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@rumblefish3290 2 күн бұрын
I live here 😁
@CooksExplore 2 күн бұрын
And we are very jealous ! thanks for watching
@paulfranklin8636 2 күн бұрын
You donlt take into account the size of the ships...P&O and MSC both sail much much bigger ships. Now if you want a giant ship fine, but Marella ships being smaller are really cozy and welcoming, you don't ever feel like you're just another passenger
@CooksExplore 2 күн бұрын
Thank you Paul - We love a Marella ship. And Marella topped bigger and newer P&O ships in our previous two comparison videos (check em out).. We did point out that ship size can be a factor right at the beginning of this video too. We are glad you raise the point about Marella in your comment .. They get a lot right but also importantly are consistent .. This time for us though P&O got pretty much everything right for us..And they haven’t on previous comparison videos .. Really appreciate you taking time to comment and share your thoughts
@PostcardAndAPint 3 күн бұрын
We loved Chania, didn’t really go past the fortress, that beach is beautiful. We’ll add that to the list for next time. Nice one both, enjoyed that x
@CooksExplore 3 күн бұрын
Thank you Guys - You did that incredible Church and we hit the beach … We’d love to go back and explore more of this brilliant port .. Thx again … Chevy Chase for us in a few weeks .. not long now
@PostcardAndAPint 3 күн бұрын
@@CooksExplore ooh, where are you going? We probably have some Chevy Chase 😂 tips x
@philtaylor5444 3 күн бұрын
Been on P&O and Marella and found the entertainment on Marella outshines P&O by a big margin this includes the cruise on Arvia I have just been on P&O have less interaction and less fun than the entertainment teams on Marella cruise ships.
@CooksExplore 3 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching and taking time to Comment too! We agree - Marella entertainment takes some beating and the access to the performers is a real plus for Marella .. Hope you had a great cruise on Arvia
@GENerationXplorers 5 күн бұрын
This was short but oh so sweet! What a lovely place! Love the dancing sea paddle! Mmmm drink and ice cream! Looked a lovely day ❤
@CooksExplore 5 күн бұрын
Thank you Nick and Jill -who doesn’t live a paddle - Nice place …Nice beach .. Thx again for all your support
@GENerationXplorers 7 күн бұрын
We watched and commented on this a week ago and cannot see our comment god darn! We really enjoyed hiking with you and your land legs 🤣 on this one! Looks a good hike with friends! We had only just heard of this geo caching a couple of days before watching you! Sounds fascinating! Xx
@CooksExplore 7 күн бұрын
Thank you Jill and Nick - we love a good walk and even better with friends ! Geocaching is the main hobby of our pal Chris .. it is actually quite fun .. adds a bit of intrigue to a walk in any case ! Thx for watching commenting and all your support..
@GENerationXplorers 7 күн бұрын
@@CooksExplore Yeah we need to do a bit more research and geo caching on our hikes! 👍❤️
@PostcardAndAPint 8 күн бұрын
Hey both, settling down to watch this with a glass of wine. First off though, love the t-shirt Si 😂. Interesting that you gave P&O a 5 for the online portal. We found it quite buggy and different info depending which of us logged in. Sounds rubbish about the muster station scanners!! We loved the P&O self check out. Out of all our cabins so far, P&O rates top for us and the bed was the comfiest we’ve been on. Interesting you say about the senior leadership being visible on your cruise, we hardly saw anyone. We have no idea who the cruise director was. We saw everyone on Marella and Costa. In our case Marella and Costa drinks packages were by far better than P&O’s. Fried carrots? Must be an Italian thing as we had sprouts in the breakfast buffet 😂. We’re finding this video really interesting guys!! We’re rating our last 3 cruises along with yours. We loved the Quays but didn’t take that advantage of it as much as we’d have liked. Interested to see your entertainment thoughts. All the casts on our last 3 were great but I think for us, Marella first, Costa second and P&O 3rd. Costa also had live sport on the big screens. Wow £259 per person for the MSC. Yes, you had the add ons, but great price. All of these prices are actually really great value. Interesting result!!! That was fab. Watched in full and enjoyed every minute x
@CooksExplore 7 күн бұрын
Thank you Guys for sticking through this marathon video and Si’s cruise psychotherapy 😹… Sprouts for breakfast sounds like a wicked prank … Where do these menus come from. Interesting about your experiences of Crew visibility.. Something Si is in tune with .. He needs to work less obviously 🙄.. Hope your Costa cruise was good.. Pictures looked amazing ! Looking forward to watching the videos .. Thx again for all your support
@PostcardAndAPint 8 күн бұрын
They're gorgeous. What an adventure. Cheers 🍻
@CooksExplore 8 күн бұрын
Thank you 🙏.. They are very special .. A privilege to see them
@TravellingLightLisa 8 күн бұрын
We loved the raspberry orangutan! Thanks for taking us back to the Far East 😀👍
@CooksExplore 8 күн бұрын
He was quite a character! Thank you Guys
@GENerationXplorers 8 күн бұрын
Hello Lord & Lady Cruise 🚢🙋🏻♀️ how amazing is this 😮 always wanted to see the orangutans 🦧 it was like Jurassic Park for the monkey world 😂❤ live ya’s stay awesome x
@CooksExplore 8 күн бұрын
Thank you Guys - The dinosaurs here were those filming 😂… It was so great to these beautiful creatures …
@suzannebailey8340 11 күн бұрын
I’ve just had my first ever cruise and I chose the Norwegian Fjords on Iona. I completely agree with your assessment, I couldn’t fault it. It seems I chose well and will definitely cruise with P&O again.
@CooksExplore 11 күн бұрын
So glad you had an amazing 1st Cruise - hopefully the 1st of many - Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment and feedback too .. We made a video of our Iona cruise which can be viewed at the link below … Thanks again kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o7OEgruj29ivc3U.htmlsi=uDp1VYjHF1kvhCYZ
@TravellingLightLisa 15 күн бұрын
Brings back happy memories guys. Thanks for sharing. We took your advice re the public buses in Norway and got one there and back. We saved £40 each compared to buying trip from P&O. It is set in such a lovely forest. Glad you enjoyed your trip. Yes, that stone almost touching the church!! Lets hope it stays where it is. ❤
@CooksExplore 15 күн бұрын
Thank you Guys ! Thats a hell of a cost saving and glad it worked out well for you! It is a wonderful place… love all the folklore associated with it.. Thx again for all your support..
@mark-davis-dc5rs 15 күн бұрын
Hi, thanks for taking the trouble to do this, however, you were not comparing like for like even though you say this, it is still not a fair comparison, if you had compared MSC Virtuosa the review would have been different, we used it in May, no problems with food, speciality restaurants, entertainment, cabin was great and disembarkation was like your P&O experience with self disembarkation off the ship and in the car by 07:06 and passing under the M4 going north by 08:00.
@CooksExplore 15 күн бұрын
Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to share your thoughts on this. And we are so pleased you had a great cruise on Virtuosa. We know loads of people who have said the same as you about Virtuosa. MSC don’t get to become one of the biggest cruise lines in the world by consistently giving their customers terrible experiences. However in our case we can of course only compare our own experiences. The big ship vs little ship issue can be a factor as you point out and we did as you say point this out at the beginning of the video. We have tried to use and rate categories that try and give each cruise ship/line the opportunity to shine. We do think that if MSC had provided web sites that work, passenger safety equipment (muster scanners) that worked, clean cabins, edible food, polite correspondence, polite staff and better coordination of entertainment and disembarkation then they would have scored much more favourably. Marella here are the interesting cruise line. The smallest and oldest ship. And what is fascinating is the consistency of the experience they provide. Each Marella cruise that we have scored this way comes out with near identical scores. Whereas P&O and MSC haven’t. And the P&O Iona score shows that a combination of getting the cruise basics right and a larger and newer ship ticked the boxes for us and gave us a brilliant experience at a good price point too. Marella is also a good option for us as we have found their consistency to be reassuring and having certainty that you’ll have an enjoyable cruise experience is often worth paying a bit extra for. MSC can be brilliant but in our case it wasn’t. It does seem a bit of a lottery with MSC at the moment. If you search KZfaq you’ll quickly run into very seasoned cruisers having issues with MSC. Even the brilliant FraseratSea recently ran into problems on Virtuosa’s sister ship, MSC Meriviglia. Big ship but issues with cabins, customer service and getting on/off the ship. So hopefully these videos showcase our experiences in a fair and consistent way. We have no bias or axe to grind. We just love a good cruise holiday. Thanks again for watching and continuing this debate. These are great challenges and issues to debate and we really appreciate people taking the time to share their views.
@mark-davis-dc5rs 15 күн бұрын
@@CooksExplore Thanks for your reply, I agree MSC is not perfect, but for us the good out weighed the bad. It was our first cruise and we could have been lucky. We are going on another cruise next May on the Sky Princess to get another perspective, a friend said as were are starting out we should try different companies and ships, we are following his advice, and watching videos like yours, which despite my comments are helpful. I have to admit that we did not like the MDR allocated, the staff were excellent but the food was not the best, we only used it once, fortunately for us we were happy with the buffet, it was just a matter of picking your time, and going further aft as it appeared to be to far for most people to walk. Another good thing was the button on the table where you could get a waiter to come and take your drinks order, I thought that was a good touch. We had three speciality restaurants, two were excellent and one not so good, probably more to with our tastes rather than the quality. We had no problems with the staff or the cabin, we took advantage of the self assist disembarkation, we left our cabin at 06:45 and we were in our car at 07:06. It is all first world problems which we should all stop and remember and be thankful that our life choices and circumstances have allowed us to go on cruises. Don't get me wrong I am not saying that you don't know that. Keep up the good work!!!.
@CooksExplore 14 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing your experience on Virtuosa … lots of positives from the sounds of things.. It’s good to share these. It will be interesting to see how Sky Princess compares? Please do share this…Make a video maybe ? We run our channel to help others make great holiday plans and the more engagement from people such as yourself who share your thoughts and experiences the more helpful these videos can be. The advice about trying different lines is good. We’d concur but our primary focus is itineraries with the cruise line experience being secondary. A great itinerary can easy offset a mediocre onboard experience in our view. And despite any criticisms of a particular cruise line….well we just count ourselves lucky to be able to make these trips at all. We our very fortunate and grateful we can do this. We are back on P&O next and have NCL, Royal Caribbean and Princess in the pipeline with some bucket list destinations in the mix too. Thank you again for sharing your experience with us and others who r3ad this thread. It really is appreciated.
@GENerationXplorers 16 күн бұрын
Hi guys we have quite a few of yours to catch up on and looking forward to doing so! How amazing is this place! Looks fun 👍❤️
@CooksExplore 16 күн бұрын
Thank you Guys - We really appreciate you supporting our channel… Now this place is amazing and such an important site in Norways history . There is so much folklore associated with it too. If only we took more footage - Those are tales we’d love to tell .. Maybe we’ll have to go back ! Thx again ..
@danbyrne2914 17 күн бұрын
Not a fair comparison. Compare like with like, A Meraviglia class ship on MSC has many speciality dining restaurants, better and more entertainment options and would easily stand up to P&O. Your cruise was on one of the oldest and cheapest MSC ships still sailing. We hated having to reserve a table on the app on P&O whilst on MSC we could turn up at one of the main dining rooms (3 on the larger ships) and be seated within a few minutes and always at the table size we requested. The speciality restaurants on MSC were great value if you bought the 3 restaurant package and the quality of food in all 3 we visited compared well with upmarket cruise lines. Expecting the same range of facilities on a ship carrying less than 2000 as one carrying 5200 is unreasonable. If you want a small ship with top class facilities try Regent, Seabourn, Azamara, Viking or Oceania.
@CooksExplore 16 күн бұрын
Thank you for watching and taking the time to feedback your thoughts. It’s great these issues are debated. You do point out as we did at the beginning of the video that age and size of the ship can be a factor in your cruise experience. However these issues are not the whole story here as demonstrated by Marella whose ship was older and smaller than MSC Armonia and delivered a far better experience albeit for a higher cost. And of course if MSC had provided us with websites that work, cabins that were clean, food that was edible, staff that were polite and happier, better coordinated entertainment and more typical disembarkation arrangements this comparison would look very different. We know there are better experiences on MSC to be had out there but we can only reflect what we experienced. And MSC do seem to be such a lottery at the moment. Thank you again for pointing out the issues about ship size and age. We hope you have many more happy cruises planned.
@banlefties3048 18 күн бұрын
We just sailed on Iona it was a great experience
@CooksExplore 18 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching and taking time to leave a comment too. So glad you had a great experience on Iona .. Great ship and superb itineraries too .
@markeaston7353 19 күн бұрын
Interesting analysis thanks. We recently did our first MSC cruise, a transatlantic, and found the food to be as good as our Princess, Holland America and Celebrity cruises. We are foodies and were as surprised as we were impressed. Disembarkation however was a shocker!
@CooksExplore 18 күн бұрын
Wow - thanks for sharing this…MSC do seem such a lottery right now . Can we enquire about your Disembarkation? What happened? Be good to share this ..MSC got something’s right for us but a lot wrong too. Thanks for watching and sharing your experience.
@sandraford3788 19 күн бұрын
We cruised the Fjords on April this year on Iona. Mit was a wonderful holiday on a gorgeous ship. We booked 4 more cruises with P and O whilst on board.
@CooksExplore 19 күн бұрын
Oh Wow ! Thats amazing! Where are you heading? Iona is a beautiful ship and Norway is stunning! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment too .
@wellardsmith3629 19 күн бұрын
Interesting.
@CooksExplore 19 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment - Appreciated
@JackyFlynn-xw5qu 19 күн бұрын
Went to fyords on iona in may loved it ,first ever cruise ,next year going on britania, hopefully love that too 😊
@CooksExplore 19 күн бұрын
Really pleased that your 1st ever cruise was so brilliant… Iona is a superb ship and Norway 🇳🇴 really is so beautiful.. We are yet to try Britannia but are looking at sailing on her in 25 and we’ve heard so many good things about her too .. Safe and happy travels
@onikaconstantine8861 19 күн бұрын
It's so beautiful 😍
@CooksExplore 19 күн бұрын
It’s absolutely stunning and we loved it there .. Thank you for watching and taking time to comment too.
@alexjones4497 20 күн бұрын
@cooksexplore - my wife and I disembarked Iona yesterday from the wonderful Norwegian fjords cruise, it was a fantastic first ever cruise for us. Just wondering is it fair to compare different sized and different aged ships against each other? Is there potentially a bias for newer bigger ships for both passengers and crew, bigger ships having more facilities and potentially less rust and broken parts? Great in depth analysis here, we appreciate it. Think we were blessed with Iona and the beauty of the fjords.
@CooksExplore 20 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for watching and taking time to comment .. So glad you enjoyed your first cruise - Iona is a a great ship to experience that new to cruise experience and Norway is just gorgeous…You do make a valid point. The big ship vs little ship debate is an interesting one. Bigger isn’t always better we’ve found over the years. Age could be a factor with fewer maintenance issues manifesting on newer ships. We try and compare different aspects of the cruise experiences from printing boarding passes to food and drink. We hope this doesn’t penalise smaller ships that get it right… Our previous comparisons have seen the smaller and older Marella ships come out on top. There’s a lot to debate and it’s of course our own experiences vs expectations too. We hope now you’ve done your first cruise it will be the 1st of many. Happy and safe travels and thx again for watching ..
@alexjones4497 20 күн бұрын
@@CooksExplore this is a very good video, it is balanced and does like you say go through the various aspects of a cruise, this is why we like this video. 😊 Thinking about it, state of repair really in theory should be equal across all ships, I mean if something breaks or needs repainting (which I did see the maintenance/engineering team repainting the ship during the week - both the big P&O Cruise blue wording on the aft and smaller bits and pieces across the ship) then it should be repaired quickly regardless of the age of the ship. There should be equal care of each cabin and other aspects of the ship and items noted by staff or passengers to the engineering teams for remedy. There really is no excuse for a broken drawer, that could happen on a new or old ship. Overall fantastic video. Keep up the good work
@CooksExplore 20 күн бұрын
@@alexjones4497 Thank you - you are 100% right .. Maintenance does really vary across the cruise lines we’ve found .. really appreciate your kind comments..
@mattheweley4874 20 күн бұрын
Marella Discovery isn't adults only, Explorer 2 is the only adults only ship in their fleet.
@CooksExplore 20 күн бұрын
Thank you for clarifying this. There were no children aboard on our far east cruise.
@UNRR 21 күн бұрын
lole instantly as a brit i am jelous. i want to live in norway im from kent. love
@CooksExplore 20 күн бұрын
Thank you - Norway is gorgeous… We totally agree 👍
@TravellingLightLisa 21 күн бұрын
Wow! That was an interesting deep dive. This will be very useful for people making a choice between these lines. It was interesting to see how P&O scored for you. You had a great experience on Iona. Keep up the good work 👏
@CooksExplore 21 күн бұрын
Thank you Guys ! Sometimes the cruise experience just seems right and Iona gave us that. Appreciate you taking time to watch and feedback.. Thx again
@karensnow1085 21 күн бұрын
Well that was really interesting. We have always been team Marella, but a few weeks ago we sailed with P&O for the first time to the Norwegian Fyords on Iona. Unfortunately Marella having older ships can no longer offer that itinerary, which is a pity but understandably. Iona is a beautiful ship, obviously shes new compared to marella ships, but for us the atmosphere wasn't there. For us there was just too many passengers, everywhere was busy, getting on and off the ship took ages. We always make friends on Marella ships, we did get talking to passengers on Iona, but then never saw them again. I feel alot of it is personal choice, we all get different things out of a cruise. I'm afraid though we remain team Marella, they might work out slightly dearer but somethings you cant put a price on 😊😊
@CooksExplore 21 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.. We love Marella and agree with you about how Marella make it fun and inclusive.. And yes you make friends too. Marella came out top on our two previous cruise companion videos and deservedly so…But we had a great time on Iona .. We really did… It was a pleasant surprise… Thx again for watching.
@grahamhagan4264 21 күн бұрын
Disagree with your assessment of embarkation and disembarkation, they looked after my needs perfectly, taking me to cabin and myself and luggage to the car. Didn't find it crowded, lots of space, short waiting times for food and drink, fantastic entertainment and staff, can't fault anything.
@grahamhagan4264 21 күн бұрын
@@CooksExploreIona for me, booked Arvia Med cruise, PO by far the best value and experience, happy sailing to all x
@CooksExplore 21 күн бұрын
@@grahamhagan4264 - have a fab Med cruise … we sail again soon and in the Med too
@PostcardAndAPint 22 күн бұрын
Hey both, sorry we’re still playing catch up. What a lovely shot of the infinity hot tub!! Breakfast looks good. I don’t think we had a single coffee while we were onboard…wine, yes 😂🍷. The sears are great aren’t they, although we didn’t actually watch a film…we were tempted by Goonies. Loved the Cookie Monster in your case. Ah, you did the Epicurean, very cool, we never made it there. It looks amazing. Marmite butter??? Ace!!!! Also a non smoker but if I ever did, it would be a cigar 😂. Loved the shot of the egg hatching in Rise haha, we quite enjoyed that show. The sunset was beautiful. We really want to do this cruise. We agree about the staff, crew and ship, it was all excellent. Also agree about the food and seating. We weren’t over keen on the pre booking of the entertainment but it was ok. So glad you had a great time. The fjords look stunning. We really enjoyed this video!!! We’re off on Costs Pacifica on Sunday…well, Rome on Sunday, board on Monday. They have just changed our favourite port, one of the reasons we booked this cruise, grrrr!!! Nice one guys x
@CooksExplore 21 күн бұрын
Thank you Guys …. Would recommend the Epicurean and a bottle of wine or maybe two and a chocolate cigar to finish off ..if there was a way to smuggle home the marmite butter, Netty would have found it by now.. Have a great cruise on Costa and really looking forward to the video diaries .. Safe and happy travels
@DonHermanDenver 22 күн бұрын
Super-helpful, thanks!
@CooksExplore 22 күн бұрын
Glad it was helpful - Thank you for watching and taking time to comment too! Appreciated
@twilight4114 22 күн бұрын
Thank you for the tips about how to take a good photo just with your phone ❤
@CooksExplore 22 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for watching our video - Hope the camera tips help you grab those awesome snaps of the lights .. Happy Travels
@tinkatube2297 23 күн бұрын
Saya suka cara kakak menerangkanya ❤❤❤
@CooksExplore 23 күн бұрын
Thank you for watching - he did really enjoy this trip
@bernieh0702 25 күн бұрын
Great informative video on Koper, I'm visiting this port on a cruise soon, thank you :)
@CooksExplore 24 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for your kind comments. Really appreciated. We are sure that you will enjoy your time there .. Have a great cruise… 🚢
@dcalver1967 26 күн бұрын
I'm really glad to have found your video. We were recently on a P&O cruise that stopped in Haugesund as our last port. We'd already visited, and hiked, Stavanger, Alesund and Olden, so by the time we'd walked the coastal route to Rising Tide, we were exhausted! We didn't give the Town Center much attention at all and didn't plan any excursions but instead got back on Iona. I'm going to save your video in my favorites so that when we return next year, we can get more out of a Haugesund visit.
@CooksExplore 26 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for watching and the lovely comments too. We quite like Haugesund to be honest .. lots of people don’t be we do .. It’s no Olden but it does make a decent port stop for shopping , walking and some nice excursions too. We’ve just done the trip to Skudeneshavn on our most recent trip there .. What a lovely excursion that was too ..Thx again .. Appreciate your support
@dcalver1967 26 күн бұрын
Which company do you use for your excursions when visiting Haugesund? We used shore based companies in Alesund and Olden because P&O were double their prices.
@CooksExplore 25 күн бұрын
In Haugesund we’ve actually used cruise line excursions… Cost savings were possible booking direct, using sites like Viator, Fjord Norway or Visit Norway site.. but they were not that significant at the time we were looking … Thx again
@lyricg8117 27 күн бұрын
Going to book for April 2025 Thankyou for video
@CooksExplore 27 күн бұрын
Thx for watching and taking time to comment too - Appreciated… This is a great itinerary. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did ..
@TravellingLightLisa 27 күн бұрын
Some lovely scenery and pubs! Can't believe the path is not that well walked. Glad the bees didn't get you. Looking forward to you starting a geocaching channel! 😀
@CooksExplore 27 күн бұрын
Thank you guys … Now there’s an idea for a new channel…. We didn’t realise how popular geocaching was until Chris explained it… it’s a thing .. Thx again for watching our rambles
@PostcardAndAPint 27 күн бұрын
Morning both. Enjoying this with a cuppa in bed. Good to see Matt’s on the mend!! Too much lager and sun, yep, that’ll do it! It looks really pretty there. Love the white timber houses. The museum looks really cool. Norway’s most scenic town, we can see why. The open air church looks a lovely area too, our kind of adventure that. Wow, beautiful sail away, so glad Matt is much better. We enjoyed that and lovely to watch the Iona. Happy Sunday guys, we’d better go and finish today’s video 😂. Cheers
@CooksExplore 27 күн бұрын
Thank you Guys.. We’d done Haugesund twice previously so wanted something different to do.. Skudenshavn is such a pretty place… Would recommend this… and the Viking village and museum too.. Matt was gutted he missed out but beer and sun ☀️ can trash your plans as he found out … Cheers 🍻
@PostcardAndAPint 28 күн бұрын
On the wine is excellent !!
@CooksExplore 28 күн бұрын
😂
@PostcardAndAPint 28 күн бұрын
We would love to do Norway on Iona. Looks like you guys have had the best time.
@CooksExplore 28 күн бұрын
We’d really recommend this cruise .. we had a brilliant time
@PostcardAndAPint 28 күн бұрын
Oh no I've pressed send!! Part 2 now!!
@CooksExplore 28 күн бұрын
Loving these comments.. Thank you 🙏 Guys
@PostcardAndAPint 28 күн бұрын
Sorry we've had the busiest week ever! Playing cooks catch up tonight. Alesund was one of my fav ports when I worked on ships. Loved your walk up! You guys are so much fitter than us!! Mango ipa??? Sounds vile!!!
@CooksExplore 28 күн бұрын
Thx Guys - You two have the busiest schedule ! Next cruise soon ??? Ålesund was a real nice place.. lots to offer … That Mango IPA 🍺… Netty says Yay!!! Si says … No No No !!
@CaroleKennedy-q8l 28 күн бұрын
really informative, thank you
@CooksExplore 28 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching - Really appreciate you taking the time to feedback also ..
@GENerationXplorers Ай бұрын
This looks interesting ❤👍
@CooksExplore Ай бұрын
It was! Fun and interesting.. Thx for watching
@TravellingLightLisa Ай бұрын
Some lovely footage in this video. Iona still looks great. For a big ship she never felt too busy. Glad that Matt enjoyed his first cruise. We are already looking forward to your next adventures!
@CooksExplore Ай бұрын
Thank you guys ..Iona amazingly never felt busy .. how do they do that with 5200 people onboard?? Have a fun trip Lisa !
@TravellingLightLisa Ай бұрын
@@CooksExplore thank you!
@GENerationXplorers Ай бұрын
Hello there Lady & Lord Cruise 🙋🏻♀️ great shots of you in the infinity pool/hot tub that looks incredible (think Rach and Wills have been in there too 🤣) Quick question is there just one Iona or is there a fleet of Iona’s? Have you and Postcard and a Pint frequented the same ship!? Great you brought the sun back with you!we feel we have done that this week coming back from Spain! The cocktails looked good! The Epicurean did look amazing! Did that guy have a Union Jack hat on? Ooo are Iona’s lifts dodgy? Oorr how nice them waving you off ! Great review guys as always! Have a lovely weekend enjoying this sunshine we brought back from Spain 🇪🇸 😂❤
@CooksExplore Ай бұрын
Thank you Nick and Jill .. Your Spain trip looked amazing .. can’t wait for the videos… Yes this was the same Iona as Wills and Rach went on and the lifts were shall we say temperamental 🤣… It was a plastic Norway flag hat from memory - A fair few passengers bought these ..🤨.. Thanks for bringing the sun back to Blighty … Have a fab weekend 🤘
@PostcardAndAPint Ай бұрын
Sorry for not watching the videos in order, but we’re playing catch up but this just popped up and we can’t pass on a Christmas market vlog…we’ll go back to the others. Not familiar with Mainz but it looks beautiful. We can almost smell and taste that food, mmm. Glad you went back at night, it looks incredible. Got to love a German Christmas market!! Really enjoyed that both 🍻
@CooksExplore Ай бұрын
Thank you Guys. This was an unexpected re-issue of an old video from our trip down the Rhine at Christmas. Mainz really was beautiful at Christmas and had a brilliant atmosphere. Really buzzing …… And that food ……Ne we say more ??? Sooooooo Tasty 🤤?.. Thx again
@garybarnett2756 Ай бұрын
What month was your cruise on please.
@CooksExplore Ай бұрын
Thx for watching - Appreciated .. We travelled on the 11th May
@TravellingLightLisa Ай бұрын
Great vlog guys. Lots of useful information for me as I will be there in a couple of weeks' time without Giles!! I think I will be doing that walk too. What amazing weather you had. Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow 😀
@Fuxser Ай бұрын
Im a local and if you’re interested in some history there are accessable bunkers on the aksla mountain, not far away from the viewpoint. Bunkers aswell near the Atlantic ochean park. Enjoy your trip!
@CooksExplore Ай бұрын
Thank you and how exciting … Sure you’ll love Alesund .. It’s a really great cruise port. See you later 😀
@TravellingLightLisa Ай бұрын
@Fuxser thanks for the tips. I will check them out. Always great to have a bit of local knowledge 👍