Its because Starbucks is rubbish and its coffee is crap

It's not confusing at all. Stay on ship time.

Do they offer complimentary room service in lieu of dining into their restaurant/dining area?

Was the water really cold or refreshing?

Thank you for this info

Thanks Morgan looks like so much fun 👍

We did a Danube cruise with Avalon last year and the ship, crew, food and itinerary were great! Could have used another day in Vienna but a great trip and would do another cruise with them.

My commercial was for Princess Cruises...thanks for the heads up on how to do Piraeus/Athens - I'm planning a cruise from there in 2025 so this was very helpful!

You left from Floriduh. That should have been a tipoff.

My guess that was the only why he could get a smile out of his wife.

If the cruise is from Europe, Asia or Australia, fly two days before the cruise.

What was this location called?

Never cruising again. Don't need that type of a show on display during a vacation.

My wife and I have been on near 50 cruises. The food on the ships is not the same variety as before COVID. We find barely acceptable. Except of course for Carnival which was BAD. Lately have been on Allure, Adventure, Voyager, Harmony, Dream, Glory, Harmony booked again, and Brilliance coming in Nov.

Like Frogger 😂 Like a jungle gym

6:10 you got the facts wrong, the girl hid 50 ducks

Have you tried Gate 1 Travel’s River Cruises? It’s a US based company (Philadelphia) and they own their own ships. They are super and such good pricing compared to Viking or AMA.

Yes: I've missed a sail-away trying to fly in the day of the cruise. Holland America is not as depressing as you've painted it, I've done 10 cruises with them. It tends to be a bit more civilized, but there is a party atmosphere, especially in their "Music Walk" areas. - I love the pre-cruise research, often finding gems that aren't advertised.

Love your take on these adventures!

we love river tubing... but that seems a bit pricey. If you're ever in Quebec, check out Jacques Cartier Provincial Park. There's places in Ontario, but they have more rules

My daughter has been to Hawaii twice. Oahu the first time and the big island the second. She wanted to move there until the second time. But I guess she kinda got a “you’re not welcome” vibe. She went to Florida and got mad about the money she spent on Hawaii. I guess her idea of what Hawaii was, is actually what Florida is. 😂

More people are rude these days. People feel entitled to let their children run amok because they can’t be bothered. They don’t mind if others are bothered though.

As an older person with arthritis, I have to think about how long I can last if I’m stuck in a middle seat. 5 hours would be the max.

Wait a minute. What did you call Civitaveccia? 🤣Another word for hissy fit: tantrum. Great advice! I remember before my first cruise (NCL Windward), I was deathly afraid of seasickness, despite having spent the previous three years working on aircraft carriers (and a frigate).

No ad here even though I get ads constantly. Sorry! One thing I would like to add to your good advice is that Rome may be worth it if you can fly direct from a city near your home, which is important to us. We can fly nonstop from Miami to Rome in 8-9 hours and I'd rather avoid changing planes to knock off air travel time/layovers in order to get a good night's sleep and endure a bit of a car ride to Citaveccia. We have done Monte Carlo to Venice, Venice to Athens, and this fall we are doing Lisbon to Rome, both cities direct to/from Miami. The cruise line is picking us up and shuttling us to hotel, all inclusive. Not sure the hotel yet but was told it would be a basic business style hotel, probably close to airport, which is okay with us because we've already explored Rome. This time we added extra days in Lisbon. Having spent time in each city before and after, I do highly recommend Athens for the reasons you said (foodie!) as well as Venice. Lots to see and do, fairly easy to get around, distance wise. But our cruise was straight out of Venice. Smaller ships are good for this. When a layover is required (say, London or Amsterdam) then we add on two or three days there because we can't get enough of those cities. We always check bags and usually take cars rather than trains so I can't speak to walking much or schlepping luggage aboard trains. Taking a car to Heathrow was death defying enough.

It’s sad, entitled people don’t care what you think, how you feel, if you get mad at their behavior.

funniebunnie4u, before you slay the comments section think about all the pauses and unnecessary commas that make you sound like an idiot That being said, it sounds like the obnoxious ppl in the pool had been up to a lot more bs and the front desk manager couldn’t wait to catch them on something

Went to Whistler Four Seasons a few years ago. The kids were loud, rude, entitled, spoiled, bossy and thought they owned all the hotel amenities. Disgusting that parents are raising monsters like this.

So rude

Your ad was a toilet cleaner!!!

Love your music!!

That has been a challenge for us. They Royal Caribbean and Celebrity only offer transfers from the airport to the port. Unless they changed. But on our trip we had to arrange our own transfers in Southampton.

x.80 bus in athens takes you to all the ports/terminal even if google maps does not show it. Take X.80

Yeah fortunately we saw this when we were about to book. So we booked flights into bologna and took the train to ravenna. Ravenna is also very beautiful !

All fantastic tips Morgan I agree very much with doing enough pre playing to know you’ve got your basics covered but also leaving time w to relax- my top is only plan one shore excursion a day ding try to do two half day trips and your bound to end up both tired and the risk of loosing the later one if the first returns late so always a possibility. With the seasickness issue I’d probably say to do a short 3-4 day cruise to start with ( that way if you find you hsve a lot of problems your only on for a few days.)

We very nearly missed our first cruise (Alaska with Princess) as there was a problem with some electronics on the plane taking us from San Francisco to the cruise port. A bit discomforting to see the plane and a guy with some glue and a hairdryer going in to repair it. Luckily the flight was booked through the cruise line so they took care of shuttling us to the ship as soon as we got out luggage at destination airport. So we made it. Just...

Living in Brussels and the cruise leaving from Amsterdam, we thought just take the train on the day of the cruise. What could go wrong? It’s a train weather does not affect it right! WRONG We never had so many problems getting to a cruise port that is so close to home: 1 train was cancelled months in advance because it was a very hot summer and the Thalys trains were not coping well with the heat 2 there was a train strike in the Netherlands on the day of the cruise, so we had to reschedule for the day before and find a hotel close to the train station. Last minute so overpriced. 3 day of the cruise we go to check out of the hotel and ask for a taxi to take us to the cruise port, we were told that due to the train strike all the taxis were at the airport😮 Lucky for us the port was a 20 minutes walk and our suitcases have wheels 😊

We are booked on HAL for next week, ex Reykjavik. I really do hope there are hardly any kids on board. We booked HAL because we want Peace and Quiet after a long and exhausting illness. If that *Kids sail free* policy is their plan for the future then it is "farewell HAL" for us.

Please try and find out how to actually pronounce the names of the ports. Or are you mispronouncing then all on purpose?

Morgan, 1 exception to planning is the RCL oasis class ships...because of the number of passengers if you don't do precruise planning and reservations you will definitely miss out on some of the events, restaurants and shows...currently on a 7 day Alaska cruise on HAL Eurodam...this cruise is sold out and their is a good mix of all ages...unlike the previous HAL Caribbean cruise I took in May of 23 which was extremely tilted to the senior category I'm Medicare eligible and I felt young compared to some of my fellow cruisers. I purposely choose HAL over Princess because the Eurodam is smaller than the Discovery. I feel the larger the ship the more difficult it is to approach the glaciers. I shall see on Tuesday. I will be leaving a copy of your book, "Getting Stitches on a Cruise Ship" in the library on the Eurodam. I purchased my copy from Amazon. It is an enjoyable read and perfectly suited to a 7 day cruise.😄

Thats how much my Hotel cost for 3 nights :( plus private transfer from the airport. We booked Ocean Front at the Hilton so that's a bit expensive and not really necessary :) We're also jumping on a cruise April 2025 from Honolulu. I Would have liked to hear.. total cost with air fare, cruise (including tips and packages) Its a big bill im sure.

Nice Video! I love this activity. I worked for many years in the visitor industry on Kauai and had the opportunity to sample this tour prior to their grand opening many years ago. We are looking forward to doing the tour once again and with the same tour guide that you had, Mason. (Who also happens to also be our son!)

I fly from Seattle to Los Angeles the morning of the cruise. There are so many flights. It's a 3-hour flight, in the same time zone. Always get in by 10:30 am. I usually make my boarding time at 12:30 pm. 4 times so far. Our weather on tgecwest coast is pretty good.