I started cruising in August 2015. 28 voyages to date. For cruise enthusiasts, follow me on Twitter as I go cruising at twitter.com/CruiseWithGary or Instagram instagram.com/cruisewithgary
Gary, these is are great. I’m sailing on another SS ship and these videos have been super helpful for me to understand what to expect. Really enjoy the calm and informative way you present everything.
Weather was very warm and sunny. Seas were generally calm but I remember one night filming the swimming pool water moving a little bit when I was at The Grill.
Hi Gary, we really enjoyed your series. We are currently considering a Silversea repositioning cruise, so this was really useful and reassuring. Many thanks, Chris and Sharon
Well done Gary, It was worth the wait. I appreciate the way you detail the costs of your trip, thank you for that. Excuse me if I missed you saying it but I was curious if you preferred solo cursing?
There are many advantages of cruising solo, if you don't mind your own company and many reasons people travel solo. When I took my first cruise in 2015, I discovered it would be very easy to do solo. There are so many places to see, experiences to have and adventures awaiting. We never know what's round the corner...
Hello, good question although two different experiences. I may do a video to compare them, although conscious I have only one experience of Silversea, so looking forward to Silver Ray next year where I can see how consistent their offer is. Queens Grill (and Cunard in general) lacks consistency in service, although I have always found the food in Queens Grill has always been excellent. I don't currently have any Queens Grill voyages booked, although if they had some solo Queens Grill cabins, I may be more inclined to book if the price was right.
Hello, thank you for your question and for watching my videos! I would suggest watching some vlogs on whichever cruise line you are going on, as all services provided by Butlers differ by cruise line. Unfortunately, if you don't do your research, you may miss out on some of the possibilities as they don't always tell you everything they can provide. On MSC for example, most useful is being escorted off the ship in each Port and bypassing the queues! Most will bring you canapés each day and serve your breakfast as well as packing and unpacking. They will also ensure you have whatever drinks you prefer in your suite, subject to the offer of the cruise line. They can make booking and reservations, arrange personalised stationary and laundry, run you a bath (making it a bit of a special experience). MSC Butlers escort you to dinner and shows etc. not something I have experienced on other lines but I believe there may be one or two others which do this too. Let me know your experience when you've been! Thank you again for watching.
626 is classed as a Classic Veranda Suite on their own website. You say this is a Deluxe Veranda Suite. Have they reclassified it since your video was posted?
No, still shows as Deluxe Veranda Suite on their website deck plan cdn.sanity.io/files/rd0y3pad/production/df6af2885c5b56d7d981006ac0678cf8fca151ec.pdf
Hi Gary I’ve only recently cruised on the silver dawn Suite 1105 setting sail jan 5th 24 , it was a very enjoyable Caribbean cruise for 10 nights starting at fort laudadale and finishing in Barbados The service was fabulous and food was amazing ,The ship was just beautiful This was the 2nd cruise I’ve ever been ( the first being Cunard queen Victoria queens grill from Southampton to st Petersburg which was nice ) the extra 3 nights in Barbados was lovely . I’d definitely cruise again with silversea thank you for your lovely description and video of the ship Best wishes Philip essex .
Hi Philip, apologies, I have only just seen your message. Sounds like you picked very well for your first two cruises. I agree regarding the food, service and ship. Which ship experience was your favourite out of the two?
@@CruisewithGary Hi Gary thanks so much for your reply “ I think silversea has the edge just because of fewer passengers but both lines did give a fantastic service and the food was really great. The suite butler was just a bit more experienced on the Cunard cruise than the silversea cruise but we all need to start somewhere . Sending my very best wishes Philip .
Always best to book early, however, sometimes people get upgraded so singles sometimes become available again but generally don’t remain available for long.
Great video Gary really enjoyed it… looking forward to our first Cunard experience ( unfortunately not in the grills this time). How did you get those shots in the cable car!
As a local to Gibraltar, it is frustrating see the taxi/minibus tour sellers making faces and saying it's impossible to go up the Rock on foot. It drives me crazy, because I walk up 2-3 times per week, more or less irregardless of the weather conditions, and think it's the best way to see it. Although I do understand why many would prefer a more leisurely trip by cable car or taxi. Unfortunately, these pushy fellows are the front-line that most tourists meet.
Hi David, thank you for watching and your feedback. It’s not a drone (which I’d love) but an Insta 360 One X2 Camera. There is already a newer model out though.
Hi Debra, I think it has the best views. I was able to watch a full 180 degree view as we departed every port which you don't see when you are the side of the ship (you only see one side). The wake is quite mesmerising. It's cheaper than a Q4 and the only real difference was there was one less TV and no walk in wardrobe room. I thought there was more wardrobe space in the Q6 too. I hope that explains a little for you? Thank you for taking the time to watch my video!
Apart from paying 100% solo passenger supplement, the cruise itself was fantastic. Well looked after by the staff and to be honest, the tables are very close together, so it was easy to speak to the couple next to me at meal times. I recommend any solo who can afford the price tag and would like to experience it to go for it. Pre-covid, there were plenty of singles and we sat at a large table with other singles and those who wished to share. Due to covid, I’m more keen to dine alone (certainly early part of 2022) as sharing tables were notorious for passing Covid on. Not sure whether that is still happening in 2023.
The 360 camera may make it sound louder as it was out over the side by a few metres. I certainly don’t remember it being an issue on the balcony and the suite was fairly soundproof with the door shut if I recall correctly. Thank you for watching and commenting 🙂
This would have been a marvelous video without the "slut" music once the ship neared Spain. Wonderful classic music at the beginning, befitting the grandeur of the ship. Then the horrible breathless music started and didn't go away. And I fast forwarded but it was still playing. I assume that the marketing team thought this would draw in the youngsters? How disappointing.
Thank you so much Gary….loved this video….your attention to detail and camera angles are absolutely wonderful. Almost had a heart attack watching you come down that hill….glad you made it safely.
@@CruisewithGary …..I’ll take your word for it Gary and wait for you at the bottom with a nice glass of wine and 2 Valium haha….. do you use a drone to get those incredible camera shots? They really are brilliant and so original!
Your accommodation and that lounge is like the cruiselife before the actual cruise! And who doesn't love a hot sausage!! 😏 You've totally social-influenced us to the merits of Sofitel Heathrow & Club Millstone.
That cheeseburger pie resembled road kill Gary. Anyway, we are probably enjoying watching your cruise videos more than you perhaps enjoyed your actual cruise 😄 Nice work again. Look forward to more in the future.
Thank you, it was full of gristle! I'm really pleased you are enjoying the videos 🙂 Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment, it is really appreciated.
Well anything you enjoyed eating on that cruise would have been well and truly burned off with all those walks....and possibly keeping warm in that rainy weather!
What an excellent video and regarding those cabins\suites at the aft end of the ship, on a sunny day when can you expect to have the sun shining upon your deck? Aft = noun, adverb or adjective and do I really care? In those 'adverse' seas what do you think made your television move? In 2014 on the Queen Elizabeth, whilst crossing the North Atlantic we hit the doosey of a hurricane and the degree of roll was negligible but boy did the ship shudder whenever she dug her bow into a large wave. Thank you again for the excellent video and your Insta camera certainly fooled me, I felt certain you were using a drone :)
Thank you, John, for watching and taking the time to comment. It was certainly sunny on the balcony when we were in port! I didn't spend too long out there when we were underway, unless we were arriving or departing a port. I think it may be dependent on time of year and where you are in the world as to when the sun shines? The TV bracket was being moved by the movement of the ship. Perhaps the bracket needed tightening up? I have stayed in a forward stateroom on a rough transatlantic and remember the shudder when the bow crashed down into the ocean. I also remember feeling like my organs were trying to leave my body as I lay in bed!!
