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Celestyal Olympia Ship Tour (Formerly Song of America, MS Sunbird, Thomson Destiny)

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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)
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@EmmaCruises 2 года назад

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@iangill8984 4 года назад

This type of cruise ship is for people who enjoy cruising and seeing different places rather than flow riders, zip lines and water parks. Nothing wrong with the extras that big modern cruise ships have but cruising around Greece is a pleasure in its own right. A top video.

@EmmaCruises 4 года назад

Yes exactly! No gimmicks or wasted space it's just a quality product 😁❤️

@angelacox-martin2789 4 месяца назад

Watching this to go down memory lane for my first cruise on Sunbird...I was 14 or 15 and visiting all the med locations was mind-blowing. I haven't cruised since being a teenager but we were definitely some of the only young people on board! However we loved the fancy meals and luxury and we certainly didn't need all the entertainment I see on modern ships. Lovely memories of my now late parents, and the amazing older couple we made friends with as a family whom we kept in touch with until their deaths X

@randybarnes6426 3 месяца назад

Wow , your giving me an old education tour. I was on this ship in Sundays in Miami . 1990 I did a ship tours and a luncheon. Every Sunday , as the " song of America" I miss her, and hope her life continues. ❤️Randy Barnes San Diego CA.

@charles910 4 года назад

Beautiful ship. It's like going back in time to the days of The Love Boat. Love it.

@PL-mu1cp 4 года назад

I was on her in 1996 and 1998 when she was Song Of America. Out of 30 cruises I have done she is still what I think of for "Cruise Ship" I have so many good memories from being on her. I'm happy to see she has aged well and is still an elegant lady of the sea. Of all the ships I have been on she is the one that I want to go on again, I'd love to do the Greek Islands on her (Last time I did Greek Islands it was on Celebrity). What a great cruise it would be, my favorite cruise itinerary on one of my Favorite ships. If Covid 19 goes away I'll cruise on her again.

@c5back9 4 года назад

Still lovely after all these years! I’m guessing that service is still nothing less than EXCELLENT!

@richardhoward526 3 года назад

Great video. Brought back memories of our first cruise back in 1995 on Song of America. My wife and I loved it. We hope it survives Covid so we can book another cruise on it. You hit all the same likes that we enjoy. Thanks again for the great video. You might enjoy the fact that back in 1995 before computers and internet RCCL gave everyone a list of all passengers and officers on the ship and the city they reside in. Lol. Talk about privacy today compared to 1995.

@EmmaCruises 3 года назад

Really?!?! Oh my goodness. That’s amazing 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Glad they don’t do that now!!

@prenumenumedefamilie3418 2 года назад

Hi Emma! Unfortunately, the Americans were not totally consistent and transparent with my job this year, regarding the coves and the war situation, I start my first season with this ship. Your video helped me understand a little bit about what I was talking about before I got on board! Thank you!

@Kaitydid74 4 года назад

Super nostalgic, just watching your walk through felt like going back in time a bit, seems like it would be a lovely cruise for my wife and I.

@DanPoffenbarger 10 месяцев назад

oh my - i was on this ship in 1988 - it was only ?6? years old then. it was beautiful and fun and i'm so glad to see it's still cruising the oceans. i went on one of the more modern "resort" like cruise ships and it wasn't like being at sea at all ... and it made me miss this old ship.

@spacebug30 4 года назад

Thank you so much for this video!! Celestyal seems like the most complete all-inclusive cruise line that doesn't cost you an arm and a leg, and they seem the best one out there for a Greek Isles cruise, because it's an actual Greek company. I'm so glad I found this video! There aren't too many videos (especially ship tours) about Celestyal.

@EmmaCruises 4 года назад

Yep! I had no idea what to expect but I really enjoyed it. Lots of info on cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com too! 🥳❤️

@juliewilson3237 4 года назад

I loved this ship , it looks stylish but comfy and a good size too . I liked the wooden decks as well . Great video x😘

@EmmaCruises 4 года назад

Yes! Thanks Julie 😁❤️

@PaulandCaroleLovetoTravel 4 года назад

Love a ship with character and this ship has plenty! Think we would definitely like this cruise line! 😀

@mickclarke5741 3 года назад

I went round the Caribbean in 2010 on her and had a fantastic time 👌🏼 how time flies 🙃

@stuartblee1119 3 года назад

Thanks for sharing the video, I sailed on this ship when she was MS sunbird in 2000. I was only 16 and she has been the only cruise ship I've sailed on, it was really nice to see what she is like now, also trying to guess and remember what each of the lounges and bars were called back then. So thanks again, I love your youtube page.

@EmmaCruises 3 года назад

Thanks for watching Stuart! Appreciate that 😀👏🏼

@double-holidays 4 года назад

Thank you for sharing this great video ❤️

@Cruisewith 4 года назад

Great tour Emma. The horizons bar looks lovely. Love how much space there is.

@EmmaCruises 4 года назад

It's soooo nice not to have to fight for space like on some big ships. Always so close to your cabin too because the ships so little 😉😂

@HenryPreciseCuts 4 года назад

i cruice when a was a kid, song of america my dad worked for many years, she still looks in great shape nice video.👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

@EmmaCruises 4 года назад

Hey! Thank you, she's lovely 😁❤️

@ravishingrickrude3721 Год назад

I've been subscribed for a while but never saw this video. Then I came across Barry Vaudrin's 1989 tour of Song of America and wanted to see how it looks today. It brought me right back around to Emma😂

@allynwillard7837 2 года назад

I thoroughly enjoyed this video. My first cruise was on the Song of America in 1990. It brought back great memories. I have often thought I might like to take a cruise on the Celestyal Olympia to see what it looks like now.

@EmmaCruises 2 года назад

Thank you, I’d definitely recommend 😊❤️

@kim-louise892 4 года назад

Best experience for myself and my hubby. We loved it.xoxox

@EmmaCruises 4 года назад

So glad you enjoyed it! 🥳👍🏼

@CruiseMonkeys 4 года назад

We love when ships have real wood on the decks ❤️

@EmmaCruises 4 года назад

Yesss me too 😍❤️

@ARCAdventures 4 года назад

Hey Emma! Enjoyed this ship tour very much! Surprised how spacious the decks were and how few passengers! Everything looked tidy and clean and it was hard to tell the ship was over 30 years old. Very cool!

@EmmaCruises 4 года назад

Yeah! I was very impressed 🎉🥳

@melchizedek129 3 года назад

Area in the very back is the crew deck. I worked on this ship when it belonged to royal Caribbean. I was part of a small crew on its final voyage and did a handover to Sun cruises. I have lots of good fun memories on this ship

@jeremy1350 4 года назад

Hi Emma. i worked for Royal Caribbean and sailed on SOA many times. No she hasn't changed much since her days with RCI. Although the Leda dining area aft, used to be open deck space, before they enclosed that room with the fabric ceiling. There was much more aft outdoor deck space when she was SOA. The problem with SOA was the cabins, and the way the bedding was set up. You did not find many double rooms, i.s. double beds, the twin bedding in that funny format was the norm for that ship, which made SOA hard to book if you wanted particular bedding formats like on more standard ships these days. I went on to become a travel agent after RCI, and found SOA problematic for booking. She is still a beautiful ship and Celestial has done great things with her, and all of their other ships. The schooner bar, was the pirate themed bar on board, and no they haven't changed that room at all. There used to be a huge crystal clock in the reception area, that was particular to SOA, I see they have removed it from that area. The Viking Crown lounge was the last of its kind wrapped around the funnel like that. The first three RCI ships of the 1970's were all built with that feature, it was their signature mark. The newer ships have a crown lounge built into the superstructure but not wrapped around the funnel, so you do see shadows of the former RCI Viking Crown lounge in some format on the later ships these days. Greetings from Montreal. Jeremy

@EmmaCruises 4 года назад

Hey Jeremey! Thanks so much for sharing this. It's lovely to learn more about her. Did she not have any buffet or casual dining when she was SOA? She's still got a lot of deck space compared to modern ships haha. 😁❤️

@jeremy1350 4 года назад

@@EmmaCruises Hi Emma, there was not a space solely dedicated to alfresco dining. The main dining room was the venue to eat in. There were buffets on deck, but no space like the leda dining area aft. Once the ship was sold, the upper outer deck space was enclosed for that dining venue. Which gave the ship dedicated space for that use, where before it was aft outside deck. She's gone through changes over the yars, I'd have to look at an old deck plan, because that was a long time ago for me.

@EmmaCruises 4 года назад

@@jeremy1350 ahh that's amazing! Thanks for sharing your insight 😁❤️

@bodyloverz30 4 года назад

Its called the Schooner Bar & the first one is the Viking Crown Lounge.

@jlizardi5013 4 года назад

Love it. You mentioned the many ports visited but I don't see anymore videos (?). Hope they are coming. Will love to cruise with them once all this pandemic thing is over.

@EmmaCruises 4 года назад

Helloooo! I didn't film any videos in the ports but I have a review of everything here which might be interesting 🥳 cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.com/celestyal-cruises-review-2019/

@kkw2237 3 года назад

I also ride on her in April 2019 for 5 days. Their crew are excellent. Feel the age of the ship, especially in the room at night. But you can still see it is well upkeep. Anyway it serve the purpose hogging between islands in Greece

@ArtBySebastianMew 4 года назад

I love this ship

@cherylsmith4868 2 года назад

Iv found your channel recently and really enjoy it.. iv not been watching the videos in any particular order...just whatever title catches my eye and iv enjoyed everyone...iv never been on a cruise..infact now at 50 the only holidays iv been on is good ol British camping 😀 n prob with at least half the holiday in the rain...with things like health and not being able to afford holdays, im really enjoying seeing the world through youtube..and live vicariously through youtube vids like yours ...Thankyou ........ you didnt do an English word on this vid..but if you did im sure it could be the word you used to describe things being a bit all over the place....iggeley-pigeldee 😁

@EmmaCruises 2 года назад

Haha yes! Thank you! 😁❤️

@plamenkaradaliev1107 4 года назад

Супер круиз...Благодаря ви!!!

@InnocentsAbroad 4 года назад

‪Purple bar 😂‬ ‪Argo bar just screams “Schooner Bar“ of RCCL days. Just a just dang minute.... €2 for a cookie?‬ ‪That was a really good tour- Thank you for making it☺️‬ ‪She looks pretty good after 38 years and a few owners.‬

@EmmaCruises 4 года назад

Best cookie ever!!! Celestyal include so much in the cruise fare my onboard spend came to 5 euros in total for 4 days... 😂😂 Thank you for watching!

@InnocentsAbroad 4 года назад

That says quite a lot in their favor considering how much do you and I both love Princess cookies!

@EmmaCruises 4 года назад

@@InnocentsAbroad Yesss! 😍😍😍 This one, dare I say it, was better 😉❤️

@nicholasleonard5061 4 года назад

The ship looks in an amazing condition for her age. I worked as Second Officer Navigation in 2000 and 2001 when she was the MS Sunbird for Airtours Sun Cruises. Such a lovely ship to work on. I do hope it survives at the end of Covid19.

@stuartblee1119 3 года назад

Hey, I sailed on her when I was 16 with my dad in 2000, I remember getting told off because I was filming above the bridge and had the camera light on, the captain sent someone up to tell me to turn it off as was distracting his view. Always remember it.

@stuartblee1119 3 года назад

Captain then was Phillip Rendall, I think that was his surname. We spoke to him a lot as he was from Cornwall, the same county as me and my dad. Think he said he was from Truro. We was from Penzance.

@nicholasleonard5061 3 года назад

@@stuartblee1119 that was probably me telling you off! At night the bridge is in darkness so the officers of the watch and look out have better night vision. Having lights flashed into your eyes can reduce your night vision for up to 10 minutes. I hope you had a good time on the ship though. She really is a well built and designed vessel which will hopefully survive through COVID-19. Captain Philip Rentell would have been in command at the time. Now retired I believe.

@seeyouinmist3924 3 года назад

for me, its the best ship in the world. Back then the Sun Cruises product was unbeatable, same with Destiny - a fantastic combo of size, atmosphere and a great vacation. This ship targeted at a UK consumer would still be fantastic today.

@aussiejohn5835 4 года назад

This is a great tour Emma. I quite like staying on the ship when in port because I can wander around and appreciate everything that is on offer without feeling crowded. I was imagining while doing this tour with you all the different people that have sailed in her over the past 40 years and how some of them would feel watching this video. Where is this ship home ported?

@dizzydevil547 3 года назад

One of my Favorite ships , sailed on her when she was thomson destiny ( although she was actual owned by louis cruises now Celestyal and chartered out to thomson) the buffet ws not enclosed with the windows then ....also she was looking a tad shabby so realy glad that they have spruced her up and hope she carries on sailing for quiet a while wich she may do as i think celestyal only have 2 ships in the fleet compaired to the 4 or 5 they had as louis cruises and used to charter a lot of those to thomson ;)

@EmmaCruises 3 года назад

Ooo yes! I hope so too. A long life for her hopefully 😀❤️

@piyalisinha8806 4 года назад

My husband works on that ship.... Great ship

@EmmaCruises 4 года назад

😁❤️

@ScottSingerCruises 4 года назад

Reminds me of Majesty of the Seas!

@EmmaCruises 4 года назад

Yasss, she is a little little sister of majesty 😁❤️ Thanks for watching! Idk how you have time.

@Whitbypoppers 3 года назад

The Royal Caribbean expression for the "bar around the funnel" is "Viking Crown". I think that refers to the actual structure (the flying saucer) which is so signature on all but their latest ships. The bars in these structures likely have individual names (like "Olive or Twist" on Liberty) and some of the bar spaces take a much greater proportion of the structure than others.

@EmmaCruises 3 года назад

Yessss, thanks for watching 😍❤️

@Gaspode_ 3 года назад

For anyone watching his in the future, bear in mind Celestyal contracts are not worth the paper they are written on. A group of us from Australia had fully refundable cruise booked and payed for with them in late 2018, for September 2020. The curise conditions where written as subject to Greek law. When COVID initially started we cancelled and were told (when we checked back every few weeks) that the refund was accepeted and being processed, and asked to be patient. This went on for months, then we were told the Cyprus has changed their law and the cruise line not long had to give refunds until December 2021 and instead were allowed to issue a travel voucher. Enquiries as to what Cyprus law had to do with anything, as the contract was subject to Greek law did not recieve any response. They stopped responding to emails. So they effectively changed the contract on a whim to suit themselves. It was too far down the road for a credit card charge-back, and travel insurace would not pay out because they had issued a voucher. So the ship may be nice, the crew may be fantastic, but the company that runs it are no better than thieves.

@colinh8911 3 года назад

Nice to see how it is now. Was on it when it was Thomson Destiny. How are the cabins now? They were very very tired - stuck in the 80’s then…. And now?

@EmmaCruises 3 года назад

Definitely a bit dated, understandably so. But very comfy! ❤️

@user-zk3ll9tp7u 4 года назад

at 2:59 is that your drink (red one) bottom left? just looked like you had been stood there maybe waiting for people to leave and then decided to get a video which hasn't got anyone in it? I would just like to point out what amazing videos you create :)

@gtrdude4 3 года назад

My grand parents went on song of america

@warrenwolf4690 2 года назад

Did they have any local entertainment on board?

@reallynext6999 4 года назад

It is the cruise liner

@tropicalblum 3 года назад

I’m booked on her august 2021

@EmmaCruises 3 года назад

Yay 😀👏🏼

@warrenwolf4690 2 года назад

We’re the beverages included?

@EmmaCruises 2 года назад

Yep! Here's the included drinks list for Celestyal cruises: emmacruises.com/celestyal-cruises-all-inclusive-drinks-list/ :-)

@warrenwolf4690 2 года назад

@@EmmaCruises thanks Emma. I enjoy your utube channel My wife and I are over 70 We cruise primarily on Regent Seven Seas and recently AMA . We really want to go to Greece We are interested in culture and history. Local music , food and drink although my wife does not drink alcoholic beverages In my research, I’m comparing Aegean Odyssey with Road Scholar. V Celestial Any thoughts? Keep up the good work Warren