Emma, I like your delivery and unbiased way of discussing different cruise lines and ships. Regarding the buffet, we took our grandson, then 11 now 31, on his first cruise on the Disney Wonder. My wife was telling him how the food and nearly everything else he was interested in was FREE. He looked at her and said, “Nana, it’s not free, it is INCLUDED”. At such a tender age he realized there is no free lunch.
Going to hot tub in gray windy rainy weather sounds like one of the most British things ever. And can definitely appreciate that as someone who grew up in a similar climate to the British Isles with Seattle.
Good on you Emma! You should be proud and fond of your own Countrymen. As an American, I'm reminded of the famous meeting between John Adams, the first American Ambassador to the UK, and King George III. The King had heard that Adams was not particularly attached to the manners of France. Adams said that was true and stated "I have no attachment but to my own Country". King George III then responded "An honest man will never have any other". That wonderful exchange between King George and John Adams did much to restore the friendship between our two countries.
I'm from the U.S. and I enjoyed my 2018 UK cruise so much that I booked the same trip in 2019. Edinburgh was a favorite so in 2019 I took an excursion bus there from Glasgow, just to get an extra day in the city. Cruising is "drive-by" tourism, which is frustrating when you want to spend more time in one place. The best part of cruising is that you take your hotel room with you (I hate packing).
The best part of cruising is being able to “taste test” countries before committing to a land vacation there. You can always book a land vacation later to the places you really liked on your ports of call.
6:01 You know what's funny about this - I come from Queensland, Australia, and for the people who _live_ here, all year round, 15 degrees celsius is also ideal sunbathing weather. Because you don't go out sunbathing when it's 30+ degrees outside, you'll cook yourself! We generally leave that for people from colder climes who want to sweat themselves into oblivion and then lie around indoors with heatstroke for two days. That's not intended as a criticism, btw - everyone who lives here has done that to themselves at least once intentionally, and often many times more by accident - but it's not something that is really much fun when you're going home afterwards to the _same_ 30+ degree heat that you were out cooking yourself in. Spring and autumn are the best times for outdoor activities; not so hot that you're cooking yourself into tandoori every time you leave a building, and not cold enough that your body goes into winter-time hibernation mode because - nights still get down to 1 degree C sometimes, but it's not a cold enough climate for anybody to have proper winter insulation in their homes, so you _feel_ that cold.
Hi Emma. I love Princess and those beds are amazing and having a cabin exclusively to oneself even when travelling with a group allows for "me time". I think the US cruisers are missing so much by not having US coastal cruises because there is so much to see and learn about our own countries. Approaching and viewing any country by sea is magical but when it is your own it is just so special.
There are Princess Cruises that goes up and down the coast of California, all of the west coast, one that goes up and down the east coast, just New England, and one in Alaska. We live close to the coast of California and have done quite a few of the west coast cruises (and still had a ton of fun). Plus as an added bonus we drive to the pier where the cruises are and park our car there for the duration of the cruise!
Hello lovely Canadians. Google Saint Hilda Sea Adventures - for a tiny cruise line (!) Of 4 little boats that only accommodate 12 people .... Sailing from Oban in Scotland these will take you around Scottish Islands and you'll get up close and personal with the wildlife ... Have a look 🙂
I was born and raised in Alaska but I want to do an Alaskan cruise because I’ve actually never been to most of the places ships go to. My husband thinks I’m crazy haha
We lived in Alaska and had the same wish! All the places we could get to by truck we had been. We have taken two cruises and it was totally worth it. We picked up a couple in Seward who lived in Juneau and had been to Anchorage for a big shopping trip. They used the cruise ship to carry all that stuff back to Juneau. Apparently it was quite a bit cheaper than other options, which was brilliant!
Funny about the sunbathing. Short story. I was on vacation in Melbourne Australia during winter. It was pretty cold. Maybe 12-16 degrees. But i saw this couple swimming at the beach. I told our tour guy about it and he said, “They are probably British. “ 😅 🇵🇭
Took the same cruise on Ruby Princess in 2014. Would not do it again. Some of it was nice. Like Cobh and especially liked Kirkwall. We also did it in mid May and it was cold most of the time. Really could not enjoy the outside decks because of the cold. We were asked to change our cabin at the last minute in exchange of a limit view with a discount. Nothing really wrong with limited view but cabin was so small it as even hard to get into the bed. The excursions were very expensive. We did not go on many because of the expense. We preferred to just get off and wander around on our own. We went on a river cruise a few years before and it was so much better. First on a river cruise you can wander all over the ship. You can stand on the bow or the stern and watch the water go by. On the Ruby Princess of the bow is the expensive state rooms or the bridge and control areas and the stern isn't much better. On the river the cruise a lot during the day and are in port at night so you can just sit on the deck and chill and watch the world go by. On a cruise ship they are in moving at night. Sorry to get so wordy but are going on cruise this far north do it during August.
Hello Emma! I've only ever been on one cruise in my entire life and it wasn't the best experience, but I love your videos. As an American who is interested in all things British, I would really enjoy a British Isles cruise. I really not the "Sun and Sandy Beaches" type
Great video, I'd never have considered doing a British Isles cruise but maybe one day. I will admit that I was born and raised in Inverness and have driven past Urquhart Castle many times but have never been to visit it. Loving all your work Emma, we are wanting to book our very first cruise and your videos are really helping with our decision and we are so excited 😄
The TH-cam captions I got for this video were amazing. You spent the entire video telling me about your British Arse Cruise, apparently. Sounds very unpleasant! 😂
Never cruised by yourself before, that surprised me I figured you had done that plenty times, I really enjoy holidaying solo, it was strange the first time but now I love it, no compromise! I would love to cruise locally (am in Europe) but the prices of river cruises around Germany, Netherlands etc. are just astronomic! That's the only thing stopping me. Nice video, looked like a blast!
my first cruise was on p&o pacific dawn (RIP) to Vanuatu. my group that i went with were all veteran cruisers. on te first night we all went to the (inclusive ) restaurant. at that time i didnt know it was inclusive. i thought all restaurants on the ship was additional cost. i remember looking at the menu and noticing that they had no prices. i thought to mysedf damn it must be expensive to dine ere because there was no prices on the menu. much to my delight it was included. and it took me two nights to realize that yes if i so desired i could order everything off the menu or multiple of an item lol. ( and after 6 cruises i still have never been to one of the additional charge restaurant yet)
Cracks me up how the thoughts of older people on a cruise fills everyone with such horror 😂🤷♀️ I’m mid 60’s and beginning to feel like a harbinger of doom for the younger generation. Who knew eh? 😉
@@johnhawkins9747 Agree John, my comment was lighthearted as I must say, it does generally make me smile but there’s a lot of rudeness on some sites. The thing is, what people fail to see is that there’s grumpy people throughout every age group. Right, I’m off to peruse the internet to suss out my next trip to be miserable on ..... 😉😀😀
We will all eventually fall in the same assumed category. I'm planning on doing a transatlantic, that was a consideration bc who can take 3 weeks off from work. ? I will have to take 0 days off until the trip but I'm doing it anyway.
Funny, I would balk at a cruise around the US but there are so many things I haven't seen in the US. Antrim coast is wondrous! Everyone should see it at least once in their lifetime.
I live in New England Em, and I will take a nice quick 7ni up the coast here in New England from New York (1hr drive) in a heartbeat. Any excuse to be on a ship, sometimes the destination doesn matter!
Hi Emma, just found your channel, fantastic, thank you. Love cruising, never going back to flying. First cruise was in 2011 on Ventura and I was hooked. "You haven't been on holiday until you have been on a cruise" that's what I say.
In America, the closest is jump suit. A shirt and pants coverall. You can wear it jumping out of an airplane at high altitude. A British cruise is like an Alaska cruise. Cold.
Emma, great to chat back on comment., As I said before to the point I wouldn't want to be a pessimist after working as a contractor on board. Whether it be drydock or cruising, I've never had a bad experience that soured the fact I was on a ship. All the lines we worked for were great in my opinion. We took our meals at staff mess and the food was excellent. We were not allowed in guest areas after hours while cruising but found the crew bar more than sufficient in the evenings I would say that it is a toss-up between RCI and Princess as to who had the better crew..
I took what I believe is this same cruise on Princess a couple of years ago. FANTASTIC! Fell in love with Glasgow and Liverpool. But the coldest I think I have ever been was in Edinburgh...in May! Yikes! Nessie didn't show up for me, either, even though the witch rang me up a few days before the cruise and promised to meet me there!
Leaving in 39 days from California for this cruise. My mother grew up in Glasgow, she passed last May but she always wished to return “home”. Sadly she never got the chance so I’m going in her place to honor her wish. I’ll be going to her childhood home which is 15 miles from port. Park across the street is where I’ll leave her memories and flowers.
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I've taken Indy cruises from Southampton to the Med and the two sea days where the weather is cold the indoor spaces are completely packed. I mean you can't get sitting at any of the bars and cafés. This is what puts me off going round the British Isles. These ships are designed so 1/3 of the passengers are outside during the day or off ship. Having them all inside means it gets very busy.
Your British+ism of the week made me laugh, jumper and dungarees used to confuse me so much when I was reading PD James and such in the pre-internet days.
Sounds fun! I have not been to Britain but I think I would enjoy visiting. Thank you for sharing your experience. (Guinness.. would try but I am not big on alcohol.. just not my thing but I will have a drink now and then.)
That’s because barmen in Britain don’t pour it properly. I’m Irish, and I’ve never managed to find a decent pint of Guinness across the Irish Sea. It’s supposed to be poured in 2 stages, but they never seem to do that over there.
I had lots of smiles during this video. 1. As you were talking about not visiting your home island, I was thinking about inviting you to join us on a narrowboat. It would be hilarious for this pair of Kansans to meet you at a Back Princes narrowboat base and toodle around at 4 mph for a week. We've done it five times. NOT a cruise ship cruise for sure. 2. As you talked about expecting just OLD Brits on the ship, I was thinking that you need to go on a Hebredian Princess cruise. That WILL be mostly OLD brits with some OLD people from elsewhere thrown in just because. That said you will visit places in Scotland and Ireland that you won't likely get to any other way. Care to watch puffins nesting? Or take a distillery tour on Islay? Those two might occur in the same day with a great lunch in between. Even your "cheap" inside cabin on HP would be more expensive than a nice suite on Royal Princess. 3. We've enjoyed a couple of cruises on Royal. One of those was a Transatlantic that terminated in Southampton. [From there we went narrowboating. :-) ] Again, Thanks, David
I would love to go on the Hebridean Princess, however, the cost of even the cheapest single cabin is way out of my price range. I could do about 3 American Queen Steamboat Mississippi River cruises for that amount of money & they are on the pricey side.
@@jacquelyns9709 Yes HP is very pricey. We did enjoy it. We were in fact in the cheapest inside cabin on the ship and it was more than any other cabin we'd ever had (and we like the suite life!).
Although UK based, we have often fancied a UK cruise but for the same price (or less) we can cruise to norway, the canaries, the med, the baltic, etc. But 2021 is here and a UK cruise it is (if it goes ahead).
I DO like Guinness! I also like dark beer in general, which might be a factor in the liking. If it's the bitterness that gets you, try a Murphy's Oatmeal Stout. Of course, if you prefer a Pepsi, that might not be enough.60 degrees F is shorts weather for us New Englanders, so I'd sunbathe, too. I've had mixed feelings about autumn New England cruises for some of the same reasons you mention for British Isles cruises, too. Boston and Portland Maine are regular visiting for me, but the Canadian destinations are less usual. Maybe I should try one? Great things to think about in this vlog! Thank you!
Did a Mexican Riviera cruise on Royal Princess in February 2020 just before the lockdowns, it's a very nice ship but Sapphire Princess (which is a bit of an oddball, being one of the two Mitsubishi built ships in the Princess fleet) is probably my favorite I've been on. British Isles is high on my list of cruises I want to do, but my wife really wants to do a land trip to Italy before we would be able to do one.
I live in San Francisco and there’s a California (west coast) cruise that people say I should take. I’m really hesitant on that because, well, I live right there. But after seeing your video then maybe I’ll give it a second look
Wish the west coast had a cruise to nowhere from Seattle, San Francisco, or San Diego. Three days to get my feet wet in cruising before trying out a week cruise.
I have done that one with Princess and it’s really good actually. The port is in Long Beach and it’s a 6 hour drive for us (we live in Phoenix). You go up and down the coast of California for 7 days with a stop in Ensenada. There are other shorter ones that stop in Avalon and Ensenada or San Diego and Ensenada. We’ve done those too and they are good as well. For me, those types of cruises feel both different and familiar at the same time.
@@heyster3 Princess offers short 4 day cruises out of their port in Long Beach. We’ve done both long and short cruises with Princess and they’re all good. I have occasionally seen the cruise to nowhere on the listings for Princess but this was pre-covid so I’m not sure if they will start it up again or not.
So, using your example of docking in Liverpool and living there. Instead of embarking from Southampton, could you not wait for the ship to arrive in your home (or nearest) port and travel the entire circuit (start to end) from there?
When I visited British Isles in early 1980s I was extremely lucky. I enjoyed mostly sunny days on several different trips. Even in Scotland! I traveled on British Rail for the most part and stayed in B&Bs. I would love to do a British Isles cruise.
I would drink a Guinness but I normally go for a Hophouse if I ever visit an Irish pub. I've been to more Irish pubs in Amsterdam and Budapest than the UK though.
Booked on Princess for British Isles in October. Previously sailed with Cruise & Maritime & did the British Isles at least 3 times a year. Shetland & Orkney Islands are fantastic.
I got something to look forward to on the former Golden Princess who will become the Pacific Adventure for P&O Australia 🇦🇺 they already have the former Star Princess all done up as the Pacific Encounter and she looks beautiful too. The Royal Princess is beautiful too and she is the one I would love to sail on though for a cruise when I work out which one
We did a round UK cruise a couple of years back and when we called in Edinburgh one of our fellow cruisers popped home and mowed his lawn!
Hahahaha why 🤣🤣🤣🤣😄
😂😂😂
As my friend Scotty would say, “He’s just being a thrifty Scotsman”, he didn’t have to hire a grounds keeper while he was away.
I might do that too!
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Emma, I like your delivery and unbiased way of discussing different cruise lines and ships. Regarding the buffet, we took our grandson, then 11 now 31, on his first cruise on the Disney Wonder. My wife was telling him how the food and nearly everything else he was interested in was FREE. He looked at her and said, “Nana, it’s not free, it is INCLUDED”. At such a tender age he realized there is no free lunch.
Haha!! Cute 🤣🤣🤣
Going to hot tub in gray windy rainy weather sounds like one of the most British things ever. And can definitely appreciate that as someone who grew up in a similar climate to the British Isles with Seattle.
In eastern Oregon we love our hot tub in the snow. Sitting in the hot water while getting snowed on is fabulous.
Good on you Emma! You should be proud and fond of your own Countrymen. As an American, I'm reminded of the famous meeting between John Adams, the first American Ambassador to the UK, and King George III. The King had heard that Adams was not particularly attached to the manners of France. Adams said that was true and stated "I have no attachment but to my own Country". King George III then responded "An honest man will never have any other". That wonderful exchange between King George and John Adams did much to restore the friendship between our two countries.
Our absolute favorite cruise on the Royal Princess. We went June, 2015 and loved it. I tell everyone to take this cruise. Love, love, love.
I always thought I’d be the kind of person to go on a cruise and this channel made me realize I don’t have to wait until I’m 60 to do so! I’m 26
Yesss!!! I’m 27, started at 11 😀😍
I'm from the U.S. and I enjoyed my 2018 UK cruise so much that I booked the same trip in 2019. Edinburgh was a favorite so in 2019 I took an excursion bus there from Glasgow, just to get an extra day in the city. Cruising is "drive-by" tourism, which is frustrating when you want to spend more time in one place. The best part of cruising is that you take your hotel room with you (I hate packing).
Yessss!!! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
The best part of cruising is being able to “taste test” countries before committing to a land vacation there. You can always book a land vacation later to the places you really liked on your ports of call.
6:01 You know what's funny about this - I come from Queensland, Australia, and for the people who _live_ here, all year round, 15 degrees celsius is also ideal sunbathing weather. Because you don't go out sunbathing when it's 30+ degrees outside, you'll cook yourself! We generally leave that for people from colder climes who want to sweat themselves into oblivion and then lie around indoors with heatstroke for two days. That's not intended as a criticism, btw - everyone who lives here has done that to themselves at least once intentionally, and often many times more by accident - but it's not something that is really much fun when you're going home afterwards to the _same_ 30+ degree heat that you were out cooking yourself in.
Spring and autumn are the best times for outdoor activities; not so hot that you're cooking yourself into tandoori every time you leave a building, and not cold enough that your body goes into winter-time hibernation mode because - nights still get down to 1 degree C sometimes, but it's not a cold enough climate for anybody to have proper winter insulation in their homes, so you _feel_ that cold.
Hi Emma. I love Princess and those beds are amazing and having a cabin exclusively to oneself even when travelling with a group allows for "me time". I think the US cruisers are missing so much by not having US coastal cruises because there is so much to see and learn about our own countries. Approaching and viewing any country by sea is magical but when it is your own it is just so special.
There are Princess Cruises that goes up and down the coast of California, all of the west coast, one that goes up and down the east coast, just New England, and one in Alaska. We live close to the coast of California and have done quite a few of the west coast cruises (and still had a ton of fun). Plus as an added bonus we drive to the pier where the cruises are and park our car there for the duration of the cruise!
Being Canadian, the British Isles is definitely on our radar to cruise. We have never been there and it would be a wonderful experience.
Hello lovely Canadians.
Google Saint Hilda Sea Adventures - for a tiny cruise line (!) Of 4 little boats that only accommodate 12 people ....
Sailing from Oban in Scotland these will take you around Scottish Islands and you'll get up close and personal with the wildlife ...
Have a look 🙂
''Arrrrrr...he be dragons says I ''
Sounds great.
I went to Port Alberni. Vancouver when I was 8. I'm 50 now . I remember peach trees and pumpkins size of house.
Don't say Ireland is in the British Isles. No
I was born and raised in Alaska but I want to do an Alaskan cruise because I’ve actually never been to most of the places ships go to. My husband thinks I’m crazy haha
We lived in Alaska and had the same wish! All the places we could get to by truck we had been. We have taken two cruises and it was totally worth it. We picked up a couple in Seward who lived in Juneau and had been to Anchorage for a big shopping trip. They used the cruise ship to carry all that stuff back to Juneau. Apparently it was quite a bit cheaper than other options, which was brilliant!
This video was very informative since I will be going on a British isles cruise in September 2022 with NCL.
We have a Princess British Isles cruise booked for September 2022. Looks like it will be great fun.
I love how much helpful information you provide.
Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Funny about the sunbathing. Short story. I was on vacation in Melbourne Australia during winter. It was pretty cold. Maybe 12-16 degrees. But i saw this couple swimming at the beach. I told our tour guy about it and he said, “They are probably British. “ 😅 🇵🇭
We drove from Erskine ( just up the road from Greenock) to Southampton to get on a ship to cruise back to Greenock , brilliant :).
Awesome 😀❤️
Did they load your car for the trip back?? Hehe
@@aqueenslander , we wish , we used our bus passes to go sightseeing on the council bus 😂
Taking this cruise in June, thanks for the review!
Took the same cruise on Ruby Princess in 2014. Would not do it again. Some of it was nice. Like Cobh and especially liked Kirkwall. We also did it in mid May and it was cold most of the time. Really could not enjoy the outside decks because of the cold. We were asked to change our cabin at the last minute in exchange of a limit view with a discount. Nothing really wrong with limited view but cabin was so small it as even hard to get into the bed. The excursions were very expensive. We did not go on many because of the expense. We preferred to just get off and wander around on our own. We went on a river cruise a few years before and it was so much better. First on a river cruise you can wander all over the ship. You can stand on the bow or the stern and watch the water go by. On the Ruby Princess of the bow is the expensive state rooms or the bridge and control areas and the stern isn't much better. On the river the cruise a lot during the day and are in port at night so you can just sit on the deck and chill and watch the world go by. On a cruise ship they are in moving at night. Sorry to get so wordy but are going on cruise this far north do it during August.
I am viewing this because I am thinking about doing this cruise this summertime
Thank you Emma, I am considering one of these cruises so it was good to see what it offered.
Yay! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Hello Emma! I've only ever been on one cruise in my entire life and it wasn't the best experience, but I love your videos. As an American who is interested in all things British, I would really enjoy a British Isles cruise. I really not the "Sun and Sandy Beaches" type
Our long awaited British Isles cruise is coming up in Summer of '22 aboard the Emerald Princess, can't wait!!
Sounds good! 😁🥳
I love Guiness!!! Great video as always!.....Thanks a bunch!!!
I was really looking forward to this video. I wish there was more footage from the boat. =( This is definitely a cruise I would be interested in.
There’s lots of footage from the ship. It was before my TH-cam channel really so I borrowed ship footage from a friend. 😀❤️
First video of yours I have watched. Really impressed. Look forward to watching your back catalogue.
Thanks James! Lots and lots to watch 😀❤️
Great video, I'd never have considered doing a British Isles cruise but maybe one day. I will admit that I was born and raised in Inverness and have driven past Urquhart Castle many times but have never been to visit it. Loving all your work Emma, we are wanting to book our very first cruise and your videos are really helping with our decision and we are so excited 😄
The TH-cam captions I got for this video were amazing. You spent the entire video telling me about your British Arse Cruise, apparently. Sounds very unpleasant! 😂
Hahaha!!! Love it 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Maybe it's a themed cruise?
Never cruised by yourself before, that surprised me I figured you had done that plenty times, I really enjoy holidaying solo, it was strange the first time but now I love it, no compromise! I would love to cruise locally (am in Europe) but the prices of river cruises around Germany, Netherlands etc. are just astronomic! That's the only thing stopping me. Nice video, looked like a blast!
Ahh yes, totally understand that. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
See Emma’s video on TUI river cruise.
About one third the cost of the usual ones but still good value for the money.
my first cruise was on p&o pacific dawn (RIP) to Vanuatu. my group that i went with were all veteran cruisers. on te first night we all went to the (inclusive ) restaurant. at that time i didnt know it was inclusive. i thought all restaurants on the ship was additional cost. i remember looking at the menu and noticing that they had no prices. i thought to mysedf damn it must be expensive to dine ere because there was no prices on the menu. much to my delight it was included. and it took me two nights to realize that yes if i so desired i could order everything off the menu or multiple of an item lol. ( and after 6 cruises i still have never been to one of the additional charge restaurant yet)
Cracks me up how the thoughts of older people on a cruise fills everyone with such horror 😂🤷♀️ I’m mid 60’s and beginning to feel like a harbinger of doom for the younger generation. Who knew eh? 😉
I hear you. At least Emma is always kind when she speaks of older people. I wish I could say the same for every creator and commenter.
@@johnhawkins9747 Agree John, my comment was lighthearted as I must say, it does generally make me smile but there’s a lot of rudeness on some sites. The thing is, what people fail to see is that there’s grumpy people throughout every age group. Right, I’m off to peruse the internet to suss out my next trip to be miserable on ..... 😉😀😀
We will all eventually fall in the same assumed category. I'm planning on doing a transatlantic, that was a consideration bc who can take 3 weeks off from work. ? I will have to take 0 days off until the trip but I'm doing it anyway.
@@Star-Boarder Enjoy!
I was always polite (respect my elders) but now I'm the elder lol
ive been on one cruise 20 years ago. love your videos, though, and hopefully one day I can afford it again so i can use your great tips!
Hey hey! Thanks so much for watching. Appreciate you 😀❤️
Funny, I would balk at a cruise around the US but there are so many things I haven't seen in the US.
Antrim coast is wondrous! Everyone should see it at least once in their lifetime.
Yes!!! So true. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
I’ve only cruised twice, and both times were on the Royal Princess. LOVED it both times.
Sounds good! 😁🥳
When I did my Canada New England cruise, I made the stop at Boston a sea day as I have been to Boston dozens of times.
Sounds good! 😁🥳
Great timing, I have just booked a UK circumnavigation cruise for Summer 2022.
Yessss!!! Sounds amazing. I have one then too 😀💕
I live in New England Em, and I will take a nice quick 7ni up the coast here in New England from New York (1hr drive) in a heartbeat. Any excuse to be on a ship, sometimes the destination doesn matter!
Hi Emma, just found your channel, fantastic, thank you. Love cruising, never going back to flying. First cruise was in 2011 on Ventura and I was hooked. "You haven't been on holiday until you have been on a cruise" that's what I say.
Agreed! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Enjoyed your video! Keep them coming Emma!
In America, the closest is jump suit. A shirt and pants coverall. You can wear it jumping out of an airplane at high altitude. A British cruise is like an Alaska cruise. Cold.
Emma, great to chat back on comment., As I said before to the point I wouldn't want to be a pessimist after working as a contractor on board. Whether it be drydock or cruising, I've never had a bad experience that soured the fact I was on a ship. All the lines we worked for were great in my opinion. We took our meals at staff mess and the food was excellent. We were not allowed in guest areas after hours while cruising but found the crew bar more than sufficient in the evenings I would say that it is a toss-up between RCI and Princess as to who had the better crew..
Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Thiz one now on my bucketlist. After our Mexican Riviera this coming October.... I will have to convince my husband though.
Awesome video! Keep up the great work!! Keep being you!!!
I took what I believe is this same cruise on Princess a couple of years ago. FANTASTIC! Fell in love with Glasgow and Liverpool. But the coldest I think I have ever been was in Edinburgh...in May! Yikes! Nessie didn't show up for me, either, even though the witch rang me up a few days before the cruise and promised to meet me there!
Hahaha! How rude of her 🤣🥲🤣
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First job, push like.
Second job, watch video
Leaving in 39 days from California for this cruise. My mother grew up in Glasgow, she passed last May but she always wished to return “home”. Sadly she never got the chance so I’m going in her place to honor her wish. I’ll be going to her childhood home which is 15 miles from port. Park across the street is where I’ll leave her memories and flowers.
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I'm doing one next April, first one as a solo yikes 😬
Cabin is cute, glad you got a balcony for this cruise!
Hey Emma..thx for info on Stockholm to Helskinki ferry!! Going next yr!!
Fun video today...nice to see your travels...and we love Princess as well ...61 times so far !!
I sailed on the Pacific Princess (original Love Boat) out of San Juan Puerto Rico and the Fair Princess out of Vancouver. I know... Big Whoop!
Sunbathing at 15 degrees Celsius is tad too cool, another 6 or 7 degrees might be better. However being a pom I can agree that for you it's good.
Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Where did the world map pieces come from?! Absolutely love it on the wall! Great video maybe I’ll head over the ocean to take a trip!
Helloooo! The map is from here: enjoythewood.com/?rfsn=5433540.ccb51c 😄😍 (This is my affiliate link, it doesn't cost you any more to buy through this link but I get a little commission so if you do decide to buy it and could use the above link, I'd really appreciate it!)
I've taken Indy cruises from Southampton to the Med and the two sea days where the weather is cold the indoor spaces are completely packed. I mean you can't get sitting at any of the bars and cafés. This is what puts me off going round the British Isles. These ships are designed so 1/3 of the passengers are outside during the day or off ship. Having them all inside means it gets very busy.
True, but also sailing reduced capacity. My cruise has 1000 passengers out of the 6000 it usually does 😀💕
@@EmmaCruises yes this year might be a good time let's hope non UK residents can visit too in the summer
Precise and to the point. Excellent
Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Can’t see Guinness sponsoring any of Emma’s videos anytime soon 🤣
and Guinness (check your spelling Emma) is anything but bubbly (considering she'd prefer a Pepsi!)
Your British+ism of the week made me laugh, jumper and dungarees used to confuse me so much when I was reading PD James and such in the pre-internet days.
Hahaha!!!! Wait you don’t have dungarees?! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Not sure where the original commenter is from, but in the US we call them overalls!
@@ellajument I thought dungarees were just jeans.
@@punstress Jeans with a bib!
Sounds fun! I have not been to Britain but I think I would enjoy visiting. Thank you for sharing your experience. (Guinness.. would try but I am not big on alcohol.. just not my thing but I will have a drink now and then.)
Planning on doing this in 2022. I live near Seattle, so no real difference weather-wise.
Very true 🤣❤️
2:40 of course
Never been on a cruise before. You make it seem like an attractive option.
That’s the aim! 😀❤️
The Guiness in Ireland is soooo much better when drunk elsewhere. It truly suprised me and would love another pint.
Love a Guinness with a shot of blueberry cordial. So delish. Another great video.
Ooo! That’s an interesting one indeeed 😀💕
Common enough over here but purest guinness drinkers wouldn't be impressed
I loved Bristish cruise with Royal Princess. Only one day of rain out of 14 days.
I don't like the Guinness served in the UK but when I visited Dublin myself and tried it there it tasted so different and was really nice.
That’s because barmen in Britain don’t pour it properly. I’m Irish, and I’ve never managed to find a decent pint of Guinness across the Irish Sea. It’s supposed to be poured in 2 stages, but they never seem to do that over there.
I just love your presentation.Thank you.
Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Ha ha it was 25°C today in N Cyprus and we were sat around the pool in blankets 🤣
Hahah!!!! That’s almost a heatwave here 😂😂
Have looked at British Isles cruises. They are surprisingly expensive.
Hello Emma. Totally gorgeous. And the places you visited on this video are also nice. I would definitely go on this adventure. Thank you for the tips.
Thanks for watching! 😀❤️
LOOOOOVE Guiness!!!
We took Princess's British Iles Cruise and really enjoyed it. Of course it was before COVID.
Sounds good! 😁🥳
I had lots of smiles during this video.
1. As you were talking about not visiting your home island, I was thinking about inviting you to join us on a narrowboat. It would be hilarious for this pair of Kansans to meet you at a Back Princes narrowboat base and toodle around at 4 mph for a week. We've done it five times. NOT a cruise ship cruise for sure.
2. As you talked about expecting just OLD Brits on the ship, I was thinking that you need to go on a Hebredian Princess cruise. That WILL be mostly OLD brits with some OLD people from elsewhere thrown in just because. That said you will visit places in Scotland and Ireland that you won't likely get to any other way. Care to watch puffins nesting? Or take a distillery tour on Islay? Those two might occur in the same day with a great lunch in between. Even your "cheap" inside cabin on HP would be more expensive than a nice suite on Royal Princess.
3. We've enjoyed a couple of cruises on Royal. One of those was a Transatlantic that terminated in Southampton. [From there we went narrowboating. :-) ]
Again, Thanks,
David
I would love to go on the Hebridean Princess, however, the cost of even the cheapest single cabin is way out of my price range. I could do about 3 American Queen Steamboat Mississippi River cruises for that amount of money & they are on the pricey side.
All of this sounds amazing!!!!! Thank you so much David for your comment 😀❤️
@@jacquelyns9709 Yes HP is very pricey. We did enjoy it. We were in fact in the cheapest inside cabin on the ship and it was more than any other cabin we'd ever had (and we like the suite life!).
Great video. Enjoyed hearing your reactions. 😀👍
Thank you! 😁❤️
Guinness is a sipping beer when it’s cold outside and you’re by a fireplace
15°c is heatwave weather in Scotland
Although UK based, we have often fancied a UK cruise but for the same price (or less) we can cruise to norway, the canaries, the med, the baltic, etc. But 2021 is here and a UK cruise it is (if it goes ahead).
Ireland isn't in the UK. So it isn't a UK cruise
Great video as always, Emma! Looked a fun cruise 🛳
Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Great video Emma, love Guinness had a few the other day!! and by golly it does you good.
Hahaha! They do say that 😂😂😂
I DO like Guinness! I also like dark beer in general, which might be a factor in the liking. If it's the bitterness that gets you, try a Murphy's Oatmeal Stout. Of course, if you prefer a Pepsi, that might not be enough.60 degrees F is shorts weather for us New Englanders, so I'd sunbathe, too. I've had mixed feelings about autumn New England cruises for some of the same reasons you mention for British Isles cruises, too. Boston and Portland Maine are regular visiting for me, but the Canadian destinations are less usual. Maybe I should try one? Great things to think about in this vlog! Thank you!
Just never say Ireland is in the British Isles tho
Did a Mexican Riviera cruise on Royal Princess in February 2020 just before the lockdowns, it's a very nice ship but Sapphire Princess (which is a bit of an oddball, being one of the two Mitsubishi built ships in the Princess fleet) is probably my favorite I've been on. British Isles is high on my list of cruises I want to do, but my wife really wants to do a land trip to Italy before we would be able to do one.
From florida, 60 degrees is freezing!
hi Emma! just booked out of Galveston! 🛳 🙏
Yessss!! 😁
I would enjoy that cruise! Thank you for the video. I’m 50, but I think younger me would have enjoyed it.
Thank you! 😁❤️
I live in San Francisco and there’s a California (west coast) cruise that people say I should take. I’m really hesitant on that because, well, I live right there. But after seeing your video then maybe I’ll give it a second look
Yeah! Honestly it’ll be like looking through new eyes 😀💕
Wish the west coast had a cruise to nowhere from Seattle, San Francisco, or San Diego. Three days to get my feet wet in cruising before trying out a week cruise.
I have done that one with Princess and it’s really good actually. The port is in Long Beach and it’s a 6 hour drive for us (we live in Phoenix). You go up and down the coast of California for 7 days with a stop in Ensenada. There are other shorter ones that stop in Avalon and Ensenada or San Diego and Ensenada. We’ve done those too and they are good as well. For me, those types of cruises feel both different and familiar at the same time.
@@heyster3 Princess offers short 4 day cruises out of their port in Long Beach. We’ve done both long and short cruises with Princess and they’re all good. I have occasionally seen the cruise to nowhere on the listings for Princess but this was pre-covid so I’m not sure if they will start it up again or not.
Yes, I do very much like Guinness and ordinary Pepsi too!
So, using your example of docking in Liverpool and living there. Instead of embarking from Southampton, could you not wait for the ship to arrive in your home (or nearest) port and travel the entire circuit (start to end) from there?
I love the benefits of visiting places in UK. But no sun? That would be tough. Look forward to the reviews of your future cruises. 😀
Haha! Could be sun.... maybe 🤣❤️
When I visited British Isles in early 1980s I was extremely lucky. I enjoyed mostly sunny days on several different trips. Even in Scotland! I traveled on British Rail for the most part and stayed in B&Bs.
I would love to do a British Isles cruise.
Ireland isn't in the UK
I would drink a Guinness but I normally go for a Hophouse if I ever visit an Irish pub. I've been to more Irish pubs in Amsterdam and Budapest than the UK though.
I really enjoyed the video
Born and raised in Hawaii, and I could not wait to escape that hell hole. Oh how I wish I was still living there.
Ha ha 🤣🤣
Well I like Guinness quite a lot but I haven't been to Dublin to try their it might be a bit different
Haha. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Lucky you to be invited!! I love the Royal Princess!
Soooo lucky! Still not sure why they thought I was worthy but I accept it 🤣🤔
@@EmmaCruises you kidding?! You're one of the great cruising ambassadors! LOL!
Haha!! Certainly wasn't back then but thank you! Appreciate it :D
I think I need a British isle cruise 🚢💥💥💥💥
ACK! This video ripped my heart out! Our 2021 British Isles cruise was cancelled because of *****19. And I had the perfect jumper picked out!
NOOOOOO!!! I mean, mine was cancelled too so I feel ya 🤣🤣🤣
I had a cruise that was supposed to be last April get cancelled as well so I feel ya!
BTW my last cruise was 3/01/20 on Royal Princess. Best pizza at sea! Can't wait to get back!
Sounds good! 😁🥳
Yess!!! The pizza is amazing.
I wanted to take this cross and Princess took it off the schedule!!! I am seriously bummed out!
Yeah I booked British isles for august, I’ve replaced it though 😀🥳
I hope that in some near time to be able to tour the British Isles on a cruise as a foreigner
Yesss soon! 😀❤️
Awesome as always
Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
jumper = pullover = sweater
I don’t agree that a cardigan is a type of jumper; it’s just a similar item.
Booked on Princess for British Isles in October. Previously sailed with Cruise & Maritime & did the British Isles at least 3 times a year. Shetland & Orkney Islands are fantastic.
Sounds good! 😁🥳
I got something to look forward to on the former Golden Princess who will become the Pacific Adventure for P&O Australia 🇦🇺 they already have the former Star Princess all done up as the Pacific Encounter and she looks beautiful too. The Royal Princess is beautiful too and she is the one I would love to sail on though for a cruise when I work out which one
I proposed to my wife on a boat just offshore of Urquhart Castle!
Awhh!!! 👏🏼❤️