strangest cabins I’ve ever had, I saw and heard some weird things from here too. There are plenty of videos and reviews online that warn others not to stay in the cabin but as I didn’t want to pay the price of a oceanview facing balcony and this one was much cheaper, I decided to give it a go. I usually cruise in inside cabins anyway that don’t have any windows so I figured, it must be a step up from that. The ship that I was sailing on was Symphony of The Seas which is one of the biggest and most exciting ships in the world and I was so happy and excited to have a cruise booked on her, I’d have stayed in a cupboard or a lifeboat if it was the only way I could get on this ship, still I hoped that I wouldn’t regret my decision to book this cabin. I’d been looking forward to this cruise for years. I booked what is called a guaranteed cabin meaning that I was guaranteed to get at least what I booked but I didn’t get to pick the specific location. Doing this saved me a little bit of money and usually what happens when you book a guaranteed cabin is that you get assigned the leftover cabins. That is probably what happened here, everybody who is willing to pay to pick their rooms does and then the guarantees are assigned. ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ ▶ Set sail in style: https://EmmaCruisesShop.com *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Get Insurance: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected]

A balcony cabin, where the balcony is INSIDE the ship? It doesn't sound possible, but it is! I spent 7 days in a Celebrity Edge Infinite Veranda cabin, and here's what I thought. I’m currently on a cruise and I’m staying in a balcony cabin that has a feature that I’ve never seen on a cruise ship before. It’s very different from what you’d expect when you hear the word balcony and I’ve spent most of this week trying to work out why the cruise line made this decision. I’ve seen and done some things this week that I definitely didn’t expect when I booked this cruise and picked this cabin. Like quirky cabins? Check out these! My balcony opened onto the PROMENADE DECK: https://youtu.be/Sg9NynxWReM This cabin had a glass bathroom wall: https://youtu.be/EvhmoI-OJa8 The cheapest cabin on a MEGASHIP: https://youtu.be/mKHOhGD9Tp8 Usually when you look at cruise ship balcony cabins they are pretty similar, the designs do change between ships and the layout inside might change but the actual balcony space is pretty standard. It’s usually a rectangle of some size with two chairs on it, there’s not much that can be changed with that, maybe the addition of a table if you’re lucky. The ship that I’m currently onboard is the Celebrity Edge, built in 2018 she’s the first in Celebrities edge class of ships. She was game changing for Celebrity in lots of ways and the cabins are no exception. When I booked this cruise I decided to book what is called an Infinite Veranda cabin. There are 918 infinite verandas on this ship and they are 23% bigger than balcony cabins on other Celebrity ships. I usually am an inside cabin kind of girl but I do love a controversial cabin and as I had read lots of very good and very bad reviews about the cabin, I wanted to find out for myself if I would like it. One person described it as a ‘the best room they’ve ever stayed in’ but another person said that it was so bad that it ‘ruined their vacation beyond repair’. I did have somebody tell me recently though that their cruise was ruined by the library being too cold so I always try to take those reviews with a pinch of salt. The description of the cabin promised to ‘blur the boundary between inside and outside’ and that it definitely did. My cabin was assigned at the time of booking and I was given cabin 7156 towards the front of deck 7. Quite often cruise lines will give you a discount if you don’t pick your specific cabin location but Celebrity didn’t have any option for that so I just let my travel agent pick the cabin, I trusted her and in the past I’ve had cabins right at the top of the ship, right at the bottom, at the front, at the back, besides the atrium, under nightclubs, you name it I’ve probably tried it at some point because I am not fussy when it comes to cabin location. The cabin that I was assigned looked good cabin on paper, so I was feeling pretty optimistic and excited. I am on this cruise with my mum and I really hoped that the room would be a place where we could relax and watch a few sail aways together. ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ ▶ Set sail in style: https://EmmaCruisesShop.com *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Get Insurance: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected]

I’ve just disembarked a cruise on one of the most exciting and expensive cruise ships in the world where I saw and did things that I didn’t know were possible at sea. The ship I was sailing on was Celebrity Edge built in 2018 and she is home to the world's first floating restaurant platform that rises up 12 decks on the side of the cruise ship. Want to find out what it's like on a 'cheap' alternative I mentioned in this video: https://youtu.be/USQfF5SCm1o Considering a family-focused alternative, check out my review of the Norwegian Prima here: https://youtu.be/qN4WPbpo6YI Prefer a British cruise line, I spent a week cruising with Fred Olsen here: https://youtu.be/10oaJ10kdAo For years I’ve cruised with the budget and mainstream cruise lines but a cruise on Celebrity Edge has always been just out of reach, as much as I wanted to do it. When I saw that Celebrity had an offer that meant that flights would only be £1, I decided that it would be a good time to give it a go. I’ve wanted to take my Mum on a cruise for a while and this seemed like the perfect opportunity for a quality mother-and-daughter adventure, or so I hoped. Before this cruise I didn’t know what to expect from Celebrity or from the ship, I’d heard great things about the food and the entertainment but I’m pretty sure that this is the most expensive cruise that I’ve ever paid for. I didn’t know how it could realistically be worth the price that I paid and like with any cruise, alongside the great reviews there were also plenty of bad reviews with some describing Edge as ‘disappointing’ and a ‘major fail’. We embarked the ship in Barcelona and set sail for a 7 night Mediterranean cruise. My cruise actually started off in a more stressful way than I’d have liked when we were directed into the airports car park to pick up our transfer bus, my cruise had the transfers included. We couldn’t see the bus anywhere and couldn’t get back into the airport to ask where we were meant to be going because everything was one way, we were just faced with escalators that were going the wrong way and I didn’t fancy running the wrong way up one of those. It was hot and after about 15 minutes of frantically running from bus to bus I was thinking that we would just have to give up and get a taxi and hope that our bags would be taken to the ship. All of a sudden we saw our bags on a trolley across the car park, I was so happy to see them. We followed them to the bus and were able to ask the person working there where we were meant to be. It was not the straightforward start that I was hoping for but I was sure that the cruise would be worth it. I’d just be arriving a little more flustered than planned! The stressful transfer situation was more than made up for when we managed to check in for the cruise in about 20 seconds. Pre-cruise we had already taken our security photos, filled out the health declaration and added our credit card to our account so when we arrived at the port, all we had to do was show this QR code which was checked against our passports. I’ve embarked on cruises in the past where it's taken 2 or 3 hours, so checking in in 20 seconds was pretty incredible. I hoped that this was a sign of things to come. As soon as we stepped onboard we were directed towards our muster station which happened to be the theatre. It’s a legal requirement that on all cruises all guests have to complete a safety drill and this was once again made very easy because we’d already watched the safety videos on the app, all we had to do was go to check in at the place where we would muster in case of an emergency. ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ ▶ Set sail in style: https://EmmaCruisesShop.com *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Get Insurance: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected]

Welcome to the magic carpet onboard the Celebrity Edge, I’m currently 14 storeys above sea level recording this on a platform that is sticking off the side of a cruise ship. I’ve been following this ships journey since before she was launched and ever since the first time I saw her I’ve had some big questions. For a really big cruise ship: https://youtu.be/vjxs455H_60 To see a teeeeeeny ship (only 24 guests): https://youtu.be/P6KtW5c2E6Y My shortest cruise ever (cancelled at dinner): https://youtu.be/jppzHpO_8xU The first of course being what on earth is that orange thing on the side of the ship for?. When I learnt that it was called the ‘Magic Carpet’ my questions moved from what to why, why would a cruise line add this to the side of the ship, I didn’t know what it would be used for and I wondered how on earth the cruise ship could stay afloat with this hanging off one side. The Magic Carpet weighs over 90 tons, you’d think something that big and heavy would affect the balance of the ship. As soon as I saw the Celebrity Edge in Barcelona I was amazed by the structure. The orange really stood out against the blue ship and sky and the rectangular shape looked so different to the curves of the rest of the ship, she certainly stood out against the other cruise ships in port. ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ ▶ Set sail in style: https://EmmaCruisesShop.com *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Get Insurance: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected]

This is the Merlijn, she was built in 1930 to transport sand and she will be my home for the next week. We’re sailing 420km across Germany and I’ll be sharing the ship with only 23 other guests. I’ll show you what it’s like to live on a Barge, what we eat, where we sleep and how a brilliant Husband and Wife team run this business with just 4 other crew members, oh and their dog, Sacha. We can’t forget Sacha. This cruise was anything but ordinary, and our time on land was mostly spent on bikes cycling each day through German towns and the countryside. The time on the bike definitely was a challenge for me but we saw some bizarre and incredible things along the way that distracted me from just how long I’d spent on the saddle. Our cruise began in Dusseldorf on the bank of the Rhine river. Usually when you board a cruise you have to start your journey by going through security and standing in lots of queues, but that isn’t what happened on the Merlijn. (Because it's such a little business the easiest way to book is direct with Coen at https://www.merlijn.nu if you do need any help though with things like adding flights and hotels, we can help at https://emmacruises.com/book-a-cruise/) When we walked down to the river edge the Merlijn was already waiting for us. There's no big cruise terminal or buildings the ships just dock on the river's edge. The ship looked beautiful, the paint looked flawless and compared to the other river ships that were around, to me the Merlijn looked tiny. You would NEVER know that she was almost 100 years old though, I’m sure shes had about 100 fresh coats of paint in that time. We walked right onto the ship and that was it, our cruise could begin! One small step for me, a giant leap for my cruise, or something like that. I was taking this cruise with my Dad and was really looking forward to spending the week together. It’s very rare that I spend much time with just my dad by himself so I was hoping that he would enjoy the week as much as I thought he would. I’d booked this cruise for us about a year in advance and had spent the last year telling him how much he’d like it, so I really needed it to be good. We chatted to the other guests on the open deck area and I found out that there were people onboard from the USA, Canada, Australia, Brazil and me and my dad were there representing the UK. The front terrace area was beautifully decorated with little flowers and lots of comfy seats. Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Get Insurance: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected]

This is Captain Hudson. He’s 4 inches tall, made of cotton and to look at him you would never know just how many lives he has saved. He looks like he’s just a ball of cuteness, but thanks to the support of thousands of incredible people, he is so much more than that. Get yours here: https://EmmaCruises.com/CaptainHudson (Until 24th June 2023) Captain Hudson Merch (T-shirts, stickers & more): https://EmmaCruisesShop.com There are 1372 Captain Hudsons out there in the world right now with thousands more being made very soon. He’s visited every corner of the globe and has got up to all kinds of weird and interesting things along the way. I’m sure that he must have the highest loyalty status with every cruise line by now and he loves cookies just as much as me. To understand how we got to this place that's amazing and a little bit bizarre, we need to rewind a year or so. I was in the kitchen making myself lunch and listening to a podcast when I first heard a mention of something called Mercy Ships. I work in the cruise industry and my ears prick up whenever I hear anything about ships being mentioned anywhere, I just can’t help it. The person speaking said that they had spent a couple of years volunteering onboard a ship called the Global Mercy and at this point, I’d never heard of this ship but it did sound cool, Global Mercy. I decided that I wanted to find out more and after a little bit of research, I learnt that Mercy Ships run hospital ships where EVERYBODY onboard is a volunteer. From the surgeons to the chefs and the cleaners, every person has given up months or years of their lives to be there. It honestly took me back a little bit to realise that there were so many incredible people like that out there who dedicate their lives to this. It’s such a selfless thing to do. Global Mercy holds over 600 people so this isn’t some little boat that just has a few first aid kits onboard, this is an incredible feat of engineering with 6 operating theatres. Mercy Ships has another ship too. They sail the ships to places that don’t have access to healthcare and they provide treatments and surgeries and education, all for free. Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Get Insurance: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected]

I’ve just disembarked a cruise on one of the most exciting cruise ships in the world where I braved a 10-deck drop slide and raced other passengers around a three-storey race track on the top decks. The cruise was onboard the newest Norwegian cruise ship Norwegian Prima and even though I’ve been cruising with Norwegian since I was a child, this ship took me by surprise in every way possible. To book a cruise on Prima (or any other ship): https://EmmaCruises.com/Book To check out Prima's future itineraries: https://bit.ly/42kYvzZ The next videos in the series: I Braved 5 of The SCARIEST Activities at Sea: https://youtu.be/yRjnwy0uyn0 From Buffet to Fine Dining I Explored a Cruise Ship Through FOOD: https://youtu.be/y7hiJCpQzmo Our cruise took us to Bermuda and in between lots and LOTS of live music, entertainment and eating I saw and did things that most people wouldn’t imagine were possible on cruises. The cruise was anything but ordinary and like every cruise, it wasn’t all plain sailing. I took my first cruise with Norwegian when I was 11 years old and I’ve been cruising with them ever since but always on the smaller and older Norwegian ships. Prima has 19 bars and 15 different restaurants, she is 20 decks high and as long as 13 tennis courts or 75 full-sized cars so she's a relatively big ship. I knew that Prima had far more choices than I was used to at sea so I did wonder if I would find it all a bit overwhelming. I hoped that it wouldn't feel too busy sharing the ship with over 3000 other people and I wanted to come away from the cruise feeling as though it was worth the price tag. I’d been told that Prima was a more luxurious and premium kind of ship but I didn’t know if that would suit me and the way that I cruise. For the sake of little Emma here who was enjoying her first Norwegian cruise, I hoped that the experience hadn't changed too much from what I loved in the past. I was hoping for the same, but better. When I saw a sailing onboard Prima sailing to Bermuda from New York City, I knew that this was my time to give it a go. Sailing out of New York city is beautiful and Bermuda is always fantastic. This itinerary had 3 days in Bermuda too which I was excited about. It's rare to stay in a port for that long. Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Get Insurance: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected]

When I embarked Norwegian Prima in New York City I thought I knew what to expect. I took my first cruise with Norwegian when I was 11 years old and I’ve been on 9 Norwegian ships since then. It only took me a few seconds to realise though that this ship was very different to any of the ships I’d been on before. To book a cruise on Prima (or any other ship): https://EmmaCruises.com/Book To check out Prima's future itineraries: https://bit.ly/42kYvzZ The next videos in the series: I Braved 5 of The SCARIEST Activities at Sea: https://youtu.be/yRjnwy0uyn0 From Buffet to Fine Dining I Explored a Cruise Ship Through FOOD: https://youtu.be/y7hiJCpQzmo As soon as I laid eyes on the ship I saw that there was a HUGE and terrifying-looking slide on the side of the ship. I almost didn’t believe my eyes but I also saw that there was a massive race track on the top deck. I’d later find out that this was a 3 storey go-kart track and I hoped that I would be brave enough to have a go on both the slides and the go-karts as the cruise went on. When we boarded the ship we headed straight into the main atrium which definitely has a wow factor. It felt very open and bright and is split over 3 decks with different things on each level. I felt as though I was inside a space ship and I loved the colours and the lights. These stairs are just so much fun. It feels like you’re gliding up or down. On this bottom level, there is a bar where we would often get a drink during the day and they’d play live music here too. All around the atrium are these funky glass vases and art definitely is a theme of this ship that you’ll see popping up throughout this tour. Right beside the atrium is the Prima Theatre and Club. It’s not often that a theatre surprises me, most are pretty similar but this one really is different. We walked into the lowest level and were greeted with a huge and mostly empty room. Of course, it makes sense to wonder where the seats are and it turns out that they fold away and this space is used as a nightclub in the evening and theatre during showtime. This is what it looks like in the normal theatre mode, and this is what it looks like later in the evening when it turns into an area called Studio 54. The seats were actually very comfortable which you probably wouldn’t expect for fold-away seats. All the seats down here have cupholders too which might not sound that important but it makes a big difference. We saw some brilliant shows here including Donna Summer the Musical and The Price is Right, every show had lots of set pieces that cleverly popped up and disappeared when required. The lights on the ceiling were so cool, they would spin and put on amazing light displays especially when the area was being used as a club. The theatre was also used for entertainment during the day so you’d find things like deal or no deal happening in here. On the other side of the atrium is the casino which is actually non-smoking which is nice. It’s absolutely huge with lots of different tables and machines including this one which bounces the dice up and down which I thought was cool. I did do my usual $10 spend during the cruise but sadly didn't win anything this time. There is a little room inside the casino for those who want to smoke which I think is a nice touch. The room has all the usual things you’ll find in the bigger casino room. It means those who want to smoke and gamble can, but not everybody has to smell the smoke like they do on a lot of cruise ships. Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Get Insurance: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected]

I’ve just disembarked a traditional British cruise, despite very much not being a traditional person. We had formal nights and dress codes, and I had to share my dinner table with strangers at a set time and I came across a few strange rules which I was not expecting. This cruise was very different from any cruise I’ve ever taken before and we had highs and lows that I could never have predicted. Those highs and lows were literal as well, the ship was so rocky and the seas were seriously rough. *** The T-shirt shown in the video is from my new shop: EmmaCruisesShop.com. 😎💕 For the next 24 hours you can get a discount on the t-shirt shown in this video using the code ILOVEHUDSON. 🥳🥳 I made the store and all the designs myself so I hope that you like them! I tested a lot of t-shirts and factories to find the best and am happy to be able to offer free postage in the USA! (The factory is in Miami) ❤️👌 *** I usually cruise with the casual cruise lines, I love big new exciting cruise ships like the ones that have ropes courses and waterslides, I’ve been skydiving on cruise ships and even tried surfing which was so cool. Taking a traditional cruise on a small ship wasn’t on my radar but when I saw an amazing itinerary sailing with the traditional cruise line Fred Olsen I thought maybe this would be my chance. Reading their website I saw that it said ‘If after a couple of days on board you find that it is not right for you, we will fly you home and your cruise fare will be refunded.’ I’ve never seen a cruise line promise anything like that before so I figured I had nothing to lose really, and I booked the cruise. I was nervous, I didn’t know if I’d fit in, I wasn’t sure if there were lots of rules I’d have to follow, I thought I might find it a bit boring to be honest and had no idea how a small ship would handle the notoriously rocky seas on the route I was taking. We embarked the ship in Newcastle and embarkation was made very easy by the fact that I’d already been sent my luggage tags and tickets pre-cruise so there wasn’t anything for me to organise myself. With most of the big cruise lines you have to remember to print everything you need so this was the first real difference I noticed. This was a really good sign for me that traditional cruising might have some benefits that I hadn’t thought about. I was still nervous but only time would tell if I’d be converted to the more classic style of cruising. ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ ▶ Set sail in style: https://EmmaCruisesShop.com *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Get Insurance: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected]

Normally when you embark a cruise you’ve got to make sure that you’ve packed your summer clothes for the beach and maybe some swimwear so that you can jump straight in the pool. That isn’t what happened on my last cruise though. When we embarked the ship I was hoping that I had remembered to pack enough pairs of thermal trousers and most importantly I hoped that I had packed enough seasickness pills. On this cruise, I was heading up 1700 miles up into the arctic circle to the very top of Norway to try to find the ever mysterious Northern Lights. The place that I was cruising to is actually so far north that they have a continuous night for two months of the year where the sun never rises above the horizon. It’s safe to say that this wasn’t your regular cruise and that things didn’t always go smoothly. That’s an understatement. I always thought that to see the northern lights you’d have to stand around for hours in the cold on a mountain or take a trip on a small postal boat so when I saw a mainstream cruise line that I recognised making the trip I knew that this was my chance. I’d heard that seeing the lights by ship was even better than on land, so I crossed my fingers as tightly as I could. I knew that there was a high chance that we wouldn’t see anything and that even if they did come out to play, I might not be able to capture them in a decent photo. Checking in for the cruise was straightforward and as we embarked I started to wonder who else would be on a cruise line this. The cruise ship that I’d booked this cruise on was Fred Olsen’s Bolette and Fred Olsen are a traditional cruise line that tend to have an older-than-average passenger demographic. I didn’t want to stand out being in my 20s but for me this cruise really was about the itinerary and if I liked the cruise line that would be a bonus. The cruise was 9 nights long so I really hoped that I would enjoy it, especially since our cruise had 4 sea days and I’d driven 330 miles to board the ship. I drove from the biggest cruise port in the UK may I add, all the way to the top of England to board this cruise. Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join ▶ Weekly Updates: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Book a Cruise: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ Let’s Connect! ▶ https://EmmaCruises.com/SocialLinks *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises (Affiliate link) ▶ Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Get Insurance: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected]

Normally if you take a cruise in a balcony cabin you can look forward to views of the ocean and the ports that you’ll be visiting. That is not what happened on my last cruise though because I stayed in what is called a ‘conservatory mini suite’ which although it did have a balcony, it had no clear view of the ocean. It is one of the most controversial cabins at sea and definitely the strangest cabins I’ve ever had, I saw some weird things frim here too. There are plenty of videos and reviews online that warn others not to stay in the cabin but because I had booked what is called a ‘guaranteed’ cabin I was automatically assigned the room. Usually when you book a guaranteed cabin you get assigned the leftover cabins and I did wonder if that was what happened here. Still, I was very happy with the cabin I was assigned. Cabin 8304 on deck 8, it’s the deck 8 cabins that are the controversial ones. On P&Os website the conservatory suites look amazing and it looks as though they have clear views of the ocean but I knew from looking at the deck plans that there would be a promenade deck between our cabin and the sea. The conservatory cabins are some of the most expensive cabins on the ship so I was looking forward to find out out what, if anything, made them worth the price. I was sharing the cabin with two other adults so was looking forward to the extra space in the cabin over a standard balcony cabin and I’d heard that there were a few extra perks that came with the room too. I could never have predicted the perks that showed up, but more about that later. Looking at the deck plans I noticed that we were located by the stairs and also that there was a whirlpool outside the cabins balcony. I’ve never had to think about noise from beyond the balcony before but I did wonder if this would be a problem. I didn’t want to be constantly bothered by the noise of people on the deck and I knew that there were over 900 children onboard because this cruise was during the school holidays. When we embarked the ship we walked into this huge atrium on deck 6 and went up the staircases to deck 8 to find out room. Having a cabin on deck 8 did turn out to be a big benefit as most of the restaurants and lounges are on decks 6 7 and 8. I wondered if the walk up to deck 16 to the buffet would get difficult, but I’d test that a lot of times during the cruise. My first impression of the cabin were very good, I loved the design and although it felt a little thinner than some other cabins I’ve stayed in it felt spacious and bright. The ship was launched in 2020, just before the pandemic which in hindsight wasn’t great timing but for a cruise ship that makes her pretty new. The sofabed to my right would become my bed for the cruise so I hoped that this would be comfortable. It’s more common for kids than adults to stay on these sofa beds so I hoped that it would be designed for somebody like me too. ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Daylight Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Don't make the WORST CRUISE MISTAKE: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected] Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join

I’ve just disembarked a cruise on one of the biggest and most controversial cruise ships in the world where only 4% of guests spoke English. The ship I was cruising on was the Costa Smeralda built in 2019 and the ship actually has the lowest Cruise Critic rating I’ve ever seen in addition to being the overall worst rated cruise line. Before I booked the cruise I read reviews that said things like ‘this ship is not set up for English speakers at all’, people said that there was ‘no entertainment’, somebody said that monkeys could do a better job than the crew and one review even said the ship was ‘ANTI FOOD’. A big part of cruising is eating, so I hoped that wasn’t the case. Here's everything I ate (and all the menus from the cruise): https://emmacruises.com/costafood/ 🥳🥳 When I saw a Costa cruise for £279 for the week I knew that I had to give it a go, I wanted to find out for myself if the bad reviews were justified and from the promotional videos I’d seen, the ship definitely looked exciting. For £38 per night I didn’t have huge expectations and all I knew was that the cruise would be very different from what I’m used to cruising with American and British cruise lines. The ship turned out to be so much better in some ways, and also so much worse than I could have imagined in others. It definitely was an adventure. We embarked the ship in Barcelona and set sail for 7 nights cruising the Mediterranean. Embarkation was very easy and as soon as I stepped into the ship I started to realise what it would it meant to be cruising on an Italian cruise, from Spain. Thumbnail photo: Franz & Karl goLHen ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Daylight Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Don't make the WORST CRUISE MISTAKE: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected] Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join

I’ve just disembarked a cruise where I stayed in a cabin that had a feature I never knew existed onboard cruise ships. It certainly was a weird one and I spent most of the week trying to work out why the cruise line made this decision. Normally when you look at cruise ship cabins they are pretty similar across all the cruise lines and all the ships, they’re usually made in the same factories and theres not really all that much variety that can happen in a space that usually around 9 foot wide. They will change the funishings of course but they still have to fit in a bathroom, a bed and some storage and that’s usually most of the space. The ship that I booked this cruise on was the Costa Smeralda which is a relatively new cruise ship built in 2019. I decided to treat myself and booked a balcony cabin and I’m glad I did because thats where I found the bizarre feature. The description for the cabin said ‘Private Bathroom’ but that wasn’t exactly the case. I booked what is called a guaranteed balcony cabin which meant that I didn’t pick the specific location of the cabin. Usually this means that you get the left over cabins that others didn’t pick but it is cheaper and I’ve never regretted the choice to do that before. I’ve had cabins right at the back of the ship, right at the front, underneath nightclubs, you name it. On this cruise though I was surprised by my cabin location. ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Daylight Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Don't make the WORST CRUISE MISTAKE: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected] Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join

When cruise lines advertise their cruises they’ll always show you the newest and the biggest ships but the average lifespan on a cruise ship is close to 30 years and almost all major cruise lines have cruise ships that are well over 20 years old. That means that ships that were originally launched with promotional videos like this, are still sailing and I’ve just disembarked a cruise on one. I usually cruise on new big cruise ships but when I saw a cheap price for a cruise on an older ship cruising with Norwegian Cruise Line, I knew I had to give it a go. I cruised on a very similar ship when I was a child and at the time I thought the ship was incredible so I hoped this would be a walk down memory lane for me. I knew that the ship wouldn’t have things like go karts or virtual reality which you do get on modern cruise ships but I also suspected that the entertainment, food and service would also be different on a ship like this. I hoped that it wouldn’t be worse but as the cruise I took was half the price of a cruise on one of the newest ships I figured there must be some reason for that. I hoped that it wasn’t because the ship was more rocky as I do get seasick, we did have some bad weather on this cruise and the sick bags did come out, but more about that later. I was hoping to book another cruise after this on an even older cruise ship designed in the 1980s, but that all rested on how much I enjoyed this one. It was pouring with rain in Lisbon when we embarked the ship which was ironically called the Norwegian Sun. Embarkation was really fast and that was probably helped by the fact that the ship holds a maximum of 1900 people, the current biggest cruise ship in the world holds 7000 guests so under 2000 is a relatively small ship. Usually when I get on a ship the first thing I do is explore but as I was drenched through from the rain I found a some public toilets onboard to get changed in and I did my best to dry my hair under the handryer. It actually worked surprisingly well and although I got lots of comments here about getting bacteria on my head, I’d do it again, it was better than going to lunch looking like I’d been swimming in my clothes. On cruises your suitcases are taken from you at the port and they arrive later in your cabin so I made sure that I took a change of clothes out of my suitcase and put it into my bag before I handed it over. Once I was changed and I had wiped all of the rain out of my eyes I was able to see the atrium in the middle of the ship. This is one area that has remained largely unchanged since the ship was launched. Because of the way that cruise ships are made they can’t really make any big structural changes later on, cruise ships are built in chunks, usually upside down and then they are joined together. The whole process takes a couple of years and they have to plan everything, right down to where things like TV screens will be so that the structure can support the weight. I’m happy to report that Norwegian have changed the carpet from the original brightly coloured one that they had here though. This new design is much more subtle and I think it looks much better. Back in the 2000s, or what we in the UK call the naughties bright colours were everywhere on cruise ships and it felt like it wasn’t uncommon to have red chairs, yellow carpets and green walls. I like to think that the colourful carpets and chairs are still living their life out somewhere. This atrium area really is the heart of the ship and it stretches right the way from deck 3 up to the pool deck on deck 12. Most cruise ships will have an atrium in the middle which is kind of like this. Some are much bigger and some are smaller. Here there was the entrance one of the main dining rooms, the reception, a little starbucks, a bar and lots of desks of people trying to sell cruise next certificates and specialty meals. We would often get a drink here when we came back from port and it was a great place to people watch. ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Daylight Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Don't make the WORST CRUISE MISTAKE: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected] Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join

I’ve just disembarked what may be the shortest and weirdest cruise in history on a ship that was planned to be scrapped in 2020. She was saved from the scrapyard by a new British cruise line and I booked a 3 night mini break onboard the ship. Our cruise was cancelled 4 hours after we boarded and in total we were onboard this ship for about 8 hours, and during that time we had more problems than we would usually on a full two week cruise. The way that everything was handled was so bizarre I honestly think I’m still in shock. We boarded the ship in London Tilbury and were planning on heading to Bruges to the Christmas markets. Embarkation was pretty easy and despite the bad weather we were really excited to get onboard. I picked up my cruise card which is the thing you use to get into your room, to buy drinks, pretty much everything onboard it’s very important. But my friends Justin and Tristan were told that they’d have to get theirs onboard as they weren’t ready yet, no big deal we thought, that isn’t uncommon on a cruise for things to be a bit delayed. The problem was much bigger than that but at this point we didn’t realise how widespread the problem was. As soon as we embarked the ship we were in the middle of this beautiful Atrum, the ship was decorated for Christmas and looked amazing. Despite the ship being from 1991 everything here looked very new and I hoped that the rest of the ship would be as nice as this area. I didn’t have particularly high expectations after reading review after review online about broken toilets, broken air conditioning but this area definitely surpassed what I had expected. Cruise Buoys Vlog: https://youtu.be/k8gPqPTbFgw Sail Away With Dan and Jay Tour: https://youtu.be/XBCVVW75SGk One of my favourite things about cruising is that feeling when you first get onboard a cruise ship and you run around exploring as fast as you can. Looking back I’m so glad that I did because I wouldn’t have a chance to later. We found a big pub area called The Purple Turtle which I’ve since found out used to be a casino. In the UK we don’t gamble as much as other places so if a British cruise line buys an American or Australian ship, they normally replace the big casino with one thats much smaller. The ship was originally launched in 1991 for Princess cruises as Regal Princess and spent most of her life as Pacific Dawn for P&O Australia. As I was wandering around the main public areas I thought wow Ambassador have done a great job renovating these spaces, I’ve since had a look at P&O Dawn ship reviews and I think I should be giving a lot of the credit to P&O instead of Ambassador because most of the inside spaces haven’t changed, even the picture frames are the same in the big lounges. Not that that’s a bad thing, they didn’t need to be changed, P&O did a great job with these areas when they refit the ship back in 2017. ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Daylight Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Don't make the WORST CRUISE MISTAKE: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected] Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join

I’ve just disembarked a cruise where I had the cheapest cabin on the entire ship, it was less than half the size of the average hotel room in the US and it was located right in the middle of the ship with no windows or access to daylight at all. On the ship there were 293 inside cabins which meant that there could be almost 1000 people in inside cabins just on this cruise alone. Inside cabins are a huge part of the cruise market, but cruise lines rarely advertise them. I wanted to find out why. I did wonder if I’d miss the outside space, especially given that we were cruising to some beautiful places but when I saw the price difference between an inside and a balcony, I knew I had to give it a go. I do get seasick and the seasickness bags did come out during this cruise but I didn’t think too much about that when booking my cabin. I hoped that the lack of daylight wouldn’t be too much of a problem, I hoped that we wouldn’t feel claustrophobic and that the cabin would be clean with plenty of storage. I knew the ship was built in 2001 but I hoped that the cabins had been refurbished since then. This image and this plan on the Norwegian website was all that I had to go on and to me, this looked like a TV from 2001. I wondered if this cruise would be like stepping back in time. On a cruise you can either book a cruise fare that includes picking your cabin location on the ship, or you can just let the cruise line decide and usually this is cheaper. I wanted to take this cruise as cheaply as possible so decided to let the cruise line pick. This type of cabin is called a guaranteed cabin because you’re guaranteed to at least get what you’ve paid for, but these cabins are usually the left over cabins as everybody picks the “better” cabins. The Norwegian Sun is 13 decks high and 848 ft long which is about 8 planes in a line. She has inside cabins from deck 4 all the way up to deck 10, I could be given a cabin on any deck and from right at the front of the ship, to right at the back. I could have a cabin with an adjoining door to the cabin next door, I could have one in a ‘noisey’ location, I could even have one which was sideways compared to the rest of the cabins. I had no idea. I was secretly hoping that I would get a cabin in the middle of the ship so that I didn’t have a long walk to get down to the lower decks for dinner, or up to the higher decks for snacks in the buffet. My cabin was actually further from the buffet than I would have liked, but more about that later. Apart from that I wasn’t really worried about my location, and it’s a good job I wasn’t because many would say that I was given one of the worst locations on the ship. A couple of weeks before the cruise I received an email saying that my luggage tags were ready to print out and on these luggage tags was the cabin number 7314. I went straight to the Norwegian cruise line website and found my cabin right at the front of deck 7. On most cabin decks you’ll find that the whole deck is cabins so I was interested to see that my cabin was between the art gallery and the kids clubs. I had visions of the kids running up and down the corridor but hoped it wouldn’t be like that. The inside cabin we were staying in was around 13 metres squared which is very similar to the size of a shipping container. It was 9 foot wide which is around the width of a bus but it wasn’t as long as a bus, think of the cabin as a short little bus. These cabins are made fully formed before they are put onto the cruise ship so I knew that they couldn’t have made too many changes since the ship was launched. Occasionally cruise ships will add extra cabins and sometimes they actually split the cruise ship in half to fit in another section, but once a cabin is in a cruise ship it’s pretty much there forever. Headshave video: https://youtu.be/ztypuWEmDO4 What happens when you flush a cruise ship toilet?: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-ship-toilets-what-happens-when-you-flush-illustrated-guide/#:~:text=When%20a%20toilet%20is%20flushed,clean%20enough%20to%20do%20so. ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Daylight Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Don't make the WORST CRUISE MISTAKE: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected] Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join

With most mainstream cruise lines it’s pretty common for a cruise ship to have at least a third of its cabins inside in the ship without any windows. That can often mean thousands of inside cabins on the big ships but I’ve just disembarked a luxury cruise ship where I had 1 of only 23 inside cabins on the entire ship. I’ve been cruising with budget and mainstream cruise lines for years and I’m very used to cruising in the cheapest cabin on the ship. I do everything I can to reduce the cost and I’ve had some interesting cabins are a result. Most luxury cruise ships don’t have inside cabins at all so when I saw an inside cabin available on the luxury cruise ship Azamara onward. I decided to book it. Feeling hungry? Here’s everything I ate on my Azamara Cruise! https://emmacruises.com/azamarafood/ ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Daylight Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Don't make the WORST CRUISE MISTAKE: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected] Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join

I’ve just disembarked a luxury 5* cruise where I saw and did things I’ve never experienced on a cruise before. Even though I’ve been cruising since I was 11 years old, this cruise took me by surprise and changed my mind about a few things in ways I didn’t expect. In the past I’ve always cruised with the budget or mainstream cruise lines, usually I cruise out of season to make it cheaper and almost always in the cheapest inside cabin. Although I’ve always been interested in trying a luxury cruise, I never thought I’d be able to afford one. That was until I found a week long cruise on a cruise line called Azamara for £819 including flights and transfers from the UK. Usually luxury cruises are at least double or triple this price so I decided to give it a go. Feeling hungry? Here’s everything I ate on my Azamara Cruise! https://emmacruises.com/azamarafood/ ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Daylight Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Don't make the WORST CRUISE MISTAKE: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected] Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join

A couple of months ago, I was set a challenge. Two of my friends said that they’d like to come on a cruise with me and even though I’ve been cruising for years, picking a first cruise for somebody else, is not easy. The pressure was on because they were trusting me, not just with their money but also with their time. I knew that they wouldn’t like a formal cruise line or one with strict dress codes and I was pretty sure that they’d like a newer modern looking ship. Those things alone wouldn’t be too tricky, but I knew that we wanted to cruise from the UK and were looking to take this cruise on a tight budget. When I saw a 6 night MSC cruise advertised for £320 per person, I hoped that this would be the answer. Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join ▶ Weekly Updates: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Book a Cruise: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ Let’s Connect! ▶ https://EmmaCruises.com/SocialLinks *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises (Affiliate link) [email protected]

A couple of hours ago I was standing in a line waiting for a shuttle bus to get back to this fabulous ship the MSC Preziosa. It was raining and I was in Hamburg, Germany. The first sign that I had that anything was wrong was a message that I got from my friends that said ‘’They’ve got to close one of the roads by the port for 2 hours because they’re doing a bomb disposal. My friends had decided to head back to the ship before us so they were on a bus ahead of us, they got on to the but about 30 minutes before us. You’d think that would have meant they’d have got back to the ship before us too, but nope. This really was one of the most random and weird journeys I’ve ever done. At the time my friends thought they’d got on the bus just at the right time as they’d missed most of the rain, but it turned out their bus was definitely not the one to be on. I wasn’t really worried at this point, I just thought ‘oh they’re closing a road, no biggie there will be other roads I’m sure’. I made a couple of friends in the line so just chatted to them and didn’t think much more of it. This was definitely one of the weirdest cruise ship journeys I've been on. It happened on 17th October 2022 in the port of Hamburg, Germany. Thanks for reading this, have a great day :) Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join ▶ Weekly Updates: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Book a Cruise: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ Let’s Connect! ▶ https://EmmaCruises.com/SocialLinks *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises (Affiliate link) [email protected]

If you were looking to book a cruise and you read cabin reviews like this, this and this, would you book it? I did. If you imagine somebody taking a cruise you probably picture them cruising in a cabin that looks something like this but I’ve just disembarked a cruise ship where 51% of the cabins didn’t have a balcony and 39% didn’t even have a window. The average inside cabin on a cruise ship is around half the size of the average hotel room in the US and on my last cruise, I booked the smallest and cheapest cabin on the entire ship. When I booked this cruise I decided not to pick the specific position of my cabin, this saved me a little money but it did mean that I risked being given what many would consider a ‘bad’ cabin location. Usually the cabins that are assigned by the cruise line are the cabins that nobody else has picked, the left over cabins. We were sailing onboard the Carnival Magic, a ship built in 2011. Despite the ship not being that old by cruise ship standards I had heard quite a few things about the cabins being dated and run down. The ship has 1845 cabins and at full capacity she can hold a little over 4500 guests. The ship has 14 decks that are open to passengers with more decks further down for crew. I could have had a cabin anywhere from deck 1 right up to deck 10, I could have been right at the front or right at the back. ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Daylight Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Don't make the WORST CRUISE MISTAKE: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected] Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join

Every year 2 and a half million people take a Carnival cruise and for years I’ve wanted to try it for myself. My cabin review video is live! Watch this next: https://youtu.be/H-je5CmwanU 😀 Most of the news about Carnival cruises sounds like something like: ‘Carnival cruise fight’ ‘Carnival cruise brawl’ ‘Violent outbreak’ but we all know how one sided the news can be I’ve heard lots of good experiences about Carnival cruises too. I knew it was a gamble, but I hoped that it would pay off. Carnival describe themselves as being the ‘fun ships’ and I like fun and when I saw a very cheap cruise sailing out of New York City, I knew that I had to give it a go. The cruise that I booked was 7 nights long and visited Canada, I booked the cheapest cabin on the entire ship. ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Daylight Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Don't make the WORST CRUISE MISTAKE: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected] Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join

Normally when you think about people taking a cruise, you probably imaging them cruising somewhere warm like the Caribbean, enjoying cocktails on the beach or by the pool. The British Isles may not be a place you associate with cruising, but I’ve just disembarked a 12 night cruise that took us around England, Ireland, Scotland, The Channel Islands and France. When I booked this cruise I did wonder if we would really be able to properly explore Britain by cruise ship, after all you usually don’t get very long in each port and I knew we’d have a lot of extra travel to do to reach the main cities. I didn’t know if I would find the ports interesting as I’m from England and I didn’t know if the great British weather would let us down. I set myself a challenge to visit 27 of Britains best sites and I wanted to see if the cruise would be cheaper than making the same trip on land. The cruise ended up being both better, and worse than I’d imagined pre cruise with plenty of unexpected events. Thank you to @rupert.t.drone on Instagram for the fabulous Liverpool drone shots! :-) ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Daylight Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Don't make the WORST CRUISE MISTAKE: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected] Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join

Normally when you book a cruise you’ll have to decide where you want your cabin to be, most cruise ship cabins are pretty similar and if you’re booking a balcony you’ll usually be deciding where on these two sides you want your room. I’m currently in a cabin that faces backwards and the fact that it faces backward isn’t the only strange thing about it. We decided to book this cabin mostly out of curiosity and it definitely is different, there are some benefits and a couple of drawbacks that we hadn’t ever considered pre cruise. It’s actually my parents who are staying in this cabin and they’re quite used to cruising in regular balconies. Usually this section is reserved for suites though, so we’ve never stayed in a cabin like this before. When we booked this cruise it was our travel agent who suggested to us that we should try an aft balcony, aft being the proper word for the back of the ship. ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Daylight Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Don't make the WORST CRUISE MISTAKE: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected] Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join

When cruise lines advertise their cruises, you’ll always see beautiful people relaxing on their balconies or enjoying massive private suites. Some modern cruise ships have over 30 different cabin types though and usually you’ll find me cruising in the cheapest inside cabin. Occasionally I’ll upgrade to a window, but inside cabins are where I my go to and I do love them. I recently took a Royal Caribbean cruise where I decided to book myself a balcony. 75% of the cabins on the ship that I was sailing on had balconies and as I was cruising to Norway, which is one of the most picturesque places in the world, I decided to take the risk and hoped that it would be worth the extra cost. ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Daylight Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Don't make the WORST CRUISE MISTAKE: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected] Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join

ad (invite) - I’ve just disembarked a European river cruise on a 1930s barge that took everything I thought I knew about cruising and turned it on its head. Our cruise was a week long and on the cruise schedule was 225km of cycling across the German countryside from Bonn to Saarburg. I am definitely not a cyclist, so I was very nervous, I didn’t want to let anybody down. To say it was eventful would be an understatement. We had injuries, a heatwave, I smashed my camera, and I saw and did things I never thought were possible on a cruise. Merlijns website: https://Merlijn.nu Before Coen and Cristina, the owners of the Merlijn invited me to join them on their ship I had no idea that this type of cruise existed. My first reaction was ‘cycling? I can’t cycle’. At this point it had been a good 5 or more years since I’d been on a bike but I thought either it’ll go well, or it’ll be a great story for me to tell you and here we are. I had visions of me being the person who was holding everybody else up, I didn’t know if I would be physically able to cycle that far? What would happen if I couldn’t? I had no idea what staying on a barge would be like, I didn’t know what would the food be like, what would the other guests be like? I had no idea. ** As mentioned in the video and on all my social posts (you may have noticed the ad (invite) disclosure) I was invited onboard by Merlijn which means that I didn't pay a cruise fare. All opinions and content are my own. ** Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join ▶ Weekly Updates: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Book a Cruise: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ Let’s Connect! ▶ https://EmmaCruises.com/SocialLinks *** ▶ Background World Map: https://emmacruises.com/recommends/wood-world-map/ (Affiliate link) [email protected]

In 1995 the biggest cruise line in the world Royal Caribbean had a problem. Their sales were steady and they were constantly releasing new cruise ships but they were having trouble attracting the new to the cruise market which they needed to fill their new ships. Over half the people (52%) who took a cruise at the time were repeat cruisers and as only 4% of the US had taken a cruise in 1995 Royal Caribbean knew they had to do something dramatic. The answer to their problems would come from an unlikely place, this ferry called the Silja Symphony and I just disembarked a cruise on her where I learnt all about how she inspired the last couple of decades of cruise ships. Royal Caribbean did a lot of work in the 90s to find out what people who hadn’t cruised might like on a cruise ship. They found out that non cruisers were worried about things like formal dining and fixed dress codes so they decided create something that would give passengers more options. Royal Caribbean didn’t know at the time how difficult this would be, they went massively over budget, the ship caught on fire and this was before the ship even set sail, nobody knew if the risk would pay off. Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join ▶ Weekly Updates: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Book a Cruise: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ Let’s Connect! ▶ https://EmmaCruises.com/SocialLinks *** ▶ Background World Map: https://emmacruises.com/recommends/wood-world-map/ (Affiliate link) [email protected]

Normally when you embark on a cruise you'll have to fill in lots of paperwork, you’ll go through security, you’ll drop off your bags and it can easily take an hour or two. When I embarked my last cruise though the check in process took at most 15 seconds. We scanned a QR code, had a paper ticket printed and just walked onto the ship. We were boarding the Silja Symphony a ferry that holds 2800 passengers. Over 3 million guests take cruises on these ferries ever year and even though I’ve been cruising on cruise ships since I was a child I have always avoided ferries. My experience with ferries in the past has not be good, I get seasick, I find them boring and I’ve always thought that ferries were something to be endured but definitely not enjoyed. That was until this cruise which changed everything. Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join ▶ Weekly Updates: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Book a Cruise: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ Let’s Connect! ▶ https://EmmaCruises.com/SocialLinks *** ▶ Background World Map: https://emmacruises.com/recommends/wood-world-map/ (Affiliate link) [email protected]

I’ve just disembarked a 7 night cruise onboard Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of The Seas where I did things that most people would think were impossible on cruise ships. I waited 3 years for this cruise and as Royal Caribbean do have a reputation for being the most exciting and the best and I wanted to find out if that was really true. Pre pandemic they averaged around 6 million guests per year, fans of Royal Caribbean are very loyal to the brand but as somebody who’s not loyal to any cruise line, I wanted to see if the entertainment, the food and the ship were as good as I’d be promised. Royal Caribbean food review: https://emmacruises.com/royal-caribbean-food-review-everything-i-ate-during-my-cruise-photos-and-menus/ ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Daylight Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Don't make the WORST CRUISE MISTAKE: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected] Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join

When you think about cruise ship activities you probably think about people eating, sunbathing, maybe taking part in a quiz or a dance class. I doubt you think about an activity where you have to sign a waiver that says that you understand the activity is inherently dangerous and that you accept all risk of injury, disability or death. That’s exactly what I did on my last cruise. When I booked a cruise onboard Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas I knew that there would be the chance to do things onboard like surfing, rock climbing and bumper cars.I didn’t know how skydiving on a cruise ship could possibly work, and even if it did would I want to do it? Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join Check out Morgans video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjljnja-F4I ▶ Weekly Updates: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Book a Cruise: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ Let’s Connect! ▶ https://EmmaCruises.com/SocialLinks *** ▶ Background World Map: https://emmacruises.com/recommends/wood-world-map/ (Affiliate link) [email protected]

I’ve just disembarked a 3 night 90s themed cruise where we saw and did things that would be unthinkable on any other mainstream cruise. I originally booked this cruise way back in 2019, for years I’d promised my friends this amazed party filled with 90s bands and sunshine and fancy dress. I’d bought 5 first timer cruisers on the cruise so I was feeling nervous, I hoped that they would enjoy it but there was a very real risk that this crazy cruise night put them off cruising for life. This was a very busy cruise and not a normal cruising experience, at all. Check out Marellas cruises on their website here: tui-uk.7cnq.net/AoMoJ1 (affiliate link) Marella all inclusive drinks list: https://emmacruises.com/marella-all-inclusive-drinks-list/ Marella food review: https://emmacruises.com/marella-food-photos-and-review/ ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Daylight Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Don't make the WORST CRUISE MISTAKE: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected] Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join

I’ve just disembarked a European river cruise on a cruise line that cost around 1/3rd of most other river cruise lines, it was a very eventful cruise in lots of ways and a few very odd things did happen. While I was looking at Christmas cruises recently (yep Christmas, it actually isn't very far away) I came across some veeeeery affordable Christmas market river cruises. 😁😊 They're literally half the price of other river cruise lines. If you're interested in the Christmas River cruises, you'll find those here: tui-uk.7cnq.net/eKE10X (Affiliate link). 🎄🙂 Normally if you want to take a European river cruise you’re looking at £300, £400 pounds per night. Some cost £1000 per night but I paid less than that for an entire week, including flights, cruising on the Danube with TUI staying in a superior balcony cabin. Check out TUI river cruises here: https://tui-uk.7cnq.net/ZdvRER (affiliate link) I’ve taken river cruises in the past on the more luxurious lines but when TUI announced that they were starting river cruising I hoped that TUI would be the answer to river cruising on a budget. 00:00 - Introduction 00:11 - Why Did I Book This Cruise? 00:39 - What Did Our Cruise Include? 01:06 - My Pre Cruise Concerns 01:36 - First Impressions 02:02 - What is The TUI Skyla Like? 03:05 - Are River Cruises Wheelchair Friendly? 03:29 - River Ships Dock Side by Side 04:01 - What Are River Cruise Cabins Like? 05:07 - What’s it Like to Have a Cabin Below The Waterline? 05:46 - One of my Least Favourite Things About The Cabin 06:03 - How Many Plug Sockets Are There on TUI River Ships? 06:23 - Were Dining Times Fixed? 07:20 - When Was Breakfast? 07:48 - What Were The Crew Like? 08:58 - This Ship Was Electric (Literally) 09:32 - What Was Our Itinerary? 10:07 - What Drinks Are Included? 11:08 - Setting Sail From Budapest 11:29 - The Problem With Our Bathroom 12:52 - Docking in Bratislava, Slovakia 13:16 - Our Air Conditioning Didn’t Work 14:13 - How Was Feedback Taken? 14:24 - What Did We Do in Bratislava? 15:16 - Are River Cruise Schedules Fixed? 15:42 - When do River Cruise Ships Dock? 16:03 - Whats The Dress Code? 16:37 - How We Got an Upgrade 17:33 - What Capacity Was The Ship at? 18:45 - What Were The Walking Tours Like? 19:08 - How do You Listen to The Guide? 19:31 - Can You Get WiFi on a River Cruise? 20:41 - Do TUI Have an App? 21:14 - Are River Cruises Boring? 22:20 - My Favourite Excursion 23:06 - What is Going Through a Lock Like? 23:52 - Which Other Ships Did we See? 24:29 - What Was The Food Like? 26:20 - How Many Restaurants Were Onboard? 26:45 - How Old Were The Other Guests? 28:29 - What Did The Other Guests Think? ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Daylight Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Don't make the WORST CRUISE MISTAKE: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected] Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join

I've been planning this for a couple of years but despite having all of that time to prepare, I still have no idea how to make this video so please bear with me! I am so excited (and a little nervous), thank you so much for joining me on this journey! There are 3 ways to donate: - Directly to Macmillan (UK Residents Only) - https://bravetheshave.macmillan.org.uk/shavers/emma-le-teace1 - On the live stream (Most Countries Excl Australia) - https://youtu.be/ztypuWEmDO4 - Through Just Giving (Worldwide) - https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/emma-le-teace1 ▶ Weekly Updates: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Book a Cruise: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ Let’s Connect! ▶ https://EmmaCruises.com/SocialLinks *** ▶ Background World Map: https://emmacruises.com/recommends/wood-world-map/ (Affiliate link) [email protected]

I went cruising onboard Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 surrounded by formality and tradition to cruising onboard the MSC Seaview surrounded by sparkles and waterslides. The formality of a cruise line affects way more than just dining and dress codes. I didn’t know if I would miss the cruising traditions of Cunard when sailing with MSC or if I would be grateful that I didn’t have to deal with the things that had annoyed me on my Cunard cruise. ▶ Weekly Updates: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Book a Cruise: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ Let’s Connect! ▶ https://EmmaCruises.com/SocialLinks *** ▶ Background World Map: https://emmacruises.com/recommends/wood-world-map/ (Affiliate link) [email protected]

I’m from the UK and for the last couple of years I have dreamed about taking a Caribbean cruise. It usually isn’t a cheap option for me given that a 9 hour flight separates me from the Caribbean but I saw an incredible deal on the MSC Seaview so decided to give it a go. MSC are definitely a controversial cruise line and in the past I’ve heard bad things said about the food, the service and the entertainment but I wanted to see for myself would it be worth the price I paid? I paid £580 for the 7 night cruise including flights from London, drinks, transfers and gratuities. Price based on two sharing. Links mentioned in the video: MSC Food Photos and Menus: https://emmacruises.com/msc-cruise-food-review-photos-menus/ How to Cruise For Less Cruise Course: https://emmacruises.podia.com/how-to-cruise-for-less MSC Status Match Guide: https://emmacruises.com/msc-status-match-2/ ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Daylight Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Don't make the WORST CRUISE MISTAKE: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected] Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join

I’ve been cruising on modern cruise ships for years but have always wanted to try a cruise on a traditional ocean liner. There’s only one ocean liner operating in the entire world so when I saw a short cruise sailing on her from my local port, I knew I had to give it a go. I didn’t know what cruising on an ocean liner would be like. Everything I knew about ocean liners came from the early 20th century with the most famous ocean liner of all being the Titanic. Would this cruise be like being on a modern day Titanic and would I enjoy it and fit in, if it was? What actually is the difference between an ocean liner and a cruise ship? https://emmacruises.com/cruise-ships-vs-ocean-liners/ ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Daylight Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Don't make the WORST CRUISE MISTAKE: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected] Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join

I recently disembarked a cruise and it’s safe to say that the cruise didn’t exactly go to plan. We had bad weather, we were seasick, we had issues with excursions but I did come away from the cruise with $1083 in compensation which definitely made a big difference. I’ve spoken to lots of other people who were on the cruise who missed out, some of which only realised that they were entitled to compensation when they got home and because they had to do a few things while onboard, it was too late. Travel insurance guide: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ ▶ Weekly Updates: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Book a Cruise: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ Let’s Connect! ▶ https://EmmaCruises.com/SocialLinks *** ▶ Background World Map: https://emmacruises.com/recommends/wood-world-map/ (Affiliate link) [email protected]

When cruise lines advertise their cruises it’s most likely that you’ll see the newest and most exciting cruise ships. The majority of cruise ships owned by the major cruise lines are over 10 years old, with many being over 20 years old. I recently took a cruise on a brand new mega cruise ship, her name is Iona and she is massive, she’s over 4x the size of the Titanic and can hold well over 5000 guests. What I wanted to know after disembarking my cruise on Iona was did I enjoy this cruise because of the cruise line or because of the exciting new ship, if I cruised on an older smaller ship from the same cruise line, would I enjoy it as much or would I feel ripped off that the older ship didn’t have everything that the larger ship did. There were actually differences between the two that I had never considered, such as differences in the way the formal night dress codes were enforced, but more about that later. To find out how the ships compare I booked a cruise P&O’s Ventura, she was built back in 2007 and is just over half the size of Iona in terms of gross tonnage. ▶ Weekly Updates: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Book a Cruise: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ Let’s Connect! ▶ https://EmmaCruises.com/SocialLinks *** ▶ Background World Map: https://emmacruises.com/recommends/wood-world-map/ (Affiliate link) [email protected]

I recently received an email from a lady, let’s call her Julie. Julie was taking a cruise a couple of weeks ago from Spain when something happened to her that she didn’t know could happen. She was emailing me to ask me if I could let my audience know about this risk as she didn’t want anybody else to be in the same situation as her. I have to agree, I don’t think the cruise lines have done a good job of warning their passengers about the risks they are taking when they cruise at the moment, so here I am. Some of these have happened to me on my cruises recently. ▶ Weekly Updates: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Book a Cruise: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ Let’s Connect! ▶ https://EmmaCruises.com/SocialLinks *** ▶ Background World Map: https://emmacruises.com/recommends/wood-world-map/ (Affiliate link) [email protected]

When I embarked on a 12-night cruise sailing from the UK in December I knew that I was taking a risk. I usually don’t take cruises that include more than a couple of sea days because I do get seasick but our cruise was scheduled to spend a full 6 days out at sea. We actually ended up having more than that due to the bad weather and I was not prepared for how bad the rough it would be. ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Daylight Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Don't make the WORST CRUISE MISTAKE: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected] Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join

I’ve just disembarked the most eventful cruise I’ve ever taken, the cruise was 12 nights long and we were at sea for Christmas day. We had storms, we had medical emergencies, you name it, it happened on this cruise. Like most people, I wasn’t able to see my family last Christmas so we decided to make this Christmas a good one. I knew that this cruise could be great, but also knew that if anything went wrong, it wouldn’t just be me affected. In total there were 6 of us taking the cruise and I really really wanted my family to enjoy the cruise. I thought I had worried about everything that could happen beforehand but things happened onboard and on shore that I didn’t even consider. It definitely wasn’t the perfect Christmas I had imagined. Here are photos of everything I ate on my P&O cruise, including the main dining room meals, buffet, specialty restaurants and more. WARNING: DO NOT CLICK IF YOU'RE HUNGRY: https://emmacruises.com/po-cruises-food-photos/ ▶ Weekly Updates: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Book a Cruise: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ Let’s Connect! ▶ https://EmmaCruises.com/SocialLinks *** ▶ Background World Map: https://emmacruises.com/recommends/wood-world-map/ (Affiliate link) [email protected] YouTube thumbnail image: Branwal100, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

** A warning for everybody who watches YouTube videos - this goes far beyond my channel **. If you see comments asking you to talk to the commenter on WhatsApp, or to send you money and/or invest in crypto currency, it's a scam. Unfortunately lots of people are falling for this so I had to make this video. I'm doing my best to block/mute the scammers but I can't make it stop. If anybody wants to contact me, [email protected] is the best way to do that. I'm also on Twitter (EmmaCruises) and Instagram (EmmaCruises). Thank you all so much for your support. ▶ Weekly Updates: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Book a Cruise: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ Let’s Connect! ▶ https://EmmaCruises.com/SocialLinks *** ▶ Background World Map: https://emmacruises.com/recommends/wood-world-map/ (Affiliate link) [email protected]

It was 3am when the captain made the man overboard announcement, we were sailing to the Bahamas from Miami at the time onboard the Norwegian Sky. In this video I discuss what happened after the man fell overboard, the processes that cruise lines have in place to deal with this situation and how the incident affected the other passengers. To learn more about what happens when a guest falls off a cruise ship (including a list of everybody who fell overboard in 2019) check out this post: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-ships-do-stop-if-you-fall-overboard-heres-what-happens/ ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Daylight Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Don't make the WORST CRUISE MISTAKE: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected] Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join

On every cruise I’ve been on I’ve seen somebody break a cruise rule. Some are the type that make you roll your eyes, both others can be incredibly dangerous. The worrying thing is that most of the people who I’ve seen make these mistakes didn’t even know that they were doing it, and the last rule in this video, I’ve broken myself on my last cruise without realising. Oops. ▶ Weekly Updates: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Book a Cruise: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ Let’s Connect! ▶ https://EmmaCruises.com/SocialLinks *** ▶ Background World Map: https://emmacruises.com/recommends/wood-world-map/ (Affiliate link) [email protected]

I recently saw a comment on my channel that said ‘Why is this lady so upset that SMOKERS CAN SMOKE ON THEIR PRIVATE BALCONIES, they’re not hurting anybody’ the comment went on to say how ‘unfair’ I was being when I said that smoking on balconies shouldn’t be allowed on cruise ships. Well, here’s why. In this video, I tell the story of the Star Princess and the fire that destroyed 23% of her balcony cabins. Do you think smoking should be allowed on balconies? Let me know in the comments. ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Daylight Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Don't make the WORST CRUISE MISTAKE: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected] Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join

When I booked an MSC cruise that included Christmas day onboard, I didn't know what to expect. The result was a cruise that I will never forget, for many reasons! The cruise took place onboard the MSC Meravglia and we visited Italy, Spain, France, and Malta during the 7-night cruise. In this video, I talk about food, entertainment, Christmas decorations, and more. ▶ Weekly Updates: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Book a Cruise: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ Let’s Connect! ▶ https://EmmaCruises.com/SocialLinks *** ▶ Background World Map: https://emmacruises.com/recommends/wood-world-map/ (Affiliate link) [email protected]

A cruise is meant to be fun and exciting, the last thing you want is a couple of things going wrong that leave you feeling frustrated and annoyed. Over the years I've encountered many issues and have learnt what I need to pack in order to avoid disappointment and to save as much money as possible. I pack light and cruise on a budget so each of these are small and cost under $5. You'll find the recommended products on https://EmmaCruises.com/Essentials ▶ SUBSCRIBE for weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ STAY UP TO DATE: http://emmacruises.com/news ▶ JOIN US ON PATREON: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? (UK residents only): https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** Background World Map: https://enjoythewood.com/?rfsn=5433540.ccb51c (Affiliate link) RECOMMENDATIONS: ▶ Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Why you need it and how to get it: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ ▶ Wondering which plug sockets are in a cabin? Search our table: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-ship-plug-socket-guide/ LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

When most people think about cruising they'll think about people enjoying their time on their private balconies. On most modern ships though around 1/3rd of cabins don't have balconies and some don't even have windows. I booked the cheapest cabin available on P&O's Iona. There was no cheaper cabin available on the ship and I did everything I could to cut the cost where possible. In this video, we will look at the cabin's amenities, location, comfort, and more. Full P&O Iona Inside Cabin Review: https://emmacruises.com/po-iona-inside-cabin-photo-review/ Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp/ ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Daylight Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Don't make the WORST CRUISE MISTAKE: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected] Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join

I've just disembarked a cruise on P&O's Iona which showed me things I’d never have expected from P&O. From the moment that she was announced Iona was designed to be different, her launch was a bold move for P&O but I wanted to know if the risk had paid off. In this video, we will look at the ship, the food, the entertainment, and the destinations we visited. I made a decision onboard that I've never made on a cruise before, in the video, I discuss why. Timestamps: 00:00 - Why I Booked a Cruise on P&O's Iona 00:43 - Iona Embarkation 01:26 - P&O's Muster Drill 02:12 - How Big is P&O's Iona? 02:40 - This Stopped me From Getting Lost 03:00 - Our Inside Cabin, 11115 04:30 - Exploring The Ship and Sky Dome 05:30 - What Capacity is Iona Sailing at? 05:45 - Iona's Pool Side Food, Taste 360 06:25 - Booking Meals and Shows on The App 09:00 - P&O Cruises App 09:15 - Theatre Shows 11:00 - Dome Shows 12:15 - Karaoke, ft Masks! 12:55 - Our Itinerary Change 13:45 - Are P&O's Drinks Packages Worth it? 14:25 - What Food is Included on a P&O Cruise? 14:45 - Buffet 16:00 - The Quays 16:40 - Afternoon Tea 17:15 - Vegan Dining onboard P&O's Iona 17:30 - P&O Cruises Dress Codes 18:35 - Beach House and Olive Grove 19:10 - I Started Planning Something... 19:32 - Le Havre 20:25 - Bad Balcony Cabins? 21:00 - Ship Design 21:12 - Pub and Trivia 21:42 - Can You Book a P&O Cruise From Outside of The UK? 22:05 - I Did Something I NEVER Expected! 22:50 - Why I Nearly Got Stranded in Spain ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Daylight Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Don't make the WORST CRUISE MISTAKE: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected] Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join

I'm usually pretty good and not losing my cruise card but on my last cruise I made a silly mistake. I'm still not quite sure how it happened! Have you ever lost your cruise card? Let me know in the comments. ▶ SUBSCRIBE for weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ STAY UP TO DATE: http://emmacruises.com/news ▶ JOIN US ON PATREON: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? (UK residents only): https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** Background World Map: https://enjoythewood.com/?rfsn=5433540.ccb51c (Affiliate link) RECOMMENDATIONS: ▶ Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Why you need it and how to get it: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ ▶ Wondering which plug sockets are in a cabin? Search our table: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-ship-plug-socket-guide/ LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

I've just got back from a Spanish Coast cruise, I was prepared for things to be different but there were some real highs and some real lows on this trip that I didn't expect. Even now, I'm still can't believe a few things turned out how they did, after 2 years in the UK though, I was desperate to get some real sunshine and willing to do whatever it took to get some. Hey hey hey! On my last cruise, I was lucky enough to dock next to the lovely Marella Explorer 2 and it reminded me of this video. If you're interested in current itineraries on this lovely little ship, ​you'll find those here​: tui-uk.7cnq.net/LX4a6Y (Affiliate link). In this video I talk about all the requirements I needed to take the cruise, how the cruise went and why the journey home was so stressful. ▶ SUBSCRIBE for weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ STAY UP TO DATE: http://emmacruises.com/news ▶ JOIN US ON PATREON: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? (UK residents only): https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** Background World Map: https://enjoythewood.com/?rfsn=5433540.ccb51c (Affiliate link) RECOMMENDATIONS: ▶ Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Why you need it and how to get it: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ ▶ Wondering which plug sockets are in a cabin? Search our table: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-ship-plug-socket-guide/ LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

The cabin that I stayed in on the Disney Magic had a few features that I’ve never seen in a cruise ship cabin before and most I didn’t know about before I was actually in the room. Join me as we explore the cabin. In this video you'll see the main room, balcony and bathroom. I'll also talk about things like storage, our TV and my friend Hazel's suite. My full Disney cruise review can be found here: https://youtu.be/gX1f_R3Jmqk ▶ SUBSCRIBE for weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ STAY UP TO DATE: http://emmacruises.com/news ▶ JOIN US ON PATREON: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? (UK residents only): https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** Background World Map: https://enjoythewood.com/?rfsn=5433540.ccb51c (Affiliate link) RECOMMENDATIONS: ▶ Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Why you need it and how to get it: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ ▶ Wondering which plug sockets are in a cabin? Search our table: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-ship-plug-socket-guide/ LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

For YEARS I’ve wanted to try a Disney cruise and last week I finally did it. I’ve just disembarked the Disney Magic and I thought I knew what to expect from a Disney cruise but this cruise was the biggest culture shock ever. In this video we cover my review of the ship, food, entertainment and general value for money. Timestamps: 00:00 What I Expected From a Disney Cruise 00:42 Why I Decided to Take a Disney Cruise 00:54 Embarkation 01:25 Muster Drill 02:00 The Disney Magic 02:50 The Disney Funnel and Top Decks 03:08 Included Soda 03:45 What I Usually Look For in a Cruise 03:55 The Buffet (and Opening Times) 04:40 Room Service 05:10 Our Cabin 06:25 Dinner - Rotational Dining 07:20 Dress Codes and Formal Night 07:38 Service 07:45 Animators Palate 08:30 The Food 08:40 Onboard Theatre Shows 08:48 Tangled The Musical 09:55 Mickey Ears 10:25 Door Decorations 10:43 Towel Animals and Chocolates 11:35 Breakfast and Mickey Waffles 12:05 Swimming 12:15 Movies 12:25 Daily Schedule and Character Waving 12:45 Live Music 13:03 Kids Clubs 13:25 My Promenade Deck Discovery 13:50 Frozen at Sea 14:15 Adult only Activities 14:55 Late Night Entertainment 15:00 My Undercover Mission 15:10 Is a Disney Cruise For Me? 15:39 Cruise Price Comparison 16:17 The Strange Thing I Found in My Cabin ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Daylight Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Don't make the WORST CRUISE MISTAKE: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected] Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join

I've cruised with most of the mainstream cruise lines but I've never had anything like this in my cabin before. I want to know, do you think that this is a good idea or bad? I'd love to know why. If you're interested in learning more about gratuities, this article talks about the following: - What gratuities are and who receives them. - How you pay gratuities or remove them. - Who pays gratuities and how much they usually cost. : https://emmacruises.com/cruise-gratuities-simple-guide/ ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Daylight Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Don't make the WORST CRUISE MISTAKE: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected] Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join

ad (invite) - I've just disembarked the Sky Princess where I put Princess's Ocean Medallion technology to the test. I had heard a LOT about their apps, wearables and tracking technology before the cruise but was skeptical about how much it would actually improve my cruising experience. Disclaimer: My cruise on the Sky Princess was as part of a press trip, meaning that I travelled with journalists and travel agents. Princess have no control over my content and I wasn't paid, other than my subsidised cruise fare. YouTube defines 'paid promotion' as 'accepting anything of value' so I have to tick that disclosure box. :-) ▶ SUBSCRIBE for weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ STAY UP TO DATE: http://emmacruises.com/news ▶ JOIN US ON PATREON: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? (UK residents only): https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** Background World Map: https://enjoythewood.com/?rfsn=5433540.ccb51c (Affiliate link) RECOMMENDATIONS: ▶ Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Why you need it and how to get it: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ ▶ Wondering which plug sockets are in a cabin? Search our table: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-ship-plug-socket-guide/ LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

A big thank you to Shane (Associate Vice Director of Virgin Voyages) for chatting with me for this video. In this video, I ask Shane your Virgin Voyages questions including: Who are the target market for Virgin Voyages? Are family ships coming soon? Why is the pool so small and will Virgin ever consider adding drinks packages? 00:00 Introduction 00:21 Welcome Shane (Associate Vice Director of Virgin Voyages) 00:27 Was the bed set up changed as a result of feedback? 02:12 Are Virgin Voyages just for Millenials? 03:28 Why do you think Scarlet Lady received such a mixed reaction in early 2020? 04:52 Why did Virgin decide to give their crew free WiFi? 05:10 Why don't the crew on Virgin voyages have traditional uniforms? 05:55 Do Virgin Voyages have buffets? 07:17 What's included in a Virgin Voyages cruise? 07:40 Will Virgin Voyages introduce drinks packages? 08:48 Will Virgin Voyages be introducing family ships? 09:19 Why is the swimming pool so small? 11:45 Are Virgin Voyages just for first-time cruisers? 12:30 Will luxury cruisers like a Virgin Voyage? 13:05 What is Duel Reality? To check out my full review, including what I thought of the cabin, food, entertainment and ship, check out my full review here: https://youtu.be/DuNYeVjsukw ▶ SUBSCRIBE for weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ STAY UP TO DATE: http://emmacruises.com/news ▶ JOIN US ON PATREON: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? (UK residents only): https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** Background World Map: https://enjoythewood.com/?rfsn=5433540.ccb51c (Affiliate link) RECOMMENDATIONS: ▶ Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Why you need it and how to get it: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ ▶ Wondering which plug sockets are in a cabin? Search our table: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-ship-plug-socket-guide/ LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

When I cruise I USUALLY don't worry about seasickness. I'm quite a travel sick person, I get sick in buses, cars, ferries, you name it, but usually, on cruise ships I'm fine. On this cruise though, I wasn't. I was miserable. There are a number of things that contributed to me feeling so unwell on this cruise and I learnt a lot from this experience. Do you get seasick? Let me know in the comments. For more ways to prevent and treat seasickness, check out my seasickness guide here: https://emmacruises.com/seasickness-tips/ UK: https://www.boots.com/stugeron-15-tablets?cm_mmc=bmm-buk-google-ppc-_-PLAs_HeroCompare-_-Health+%26+Pharmacy-_-UK_Brand_Shopping_Health+and+Pharmacy+SSC&gclid=Cj0KCQjw1ouKBhC5ARIsAHXNMI_sSpgjgB4BZBjw-_D3OJ39Ra5rSkCpQ8NdtI07Q2EpbsJfVreR95QaAm00EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds US: https://amzn.to/3tJFMy9 ▶ SUBSCRIBE for weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ STAY UP TO DATE: http://emmacruises.com/news ▶ JOIN US ON PATREON: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? (UK residents only): https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** Background World Map: https://enjoythewood.com/?rfsn=5433540.ccb51c (Affiliate link) RECOMMENDATIONS: ▶ Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Why you need it and how to get it: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ ▶ Wondering which plug sockets are in a cabin? Search our table: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-ship-plug-socket-guide/ LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

When a couple of friends came to me and told me about the cruise that they'd booked, I had a few concerns. There definitely is a cruise line for (almost) everybody, but not every cruise will suit every person, and this one didn't suit my friends. Have you ever taken a cruise which didn't really meet your expectations? ▶ SUBSCRIBE for weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ STAY UP TO DATE: http://emmacruises.com/news ▶ JOIN US ON PATREON: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? (UK residents only): https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** Background World Map: https://enjoythewood.com/?rfsn=5433540.ccb51c (Affiliate link) RECOMMENDATIONS: ▶ Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Why you need it and how to get it: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ ▶ Wondering which plug sockets are in a cabin? Search our table: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-ship-plug-socket-guide/ LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

Are the people who get banned from cruise lines reckless and dangerous? Or did they just make silly mistakes? In this video we will look at real stories from people who were banned from cruises, for life. Some put themselves and others in danger but some were just accomplices to the acts. Did they deserve the ban? Let me know in the comments! ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Daylight Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Don't make the WORST CRUISE MISTAKE: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected] Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join

I've been cruising since I was 11 and in that time I've seen quite a few embarrassing cruise mistakes, and made some of my own! In this video we will look at 3 of the most embarrassing cruise mistakes I've seen. ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Daylight Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Don't make the WORST CRUISE MISTAKE: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected] Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join

If you'd asked me a year ago if I'd book a cruise with Virgin Voyages I would have said no way. I visited the ship in early 2020 and I felt very confused about who a Virgin Voyages cruise was for. But when I saw a cruise for £499 per person I knew I had to try it for myself. I wasn't sure if a Virgin Voyage would be for me, but I knew I wanted to find out. I paid £499 for the 3 night cruise in a mid ship sea terrace cabin. This price was based on 2 sharing (there are cheaper inside cabin rates available but all were sold out for my cruise). The cruise included soft drinks, gratuities and WiFi in that cost and we had $100 of onboard credit to spend. In this video we will look at my impressions of the ship, which things have changed since I was last onboard, how the food was, what the entertainment was like and much more. Timestamps: 00:00 - Why I Never Thought I'd Book a Virgin Voyages Cruise 01:11 - What are Virgin Voyages About? 01:32 - A Frustrating Start With The Virgin Voyages App 02:16 - Why I Was Nervous Boarding This Cruise 02:31 - Embarkation and Covid Testing 02:44 - Seabands 03:15 - Boarding The Ship 03:26 - Lick me Til Ice Cream - Ice Cream Parlour 03:50 - Crew Uniforms 04:35 - Working for Virgin Voyages 05:12 - Virtual Muster Drill 05:51 - Scarlet Lady - The Manor 05:54 - 80s Themed Exercise Class 06:55 - Scarlet Lady Running Track 07:26 - Speaking The Virgin Voyages Language 07:56 - The Tiny Main Pool of Scarlet Lady 08:28 - Scarlet Lady Whirlpool Area 09:04 - Dinner in Razzle Dazzle 10:03 - Allergies and Intolerances 10:58 - Virgin Voyages Toilets 11:07 - Scarlet Lady Bathrooms 12:07 - Public Toilets 12:41 - Gunbae and Pink Algave 13:03 - Converting Day Bed 14:03 - Lack of Storage 15:27 - Time to Play Mini Bar Box 15:38 - Balcony Hammock 16:21 - Public Seating 16:51 - The Net 17:17 - Pop Up Entertainment 17:42 - Daily Schedule 18:54 - Dual Reality 20:17 - Promenade Deck 20:34 - 24/7 Pizza 20:56 - Drinks Costs 21:19 - Outside Spaces 21:45 - Virgin Voyages Buffet (The Galley) 22:41 - Covid Safety Measures 23:05 - Virgin Voyages Dress Codes 23:23 - Maps 23:51 - A and Z Sides 24:52 - Tattoo Studio ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Daylight Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Don't make the WORST CRUISE MISTAKE: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected] Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join

Before this cruise, if I had booked a 4 night cruise and saw that the itinerary said 7 ports, I'd have assumed it was a mistake. It wasn't! - * I was invited onboard by Celestyal as part of a press trip. They have no control over my content and all opinions are my own. * In this video I talk about what a Celestyal cruise is like, what is included, how I found the food, excursions and lots more. My full cruise review can be found here: https://emmacruises.com/celestyal-cruises-review-2019/ ▶ SUBSCRIBE for weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ STAY UP TO DATE: http://emmacruises.com/news ▶ JOIN US ON PATREON: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? (UK residents only): https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** Background World Map: https://enjoythewood.com/?rfsn=5433540.ccb51c (Affiliate link) RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: https://emmacruises.com/travel-insurance-redirection-page/ ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31zjoL0 ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

This is perhaps the most important YouTube video I've ever made. I see this mistake being made on an almost daily basis and it drives me bananas. It isn't worth the risk. Full guide: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ ▶ SUBSCRIBE for weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ STAY UP TO DATE: http://emmacruises.com/news ▶ JOIN US ON PATREON: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? (UK only): https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** Background World Map: https://enjoythewood.com/?rfsn=5433540.ccb51c (Affiliate link) RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: https://emmacruises.com/travel-insurance-redirection-page/ ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31zjoL0 ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

I LOVE being a budget cruiser but that doesn't mean that I don't like to try expensive things from time to time. Would I pay for these things again? Probably not. Or at least I wouldn't pay full price for them. In this video I talk about a few expensive things I've tried on cruises, some through discounts and promotions and some through having friends who have access to the expensive things. ▶ SUBSCRIBE for weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ STAY UP TO DATE: http://emmacruises.com/news ▶ JOIN US ON PATREON: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? (UK only): https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** Background World Map: https://enjoythewood.com/?rfsn=5433540.ccb51c (Affiliate link) RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: https://emmacruises.com/travel-insurance-redirection-page/ ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31zjoL0 ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

Join me as we take a look inside the Celebrity Silhouette, she's had a whopping $75 million dollars spent on her since I was last onboard in 2019. ** I was invited on board by Celebrity in 2021 to see the updates to the ship. All opinions are my own and Celebrity have no control over my content. ** In this video, we will have a look at all the public areas on board including the top decks, restaurants, bars, lounges, theatre, and more. We also have a look at the side by side before and afters of the areas that have changed. Timestamps: 00:01 Introductions 00:16 Sunset Bar 01:01 Lawn Club 01:46 Retreat Deck 02:22 Sky Lounge 03:51 Pool Deck 04:04 Mast Grill 04:30 Mast Bar 04:49 Buffet 06:34 Solarium 07:18 Spa 07:41 Gym 07:57 Library 08:35 Hideaway 08:57 Ensemble Lounge 09:34 Sushi 10:08 Cafe El Bacio 10:34 Art Gallery 10:53 iLounge 11:11 Shops 11:44 Tuscan Grill 12:20 Le Petit Chef 12:36 Theatre 13:18 Photo Gallery 13:37 Entertainment Court Bar 13:52 Celebrity Central 14:13 Casino 14:46 Craft Social 15:14 Main Dining Room 16:10 Passport Bar ▶ SUBSCRIBE for weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ STAY UP TO DATE: http://emmacruises.com/news ▶ JOIN US ON PATREON: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? (UK only): https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** Background World Map: https://enjoythewood.com/?rfsn=5433540.ccb51c (Affiliate link) RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: https://emmacruises.com/travel-insurance-redirection-page/ ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31zjoL0 ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

I've been trying for YEARS to convince my friends to come on a cruise with me. If you're a cruiser but your friends aren't you'll probably understand the struggle. In the last couple of months I've successfully convinced quite a few of my friends to take their first cruises and this is how I did it. :-) ▶ SUBSCRIBE for weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ STAY UP TO DATE: http://emmacruises.com/news ▶ JOIN US ON PATREON: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? (UK only): https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** Background World Map: https://enjoythewood.com/?rfsn=5433540.ccb51c (Affiliate link) RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: https://emmacruises.com/travel-insurance-redirection-page/ ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31zjoL0 ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

To celebrate the restart of the Celebrity cruising from the UK, Celebrity invited me, along with journalists and travel agents on the first sailing of the Celebrity Silhouette. Note: Celebrity Cruises invited me on the trip. All opinions are my own. Celebrity have no control over my content. I had cruised on the Celebrity Silhouette before but Celebrity had spent $75 million on board since my first trip so I was keen to experience the changes, oh and the Celebrity Cruises food! ▶ SUBSCRIBE for weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ STAY UP TO DATE: http://emmacruises.com/news ▶ JOIN US ON PATREON: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? (UK only): https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** Background World Map: https://enjoythewood.com/?rfsn=5433540.ccb51c (Affiliate link) RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: https://emmacruises.com/travel-insurance-redirection-page/ ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31zjoL0 ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

A couple of years ago I took a cruise with a Saga, a 50+ cruise line. At the time of the cruise, I was 25 years old. I stood out like a sore thumb and definitely felt like an undercover spy! * ad (press invite) * - I was invited on this cruise by Saga. Saga have never had any control over my content, I wasn't paid and all opinions are my own. In this video, I talk about how I found the experience, what surprised me about the cruise, and what I loved about it. To learn more about my cruise with Saga check out the daily diary I kept while on board: https://emmacruises.com/saga-river-cruise-review-danube/ ▶ SUBSCRIBE for weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ STAY UP TO DATE: http://emmacruises.com/news ▶ JOIN US ON PATREON: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? (UK only): https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** Background World Map: https://enjoythewood.com/?rfsn=5433540.ccb51c (Affiliate link) RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: https://emmacruises.com/travel-insurance-redirection-page/ ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31zjoL0 ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

I've cruised with both American and British cruise lines and have noticed many big differences between the two. From the price you pay to the experience on board, you can expect the experience to be different. In this video, we look at the biggest differences that I've noticed comparing American and British cruise lines. Which is better? Leave me a comment. To learn more about the biggest and best British cruise lines, check out this post: https://emmacruises.com/british-cruise-lines/ ▶ SUBSCRIBE for weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ STAY UP TO DATE: http://emmacruises.com/news ▶ JOIN US ON PATREON: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? (UK only): https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** Background World Map: https://enjoythewood.com/?rfsn=5433540.ccb51c (Affiliate link) RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: https://emmacruises.com/travel-insurance-redirection-page/ ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31zjoL0 ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

If you'd asked me 6 months ago if I'd be booking a Disney cruise, I'd have said no way. Disney have always been out of my budget but things are a little different this summer. I've reduced the cost as much as I can and I can't wait to see how Disney compares to other cruise lines. In this video I talk about why I haven't booked a Disney cruise before, what I'm looking forward to and how much it cost me. ▶ SUBSCRIBE for weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ STAY UP TO DATE: http://emmacruises.com/news ▶ JOIN US ON PATREON: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? (UK only): https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** Background World Map: https://enjoythewood.com/?rfsn=5433540.ccb51c (Affiliate link) RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: https://emmacruises.com/travel-insurance-redirection-page/ ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31zjoL0 ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

Every time I take a cruise I see guests making mistakes that could cost them a lot of time and money. I've been cruising since I was 11 and in that time I've seen the outcomes of people making these mistakes, and learnt how to avoid them. In this video, I talk about a few of the worst cruise mistakes I've seen on cruises in recent years and how to avoid making them. ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Daylight Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Don't make the WORST CRUISE MISTAKE: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected] Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join

A few years ago I spent a night onboard the RMS Queen Mary, I've learnt a lot about the ship since coming back from the trip and I'm glad I didn't know then, what I know now. In this video, we will look at the Queen Mary's history, most popular ghost stories, and what it is like to stay on board. Let me know in the comments if you'd be okay staying on this ship. Inside the Queen Mary's Swimming Pools: https://emmacruises.com/inside-queen-mary-swimming-pool/ How Many People Died on The Queen Mary? https://emmacruises.com/rms-queen-mary-ship-deaths/ Titanic vs Queen Mary: https://emmacruises.com/titanic-vs-the-queen-mary-size-power-and-speed-comparison/ ▶ SUBSCRIBE for weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ STAY UP TO DATE: http://emmacruises.com/news ▶ JOIN US ON PATREON: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? (UK only): https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** Background World Map: https://enjoythewood.com/?rfsn=5433540.ccb51c (Affiliate link) RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: https://emmacruises.com/travel-insurance-redirection-page/ ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31zjoL0 ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

After a shutdown that lasted over a year, the UK has finally restarted cruising. I was onboard the MSC Virtuosa for her first sailing. Not only was this the first sailing from the UK since the shutdown but it was also on board a brand new ship. In this video, I talk about the things I've noticed since returning home from the cruise. Spoiler alert, I'd prefer to be back at sea! Watch my MSC Virtuosa cruise here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tis8476FGqU&t=499s ▶ SUBSCRIBE for weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ STAY UP TO DATE: http://emmacruises.com/news ▶ JOIN US ON PATREON: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? (UK only): https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** Background World Map: https://enjoythewood.com/?rfsn=5433540.ccb51c (Affiliate link) RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: https://emmacruises.com/travel-insurance-redirection-page/ ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31zjoL0 ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

I thought I knew what to expect when it came to my first cruise after Covid. I'd done my research but nothing prepared me for what it was like to really be back on a cruise after so long. A lot has changed! Come with me as we take a 4-night cruise on board the brand new MSC Virtuosa. The cruise leaves the UK and is only for British guests. Timestamps: 00:00 Why This Cruise? 00:30 Cruise Concerns 01:00 Embarkating the MSC Virtuosa 02:55 Inside Cabin 04:10 Muster Drill - How Does it Work Now? 05:20 Sail Away and Filming With a TV crew 06:10 Masking Wearing 08:10 Onboard Dining 08:30 Digital Menus 10:25 Food Quality 11:10 Socialising Onboard 13:30 Onboard Spaces 14:30 Buffet with Covid Regulations 16:15 Crew 16:50 The Yacht Club 18:00 Onboard Theatre Shows 19:05 Rob the Robot Bartender 20:10 Extra Cost Entertainment 20:50 Included Drinks 21:35 MSC Wristbands 21:55 Indochine, Speciality Restaurant 22:50 Matching Loyalty Statuses With MSC 23:10 Booking Dining Packages 23:40 Visiting Portland, Dorset - Organised Excursions 24:30 Ropes Course and Waterslides Channels Mentioned: Cruise Monkeys - https://www.youtube.com/c/cruisemonkeys Cruise Buoys - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb91DRPlyE2lUPUDnkrvwZQ Cruising Pete - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcJMAMRvjBdN5ZR8rU1yh1g ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Daylight Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Don't make the WORST CRUISE MISTAKE: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected] Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join

I can't believe I'm saying this but, I'm cruising NEXT WEEK! Oh how long we've waited to say that. Join me as I pack and plan. There are a few things we need to remember that we've never had to worry about before. In this video I talk about packing, covid tests, travel insurance and much more. Plus special appearances from Hudson. British Isles Packing List: https://emmacruises.com/must-pack-british-isles-cruise/ MSC Covid Test Requirements: https://emmacruises.com/which-covid-19-tests-do-you-need-for-an-msc-british-isles-cruise-2021/ Background World Map: https://enjoythewood.com/?rfsn=5433540.ccb51c (affiliate link) LAMP: This is the new one I just bought , it's super light which is important. I haven't used it on a cruise yet just at home but seems to work as well as my old one (and much cheaper). UK Link: https://amzn.to/3feVCtA US Link: https://amzn.to/3w09mPF (This is my affiliate link if you could use them that's awesome but if not that's also okay, I think I'd make 29p if you bought so no biggie haha) This is the one I used to have which was really good but it's about 3x the weight and about 3x the price...https://amzn.to/3eFuUeE My newer one also has lots of cool alarm sounds and even a colour light mode for parties?? 😛 1) SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi 2) DOWNLOAD OUR FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb 3) JOIN US ON PATREON: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan 4) BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** Background World Map: https://enjoythewood.com/?rfsn=5433540.ccb51c RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: https://emmacruises.com/travel-insurance-redirection-page/ ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31zjoL0 ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

UPDATED VIDEO: I've just disembarked Scarlet Lady! Did I enjoy it and did Virgin listen to any of the feedback? Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuNYeVjsukw&t=792s In early 2020 I boarded the newest cruise ship for Virgin Voyages, Scarlet Lady. I wanted to fall in love with the ship, but I just didn't. For the first time ever I didn't know who to recommend the cruise ship to. A LOT has changed in the last year, in the general world and with cruising. I still agree with everything that I said in my original review, but something bigger has changed. Original review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbUa703wG88 1) SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi 2) DOWNLOAD OUR FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb 3) JOIN US ON PATREON: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan 4) BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** Background World Map: https://enjoythewood.com/?rfsn=5433540.ccb51c RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: https://emmacruises.com/travel-insurance-redirection-page/ ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31zjoL0 ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

With the UK opening up soon for British Isles cruises I thought it was a good time to talk about the British Isles cruise I took with Princess. I have spoken to a lot of people recently who feel as though they're too British to take a British isles cruise, that's kind of how I felt... but the cruise surprised me! ad (press invite ) - Princess Cruises invited me on this cruise, they have no control over my content and all opinions are my own. I was invited by Princess to join journalists and other media people on an around British cruise. We cruise in May (pre-Covid 19) and were INCREDIBLY lucky with the weather. British Isles packing list: https://emmacruises.com/must-pack-british-isles-cruise/ 1) SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi 2) DOWNLOAD OUR FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb 3) JOIN US ON PATREON: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan 4) BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** Background World Map: https://enjoythewood.com/?rfsn=5433540.ccb51c RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: https://emmacruises.com/travel-insurance-redirection-page/ ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31zjoL0 ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

A year ago we thought we knew what to expect with the future of cruising, were we right!? Well, kind of. In this video, I look back at 4 videos that I published around a year ago, one of which has been hidden on my channel for the last 9 months because it's just so awkward. 1) SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi 2) DOWNLOAD OUR FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb 3) JOIN US ON PATREON: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan 4) BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** Background World Map: https://enjoythewood.com/?rfsn=5433540.ccb51c RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: https://emmacruises.com/travel-insurance-redirection-page/ ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31zjoL0 ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

A couple of years ago I took a cruise with the most formal mainstream cruise line on the market, Cunard cruise line. Before this, I'd only cruised with Norwegian Cruise Line who have no dress codes, and MSC who have very relaxed dress codes. As you can imagine, it was something of a culture shock. In this video, I talk about how I really grew to love this type of cruising despite it not being something I'd considered before. Would you take a cruise with Cunard? Thumbnail image: Trondheim Havn from Trondheim, Norway, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Daylight Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Don't make the WORST CRUISE MISTAKE: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected] Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join

Have you ever wondered why Carnival have a funnel that's a different shape to all other cruise lines? The funnel design has an interesting history and has come a long way to become the Carnival design feature that we know and love. In this video, we will look at how this design staple came to be. Have you cruised with Carnival? Let me know in the comments! 1) SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi 2) DOWNLOAD OUR FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb 3) JOIN US ON PATREON: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan 4) BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** Background World Map: https://enjoythewood.com/?rfsn=5433540.ccb51c RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: https://emmacruises.com/travel-insurance-redirection-page/ ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31zjoL0 ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmcruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

Cruises are restarting all over the world and the majority of cruise lines require guests to be fully vaccinated. A couple of cruise lines don't have this requirement, why is that and is it risky? I've made a decision and put my money where my mouth is! In this video, I talk about the cruise that I've booked and what's been happening in the cruise world recently. 1) SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi 2) DOWNLOAD OUR FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb 3) JOIN US ON PATREON: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan 4) BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** Background World Map: https://enjoythewood.com/?rfsn=5433540.ccb51c RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: https://emmacruises.com/travel-insurance-redirection-page/ ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31zjoL0 ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmcruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

Have you ever considered an MSC Cruise? Wondering if they're a good alternative to the cruise lines that you've cruised with in the past? I've cruise with MSC multiple times as well as many other cruise lines. I love cruising with MSC but wouldn't recommend them to everybody. In this video, we will discuss why and what makes MSC cruises so different. It's important to note that if you are considering an MSC for a British Isles cruise that announcements won't be done in multiple languages, the food, and experience onboard will still have an Italian flair though! ;) MSC Meraviglia, Embarkation Day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDQv5MhqbyQ MSC Meraviglia, Ship Tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a76P1khhF28 ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Daylight Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Don't make the WORST CRUISE MISTAKE: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected] Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join

When I was invited on my first river cruise, I thought I knew what to expect. I'd been cruising on the ocean and rather naively thought that meant I knew what a river cruise would be like. My river cruise was full of surprises, the biggest being just how much I loved it. I was invited on this cruise by Emerald Waterways, I wasn't paid for anything and Emerald Waterways have no control over my content. They were just nice and let me come on board. :-) Have you ever taken a river cruise? Let me know in the comments! In this video, I tell the story of my first river cruise, including my worries before the trip, how it went in reality and how the cruise compared to ocean cruising. ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Daylight Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Don't make the WORST CRUISE MISTAKE: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected] Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join

There was a cruise line that you could cruise with for $10 per night, there were a few catches though. The cruise line didn't include food or even housekeeping as standard! easyCruise set out to create something totally different, and that they did! Would you take an easyCruise? ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Daylight Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Don't make the WORST CRUISE MISTAKE: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected] Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join

P&O Cruises have announced itineraries and prices for their summer UK cruising season. Unfortunately, I don't think I'll be able to book one of the earliest itineraries and you'll find out why in this video. In this video we look at which ships are being used, where they are sailing to (if anywhere), how much they cost, and a couple of other things you need to be aware of before you book these cruises. ▶) SUBSCRIBE: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶) DOWNLOAD OUR FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶) JOIN US ON PATREON: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶) BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** This description may contain affiliate links. Background World Map: https://enjoythewood.com/?rfsn=5433540.ccb51c LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about

I had a cruise cancelled this week, it was a cancellation that took me by surprise but I do think that it's a step in the right direction for us returning to cruising. If you told me THIS cruise would have been the one to be cancelled a week ago, not sure I would have believed you. In this video, we talk about the cruise news that lead to this update and what I am planning on doing next. Let me know in the comments if you think I made the right decision! 1) SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours, and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi 2) DOWNLOAD OUR FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb 3) JOIN US ON PATREON: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan 4) BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** Background World Map: https://enjoythewood.com/?rfsn=5433540.ccb51c RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: https://emmacruises.com/travel-insurance-redirection-page/ ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31zjoL0 ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmcruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

This video is all about a BIG life update in my life and how it affects this channel and you guys going forward. Normal cruise tips/cruise news content will resume next week! :-) I want to say a HUGE thank you to everybody who watches my videos, comments, shares my articles, encourages me, whatever you do here, I appreciate you so much. Links mentioned in the video: ▶ Patreon: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ Cruise Course: https://emmacruises.com/cruiseforless/ ▶ Consultations: https://cruising-isn-t-just-for-old-people-university.teachable.com/p/consultation ▶ Income School/P24: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 *** 1) SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi 2) DOWNLOAD OUR FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb 4) BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** Background World Map: https://enjoythewood.com/?rfsn=5433540.ccb51c RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: https://emmacruises.com/travel-insurance-redirection-page/ ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31zjoL0 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmcruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

I took a cruise that was rated 2.9/5*'s on Cruise Critic. The user rating makes it the 'WORST' cruise I've ever taken. But was it really? In this video, we will find out! To follow this trip check out our Costa Cruises playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpsIM8QCigE&list=PLZINe6US8uzbUahlLU6_iTis7ThOao6pW ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Daylight Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Don't make the WORST CRUISE MISTAKE: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected] Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join

Making a silly mistake when cruising is every cruiser's worst nightmare. I've had my fair share of accidents over the years all of which have wasted my time or money. In this video, we talk about 3 of the silliest cruise mistakes I've ever made so that you can avoid making these same mistakes. Have you ever made a cruise mistake? Let me know in the comments! ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours, and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: https://emmacruises.com/travel-insurance-redirection-page/ ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31zjoL0 ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmcruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises [email protected] https://patreon.com/emmacruises Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

Cruise lines like Royal Caribbean have been burning through $250 MILLION DOLLARS per month so you'd be forgiven for thinking that they haven't been planning their new cruise ships. Luckily for us, they plan their cruise ships about 4 years in advance so we have LOTS to look forward to in 2021. In this video, we will look at the new cruise ships coming out in 2021 (some of which were due to launch in 2020 but haven't yet sailed). Almost all major cruise line has new ships including Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Princess, MSC and more. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:26 Carnival's Mardi Gras 02:22 Celebrity's Celebrity Apex 03:50 British-ism of The Week 05:45 Royal Caribbean's Odyssey of The Seas 07:46 MSC's Virutosa and MSC's Seashore 10:13 P&O Cruises' Iona 12:25 Princess Cruises' Discovery Princess and Enchanted Princess 14:08 Costa Cruises' Firenze and Toscana 15:25 Virgin Voyages' Scarlet Lady and Valiant Lady ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: https://emmacruises.com/travel-insurance-redirection-page/ ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31zjoL0 ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmcruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises [email protected] https://patreon.com/emmacruises Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

I have just booked a cruise on a cruise line that I consider to be best equipped for covid safety. I've spent a lot of time looking into the covid regulations on the major cruise lines, and in this video, you'll find out my top 5 recommendations. Just because a cruise line isn't on this list doesn't mean that they will not be covid safe, these are simply my top 5 choices. I have personally cruised with all the cruise lines mentioned in this video. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:22 Cruise Line 5 - Norwegian Cruise Line 02:59 Saga Cruises Make Vaccines Compulsory for Cruising 03:37 Cruise Line 4 - Royal Caribbean 06:54 Cruise Line 3 - Viking Cruises 08:52 Cruise Line 2 - MSC Cruises 13:08 Cruise Line 1 - Princess Cruises ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours, and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: https://emmacruises.com/travel-insurance-redirection-page/ ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31zjoL0 ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmcruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises [email protected] https://patreon.com/emmacruises Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

Cruises are meant to be relaxing but all too often I see people on board who are STRESSED OUT. Every cruise I do these 9 things to make sure that my cruise is relaxing as possible. In this video, I share the ways that I make sure that I don't waste a minute of my cruise being stressed. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:18 Photograph Your Tags and Passport 01:55 Make Your Packing List FIRST 03:47 Plan an Afternoon/Day to do NOTHING 04:30 Pack Medicines For EVERYTHING 05:10 British-ism of The Week 06:15 Avoid HUGE Phone Bills 08:40 Change Your Dining Time 10:07 Bring a Plastic Bag 10:59 Tell About Allergies/Intolerances EARLY 12:17 Pre Plan (and Pay For) Everything ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: https://emmacruises.com/travel-insurance-redirection-page/ ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31zjoL0 ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmcruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises [email protected] https://patreon.com/emmacruises Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

If you have a cruise booked for 2021 or 2022 you're probably wondering when cruises will start again. You need to know if you should plan for the cruise, cancel the cruise, or move it into the future. In this video, I give MY OPINION on how likely I think cruises are in certain time frames for certain destinations. I, of course, cannot predict the future but you asked and I answered! ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: https://emmacruises.com/travel-insurance-redirection-page/ ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31zjoL0 ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmcruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises [email protected] https://patreon.com/emmacruises Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

2021 is the year that we get back to cruising, there are some brilliant deals to be had and cruises to go on but there are a few things you need to consider that we never had to think about pre coronavirus. Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: https://emmacruises.com/travel-insurance-redirection-page/ In this video, we will explore the 5 questions that you need to ask yourself before booking a 2021 cruise. Timestamps: 00:20 What Is The Cancellation Policy? 03:05 Can I Get Travel Insurance For This Cruise? 06:40 What Would I Do if it Was Cancelled? 08:40 When is The Final Payment Date? 11:23 Will I Be Happy With The Onboard Experience? ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: https://emmacruises.com/travel-insurance-redirection-page/ ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31zjoL0 ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmcruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises [email protected] https://patreon.com/emmacruises Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

Packing cubes are very popular with frequent travelers and cruisers but which brand is the best? We tested 5 brands in this video (brands as requested). The cubes were tested for strength, durability, overall quality, and price. The following may contain affiliate links. This means we may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Mia Tui: https://miatui.com/collections/packing-cubes Use code EMMACRUISES for 15% off everything! Amazon Basics: USA - https://amzn.to/351dc01 UK - https://amzn.to/3oh4LFz Pro Packing Cubes: USA - https://amzn.to/3n0Pnvj UK - https://amzn.to/2X0YmSQ Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:30 Packing Cube Introductions (5 Types) 01:55 Material/Design Review 05:20 Rip Test - Varying Items and Levels 11:45 Strength Test - Pass/Fail 14:38 Recommendations and Personal Experiences ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: https://emmacruises.com/travel-insurance-redirection-page/ ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31zjoL0 ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmcruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises [email protected] https://patreon.com/emmacruises Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

2020 has seen record-breaking numbers of cruise ships sent to scrapyards. Almost all major cruise lines have sold at least 1 ship in order to cut costs and as a result, the cruise news has been FULL of ship retirement news. Many ships have new lives with new companies but many also have been scrapped. In this video, we look at the complete list of cruise ships scrapped in 2020 from cruise lines like Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Holland America, Princess, P&O, and more. Book your 2021 or 2022 cruises today: ▶ Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ Timestamps: 00:22 Royal Caribbean sell Empress and Majesty of The Seas 01:59 Pullmantur scrap Sovereign of The Seas, Monarch of The Seas, and the MV Horizon. 03:00 Carnival Cruise Line Scrap the Carnival Inspiration, Imagination, and Fantasy. 05:26 Costa Cruises sell the Costa Victoria 07:14 Costa Cruises sell the Costa NeoRomantica to Celestyal 07:48 Holland America sell the Massdam, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Veendam 08:31 P&O Cruises sell P&O Oceana 10:25 Princess Cruises sell the Sun Princess and Sea Princess 11:47 Marella sell the Marella Celebration 12:28 Marella sell the Marella Dream 14:35 Saga sell the Saga Sapphire 16:39 Fred Olsen sell Black Watch and Boudica 17:40 CMV Sell ALL of Their Ships at Auction 20:06 Jalesh Cruises sell Karnika (Pacific Jewel) 21:14 Bahamas Paradise Line sell the Grand Celebration 23:08 P&O Australia sell the Pacific Dawn and Pacific Aria ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Daylight Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Don't make the WORST CRUISE MISTAKE: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected] Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join

If you are like me and enjoy going on cruises you may be unaware that there are A LOT of people in the world that HATE everything related to the cruise industry. (If you're one of those people who hate the cruise industry, welcome to my channel, you probably won't like it here). In this video, I have a look at some of the funniest, weirdest and most bizarre cruise ship hate comments. Has anybody ever said any of these to you before? ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: USA: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100225232-13511091. UK: https://tidd.ly/3oiKD5Y ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31zjoL0 ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmcruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises [email protected] https://patreon.com/emmacruises Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas has had a positive Coronavirus test onboard when sailing in Singapore. Although not ideal this does give the cruise line the perfect opportunity to prove that their procedures and guidelines do WORK at preventing the spread of Coronavirus. ** SINCE PUBLISHING THIS VIDEO THE TEST HAS BEEN CONFIRMED AS A FALSE POSITIVE. Yay! It's still a great test of their Coronavirus Procedures ** Cruising HAS to restart at some point. Singapore is averaging around 12 Coronavirus cases per day which is much less than the UK and the US where cruising is yet to start. In this video, we have a look at what has happened, why this isn’t necessarily a bad thing, and what procedures and guidelines were in place on the ship. Featuring real photos from the sailing in question. A massive thank you to the Singapore Cruise Society who allowed me to use their photos for this video. Singapore Cruise Society is the leading cruising blog and community in Southeast Asia, bringing our audience the latest developments and experiences in the cruise industry. First started in 2014, Singapore Cruise Society has documented significant cruise happenings in Singapore. Since then, we have grown to be one of Asia's largest cruise-centric blog and community, providing everything from cruise vacation experiences to the latest development in the cruise travel industry. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram: @sgcruisesociety. ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: USA: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100225232-13511091. UK: https://tidd.ly/3oiKD5Y ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31zjoL0 ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmcruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises [email protected] https://patreon.com/emmacruises Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

If you're looking to book a 2021 cruise you may be wondering which cruises are best and least likely to be cancelled. In this video, we look at 5 types of cruises that I would recommend you don't book for, at least the early part, of 2021. We also look at better alternatives and why these cruises to avoid really should be avoided. *** How to Cruise For Less, Cruise Course: *** https://emmacruises.com/cruiseforless/ Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: USA: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100225232-13511091. UK: https://tidd.ly/3oiKD5Y ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** RECOMMENDATIONS, PRODUCTS, AND AFFILIATE LINKS: ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31zjoL0 ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmcruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises [email protected] https://patreon.com/emmacruises Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

Over the years Royal Caribbean has sold many cruise ships. Some have new lives with other lines, some have been scrapped and some have been involved in some interesting accidents and incidents. In this video, we will take a look at the former Royal Caribbean fleet, where they are today, and how they got there. ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ Timestamps: 00:40 - What Happens to Splendour of The Seas and Legend of The Seas? 02:30 - Where are Monarch of The Seas and Sovereign of The Seas Now? 04:55 - What Happened to Viking Serenade? 06:05 - What Happened to Song of America? 09:00 - What Happened to The Sun Viking Ship? 09:35 - What Happened to Nordic Prince? 10:25 - What Happened to the Song of Norway Cruise Ship?? 13:15 What is The Oldest Cruise Ship in the current Royal Caribbean Fleet? *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: USA: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100225232-13511091. UK: https://tidd.ly/3oiKD5Y ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31zjoL0 ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmcruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises [email protected] https://patreon.com/emmacruises Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

The cruise news of 2020 has been FILLED with news of sold cruise ships. Almost all major cruise lines have sold cruise ships in 2020 with many heading straight to the scrapyard. There doesn't seem to be any sign of the selling of ships slowing down but many cruise lines do have new ships on order too. * PART ONE * - In early 2020 we saw a LOT of cruise ships sold very fast, in the first part of this series we learn about them. Catch up on the video here: https://youtu.be/p1wx2nQCBdI * PART TWO * - If you enjoyed this video, check out part 2! A LOT more cruise ships have been scrapped and sold since the first video was made. Catch up on them here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFEYnh2E2wc&t=2s ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: USA: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100225232-13511091. UK: https://tidd.ly/3oiKD5Y ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31zjoL0 ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmcruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises [email protected] https://patreon.com/emmacruises Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s Timestamps: 00:18 - Marella Dream 02:24 - Karnika 03:34 - Grand Celebration 05:25 - CMV Magellan

If you are considering taking a cruise anytime soon you may be wondering how the news of a Coronavirus vaccine will affect the cruise industry. Will cruise lines make vaccines compulsory? In this video, we will look at if cruise lines could make vaccines compulsory, if they would want to and if they really will. To learn more about what you're agreeing too when you buy a cruise, check out this video about the cruise contract that you sign: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zvpo02-276U&t=3s ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: USA: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100225232-13511091. UK: https://tidd.ly/3oiKD5Y ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31zjoL0 ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmcruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises [email protected] https://patreon.com/emmacruises Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

The CDC has lifted its cruise ban and the USA finally has a way forward when it comes to returning to cruising! What does this mean for us and will we be able to take part in the test cruises when cruise lines restart? In this cruise news update, we also explore why the US are the only cruise line to try doing test cruises and look at why Key West has banned cruise ships over 1300 passengers (and crew). ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: USA: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100225232-13511091. UK: https://tidd.ly/3oiKD5Y ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31zjoL0 ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmcruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises [email protected] https://patreon.com/emmacruises Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

Have you ever wondered why some countries can cruise and others can't? It's been a busy week for cruise news and I've gathered friends from around the world to help me with this video. Tony from La Lido Loca is representing the USA, Chris Frame is representing Australia and Dario from Cruise Experience is representing Switzerland! In this video, we will be looking at why some countries can cruise and others can't. Looking a little into the CDCs update which affects the US and why Australia and UK don't seem to be making much progress at all. Follow these fabulous humans: TONY (USA): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFivW2VWJtGfvrMreyjNbw CHRIS (Australia): https://www.youtube.com/user/ChrisCunard DARIO (Switzerland): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLNeoDk4VcyJgJrH_ZIl_Zg ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ (The following section contains my products, services, and affiliate links) *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: USA: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100225232-13511091. UK: https://tidd.ly/3oiKD5Y ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31zjoL0 ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmcruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises [email protected] https://patreon.com/emmacruises Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

If you're worried about cruising in 2021, I don't blame you. There are a LOT of things to think about and loads of things that we haven't talked about yet. I'd like to put your mind at ease about a few things. I really hope that my channel has been a place of reassurance for you in 2020. I try to keep things realistic and optimistic and I've tried to keep you up to date with all of the cruise news! (My goodness the pace of change is fast). In this video, we will look at things like how cruise lines will deal with reduced capacity, vaccinations, positive test results, getting coronavirus tests pre-cruise, and more. ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours, and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: USA: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100225232-13511091 UK: https://tidd.ly/3oiKD5Y ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31WiXdA ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises https://patreon.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

There are more cruise ships and cruise lines currently sailing than you realize. There are even some cruises starting up again in the Caribbean! In this video, we will look at the cruise ships across the world that are currently sailing, which ships they have running, and what itineraries they are doing. - ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: USA: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100225232-13511091 UK: https://tidd.ly/3oiKD5Y ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31WiXdA ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises https://patreon.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

Would you like to reduce the cost of your cabin? Many people wrongly assume that the only way to cut the cost of a cruise cabin is to downgrade the category but there are three simple things you can do instantly reduce the cost when booking. This video shares cruise booking hints and tips to help you to secure the best cabin on your budget. ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Daylight Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Don't make the WORST CRUISE MISTAKE: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected] Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join

When governments give the cruise industry the green light to sail how long will it take the cruise lines to be ready? They've got to organise their crew, quarantines, training, ship refits, and the repositioning of cruise ships. In this video, we'll explore everything that needs to happen before the cruise lines can set sail including how long each stage is likely to take. *** ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: USA: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100225232-13511091 UK: https://tidd.ly/3oiKD5Y ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31WiXdA ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises https://patreon.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line have put together a list of 74 recommendations for returning to cruising. The recommendations talk about everything from mask-wearing, social distancing, coronavirus tests, and the return to cruising plan. This video goes through all 74 recommendations put forward and shares examples of how these guidelines are already being implemented in Europe on cruise lines like MSC and Tui. The recommendations teach us a lot about the future of cruising in regards to what we can expect when we can cruise again. - A huge thank you to Victoria from Cruise Passion who allowed me to use some of her video clips from her MSC Cruise onboard Grandiosa. You can watch her video about the cruise here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4FIFwcFV2w&t=33s - ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: USA: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100225232-13511091 UK: https://tidd.ly/3oiKD5Y ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31WiXdA ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises https://patreon.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

You may be wondering how many people die on cruise ships annually. It's inevitable that with so many people taking a cruise, some will die onboard. The majority will die from natural causes but not all are as innocent. In recent years there have been many incidents of accidents, suicides, and murders. How Many People Die on Cruise Ships Each Year? There are many sources which quote 200 as the number of cruise ship deaths each year. The real number is likely to be higher as not all cruise lines and countries share their death statistics. The majority of deaths that occur onboard cruise ships are from natural causes although some die in accidents, murders, suicides, or overdoses.  For more details on real-life examples, check out this post: https://emmacruises.com/die-on-cruise-ships/ Photo Credits: DerStudentMA at German Wikipedia / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) Alfromnl at en.wikipedia / Public domain David Broad / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0) By Rostocker - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18597000 DerStudentMA at German Wikipedia / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) Alfromnl at en.wikipedia / Public domain David Broad / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0) By Rostocker - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18597000 ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: USA: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100225232-13511091 UK: https://tidd.ly/3oiKD5Y ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31WiXdA ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises https://patreon.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

The cruise news of 2020 has been filled with information about cruise ships being sold. Lots are heading to the scrapyard but a few have managed to find new lives with new cruise lines. Back in July, I made a video called "The Sold Cruise Ships of 2020. Carnival, Royal Caribbean and More". In the video, we talk about the Costa Victoria, P&O Oceania, Saga Sapphire, Pacific Dawn, Pacific Aria, and Marella Celebration. To watch that video, click here: PART 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1wx2nQCBdI&t=1s PART 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P7iCGAP-x4&t=330s Timestamps: 00:30 - Carnival Fantasy, Carnival Inspiration and Carnival Imagination 03:00 - MS Monarch and MS Sovereign (Monarch of The Seas and Sovereign of The Seas) 04:35 - Costa NeoRomantica 05:12 - Fred Olsen's Black Watch and Boudicca 06:45 - Holland America's Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Veendam and Massdam 07:35 - CMV's Entire Current Fleet ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: USA: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100225232-13511091 UK: https://tidd.ly/3oiKD5Y ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31WiXdA ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises https://patreon.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

Why are the majority of cruise ships anchored off shore? Is it time to turn them off? With the cruise industry on pause there are many decisions that cruise lines have to make to try to reduce the costs of their fleet. In this video you'll find out what the worlds cruise ships are currently doing and what their options are going forward. *** ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: USA: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100225232-13511091 UK: https://tidd.ly/3oiKD5Y ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31WiXdA ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises https://patreon.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

If you're considering taking a cruise anytime soon you've probably been paying attention to the cruise news. I've heard a number of things recently presented as 'facts' which are completely incorrect. In this video, I talk about 9 of the biggest future cruise misconceptions including the future of casinos, kids clubs, and excursions. Videos shown in this video: MSC Meraviglia Ship Tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a76P1khhF28 Emerald Waterways River Cruise: https://youtu.be/0-gD7qYfJBM Marella Explorer Inside Cabin Tour: https://youtu.be/2LeeFE0agdg Marella Discovery Baltic Cruise Excursion: https://youtu.be/EWSoseOGNSs Norwegian Encore Ship Tour: https://youtu.be/UAoThWTNYQ0 Scarlet Lady Virgin Voyages Review: https://youtu.be/LbUa703wG88 Costa Luminosa Review: https://youtu.be/thEvdOcnkd8 ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: USA: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100225232-13511091 UK: https://tidd.ly/3oiKD5Y ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31WiXdA ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises https://patreon.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

This week in Europe an MSC cruise has set sail with thousands of passengers onboard. I’ve spent the last few days talking to the crew and passengers who have very kindly shared their photos and videos with me so that I can show you what it’s really like onboard. The cruise, although going very well, hasn't been completely drama free. One family has already been kicked off for breaking the rules which I think is brilliant. MSC are taking their procedures extremely seriously and are really leading the way when it comes to returning to cruising. MSC are spending €500,000 euros PER CRUISE to make sure that the cruises are coronavirus safe. They’ve had to spend so much on coronavirus tests, setting up labs, medical teams, the list goes on and on. ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: USA: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100225232-13511091 UK: https://tidd.ly/3oiKD5Y ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31WiXdA ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises https://patreon.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

We know that on cruise ships of the future we will see social distancing, mask wearing and increased cleaning. But what are the cruise lines going to do about things like air conditioning, muster drills and tracking and tracing all of the passengers? Technology is going to affect our cruise experience more than ever and in this video we’ll be looking at how technology will change our cruising experience and looking a little into what happens if passengers don’t want to adopt these new procedures. *** ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: USA: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100225232-13511091 UK: https://tidd.ly/3oiKD5Y ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31WiXdA ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises https://patreon.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

Positive Coronavirus cases have been found on multiple cruise ships in the last week. This is definitely not the news that the cruise industry needed, we were very hopeful about the return to cruising but this has definitely felt like one step forward, three steps back. What makes it worse is that some of the cases may have been made by mistakes made by the cruise line and if the processes were followed this may not have happened at all. Current Coronavirus count - (There have been more cases than this but these were discussed in this video): Hurtigruten (36 Crew, 16 Passengers) Paul Gauguin (1 Crew) Mein Schiff 1 (5 Crew) Sea Dream (1 Crew) The first cruise line to try and cruise again was Hurtigruten. They set off on a 7-night cruise around Norway and when they returned four of the cruise members were hospitalised with Coronavirus symptoms. It’s unclear if they were hospitalised because they were unwell or just to quarantine but since this has happened the total of cases within the crew has risen to 36, 33 of them are from the Philippines. Hurtigruten has admitted to making mistakes and investigations are still ongoing. The crew members were tested before they left their home countries then were tested again before embarking the ship. The crew members that were found to have coronavirus were from Germany, France, and the Philippines and the problem was that the crew members from the Philippines weren’t quarantined on land before boarding the ship. They flew into Norway and headed straight on the ship. This isn’t Hurtigrutens procedures, those crew members should have been quarantined for 10 days before being allowed to board. This puts the crew into an incredibly difficult situation. They need to work to make money and support their families but in this situation have potentially put their lives in danger doing so. ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: USA: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100225232-13511091 UK: https://tidd.ly/3oiKD5Y ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31WiXdA ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises https://patreon.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

We've got some exciting cruise news for you this week. Cruising has resumed in Germany! The German cruise line Tui had a 3-night cruise last week with 1200 guests onboard. A friend of mine Dario was on board and he has very kindly shared with us his experience of what is different about cruising in 2020. On the cruise, we see social distancing measures, limited capacity, temperature checks, mask-wearing, ordering with apps, limited elevator capacity, and much more. You'll find Dario on the channels below: Tui Cruise Vlog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGs01fwFgqs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cruiseexperience/ Blog: www.cruise-experience.com A massive thank you to Dario for sharing all of this with us. ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: USA: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100225232-13511091 UK: https://tidd.ly/3oiKD5Y ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31WiXdA ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises https://patreon.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

If you’re considering booking a cruise you may be wondering if 2021 is a good time. I’ve just booked three cruises for 2021 and in this article, we will look at why I’ve made that decision and why you should consider also booking a cruise for 2021.  This video is bought to you by The Cruise Line, a leading travel agency from the UK who just so happen to be from my home county, Sussex! They've just released a really cool app so that you can browse for cruises on the go and learn about the places that you'll be visiting. It's free and really easy to use so download it below: Download From The Google Play Store Here: https://bit.ly/3evB8LI Download From The App Store Here: https://apple.co/2YZuVky To learn more about the app, click here: https://bit.ly/37RJIlk *** Should You Book a 2021 Cruise?  There are a number of reasons why booking a 2021 cruise is a good idea. Prices are low, many people have refunded money or onboard credits to spend and the demand for cruising is still high. That said, booking a 2021 cruise is a risk, your cruise could be cancelled or altered with little warning. *** ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: USA: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100225232-13511091 UK: https://tidd.ly/3oiKD5Y ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31WiXdA ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises https://patreon.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

If you're a fan of cruising you're probably wondering when Will We Cruise Again? A cruise line owned by Carnival has announced plans to return to cruising using a five step process. The cruise line aims to have 50% of it’s fleet sailing by January. This process although not officially launched by American cruise lines gives us a good idea of how we can expect to see the return to cruising in places like the Caribbean or Mediterranean. In this video we will look at the five stages and what this means for cruising going forward. I'm very optimistic that we will see some cruises in 2020! Source: https://crew-center.com/costa-cruises-plans-re-start-voyages-7-ships-5-phases ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: USA: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100225232-13511091 UK: https://tidd.ly/3oiKD5Y ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31WiXdA ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises https://patreon.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

The cruise news of late has been filled with news of sold cruise ships. Cruise ships from a variety of cruise lines are having sold, some are heading for the scrap yard and others are heading to new cruise lines. It's not unusual for cruise lines to sell cruise ships but due to the Coronavirus crisis many ship sales have been bought forward. In this video we will look at the six cruise ships which have already been sold and will talk a little about my predictions for future cruise ships to go. - * PART TWO * - If you enjoyed this video, check out part 2! A LOT more cruise ships have been scrapped and sold since this video was made. Catch up on them here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFEYnh2E2wc&t=2s - Watch Chris's video about 2020's new ships here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgk7SzYDkiXWWBfMqXYH0cA ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Daylight Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Don't make the WORST CRUISE MISTAKE: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected] Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join Timestamps: 01:14 Costa Victoria SOLD to the scrapyard 03:07 P&O Oceania SOLD - Not confirmed to whom 05:05 Saga Sapphire SOLD - Not confirmed to whom 07:10 Pacific Dawn and Pacific Aria SOLD to CMV 08:05 Marella Celebration SOLD - Not confirmed to whom

New cruise guidelines have been released which explain what cruising will be like when we can cruise again. The guidelines come from the EU and talk about the onboard experience as well as when will happen if somebody does get coronavirus on a cruise. Possible quarantines, Coronavirus testing and changes onboard are all discussed in this video. This video was created using the 49 page document found here: https://www.healthygateways.eu/Portals/0/plcdocs/EU_HEALTHY_GATEWAYS_COVID-19_RESTARTING_CRUISES.pdf?ver=2020-07-01-115942-557 ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: USA: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100225232-13511091 UK: https://tidd.ly/3oiKD5Y ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31WiXdA ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises https://patreon.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

There are many superstitions related to cruising and cruise ships, breaking these is said to bring badly on the person who broke the superstition, the cruise ship and all who sail on her. In this post we explore common cruise superstitions that you are probably breaking, I know I break at least one everyday by 9am! Let me know in the comments if you do any of these things. SUBSCRIBE for weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://www.youtube.com/emmacruises/sub_confirmation=1? CRUISE COURSE: Want to learn how to save 60% off advertised cruise prices?: https://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com/cruiseforless For more information, full post: https://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com/7-bizarre-cruise-superstitions/ Timestamps: 00:15 It's Bad Luck to Bring Bananas on Cruise Ships 02:15 It's Bad Luck to Whistle Onboard 03:45 It's Bad Luck to Have a Deck 13 05:10 It's Bad Luck to Rename a Ship After Her Naming Ceremony 07:30 It's Bad Luck to Meet a Redhead Before Sailing 08:18 It's Bad Luck to Step Onboard a Ship With Your Left Foot First 09:20 It's Bad Luck to Throw a Stone Into The Sea ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: USA: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100225232-13511091 UK: https://tidd.ly/3oiKD5Y ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31WiXdA ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises https://patreon.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

On a cruise there are lots of situations where you can get things for free that the cruise line wants you to pay for. On average a person on a cruise will spend 50% on their cruise fare AGAIN onboard in onboard spend so paying attention to these cruise money saving tips is well worth doing. In this video we will look at 7 cruise expenses that you just don't need to pay for. Free alternatives will be given so that you can immediately start saving money on your next cruise. Cruise Line Alcohol Guide: https://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com/can-you-bring-alcohol-on-a-cruise/ Timestamps: 00:00 - How to Withdraw Money on A Cruise For Free 01:15 - How to Find Free Cruise Excursions 03:55 - How to do Laundry For Free on a Cruise 05:50 - How to Find Free Drinks on a Cruise 08:45 - Free Alternatives to a WiFi Packages on a Cruise 12:45 - Free Alternatives to Onboard Photography 15:23 - How to Find Free Tea and Coffee on a Cruise *** ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: USA: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100225232-13511091 UK: https://tidd.ly/3oiKD5Y ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31WiXdA ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises https://patreon.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

The Coronavirus pandemic has caused widespread chaos within the cruise industry and getting travel insurance will probably never be quite the same. Many people are wondering if their current travel insurance will cover them for Coronavirus related claims when travelling by cruise ship and if they'll be able to get insurance for their next cruise. I have spent days talking to insurance companies and in this video you're going to learn everything that you need to know about coronavirus and cruising. Timestamps: 00:30 Will my Insurance Bought Pre Coronavirus Cover my Cruise? 00:48 Does The Governments Travel Restrictions Affect Travel Insurance? 01:24 Questions to Ask Your Insurer 02:30 Can a Cruise Line Give me a Voucher For a Cancelled Cruise? 03:49 What Happens if my Travel Insurance Runs Out While I'm Abroad? 04:30 Will My Travel Insurance Cover me if I Cancel my Cruise? 06:18 Can I Cancel my Cruise if I am Classed as Vulnerable? 07:18 If my Cruise Has Changed Dramatically am I Covered by my Travel Insurance? 07:55 Can I Cancel my Travel Insurance Policy And Get a Refund? 09:20 What Will Future Insurance Policies Include in Regards to Cruising and Coronavirus? 10:50 Should I Renew an Annual Cruise Travel Insurance Policy for Coronavirus Cover? Further Reading: If you purchased travel insurance before Coronavirus the majority of travel insurance policies will cover you for Coronavirus related cancellations. Government Advice May Mean You Can't Travel - You more than likely can't travel if the government has a 'essential only' travel order. If you do this your travel insurance probably won't cover you. Some insurers will allow it if your travel is deemed to be essential such as getting yourself home but the reasons for travel being classed as essential are extremely limited and you'd have to have this pre approved with your insurer. Travel Insurance Does Run Out - Another thing to bear in mind before travelling is that insurance runs out at a certain date. It can usually be extended but if you were quarantined in a country or injured your travel insurance may run out. Many travel insurers would extend your cover if you are hospitalised but if you are simply stuck in another country for whatever reason you may be left without insurance if your travel insurance does expire and the company you bought it with won't allow you to extend it.  If You Are Vulnerable - Some people may be able to cancel and have it covered by travel insurance if they have a characteristic that makes travelling more risky such as being over 70 or having underlying health problems. If you do fall into this category and want to cancel a cruise further in the future I'd first speak to the cruise line, if they don't let you move the cruise speak to your insurer. You may have to give some form of evidence and the insurer will decide on a case by case basis. If you are definitely not going to be travelling anytime soon it can be a good idea to request a refund and I personally know people who have received hundreds of dollars back from the travel insurance provider. Do New Travel Insurance Policies Cover Coronavirus? - The majority of new policies going forward will still cover you for emergency medical care and the costs associated with getting you home if you do get Coronavirus while abroad. They won't cover you for travel costs, loss of earnings, hotel stays or anything related to having to quarantine either on a ship or on land. What Happens if I Renew an Annual Policy? - As Coronavirus is now a 'known event' this means that the majority of insurers won't include it in their new policies. However if you are renewing an annual policy the new policy should still have the cover. The financial ombudsman has confirmed that as long as you had the policy before mid march and you're renewing with the same insurer you should still have the same level of cover as the original policy. Read the full post here: https://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com/cruise-travel-insurance/ ‎ Sources: https://www.staysure.co.uk/discover/coronavirus-latest/ https://www.comparethemarket.com/travel-insurance/content/corona-virus/ https://www.which.co.uk/news/2020/06/coronavirus-what-it-means-for-your-travel-insurance/ https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2020/02/coronavirus-travel-help-and-your-rights/ https://www.insureandgo.com/help/coronavirus  ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: USA: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100225232-13511091 UK: https://tidd.ly/3oiKD5Y ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31WiXdA ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1

If you are considering a cruise for 2020 or 2021 you may be wondering if wearing a face mask will be mandatory onboard. Cruise lines have started to release guidelines when it comes to social distancing and in this article we explore to what extent mask wearing will affect your future cruises. Will I Need to Wear a Face Mask on a Cruise? At present there are no cruise lines which have announced mandatory wearing of face masks. It may be the case that mask wearing is highly suggested, especially at busy times such as embarkation but as of yet there are no official rules which say that this is the case. That said, mask wearing is likely to be a big part of the cruise experience for many people, at least in the short term. Many people are very against argue that, if it’s not safe enough to cruise without a mask, it isn’t safe enough to cruise. You May Have to Wear Mask When Social Distancing is Difficult There are certain times on a cruise where social distancing is just not possible. On embarkation day thousands of passengers have to pass through a cruise terminal in a relatively small period of time and this often means that big groups end up forming. The same can be said for the muster drill where all passengers must take part. Face masks have been made mandatory across many parts of the world, here in the UK it is mandatory to wear face masks on public transport and highly encouraged in other places. The Crew May be Wearing Masks Going forward we can expect to see crew members wearing masks. Especially those who work in the kitchens/waiters or in the beauty/spa areas. River cruises are starting to restart in Europe and river cruise line Arosa have released guidelines about what to expect onboard. The video shows staff wearing masks and states that all staff onboard will be wearing masks. Despite this the video says that the crew members will be smiling, even if you can’t see it through the mask. You May Often be Encouraged to Wear a Mask The cruise line are going to follow the social norms of whatever is done at the time of sailing. If the majority of people on land are wearing a mask then most people onboard the cruise ship probably will. There are certain times and places on a cruise ship where masks won’t be needed such as the top deck. Nobody wants to sunbathe with a mask on and in theory there should be enough room for guests to spread out. You’d have quite a funny suntan if you did sunbathe wearing a mask!! *** Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? Start here: https://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com/cruiseforless I bring you a new video every week so make sure you subscribe: https://bit.ly/2rXlgi4 Facebook Group: 👫👬 https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 For exclusive access to behind the scenes content, join here: 🎤🤟https://www.patreon.com/EmmaCruises To be kept up to date with the latest cruise news, sign up to our weekly newsletter. You’ll automatically be entered into competitions and will be the first to know about everything! Sign up here (it’s free and you can unsubscribe at any time): 🥰🥳 https://a49a1e57.sibforms.com/serve/MUIEAHLrG-1z0CAsK-RKbah39tqng6Egtde6NyyPKW8SEMpOopFcJI5iur7QmEIf0BLPbAu3_c-UTW1mYKmAEJF1xCvOaVyKtZKN7HI_xRFKw1m5fesco58D89mPsDt-8v23RFDQkx9bNlxuIW-25g7zBMgcpPRFjxtcjOaWDueTZrHeIEF02uLTmCyprwj7rklYf6ZChbw5ebbd?fbclid=IwAR0f_QvG9SRAD0VCHBXOnNsb7S5BfgcJyYm7rvud_i_nkr86M21z1x7IEbg ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: USA: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100225232-13511091 UK: https://tidd.ly/3oiKD5Y ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31WiXdA ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises https://patreon.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

The covid-19 crisis may dramatically decrease the demand for cruisers in the coming years and months. First time cruisers who have seen the media stories about 'super spreading' ships may avoid booking and even experienced cruisers are unsure about what the future of cruising will hold. Increased prices of travel insurance, reduced ports and social distancing onboard does make it feel as though the future of cruising is doom and gloom. But in 2021 I think we can expect to see cruise prices plummet, here's 5 signs that this will happen. Want to learn how to save 60% off advertised cruise prices and secure freebies/upgrades? Start here by joining the How to Cruise For Less Cruise Course: https://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com/cruiseforless/ Potential First Time Cruisers May Not Book If you've seen anything cruise and covid-19 related in the news you'll likely have seen stories about 'super spreading' cruise ships. Cruise ships are often described by the media as petri dishes for illness but this couldn't be further from the truth. Despite the majority of claims in these stories being incorrect the damage in regards to the cruise industry's image is likely already done. The Uncertainty About The Future of Cruising May Decrease Demand Many people who have previously cruised may be put off of cruising by the fact that we don't know what cruising will look like in the future. At the moment we are unsure about social distancing measures with some cruise lines stating that they'll be removing buffets, introducing my stringent health checks and limiting the number of passengers in venues onboard. Cruise Lines Need Income The Coronavirus crisis has caused MASSIVE financial problems for all cruise lines. Royal Caribbean is estimating a monthly cash burn of around $250 million dollars. No company is designed to deal with such a long period of time without any revenue. The cruise lines have been able to improve their liquidity and survive by seeking private investors, releasing more stocks onto the market and keeping as much money within the company as possible through future cruise credits. Luxury Lines May Do Better It may be the case that smaller more luxurious cruise lines have the advantage as they already have a greater amount of space per passenger. Cruisers may feel safer on a 900 passenger Viking cruise ship as apposed to a 7000 Royal Caribbean ship and so will chose this option. River cruising could also increase in popularity as the ships usually only have around 100 passengers and it would be much easier to enforce social distancing rules. Travel Insurance Changes May Decrease Demand The cost of travel insurance is set to increase and it may not actually be very useful. If you were to book a travel insurance policy now it would not include any coronavirus related claims apart from emergency medical expenses and repatriation costs. If your cruise was cancelled due to coronavirus you wouldn't receive anything from your insurance. Most companies aren't currently selling the travel disruption insurance that they usually would. Some Cruise Lines Are Already Reducing Prices We are already seeing some evidence of cruise lines reducing prices, particularly for new ships. I have JUST booked a cruise for 2021 for £55 per night, including gratuities on P&O's new ship Iona! Virgin Voyages have also cut their prices dramatically as well as offering guests with cancelled cruises 200% onboard credit and even more in some circumstances. The situation caused by the Coronavirus is difficult for all cruise lines but possibly more so for those who are set to be launching new ships this year. There definitely are bargains out there if you know where to look for them. If you are interested in learning more about how to cruise cheaply, start now by joining the How to Cruise For Less cruise course. You'll learn how to save 60% off advertised cruise prices and for a limited time, I'm also throwing in an audio consultation with me (usually $30): https://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com/cruiseforless/ *** ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: USA: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100225232-13511091 UK: https://tidd.ly/3oiKD5Y ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31WiXdA ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises https://patreon.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

If you have had a cruise cancelled taking future cruise credit may seem like the logical choice. There certainly are benefits to taking future cruise credit but it's important that anybody considering this understands what they are agreeing to. There are a number of restrictions and limitations placed on future cruise credit wouldn't normally apply. 9 Ways Your Cruises Will Be Changing After Covid 19: https://youtu.be/hx9gUhX4C6k ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: USA: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100225232-13511091 UK: https://tidd.ly/3oiKD5Y ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31WiXdA ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises https://patreon.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

Covid 19 has bought the cruise industry to a stand still with all passenger cruises currently being cancelled. That said, many cruise ships are still sailing with crew onboard and are tackling the difficult problem of trying to return their crew members home. In this video we will talk about what life is like onboard, including frequently asked questions like are the crew still getting paid? what is the food like onboard? how is social distancing. A MASSIVE thank you to Kate and Riley for talking to me. Rileys Channel: http://youtube.com/rileytench Kates Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ventureashorewithkate_/ *** ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: USA: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100225232-13511091 UK: https://tidd.ly/3oiKD5Y ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31WiXdA ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises https://patreon.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

All stories mentioned in this video were overheard on real cruises by real cruise passengers. It really does surprise me that these people actually exist and cruise with us but I suppose they do so we might as well laugh about it. A MASSIVE thank you to everybody who shared their stories on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Without you this video would be very short... *** ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: USA: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100225232-13511091 UK: https://tidd.ly/3oiKD5Y ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31WiXdA ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises https://patreon.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

If you've seen any cruise related news stories lately you've probably seen the ones which say that 'Norwegian Cruise Line Are Going Bust!' This couldn't be further from the truth and in this video I'm going to tell you why. If you have a Norwegian Cruise Line cruise booked please try not to worry. The cruise line are in a strong position to survive 12 months without a single sailing! Not many companies could say that. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NCLH) (the "Company") today announced it successfully secured over $2 billion of additional liquidity in response to impacts of the COVID-19 global pandemic on the Company and the cruise industry, including the temporary suspension of voyages, and to safeguard against a further downside scenario. Yesterday, the Company announced the launch of a series of capital markets transactions, led by Goldman Sachs, to raise approximately $2 billion. The transaction has since been upsized to gross proceeds of $2.225 billion ($2.4 billion if the underwriters exercise their full overallotment options) due to significant oversubscription and demand across all three offerings. The transactions consisted of (1) $400 million public offering of common equity, (2) $750 million exchangeable senior notes offering, (3) $675 million senior secured notes offering and (4) $400 million private investment from global consumer-focused private equity firm L Catterton.  9 Ways Your Cruise Will Change Post Covid 19: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx9gUhX4C6k Cruise Refunds, Your Experiences: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv8YLTXS4L8&t=4s Sources: http://www.nclhltdmedia.com/news-releases/news-release-details/norwegian-cruise-line-holdings-ltd-successfully-secures-over-2 https://www.cruisin.me/cruise-ship-tracker/norwegian-cruise-line/fleet/ https://www.ncl.com/uk/en/suspended-sailings https://www.marketwatch.com/story/norwegian-cruise-proposes-debt-sale-to-furlough-20-of-shoreside-staff-stock-tumbles-2020-05-05?mod=article_inline https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/nclh-gets-400m-l-catterton-investment-offers-stock-private-exchangeable-notes-senior-notes ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: USA: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100225232-13511091 UK: https://tidd.ly/3oiKD5Y ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31WiXdA ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises https://patreon.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

Things have never been easy for the cruise industry. Covid 19 isn't the first crisis to cause substantial problems for cruise lines. In this video we will look at the crises that the cruise industry have already survived and we will explore what these can teach us about the future. This video isn't meant to compare any of these past disasters to Covid 19. We haven't ever experienced anything like this before but I believe that the way that the cruise lines have dealt with and recovered from previous disasters can teach us about the future of cruising. Sources: Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2020/03/11/buy-carnival-stock-to-gain-60-post-coronavirus/#621743233ec9 CLIA Industry Reports *** ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: USA: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100225232-13511091 UK: https://tidd.ly/3oiKD5Y ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31WiXdA ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises https://patreon.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

In the summer of 2018 10 cruise ships in Europe were hit by a mysterious case of Norovirus. The cause of the virus was later found when three ships sailing into the US were tested. *** The virus in question in Norovirus not Coronavirus, but it does give us an interesting insight into how virus's spread on cruise ships ** Support me on Patreon for exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/EmmaCruises CDC report into the linked Norovirus cases: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6916a3.htm?s_cid=mm6916a3_w CDC report into ships with confirmed Norovirus outbreaks: https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/vsp/surv/gilist.htm#2019 (If you want to work out which cruise line is the one with the outbreaks you'll be able to match the sailing dates and outbreak percentages) Guests on all 10 European cruises had the same symptoms and it affected around 3% of passengers at the time there was no clear source. Norovirus doesn't always have an identifiable source and many people get it on land without even knowing. Your chance of getting Norovirus on land is around 1/15 and on a cruise ship is around 1/5500. Norovirus definitely isn't a 'cruise virus' but it's much easier to track and trace onboard so it often appears this way. https://cruising.org/about-the-industry/policy-priorities/public-health-and-medical/nororvirus-on-cruise-ships "The first outbreak occurred on another ship (ship B) of cruise line X sailing to and from New York City along the eastern seaboard and affected 85 (3.9%) of 2,166 passengers and 10 (1.6%) of 612 crew members; the second outbreak occurred on ship A sailing from Montreal to New York City and affected 83 (3.7%) of 2,251 passengers and 10 (1.6%) of 610 crew members." *** ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: USA: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100225232-13511091 UK: https://tidd.ly/3oiKD5Y ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31WiXdA ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises https://patreon.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

If you have any cruises booked at the moment you are probably trying to explore the options available to you. Cruise refunds are currently taking between 60-90 days with some cruise lines estimating 120 and some passengers (MSC UK) not expecting refunds for 6 months! Many cruise line are offering generous onboard credit and future discounts for those who don't opt for a refund. This video explores the different options as taken by members of our facebook group, click here you join us if you haven't already: https://www.facebook.com/groups/273786596385850/ As mentioned in the video, Holidays At Sea YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3jJ03FsDa0viAmEvhVCtZw ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: USA: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100225232-13511091 UK: https://tidd.ly/3oiKD5Y ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31WiXdA ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises https://patreon.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

The experience of taking a cruise will be forever changed by the covid-19 crisis, cruise ships have been hit HARD by the pandemic and day to day cruise ship life is likely to never return to normal. Everything from booking a cruise, dining onboard and excursions will be affected. Guests will be required to follow much stricter rules, have restrictions enforced on them and accept controls put in place to minimise social contact. Before we start, make sure you hit the subscribe button so that you don't miss any future videos. I bring you weekly cruise tips, tours and entertainment on this channel. The changes will take place right the way through from booking a cruise to disembarkation. If you are 70+ you can expect to have to provide some sort of doctors note to prove that you are fit to travel. All guests may be required to show proof of travel insurance and the types of cruises that we book may change too. When cases of covid 19 were discovered onboard the Diamond Princess the cruise ship was put into quarantine and guests spent weeks within their cabins. Inside cabins often hold up to 4 or 5 people and being quarantined with 3 other people in an inside cabin is definitely less than ideal. Genting press release: https://www.dreamcruiseline.com/en/media/press-release/2020/press-release-20200407-gcl-announces-enhance-preventive-measures/ Booking It is expected that an increased proportion of guests will now want to book a balcony cabin or a higher grade, this may drive down the prices of inside cabins and we may see more ships built without inside cabins at all. There are already some cruise ships which don't have inside cabins but these tend to be on the luxury side of the cruise ship scale. Embarking a cruise is usually a pretty easy process, you arrive at the embarkation desk, sign a small piece of paper that says that you haven't been unwell with the last 48 hours and then you embark. This is likely to change forever. Stricter health screening processes will be put into place worldwide and temperature scanning is likely to be a common fixture. I have had my temperature scanned when boarding a cruise ship before in Japan. The technology is already available, it is possible to take the temperature of many guests at once but will have to be implemented to ports across the world. One of the biggest problems for cruise lines when it comes to illness is preventing large groups of passengers from gathering at any one time. To try and prevent this cruise lines may stagger embarkation times or they may have to provide separate waiting rooms in ports. Onboard By far the biggest changes will come from the onboard experience. Dining, cleaning and entertainment are three areas set to change dramatically. Genting cruise lines have revealed new healthcare measures that they'll be taking post covid-19 and this includes the removal of self serve buffets. We can expect this to happen across a lot of cruise lines as it does dramatically decrease the risk of guests infecting one another. The cruise lines in questions will more than likely still have some form of buffets but the food will be served to guests by staff and the cutlery and sauces will not be left on the tables. When it comes to the main dining rooms we may see more space between tables and disposable paper menus may become more popular. Alternatively guests using the cruise lines app may be able to read the menu on their own device rather than requiring a physical menu. Genting cruise lines have already said that they will be implementing both paper menus and disposable cutlery available on request for guests who want it. At present handwashing is highly recommended by cruise lines for guests entering any dining venue but in the future we can expect this to be mandatory. We may also see extra washing stations in places like the theatres, lounges and bars. staff, not only because they care about the guests wellbeing but also because the staff live on the cruise ship. Genting cruises have said that going forward their guests cabins will be cleaned and disinfected twice daily and cabins of sick guests will have to be sterilised to hospital grade. ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: USA: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100225232-13511091 UK: https://tidd.ly/3oiKD5Y ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31WiXdA ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises https://patreon.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

The cruise industry has never seen anything quite like this before. All cruise lines have suspended cruises and we don't have any idea when we will be cruising again. There are currently a number of ships which are still sailing with passengers onboard. 4 guests have died onboard Holland America's Zaandam who still doesn't have anywhere to dock. When do you think we will be back to cruising? Let me know in the comments! ▶ SUBSCRIBE or weekly cruise tips, tours and news: https://bit.ly/34ltwZi ▶ FREE TRAINING: Want to learn how to cruise well on a budget? https://bit.ly/31vGORb ▶ JOIN THIS CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3kmSZan ▶ BOOKING A CRUISE? Free cruise quote: https://bit.ly/3mf9FRZ *** RECOMMENDATIONS: Never ever ever ever cruise without travel insurance! Compare quotes here: USA: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100225232-13511091 UK: https://tidd.ly/3oiKD5Y ▶ Recommended Cruise Lines: https://bit.ly/31WiXdA ▶ Recommended Blog/YouTube Resources: https://bit.ly/2HnSjn1 LEARN MORE: https://www.emmacruises.com/about Let’s Connect! https://instagram.com/emmacruises https://twitter.com/emmacruises https://patreon.com/emmacruises [email protected] Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Hr3c7s

Getting mean comments is part of being on YouTube. I usually just ignore the mean comments and don't let them bother me but I recently put together this video as part of a 12 hour live stream I did to raise money for my friend Sean, if you haven't seen the stream, you can check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmAzDEt0DFM&t=7514s I had lots of comments from people who wanted to see the video again so I thought I'd upload it to YouTube for you. Please let me know if you found this amusing! It was put together pretty quickly so I'm sure I could find a lot more mean comments for another day. These were just from the last few weeks.

On Friday 6th March 2020 I will be live on YouTube for a whopping 12 CONTINUOUS HOURS. Watch here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UmAzDEt0DFM I'm going to be joined by my friends Ben and David and we will be fundraising for fellow cruise YouTubers Sean and Stef. Sean recently received a horrible cancer diagnosis and we will be raising funds for him during the live stream. The stream will be 11am-11pm UK time (6am-6pm EST). If you are free at any point during the day please do pop in and see how we are getting on. The live stream will be hosted on Sean and Stef's YouTube channel which can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCujOtZLbwoF7g4E5lu3xA6A The live stream will include: Guest appearances from some of the biggest names in the cruise community: Sheri - Cruise Tips TV Griff and Alyssa Tony - La Lido Loca Jim - Jim Zim Josh Hocum - Cruise with Josh Paul and Carole - Paul and Carole Love to Travel Gary - Tips for Travellers Giveaways (we have a LOT of prizes to give away, so many companies and individuals have been incredibly generous and we are so grateful) A 7 night cruise for 2 with Marella A Mia Tui goodie bag A signed Chelsea football shirt, signed by all of the team Emerald Waterways goodies Royal Caribbean gifts LOADS MORE! Games, Dares and Quizzes Why Are We Doing This? Sean was recently diagnosed with a particularly nasty type of cancer, stage 4 pancreatic cancer which has spread to his liver and lungs. Sean and Stef are from the US and do have insurance but it doesn't cover cancer treatment. They are now being faced not only with having to cope with the cancer diagnosis but also with HUGE medical bills. If you can spare anything, no matter how little, please do donate. It'll make a huge difference to them and I will be forever grateful: https://www.gofundme.com/f/seanandstefstrong Sean and Stef have always focused on spreading positivity and even throughout this terrible time they are still spreading joy within our community. I bring you a new video every week so make sure you subscribe: https://bit.ly/2rXlgi4 https://www.Twitter.com/emmacruises https://www.Instagram.com/emmacruises https://www.facebook.com/cruisingisntjustforoldpeople [email protected] https://www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com Join our Facebook community of over 6500 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 Cruising Isn't Just For Old People University: https://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com/completecruising

Have you ever wondered what you're actually agreeing to when you book a cruise? I'm willing to bet that 99% of people do not read their cruise contract when they book a cruise, I know I don't! For this video I read a full cruise contract, all 13 pages of it, start to finish. I don't mention a specific line in this video but I collated similar clauses from various different cruise lines. Let me know in the comments if you've ever considered these things before. I hadn't! Why people are being quarantined on cruises: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wP7ktGufvEk Chris's channel (Royal Caribbean employee): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epU2lO-vtXc&t=237s

UPDATE: NEWER VIDEO - I've just got back from a cruise on Scarlet Lady! Did I enjoy it and did Virgin listen to any of the feedback? Check out the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuNYeVjsukw&t=792s 🎉😎🎉😎🎉 Scarlet Lady is the new cruise ship for Virgin Voyages. She is VERY controversial and was always designed to be different. She certainly is that! I was able to spend some time onboard in Dover, UK and during the video I share everything that I hated and loved about Scarlet Lady and Virgin Voyages in general. There's certain things about this ship which I loved and others where I really think that Virgin has made massive mistakes. Virgin specifically hired people who hadn't worked in the cruise industry before to design the ship and this is REALLY obvious. The ship is beautiful, but in the pursuit of style some cruising basics have been completely left out. I was SO ready to fall in love with the ship and the Virgin brand, unfortunately I came away more convinced than ever that Virgin aren't the cruise line for me. I'm sure they are for somebody, but they aren't for me. *** UPDATES: 4000 passengers in incorrect. I should have said 4000 people (including the crew). Scarlet Lady can hold 2800 passengers and 1150 crew. Virgin have informed me that they do have a disabled lift for the pool. *** ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Daylight Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Don't make the WORST CRUISE MISTAKE: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected] Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join

Booking a cruise can be time confusing, expensive and stressful but it doesn't need to be! This video contains cruise booking tips and tricks which will help you to book a cruise easily for a fantastic price. Apps/Websites mentioned (referral links): Honey plugin (free): https://joinhoney.com/ref/gs4v1qg Top Cashback (free): https://www.topcashback.co.uk/ref/emmaleteace Quidco (free): https://www.quidco.com/raf/2407553/ Boom25 (free): https://boom25.com/raf/S4hqXrGgLGTw YouTube video mentioned: Stop Ignoring Cheap Cabin With 'Bad' Locations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmhEPlmWaXs&t=438s

The Diamond Princess is under quarantine as 69 guests tested positive for the Coronavirus. Guests are confined to their cabins and Princess are doing their best to make sure that everybody is well fed and looked after. The Coronavirus has been causing havoc across the world and cruise ships are no exception to this. Almost all cruise lines have had to change or cancel itineraries but the Diamond Princess is the only cruise ship which has had confirmed cases. Princess are doing a fantastic job dealing with the situation and there are a number of guests onboard who are sharing their experiences with the world. People featured in this video: David and Sally who are sharing their 'adventure' on Facebook, you can find David's videos here: https://www.facebook.com/david.abel.75 Aun Na Tan who is sharing the story of her family on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/happy_girls_r_the_prettiest/ Matthew Smith has been live tweeting his experience on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mjswhitebread A massive MASSIVE thank you to the people above for allowing me to share their stories. The positive attitudes coming out of the situation are nothing short of inspirational. Monthly newsletter: https://bit.ly/3aTt6ee I bring you a new video every week so make sure you subscribe: https://bit.ly/2rXlgi4 https://www.Twitter.com/emmacruises https://www.Instagram.com/emmacruises https://www.facebook.com/cruisingisntjustforoldpeople [email protected] https://www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com

The guide covers 20 of the biggest cruise lines from the UK, US and across Europe. All cruise lines mentioned are budget or mainstream cruise lines and it is possible to cruise on all speaking only English. Download the cruise line guide here: https://bit.ly/30WweBg Start now by joining the course: https://bit.ly/2GMkNmp When choosing a cruise line it is SO important that you find a cruise line that really suits you, there is so much variety within the cruise industry and making a mistake here can lead to you wasting precious time and money. Before deciding on a cruise line there are a few things you should ask yourself: - How much are you willing to spend on your cruise? - Do you want the onboard schedule to be busy, relaxing or quiet? - Would you like to take part in formal nights and possibly have enforced dress codes? - Where is the cruise line based? Who are the typical passengers that cruise with this cruise line? - Would you like a flexible or fixed approach to dining? You'll find all the above topics discussed in the attached free download. Download the cruise line guide here: https://bit.ly/30WweBg **** The NEW “4 Step System To Becoming a Confident Cruiser” has finally been revealed! Click here to find out how you can save money, time numerous stress fuelled headaches: https://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com/completecruising **** Timestamps: 00:45 - Carnival Cruise Line 01:30 - Royal Caribbean 02:30 - Norwegian Cruise Line 03:45 - Princess Cruises 05:20 - Celebrity Cruises 06:00 - Holland America 06:30 - Disney Cruise Line 07:30 - Virgin Voyages 09:20 - P&O Cruises 11:15 - Cunard 12:20 - Cruise and Maritime 13:00 - Marella 14:00 - Fred Olsen 14:50 - Saga 16:00 - Hurtigruten 16:40 - Celestyal 17:50 - AIDA 18:30 - Tui Cruises 19:45 - Costa Cruises 21:00 - MSC Cruises Monthly newsletter: https://bit.ly/3aTt6ee I bring you a new video every week so make sure you subscribe: https://bit.ly/2rXlgi4 https://www.Twitter.com/emmacruises https://www.Instagram.com/emmacruises https://www.facebook.com/cruisingisntjustforoldpeople [email protected] https://www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com Video Filmed On: Canon M50: https://amzn.to/2swVZLv (Affiliate Link) GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k (Affiliate Link) MICROPHONE - https://amzn.to/32HQyGX (Affiliate Link) For exclusive content, consider supporting me on Patreon: https://Patreon.com/EmmaCruises

Recently Which? released a cruise line guide which named the 'best' and 'worst' cruise lines. Which? surveyed over 2000 people on 11 categories related to cruising. I have used Which guides a number of times in the past and generally believe their guides to be insightful and useful. I don't believe Which? ever meant to be misleading with the information they gathered but I do disagree with the conclusions that they came to. There is just more to meets the eye than the statements 'these are the WORST/BEST cruise lines'. What do you think? Do you agree with Which?'s findings? Let me know in the comments! You can find Which's report here: https://www.which.co.uk/reviews/cruise-lines/article/best-and-worst-cruise-lines (Which is a paid for service and you have to pay to access the information). Monthly newsletter: https://bit.ly/3aTt6ee I bring you a new video every week so make sure you subscribe: https://bit.ly/2rXlgi4 https://www.Twitter.com/emmacruises https://www.Instagram.com/emmacruises https://www.facebook.com/cruisingisntjustforoldpeople [email protected] https://www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com Video Filmed On: Canon M50: https://amzn.to/2swVZLv (Affiliate Link) GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k (Affiliate Link) MICROPHONE - https://amzn.to/32HQyGX (Affiliate Link)

I LOVE reading cruise reviews, here are a few of my favourites. This isn't the type of video I usually make on this channel but the overwhelming support for the video from our Facebook group convinced me to make it. I hope you enjoy! Let me know in the comments the funniest complaint you've heard... Join our Facebook community of over 6000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 I bring you a new video every week so make sure you subscribe: https://bit.ly/2rXlgi4 https://www.Twitter.com/emmacruises https://www.Instagram.com/emmacruises https://www.facebook.com/cruisingisntjustforoldpeople [email protected] https://www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com Video Filmed On: Canon M50: https://amzn.to/2swVZLv (Affiliate Link) GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k (Affiliate Link) MICROPHONE - https://amzn.to/32HQyGX (Affiliate Link)

If you are considering a cruise with Costa cruise line you might be wondering what is included in the cruise fare. I recently took my first Costa cruise and learnt a LOT. I’ve often seen REALLY cheap last-minute Costa cruises dropping into my inbox. I’ve always wondered what they were like and as I had a little bit of annual leave left I decided to take the plunge. I paid £400 for a 7-night cruise, including flights to Venice from London. An absolute bargain! The cruise without flights was being advertised at just over £250 per person, that’s less than £38 per night! Tap water isn’t free with meals like it is on most cruise lines. In Italy water isn’t offered free in restaurants so it does make sense that this carried on on cruise lines. Having said that it is interesting to note that MSC offer free water at meal times and they’re also an Italian cruise line. The water costs €3 for a 1.25 litre bottle. I don’t think this is a big deal especially considering how cheap the cruise was to begin with but it is worth taking note of it as it’s likely to be an extra expense on your cruise. On a cruise dinner is usually the only time I drink water and I do enjoy having a glass that keeps being refilled. We bought a water package because it worked out slightly cheaper than buying a couple of bottles per night at dinner. I bring you a new video every week so make sure you subscribe: https://bit.ly/2rXlgi4 https://www.Twitter.com/emmacruises https://www.Instagram.com/emmacruises https://www.facebook.com/cruisingisntjustforoldpeople [email protected] https://www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com Join our Facebook community of over 6000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 Video Filmed On: Canon M50: https://amzn.to/2swVZLv (Affiliate Link) GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k (Affiliate Link) MICROPHONE - https://amzn.to/32HQyGX (Affiliate Link)

Are there really 'bad' cruise ship cabins? Is it worth paying extra to decide on the location of your cabin? I don't think so! If you're somebody like me who doesn't mind a bit of a walk to the buffet and can sleep through anything it may be worth booking a guaranteed cabin. A guaranteed cabin means that you don't pick your cabins location so usually end up with the less desirable cabins. You can save lots of money this way! I bring you a new video every week so make sure you subscribe: https://bit.ly/2rXlgi4 https://www.Twitter.com/emmacruises https://www.Instagram.com/emmacruises https://www.facebook.com/cruisingisntjustforoldpeople [email protected] https://www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com Join our Facebook community of over 6000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 Video Filmed On: Canon M50: https://amzn.to/2swVZLv (Affiliate Link) GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k (Affiliate Link) MICROPHONE - https://amzn.to/32HQyGX (Affiliate Link)

Join me as we embark the Norwegian Spirit cruise ship in Rome (Civitavecchia). Our day starts by catching the train from Rome to Civitavecchia to board our Mediterranean cruise. During the video you will see: - The main dining room and blue lagoon restaurant - Top decks, pools - Bars, lounges - Atrium - Inside cabin The Norwegian Spirit is having a 100 million dollar refit in January 2020 so she won't look like this for much longer! The Norwegian Spirit was the first cruise ship I ever cruised on so she's got a special place in my heart. I will be bringing you a before and after video so make sure you subscribe here: https://bit.ly/2SytA2E https://www.Twitter.com/emmacruises https://www.Instagram.com/emmacruises https://www.facebook.com/cruisingisntjustforoldpeople [email protected] https://www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com Join our Facebook community of over 6000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 Video Filmed On: Canon M50: https://amzn.to/2swVZLv (Affiliate Link) GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k (Affiliate Link) MICROPHONE - https://amzn.to/32HQyGX (Affiliate Link)

If you are considering a cruise on Norwegian Encore you may be wondering how she compares to Norwegian Breakaway and Getaway. I’ve been on all three ships and in this video I talk about the differences and similarities between each. How Does Norwegian Encore Compare to Breakaway/Getaway? Norwegian Encore is very similar to the Norwegian Breakaway and Norwegian Getaway. Norwegian Encore is ‘breakaway plus’ class meaning that she is a bigger version of the ships within the breakaway class. Norwegian Encore has two sisters, Norwegian Bliss and Norwegian Escape, both of which are also breakaway plus class. Many of the layout features and venues onboard are common across all ships. When walking around Norwegian Encore I definitely felt as though I knew my way around based on cruises on Getaway and Breakaway. That said, Norwegian Encore isn’t just a bigger version of Breakaway and Getaway. She also has extra attractions and venues onboard. YouTube Videos: Norwegian Encore: 7 Things I Loved, 1 Thing I Didn't: https://youtu.be/4YGE8Er9hOI Norwegian Encore: Ship Tour 2019: https://youtu.be/UAoThWTNYQ0 Norwegian Encore, Mini Suite Balcony Tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14Lqgx2Eq5Q Differences Between Norwegian Encore and Breakaway/Getaway: Norwegian Encore Doesn’t Have a Spice H20 Norwegian Encore Has Go Karts and Laser Tag! Norwegian Encore’s Observation Lounge Ice Bar Similarities Between Norwegian Encore and Breakaway/Getaway: Main Dining Rooms O’Sheehans/The Local The Buffet Bars The Waterfront Cabins Casinos Entertainment Norwegian Encore, Breakaway and Getaway are all very similar. The main differences are that Norwegian Encore has a go kart track, laser tag and an observation lounge that Getaway and Breakaway don’t have. Norwegian Encore also has some different bars and restaurants but generally speaking if you like Norwegian Breakaway/Getaway you’ll like Norwegian Encore. Personally I would probably chose to cruise on Norwegian Getaway or Breakaway as I’m not particularly interested in go karts or laser tag. That said, I’d happily cruise on any! https://www.Twitter.com/emmacruises https://www.Instagram.com/emmacruises https://www.facebook.com/cruisingisntjustforoldpeople [email protected] https://www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople Join our Facebook community of over 6000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 Video Filmed On: Canon M50: https://amzn.to/2swVZLv (Affiliate Link) GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k (Affiliate Link) MICROPHONE - https://amzn.to/32HQyGX (Affiliate Link)

Cruises are often advertised as ‘all inclusive’ but this all inclusive fare rarely includes alcohol. There are a number of cruise lines, however, that do. In this post we will be looking at the cruise lines that include alcohol as standard in the cruise fare. Many cruise lines do offer beverage packages which, when purchased, can make the cruise fare closer to being all inclusive. https://www.Twitter.com/emmacruises https://www.Instagram.com/emmacruises https://www.facebook.com/cruisingisntjustforoldpeople [email protected] https://www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com Join our Facebook community of over 6000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 Video Filmed On: Canon M50: https://amzn.to/2swVZLv (Affiliate Link) GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k (Affiliate Link) MICROPHONE - https://amzn.to/32HQyGX (Affiliate Link)

Costa Cruises, Aida Cruises, Tui Cruises and Fred Olsen Cruise Line all allow passengers to smoke on their balconies which is banned on all other cruise lines. In addition to this the cruise lines also provide smoking areas inside and outside of their ships. If you were to go back 10 years you’d find that most cruise lines allowed smoking on their balconies. Following ‘guest feedback’ most have since banned the practise. I suspect that in future Costa, Fred Olsen and Aida will also do the same. In 2013 Cunard, P&O and Disney Cruise Line all banned smoking on balconies having previously allowed this. Smoking on balconies is generally not allowed for two reasons: Safety – It is generally regarded as safer to not allow passengers to smoke on their balconies. The biggest risk for cruise ships is fire and as a result anything that could start a fire is a potential problem. By keeping guests in designated areas when smoking cruise lines can make sure that cigarettes aren’t thrown overboard. Other guests comfort – When passengers are allowed to smoke on their balconies the smoke often drifts onto the surrounding balconies or public areas which can cause a nuisance. Many cruise lines have stated that customer complaints caused by this were the reason that they banned smoking on balconies. To learn more about the 4 lines that allow smoking on their balconies, check out the full post here: https://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com/cruise-lines-smoking-on-balconies-cruise-line-guide/ https://www.Twitter.com/emmacruises https://www.Instagram.com/emmacruises https://www.facebook.com/cruisingisntjustforoldpeople [email protected] https://www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com Join our Facebook community of over 6000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 Video Filmed On: Canon M50: https://amzn.to/2swVZLv (Affiliate Link) GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k (Affiliate Link) MICROPHONE - https://amzn.to/32HQyGX (Affiliate Link)

There are a number of pros to choosing a cruise when compared to other ways of travelling. There are also a number of things which aren't so great about cruising which I think it is important that you also know about. When considering your first cruise you may feel overwhelmed trying to weigh up the pros and cons. I’ve been on 22 cruises to date and still feel like this on occasion. The pros and cons in this video have been put together based on my experience of 22 cruises and with the expertise of the members of our Facebook group. Seasickness post mentioned in the video: https://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com/seasickness-tips/ Timestamps: 00:30 Pro – Unpack Once and See The World Travelling the world by cruise ship is SO much easier than travelling by any other means of transport. Usually, transport is a means to an end, a way to get from A to B. On a cruise the process of travelling is the fun part! 01:15 Con – Possible Seasickness I HATE the idea that potential cruisers may be put off of cruising because they fear feeling seasick. The majority of the time you cannot tell that ship is moving at all. If you don’t get travel sick in car or coaches I doubt very much you’ll get seasick on a cruise ship. Having said that, if you end up cruising in bad weather or a storm you may need to take some steps to treat seasickness. You can find my full guide to seasickness here: https://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com/seasickness-tips/ 02:15 Pro – Value For Money There is a LOT included in the price of a cruise. If you were to take into account the transport, accommodation and food/entertainment costs for an equivalent land trip cruising almost always comes out as better value for money. 03:15 Con – Cancelled Ports and Itinerary Changes Taking a cruise can be a little bit like a magical mystery tour. The itinerary you book may be changed at any time. There are a number of reasons why this could happen and I think I’ve had most happen to me! It is written into the contract of all cruise lines that they are able to change the ports at any point. 04:15 Pro – Visit New Places You Haven’t Considered Before I’ve been to a number of places which I may not have ever visited if I wasn’t on a cruise. Being on a cruise is like being looked after, you always have a point of contact and a phone number to ring if you get into trouble. 05:00 Con – Limited Time in Ports This definitely is one of the biggest downsides to cruising. Having said this, cruise lines are becoming increasingly aware that passengers would like longer in port and are now offering longer stays and overnight stops. 06:00 Pro – Relaxing There is nothing quite like sitting on a balcony and listening to the sounds of the ocean. Cruising gives you the opportunity to do as much, or as little as you’d like. 06:40 Con – Limited Time in Ports This definitely is one of the biggest downsides to cruising. Having said this, cruise lines are becoming increasingly aware that passengers would like longer in port and are now offering longer stays and overnight stops. 07:10 Pro – Food Galore! The quantity and variety of food available on cruises is definitely one of my favourite parts. On some lines, the food is available 24 hours a day. 08:30 Con – Shore Excursions Can be Expensive The prices of shore excursions organised by the cruise line often make me want to cry. They can be SO expensive. 09:00 Con – Possible Weight Gain We’ve all heard the stories about people who go on cruises and come away 20lbs heavier. It is possible to put on a lot of weight when cruising due to the unlimited food and often frequent drinking but it isn’t necessarily going to happen. 09:45 Pro – Entertainment On most cruises, there will be a show in the theatre each night. The show is usually performed twice so that all guests can have an opportunity to watch the show. To read the full post (I'm running out of space in this box) check out the post here: https://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com/pros-and-cons-of-cruises/ https://www.Twitter.com/emmacruises https://www.Instagram.com/emmacruises https://www.facebook.com/cruisingisntjustforoldpeople [email protected] https://www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople Join our Facebook community of over 6000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 Video Filmed On: Canon M50: https://amzn.to/2swVZLv (Affiliate Link) GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k (Affiliate Link) MICROPHONE - https://amzn.to/32HQyGX (Affiliate Link)

I've been cruising with Norwegian Cruise Line since I was a child, the thing that really keeps me coming back time and time again is the flexible approach to dining. I love the lack of dress codes and the variety of food available. If you're considering your first cruise with Norwegian Cruise Line you may be wondering what is included in the cruise fare in regards to food. Do Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) Cruises Include Meals? Yes. Breakfast lunch and dinner are all included on cruises with Norwegian Cruise Line. The main dining room and buffet are free on all ships in the fleet and there is usually another free option such as a bar/pub. Norwegian Cruise Line do feature a lot of 'speciality dining' options onboard their ships but these have an extra cost. When I cruise with Norwegian Cruise Line I usually stick to the complimentary options. You do not have to pay extra for any food when cruising on any Norwegian ship if you don't want to. Read the full post here: https://bit.ly/2R4erW0 Norwegian Content: YouTube Videos: Norwegian Encore: 7 Things I Loved, 1 Thing I Didn't: https://youtu.be/4YGE8Er9hOI Norwegian Encore: Ship Tour 2019: https://youtu.be/UAoThWTNYQ0 Norwegian Encore, Mini Suite Balcony Tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14Lqgx2Eq5Q https://www.Twitter.com/emmacruises https://www.Instagram.com/emmacruises https://www.facebook.com/cruisingisntjustforoldpeople [email protected] https://www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com Join our Facebook community of over 6000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 Video Filmed On: Canon M50: https://amzn.to/2swVZLv (Affiliate Link) GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k (Affiliate Link) MICROPHONE - https://amzn.to/32HQyGX (Affiliate Link)

Join me as we explore Celestyal Olympia! She is a brilliant little cruise ship with a fabulous history. She was built in 1982 for Royal Caribbean and started her life as 'Song of America'. She was Sunbird for Sun Cruises and then Thomson Destiny for Thomson. Celestyal Cruises bought her in 2014 and I cruised on her in 2019. We spent 4 nights onboard cruising the Greek islands and we visited 9 ports! During this video we will explore the following places: Timestamps: 00:40 - Horizons Bar (Deck 12) 01:30 - Pool Deck (Deck 9) 02:20 - Thalassa Bar (Deck 10) 03:00 - Sports Court (Deck 7) 04:00 - Leda Dining, Buffet (Deck 9) 04:30 - Eclipse Bar (Deck 7) 05:00 - Argo Bar (Deck 5) 05:05 - Casino (Deck 5) 05:30 - Selene Lounge (Deck 5) 06:15 - Sana Beauty Centre (Deck 5) 06:45 - Muses Lounge (Deck 5) 07:20 - Reception (Deck 5) 08:00 - Aegean Restaurant (Deck 4) More Celestyal Videos: Celestyal Cruises: Embarkation Day: https://youtu.be/Q1XzxkP9Xt8 Celestyal Cruises Dress Code (Photo Guide with Examples): https://bit.ly/2OoMer9 Celestyal Cruises All Inclusive Drinks List: https://bit.ly/2OPailT Celestyal Cruises – Review and Daily Photo Diary 2019: https://bit.ly/35xBo7U https://www.Twitter.com/emmacruises https://www.Instagram.com/emmacruises https://www.facebook.com/cruisingisntjustforoldpeople [email protected] https://www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com Join our Facebook community of over 6000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 Video Filmed On: PHONE - HUAWEI P20 PRO: https://amzn.to/2R0Q6y9 (Affiliate Link) GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k (Affiliate Link) MICROPHONE - https://amzn.to/32HQyGX (Affiliate Link)

If you're considering taking a cruise you might be wondering how much cash you'll actually need. During this video we will look at how much I budget for the following things: - Taxis - Tickets - Souvenirs - Tips - Toilets - Onboard Expenses Let me know in the comments how much cash you typically bring on a cruise! To read the whole post, click here: https://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com/how-much-cash-cruise-budgeting-guide/ https://www.Twitter.com/emmacruises https://www.Instagram.com/emmacruises https://www.facebook.com/cruisingisntjustforoldpeople [email protected] https://www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com Join our Facebook community of over 6000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 Video Filmed On: PHONE - HUAWEI P20 PRO: https://amzn.to/2R0Q6y9 (Affiliate Link) GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k (Affiliate Link) MICROPHONE - https://amzn.to/32HQyGX (Affiliate Link)

Welcome onboard Scarlet Lady (kinda). This is a mock up of a sea terrace balcony cabin which will be found on Virgin Voyages Scarlet Lady. Virgin Voyages have been have been very kind and let me join their affiliate scheme. This means I can offer you guys some free onboard credit if you book directly with Virgin Voyages. 😄❤️ Inside Cabin/Oceanview: $100 Sea Terrace (balcony): $200 Rockstar Suite: $400 How to get onboard credit on your Virgin Voyages cruise: To get the credit you need to book through my affiliate link: http://virgin-voyages.99ptgw.net/XqbVa and use code EMMACRUISESLOOT which will apply the onboard credit. 💰💲 The promotion runs until the end of February 14th 2020. Please feel free to message me if you have any questions! Virgin Voyages cruises do include ALL dining in 20 restaurants, wifi, exercise classes and soda so it might be a bit tricky to find stuff to spend the onboard credit on... I'm sure you guys can manage it though 😂😂 What I loved about the cabin: - The converting seabed. I wasn't convinced at first but it is seriously comfy and it makes the room feel HUGE when it's in sofa mode 🛏🛋 - The decor/style, it's so me! - The fact that there is a box of condoms in the mini bar, I'm not sure why but it just made me laugh. Apparently lots of hotels have them in the mini bar too but I can't afford to open the minibar usually so wouldn't know. ha ha... I think it sums up the Virgin Voyages brand quite well 😂😂 - The hammock on the balcony. It looks like the best place to sit and use Virgin Voyages included WiFi ;) What I didn't love about the cabin: - The lack of storage. The only storage in the cabin is in the wardrobe area, there aren't anymore drawers or shelves in the main cabin. This wouldn't be a problem for me at all as I pack very light but I can see it being a problem for others. 👕👖 - No bedside tables (I know that's a little thing but I worry I'd spill my drink on the floor without a table) - The bed only changes into a double bed, you can't have it as twins. I'm not sure what you're meant to do if cruising with friends other than get friendly fast. 🎉🎀 To learn more, check out my full review here: https://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com/scarlet-lady-balcony-cabin/ https://www.Twitter.com/emmacruises https://www.Instagram.com/emmacruises https://www.facebook.com/cruisingisntjustforoldpeople [email protected] https://www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com Join our Facebook community of over 6000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 Video Filmed On: PHONE - HUAWEI P20 PRO: https://amzn.to/2R0Q6y9 (Affiliate Link) GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k (Affiliate Link) MICROPHONE - https://amzn.to/32HQyGX (Affiliate Link)

Join me as we explore mini suite balcony cabin 14778 onboard Norwegian Encore. This video was filmed on Norwegian Encore's inaugural cruise from Germany to the UK in November 2019. The video also talks a little about the difference between the mini suite balcony cabin and the standard balcony cabin. To find out more about that and to find out if I think it's worth the upgrade check out the post here: https://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com/norwegian-encore-mini-suite-vs-balcony/ Other Norwegian Encore videos: Norwegian Encore, 7 Things I Loved, 1 Thing I Didn't: https://youtu.be/4YGE8Er9hOI Norwegian Encore Ship Tour 2019: https://youtu.be/UAoThWTNYQ0 https://www.Twitter.com/emmacruises https://www.Instagram.com/emmacruises https://www.facebook.com/cruisingisntjustforoldpeople [email protected] https://www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com Join our Facebook community of over 6000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 Video Filmed On: PHONE - HUAWEI P20 PRO: https://amzn.to/2R0Q6y9 (Affiliate Link) GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k (Affiliate Link) MICROPHONE - https://amzn.to/32HQyGX (Affiliate Link)

I was recently invited onboard Norwegian Encore for an inaugural media cruise. Norwegian Encore is the newest cruise ship for Norwegian Cruise line. She features things like go karts, laser tag and waterslides but there is much more to love about her than just that. I was invited on the cruise by Norwegian Cruise Line but they don't have any control over my content. All opinions expressed in the video are my own. Norwegian Encore, 7 Things I Loved and 1 I Didn't: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YGE8Er9hOI During the video we explore: - Q Texas Smokehouse - The Local Bar and Grill - American Diner - Food Republic - Ocean Blue - Teppanyaki - The Manhattan Room - Taste - Savor - Garden Café Buffet - Cellars - Maltings Whiskey Bar - Sugarcane Mojito Bar - The District Brew House - The Cavern Club - Social Comedy and Night Club - Observation Lounge - Waterfront - Theatre - Atrium - Go karts - Laser Tag - Galaxy Pavillion I really enjoyed my time onboard and liked almost everything about the ship. This was actually my 10th cruise with Norwegian Cruise Line. Would you have a go on the waterslides, walking the plank in VR or have a go on the go karts? Let me know in the comments! https://www.Twitter.com/emmacruises https://www.Instagram.com/emmacruises https://www.facebook.com/cruisingisntjustforoldpeople [email protected] https://www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com Join our Facebook community of over 6000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 Video Filmed On: PHONE - HUAWEI P20 PRO: https://amzn.to/2R0Q6y9 (Affiliate Link) GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k (Affiliate Link) MICROPHONE - https://amzn.to/32HQyGX (Affiliate Link)

I was recently invited by Norwegian Cruise Line to join them on a press preview cruise of Norwegian Encore. We sailed from Germany to Southampton ahead of her first cruise over to America. Norwegian Encore is the newest, biggest and most exciting ship from Norwegian Cruise Line. She has go karts, laser tag and lots more to offer. I really enjoyed my time onboard and liked almost everything about the ship. This was actually my 10th cruise with Norwegian Cruise Line so during the video I talk a little about my experiences with things like dining onboard. Would you have a go on the waterslides, walking the plank in VR or have a go on the go karts? Let me know in the comments! Norwegian Encore Ship Tour 2019: https://youtu.be/UAoThWTNYQ0 https://www.Twitter.com/emmacruises https://www.Instagram.com/emmacruises https://www.facebook.com/cruisingisntjustforoldpeople [email protected] https://www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com Join our Facebook community of over 6000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 Video Filmed On: PHONE - HUAWEI P20 PRO: https://amzn.to/2R0Q6y9 (Affiliate Link) GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k (Affiliate Link) MICROPHONE - https://amzn.to/32HQyGX (Affiliate Link)

Join me as we embark the Celestyal Olympia in Pireaus before setting sail to Mykonos. I was invited by Celestyal Cruises to join them on a 4 day Iconic Aegean itinerary which visited Mykonos, Kusadasi, Patmos, Rhodes, Crete and Santorini. Celestyal Cruises have no control over my content. Day 1, Athens and Mykonos Boarding the Celestyal Olympia in Pireaus (the port for Athens) was really easy. We queued up for about 5/10 minutes to drop off our bags and maybe 5 minutes more to check in. We were onboard the ship by 9.30am which is incredibly early for a cruise. On most cruises you’ll embark, at the earliest, around midday. I was continually impressed with the organisation of Celestyal during the cruise. They managed to organise cruisers who speak multiple languages with ease. A few of the bigger cruise lines could learn a lot from Celestyal. The Ship: Celestyal Olympia I LOVE exploring a new ship for the first time. The Celestyal Olympia was originally built for Royal Caribbean and you definitely can tell. She was launched in 1982 but you really wouldn’t know that just by being onboard. I’ve been on ships that are from the 00’s that feel much older… The ship is a little bit higgledy piggledy with odd steps around and a bit of an odd layout. That said, everything has clearly been very well taken care of, nothing is broken or looking worn. The ship also belonged to Sun Cruises and was Thomson Destiny for Thomson (now Marella). She is well loved by the crew onboard and by past passengers. Muster Drill It was again pretty well organised and didn’t take too long. The muster drill was done in a couple of languages with English being one of main languages. I was a little bit worried prior to the cruise about taking a cruise with a Greek cruise line due to me not being able to speak any Greek at all. This worry was completely unfounded. All staff onboard spoke perfect English and announcements were usually done in English before other languages. All Inclusive Drinks We had a couple of drinks around the ship and I actually took some time to sit down and read a book. Wow! Celestyal are ‘all inclusive’ which means that things like gratuities and drinks are included. There is a menu of included drinks and another of ‘premium’ drinks that have a supplement. There is plenty on the included list, so I didn’t feel the need to pay extra. If you do like specific drinks or like to have a lot of variety it may be worth ordering drinks from the premium menu. The drinks prices are pretty reasonable and similar to that that you’d find in a pub or at a bar on land. I was very impressed that you could order a number of coffees, hot chocolate and tea on the inclusive menu. On a lot of other cruise lines this would be considered premium drinks. Tender We picked up our tender tickets for the evenings stop in Mykonos. Tender tickets are available on a first come first serve basis from a lounge onboard the ship. If you are travelling as part of a group only one member needs to collect the tender ticket. Up to 6 can be collected by one person. We arrived in Mykonos at 6pm and left after 11pm. Excursions have priority disembarkation (as normal) and then the tenders are filled by tender ticket number. I do get seasick but I am usually okay on tenders. I think it’s the fresh air and the dramatic movements of the boat. The tender to Mykonos only took about 5-10 minutes so it wasn’t too much of an issue. That said, I wouldn’t want to be on the tender for much longer. Mykonos We arrived in Mykonos a little after 6pm, just in time for the sunset. The sunset was gorgeous and we walked around the town. I do wish that we had a little bit more time in daylight to explore but I suppose that’s the price you pay for seven ports in four days. You get a little taste of everything. I’d love to return to Mykonos one day. There are SO many cats in Mykonos. My travel insurance says I can’t stroke any stray animals so I managed to resist. To continue reading the full cruise diary, check out the full post on my website here: https://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com/celestyal-cruises-review-2019/ Are you a first-time cruiser? This video is a great place to start. 67 cruisers share 67 cruise tips: https://bit.ly/31yH5AG https://www.Twitter.com/emmacruises https://www.Instagram.com/emmacruises https://www.facebook.com/cruisingisntjustforoldpeople [email protected] https://www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com Join our Facebook community of over 6000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 Video Filmed On: PHONE - HUAWEI P20 PRO: https://amzn.to/2R0Q6y9 (Affiliate Link) GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k (Affiliate Link) MICROPHONE - https://amzn.to/32HQyGX (Affiliate Link) -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- New Video: "Costa Cruises: What Does a $50 A Day Cruise Include?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl4XsOndJSk -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-

If you are looking to book a cruise you may have come across 'repositioning' cruises. I have been on two repositioning cruises and during this video, we will explore what a repositioning cruise is and look into why so many people love taking them. What is a Repositioning Cruise? A repositioning cruise is a one-off itinerary which moves a cruise ship from one destination to another. The most common repositioning cruises happen in spring and autumn/fall. Almost all cruise lines and ships will reposition at some point. Repositioning cruises provide some great opportunities to experience unique itineraries for cheap prices. Read the full post here: https://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com/7-benefits-of-repositioning-cruises/ Timestamps: 00:29 - Unique Itineraries 03:53 - Cheap Prices 05:10 - Quieter Ships 07:00 - Year Round Cruises 07:40 - Last Minute Cruises 08:30 - Longer Cruises 08:55 Sea Days Are you a first-time cruiser? This video is a great place to start. 67 cruisers share 67 cruise tips: https://bit.ly/31yH5AG https://www.Twitter.com/emmacruises https://www.Instagram.com/emmacruises https://www.facebook.com/cruisingisntjustforoldpeople [email protected] https://www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com Join our Facebook community of over 5900 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 Video Filmed On: PHONE - HUAWEI P20 PRO: https://amzn.to/2R0Q6y9 (Affiliate Link) GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k (Affiliate Link) MICROPHONE - https://amzn.to/32HQyGX (Affiliate Link)

If you're considering booking a cruise or have done so, you may be wondering 'what does my cruise fare actually get spent on'? I've spent DAYS crunching the numbers from cruise line's financial accounts to bring you this cruise fare breakdown. After watching the video please do let me know if this is what you expected, there were a few surprises in the numbers for me! I am a frequent cruiser and share cruise tips, tours and videos on this channel. This video was something a little different but I had a LOT of fun making it. Timestamps: 00:30 - Cruise Line Spending, Food. 01:30 - Cruise Line Spending, Fuel. 02:00 - Cruise Line Spending, Commissions. 02:40 - Cruise Line Spending, Transport. 03:00 - Cruise Line Spending, Onboard The Ship. 03:45 - Cruise Line Spending, Payroll. 05:15 - Cruise Line Spending, Marketing. 06:00 - Cruise Line Spending, Depreciation. 06:20 - How Much Profit do Cruise Lines Make? 06:50 - Cruise Line Income 08:30 - Cruise Line Expenditure I have done my best to make sure that the facts and figures in this video are correct, that said, these are my interpretations of the figures within Royal Caribbeans 2018 financial statements here : https://bit.ly/2VDsh1K and from CLIA's cruise industry outlook here: https://bit.ly/2RXvS8h. Please feel free to draw your own conclusions from the data and/or my video! Are you a first-time cruiser? This video is a great place to start. 67 cruisers share 67 cruise tips: https://bit.ly/31yH5AG https://www.Twitter.com/emmacruises https://www.Instagram.com/emmacruises https://www.facebook.com/cruisingisntjustforoldpeople [email protected] https://www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com Join our Facebook community of over 5900 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 Video Filmed On: MICROPHONE - https://amzn.to/32HQyGX (Affiliate Link) - - - #CruiseTips #Cruise #Cruising

If you've taken a river cruise or an ocean cruise and are wondering how the two experiences differ, this is the video for you! I'm a long-time ocean cruiser having cruised since I was 11 years old, this year I have taken two river cruises and was amazed how different the experiences are. The differences include just about all elements of onboard life including dining, the daily schedule, the ships themselves and the other passengers. How to cruise for under £50 per night: https://youtu.be/wFmhcRw2AjQ If you are considering a river cruise and would like to learn more make sure you check out my river cruise content below: Emerald Waterways - European River Cruise Embarkation Day: https://youtu.be/0-gD7qYfJBM Emerald Waterways Star-Ship Tour 2019: https://youtu.be/RkwQvfCGx7k Embarking Saga's Filia Rheni: https://bit.ly/2mrmgrA I bring you a new video every week so make sure you subscribe: https://bit.ly/2A7fNX3 Are you a first-time cruiser? This video is a great place to start. 67 cruisers share 67 cruise tips: https://bit.ly/31yH5AG https://www.Twitter.com/emmacruises https://www.Instagram.com/emmacruises https://www.facebook.com/cruisingisntjustforoldpeople [email protected] https://www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com Join our Facebook community of over 5500 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 Timestamps *** 00:00 - What Is Included In a River Cruise Compared to Ocean 01: 26 - River Cruises Start Earlier in The Day 02:45 - Making Friends Onboard 04:12 - Embarking and Disembarking a River Cruise 05:22 - Flexibility of Timings 06:58 - River Cruise Price 07:36 - The River Cruise Season Compared to Ocean 08:34 - River Cruise Destinations 10:18 - River Ship Design vs Ocean Ship Design Video Filmed On: PHONE - HUAWEI P20 PRO: https://amzn.to/2R0Q6y9 (Affiliate Link) GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k (Affiliate Link) MICROPHONE - https://amzn.to/32HQyGX (Affiliate Link) - - - #RiverCruise #RiverCruising #OceanCruise

In this video, we tour the Marella Explorer. The Marella Explorer was launched as MV Galaxy in 1996 and later went on to become Mein Schiff for Tui. She was bought by Marella in 2018. Visit Marella’s website here to learn more: https://bit.ly/2n3I0d6 (affiliate link) In the video we explore: - Top Deck - Swimming Pool - Snack Shack - Indigo Bar/Club - Buffet - Mini Golf - Main Dining Room - Speciality Restaurants - Theatre - Atrium Blog Posts Marella Explorer Cabin Guide: https://bit.ly/2mOQ4Pd Marella Explorer All Inclusive Drinks List: https://bit.ly/2mQcOyi 90s Cruise Review: https://bit.ly/2mfJlgF Videos 90s Theme Cruise, Marella Explorer - Electric Sunsets 2019: https://youtu.be/xE4amm-oVbE Marella Explorer Inside Cabin Tour: https://youtu.be/2LeeFE0agdg I bring you a new video every week so make sure you subscribe: https://bit.ly/2A7fNX3 Are you a first-time cruiser? This video is a great place to start. 67 cruisers share 67 cruise tips: https://bit.ly/31yH5AG https://www.Twitter.com/emmacruises https://www.Instagram.com/emmacruises https://www.facebook.com/cruisingisntjustforoldpeople [email protected] https://www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com Join our Facebook community of over 5500 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 Video Filmed On: PHONE - HUAWEI P20 PRO: https://amzn.to/2R0Q6y9 (Affiliate Link) GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k (Affiliate Link) MICROPHONE - https://amzn.to/32HQyGX (Affiliate Link) - - - #MarellaExplorer #MarellaCruises #EmmaCruises

I was recently invited on BBC Radio Norfolk to talk about a recent news story to do with a mystery cruise with Fred Olsen. Visit Fred Olsen’s website here to learn more: http://tidd.ly/23d430ba (affiliate link) Would you take a mystery cruise? Let me know in the comments! *** The Story *** "Disgruntled cruise ship passengers staged a ‘mutiny’ after their mystery voyage ended up stopping at Great Yarmouth and a Dutch port likened to a council estate. Some travellers refused to even step off the Balmoral ship after forking out up to £1,400 for an 11-night stay. According to The Sun, others got into heated rows with staff aboard the 710-room vessel about the lacklustre itinerary. One guest told the paper: ‘It’s mutiny on here.’ Having set off from Newcastle, many of the guests expecting to find ‘hidden gems’ were underwhelmed when the liner docked for its first stop in Norfolk – nothing more than a very expensive lift home for some." Read more: https://metro.co.uk/2019/09/21/cruise-ship-passengers-stage-mutiny-luxury-tour-goes-great-yarmouth-10783894/?ito=cbshare What is a Mystery Cruise? A mystery cruise is a cruise where the passengers don't know which ports will be stopped at during the cruise. The cruise has a fixed start and endpoint and passengers know how long the cruise will last. Details of the cruises itinerary are revealed to guests day by day.  A number of cruise lines provide mystery cruises and the amount to which the itinerary is a 'mystery' varies. On some mystery cruises, passengers may have a rough idea of where the cruise is going and on others, they have no idea. Are you a first-time cruiser? This video is a great place to start. 67 cruisers share 67 cruise tips: https://bit.ly/31yH5AG https://www.Twitter.com/emmacruises https://www.Instagram.com/emmacruises https://www.facebook.com/cruisingisnt... [email protected] https://www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeo... Join our Facebook community of over 5500 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 Video Filmed On: PHONE - HUAWEI P20 PRO: https://amzn.to/2R0Q6y9 (Affiliate Link) GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k (Affiliate Link) MICROPHONE - https://amzn.to/32HQyGX (Affiliate Link) - - - #EmmaCruises #MysteryCruise #FredOlsen

If you're considering your first river cruise you may be wondering if a river cruise is really like the adverts you see on TV. In many ways they are but there are a few things that the cruise lines will never show you. I've been cruising since I was a child but it wasn't until this year that I took my first river cruise. I've taken two this year and have another planned for next. River cruising is brilliant and I'd thoroughly recommend it. River Cruise Content: Videos: Emerald Waterways - European River Cruise Embarkation Day: https://youtu.be/0-gD7qYfJBM Emerald Waterways Star Ship Tour 2019: https://youtu.be/RkwQvfCGx7k Embarking Saga’s Filia Rheni: https://bit.ly/2mrmgrA Blog Posts: 6 Things I Got Wrong About River Cruising: https://bit.ly/2kv8yTZ Emerald Waterways – Cruise Review & Daily Diary 2019: https://bit.ly/2wWZKIV Saga Filia Rheni - Cruise Review & Daily Diary 2019: https://bit.ly/2kXdFMJ Emerald Waterways – Dress Code, What To Wear. https://bit.ly/2X8gfk5 Emerald Waterways – Drinks Menu & Premium Packages https://bit.ly/2KigFyt I strongly believe that preparation is the key to any positive cruise experience, by watching this video you'll be better prepared than most! ▶ Stay up to date: http://EmmaCruises.com/News ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise/ *** ▶ Background World Map (Use Code EMMACRUISES For a Discount): https://enjoythewood.com/emmacruises ▶ Daylight Lamp: https://emmacruises.com/lamp ▶ Don't make the WORST CRUISE MISTAKE: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 [email protected] Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks like a weekly podcast and early ad free access to videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4C8c3h9SKdkxnOwIAiHeA/join

If ever there was a cruise to prove the 'Cruising Isn't Just For Old People' thing it would be this one. I was recently invited by Marella to join them on their 'Electric Sunsets, back to the 90s' cruise and I jumped at the chance. I am a 90s baby and I had so much fun onboard. I've certainly never been on a cruise quite like it before. The cruise was 3 nights long and it departed from Newcastle and arrived in Southampton. The cruise stopped in Zeebrugge (Bruges) and Ijmuiden (Amsterdam) and was on board the Marella Explorer. Next year's cruise has already been announced and it'll be the same itinerary. The next theme is 90s vs 00s which sounds AMAZING. You can find out more about next years cruise on Marella's website here: https://bit.ly/2CMX3Ob . (affiliate link). I live in the south so decided to fly up to Newcastle the night before. I live quite close to Southampton so would have preferred the cruise to start from there but flight up the Newcastle only took 45 minutes. It definitely was worth the trip. This video will show you: - Every band we watched (SClub, B*witched, 5ive & more!) - Everything we ate (LOADS of food included in Marella's cruise fare) - Everywhere we went - Everything we did If you'd like to learn more check out the full cruise diary here: https://bit.ly/2mfJlgF Marella Explorer inside cabin tour: https://youtu.be/2LeeFE0agdg Blog posts: Marella Cruises, What does all-inclusive include? https://bit.ly/2Uhb24Z Marella Cruises, All-inclusive drinks list: https://bit.ly/2XuRlbQ Are you a first-time cruiser? This video is a great place to start. 67 cruisers share 67 cruise tips: https://bit.ly/31yH5AG https://www.Twitter.com/emmacruises https://www.Instagram.com/emmacruises https://www.facebook.com/cruisingisnt... [email protected] https://www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com Join our Facebook community of over 5500 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 Video Filmed On: PHONE - HUAWEI P20 PRO: https://amzn.to/2R0Q6y9 (Affiliate Link) GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k (Affiliate Link) MICROPHONE - https://amzn.to/32HQyGX (Affiliate Link) - - - #MarellaExplorer #InsideCabin #MarellaCruises

Join me as we explore cabin 4187 onboard the Marella Explorer. The cabin is located at the aft of the ship and we stayed in the cabin during a 90s theme cruise. The 90s cruise was fantastic and I'd highly recommend it! I was invited by Marella to join them on this cruise but all opinions are my own and Marella have no control over my content. I am a big fan of inside cabins and this was one of my favourites. There was SO much storage room. Let me know if you've ever seen as many drawers in a cabin before... I certainly haven't! The ship was right at the back of the ship so we could feel vibrations when the ship is pulling into port. I quite liked it because it woke me up when we were docking whereas I could normally sleep forever in inside cabins. That said if you are somebody who is sensitive to movement I would pick a cabin located more centrally. - - - #MarellaExplorer #InsideCabin #MarellaCruises

Join us as we embark Saga's Filia Rheni for a week-long Danube cruise. The cruise took us from Budapest to Bucharest and it was my first experience cruising with Saga. Saga are a 50+ cruise line but I was invited on board so the minimum age requirement was bypassed for me, I'm 25! To learn more about cruising with Saga, visit Saga’s website here: https://bit.ly/2JvsHmp (affiliate link) Are you a first time cruiser? This video is a great place to start. 67 cruisers share 67 cruise tips: https://bit.ly/31yH5AG https://www.Twitter.com/emmacruises https://www.Instagram.com/emmacruises https://www.facebook.com/cruisingisntjustforoldpeople [email protected] https://www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople Join our Facebook community of over 5500 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 Video Filmed On: PHONE - HUAWEI P20 PRO: https://amzn.to/2R0Q6y9 (Affiliate Link) GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k (Affiliate Link) MICROPHONE - https://amzn.to/32HQyGX (Affiliate Link) - - - #CruiseShopping #CruisePacking #Cruise

The Scenic Eclipse is a discovery yacht which offers six star all inclusive luxury. She might just be the most luxurious cruise ship in the world. I was invited to Rotterdam by Scenic to visit the Scenic Eclipse ahead of her maiden voyage which was AMAZING. Unfortunately she wasn't quite finished so I wasn't able to film/take my own photos but I just see this as a reason why I must go back! ;) Let me know in the comments if you'd be first on the submarine or the helicopter? "Where 6-star luxury meets discovery: Explore beyond the horizon as luxury and discovery combine on board Scenic Eclipse. Make this year one to remember and book your place on the World's First Discovery Yachts, home to a wealth of world-class facilities and amenities, as well as a helicopter and seven-seat submarine, as we take you to places previously inaccessible to the ordinary traveller. Scenic Eclipse represents the most luxurious cruise experience available. Our all-inclusive philosophy ensures that when you travel with Scenic you can be confident that every single detail is taken care of. All flights, transfers and tips are included in the price. We've also arranged a pre-departure hotel stay, as standard, so you're rested and relaxed before your adventure. As ever, all-inclusive shore excursions, your in-suite mini-bar and all on board dining and complimentary premium branded beverages are included in the price you pay." - - - #CruiseShopping #CruisePacking #Cruise

If you have cruised with Royal Caribbean or MSC Cruises you may be wondering how they compare. I have cruised with both cruise lines and have noticed fundamental differences in almost every element of the cruise experience. During this video we will talk about the differences in itineraries offered, onboard experience, food, service, price and more. When talking in the video about Royal Caribbean the points mentioned are also relevant to almost all US and UK cruise lines. If you have cruised with Norwegian Cruise Line, Carnival or any other US or UK cruise line this video will be relevant to you. When talking about MSC most of the points mentioned are also relevant for Costa Cruises. MSC vs Costa Video: https://bit.ly/2G2pqcM If you would like to learn more make sure you check out this post. The post has 10 differences and talks about things not mentioned in this video. 10 Differences Between MSC and Royal Caribbean blog post: https://bit.ly/2ZdHsTI Visit Royal Caribbean’s website here: https://bit.ly/2JFedPF Visit MSC's website here: https://bit.ly/2jJfgFD (affiliate links) - - - #RoyalCaribbean #RoyalCaribbeanCruiseLine #MSCCruises

Join me as I share my favourite cruise essentials from poundland. These cruise accessories are for travel, tech and toiletries and all cost £1. If you are buying these things from anywhere else, you're wasting your money! I am a cruiser who likes to cruise on a budget and will also almost anything to save money. More money saved means more cruises! Some of these items could cost you £10+ in other stores so it's definitely worth a trip to poundland. I will be giving away everything shown in the video, watch to the end to find out how to enter. Cruise line toiletries guide: https://bit.ly/31pGy3U - - - #CruiseShopping #CruisePacking #Cruise

This video contains cruise tips from 67 different people, most of whom are members of our facebook group. The tips will take you through from embarkation to disembarkation and explain everything in between. If you are taking your first cruise or would like to learn more about how to maximise your time onboard this is the video for you. There is a written version of this video here: https://bit.ly/2MBxzIF The tips include (but are not limited to): - Before You Cruise - Cruise Packing Tips - Embarkation Tips - Life Onboard - Cruise Food Tips - Cruising Solo - Excursions - Disembarkation Tips Other posts mentioned in the video: 13 Seasickness Tips From Somebody Who Gets Seasick: https://bit.ly/31iakYo Subscribe For New Videos Weekly! : https://bit.ly/2A7fNX3 Twitter.com/emmacruises Instagram.com/emmacruises [email protected] www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com Join our Facebook community of over 5000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 Video Filmed On: PHONE - HUAWEI P20 PRO: https://amzn.to/2R0Q6y9 (Affiliate Link) GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k (Affiliate Link) MICROPHONE - https://amzn.to/32HQyGX (Affiliate Link) - - - #CruiseTips #FirstCruise #Cruising

In this video, we tour the Celebrity Silhouette. This video explores all decks of the ship. The Celebrity Silhouette has four sister ships, the Celebrity Equinox, Celebrity Eclipse, Celebrity Solstice and Celebrity Reflection, this tour will also be relevant to those ships as they are very very similar. In the video we explore: - Mast Bar - Mast Grill - Pool Deck - Solarium - Pool Bar - The Porch - Lawn Club - Subset Bar - Buffet - Sky Lounge - Hideaway - The Library - The Atrium - Galleria Boutiques - Grand Curvee (Main Dining Room) - Cellar Masters - Fortunes Casino - Quasar - Shore Excursions - Promenade Deck - Silhouette Theatre Subscribe For New Videos Weekly! : https://bit.ly/2A7fNX3 Videos: Twitter.com/emmacruises Instagram.com/emmacruises [email protected] www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com Join our Facebook community of over 5000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 Video Filmed On: PHONE - HUAWEI P20 PRO: https://amzn.to/2R0Q6y9 (Affiliate Link) GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k (Affiliate Link) MICROPHONE - https://amzn.to/32HQyGX (Affiliate Link) - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. #CelebrityCruises #CelebritySilhouette #CruiseShip

Join me as we explore Emerald Waterways Emerald Liberte. Liberte is one of Emerald Waterways Star Ships so this video is also relevant to her sisters Emerald Dawn, Emerald Destiny, Emerald Harmony, Emerald Radiance, Emerald Sky, Emerald Star and Emerald Sun. I was invited by Emerald Waterways to join them on a cruise from Arles to Lyon. I was not paid and Emerald Waterways have no control over my content. Embarkation day video: https://bit.ly/2JWigXU Balcony cabin tour video: https://bit.ly/2GmNtmd When onboard I kept a full cruise diary which will take you through every day on the ship: https://bit.ly/2wWZKIV I've also produced two Emerald Waterways guides: A guide to the onboard dress code: https://bit.ly/2Y1MIFb A guide to the drinks packages: https://bit.ly/2KigFyt If you have any questions about river cruising, cruising with Emerald Waterways or the places we visited please do leave me a comment. https://www.Twitter.com/emmacruises https://www.Instagram.com/emmacruises [email protected] https://www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com Join our Facebook community of over 5000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 Video Filmed on: PHONE - HUAWEI P20 PRO: https://amzn.to/2R0Q6y9 (Affiliate Link) GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k (Affiliate Link) MICROPHONE - https://amzn.to/32HQyGX (Affiliate Link) - - - #StarShip #EmeraldWaterways #EmeraldLibertie

Join us as we embark Saga's Spirit of Discovery. The Spirit of Discovery is currently the newest ship in Saga's ocean fleet. The trip shown in this video was a preview cruise ahead of the ships naming ceremony. It was mostly attended by travel agents and I was invited to attend. Saga have no editorial control over my content. During the cruise I stayed in a single balcony cabin which was by far the bigger cabin that I've ever been in. The fact that it is a cabin for solo's incredible. Check out the tour of the ship here: https://youtu.be/1FhK_Z0gQYM https://www.Twitter.com/emmacruises https://www.Instagram.com/emmacruises [email protected] https://www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com Join our Facebook community of over 5000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 Video filmed on: PHONE - HUAWEI P20 PRO: https://amzn.to/2R0Q6y9 (Affiliate Link) GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k (Affiliate Link) - - - #SpiritOfDiscovery #Saga #EmbarkingACruise

Ahead of Saga's Spirit of Discovery being named in Dover I was invited onboard for a mini cruise. During the cruise I stayed in a Deluxe Single Balcony Cabin on deck S. The cabin is HUGE and has a brilliant location. Solo cabins are usually small and tucked away in rubbish locations, this isn't the case on Spirit of Discovery! The cabin shown is balcony cabin S507. There are a number of different single balcony cabins available. There are so many little touches that I really love: - UK plug sockets - USB sockets by the bed - Guidelight by the bathroom door - HUGE walk-in wardrobe - Kettle ;) - 1.5x size balcony! https://www.Twitter.com/emmacruises https://www.Instagram.com/emmacruises [email protected] https://www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeo... Join our Facebook community of over 5000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 Video filmed on: PHONE - HUAWEI P20 PRO: https://amzn.to/2R0Q6y9 (Affiliate Link) GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k (Affiliate Link) - - - #SpiritOfDiscovery #Saga #SingleCabin

Ever wondered what questions the internet has about cruising and cruise ships? In this video we find out. Some of these questions are very sensible and some not so much. I find it hard to believe that some of these really are searched so often but the autocomplete doesn't lie! In the video I answer questions about: - Cruise Ship Cabins - Wifi/Gyms/Laundry - Cruise Ship Destinations - First Time Cruise Tips Did any of these surprise you? Let me know in the comments! I can't believe the answers to 'cruises are...' Posts mentioned in the video: Cruise Essentials: https://bit.ly/2J0g56H Do You Need a Passport to Cruise: https://bit.ly/2LsGADb Cruise On a Budget: https://bit.ly/2Nnqg9G https://www.vegancruiser.co.uk https://www.Twitter.com/emmacruises https://www.Instagram.com/emmacruises [email protected] https://www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com Join our Facebook community of over 5000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 PHONE - HUAWEI P20 PRO: https://amzn.to/2R0Q6y9 (Affiliate Link) CAMERA - CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg (Affiliate Link) GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k (Affiliate Link) - - - #Cruise #CruiseShip #Autocomplete

Join me as we explore my Panorama Balcony Suite onboard Emerald Liberte. All starships by Emerald Waterways have this cabin category so if you are cruising on Emerald Star, Emerald Sky, Emerald Sun, Emerald Dawn or Emerald Destiny this tour will apply. I was invited by Emerald Waterways to join them on their Arles to Lyon river cruise. This was my first river cruise and it was AMAZING. "These spectacular suites boast our revolutionary indoor balcony design, complete with decking area, table and chairs, generating an entirely new space for you to enjoy the landscapes you pass. With the touch of a button, the upper part of the suite’s floor-to-ceiling window drops down to unveil uninterrupted views of the stunning scenery, opening up the suite and bringing the outdoors in. In our Emerald Panorama Balcony Suites, you’ll find a mini-fridge, perfect for storing any gifts that need keeping cool, such as chocolates, confectionery or special local drinks. You can use your mini-fridge to keep your complimentary bottled water cool too. You’ll also find a safe for your valuables and plenty of storage." - Emerald Waterways When onboard a kept a cruise diary which you can find here, the post details everything we did, everywhere we went and everything I ate! If you are considering a river cruise this is a great place to start. Emerald Waterways – Cruise Review & Daily Diary 2019: https://bit.ly/2wWZKIV I've also put together guides to the dress code and drinks packages which you can find here: Blog Posts: Emerald Waterways – Dress Code, What To Wear. https://bit.ly/2X8gfk5 Emerald Waterways – Drinks Menu & Premium Packages https://bit.ly/2KigFyt Videos: Emerald Waterways - European River Cruise Embarkation Day: https://youtu.be/0-gD7qYfJBM Arles to Lyon via Avignon, Viviers, Tournon & Chalon-Sur-Saône: https://youtu.be/l4fv4A0bi4c If you have any questions about river cruising, cruising with Emerald Waterways or the places we visited please do leave me a comment. https://www.Twitter.com/emmacruises https://www.Instagram.com/emmacruises [email protected] https://www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeo... Join our Facebook community of over 5000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 PHONE - HUAWEI P20 PRO: https://amzn.to/2R0Q6y9 (Affiliate Link) CAMERA - CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg (Affiliate Link) GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k (Affiliate Link) - - - #StarShip #EmeraldWaterways #EmeraldLibertie

In June I travelled through the Provence region of the south of France on a river cruise. We started in Arles and travelled to Lyon via Avignon, Viviers, Tournon and Chalon-Sur-Saone. Each day we took an excursion which was included on our cruise, this video takes you through each place that we visited and will give you an insight into the trip. If you are considering visiting any of these places, this is the video for you! Alternatively, if you just want to explore a little bit of France this video should provide you with a good overview. The Itinerary: Sensations of Lyon and Provence - "Romance, spectacular historic landmarks & Roman influence, celebrate France’s past & present on this sensory journey through renowned vineyards & world-class restaurants along the Saône & Rhône rivers." I have put together a 3500-word review of the cruise if you fancy learning more about life onboard, check that out here: Emerald Waterways – Cruise Review & Daily Diary 2019: https://bit.ly/2wWZKIV (I was invited by Emerald Waterways to join them on the cruise, I wasn't paid and they have no control over my content). Videos: Emerald Waterways - European River Cruise Embarkation Day: https://youtu.be/0-gD7qYfJBM Blog Posts: Emerald Waterways – Dress Code, What To Wear. https://bit.ly/2X8gfk5 Emerald Waterways – Drinks Menu & Premium Packages https://bit.ly/2KigFyt https://www.Twitter.com/emmacruises https://www.Instagram.com/emmacruises [email protected] https://www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com Join our Facebook community of over 5000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 PHONE - HUAWEI P20 PRO: https://amzn.to/2R0Q6y9 (Affiliate Link) CAMERA - CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg (Affiliate Link) GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k (Affiliate Link) - - - #Arles #Viviers #Avignon

Join me as we embark Emerald Liberte in Arles ahead of a river cruise along the Rhone. I was invited by Emerald Waterways to join them on the cruise, it was INCREDIBLE. (I was not paid and Emerald Waterways have no control over content that I produce). This was my first river cruise and I learnt so much. I will be bringing you lots more river cruise content so please subscribe. https://bit.ly/2A7fNX3 Blog Posts: Emerald Waterways – Cruise Review & Daily Diary 2019: https://bit.ly/2wWZKIV Emerald Waterways – Dress Code, What To Wear. https://bit.ly/2X8gfk5 Emerald Waterways – Drinks Menu & Premium Packages https://bit.ly/2KigFyt Itinerary: Arles to Lyon, Cruising on the Rhone River. Emerald Waterways Day 1: Gatwick (UK) - Arles (FR) I got up at 4.30am today to catch my early morning flight to Marseille. We were met by a transfer which took us to Arles where we boarded the ship. The Emerald Waterways cruise fare includes things like the tips of people who 'porter' your bags so you don't have to worry about anything like that which is awesome. The bags were taken from the coach to the ship for us and arrived in our cabin, taadaa!  The document holders below and booklets are sent to all Emerald Waterways guests a few weeks before the cruise. You'll also get an Emerald Waterways backpack. I met a lady onboard who said she had 6! Orientation Tour of Arles When we arrived we had a little bit of time to unpack (not long) before we headed out on an orientation tour with the activities manager Drazen. It was great to get an overview of Arles which we will be exploring more tomorrow. There is quite a busy schedule of things going on during this cruise but of course, everything is optional! Welcome Presentation Before dinner, there was a welcome talk which told us all about river cruise life and about the excursions that will be happening. As a river cruise newbie, this was SO helpful. It went on for 50 minutes!! Dinner What I loved about dinner is that there is no set seating, you show up and sit wherever you'd like. Easy peasy! The food looks like it should be in a really really high-end restaurant. It's all yummy and the presentation of it is incredible. The speed of service is really impressive too, they've clearly perfected this art! My overall impressions is that I could get used to this... all of the other guests and crew are really really friendly and the ship is SO cool. For a full daily diary of the cruise check out https://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com https://www.Twitter.com/emmacruises https://www.Instagram.com/emmacruises [email protected] https://www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com Join our Facebook community of over 5000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 PHONE - HUAWEI P20 PRO: https://amzn.to/2R0Q6y9 (Affiliate Link) CAMERA - CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg (Affiliate Link) GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k (Affiliate Link) - - - #RiverCruise #EmeraldWaterways #RhoneRiverCruise

Join me as we explore balcony cabin 9190 onboard the Celebrity Silhouette! This was my first cruise with Celebrity Cruises, we visited Amsterdam on a mini weekend break. Have you ever cruised with Celebrity? Let me know in the comments! Celebrity Cruises Content: https://www.Twitter.com/emmacruises https://www.Instagram.com/emmacruises [email protected] https://www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com Join our Facebook community of over 4900 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 CAMERA - CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg (Affiliate Link) VLOGGING CAMERA: https://amzn.to/2vNeNF4 (Affiliate Link) GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k (Affiliate Link) - - - #CelebrityCruises #CelebritySilhouette #Celebrity

MSC Cruises have a program which allows you to match a loyalty status from another line to their voyagers club program. Doing this means you can access lots of free perks and 5% off all future cruises. It is seriously cool! During this video, I explain which cruise lines and hotel brands are part of the scheme. We also explore how to apply and I talk a little about the perks that I enjoy on my MSC Cruises. Visit MSC's UK website here: https://bit.ly/2jHfdKp Visit MSC's USA website here: https://bit.ly/2jJfgFD (affiliate links) https://www.CruisingIsntJustForOldPeople.com There is a competition at the end of the video so make sure you keep watching to enter that. MSC Status Match – The Free Way To Get 5% Off MSC Cruises blog post guide! https://bit.ly/2ExbaY3 Embarking the MSC Meraviglia: https://bit.ly/2WqzrJA I will be bringing you more MSC content so make sure you subscribe: https://bit.ly/2A7fNX3 https://www.twitter.com/emmacruises https://www.instagram.com/emmacruises [email protected] https://www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com Join our Facebook community of over 4700 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 Cruise Gifts: https://bit.ly/2PzMvq5 Cruise Essentials: https://amzn.to/2vUTWz2 Cruise T-shirts: https://bit.ly/2W2HSYC VLOGGING CAMCORDER: https://amzn.to/2vNeNF4 GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k CAMERA - CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg Subscribe to our monthly newsletter: https://bit.ly/2GTwrwJ - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored it will be clearly disclosed. #MSCVoyagersClub #MSCStatusMatch #MSCCruises

Join me as we embark the Celebrity Silhouette in Southampton. This was my first cruise with Celebrity Cruises and we headed to Amsterdam. I booked this cruise because I wanted to try the cruise line and also taste some of the legendary Celebrity Cruises food, it didn't disappoint! During this video we will: - Board the ship. - Explore our balcony cabin. - Wander around the ship, atrium, club, bars and restaurants. - Muster drill. - Dinner in the main dining room. - Theatre show. - Back to the buffet! Celebrity Silhouette, live cruise review: https://bit.ly/2WVVbdm I feel as though this cruise gave me a good insight into Celebrity. The cruise was only 3 nights long but it gave me long enough to explore the ship and learn a little about life onboard. I will be bringing you more Celebrity content so make sure you subscribe: https://bit.ly/2A7fNX3 https://www.twitter.com/emmacruises https://www.instagram.com/emmacruises [email protected] www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com Join our Facebook community of over 4700 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 Cruise Gifts: https://bit.ly/2PzMvq5 Cruise Essentials: https://amzn.to/2vUTWz2 Cruise T-shirts: https://bit.ly/2W2HSYC VLOGGING CAMCORDER: https://amzn.to/2vNeNF4 GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k CAMERA - CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg Subscribe to our monthly newsletter: - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. #CelebrityCruises #CelebritySilhouette #Celebrity

Taking your first cruise (or 100th) and wondering what are cruise packing essentials? I've been on 20 cruises to date and often see packing lists with things on that I have never taken on a cruise (and would never consider bringing!) What are your cruise essentials? Let me know in the comments! Packing essentials and more: https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/emmacruises Cruise gifts (cheap and practical): https://bit.ly/2PzMvq5 Cruise Tshirts: https://bit.ly/2W2HSYC If you've packed all 9 things from this list, YOU WILL BE OKAY. You haven't forgotten anything important! I understand that cruise packing can be overwhelming but it doesn't have to be. I will be bringing you more packing videos, including how I pack so lightly for cruises so make sure you subscribe: https://bit.ly/2A7fNX3 https://www.twitter.com/emmacruises https://www.instagram.com/emmacruises [email protected] https://www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Join our Facebook community of over 4400 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 CAMERA - CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg VLOGGING CAMERA: https://amzn.to/2vNeNF4 GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. #CruisePacking #CruiseTips #CruiseEssentials

Welcome onboard Princess Cruises's Sapphire Princess! During this video, we will explore the atrium (Piazza), the pools, gym, spa, restaurants, theatre and more. If you're considering a cruise with Princess (or maybe already have one booked), this is the video for you. All Princess ships are very similar so if you like the look of Sapphire you'll probably like the rest. Princess Cruises Daily Vlogs: https://bit.ly/2UR0tK8 I've been lucky enough to cruise with Princess Twice. The first time was onboard the Golden Princess around Asia and the second onboard Royal Princess around the British Isles. Both were amazing! Learn more about Princess Cruises on their site here: http://tidd.ly/44d127f2 Make sure you subscribe: https://bit.ly/2A7fNX3 www.twitter.com/emmacruises www.instagram.com/emmacruises [email protected] www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Join our Facebook community of over 4400 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 CAMERA - CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg VLOGGING CAMERA: https://amzn.to/2vNeNF4 GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. #SapphirePrincess #PrincessCruises #Princess

In this video, we tour the MSC Meraviglia. The MSC Meraviglia was launched by MSC Cruises in 2017 and one of my favourite cruise ships of all time. This video explores decks 15, 16 AND 18. Visit MSC's UK website here: https://bit.ly/2jHfdKp Visit MSC's USA website here: https://bit.ly/2jJfgFD (affiliate links) In the video we explore: - Kids Clubs - Sportsplex - Sky Lounge - Marketplace Buffet - Ropes Course - Swimming Pools PART 1: https://bit.ly/2Xdj1kH Make sure you subscribe: https://bit.ly/2A7fNX3 Videos: MSC Meraviglia - Balcony Cabin Tour: https://bit.ly/2Em0prQ MSC Meraviglia - Inside Cabin Tour: https://bit.ly/2sL1gfM MSC Cruises - MSC For Me App: https://bit.ly/2t0M8dV MSC Meraviglia - 10 Best Bits: https://bit.ly/2Qik7HW Blog content: MSC Meraviglia - Ship Review: https://bit.ly/2GSMBXC MSC Meraviglia - Spa Review: https://bit.ly/2SdXSUs Christmas on the MSC Meraviglia: https://bit.ly/2BNYJFU MSC Meraviglia - Food Review: https://bit.ly/2XaPOaR MSC Voyagers Club Black Status Perks: https://bit.ly/2GE4zh7 Twitter.com/emmacruises Instagram.com/emmacruises [email protected] www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Join our Facebook community of over 4000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 CAMERA - CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg VLOGGING CAMERA: https://amzn.to/2vNeNF4 GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. #MSCMeraviglia #MSC #MSCCruises

Have you cruised with either MSC Cruises or Costa Cruises and are wondering how they compare? Prior to my first Costa Cruise, I thought that they would be similar to MSC Cruises (they're both Italian lines), how different can they be. Right?! Wrong. Visit MSC's UK website here: https://bit.ly/2jHfdKp Visit MSC's USA website here: https://bit.ly/2jJfgFD (affiliate links) Let me know in the comments if you've cruised with either line (or if you haven't what you think they'd be like). Join our Facebook community: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 In this video I talk about differences in: - Dining - Languages - Water - Price - Smoking - Buffet - Pizza - Housekeeping - Muster drill MSC Videos: MSC Meraviglia - Ship Tour: https://bit.ly/2BL24FG MSC Meraviglia - Water Slides: https://bit.ly/2HumA1j MSC Meraviglia - Ropes Course: https://bit.ly/2NUhCvZ MSC Meraviglia - Balcony Cabin Tour: https://bit.ly/2Em0prQ MSC Meraviglia - Inside Cabin Tour: https://bit.ly/2sL1gfM MSC Cruises - MSC For Me App: https://bit.ly/2t0M8dV MSC Meraviglia - 10 Best Bits: https://bit.ly/2Qik7HW Blog content: MSC Meraviglia - Ship Review: https://bit.ly/2GSMBXC Christmas on the MSC Meraviglia: https://bit.ly/2BNYJFU MSC Meraviglia - Food Review: https://bit.ly/2XaPOaR MSC Voyagers Club Black Status Perks: https://bit.ly/2GE4zh7 Costa Videos: Videos: What I loved about the Costa Luminosa: https://bit.ly/2OaLlR7 LIVE: Cheap Costa Cruises, how do they compare?: https://bit.ly/2Ho6Hdh Costa Luminosa, Cruise Ship Tour: https://bit.ly/2YaPGbU Costa Luminosa, Inside Cabin Tour: https://bit.ly/2W7vndB Costa Luminosa, Embarkation Day: https://bit.ly/2VXkLxM Costa Posts: My 1st cruise with Costa Cruises, 11 surprises: https://bit.ly/2F5tLds Costa Luminosa Review 2018: https://bit.ly/2EzSWpI - - - Hey! I'm Emma, a cruise Blogger, Youtuber and founder of the Cruising Isn't Just For Old People website and community. Welcome to my channel. On this channel, I share ship reviews, cabin tours, cruise vlogs and cruise booking tips and tricks. If you're considering taking your first cruise, or are interested in learning more about a certain cruise line or ship, you're in the right place! If you ever have any questions or would like any advice to leave me a comment. I'll always reply and do my best to help! Twitter: https://twitter.com/emmacruises Instagram: https://Instagram.com/emmacruises [email protected] https://www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeo... Join our Facebook community of over 4000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 Braving the shave for Macmillan: https://bit.ly/2CMN1Mf CAMERA - CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg VLOGGING CAMERA: https://amzn.to/2vNeNF4 GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. #MSCCruises #CostaCruises #Cruise Thanks for watching, welcome to the community! If you've read all the way down here I'm impressed. Leave me a comment that says 'I saw the duck!" to really confuse the people who didn't read this far. ;)

I've booked a cruise! In this video I give you 11 clues about what ship/line I'm going on. Let me know in the comments how many clues it took you to work it out. I am SO excited about this cruise, I cannot wait to cruise on this ship (she's already a special ship to me). Twitter: https://twitter.com/emmacruises Instagram: https://Instagram.com/emmacruises [email protected] https://www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Join our Facebook community of over 4000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 CAMERA - CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg VLOGGING CAMERA: https://amzn.to/2vNeNF4 GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. #EmmaCruises #CruiseShip #Cruise

Join me as we board the MSC Meraviglia. We embarked in Barcelona and spent 7 nights onboard exploring the Mediterranean. The MSC Meraviglia is almost identical to her sister the MSC Bellisima so this video should be useful if you're considering a cruise on either. Visit MSC's UK website here: https://bit.ly/2jHfdKp Visit MSC's USA website here: https://bit.ly/2jJfgFD (affiliate links) Let me know in the comments if you've cruised with MSC before or if you'd like to. I had a great time onboard and so did the first time cruisers I took with me. Videos: MSC Meraviglia - Ship Tour: https://bit.ly/2BL24FG MSC Meraviglia - Water Slides: https://bit.ly/2HumA1j MSC Meraviglia - Ropes Course: https://bit.ly/2NUhCvZ MSC Meraviglia - Balcony Cabin Tour: https://bit.ly/2Em0prQ MSC Meraviglia - Inside Cabin Tour: https://bit.ly/2sL1gfM MSC Cruises - MSC For Me App: https://bit.ly/2t0M8dV MSC Meraviglia - 10 Best Bits: https://bit.ly/2Qik7HW Blog content: MSC Meraviglia - Ship Review: https://bit.ly/2GSMBXC MSC Meraviglia - Spa Review: https://bit.ly/2SdXSUs Christmas on the MSC Meraviglia: https://bit.ly/2BNYJFU MSC Meraviglia - Food Review: https://bit.ly/2XaPOaR MSC Voyagers Club Black Status Perks: https://bit.ly/2GE4zh7 Twitter.com/emmacruises Instagram.com/emmacruises [email protected] www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Join our Facebook community of over 3500 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 CAMERA - CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg VLOGGING CAMERA: https://amzn.to/2vNeNF4 GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. #MSCMeraviglia #MSCCruises #MediterraneanCruise

Let me know in the comments if you'd ever try a ropes course at sea! This video was filmed onboard a cruise ship, the MSC Meraviglia. MSC Cruises have ropes courses on a number of their cruise ships and I finally felt brave enough to give it a go. This course is called the 'Himalayan bridge' and is also featured on the MSC Bellissima. I have to admit it was pretty scary (please try to ignore all of the little kids that are doing it so easily in the video!) The wind made the course sway and it was quite terrifying! Visit MSC's UK website here: https://bit.ly/2jHfdKp Visit MSC's USA website here: https://bit.ly/2jJfgFD (affiliate links) It was honestly scarier than it looks... Videos: MSC Meraviglia - Ship Tour: https://bit.ly/2BL24FG MSC Meraviglia - Balcony Cabin Tour: https://bit.ly/2Em0prQ MSC Meraviglia - Inside Cabin Tour: https://bit.ly/2sL1gfM MSC Cruises - MSC For Me App: https://bit.ly/2t0M8dV MSC Meraviglia - 10 Best Bits: https://bit.ly/2Qik7HW Blog content: MSC Meraviglia - Ship Review: https://bit.ly/2GSMBXC MSC Meraviglia - Spa Review: https://bit.ly/2SdXSUs Christmas on the MSC Meraviglia: https://bit.ly/2BNYJFU MSC Meraviglia - Food Review: https://bit.ly/2XaPOaR MSC Voyagers Club Black Status Perks: https://bit.ly/2GE4zh7 Twitter.com/emmacruises Instagram.com/emmacruises [email protected] www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Join our Facebook community of over 3500 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 CAMERA - CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg VLOGGING CAMERA: https://amzn.to/2vNeNF4 GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. #MSCMeraviglia #RopesCourse #MSCCruises

Join me as I show you around the balcony cabin I had onboard the Marella Discovery (Tui Discovery). We cruised the Baltics in September 2018 and had the most brilliant time. The cabins on Marella Discovery and Marella Discovery 2 are identical so this video will be relevant to both. The Marella Discovery used to be Splendor of the Seas for Royal Caribbean so you may notice Royal Caribbean-y aspects! Marella used to be called Thomson. How big is the standard balcony on Marella Discovery? This was one of the biggest balconies I’ve had in a standard room on a cruise ship. There was enough room for a ‘proper’ table and two chairs. Much bigger than the balconies on ships like Britannia or the Royal Princess. I appreciated the extra space and we spent a lot of time on the balcony watching sail aways. What is in the Balcony cabins onboard the Marella Discovery? Twin/Queen beds A desk with mirror + chair Another chair Bedside tables Tea + Coffee making facilities Mini bar (no fridge so this is on the desk) Hairdryer What I loved: The cabin was so clean and didn’t look dated at all. We had a lot of space. The bed was SO comfortable. The TV played Disney films!! What I didn’t love The balcony cabins don’t have a fridge so the mini bar contents are sat on the side of the table. Not really a problem but I was staring at a dairy milk for two weeks without being able to eat it!! (I’m sure they’d take it away if I asked them There isn’t really much storage space in terms of drawers, only a few by the chair a little ones by the side of the mirror. It wasn’t a problem for me because I travel really light, I see how some other people might struggle. Videos: Cruise ship captain shaves my head: https://bit.ly/2NE9PSL Marella Cruises, Navigate App: https://bit.ly/2EHj2a4 Marella Discovery - Embarkation: https://bit.ly/2ysR8dm Marella Discovery - Sea Day 1: https://bit.ly/2CUp2wt Gothenburg, Sweden - Marella Discovery: https://bit.ly/2Po7P4l Marella Discovery - Sea Day 2: https://bit.ly/2Rf3Jc6 Marella Discovery - Stockholm: https://bit.ly/2Q8MjkD Marella Discovery - Tallinn: https://bit.ly/2E73qNj Marella Discovery - Navigate App: https://bit.ly/2DdtVkv Marella Discovery - St Petersburg Day 1: https://bit.ly/2CbpkvU Marella Discovery - St Petersburg Day 2: https://bit.ly/2Eo8bjU Blog posts: Marella Discovery - Cabins: https://bit.ly/2tKsRO9 Marella Cruises, What does all inclusive include? https://bit.ly/2Uhb24Z Marella Discovery, 8 free must do activities: https://bit.ly/2IMbvuE Marella Cruises, All inclusive drinks list: https://bit.ly/2XuRlbQ www.Twitter.com/emmacruises www.Instagram.com/emmacruises [email protected] www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Join our Facebook community of over 3500 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 CAMERA - CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg VLOGGING CAMERA: https://amzn.to/2vNeNF4 GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. #MarellaDiscovery #MarellaCruises #EmmaCruises

In this video, we tour the MSC Meraviglia. The MSC Meraviglia was launched by MSC Cruises in 2017 and one of my favourite cruise ships of all time. This video explores decks 5, 6 and 7. PART 2: https://bit.ly/2Z9oevx Visit MSC's UK website here: https://bit.ly/2jHfdKp Visit MSC's USA website here: https://bit.ly/2jJfgFD (affiliate links) In the video we explore: - Galleria Meraviglia - Shops - Bars - Restaurants - Pub - Main dining rooms - Theatre - Casino Part two will be coming soon so make sure you subscribe: https://bit.ly/2A7fNX3 Videos: MSC Meraviglia - Balcony Cabin Tour: https://bit.ly/2Em0prQ MSC Meraviglia - Inside Cabin Tour: https://bit.ly/2sL1gfM MSC Cruises - MSC For Me App: https://bit.ly/2t0M8dV MSC Meraviglia - 10 Best Bits: https://bit.ly/2Qik7HW Blog content: MSC Meraviglia - Ship Review: https://bit.ly/2GSMBXC MSC Meraviglia - Spa Review: https://bit.ly/2SdXSUs Christmas on the MSC Meraviglia: https://bit.ly/2BNYJFU MSC Meraviglia - Food Review: https://bit.ly/2XaPOaR MSC Voyagers Club Black Status Perks: https://bit.ly/2GE4zh7 Twitter.com/emmacruises Instagram.com/emmacruises [email protected] www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Join our Facebook community of over 5000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 CAMERA - CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg VLOGGING CAMERA: https://amzn.to/2vNeNF4 GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. #MSCMeraviglia #MSC #MSCCruises

Scarlet Lady is the first cruise ship by Virgin Voyages. I was lucky enough to be able to visit her in the shipyard in Italy. During this video, we will see most of the public areas onboard. Including (but not limited to): The pool decks. Athletic club and running track. Massive rockstar suite. Sea terrace cabin. The dock terrace. The manor (nightclub) Redemption spa Razzle Dazzle Would you like to cruise with Virgin Voyages? Let me know in the comments! *** Virgin Voyages Onboard Credit Code (Free Sailer Loot!)***  Virgin Voyages have been very kind and let me join their affiliate scheme. This means I can offer some onboard credit to you when you book directly with Virgin Voyages! Inside Cabin/Oceanview: $100 Sea Terrace (balcony): $200  Rockstar Suite: $400  How to get onboard credit on your Virgin Voyages cruise:  To get the credit you need to book through my affiliate link: http://virgin-voyages.99ptgw.net/XqbVa and use code EMMACRUISESLOOT which will apply the onboard credit.  The promotion runs until the end of March 2020. Please feel free to message me if you have any questions! Happy cruising :)  Since filming this I have realised that Virgin actually have a 4th ship on order, sorry about that! I can't keep up! FAQ: What is going on with your hair? I shaved my head for Macmillan Cancer Support 4 months ago and this is the result! If you haven't already seen that video check it out here: We raised over £5000 for Macmillan! Thank you SO much to everybody who donated. https://bit.ly/2MQHsjX Twitter.com/emmacruises Instagram.com/emmacruises [email protected] www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Join our Facebook community of over 6000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 CAMERA - CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg VLOGGING CAMERA: https://amzn.to/2vNeNF4 GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. #VirginVoyages #ScarletLady #ShipYard

It was January when we braved the water slides of the cruise ship MSC Meraviglia. Do not be fooled by those blue skies, it was FREEZING! Notice how nobody else is on the waterslides with us. Would you try these slides in January?! Let me know in the comments. (It was SO cold, did I mention that?) Visit MSC's UK website here: https://bit.ly/2jHfdKp Visit MSC's USA website here: https://bit.ly/2jJfgFD (affiliate links) FAQ: What is going on with your hair? I shaved my head for Macmillan Cancer Support 4 months ago and this is the result! If you haven't already seen that video check it out here: We raised over £5000 for Macmillan! Thank you SO much to everybody who donated. https://bit.ly/2MQHsjX Twitter.com/emmacruises Instagram.com/emmacruises [email protected] www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Join our Facebook community of over 3000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 CAMERA - CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg VLOGGING CAMERA: https://amzn.to/2vNeNF4 GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. #WaterSlides #WaterPark #CruiseShip

In January 2019 I took a Mediterranean cruise onboard the MSC Meraviglia. The balcony cabin onboard is one of my favourite balcony cabins of all time. During this video, I show you the cabin, balcony and bathroom while giving tips and advice about MSC. Visit MSC's UK website here: https://bit.ly/2jHfdKp Visit MSC's USA website here: https://bit.ly/2jJfgFD (affiliate links) As mentioned in the video I have cruised with MSC before and you can find the videos I filmed last time below: Inside cabin tour & review: https://bit.ly/2sL1gfM MSC for me app: https://bit.ly/2t0M8dV MSC Meraviglia, 10 best bits: https://bit.ly/2Qik7HW MSC Meraviglia Ship Review: https://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk/2018/01/17/msc-meraviglia/ MSC Meraviglia, food review: https://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk/2018/01/24/msc-meraviglia-food/ Twitter.com/emmacruises Instagram.com/emmacruises [email protected] www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Join our Facebook community of over 3000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 CAMERA - CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg VLOGGING CAMERA: https://amzn.to/2vNeNF4 GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. #MSCMeraviglia #MSCCruises #MSC

A time-lapse of the sail into Kotor, Montengro. This video was filmed onboard the Costa Luminosa in December 2018. The sail in took around 1.5 hours. For me this is what cruising is all about, sitting on the balcony and watching the world go by! Have you ever been to Kotor? Let me know in the comments. Twitter.com/emmacruises Instagram.com/emmacruises [email protected] www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Join our Facebook community of over 3000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 CAMERA - CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg VLOGGING CAMERA: https://amzn.to/2vNeNF4 GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. #CostaCruises #CostaLuminosa #CostaCrociere

Join me as we embark the Costa Luminosa. This was my first cruise with Costa Cruises and we cruised around Greece and Italy from Venice. This daily cruise vlog includes: Embarkation, a quick tour of our cabin, some ship exploring, dinner and evening entertainment. I've got SO much to show and tell you about Costa so please subscribe. Cheap costa cruises, how do they compare? LIVE STREAM: https://bit.ly/2AbaoOs What I loved about the Costa Luminosa: https://bit.ly/2BDdDy9 Costa Luminosa, ship tour: https://bit.ly/2Vr37Ts Costa Luminosa, cabin tour: https://bit.ly/2FNaMpZ Shaving my head: https://bit.ly/2RZvIR1 Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram: @emmacruises [email protected] www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Join our Facebook community of over 3000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 CAMERA - CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg VLOGGING CAMERA: https://amzn.to/2vNeNF4 GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. #CostaCruises #CostaLuminosa #CostaCrociere

Join me as we explore my Inside Cabin onboard the Costa Luminosa. The cabin was spacious, functional and clean. This was my first Costa Cruise and I had a brilliant time. This cruise was extremely cheap (under £50pp per night), more about that in the videos below! Cheap costa cruises, how do they compare? LIVE STREAM: https://bit.ly/2AbaoOs What I loved about the Costa Luminosa: https://bit.ly/2BDdDy9 Costa Luminosa, Ship Tour: https://bit.ly/2Vr37Ts I've got SO much to show and tell you about Costa so please subscribe. Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram: @emmacruises [email protected] www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Join our Facebook community of over 3000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 CAMERA - CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg VLOGGING CAMERA: https://amzn.to/2vNeNF4 GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k If you've read all the way down here, leave me a comment that says 'I love the pink sink!' ;) - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. #CostaCruises #CostaLuminosa #CostaCrociere

Join me as we explore Peterhof Palace and gardens before taking the Hydrofoil back to our cruise ship the Marella Discovery. This was our second day in St Petersburg, Russia and we had GLORIOUS sunshine! I couldn't believe it. On our first day in St Petersburg, we visited the Church of Spilled Blood. You can check out that video here: https://bit.ly/2CbpkvU This was part of a Baltic cruise that we took in September 2018. We decided to take a ship excursion in Russia due to the visa's required to visit Russia alone. It is possible to get your own visa and visit Russia alone/on a private tour but in this instance, we thought it would be easier to take a ship excursion and let the cruise line sort out the visas. We head back to the Marella Discovery for dinner in 47 degrees before spending the evening in Bar Eleven, the theatre and at karaoke! Marella Videos: Cruise ship captain shaves my head: https://bit.ly/2NE9PSL Marella Cruises, Navigate App: https://bit.ly/2EHj2a4 Marella Discovery - Embarkation: https://bit.ly/2ysR8dm Marella Discovery - Sea Day 1: https://bit.ly/2CUp2wt Gothenburg, Sweden - Marella Discovery: https://bit.ly/2Po7P4l Marella Discovery - Sea Day 2: https://bit.ly/2Rf3Jc6 Marella Discovery - Stockholm: https://bit.ly/2Q8MjkD Marella Discovery - Tallinn: https://bit.ly/2E73qNj Marella Discovery - Navigate App: https://bit.ly/2DdtVkv Marella Discovery - St Petersburg Day 1: https://bit.ly/2CbpkvU Marella Discovery - St Petersburg Day 2: https://bit.ly/2Eo8bjU Marella Blog posts: Marella Discovery - Cabins: https://bit.ly/2tKsRO9 Marella Cruises, What does all inclusive include? https://bit.ly/2Uhb24Z Marella Discovery, 8 free must do activities: https://bit.ly/2IMbvuE Marella Cruises, All inclusive drinks list: https://bit.ly/2XuRlbQ I filmed daily vlogs onboard every single day including in every port we visited so make sure you subscribe! We visited: Gothenburg, Stockholm, Tallin, St Petersburg, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Wandemunde and Zeebrugge. Check out similar cruises on Marella's website: https://bit.ly/2CMX3Ob I "Braved the Shave" for Macmillan onboard on the last sea day of this cruise. The captain shaved my head on the theatre stage! Watch the video here: https://bit.ly/2OiIppd Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram: @emmacruises [email protected] www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Join our Facebook community of over 3000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2LYHc1F CAMERA: CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg VLOGGING CAMERA: https://amzn.to/2vNeNF4 - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. #Peterhof #StPetersburg #EmmaCruises

Ever wondered how to book cheap cruises?! My last cruise (Costa Luminosa) and my next cruise (MSC Meraviglia) were both under £50 per person per night. In this video, I share with you my tips for finding cruise bargains. If you follow the steps mentioned in this video you should be able to find your own cruises for under £50 per person per night. Visit MSC's UK website here: https://bit.ly/2jHfdKp Visit MSC's USA website here: https://bit.ly/2jJfgFD (affiliate links) *** These prices are based on cruise only *** During this video I talk about: - How to get the cruise deals to come to you. - How to search for your own cruise deals. - When to book. - Where to go. - Cheap cruises to consider. - Which cabin you should be booking (there is usually a cheaper option to the standard inside cabin!) A lot of the cheap deals I find for cruises like this are on lines such as Costa or MSC. There are of course bargains for other lines but these seem to be the most common cheap cruises for me in the UK. Costa Cruises videos: Cheap costa cruises, how do they compare? LIVE STREAM: https://bit.ly/2AbaoOs What I loved about the Costa Luminosa: https://bit.ly/2BDdDy9 Costa Luminosa Ship Tour: https://bit.ly/2Vr37Ts MSC Cruises Videos: MSC Meraviglia, Inside cabin review: https://bit.ly/2LPp6PB MSC Meraviglia, 10 best bits: https://bit.ly/2Qik7HW Travel agents I use (UK): CruiseNation.com (Use EMMACRUISES for £20 off) Cruise1st.co.uk PlanetCruise.com IgluCruise.com BolsoverCruiseClub.com Cruise.co.uk Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram: @emmacruises [email protected] www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Join our Facebook community of over 3000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 CAMERA - CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg VLOGGING CAMERA: https://amzn.to/2vNeNF4 GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. #CheapCruises #Cruise #EmmaCruises

Join me as we tour the Costa Luminosa. During the video, we will explore the restaurants, bars, lounges, atrium, top decks, pools and more. I've honestly never seen a cruise ship quite like this before! I've got SO much to show and tell you about Costa so please subscribe. Cheap costa cruises, how do they compare? LIVE STREAM: https://bit.ly/2AbaoOs What I loved about the Costa Luminosa: https://bit.ly/2BDdDy9 Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram: @emmacruises [email protected] www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Join our Facebook community of over 3000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 CAMERA - CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg VLOGGING CAMERA: https://amzn.to/2vNeNF4 GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. #CostaCruises #CostaLuminosa #CostaCrociere

During my 7 night Costa Luminosa cruise from Venice, I filmed this video to show you my favourite things about the ship. This was my first Costa Crociere Cruise and I had an amazing time. During the video, I show you a number of things that I liked about the ship and also talk a little about my first Costa Cruises experience. I've been on a number of cruise ships but I've certainly never been on one like the Costa Luminosa before. I've got SO much to show and tell you about Costa so please subscribe. Cheap costa cruises, how do they compare? LIVE STREAM: https://bit.ly/2AbaoOs Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram: @emmacruises [email protected] www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Join our Facebook community of over 3000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 CAMERA - CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg VLOGGING CAMERA: https://amzn.to/2vNeNF4 GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. #CostaCruises #CostaLuminosa #CostaCrociere

Join me in St Petersburg, Russia as we take a walking tour and visit the Church of the savior on spilled blood. This was part of a Baltic cruise that we took in September 2018. We decided to take a ship excursion in Russia due to the visa's required to visit Russia alone. It is possible to get your own visa and visit Russia alone/on a private tour but in this instance, we thought it would be easier to take a ship excursion and let the cruise line sort out the visas. We head back to the Marella Discovery for dinner in 47 degrees before spending the evening in Bar Eleven, the theatre and at karaoke! Marella Videos: Cruise ship captain shaves my head: https://bit.ly/2NE9PSL Marella Cruises, Navigate App: https://bit.ly/2EHj2a4 Marella Discovery - Embarkation: https://bit.ly/2ysR8dm Marella Discovery - Sea Day 1: https://bit.ly/2CUp2wt Gothenburg, Sweden - Marella Discovery: https://bit.ly/2Po7P4l Marella Discovery - Sea Day 2: https://bit.ly/2Rf3Jc6 Marella Discovery - Stockholm: https://bit.ly/2Q8MjkD Marella Discovery - Tallinn: https://bit.ly/2E73qNj Marella Discovery - Navigate App: https://bit.ly/2DdtVkv Marella Discovery - St Petersburg Day 1: https://bit.ly/2CbpkvU Marella Discovery - St Petersburg Day 2: https://bit.ly/2Eo8bjU Marella Blog posts: Marella Discovery - Cabins: https://bit.ly/2tKsRO9 Marella Cruises, What does all inclusive include? https://bit.ly/2Uhb24Z Marella Discovery, 8 free must do activities: https://bit.ly/2IMbvuE Marella Cruises, All inclusive drinks list: https://bit.ly/2XuRlbQ I filmed daily vlogs onboard every single day including in every port we visited so make sure you subscribe! We visited: Gothenburg, Stockholm, Tallin, St Petersburg, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Wandemunde and Zeebrugge. Check out similar cruises on Marella's website: https://bit.ly/2CMX3Ob I "Braved the Shave" for Macmillan onboard on the last sea day of this cruise. The captain shaved my head on the theatre stage! Watch the video here: https://bit.ly/2OiIppd Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram: @emmacruises [email protected] www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Join our Facebook community of over 3000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://www.facebook.com/groups/273786596385850/ CAMERA: CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg VLOGGING CAMERA: https://amzn.to/2vNeNF4 - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. #StPetersburg #Russia #EmmaCruises

Considering a river cruise? Here are 6 things I got wrong about river cruising. Last weekend I was lucky enough to attend a river cruise conference hosted by CLIA in Paris. We had the opportunity to visit six river ships and I was able to spend the night on board the Avalon Tapestry 2. Before this weekend I had never set foot on board a river cruise ship. I admit it, I was wrong about river cruising! The growth of the river cruising sector is really exciting, passenger numbers were up 21% last year on the year before. I can’t think of any other industry that is growing so fast, it’s very exciting. Other things that surprised me about river cruise ships: River cruise ships sometimes dock next to each other. This had never crossed my mind before! River cruise ships sometimes dock side by side and link together. If this happens you’ll have to walk over or through another ship to get to yours. Sometimes you’ll even have 3 or possibly 4 ships side by side! Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram: @emmacruises [email protected] www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Join our Facebook community of over 2900 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://www.facebook.com/groups/27378... CAMERA: CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg VLOGGING CAMERA: https://amzn.to/2vNeNF4 - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. #RiverCruise #RiverCruising #EmmaCruises

Join me in Tallinn, Estonia! We took a bike tour of the city before doing some ship spotting in the port. We were docked next to the AIDAMar, Sapphire Princess and Norwegian Breakaway. We have dinner onboard the Marella Discovery in the Italian restaurant Galeria 47. Marella Discovery - Embarkation: https://bit.ly/2ysR8dm Marella Discovery - Sea Day 1: https://bit.ly/2CUp2wt Gothenburg, Sweden - Marella Discovery: https://bit.ly/2Po7P4l Marella Discovery - Sea Day 2: https://bit.ly/2Rf3Jc6 Marella Discovery - Stockholm: https://bit.ly/2Q8MjkD Marella Discovery - Tallinn: Marella Discovery - Navigate App: https://bit.ly/2DdtVkv I filmed daily vlogs onboard every single day including in every port we visited so make sure you subscribe! We visited: Gothenburg, Stockholm, Tallin, St Petersburg, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Wandemunde and Zeebrugge. Check out similar cruises on Marella's website: https://bit.ly/2CMX3Ob I "Braved the Shave" for Macmillan onboard on the last sea day of this cruise. The captain shaved my head on the theatre stage! Watch the video here: https://bit.ly/2OiIppd Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram: @emmacruises [email protected] www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Join our Facebook community of over 2900 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://www.facebook.com/groups/273786596385850 CAMERA: CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg VLOGGING CAMERA: https://amzn.to/2vNeNF4 - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. #Tallinn #MarellaDiscovery #EmmaCruises

Join me as we explore my standard veranda balcony cabin onboard the Viking Sea! All Viking Ocean cruise ships are basically the same so even if you're not cruising on the Viking Sea this video should still be relevant. Viking Sea Tour Video, decks 7 8 and 9 : https://bit.ly/2Q7nuWh Viking Sea Tour Video, decks 1 2 and 3: https://bit.ly/2Pu1BRb Veranda Stateroom (V) - Size including private veranda: 270 sq ft - 11:00 AM embarkation - 3:00 PM stateroom access - Shore excursion reservations: 60 days prior to departure - King-size Viking Explorer Bed with luxury linens & pillows - Free Wi-Fi (connection speed may vary) - 42" flat-screen, interactive LCD TV with intuitive remote & complimentary Movies On Demand - 110/220 volt outlets & USB ports - Mini-bar with soft drinks, water & snacks; security safe; hair dryer - Direct-dial satellite phone & cell service - Large private bathroom with spacious glass-enclosed shower, heated bathroom floor & anti-fog mirror - Premium Freyja® toiletries; plush robes & slippers - Purified water refilled daily - Stateroom steward & twice-daily housekeeping - 24-hour room service - Spacious closet & drawers I was lucky to be invited by Viking to cruise on her in pursuit of the 'midnight sun'. The cruise took us to the top of Norway where we visited Tromso, Molde, Geiranger and Bergen. This was my first Viking cruise and I was blown away by the ship, the service and the food! The attention to detail onboard was unlike anything I've ever seen on a ship before. There is SO much included in your Viking fare: Excursions in every port, drinks with lunch/dinner, minibar, wifi and loads more. To find out everything that is included click here: https://bit.ly/2Ovl7fG I have more Viking videos coming so make sure you subscribe. Please leave me a comment letting me know if you've ever cruised with Viking or if you'd like to. Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram: @emmacruises [email protected] www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Join our Facebook community of over 2500 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://www.facebook.com/groups/273786596385850/ CAMERA: CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg VLOGGING CAMERA: https://amzn.to/2vNeNF4 - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. #EmmaCruises #VikingSea #VikingCruises

Join me as we explore Stockholm, Sweden part of a Baltic cruise taken in September 2018. We visited Stockholm onboard the Marella Discovery and took the hop on hop off bus around the city. We sailed away through the Stockholm archipelago before having dinner at the glass house and playing a game of golf. Marella Videos: Cruise ship captain shaves my head: https://bit.ly/2NE9PSL Marella Cruises, Navigate App: https://bit.ly/2EHj2a4 Marella Discovery - Embarkation: https://bit.ly/2ysR8dm Marella Discovery - Sea Day 1: https://bit.ly/2CUp2wt Gothenburg, Sweden - Marella Discovery: https://bit.ly/2Po7P4l Marella Discovery - Sea Day 2: https://bit.ly/2Rf3Jc6 Marella Discovery - Stockholm: https://bit.ly/2Q8MjkD Marella Discovery - Tallinn: https://bit.ly/2E73qNj Marella Discovery - Navigate App: https://bit.ly/2DdtVkv Marella Discovery - St Petersburg Day 1: https://bit.ly/2CbpkvU Marella Discovery - St Petersburg Day 2: https://bit.ly/2Eo8bjU Marella Blog posts: Marella Discovery - Cabins: https://bit.ly/2tKsRO9 Marella Cruises, What does all inclusive include? https://bit.ly/2Uhb24Z Marella Discovery, 8 free must do activities: https://bit.ly/2IMbvuE Marella Cruises, All inclusive drinks list: https://bit.ly/2XuRlbQ I filmed daily vlogs onboard every single day including in every port we visited so make sure you subscribe! We visited: Gothenburg, Stockholm, Tallin, St Petersburg, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Wandemunde and Zeebrugge. Check out similar cruises on Marella's website: https://bit.ly/2CMX3Ob I "Braved the Shave" for Macmillan onboard on the last sea day of this cruise. The captain shaved my head on the theatre stage! Watch the video here: https://bit.ly/2OiIppd Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram: @emmacruises [email protected] www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Join our Facebook community of over 2000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://www.facebook.com/groups/27378... CAMERA: CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg VLOGGING CAMERA: https://amzn.to/2vNeNF4 - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. #EmmaCruises #MarellaDiscovery #MarellaCruises

Taking a cruise with Marella Cruises? Make sure you download this app! This video was filmed onboard the Marella Discovery. I used the app every day of my cruise, mostly to check my onboard account but also to book things like restaurants/spa treatments and excursions. Marella Videos: Cruise ship captain shaves my head: https://bit.ly/2NE9PSL Marella Cruises, Navigate App: https://bit.ly/2EHj2a4 Marella Discovery - Embarkation: https://bit.ly/2ysR8dm Marella Discovery - Sea Day 1: https://bit.ly/2CUp2wt Gothenburg, Sweden - Marella Discovery: https://bit.ly/2Po7P4l Marella Discovery - Sea Day 2: https://bit.ly/2Rf3Jc6 Marella Discovery - Stockholm: https://bit.ly/2Q8MjkD Marella Discovery - Tallinn: https://bit.ly/2E73qNj Marella Discovery - Navigate App: https://bit.ly/2DdtVkv Marella Discovery - St Petersburg Day 1: https://bit.ly/2CbpkvU Marella Discovery - St Petersburg Day 2: https://bit.ly/2Eo8bjU Marella Blog posts: Marella Discovery - Cabins: https://bit.ly/2tKsRO9 Marella Cruises, What does all inclusive include? https://bit.ly/2Uhb24Z Marella Discovery, 8 free must do activities: https://bit.ly/2IMbvuE Marella Cruises, All inclusive drinks list: https://bit.ly/2XuRlbQ I filmed daily vlogs onboard every single day including in every port we visited so make sure you subscribe! We visited: Gothenburg, Stockholm, Tallin, St Petersburg, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Wandemunde and Zeebrugge. Check out similar cruises on Marella's website: https://bit.ly/2CMX3Ob I "Braved the Shave" for Macmillan onboard on the last sea day of this cruise. The captain shaved my head on the theatre stage! Watch the video here: https://bit.ly/2OiIppd Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram: @emmacruises [email protected] www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Join our Facebook community of over 2000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://www.facebook.com/groups/27378... CAMERA: CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg VLOGGING CAMERA: https://amzn.to/2vNeNF4 - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. #EmmaCruises #MarellaDiscovery #MarellaCruises

Join me for a sea day onboard the Marella Discovery! I head to the spa to get my teeth whitened before having lunch in 47 degrees, the main included restaurant onboard. We spent some time in the coffee port playing games and having a few drinks. Next, we headed to the snack shack for some cookies and we went in the casino. After I had lost £10 we went to the speciality restaurant Kora La for dinner. The evening theatre show was Medieval Madness which was AMAZING. Marella Videos: Cruise ship captain shaves my head: https://bit.ly/2NE9PSL Marella Cruises, Navigate App: https://bit.ly/2EHj2a4 Marella Discovery - Embarkation: https://bit.ly/2ysR8dm Marella Discovery - Sea Day 1: https://bit.ly/2CUp2wt Gothenburg, Sweden - Marella Discovery: https://bit.ly/2Po7P4l Marella Discovery - Sea Day 2: https://bit.ly/2Rf3Jc6 Marella Discovery - Stockholm: https://bit.ly/2Q8MjkD Marella Discovery - Tallinn: https://bit.ly/2E73qNj Marella Discovery - Navigate App: https://bit.ly/2DdtVkv Marella Discovery - St Petersburg Day 1: https://bit.ly/2CbpkvU Marella Discovery - St Petersburg Day 2: https://bit.ly/2Eo8bjU Marella Blog posts: Marella Discovery - Cabins: https://bit.ly/2tKsRO9 Marella Cruises, What does all inclusive include? https://bit.ly/2Uhb24Z Marella Discovery, 8 free must do activities: https://bit.ly/2IMbvuE Marella Cruises, All inclusive drinks list: https://bit.ly/2XuRlbQ I filmed daily vlogs onboard every single day including in every port we visited so make sure you subscribe! We visited: Gothenburg, Stockholm, Tallin, St Petersburg, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Wandemunde and Zeebrugge. Check out similar cruises on Marella's website: https://bit.ly/2CMX3Ob I "Braved the Shave" for Macmillan onboard on the last sea day of this cruise. The captain shaved my head on the theatre stage! Watch the video here: https://bit.ly/2OiIppd Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram: @emmacruises [email protected] www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Join our Facebook community of over 2000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://www.facebook.com/groups/273786596385850/?ref=bookmarks CAMERA: CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg VLOGGING CAMERA: https://amzn.to/2vNeNF4 - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. #EmmaCruises #MarellaDiscovery #MarellaCruises

Join me as we explore Gothenburg Sweden, the first stop on my Baltic cruise. We get the shuttle bus into town and explore by ourselves before heading back to the ship to go to the speciality restaurant surf and turf for dinner. Marella Videos: Cruise ship captain shaves my head: https://bit.ly/2NE9PSL Marella Cruises, Navigate App: https://bit.ly/2EHj2a4 Marella Discovery - Embarkation: https://bit.ly/2ysR8dm Marella Discovery - Sea Day 1: https://bit.ly/2CUp2wt Gothenburg, Sweden - Marella Discovery: https://bit.ly/2Po7P4l Marella Discovery - Sea Day 2: https://bit.ly/2Rf3Jc6 Marella Discovery - Stockholm: https://bit.ly/2Q8MjkD Marella Discovery - Tallinn: https://bit.ly/2E73qNj Marella Discovery - Navigate App: https://bit.ly/2DdtVkv Marella Discovery - St Petersburg Day 1: https://bit.ly/2CbpkvU Marella Discovery - St Petersburg Day 2: https://bit.ly/2Eo8bjU Marella Blog posts: Marella Discovery - Cabins: https://bit.ly/2tKsRO9 Marella Cruises, What does all inclusive include? https://bit.ly/2Uhb24Z Marella Discovery, 8 free must do activities: https://bit.ly/2IMbvuE Marella Cruises, All inclusive drinks list: https://bit.ly/2XuRlbQ I filmed daily vlogs onboard every single day including in every port we visited so make sure you subscribe! We visited: Gothenburg, Stockholm, Tallin, St Petersburg, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Wandemunde and Zeebrugge. Check out similar cruises on Marella's website: https://bit.ly/2CMX3Ob I "Braved the Shave" for Macmillan onboard on the last sea day of this cruise. The captain shaved my head on the theatre stage! Watch the video here: https://bit.ly/2OiIppd Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram: @emmacruises [email protected] www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Join our Facebook community of over 2000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://www.facebook.com/groups/27378... CAMERA: CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg VLOGGING CAMERA: https://amzn.to/2vNeNF4 - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. #EmmaCruises #MarellaDiscovery #MarellaCruises

Join me as we tour the Viking Sea from Viking Cruises. The Viking sea is an ocean cruise ship which holds 930 passengers. I was lucky to be invited by Viking to cruise on her in pursuit of the 'midnight sun'. The cruise took us to the top of Norway where we visited Tromso, Molde, Geiranger and Bergen. This was my first Viking cruise and I was blown away by the ship, the service and the food! The attention to detail onboard was unlike anything I've ever seen on a ship before. Viking Sea: Tour of decks 7 8 9: https://youtu.be/9ZkcaPfaeZ8 There is SO much included in your Viking fare: Excursions in every port, drinks with lunch/dinner, minibar, wifi and loads more. To find out everything that is included click here: https://bit.ly/2Ovl7fG I have more Viking videos coming so make sure you subscribe. Please leave me a comment letting me know if you've ever cruised with Viking or if you'd like to. Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram: @emmacruises [email protected] www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Join our Facebook community of over 2500 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://www.facebook.com/groups/273786596385850/ CAMERA: CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg VLOGGING CAMERA: https://amzn.to/2vNeNF4 - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. #EmmaCruises #VikingSea #VikingCruises

Join me for a sea day onboard the Marella Discovery! We explore the ship and have a drink (or two) before heading to the Glasshouse for dinner where we cooked our own food on hot stones. The night ends with us exploring the ship at midnight. Marella Discovery - Embarkation: https://bit.ly/2ysR8dm Marella Discovery - Sea Day 1: https://bit.ly/2CUp2wt Gothenburg, Sweden - Marella Discovery: https://bit.ly/2Po7P4l Marella Discovery - Sea Day 2: https://bit.ly/2Rf3Jc6 I filmed daily vlogs onboard every single day including in every port we visited so make sure you subscribe! We visited: Gothenburg, Stockholm, Tallin, St Petersburg, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Wandemunde and Zeebrugge. I "Braved the Shave" for Macmillan onboard on the last sea day of this cruise. The captain shaved my head on the theatre stage! Watch the video here: https://bit.ly/2OiIppd Marella Videos: Cruise ship captain shaves my head: https://bit.ly/2NE9PSL Marella Cruises, Navigate App: https://bit.ly/2EHj2a4 Marella Discovery - Embarkation: https://bit.ly/2ysR8dm Marella Discovery - Sea Day 1: https://bit.ly/2CUp2wt Gothenburg, Sweden - Marella Discovery: https://bit.ly/2Po7P4l Marella Discovery - Sea Day 2: https://bit.ly/2Rf3Jc6 Marella Discovery - Stockholm: https://bit.ly/2Q8MjkD Marella Discovery - Tallinn: https://bit.ly/2E73qNj Marella Discovery - Navigate App: https://bit.ly/2DdtVkv Marella Discovery - St Petersburg Day 1: https://bit.ly/2CbpkvU Marella Discovery - St Petersburg Day 2: https://bit.ly/2Eo8bjU Marella Blog posts: Marella Discovery - Cabins: https://bit.ly/2tKsRO9 Marella Cruises, What does all inclusive include? https://bit.ly/2Uhb24Z Marella Discovery, 8 free must do activities: https://bit.ly/2IMbvuE Marella Cruises, All inclusive drinks list: https://bit.ly/2XuRlbQ Check out similar cruises on Marella's website: https://bit.ly/2CMX3Ob Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram: @emmacruises [email protected] www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Join our Facebook community of over 2000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://www.facebook.com/groups/273786596385850/ CAMERA: CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg VLOGGING CAMERA: https://amzn.to/2vNeNF4 - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. #EmmaCruises #MarellaDiscovery #MarellaCruises

Join me for a day onboard the Marella Discovery! We embarked in Southampton ahead of our Baltic Treasures cruise. This vlog includes lots of food, drinks, ship exploring and I give you a quick tour of our balcony cabin! During the video we: - Drive to Southampton + Board the ship - Explore the atrium, theatre, restaurants and more - Give you a quick tour of our balcony cabin - Book our excursions - Dinner in 47 degrees (main dining room) - Had a 'smokey old fashioned' in bar eleven - Watched a Marella Discovery Showteam theatre show I filmed daily vlogs onboard every single day including in every port we visited so make sure you subscribe! We visited: Gothenburg, Stockholm, Tallin, St Petersburg, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Wandemunde and Zeebrugge. Marella Videos: Cruise ship captain shaves my head: https://bit.ly/2NE9PSL Marella Cruises, Navigate App: https://bit.ly/2EHj2a4 Marella Discovery - Embarkation: https://bit.ly/2ysR8dm Marella Discovery - Sea Day 1: https://bit.ly/2CUp2wt Gothenburg, Sweden - Marella Discovery: https://bit.ly/2Po7P4l Marella Discovery - Sea Day 2: https://bit.ly/2Rf3Jc6 Marella Discovery - Stockholm: https://bit.ly/2Q8MjkD Marella Discovery - Tallinn: https://bit.ly/2E73qNj Marella Discovery - Navigate App: https://bit.ly/2DdtVkv Marella Discovery - St Petersburg Day 1: https://bit.ly/2CbpkvU Marella Discovery - St Petersburg Day 2: https://bit.ly/2Eo8bjU Marella Blog posts: Marella Discovery - Cabins: https://bit.ly/2tKsRO9 Marella Cruises, What does all inclusive include? https://bit.ly/2Uhb24Z Marella Discovery, 8 free must do activities: https://bit.ly/2IMbvuE Marella Cruises, All inclusive drinks list: https://bit.ly/2XuRlbQ Check out similar cruises on Marella's website: https://bit.ly/2CMX3Ob I "Braved the Shave" for Macmillan onboard on the last sea day of this cruise. The captain shaved my head on the theatre stage! Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mD8-0Mc84M&t=1s Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram: @emmacruises [email protected] www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Join our Facebook community of over 2000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://www.facebook.com/groups/27378... CAMERA: CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg VLOGGING CAMERA: https://amzn.to/2vNeNF4 - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. #EmmaCruises #MarellaDiscovery #MarellaCruises

I let the captain of a cruise ship shave my head on the stage of the theatre in front of an audience of 800! I did the head shave to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support and will be donating my hair to the Little Princess Trust. We've raised £5000 for Macmillan cancer support so far and I was able to donate 9 inches of hair to make wigs for kids that need them. Please give this video a thumbs up if you liked it! I will be taking a photo a day for the next year to document my hair growth and will upload this in a years time. I may also make a hair growth update video if that is something you guys are interested in, please leave me a comment if you are! Thank you so much to Marella who organised this for me. I had the most amazing cruise onboard the Marella Discovery. Thank you also to everybody for their support and donations so far. I really appreciate it! Please donate if you have anything spare: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/emma-le-teace Check out similar cruises on Marella's website: https://bit.ly/2CMX3Ob Marella Videos: Cruise ship captain shaves my head: https://bit.ly/2NE9PSL Marella Cruises, Navigate App: https://bit.ly/2EHj2a4 Marella Discovery - Embarkation: https://bit.ly/2ysR8dm Marella Discovery - Sea Day 1: https://bit.ly/2CUp2wt Gothenburg, Sweden - Marella Discovery: https://bit.ly/2Po7P4l Marella Discovery - Sea Day 2: https://bit.ly/2Rf3Jc6 Marella Discovery - Stockholm: https://bit.ly/2Q8MjkD Marella Discovery - Tallinn: https://bit.ly/2E73qNj Marella Discovery - Navigate App: https://bit.ly/2DdtVkv Marella Discovery - St Petersburg Day 1: https://bit.ly/2CbpkvU Marella Discovery - St Petersburg Day 2: https://bit.ly/2Eo8bjU Marella Blog posts: Marella Discovery - Cabins: https://bit.ly/2tKsRO9 Marella Cruises, What does all inclusive include? https://bit.ly/2Uhb24Z Marella Discovery, 8 free must do activities: https://bit.ly/2IMbvuE Marella Cruises, All inclusive drinks list: https://bit.ly/2XuRlbQ Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram: @emmacruises [email protected] www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Join our Facebook community of over 2000 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://www.facebook.com/groups/273786596385850/ CAMERA: CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg VLOGGING CAMERA: https://amzn.to/2vNeNF4 - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed.

Join me for two crazy days in Tokyo, Japan! We used the underground to get around the city and visited the Shibuya crossing, Tokyo tower, Tokyo zoo, Sensō-ji temple, a park where I saw a giant tortoise and Osaka at night! This video ends my Golden Princess playlist. It was without a doubt the best cruise of my life and I would 100% recommend it to anybody. If you have any questions please leave them below! Visit the rest of the playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do8xM0z_wWI&list=PLZINe6US8uzYC_1jM6PntVgKnyNorLJus We visited: - Singapore, - Ho Chi Mihn City, - Nha Trang, - Hong Kong, - Keelung, - Shimizu, - Osaka, - Tokyo! Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram @emmacruises [email protected] cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Join our Facebook community of 2000+ members!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/273786596385850/?ref=bookmarks Fancy learning a little more about the Golden Princess? Princess site here: http://tidd.ly/6a2c413f Or maybe you're more interested in learning about the Asia itineraries? Princess site here: http://tidd.ly/ed8d56ca - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed.

Join me for a day in Bergen! Day 5 of our Norwegian Fjord cruise. We took the funicular Fløibanen railway to the top and wandered back down Fløyen mountain. We had a look at the fish market and the Bryggen houses. Afterwards, we headed back to Britannia for a great British sail away party. We had dinner in the limelight club onboard and headed to the theatre before heading to bed. Bergen was really easy to explore alone and I would recommend taking the funicular railway. I have been back to Bergen since onboard the Viking Sea and it rained that time too. Apparently, it rains 260 days a year! Visit P&O Cruises website here: https://bit.ly/2YRo8rZ (affiliate link) P&O Britannia - Sea day - Norwegian Fjords Cruise Vlog #1 https://bit.ly/2whR13m P&O Britannia - Stavanger - Norwegian Fjords Cruise Vlog #2 https://bit.ly/2OTZX6G P&O Britannia - Olden - Norwegian Fjords Cruise Vlog #3 https://bit.ly/2ocaM8V P&O Britannia - Andalsnes - Norwegian Fjords Cruise Vlog #4 https://bit.ly/2LNYM6R Britannia, 9 things you'll LOVE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1Fpm1p2BKc&t=1s Britannia balcony cabin tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wKVNpzmFgY&t=1s If you are taking a cruise on Britannia make sure you check out my 8 free MUST do activities: https://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk/2018/06/27/po-britannia-activities/ (Britannia is huge but if you get all of these things done you can go home happy!) If you're considering a cruise to Norway check out my 32 Norwegian Fjords cruise tips here: https://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk/2018/07/17/cruises-norway-tips-norwegian-fjords/ Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram: @emmacruises [email protected] www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Join our Facebook community of over 1700 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://www.facebook.com/groups/273786596385850/ CAMERA: CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg VLOGGING CAMERA: https://amzn.to/2vNeNF4 - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed.

Join me for a day in Andalsnes. We took a P&O excursion to visit the Stave Church and Troll Wall. We headed back to the ship for lunch in the main dining room. I did some filming with a film crew that P&O had onboard (totally terrifying!). I'm waiting for this video and will link to it when I have it. We tried freedom dining for dinner and had a table for two. The food was great and we didn't have to wait for a table at all. We watched 'astonishing' in the theatre. A magic show by Stephen Mulhern and then headed to bed. A busy but amazing day! Visit P&O Cruises website here: https://bit.ly/2YRo8rZ (affiliate link) P&O Britannia - Sea day - Norwegian Fjords Cruise Vlog #1 https://bit.ly/2whR13m P&O Britannia - Stavanger - Norwegian Fjords Cruise Vlog #2 https://bit.ly/2OTZX6G P&O Britannia - Olden - Norwegian Fjords Cruise Vlog #3 https://bit.ly/2ocaM8V P&O Britannia - Bergen - Norwegian Fjords Cruise Vlog #5 https://bit.ly/2MJ27th Britannia, 9 things you'll LOVE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1Fpm1p2BKc&t=1s Britannia balcony cabin tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wKVNpzmFgY&t=1s If you are taking a cruise on Britannia make sure you check out my 8 free MUST do activities: https://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk/2018/06/27/po-britannia-activities/ (Britannia is huge but if you get all of these things done you can go home happy!) If you're considering a cruise to Norway check out my 32 Norwegian Fjords cruise tips here: https://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk/2018/07/17/cruises-norway-tips-norwegian-fjords/ Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram: @emmacruises [email protected] www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Join our Facebook community of over 1700 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://www.facebook.com/groups/273786596385850/ CAMERA: CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg VLOGGING CAMERA: https://amzn.to/2vNeNF4 - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed.

Join me for a day in Olden including the Briksdal Glacier and Loen Skylift The second port in our Norwegian Fjords cruise onboard P&O cruises Britannia! We return to the ship to have dinner at the Sindhu speciality restaurant. We took an organised P&O excursion which took us first to the Briksdal Glacier before we headed up the Loen Skylift. I would 100% recommend the Glacier but I'm not sure I'd recommend the skylift. We headed back to the ship to have dinner in Sindhu! I really enjoyed the meal. Visit P&O Cruises website here: https://bit.ly/2YRo8rZ (affiliate link) P&O Britannia - Sea day - Norwegian Fjords Cruise Vlog #1 https://bit.ly/2whR13m P&O Britannia - Stavanger - Norwegian Fjords Cruise Vlog #2 https://bit.ly/2OTZX6G P&O Britannia - Andalsnes - Norwegian Fjords Cruise Vlog #4 https://bit.ly/2LNYM6R P&O Britannia - Bergen - Norwegian Fjords Cruise Vlog #5 https://bit.ly/2MJ27th Britannia, 9 things you'll LOVE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1Fpm1p2BKc&t=1s Britannia balcony cabin tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wKVNpzmFgY&t=1s If you are taking a cruise on Britannia make sure you check out my 8 free MUST do activities: https://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk/2018/06/27/po-britannia-activities/ (Britannia is huge but if you get all of these things done you can go home happy!) If you're considering a cruise to Norway check out my 32 Norwegian Fjords cruise tips here: https://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk/2018/07/17/cruises-norway-tips-norwegian-fjords/ Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram: @emmacruises [email protected] www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Join our Facebook community of over 1700 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://www.facebook.com/groups/273786596385850/ CAMERA: CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg VLOGGING CAMERA: https://amzn.to/2vNeNF4 - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed.

Hey guys! A little bit of a different post from me today. I've got an announcement to make... please be kind!  In September I will be taking a cruise onboard the Marella Discovery around the Baltics. I am REALLY excited to try Marella and cannot wait to cruise for two whole weeks! On the last sea day (September 24th) I will be shaving my head for Macmillan cancer support. Brave the shave is an amazing campaign which has raised 1.3 million pounds so far this year. Donate on Just Giving here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/emma-le-teace or TEXT 'SHAVE 18469' to 70550 to donate £5 (Text number for the UK only)⠀⠀⠀ Exact details are still to be confirmed but I will be chopping off all of my hair... The aim of which is to raise money for Macmillan primarily but I will also be donating my hair so that it can be made into wigs for children who are unable to grow their own hair for whatever reason. (It's so strange to write all of this down, makes it seem a lot more real). I'll be doing it somewhere public onboard (theatre, lounge, pool deck etc!) I hope that as many fellow cruisers will come to support me as possible! Should be good fun to watch anyway.  Thank you all for your support with this, I REALLY appreciate it. If you can't be kind to me please just be quiet. I don't have time for people to be mean to me. Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram: @emmacruises [email protected] www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Join our Facebook community of over 1700 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://www.facebook.com/groups/273786596385850/

Join me for a day in Stavanger. The first port in our Norwegian Fjords cruise onboard P&O cruises Britannia! We return to the ship to have dinner at the Beach House speciality restaurant. Visit P&O Cruises website here: https://bit.ly/2YRo8rZ (affiliate link) We visit the old town (and the new town) of Stavanger. We didn't take an excursion in this port but I really don't feel as though you NEED to in order to enjoy Stavanger. Stavanger is pretty easy to walk around and it's even lovely in the rain. We were joined in port by the Viking Sun and MSC Orchestra. I LOVE checking out the other cruise ships in port. I loved the beach house and would definitely recommend it. Standing under a cruise ship! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6tlsoOo1Gg P&O Britannia - Sea day - Norwegian Fjords Cruise Vlog #1 https://bit.ly/2whR13m P&O Britannia - Olden - Norwegian Fjords Cruise Vlog #3 https://bit.ly/2ocaM8V P&O Britannia - Andalsnes - Norwegian Fjords Cruise Vlog #4 https://bit.ly/2LNYM6R P&O Britannia - Bergen - Norwegian Fjords Cruise Vlog #5 https://bit.ly/2MJ27th Britannia Ship Tour decks 5 6 7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NzUJFWIQOQ&list=PLZINe6US8uzZlwzxfg86-qEH3JRW2OJik Britannia, 9 things you'll LOVE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1Fpm1p2BKc&list=PLZINe6US8uzZlwzxfg86-qEH3JRW2OJik&index=2 Britannia balcony cabin tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wKVNpzmFgY&list=PLZINe6US8uzZlwzxfg86-qEH3JRW2OJik&index=3 If you are taking a cruise on Britannia make sure you check out my 8 free MUST do activities: https://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk/2018/06/27/po-britannia-activities/ (Britannia is huge but if you get all of these things done you can go home happy!) If you're considering a cruise to Norway check out my 32 Norwegian Fjords cruise tips here: https://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk/2018/07/17/cruises-norway-tips-norwegian-fjords/ Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram: @emmacruises [email protected] www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Join our Facebook community of over 1700 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://www.facebook.com/groups/273786596385850/ To learn more about cruising the Norwegian Fjords with P&O click here to be taken to P&O's website: http://tidd.ly/6b0cd7fc To learn more about Britannia click here to be taken to the P&O website: http://tidd.ly/613315e6 CAMERA: CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg VLOGGING CAMERA: https://amzn.to/2vNeNF4 - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed.

In June 2018 I cruised around the Norwegian Fjords onboard Britannia. It was my first cruise with P&O Cruises and I had the most amazing time. Join me and we will explore the ship on our first sea day. Including: - Buffet breakfast - Exploring the ship - Snacks from the 'grab and go counter - Marco Pierre White in the Theatre - Captains welcome drinks - Dinner in the Meridian restaurant Visit P&O Cruises website here: https://bit.ly/2YRo8rZ (affiliate link) P&O Britannia - Stavanger - Norwegian Fjords Cruise Vlog #2 https://bit.ly/2OTZX6G P&O Britannia - Olden - Norwegian Fjords Cruise Vlog #3 https://bit.ly/2ocaM8V P&O Britannia - Andalsnes - Norwegian Fjords Cruise Vlog #4 https://bit.ly/2LNYM6R P&O Britannia - Bergen - Norwegian Fjords Cruise Vlog #5 https://bit.ly/2MJ27th Britannia Ship Tour decks 5 6 7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NzUJFWIQOQ&list=PLZINe6US8uzZlwzxfg86-qEH3JRW2OJik Britannia, 9 things you'll LOVE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1Fpm1p2BKc&list=PLZINe6US8uzZlwzxfg86-qEH3JRW2OJik&index=2 Britannia balcony cabin tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wKVNpzmFgY&list=PLZINe6US8uzZlwzxfg86-qEH3JRW2OJik&index=3 If you are taking a cruise on Britannia make sure you check out my 8 free MUST do activities: https://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk/2018/06/27/po-britannia-activities/ (Britannia is huge but if you get all of these things done you can go home happy!) If you're considering a cruise to Norway check out my 32 Norwegian Fjords cruise tips here: https://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk/2018/07/17/cruises-norway-tips-norwegian-fjords/ Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram: @emmacruises [email protected] www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Join our Facebook community of over 1700 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://www.facebook.com/groups/273786596385850/ To learn more about cruising the Norwegian Fjords with P&O click here to be taken to P&O's website: http://tidd.ly/6b0cd7fc To learn more about Britannia click here to be taken to the P&O website: http://tidd.ly/613315e6 CAMERA: CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg VLOGGING CAMERA: https://amzn.to/2vNeNF4 - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed.

Join me as we tour the Viking Sea from Viking Cruises. The Viking sea is an ocean cruise ship which holds 930 passengers. I was lucky to be invited by Viking to cruise on her in pursuit of the 'midnight sun'. The cruise took us to the top of Norway where we visited Tromso, Molde, Geiranger and Bergen. This was my first Viking cruise and I was blown away by the ship, the service and the food! The attention to detail onboard was unlike anything I've ever seen on a ship before. There is SO much included in your Viking fare: Excursions in every port, drinks with lunch/dinner, minibar, wifi and loads more. I will be writing a full post about this soon. Make sure you visit cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk so that you don't miss it! I have more Viking videos coming so make sure you subscribe. Please leave me a comment letting me know if you've ever cruised with Viking or if you'd like too. Also, let me know if you'd jump into the icey pool... Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram: @emmacruises [email protected] www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk

Join me as we tour my balcony cabin onboard P&O Cruises Britannia. This is stateroom F111 on deck 9. Visit P&O Cruises website here: https://bit.ly/2YRo8rZ (affiliate link) We cruised the Norwegian Fjords onboard Britannia in June 2018. We had the most amazing time even though it did rain every day. I filmed daily vlogs in the ports that we visited so make sure that you subscribe. We visited Stavanger, Bergen, Olden and Aldalsnes. The Britannia is an amazing ship but she's huge and it can be difficult to know where to start. So.. I have made a handy guide to Britannia called 'P&O Britannia – 8 free ‘must do’ activities + 2 ‘should do’s!' If you manage to get all of these things done onboard I think you can go home happy... check that out here: https://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk/2018/06/27/po-britannia-activities/ Thanks for watching! Ever wanted 1600 cruise mad friends?! Why not join our Facebook community of over 1600 members? We would love to answer your questions if you have any and LOVE hearing your stories and seeing your photos. https://www.facebook.com/groups/273786596385850/ Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram: @emmacruises cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk facebook.com/cruisingisntjustforoldpeople [email protected] www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk

Considering a cruise onboard P&O Cruise's Britannia? This was my first P&O cruise and there we so many little things that I loved. Let me know in the comments if there are any small things that make or break your cruise. Visit P&O Cruises website here: https://bit.ly/2YRo8rZ (affiliate link) We cruised the Norwegian Fjords onboard Britannia in June 2018. We had the most amazing time even though it did rain every day. I filmed daily vlogs in the ports that we visited so make sure that you subscribe. We visited Stavanger, Bergen, Olden and Aldalsnes. The Britannia is an amazing ship but she's huge and it can be difficult to know where to start. So.. I have made a handy guide to Britannia called 'P&O Britannia – 8 free ‘must do’ activities + 2 ‘should do’s!' If you manage to get all of these things done onboard I think you can go home happy... check that out here: https://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk/2018/06/27/po-britannia-activities/ Thanks for watching! Ever wanted 1500 cruise mad friends?! Why not join our Facebook community of over 1500 members? We would love to answer your questions if you have any and LOVE hearing your stories and seeing your photos. https://www.facebook.com/groups/273786596385850/ Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram: @emmacruises cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk facebook.com/cruisingisntjustforoldpeople [email protected] www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk #PandO #Britannia #CruiseShip

Japan vlog: Join me for a crazy day in Osaka Japan! We only had one day here so we got on the train and managed to visit the Shitennoji temple, Tennogi zoo and Tempozan Ferris wheel. We also did a bit of shopping (shopping in Japan is CRAZY) and visited some capsule shops! I hope this video will give you some ideas about what to do and see when visiting Osaka. It may also prepare you for the immigration that you'll have to go through to get off the ship. In total it took us two hours to get off the ship and get through immigration. I LOVED Japan and would 100% recommend it to anybody. Please leave me a comment letting me know if you've ever visited Asia or if you'd like too. Getting around Osaka was so easy, the daily train ticket cost us around £5. The trains were frequent and the maps were relatively easy to navigate despite being in Japanese. Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram @emmacruises [email protected] cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Join our Facebook community of 1500+ members!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/273786596385850/ Fancy learning a little more about the Golden Princess? Princess site here: http://tidd.ly/6a2c413f Or maybe you're more interested in learning about the Asia itineraries? Princess site here: http://tidd.ly/ed8d56ca - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed.

Join me for a tour of P&O Cruises ship Britannia. In this video, we will be touring decks 5, 6 and 7. Visiting the bars, restaurants, atrium, theatre and much more. Visit P&O Cruises website here: https://bit.ly/2YRo8rZ (affiliate link) Deck 7 of Britannia includes: - Headliners theatre - Crystal room - The glass house - Java - Photo Gallery - Sindhu - The live lounge Deck 6 of Britannia includes: - Headliners theatre - Brodies - Casino - Shopping - Peninsular restaurant - Oriental restaurant Deck 5 of the Britannia includes: - Spa & Salon - Explorers - Reception - Limelight club - Atrium - Blue bar & Market Cafe - Meridian restaurant We cruised in June 2018 around the Norwegian Fjords. It rained absolutely every day but you can't blame that on P&O! I'd 100% recommend a Norwegian Fjords cruise to anybody. I filmed daily vlogs onboard so if you want to see: Bergen, Olden, Stavanger and Andalsnes make sure you subscribe. The Britannia is an amazing ship but she's huge and it can be difficult to know where to start. So.. I have made a handy guide to Britannia called 'P&O Britannia – 8 free ‘must do’ activities + 2 ‘should do’s!' If you manage to get all of these things done onboard I think you can go home happy... check that out here: https://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk/2018/06/27/po-britannia-activities/ I'm not sure if anybody actually reads this far down in the description? If you do please leave me a comment that says "I like turtles". I'd just like to confuse all of those silly people who haven't read the description ;) Thanks for watching! Ever wanted 5000 cruise mad friends?! Why not join our Facebook community of over 5000 members? We would love to answer your questions if you have any and LOVE hearing your stories and seeing your photos. https://www.facebook.com/groups/273786596385850/ Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram: @emmacruises cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk facebook.com/cruisingisntjustforoldpeople [email protected]

Join me in the port of Shimizu, Japan! We visited onboard the Golden Princess as part of our 2018 Asia cruise from Singapore - Tokyo. During the video, I also go to my last Zumba class and go to the balloon drop party! I LOVED the balloon drop party. Leave me a comment letting me know if it's a yay or a nay from you. We danced for a full hour but I understand that it isn't for everybody. I have just got back from a cruise onboard Britannia around the Norwegian Fjords. I'll be bringing you those vlogs next! (They have MUCH better sound. Sadly I had an external rode mic for these Asia vlogs and I may as well have just been speaking into a tin can. Dreadful quality.). Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram @emmacruises [email protected] cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Fancy learning a little more about the Golden Princess? Princess site here: http://tidd.ly/6a2c413f Or maybe you're more interested in learning about the Asia itineraries? Princess site here: http://tidd.ly/ed8d56ca - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed.

Join me for a day in Keelung, Taiwan! We were originally planning on travelling to Taipei but decided to stay in Keelung. I'm glad we did. We visited Keelung Zhong Zheng Park and briefly the Dianji temple. Keelung is really easy to walk around and you will find something interesting wherever you go. We managed to find a ghost museum?! All very strange, but fascinating. Please consider subscribing, we went to Japan after this! There is so much I want to show and tell you all! Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram @emmacruises [email protected] cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Fancy learning a little more about the Golden Princess? Princess site here: http://tidd.ly/6a2c413f Or maybe you're more interested in learning about the Asia itineraries? Princess site here: http://tidd.ly/ed8d56ca - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. * * * I NEED YOUR HELP!!! (You could win a cruise!) I’ve been nominated as favourite cruise blogger in the Wave awards and it would mean SO much to me if I could have your vote. (I run this blog in my spare time and work full time in a non-cruising industry so I feel extremely lucky to have been nominated at all). It only takes 30 seconds to do and you don’t have to fill in any of the other categories if you don’t want to. If I could vote for you as best cruise blog readers I would!! It means more to me than you could ever know! http://www.worldofcruising.co.uk/vote

Join me for a tour of the cruise ship MSC Bellissima. Currently under construction in a shipyard in Saint Nazaire, France. We were able to stand under the ship for the float out ceremony and even caught a glimpse of the MSC Grandiosa. Visit MSC's UK website here: https://bit.ly/2jHfdKp Visit MSC's USA website here: https://bit.ly/2jJfgFD (affiliate links) This was one of the coolest things that I have EVER seen in my life. The day started when we went to the first steel cutting of the MSC Virtuosa. We saw her name being announced which was REALLY exciting. Next was a tour of the MSC Bellissima (this video) followed by the coin ceremony for the MSC Grandeosa. We ended the evening by taking a trip under the cruise ship to watch some speeches by the propellers. I still can't quite believe that I have been under a cruise ship. The MSC Bellissima was then floated out and I floated back to my bed absolutely exhausted. An incredible couple of days! The other people in this video are: Ben & David from Honest Cruising! You can find them on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/2HVp1WW Marcus from Sparkx! You can find his site here: http://sparkx.org/ Lisa from Travel Loving Family and Cruising With Kids! You can find her site here: https://www.travellovingfamily.com/ You can find Andrew on Twitter/Instagram @maritimegeek. As mentioned in the video I took a Mediterranean cruise on the MSC Meravigilia over Christmas. I had SO much fun and you can find the playlist for that cruise here: https://goo.gl/akedui To find out my favourite 10 things about the MSC Meraviglia check out my video here: https://goo.gl/K4ksse (as far as I know all of these things will be the same on Bellissima!) You can also find my MSC Meraviglia food review here: https://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk/2018/01/24/msc-meraviglia-food/ and Christmas cruise review here: https://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk/2018/02/20/christmas-day-msc-meraviglia/ Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram: @emmacruises [email protected] www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk * * *

Join us for a day in Hong Kong! We visited Hong Kong onboard the Golden Princess and tried to fit as much into one day as possible, Including the Star Ferry, Hong Kong observation wheel and Hong Kong botanical gardens. We started the day by getting a free shuttle put on my Princess to a train station. From there we got a train, a ferry and then used 800 metres of escalators to get to the top of the hill! (Stopping off in M&S) Next we visited the Hong Kong botanical gardens, which is free! I found a 'western' toilet there which I was very happy about... Afterwards, we headed back down the hill, took a ride on the Hong Kong observation wheel. The wheel is only around £2 per person for a 15 minute ride which I thought was a bargain! We headed back via the Star Ferry (also very cheap, around 50p ( less than $1) and finished our day with some shopping. Usually, these vlogs have more Golden Princess content in them but we were out for the full day and were exhausted when we got back onboard. Please consider subscribing, we went onto Keelung after this before heading to Japan. There is so much I want to show and tell you all! - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram @emmacruises [email protected] cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Fancy learning a little more about the Golden Princess? Princess site here: http://tidd.ly/6a2c413f Or maybe you're more interested in learning about the Asia itineraries? Princess site here: http://tidd.ly/ed8d56ca * * * I NEED YOUR HELP!!! (You could win a cruise!) I’ve been nominated as favourite cruise blogger in the Wave awards and it would mean SO much to me if I could have your vote. (I run this blog in my spare time and work full time in a non-cruising industry so I feel extremely lucky to have been nominated at all). It only takes 30 seconds to do and you don’t have to fill in any of the other categories if you don’t want to. If I could vote for you as best cruise blog readers I would!! It means more to me than you could ever know! http://www.worldofcruising.co.uk/vote

Join me for a busy sea day onboard the Golden Princess! I start off the day with 9am Zumba, followed by a second breakfast. We explored the ship (it was still so quiet even on a sea day) before heading to trivia, afternoon tea and dinner. We spent the evening watching Spider-man homecoming in the Vista lounge before heading to bed. I adored the Golden Princess and have LOADS of videos coming so please do consider subscribing! Do you LOVE or HATE sea days? Let me know in the comments! I tend to pick cruises that have one or two sea days. - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram @emmacruises [email protected] cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Fancy learning a little more about the Golden Princess? Princess site here: http://tidd.ly/6a2c413f Or maybe you're more interested in learning about the Asia itineraries? Princess site here: http://tidd.ly/ed8d56ca * * * I NEED YOUR HELP!!! (You could win a cruise!) I’ve been nominated as favourite cruise blogger in the Wave awards and it would mean SO much to me if I could have your vote. (I run this blog in my spare time and work full time in a non-cruising industry so I feel extremely lucky to have been nominated at all). It only takes 30 seconds to do and you don’t have to fill in any of the other categories if you don’t want to. If I could vote for you as best cruise blog readers I would!! It means more to me than you could ever know! http://www.worldofcruising.co.uk/vote

We visited Nha Trang as part of a Princess cruise from Singapore - Tokyo onboard the Golden Princess. Join me for a morning in Vietnam and an afternoon onboard the Golden Princess! During this video we tender to shore, jump on a free shuttle to town before exploring the town and the beach. It was SO hot (37 degrees). We headed back to the ship for lunch, followed by 'what the heck' trivia, a sail away party, dinner, evening swim and a tropical deck party! What a crazy day. Leave me a comment letting me know if you LOVE or HATE tendering! I really enjoy it (apart from the queues of course!). Bonus points if you can name the rabbit movie from trivia! - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram @emmacruises [email protected] cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Fancy learning a little more about the Golden Princess? Princess site here: http://tidd.ly/6a2c413f Or maybe you're more interested in learning about the Asia itineraries? Princess site here: http://tidd.ly/ed8d56ca * * * I NEED YOUR HELP!!! (You could win a cruise!) I’ve been nominated as favourite cruise blogger in the Wave awards and it would mean SO much to me if I could have your vote. (I run this blog in my spare time and work full time in a non-cruising industry so I feel extremely lucky to have been nominated at all). It only takes 30 seconds to do and you don’t have to fill in any of the other categories if you don’t want to. If I could vote for you as best cruise blog readers I would!! It means more to me than you could ever know! http://www.worldofcruising.co.uk/vote

Join me for a day in Vietnam! I was lucky enough to cruise here onboard the Golden Princess in April of 2018. We didn't actually get to visit Ho Chi Minh City during this trip. It turns out that Ho Chi Minh City is a 1.5 hour drive away from the port so we opted to take a free shuttle put on by the ship to visit a local town. We spent the morning wandering around before returning to the ship for a swim, afternoon tea, dinner and a theatre show. I love exploring the ship when in port, it almost felt as though I had it to myself. If you liked this video please consider subscribing. The cruise was 13 nights long and we went to some incredible places. I have loads to show you! - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram @emmacruises [email protected] cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Fancy learning a little more about the Golden Princess? Princess site here: http://tidd.ly/6a2c413f Or maybe you're more interested in learning about the Asia itineraries? Princess site here: http://tidd.ly/ed8d56ca * * * I NEED YOUR HELP!!! (You could win a cruise!) I’ve been nominated as favourite cruise blogger in the Wave awards and it would mean SO much to me if I could have your vote. (I run this blog in my spare time and work full time in a non-cruising industry so I feel extremely lucky to have been nominated at all). It only takes 30 seconds to do and you don’t have to fill in any of the other categories if you don’t want to. If I could vote for you as best cruise blog readers I would!! It means more to me than you could ever know! http://www.worldofcruising.co.uk/vote

Join me for a sea day onboard the lovely Golden Princess! We start the day with breakfast followed by a destination presentation, swimming, trivia, dinner, champagne waterfall, theatre show, snacks and movies under the stars! I adored the Golden Princess and have LOADS of videos coming so please do consider subscribing! Leave me a comment letting me know what you like to do on sea days, I later discovered sea day Zumba which I really loved. - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram @emmacruises [email protected] cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Fancy learning a little more about the Golden Princess? Princess site here: http://tidd.ly/6a2c413f Or maybe you're more interested in learning about the Asia itineraries? Princess site here: http://tidd.ly/ed8d56ca * * * I NEED YOUR HELP!!! (You could win a cruise!) I’ve been nominated as favourite cruise blogger in the Wave awards and it would mean SO much to me if I could have your vote. (I run this blog in my spare time and work full time in a non-cruising industry so I feel extremely lucky to have been nominated at all). It only takes 30 seconds to do and you don’t have to fill in any of the other categories if you don’t want to. If I could vote for you as best cruise blog readers I would!! It means more to me than you could ever know! http://www.worldofcruising.co.uk/vote

Join me as I board the Golden Princess in Singapore to begin an Asia cruise. In this video, we go for dinner and finish off the evening with a tour of my balcony cabin and a glass of champagne! I adored my cruise onboard the Golden Princess, I have loads more to share with you so please do subscribe. We went to some amazing places including Vietnam, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan. For more information about the ship and cruise click here: https://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk/?s=golden+princess - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram @emmacruises [email protected] cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Fancy learning a little more about the Golden Princess? Princess site here: http://tidd.ly/6a2c413f Or maybe you're more interested in learning about the Asia itineraries? Princess site here: http://tidd.ly/ed8d56ca

Tour of my balcony cabin onboard the Royal Princess! B710. I was lucky enough to spend 5 days onboard the Royal Princess cruising around the British Isles. I had the entire balcony cabin to myself and it was INCREDIBLE. Amazingly we actually had some good weather and I was able to use my balcony a lot. I never thought I'd be sunbathing in Scotland but we were so lucky with the weather that it was actually really pleasant.  I have a LOT to say about this cruise and the Royal Princess. She's a gorgeous ship and the itinerary was amazing. I thought I'd start though with a tour of my cabin. My cabin was B710. Please subscribe, I have a LOT more to show you. - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram @emmacruises [email protected] cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Fancy learning a little more about the Royal Princess? Princess site here: http://tidd.ly/7a9b5328 Or maybe you're more interested in learning about the British Isles itineraries? Princess site here: http://tidd.ly/efec35fc

Tour of Gardens by the Bay! Visited by me in April 2018 ahead of our Singapore - Tokyo cruise onboard the Golden Princess. The cruise was absolutely incredible and the itinerary was amazing. We only had one morning in Singapore so decided to make the most of our time by visiting the gardens. So glad that we did! Join me and we can explore the gardens together. This is the first in a long list of vlogs from this cruise which I will be posting over the coming weeks. Please make sure that you subscribe to be kept up the date with the adventure, it really was so much fun. Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram: @emmacruises [email protected] cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk

I was lucky enough to cruise on the MSC Meraviglia over the Christmas. Here is a quick video explaining my favourite parts of the ship including the LED dome, sparkles and my inside cabin. 1 - Pub (its called the Brass Anchor, I got it wrong in the title. Sorry!!) 2 - Theatre 3 - Sky Lounge 4 - MSC for me 5 - Sparkles 6 - LED Dome 7 - Swimming Pools 8 - Simulators 9 - Inside Cabin 10 - Chocolate Shop MSC for me video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41Md1ADqTVg&t=4s History of MSC, LED dome show video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvnkAnaCLcg Inside cabin tour video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJoVYQG2uN0 Have you ever cruised with MSC or on the Meraviglia? Please leave me a comment! Opinions on MSC seem to be pretty varied and can make for a great conversation. Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram: @emmacruises www.cruisingisntjustoforoldpeople.co.uk

Cruise ship spa, hints and tips! I was onboard the MSC Meraviglia over Christmas and had a brilliant hour in the thermal spa. It got me thinking about cruise ship spas so I thought I'd share what I know with you guys. I've been on 13 cruises and I love finding bargains and deals! In this video, we start by looking at the traditional treatments available onboard then move on to look at thermal/spa passes. We end the video with some hints and tips on how to save money so that you can make the most of your budget. Please leave me a comment to let me know if you use cruise ship spas! Some people love them but some wouldn't dream of going to the spa at sea. MSC Black Voyagers Perks: http://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk/2018/01/30/mscs-black-voyages-perks/ Video clips: Norwegian Cruise Line. Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram: @emmacruises [email protected] cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk (Apologies that the video quality isn't as good as normal. I had a new niece born last week (SO CUTE) and so the camera I normally use has gone off to photograph her. Definitely think a newborn baby is more important than my spa video!)

Hey guys, I recently started a conversation with Jim because he took a cruise on the MSC Seaside which he didn't like. I was interested in learning more because I loved my cruise onboard the MSC Meraviglia. We started talking, decided to film the result and the rest is history! This video was so much fun to make. Please subscribe to me/Jim if you like it. Jims YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jimzimmerlin You can also find him here at jimzim.net Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram: @emmacruises Facebook.com/cruisingisntjustforoldpeople [email protected]

The history of MSC as told by the Meraviglia's LED Dome! I was onboard the MSC Meraviglia over Christmas and had the most amazing time. I was lucky enough to catch this show when walking through one afternoon. Really Impressive! Visit MSC's UK website here: https://bit.ly/2jHfdKp Visit MSC's USA website here: https://bit.ly/2jJfgFD (affiliate links) Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram: @emmacruises cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk [email protected]

I was voted 'favourite cruise blogger' at the wave awards. I have a trophy and I'm in a magazine! Absolutely crazy. It's been the madest few days but I want to thank you all. Not only for voting for me but also for being part of this community. You all make it an amazing place to be and I am so happy that the cruise industry is starting to take notice of young cruisers. Cruising definitely isn't just for old people! Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram: @emmacruises cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk [email protected]

The MSC for me app is free to use and available on the MSC Meraviglia and MSC Seaside (+newer ships). It has a number of cool features. The main ones that I used were the itinerary, 'things to do' daily schedule and the onboard account. Visit MSC's UK website here: https://bit.ly/2jHfdKp Visit MSC's USA website here: https://bit.ly/2jJfgFD (affiliate links) Twitter: twitter.com/emmacruises Instagram: instagram.com/emmacruises [email protected] cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Please subscribe! I bring you a new video every weekend.

Considering a visit to the London Cruise show? We had a brilliant day and this video aims to give you a really quick insight into what goes on at the show. The show is made of cruise lines, travel agents, magazines and more. All trying to help you pick the perfect cruise. There are a number of presentations going on throughout the day and loads of opportunities to enter cruise related competitions. I would definitely recommend a visit if you are in London! We had a super day. Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram: @emmacruises Email: [email protected] cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk

I know its hard to believe, but I don't love EVERYTHING about cruising. I usually do my best to be positive about most things but there are a couple of things which just really annoy me. This video is just meant to be a bit of fun so please don't take it too seriously! I obviously love cruising. Check out my seasickness video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ygc7p-C5Ho&t=1s Is there anything that annoys you about cruising? Please let me know in the comments. Twitter/Instagram: @emmacruises cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk [email protected]

It is no secret that I am a very motion sick person. I get sick in cars and planes and trains and coaches... if it moves and I'm on it, it'll make me feel unwell. I even get too travel sick to play any kind of virtual reality games! Despite this I never EVER let it put me off cruising. I see loads of videos online that tell you how to prevent seasickness but what I aim to do in this video is to help you deal with seasickness. Sadly seasickness isn't always preventable (for me anyway!) Please do subscribe I bring you new videos every single weekend. Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram: @emmacruises cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk :)

I was lucky enough to cruise on the MSC Meraviglia over Christmas and stayed in an inside cabin with my brother. I honestly think that this might be my favourite inside cabin, ever. There was SO much space. Visit MSC's UK website here: https://bit.ly/2jHfdKp Visit MSC's USA website here: https://bit.ly/2jJfgFD (affiliate links) I have a whole playlist dedicated to this cruise onboard the MSC Meraviglia, click here to check out more content just like this one: https://bit.ly/2sL1gfM I have also written a full Meraviglia review on our site which you can find here. The review contains photos of all of the public areas onboard and reviews of things like the restaurants and bars: http://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk/2018/01/17/msc-meraviglia/ I loved this cruise and would definitely recommend it. The ship is goregous. Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram: @emmacruises www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Please do subscribe if you liked this video and drop me a comment if you have any thoughts/questions! :)

Aida Perla gave us the most amazing send-off when we cruised out of Civitavecchia on Christmas day. I've never heard such loud whooping or whistling! We were onboard the MSC Meraviglia and were heading off on a cruise around the Mediterranean. This is one of my favourite things about cruising, the way that it brings together people from all over the world. It honestly give me chills a little bit. I am yet to cruise with Aida but they sound like a fun bunch don't they?! You can find me an Twitter/Instagram @emmacruises and at cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk. We're building a community of young cruisers and would love you to be a part of it!

I recently returned from a 7-night cruise around the Mediterranean with 3 night stays at the ends. When I told you guys that I would be travelling with a cabin bag only I had a lot of requests to show you what I actually packed. MSC have formal nights which meant that a lot of my bag was made up of formal dresses. We also cruised Christmas so I had presents to pack and an alarm clock from Beurer to review (thanks, Beurer!) I managed to do it though, I don't think I missed anything that I hadn't packed but please do let me know in the comments what you pack that I haven't! You can find me at cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk and on Twitter/Instagram @emmacruises. :)

As many of you guys know, I recently returned from a cruise around the Mediterranean onboard the MSC Meraviglia. I had an incredible time and have put together this video which should give you a quick insight into the ports that we visited. I enjoyed every single port on this itinerary and would love to return and visit them all in more detail (particularly Malta!)  On the cruise we visited: Genoa, Italy (embarkation port) Civitavecchia, Italy Palermo, Italy Valletta, Malta Barcelona, Spain  Marseille, France The music that you can hear in this is by my lovely friend Fred Clark. You can find him at FredClark.co.uk and on iTunes :) Twitter/Instagram: @emmacruises www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk

We stayed in the Easy hotel before our flight to Nice. It was quite an experience but totally acceptable for the money that we paid. Clean and functional but with NO thrills... not even a bin! Easy hotel is part of the easy brand that own EasyJet. Stays in the hotel are typically £20-£30 and it’s only £20 on Christmas Day... Thanks for watching! Please let me know in the comments if you’d stay here... You can find me @emmacruises on Instagram/Twitter and at cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk

Hey guys! I am SO excited to be bringing you this video. I have brought together my favourite cruising brains from the far corners of the internet, all together in one place, to give you tips on how to save money when you cruise! We have bloggers, YouTubers, regular cruising folk, people from the UK, America, Australia and god know where else.  Thank you so much to everybody has been in this video, I've had so much fun making it (I hope I did a decent job, it was a mammoth task.) I'm so grateful that I've had to chance to meet you all over the last year or so. Check out the stars of the show below :D Emma (me) Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram: @emmacruises Website: cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk YouTube: You're here! Please subscribe. Flavia (+josh) Twitter: @flaviagray Instagram: @cruiseladyflavia Website: shipsandchampagne.com YouTube: Flavia Gray Sheri Twitter: @cruisetipstv Instagram: @cruisetipstv Website: cruisetipstv.com YouTube: CruiseTipsTV Ben & David Twitter: @honestcruising Instagram: @honestcruising Website: honestcruising.com YouTube: Honest Cruising Brandon Instagram: @cruising.is.life Sanna Twitter: @vegancruiser Instagram: @vegancruiser Website: vegancruiser.co.uk Pippa Twitter: Pippa_Oceantime Instagram: Pippa_Oceantime YouTube: Ocean Time Danielle Twitter: @cruisemiss Instagram: @cruisemiss Website: cruisemiss.com Marcus Twitter: @sparkx Instagram: @sparkx_a Website: Sparkx.org Gary Twitter: @garybembridge Instagram: @tipsfortravellers YouTube: Tips For Travellers Richard Twitter: @richardcross7 Instagram: @richardcross7 Website: Richardcross.tv YouTube: Richard Cross Gavin & Luke Twitter: @gavonacruise Website: Holidaysatsea.co.uk YouTube: Holidays at sea Jordan Twitter: @atc_jordan Paul & Carole Twitter: @P_Clovetotravel Instagram:paulandcarole Website: paulandcarolelovetotravel.com YouTube: Paul and Carole Love to Travel Corey Twitter: @cseeman Jessalynn Twitter: @_nerdytraveler Instagram: @_nerdytraveler Website: thenerdytraveler.com Kerrie Twitter: @thisiscruising Instagram: @thisiscruising Website: thisiscruising.com Anthony Twitter: @cruiseceebs1 Website: cruisemarsh.wordpress.com Sarah Twitter: @sarahjchristie Website: extraordinarychaos.com Katie Twitter: @doyoucruise Instagram: @doyoucruise Website: do-you-cruise.com Emily Instagram: @itsacruiselife Grace Instagram: @gracey.davis Tommy Twitter: @alwaysbebooked Instagram: @alwaysbebooked Podcast: Always be booked (iTunes or stitcher) If you've got all this way down the list, well done! Could you do me a favour? I'm a finality in the wave awards as best cruise blogger and would LOVE your vote! Pretty please!! worldofcruising.co.uk/vote

The waiters of the Independence of the seas dance to staying alive! Full Johnny Rockets guide here: http://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk/2017/12/10/johnny-rockets/ You can find me on instagram/twitter @emmacruises and at cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk :)

I was lucky enough to visit Bruges on my last cruise. It is such an interesting place, made up primarily of, cobbled streets, market squares, and historic buildings. I would definitely recommend a visit if you ever get the chance! Full port guide here: http://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk/2017/11/09/port-destination-guide-bruges/ Cruise express: https://www.cruise-express.be/en/ You can find me on Twitter/Instagram @emmacruises and on www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk (We're building a community of super friendly cruisers and would love you to be a part of it. Join the conversation!)

As most of you guys know, I am a big fan of NCL. I just returned from my first Royal Caribbean cruise and although they are very similar I did notice a few differences. The differences are as follows: 1) Ship Design 2) Dinner Time 3) Formal Nights 4) Buffet 5) Lunch 6) Flow Rider + Ice Skating 7) Price 8) Suites 9) Solo Cabins 10) Cruise Card Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram: @emmacruises [email protected] www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Join our Facebook community of over 2700 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://www.facebook.com/groups/273786596385850 CAMERA: CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg VLOGGING CAMERA: https://amzn.to/2vNeNF4 - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. #EmmaCruises #CruiseBlogger #CruiseYouTuber * * * I NEED YOUR HELP!!! (You could win a cruise!) I’ve been nominated as favourite cruise blogger in the Wave awards and it would mean SO much to me if I could have your vote. (I run this blog in my spare time and work full time in a non-cruising industry so I feel extremely lucky to have been nominated at all). It only takes 30 seconds to do and you don’t have to fill in any of the other categories if you don’t want to. If I could vote for you as best cruise blog readers I would!! It means more to me than you could ever know! http://www.worldofcruising.co.uk/vote

I recently returned from my first ever Royal Caribbean cruise onboard the Independence of the seas. I had an amazing time and stayed in an inside cabin. We had the lowest grade category on deck 8, 8405. This was a 'guaranteed' cabin meaning that we didn't choose the exact location of the cabin. We did save some money by doing this and ended up with a cabin at the aft of the ship. I hope you enjoy this tour! I film cabin tours on every cruise I take so please do subscribe for more. To date, I have cruised with NCL, Princess, MSC, Cunard and Royal Caribbean. I will be cruising on P&O and Marella this year. If you are wondering about the differences between NCL and Royal Caribbean check out this video that I made comparing the two: https://goo.gl/qsjtHk My latest cruise playlist: Golden Princess, Singapore - Tokyo. https://goo.gl/Cn7Sk4 Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram: @emmacruises cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk [email protected] Leave me a comment below to let me know how you feel about inside cabins, yay.... or nay?

This video was filmed onboard the Independence of the seas in October 2017. This was my first Royal Caribbean cruise. It was filmed pre-refit but as far as I am aware Royal Caribbean did not update the cabins in their 2018 refit so it should still look as it does in this video. Ever wondered how you fit 3 or 4 people in an inside cabin? This is how! It is definitely do-able but you have to be very friendly with your fellow cruisers. I wouldn't recommend it for too long. I have a whole playlist about this cruise, click here for more content like this: https://bit.ly/2JxNuTZ You can find me at cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk and on Twitter/Instagram @emmacruises. Please do leave me a comment letting me know if you'd be able to share a cabin with 2/3 other adults?

I love it when cruise ships have glass lifts, it makes you realise just how huge they are! Take a trip with me from deck 4 - 11. I have called the lift an elevator in the title for all of you Americans. Hope ya'll appreciate it! Make sure you follow me at cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk and @emmacruises on Twitter/Instagram! I have just returned from my first Royal Caribbean cruise onboard the Indy and have so much to show you.

Well guys, I DID IT! I went on the FlowRider onboard Royal Caribbean's Independence of the Seas. It was absolutely terrifying but so much fun. We were only cruising to France, Belguim and the Netherlands which meant that the weather was really cold. It was around 15c which is around 70f. Asides from being cold and terrifying it was a lot of fun, I even managed to make it to my knees (on my first go!) which I am really happy about. Make sure you subscribe as I have tons of content coming soon, new video every week! You can also find me at www.EmmaCruises.com and @emmacruises on Twitter/Instagram :)

I had a super fun day onboard the MSC Preziosa as part of #BlogCampOnboard! It was lovely to hang out with fellow cruise bloggers and explore the ship. Visit MSC's UK website here: https://bit.ly/2jHfdKp Visit MSC's USA website here: https://bit.ly/2jJfgFD (affiliate links) It was brilliant to set foot on an MSC ship again and it has made me REALLY excited about my upcoming cruise on the Meraviglia. You can find me @emmacruises on Twitter/Instagram and at www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk :)

Cruising Isn't Just For Old People turns one today! It has been the most incredible year and I am so grateful to everybody who has worked with me to get the website where it is today. Please subscribe to be kept up to date with my adventures! I have three cruises coming in the next year and would love to bring you guys with me. You can find me @emmacruises on Instagram/Twitter and at www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk

It is no secret that I am a big fan of freestyle dining and not a fan of dress codes. I am more used to cruising with cruise lines like NCL but last year I took the plunge and cruised with Cunard. Did I like it? Watch to find out :) Please subscribe to be kept up to date with my adventures! I have three cruises coming in the next year and would love to bring you guys with me. You can find me @emmacruises on Instagram/Twitter and at www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk ** Updated 2018 ** Hey guys! It's been quite a while since I made this video and I haven't cruise with Cunard since. I have been on one Royal Caribbean Cruise, one MSC Cruise and two with Princess since then though. Below are the links to those playlists. (I compare every dress code to Cunard!) Independence of the seas: https://bit.ly/2JxNuTZ MSC Meraviglia: https://bit.ly/2sL1gfM Golden Princess: https://bit.ly/2sMbg8h I have also written a full guide to Cunard's dress code on our website which can be found here: https://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk/2016/11/08/cunard-dress-code/

Most people assume that it is cheaper to stay on land than cruise, but is that always the case? This video takes you through a price breakdown of a week that I spent on land vs a week spent at sea. I don't want anybody to ever be put off from taking their first cruise because they think that it is expensive, when you look at what is included in your cruise fare it can often be really good value for money. Please subscribe to be kept up to date with my adventures! I have three cruises coming in the next year and would love to bring you guys with me. You can find me @emmacruises on Instagram/Twitter and at www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk

Recently I was lucky enough to have a day onboard the Celebrity Eclipse. It was my first Celebrity ship and I have to say I was really pleasantly surprised. Please subscribe to be kept up to date with my adventures! You can find me @emmacruises on Instagram/Twitter and at www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk

I was recently invited onboard the Caribbean Princess for a ship visit (my first!). This video is a brief tour of my favourite parts of the ship. I had an amazing day and am really looking forward to my cruise onboard Princess next year! Find me @emmacruises on Twitter/Instagram and at www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk ** Updated 2018 ** Hello! I since filming this I have been on TWO Princess cruises! One onboard the Golden Princess around Asia and one onboard the Royal Princess around the British Isles. Both cruises were incredible and I was blown away by Princess! I filmed daily vlogs onboard the Golden Princess as we sailed from Singapore - Tokyo. Check those out here: https://bit.ly/2sMbg8h - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram @emmacruises [email protected] cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Fancy learning a little more about the Golden Princess? Princess site here: http://tidd.ly/6a2c413f Or maybe you're more interested in learning about the Asia itineraries? Princess site here: http://tidd.ly/ed8d56ca

Hey guys! It's Emma here from Cruising Isn't Just For Old People, here today to talk to you about my upcoming cruises. I have three cruises booked currently, 1st: Independence of the Seas - 5 nights from Southampton 2nd: MSC Merviglia - 7 nights from Genoa 3rd: Golden Princess - 13 nights from Singapore You'll find me at www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk and on twitter/instagram @emmacruises :)

What happens on Embarkation day? If you're like me and need to know what will happen before you get somewhere I hope that this video will be helpful. I am aware that the sound on this video is dreadful, I have already ordered a new microphone! You can find me on Twitter and Instagram @EmmaCruises and www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk

Hey guys! It's Emma here from Cruising Isn't Just For Old People, here to bring you 10 reasons why you should consider taking a Christmas cruise. 1) No washing up! 2) No cooking. 3) No pre-Christmas preparations 4) Less focus on presents 5) Quality time 6) No in-laws and family members that you don't actually like 7) You get to go to amazing places! 8) Christmas shows and events 9) New years eve 10) Ship decorations You can find me @emmacruises on instagram/twitter and at www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk.