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Thank you, glad you enjoyed. We'll look out for your vlogs, we liked a lot about the Virtuosa and it will be interesting to see the Aurea experience. We also noticed you have a bunch of Bolette vlogs, will have a watch of those, we're cruising on Bolette at Christmas!

We are expecting the decibels to go up a notch on Virtuosa haha. Bolette was lovely....very different to the large ships, but my hubby has fallen in love with her. I'm sure you'll enjoy her. We are off on Ambassador soon. I think she may be similar to Bolette so looking forward to comparing. Good luck with your channel

Thank you for watching, and for the kind comment. Yes we loved the Sky Princess, and the whole cruise. The weather was indeed unexpectedly good, we had a whole case of wet/cold weather gear that we barely used!

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Thank you. And no, other than the viewpoint which was our main aim for the day, we stayed on for the full circuit of the hop on hop off, and didn't really see anywhere else we wanted to explore other than the town centre, which we walked back to from the port.

@@richandsuzcruise thank you

Hi there, yes we had the Princess plus package, which includes drinks up to $15 or so, gratuities etc.

Thanks!

Thank you for the kind comment. Next stop Bruges, will hopefully be ready next week!

It really is, we were surprised by how nice it is! Next vlog will likely be out at the end of the week.

@@richandsuzcruise can't wait

Sorry for the slow reply, we've been away this week. I just use a DJI Action 4 for most of the filming, and Samsung S21 for still shots. We hope you enjoy the Fjords as much as we did, every day was beautiful scenery. And also hope you're as lucky with the weather!

Thanks for the kind comment. We love Lisbon, and would highly recommend if you've not been. Hope you enjoy the rest of the videos!

@@richandsuzcruise thank you so much 🙏

Thanks, and yes no problem, we'd be happy for you to add us.

@@richandsuzcruise great thanks i'll add you now :) feel free to check it out

Yeah we really enjoyed Sky, so the future cruise deposit as you say, was a no brainer! Booked another one the week we got home. And yes, Take Five was a highlight of the ship, we loved the cocktails, and the jazz. It mostly seemed easy to find a good seat as well, not sure if we were lucky with our timing, or some people don't find it, as its a bit tucked out of the way where it is? And the drive home.. We're used to it I guess, our options are a lot more limited from up here for cruising.

Thanks, glad you enjoyed them. We hope you have an amazing cruise, we had a really great time onboard Sky!

Thanks for watching, and we're glad you enjoyed!

Thanks for the kind comment. The ship was pretty quiet, I think it was about half capacity on the trip down to Southampton. I believe the majority of passengers were embarking there for the world cruise.

Glad you found it helpful. We loved the Fjords, and Sky Princess. Most of the lines seem to do similar itineraries, with small variations, but honestly for first time here we were more than happy with the places we visited. I think if we'd done anymore scenic fjords it would almost have been too much scenic cruising for one week. Anyway good luck with choosing your cruise line, theres a lot of choice, as I'm sure you know!

We had a great time thank you, the ship and itinerary were both awesome. And thanks for watching!

Hi there, we left from Southampton. On the 8 night cruise, we had 1 full scenic cruising day, which was when our stop in Haugesund was cancelled due to strong winds. However, we did scenic cruising from each of the port stops in Norway both on sail in (if you were up early enough), and sailaway. Olden, and Skjolden were both several hours of scenic cruising through the Fjords on the way back to the sea. Hope this is some help.

This is totally helpful thank you very much and keep up your good and very informative work 😊

The limiting factor here could be the bus you take to the skylift. Im pretty certain they will be able to stow a wheelchair for sure, but the Skylift and the associated buildings are accessible by ramp and lifts where required.

Thanks for the kind comment. Service overall was really good, the staff were friendly and efficient, with a couple of exceptions that didn't affect us much. OceanNow, was mixed. Sometimes it was really good, breakfast to the cabin was quick, other times, out on deck very slow. If we wanted something in a hurry, we'd just go to the bar and order, or catch a waiter and ask. We loved the ship and the itinerary though, we booked another cruise on Sky as soon as we got home! We hope you enjoy your cruise as much as we did ours.

Thank you! We're hoping to return in the next couple of years as we loved this cruise so much and add in some different ports!

Hi there, we had 2 formal nights,.We did all 3 MDR twice, overall we preferred the Estrella, but it was mainly because we had better service in there both times we went. We did Sabatini's, which we enjoyed, but its a lot of food and quite slow, so be prepared to spend an evening there.. We also did both casual options, had pizza at Alfredo's and sushi at Ocean Terrace, and we enjoyed both of those. We didn't do Rudi's or Crown Grill, we just ran out of time! Hope you have a fantastic cruise, we loved the ship and the itinerary.

Hi Sheila! Suz here! We got up "nice" and early at 7am for breakfast and went off the ship about 8:15 and bought our tickets at 8:25. The ticket office is right outside the ship in a little portacabin type thing. There's no walking to the bus as it picks you up and drops you off right outside the ship. At Loen there's a little bit of a walk and some stairs but there is a lift too. I have a mild mobility issue and didn't find it too bad but was a little wary underfoot on the snow. There are some tarmaced paths at the top too which makes walking a little easier. You're going later in the season so there will be less snow (hopefully) but potential for more visitors, so early is better.

Thank you so much Suz x

Hi there, I'm not sure which dancing you mean. If the Sailaway party, that's whenever the ship departs, in this case around 5pm. Otherwise, there was late night dance party in the Atrium, and Vista Lounge.

Thanks, glad you're enjoying them. We loved the Sky Princess, and hope you have as much fun on your cruise as we did on ours!

Sorry you don't like it, personal preference I guess, I do. You can always mute it though.

Glad you enjoyed the scenery, it was the main reason to visit the Fjords for sure. And yes there are a lot of balcony cabins now that really don't have a good view. We were quite happy with ours, as we'd just booked a guaranteed obstructed balcony, not expecting to spend much time on it in April, in Norway. As it turned out, it had a pretty decent view.

Hi Suz here. The canopy only actually covers the bulgy deck bit of the ship where in the warmer months there is seating for the "Catch by Rudi" so youre not missing out on any downward sea view

We were in cabin E414

Thanks, and yes, it was a pretty packed program, especially on the sea days.

Hi there, sorry we didn't speed test it, we just had the 'Princess Plus' 1 device per person stock WiFi, and it was adequate for browsing, social media etc.

Thanks for your reply

Our boarding time was supposed to be 12, but our transfer turned up early so we got to the terminal about 11.15 am, and were onboard by 11.40.

I think it was pretty much a full cruise, a lot of what I filmed was when places were a bit quieter. Certainly on the sea days, space in the Piazza and the inside bars was at a premium! We never had a problem finding somewhere to settle though as theres plenty of venues to choose from

Hope you enjoy/find it useful. Going to post some more vlogs from this trip as well. Also, hope you enjoy the cruise and the ship as much as we did, we had a really awesome time!

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it, we had a great time on this cruise.

Thanks for the kind comment. It really was a beautiful sail in, well worth losing some sleep for

Sorry for the slow reply, we've been away and just got home. That's a tough question, we really liked both, and they were quite similar in many ways. The bathrooms were pretty much the same layout, storage was similar in both, both are a little old fashioned, but well kept. I think the Fred Olsen cabin felt a little bigger, but we didn't mind the slightly compact feel of the Aurora one, it felt cosy, and comfortable to us, rather than cramped. We did prefer the location of the Aurora cabin we had though, as it was much closer to everything, including Raffles coffee bar. Sorry if this isn't much help, but they are both nice cabins, in our opinion at least.

Its not the biggest cabin, but we didn't find it claustrophobic, more cosy. Theres plenty of light from the decent sized window, it's got pretty much everything you'd need, storage is good and the bathroom is a decent size. Theres not a massive amount of floor space as they've put in the sofa/tables etc, but we'd definitely book one like it again, for any length of trip to be honest.

Thanks for sharing this. We have booked this exact cabin for my mother-in-law for our cruise next year based on your vlog 😊

@@zoegibson3514 We really liked it, and we hope she enjoys it as much as we did

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it. I think the ship was actually pretty full, I try to avoid filming where its busy, so most of what you'll see is early, or late, or when a bar/restaurant is quiet. There were definitely times when every place onboard felt pretty busy!

Apologies if you're not a fan of watching people drinking on holidays, as a lot of our content does show that. We do enjoy a drink or 2 whilst on holiday, particularly on a cruise, and love getting around all the different bars onboard. However, our everyday lifestyle is nothing like this, so I think it balances out fine.

Hm, much as I hate to be disagreeable, this IS the Aurora, and yes, we were onboard 😊

@@richandsuzcruise Yes of course it is Aurora Eurribia a far bigger ship nothing like Aurora.

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.

Sea days not for everyone I guess

Which begs the question why are you looking at this video or are you jealous of people who cruise?

@@dlgregory35 it came up as recommended. Blame youtube algorithm, or just suck it up, princess?

Thanks

Thanks, we really enjoyed it, and are planning to book another cruise on Aurora. Will check out your channel too!

We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did (we had a great time onboard, and in Rotterdam)

Hehe theres worse ways to spend a cruise! Champions was a lot of fun, hard to find a seat sometimes though!

We hope you have a wonderful time! We really enjoyed the Aurora, and are already looking at options for another cruise on her. Unfortunately not 65 days, though!

Thank you, we're glad you enjoyed it. Will get started on part 2, and hopefully that will be ready in a week or so.

Guinness has been available in cans on both P&O cruises we've been on in the last few months, for just over a fiver. Hope this helps.

Thanks for the kind comment. Lisbon is a beautiful city and we really enjoyed our stay. And apologies for the slow reply, we're just back from a 4 night cruise.

We saw that, and if we weren't on another holiday we'd also do that for sure! Hope you have a wonderful cruise. And I believe the coach back was around 7 hours, including a stop for bathroom/lunch. And apologies for late reply.

Many thanks - that is most helpful 😊