Ambassador Ambition 4 Night Cruise - Highs and Lows (part 2) 

Here’s the conclusion to my Ambassador Ambition series! From what you’ve seen, what do you like / not like?

Love your summaries/final thought s in general, Jamie and particularly agree with what you said and showed for this cruise. A DIS you miSSed... Discombobulated ! 😂

Great honest Vlog Jamie, often thought about Ambassador as the ships look quite smart inside and really love the idea of the free spa area, considering how much we pay on other lines for a day pass. Your itinerary looked great and the overnight stop was a great feature. However the entire food situation did not appeal and dining for us is a big part of the cruise. Would consider sailing if the price was cheap but when I look at the current prices it doesn’t appear to be much cheaper. Very informative review and if we do get a cheap deal and decide to go then we know exactly what we are getting, thankyou Jamie. 👏

Hi Jamie i must start by say after watching the stream and how you give a no hold's barred description of the ship and on board activities .loved the remark (bite me) keep up the great work .eddie Dis is the end of this text lol .

Happy new year to you and Mafoo. You rolled yet another top notch Dutch clog blog . Keep them coming 👍… and good days easier now after your sad loss before Xmas. Keep well and keep travelling 🍷🍹👍

One of your best vlogs yet! I love your sense of humour, very entertaining and makes me laugh out loud xx

Great vlog Jamie - I think my comments at the end would probably totally agree with yours - the buffet looked a nightmare and that disembarkation 😮

Hi Jamie. You make me laugh a lot, thanks for putting loads of info on your blogs. 😊

Great Vlog Jamie, very honest and informative. Looks like same cheese place I visited with my dad a few years ago! I really liked the Nettle cheese!! Different to what expect. Didn't have the hemp one then though...

Another great vlog although I'm sad you didnt have the best experience. Parts of the ship looked good and attractive but the negatives let it down. We did the Edam and Zaanse Schans excursion with P&O and loved it. Ghent looked as beautiful as Brugges so I've put it on my places to visit list!

Enjoyed Part one and two of this vlog. I was wondering about Ambassador but having seen this then I know its not for me. I agree the ship looks lovely as does the cabin but it seems like the food lets it down.

Edam looks utterly charming. I loved Zaanse Schaans when I visited way back in 2012, glad you enjoyed it too. Ghent also looks lovely.

Great blog Jamie. Very informative and delivered with humour. I was interested to hear your thoughts on Ambassador. I don’t think I will be trying any time soon. Cabin looked spacious and glass door in shower fab! I travel solo and don’t enjoy the bunfight/zoo. I too sometimes like to eat alone. TBH just don’t think it would be for me! Often pay for speciality restaurants to do my own thing. Out of cabins@7:00 and awful bunfight prior to that disembarkation Queue…… no way!!!! Excursion looked interesting and Amsterdam always great to visit.

Glad you enjoyed your visit to Ghent and showed your audience there's more to Belgium than Bruges. PS: the Madonna cones were a temporary art installation to promote the upcoming Ghent Light Festival 😄

Loved the windmill village ❤ again another honest review. Thank you Jamie.

You looked very dapperin your tux ✨️ the cabin brekky was dissappointing, make your own coffee indeed! Enjoyed the vlog thankyou 😊 ps was it Queen Camilla dancing at 21.12?!

Always a great video,,say it as it is Jamie , looking forward to seeing you in 24...Best wishes to you both x

Thanks for the heads up on the Indian… I’m off soon so I’ll probably give it a miss😃👍🇬🇧

Great Vlog Jamie. Was so hoping your Vlog was going to show Ambassador as a good experience as I only live a 10 min drive from Tilbury, but after watching doesn’t look like a cruise ship for us either. Enjoyed your trip to Ghent defo somewhere I would like to visit. Can’t wait for your Arvia ones as we have that same cruise booked for January 2025. ❤

Hi Jamie. Great review again. The last time I was in Amsterdam-I took a group of Scottish children (I was a teacher) on the canal tour. The lady who was the tour guide was very glam and informative. I am not sure if you will understand this or not-(It's in the Scottish vernacular) but when she asked if there were any questions a child from my school asked, "How are aw yer bikes boggin!" I think the child in question was used to more colourful bikes and not the ones that were used as modes of transport! Embarrassed teachers all round! Of course the young lady had no understanding of the question and quickly moved on!

Oh Edam looks lovely !! And OMG what a feast of cheese would be in heaven !!

Really useful review. I'm still really excited to be going in April for 6 nights, but when i'm only paying £581 for a solo premium inside, including tips and expedition drinks package, it is a lot easier to forgive some flaws. Sounds like the late night snacks were few and far between so will request to get into 2nd seating dinner.

Thanks Jamie. We were on that cruise & I think you've given a very fair review. It was my first time with Ambassador. I might sail with them again for a short trip if the price is right, but not on Ambition. I HATE buffets & actually dreaded breakfast. On the day in Zebrugge we got off straight away & got the bus to Bruges & had breakfast there.

Jamie for me the cruise seems truly awful how much did you pay for all that cra? We are on Arvia at the end of March I trust it will be as good as Iona last year Gavin X

Brilliant vlog Jamie and thank you for doing the excursion to Zaanse Schaans, I was meant to go there with Daniel for my 40th birthday as we were going to be staying at The Best Western Hotel in Zaandam right next to Zaandam train station but covid put the breaks on it. (was looking forward to exploring the windmills and getting a pair of clogs). Ghent looks absolutely beautiful and the Christmas Market looks brilliant. The ship looks brilliant and I do like the room decor but I definitely don't think Ambassador is the cruise line for me with the sardine packed buffet and the attitude of the member of staff who brought you the breakfast to the room. Brilliant vlog as always Jamie.

I'm a big Fred Olsen fan but have booked a cruise on Ambition as its sailing from a local port. I've adjusted my expectations downwards after your blog and expect to be returning to Fred afterwards. I think we have your exact same cabin but on the other side.

Oh dear 😬😬😬 - we are on a very similar trip in December on Ambience - 5 nights, including an overnight in Amsterdam. Really hope things will be a lot better for me and hubby than they were for you 🤞. Pool being out of action would be a deal breaker for us - even in December - however, the opportunity to get hammered on Manhattan's and Negroni's at 6.50 a go is something to look forward to. Did Ambassador see your vlogs at all? Did they respond to you at all?

I love the Netherlands and enjoyed our visit to the windmills and Edam etc. Ambassador seems to be a very low budget cruiseline with some good aspects, however the bad outweigh the good for me. The empty pools would definitely annoy me and I like a relaxed atmosphere for my meals. I'm glad you sent the breakfast back, it was totally unacceptable. Still many thanks for taking one for the team. You suffered so that we don't have to 😂 and it is very much appreciated.

Thanks Jamie, we were considering Ambassador since P&O aren't doing any suitable cruises for us for the next couple of years but after seeing this I don't think it will be for us. Will be interesting if you went again and had a different experience. Enjoy your next trip!

Loved the vlog Jamie. Our little cat Missy been bit poorly so u cheered us up ❤

Hello, I am binge watching your videos. Just discovered your channel and very pleased. Don’t forget sometimes you have a Blind subscriber watching, so it would be great if you described things though, I know most viewers are cited. Would love you to do a description of items in a traditional gift shop on one of your cruise ships next time. Thank you!

Top spec video 👍🏻Went to Volendam a couple of times on college trips years ago. Artic conditions we put on a demonstration for the locals of the British Olympic Snowball team . That village looked OK for photo opportunities better windmills than Kinderdijk. Gouda is a pretty good place to visit much bigger than Edam and better cheese.

We very nearly booked our world cruise with Ambassador, leaving in two days from now on the Ambition I believe. Seeing this Vlog makes us feel so thankful we didn’t bother going with Ambassador. If this is an example of the menu, food quality, buffet & general service…. Then it looks like we had a very lucky escape! I definitely couldn’t have tolerated 120 days of any of that. 😱 Watching vlogs on the forthcoming 120 day world cruise is going to be extremely interesting & educating!!! 👁 👁 Thanks for the vid, & we loved the shirt! 👍❄️🌲🦌

Been waiting for part two and it’s definitely a curate’s egg. So how would you rate this 4 nighter compared with Arcadia same 4 nighter we were both on in November?

Another great vlog! Love the channel.

Brilliant, going on Ambition in August coming!

Both the cattle market buffet and having to sit with others would really put me off and make my M.E. go mad! Thinking about it seriously, I wouldn't be able to eat in an included restaurant in those conditions. I was thinking of a short cruise from the UK with Ambassador but this has changed my mind. Thanks for doing the hard work.

Thanks for a great video Jamie!

Why did apple flap make me giggle 😂😂😂

Interesting and apart from the Make it yourself /instant coffee, what was the filter type /pour your self coffee like in the main buffet ? in comparison with say P& O or Royal Caribbean standard (filer/free) coffee?

I think you were unlucky as I just came back from a 12 night cruise on Ambition from Falmouth. There was no queueing at the buffet and all the staff were fantastic and I have been on two previous cruises with other cruise lines. I travelled with my disabled son and generally all went well on board. We didn’t book trips so I can’t comment on those.

I think you have confirmed what I’ve been thinking sometime. I was thinking about booking this as a sampler cruise. I’ll save my money.

I've toyed with the idea of Ambassador but that awful overcrowded buffet is a definite no no! I might still give them ago if the price was right though. I thought you're blog was very fair and informative as usual. Thanks for doing the legwork!

Did u say you could smell “brothels and syrup”or was it waffles on your excursion 😊

Discharge. I sniggered. 😂

Ghent was a favourite to explore a few years ago now. Would happily return one day, although I'll try not to get told off by a shop owner as i was when we visited. Was only taking a photo of his bakery goods maybe obviously a no no we live and learn not to snap his buns and baps

Like everything in life you get what you pay for. Ambassador is cheap n cheerful. It can’t be compared to P&O. We also did a Xmas cruise and thought that for £60 a night it was fine. Other cruise lines are much better and much more expensive.

I love your Christmas shirt: can I ask where it came from?

Great vlog , Ghent looks lovely, your right when you say there similarities to Brugge, but don’t think this perticular cruise is for me 😊

Oooft, that breakfast - how rude of him! A definite no to Ambassador but loved the vlog, as always x

Omg you crack me up!!😂😂😂🫶🫶🫶😘😘😘

Dear Jamie couldn’t finish watching after you told us about losing your pet so sad they certainly do leave paw prints on your heart don’t they ❤

Great video as usual but we will not be trying Ambassador cruise line , we love our food and was not inspired but what we saw. The breakfast with make your own coffee , I don't think so 👍😁❤️

Have sailed on Ambition several times and found it good value. I rarely use the buffet on any cruise and do not understand why anybody would use it regularly.

wow that breakfast coffee thing would really annoy me

Ambience is a very different ship, but you are probably once bitten, twice shy Jamie!

I have lots of cruises booked on ambition some of which are over 42 nights , one thing you skipped was the fabulous violin and piano , did not like the theatre at sea which I think is great and how could you rubbish Simon and Garfunkel, I never had a problem finding seats in the buffet or cutlery, the trick is to go early in the morning , I only once went to the afternoon tea as that was a special for the first anniversary anniversary , you never mentioned the fabulous gym , the only thing I did not live on ambition was the freezing library and theatre at times when it was hot outside and the very loud music in the before and after dinner lounge, I understand some people like loud music in a disco setting late at night but not in a quiet lounge before and after dinner where you have to shout over the table to have a conversation conversation, everything else was great the friendly staff the cabins the food. the embarking and disembarking was fine at tilbury and the carpark was just next to where you left the cruise terminal unlike bristol that you had to get a shuttle bus to get to the car a mile away

Very accurate review Jamie. I was on Northern lights with Ambition. Lovely ship, but service creaked. Food cooked well and beautifully served but ingredients of mediocre quality. Service slow and Borough Market a joke. The passenger demographic was elderly and infirm which did not help footfall around the ship, especially when we had to endure the buffet, and it was an endurance. I think Ambassador punch above their weight as a budget cruise line but it is very much a budget cruise line and I would prefer to pay more for a better space ratio, better crew ratio and much improved quality and variety of food.

Not for me at all, very much a budget offering but you didn’t pay a particularly budget fare? Like you, I like to swim come rain, shine, hail or snow so I would have been livid about the pools too. Very much looking forward to your Arviva Caribbean Christmas vlogs

Thank you for your honest opinion Jamie. I don’t think Ambassador is for me as it stands for some of the reasons you highlighted.

Hi Jamie we did two cruises to Norway last year one on Ambition and one on P&O Iona, we could honestly say we had no issue with Ambition at all, the food for example in the main restaurant was great, Iona main restaurant was terrible along with other things which we would honestly say would stop us from using Iona again, but not necessary P&O again. I think that Ambassador may have sorted out a lot of the issues that you experienced before we boarded. The one thing that did bother us on Ambition was the lack of a small food station for late night snacking, I never sleep for a full night and often like to go for wonder a drink and a snack and I did find that a bit inconvenient.

I really enjoyed your shore trips , compared to ambassador we get totally spoiled on P&O❤

It was somewhat inappropriate for them to have the friends of Bill W meeting in a wine bar...!

I was on the MSC Euribia and saw the Ambition dock at Zeebruges the week before Christmas, I just remember seeing how small the Ambition was compared to it, doesn't look like we would enjoy Ambassador, we found the Euribia to be an amazing ship and good improvement on the Virtuosa - especially with the Carousel Lounge not being a wasted space! The ship was full capacity and could always find seats in the bars and get served quickly at any bar!

Jamie how the hell did you do the big wheel 😳

Borough market aka cattle market on a sea day 😱

Thank you for the video Jamie, this cruise line is not for me, it looks so cheap but clearly isn't!!

Great vlog Jamie, I'm giving it the best score possible which is 😉😉😉😉😉. Can't wait for your P&O / Maleth review.

Great vlog .. deffo lose the bow tie and shirt .. black t-shirt looks far more stylish and cool 😎😎

That room service experience was jaw droppingly poor. Was it the worst room service you've ever had on a cruise?

How can people not make an effort on formal night, how disappointing😕 that’s what cruising is all about 🚢🥂

thanks for showing us ...we will not use Ambassador ....not for us!!!

You have reinforced my thoughts about not cruising with so many cruise lines as a solo passenger (and as an elderly, partially disabled one). The difficulties of finding a table in the buffets has made me so angry in the past especially when there is a need to go again to get something and you return to find someone has taken your place. As for the couples occupying a table for 6 who glare at you when you politely ask if you might join them. Unlike you, I am happy to share dining tables but find the staff ignoring solos intolerable. Your experience with the cabin service breakfast was absolutely disgraceful … I was really shocked at that. I hadn’t realised that the cost was the same for one as for four. Your tour of the ship showed that, despite its age, it really was rather nice in terms of decor and comfort. It seemed to have a nice, intimate atmosphere absent on the behemoths now sailing our seas. Shame about some of the service letting you down. I realised after a comment made on a previous vlog that, as you sailed in darkness, you wouldn’t have enjoyed the sail down the Thames as much as I did. Would you go back out of Tilbury if the opportunity arose …….. preferably not having to rely on public transport?

Oh er Jamie,, Thanks for showing ,not for us either..... 😮

Love the energy and enthusiasm you put in but you wouldn’t get me on that ship even if you paid me.

Giving hell😂

Was it just me or did there seem to be a lot of brown food? 😂 Definitely not for me.

So you find being a solo cruiser you get penalised like breakfast for instance, you already paying single occupancy, brilliant vlog, doesnt look my cup of tea, ill stick with good old FO

Big improvement removing the bow tie and shirt, your black t -shirt & jacket combo looks much more stylish yet smart too. (Veganolive1) x