After Mike's life long chronic health struggles, we made the decision to stop living for tomorrow and instead, enjoy the journey today.
In January 2023 we sold our house that we worked hard for to live on the road for 8 months with our little doodle, Kaiya. With our passion for travel and photography, we decided to document the whole journey for RU-vid. We also take cruises yearly and take you along with us.
@frankmisaege3520 We take these videos while visiting ports for a mere couple of hours while also trying to enjoy the ports at the same time. In Izmir we were searching for a dentist almost the entire time because I had a cracked tooth and my mom lost a cap. Remember, these videos are made for fun and it's not our job. Please be kind.
@@genelleandmike No worries. I've been to Izmir a number of times while in the USAF. Always liked it...friendly open port city with lots of good restaurants in a beautiful setting.
No, Oceania actually gave us a piece of paper to keep with our ship card that we showed security if they asked (in Turkey). We never needed our passports off the ship. :)
Hi, I'm boarding a cruise from Bari. Which entrance did you use to get to the port? On the google map, it appears you have to go all the way around the wall of the port to get to the ship but your video shows that you just walked in from the old town.
It appears there are different places cruise ships dock in Bari. Ours docked exactly where I placed the marker on my map and the entrance was that close to the ship. I don't think google maps is always accurate where the ship docks either. I found that often times Oceania docked in a completely different place than google said it would.
I live in Eureka. Actually used to live within eyeshot of Carson. Having lived in Fresno and San Francisco prior, Eureka is no more dangerous than any other city. Use common sense when sightseeing. But yeah, the homelessness and drug problem ruins this otherwise wonderful city. Side note: It's pronounced wee-OTT and ar-CAY-ta. Another side note, you missed out not stopping in Ferndale before hitting Eureka. It's a wonderful, clean, quaint place. And Centerville Beach is breathtaking. Stay safe and enjoy your adventures.
Thank you for sharing your experiences and insight. I, of course wish I had spent more time here, and maybe wasn't so burned out from traveling. I think my portrayal was skewed slightly negative because I had such high expectations for Eureka. It's somewhere I've always wanted to visit. It was mainly the interactions I had with people there that gave me a bad taste. However, the city itself and the architecture is beautiful and I truly love the nature surrounding it. I will most definitely put Ferndale on my list to visit in the future along with Centerville Beach. Take care!
I only just came accross your Channel and think it is excellent. The photography is amazing and your lovely voice explaining where you are is brilliant. You should have alot more followers.
Next time you should spend some time in the Victorian village of Ferndale! It's where the movies Outbreak and the Majestic were filmed. Eureka has definitely struggled so much, but I thought you did a good job of being real about that for travelers. Our area is so beautiful and worth seeing for anyone who can get here!
Your kidding. You don't take the time to learn the names, disrespect the people. What is this, a quick drive by a rich white jaded couple. while carpet begging on the area. Stay where you live because you don't have the where with all to understand anything.
There's a lot of controversy over Morro Bay/Rock. I didn't want to go into it on the video (people aren't really coming here for that), but if you do research on the history of this area, it's kind of heartbreaking. They have made efforts to pay to tribute to natives from this land, and create sanctuaries for wildlife...but it's hard to repair the damage that has been done. It also sounds like the future of this area isn't looking too good in terms of maintaining it's integrity 😕
@vincespell to me, you can barely recognize the left side of the rock thats missing. The part of the rock that was taken was used to create the levies that protect the marina from waves. Otherwise, boats would not be able to stop here.
Morro Rock blew out of a volcano. The rock was once bigger than what you see now. In 1889 is when they blew up part of the rock and used some of the rock pieces to form the jetty, which is right beside Morro Rock.
Beautiful videography and narration! Your visit to Kotor brought back fond memories of our visit there on Riviera in April 2023. After 2 cruises on Riviera we consider it to be our 2nd home. We look forward to touring Istanbul and Greece with Oceania at some point.
I am really disappointed that you intended this as a review of Napa, but had little to say about it and then your bad experience in Fairfield threw shade on your Napa experience. Then, when you actually were in Napa Valley, the focus was on how your ice cream fell and that it was hot. Nothing about how cute the town was, nothing about how much nicer it was in every way than where you stayed ... not on the great food (which Napa is known for nearly as much as the wines). Kinda unfair. You can certainly enjoy much in Napa Valley without being wine people. Happy Trails.
Hi Gayle, thank you for commenting on our video and giving it a watch. I understand your perspective, however we are just a couple that was on an 8 month road trip that decided to document our journey. This isn't our job and it isn't intended to be a perfect review of every place we visit. It's simply our experience and something for us to look back on. We posted it on RU-vid so others can watch if they care to see how our experience was. We did like Napa, and we wanted to let others know that staying in Fairfield may not be the best option depending on your own preferences. Please keep in mind that vlog style videos will have silly things like the ice cream incident and such, which to us, is harmless fun. Sorry that it didn't meet your expectations. Please keep in mind in the future that some people that post on RU-vid are just having fun making free content (like us).
As a retired Editor who worked in Hollywood for decades...I commend you on your beautiful videography. It was very cinematic. I don't know how you had time to enjoy Istanbul.
Thank you so much! It really means a lot when someone acknowledges the amount of work that goes into these videos, especially from someone that was/is in the industry. We were grateful to have two days in Istanbul, which made it a bit easier to spend time just exploring vs. filming. However, we sure are glad to have this footage to reflect back on and enjoy all over again! 😊
I'm not entirely sure if Starlink was active when we were on the ship in November 2023, but it is now active on both Riviera and Marina. We felt the wifi was a lot better than our previous Oceania cruises, but it also depends if you are at sea or in port and how many people are using it at the time. They allow two log-ins per stateroom (such as a laptop and cell phone). I'm sure as you know, you can upgrade your wifi on the ship. We didn't feel we needed to as it was plenty for what we used it for. Thank you for watching!
When I drove through there with my 18 ft camping trailer I stopped at someone’s property and asked if I could stay there for a few days. I ended up staying two weeks. Right there in the massive beautiful redwoods
Am I the only person who absolutely hates a grey color palette? It is so cold and sterile compared to the rich colors in the cabins before. 😖 Oh well, I hope the cruise experience will help me to not notice it so much.
I can agree that a grey color palette is not my favorite. We were pleasantly surprised how nice the Penthouse suite looked in-person vs. in photos. It didn't feel sterile or boring. A few honest notes: not a fan of the velvet green couch as it was super uncomfortable, I miss the tubs, but the new shower is better than the previous smaller one, and we disliked the stools at the end of the bed as they weren't comfortable or all that useful (the table and chairs were better there so we could eat and watch TV if we wanted to). We did like more storage in the cabinets, the lighter closet, and the blue light in the bathroom for night time use. Thankfully the bed was just as comfortable! Any changes they made in the Oceania Suite were not positive ones. The previous fabrics were far better. Overall the ship feels very much the same as before since they didn't do the full renovation. The few places the new lighter decor really shows up are in baristas, the concierge level lounge, and Horizons. Everything else either blends in or hasn't changed.
In my opinon pre-reno cabins where much nicer. The new decor is not quality, we found the drawer handles were broken and the drawers did not close properly. The old decor was more warm and comforting.
@@genelleandmike Thank you. Lovely video and good information. We’ll doing a TA on Marina in Nov 24 and we understand the Marina PH was refurbished earlier this year. I will miss the bathtub too.
Mike is the one with the camera (I don't know how to use it), I just use my phone for my shots. A lot of the shots of me walking are times when I'm not even aware he's taking the video, and he rarely walks in front of me. Mike and I also have different filming styles, and are trying to get a good mix of the both of us in our shots.
I subbed the last episode but had to pause to comment. Oh wow, you really know how to captivate your audience. I love your commentary, the words you use really conjure up the feelings of the atmosphere and the visuals and camera work are spectacular. I'm not sure if this is your profession in real life, but it should be. Your voice is calm and soothing. I REALLY appreciate the soft and gentle background music too. Just excellent work guys!!! Oh, and you're on my dream cruise itinerary. I've looked at so many cruises on the Adriatic and this one is the best. I hope one day I get to live the dream. I look forward to watching many more of your videos. Cheers from the UK.
This has to be the best compliment we've ever received. Thank you so much for your kind words and feedback. We don't do this as a profession, but that sure would be great if we could! We love filming and editing these videos, and doing our best to capture the essence of a place - even if it's only for a day. Thanks for being here and watching our videos!!
Wonderful sights. Your channel is about the only one that has little to no drama just good informative sights of ports that is wonderful! Looking forward to your next port
Thank you!! Was the Vista as beautiful as it looks in the brochures? I would love to take a cruise on one of the new ships someday! They look so elegant.
We sailed on Oceania Riviera twice in 2023. Once with a Penthouse suite and also with a Concierge Veranda stateroom. Our experience with Oceania has spoiled us, which makes it hard to cruise with any other cruiseline. No lines, no nickel and dime pricing, and the best food ever! We have 3 upcoming Oceania cruises in the next 18 months (Marina, Vista, and Allura). What a wonderful way to explore the world. Can't wait.
I completely agree! Once you go with Oceania, it's really difficult to go with any other cruise line. Your upcoming cruises sound amazing! I am excited you get to go on the new ships! You will have to report back how they are :)
That's going to be a great cruise! Thanks for watching this video! We have videos from the entire cruise coming out, so maybe those will be helpful as well :)
Thank you very much for watching! It was such a beautiful part of our trip. I'm glad we were able to take the train instead of a plane through those stunning areas!
We stayed in 11055 on this cruise and our previous one. It's below the pool deck, but we didn't find it loud above us accept occasionally when they were moving around lounge chairs to clean. Overall the suite is very sound proof and was actually much quieter than the Oceania Suite. The Oceania suite squeaked a lot and overall was noisier when coming into or leaving port. At night our room was very quiet and barely made a sound even when the sea was choppier. No hallway noise at all. I will suggest that a sound machine is a great thing to pack and always helps us sleep wherever we are. They make ones that are very small and easy to travel with.
My hubby is from LG too. He came to Maui 30 years ago. My first time to the mainland was in 1999 and my mother in law took me to Filoli. I really loved it. My husband and I are going to Half Moon Bay next year and visit with his college buddy who lives there.
That is amazing! Yes, Filoli was a beautiful property to visit. The gardens were my favorite part. Have a great time in Half Moon Bay! We will always love visiting there.
@@genelleandmike I’m ashamed I have hauled redwood lumber all over America. I was born in Eureka and drove big fancy trucks all over America hauling finished product kiln dried redwood lumber. Now I live in repentance and hug redwoods and donate money to Save The Redwoods. I hug the trees and ask for forgiveness. I loaded at Samoa Island many times. The huge dining hall for the mill workers is a restaurant. All you can eat breakfast- lunch- and dinner. No menu- you eat what the cooks make. The place was empty during Covid- at least mid week. Community dining at picnic type tables. Delicious food. 88 miles north at Crescent City the jewel of the redwoods is Jedediah Smith state and national park. Way better examples of Sequoia sempervirens. Next time.
