I do love this upload, have sailed from Southampton with several cruise lines as well as other departure ports like Barcelona, Tenerife and Genoa. To my wife and I there is no doubt that Southampton is the easiest as it does not involve flying, on the last cruise we were in the car less than 10 minutes after disembarking from the the ship. Perhaps Tilbury will be as good, time will tell. Both suffer from having to negotiate the dreaded M25, and for Tilbury the often congested Dartford Crossing! We also have a conservatory, built during COVID, by far the best home improvement we have made. A wonderful room to entertain guests, sit in, read, nap and just chill, and this extends to night time with some carefully placed lights. Currently contemplating our next cruise, we'll see.
You are so lucky in Britain to have such a choice of no-fly cruises. We have to fly for 4 to 5 hours to Sydney to get on a ship which costs around $2000 return for both of us! That's why we don't cruise often. Anyway, it's always fun to watch you two on your adventures.
Thanks, Joan. If it makes it any easier, we live in the middle of the country, so it is always at least a 3-hour drive to get to a cruise terminal 😁 Thanks again for watching 👍
Been on both and really like both ships and happy to cruise on either , each ship has pros and cons. We have seen plenty of changes on Aurora over the years and have great memories of her in her early days.
@lynnedayer8474 thanks for your comment Lynne, yes both ships have some great features 👍 Making memories is what it's all about. Thank you for watching.
Thanks Nik. We definitely put the anal into analysis! Anyway, shouldn't you be enjoying Istanbul? Turkish delight on a moonlit night, in the words of the song. Hope you are having a good time.
@@TravellingLightLisa yes, thanks, nearly 10.00pm here so winding down after our first full day here. 24 degrees here today but very manageable. Look forward to a catch up next week.
What a lovely video. I tell you, I would love a conservatory, especially in the rain. Do you have a window seat for reading books, that’s the dream. Anyroadup, what a fun idea for a video. I’ve not done a P&O cruise yet but we are on the Azura, next October, which is nice. As for Ambassador, we are huge fans - we always seem to end up on the Ambition, so we’ve seen the crew members at the beginning and end of their contracts, and somehow they maintain the energy and smiles. Such amazing people. As I grow to hate flying ever more, and our old fave NCL offers less for more, I find myself just wanting a nice, relaxing Ambassador trip, even though that means formal nights (ugh).
Some not travel related advice. Don't go down the conservatory route! It was here when we moved in. Too hot in the summer ☀️ too cold in the winter ❄️. This was the one day in the year it was usable! Interesting what you say about NCL. We have just come back from a Virgin cruise. If you don't like formal nights, you might find that one interesting. Thanks for watching.
Virgin? Eek no, I know the sex toys were just an opening PR stunt, but ship-wide parties and drag queens? It’s a prospect as horrifying a prospect as giant mice and ducks.
Been on both and Aurora for us. Didn’t rate some of the food on the buffet on Ambition. Had the worst crumble ever 😂 however the entertainment on Ambition was fabulous
