They are here!! The Captain Hudson maps, woohoo: EmmaCruises.com/maps 🥳😇 Thank you SO much for your support with this collaboration, I'm having so much fun having a team around me and I'm so excited for our future plans. 🗺📍 Other things mentioned: Air tags: emmacruises.com/my-suitcase-was-left-behind-heres-how-i-knew-before-everybody-else-and-got-it-back/ Lamp: emmacruises.com/lamp Love quirky cabins? This cabin faced INSIDE the ship: th-cam.com/video/bSNLLGZgtpw/w-d-xo.html This cabin had a blocked view: th-cam.com/video/0roPbHRIChE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Gnc4puFAlr0SyjQ This cabin was on a superyacht: th-cam.com/video/A494Srv_ib0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=fJNP1xwxLyk9OeT2 If you've read this far down, leave a comment about the bowling ball you saw in this video (there isn't one so it'll confuse everybody else and make me laugh, ha ha). 🎳😁
Inside cabin for me for sure. I travel solo and it is the only way I can afford it. I have over 21 cruises in the past 2 years. I hear many people complain about an inside cabin not having sun light. Well, I have a room to sleep. I don't like to sleep with sunlight. So, for me, I go out of the room and explore the ship to enjoy the sunlight. Love you and Capt. Hudson. Both bring a smile to my face in this time I am battling cancer. Thank you.
I've been watching your videos for a while now, but was today years old when I realized that one of the reasons for your success is that if we are watching your first video or millionth, they are not only entertaining but educational. I mean that you seamlessly work in how to be a first time cruiser but in a way that an experienced cruise still can find useful information. 😀 And oh yeah.... CONGRATULATIONS on the new venture! I am excited to see where you take this (cough cough cruise maps tee-shirts cough cough) Congrats again on growing Emma's Empire!
Emma, I have followed many travel channels on YT for a long time, and I must say yours is most entertaining. Your direct, sort of no frills approach, is not only informative, but works for those of us who are cruise enthusiasts. Good luck on your map venture!
Dear Emma, thank you for your videos. Because of your thoroughness and joy for cruising my wife and I are sending my senior mother-in-law on a cruise this Friday. You taught us so much. Great appreciation and love from British Columbia!
I always move the furniture around. 😂 And I only book inside cabins. You get the best sleep in the darkness. It also forces you to go out and make friends.
I love your channel Emma especially your attitude where you never want to make any extra work for the cruise line if you don't have to (:. Also it is so cool to have a more down to earth cruise youtuber.
I have never cruised, but your videos are making me want to try it. to me the room is a place to sleep and get away from people, a cave to hide away in sounds ideal. you have a huge ship to enjoy the sunlight. Ill take the inexpensive room.
I may have to start calling you Queen Midas, since everything you touch seems to turn to gold. From NCL to MSC to merch, now books (plural!), and the amazing amount of money you've raised for charity with Captain Hudson and a head shave, everything you touch turns to gold. I know this collab will be another rousing success, because you're amazing at everything you do.
The extra space sends my mind to old cheap hotels. I can almost smell the carpet aroma I remember from my youthful stays in such establishments (a very long time ago).
As what @richscary below mentioned, I've also been watching for quite some time, and I want to add that it's the way Emma edits these videos, the way she narrates this adventure for us. Pretty sure if she did any other type of 'trip' oriented video, she would have the same success in viewership. Easy to follow, entertaining, and informative.
I went on a Mediterranean cruise back in June on the MSC Seaside, I was originally booked in a standard balcony but I received an email a few months back from MSC about an upgraded cabin bid. I actually got it and it was on the back of the ship which was one of those wrap around balconies. A few days before the cruise I left the U.S on the way to Europe and my luggage were tagged to a different location (specifically Houston) and I had three days before the cruise departed but somehow I managed to get my luggage back a day before the cruise.
Having seen this cabin first hand (thanks for allowing me to invite myself for a look...), I love it! It's such a great space considering the price of it - one of the biggest I've seen in a while because the sofa's away over there! You had me laughing about the kettle removal - NOOOOOOO!
YES! I watch his videos and have read his book, I can hear his voice in my head (ha ha). I don't think it was too bad as the door energy went past my head at least and there were no windows to worry about. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
I stayed in a similar very large interior cabin on Cunard's Queen Victoria. It was described as a Delux Inside but was priced the same as a Standard Inside. The feeling of extra space was great. It too was square. Perhaps the designers just sometimes end up at a point where there is dead space and so just make a couple of bigger cabins. In reality, they'd be better as four bedded family cabins but, if the ship is adults only, no point.
Another great tour! Also congratulations on your new venture Emma!!! We all can’t wait to see what you have in store for us. I couldn’t think of anyone more deserving!
cruise cabins feel so small yet so space efficient! i stayed in one for a week with my three siblings for a week a few months back and i didnt feel crampt
Nice review thanks, we are yet to try P&O. That room actually looks very functional and comfortable, except for the lack of power outlets. I really love the old style planking on the upper decks too. Also love the idea of a kettle in the room. I've lost count of the number of times that I have scalded my hand walking back from the buffet with my wife's wake up cup of tea!
Another entertaining and informative video Emma. The lack of daylight wouldn't bother me with the square room, as it almost looks like a regular bedroom in a house, so thanks for showing this option to us! If I went on a cruise, I would only be going back to my room for sleep anyway, and there looks to be plenty of more scenic places to sit or walk around. Congrats on the CruiseMaps venture too :)
Strange, I thought for sure we had subscribed some time ago. Well we subscribed again! My wife and I would be perfectly happy in that room. As an American we LOVE having a kettle.
12:56 Love the dress. I wonder if the extra space is due to sewage lines or vacuum equipment from the toilets above taking up space that would have been used for a cabin, so making your cabin bigger. Perhaps that's why they put the head of your bed there.
My first three cruises were inside cabins, mostly because I didn't know any better and also they were the cheapest cruises. But after many many cruises I would not do an inside cabin regardless of the bargain price. I MUST have a balcony. I think the room that you got was great, much larger then the inside cabins that I had. And I love that you had a kettle; I love to have a cuppa tea early every morning also.
We are booked on the Carnival Splendor and booked an inside room on the 6th floor. It is an Accessibility room. I hope it’s a big room. Have you stayed in one on the 6th floor.
Congratulations Emma 🎉 I wish you and your team much success 🎉 As for the cabin, a regular full size 3 seater sofa up against the wall and coffee table w a mounted TV would really make functional use of the added space. I would book that cabin for sure 😊
We stayed in cabin A304 part of the same new block. We were on a Norway cruise in winter. We were fabulously warm. Any cabin with a balcony was freezing with loads of drafts. It 21 degrees below freezing. Although there’s no natural light in winter it was no problem, we didnt see the sun for half the cruise anyway as we travelled up to Tromso. This area of the ship was created when the ship was changed to adult only cruising removing the children’s areas. We liked the space and the alcove was great to sit down it, shame the tv was almost impossible to see when sitting there.
07:11 - OMG you have the exact same luggage as me. They're great aren't they?... super light and just about meets budget airline's cabin criteria. Awesome!
We are booked in a similar cabin on a Carnival ship soon and it is indeed an accessible cabin but just for those with mobility “difficulties” not inability. So canes and such not wheelchairs
Hi Emma, in all of your cruises have you ever come across any passengers who have brought their pets on board? We would love to cruise again, but we don’t want to leave our Sphinx behind. I’m not talking about leaving them in a kennel in the special section of the ship.
That cabin looks really awesome to me. I need a mobility scooter to get about. I can otherwise do with a normal cabin, don't need a dedicated handicapped cabin. However, the cabin needs to be big enough for my scooter to get in and park. At the same time, I'm not rich, so an economical inside cabin with enough space for the scooter would be perfect for me!
Very interesting! I have twice had a square inside cabin (Costa Pacifica/Favolosa) that was designed for disabled people (I'm not disabled). Very similar, but with one bed or two beds in a corner. Plus a huge square bathroom - and all at a bargain price!
I referenced BUSTED?!!! I love Busted but I absolutely didn't mean to. I think it's just so far into my brain I forgot?! What did I say?! ha ha!! I've seen them lots of times glad you love them like me. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Well Done Emma. Your review is both informative, educational, honest and realistic. Your video and commentary wonderful, you have a very natural flow in all your presentations Interesting to see and hear about the cruise maps and exciting to hear of possible future developments. Thank You for sharing.
6:05 - thanks for talking about accessible cabins... I find it difficult to get information on wheelchair access when planning a trip becuase talking about accessible travle is usually given to 'specialist' youtube channels and there are bitterly too few of these
Those cruise maps look cool! I like that they're made from your actual sailing. We're taking our first cruise this winter so I will remember that as a souvenir afterward :)
This cabin reminds me of the cabin we had on Princess to Alaska. I know P&O often gets the old Princess ships. Our cabin was actually probably smaller! I do recall that tiny TV set up high! If I sail in Alaska again I won’t cheapen out!
Oh that's fantastic news. I *love* my cruise maps. I have them hanging on what is now our "cruise wall." I have two so far, I can't wait to add more (as I cruise more!). I have to say, you're a big influence on my travel! I started watching your videos during COVID and finally started to realize that there was more out there than megaships in the Caribbean. Between watching you and Gary Bembridge, my husband and I decided to give cruising a try and absolutely love it. We've got 2025 booked and a deposit down for 2026. I still don't want to go to the Caribbean on a megaship, but I know there's much more to the world. Thank you. :)
The Aurora and outbreaks is a ships tradition.. Back in 2011/2012 it had two outbreaks of the Noro virus onboard.. Not to mention the Norobug outbreak onboard in 2003 where 580 passengers got the disease...
I would stay in the cabin you chose because there are common areas and the top deck if I need to get a view. I was in Venice at roughly the same time you were. Seeing all the sights of Venice made me want to be back there, except that it was hotter than hell.
Iv always wanted to try a short cruise.. not too far away.. iv never been on any boat before so I'm scared of going.. going over yo France would be a good start
The Hubs and I had a pretty great cabin on a Carnival cruise. It was “wrapper” with a stairway on an adjacent wall. Small hallway from the door to get to the main room. We always look for that cabin again when we cruise. Love your vids Emma!!
The Aurora is my idea of a perfect ship. Not too big! I travelled from Brisbane to Southampton. I forget how many nights. I had a cabin with a non opening window. Enjoyed the voyage. Unlike a regular cruise ship, the Aurora is designed for heavy seas.
1:03 .. This inside cabin looks great! .. this is what I plan to get . something just like this when I eventually get cruising !!! I have never been on a cruise ...... sometime in the future (a year or two from now) I plan to go ona one week or a bit longer ... I have been watching your videos and "Don's Family Vacations" for more than a few years now so I don't seem like a newbie when I get there !!! :)
Thanks for your lovely video! Wouldn't mind an inside cabin unless there were FABULOUS views that I was missing. I guess you can get out and see them on another deck though. Would have liked if you mentioned how good the food was and if there were any additional amenities? For the price, I wondered if they saved on the food as well as the skimpy biscuits.
Love your videos & finally subscribed. Celebrity is my preferred line, but your videos make me consider others. ❤Hudson 🐈 Is he named after the butler on Up Stairs D S? That would be such a cute Britishism! I have an orange tabby named Loki. (the God of mischief hates it when I travel)
Thank you for finally showing what your “daylight alarm clock“ looks like…I’ve heard you mention it frequently and I’ve always been curious about what exactly it would look like..
I don't think I'd want a balcony unless it was an Alaskan cruise (or similar). On something like a Caribbean cruise, I absolutely _prefer_ an inside cabin. It's so dark and comfy.
@@herrantonwe had a balcony on an Alaska cruise, and they sailed us up into the fjords one day to give us some nice siteseeing. On Caribbean cruises, really nothing to see except when you're sitting in port. Though Moonlight on the open ocean is pretty. And can be nice sitting out in the open air in private (unless you get stuck with noisy neighbors.)
We stayed in a "square" cabin on the Carnival where there were only a handful of them onboard the Horizon (I think) and they said they tried to put the cribs in these rooms. There is a huge space in the corner and it was just neater than the regular rectangular rooms.
When Aurora was refitted to become an Adult Only ship in 2019 I know they added some new inside cabins towards the back of the ship where the Children's Club used to be. I wonder if you were staying in one of the cabins they added?
I had a bath tub on royal Caribbean that I could lay head to toe down in. I'm only 5'0" tall, but I can't do that again. It was phenomenal. I don't like baths at home, but took 4 on the cruise. It was a junior suite but we got such a good deal on the cruise it cost less than most balconies we've had.
An interesting configuration. I like those unique cabins! I assume that by Bruges you meant the port of Zeebrugge. Did you walk over to that chocolate shop near the port entrance? I thought that the prices were reasonable.
Been on two cruises with balcony rooms and it's nice to have a coffee in the morning outside but I could live with an inside room because we're hardly ever there anyway except to sleep.
That's amazing! Oh yes it's free postage everywhere which is amazing. I know from personal experience how expensive postage to places like NZ can be. I'd really love to post myself there for a visit one day though!!! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
🎉🎉 I've only been on two cruises, but both were inside cabins. We left the TV on 24/7 tuned to an outside camera so it was kind of like a small window. At least we could tell if it was day or night and whether it's raining.🎉🎉
I dont hang out in my cabins when i go on a cruise. I go there to sleep and change. The balcony part of an outside cabin is nice, for sure, but I would just leave the cabin and go outside :)
thats actually a great layout and space for an inside cabin. ive only cruised once and we had an oceanview. i would like to try an inside one at some point.
We had a similar cabin on MSC Seaside. We’d never had an interior cabin before. It was positioned in a corner of the hallway and was oddly shaped and huge compared to our expectations.
I am a little bit weird, in that I am the complete opposite of claustrophobic. Small enclosed spaces are just fine with me and I would actually like that cabin. It would be completely dark so that I could get some sleep. The no natural light wouldn’t bother me at all. I really picked the wrong career path. LOL Emma you are an inspiration.
Emma my good friend, what do I owe the pleasure? 😊. Thankyou for sharing this wonderful video Emma my good old friend, this one was certainly a brilliant one I must say 😊. Extremely interesting cruise ship interior I must say, well shared and extremely interesting your insight you had to so share and all the rest of it. Thankyou most greatly profoundly 😊. Much unconditional love and hugs sent your way always my lovely lovely lady Emma 💐🌸🌸💐. From your friend Foxy in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox 💐💐🌸🌸💐💐.
We tried an inside cabin once. We missed a lot of shipboard activities because we could never tell what time of day or night it was. We didn't have cell phones or an alarm clock and we didn't want wakeup calls from the service. Very restful if that's what you want.
Been on a cruise that left late as we were required to wait for late air arrivals. They were cruise line booked flights so they were guaranteed to make the ship.
Our Deluxe Oceanview on Queen Anne (1129) had a bath (just a little one), it was very reasonably priced on our cruise at just under £100/night pp. We had no idea the room had a bath when we booked it and we never got the chance to test it out, the room also had a separate shower room which did get plenty of use.
They are here!! The Captain Hudson maps, woohoo: EmmaCruises.com/maps 🥳😇 Thank you SO much for your support with this collaboration, I'm having so much fun having a team around me and I'm so excited for our future plans. 🗺📍
Other things mentioned:
Air tags: emmacruises.com/my-suitcase-was-left-behind-heres-how-i-knew-before-everybody-else-and-got-it-back/
Lamp: emmacruises.com/lamp
Love quirky cabins?
This cabin faced INSIDE the ship: th-cam.com/video/bSNLLGZgtpw/w-d-xo.html
This cabin had a blocked view: th-cam.com/video/0roPbHRIChE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Gnc4puFAlr0SyjQ
This cabin was on a superyacht: th-cam.com/video/A494Srv_ib0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=fJNP1xwxLyk9OeT2
If you've read this far down, leave a comment about the bowling ball you saw in this video (there isn't one so it'll confuse everybody else and make me laugh, ha ha). 🎳😁
Love the bowling ball!!!🎳😉
Wow! Invisible Bowling Ball
@@irenedavo3768 Amazing right?! 🤣🤣
@@elizabethbarron5866 Me too!! So massive!! 🤣🤣🤣
Good luck with the maps project! It looks like perfect match for you ;)
Inside cabin for me for sure. I travel solo and it is the only way I can afford it. I have over 21 cruises in the past 2 years. I hear many people complain about an inside cabin not having sun light. Well, I have a room to sleep. I don't like to sleep with sunlight. So, for me, I go out of the room and explore the ship to enjoy the sunlight. Love you and Capt. Hudson. Both bring a smile to my face in this time I am battling cancer. Thank you.
Good luck in your fight
I travel solo, but I have done balcony before.
I'm embarking on my first solo cruise in a week. Nervous but excited to finally be doing what I want to do!!
I've been watching your videos for a while now, but was today years old when I realized that one of the reasons for your success is that if we are watching your first video or millionth, they are not only entertaining but educational. I mean that you seamlessly work in how to be a first time cruiser but in a way that an experienced cruise still can find useful information. 😀
And oh yeah.... CONGRATULATIONS on the new venture! I am excited to see where you take this (cough cough cruise maps tee-shirts cough cough)
Congrats again on growing Emma's Empire!
Awwwwwwwh, you are sooo kind!! Thanks so much 🥹❤️
Emma, I have followed many travel channels on YT for a long time, and I must say yours is most entertaining. Your direct, sort of no frills approach, is not only informative, but works for those of us who are cruise enthusiasts. Good luck on your map venture!
Thank you so much, you're very kind. Appreciate it!! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
@@lawrence2087 It also works for those of us who aren't cruise enthusiasts too
Dear Emma, thank you for your videos. Because of your thoroughness and joy for cruising my wife and I are sending my senior mother-in-law on a cruise this Friday. You taught us so much. Great appreciation and love from British Columbia!
Oooo!!! That is amazing, I hope she has the best time. Thank you! 😁❤️
@@EmmaCruises She flies out tomorrow to join her cruise. I will share with her your well-wishes. :)
How did she like her cruise?
Cute cabin. Am I the only one who wanted to give that couch a shove down the wall and move the tiny round table to make a small coffee table?😀
You should be in charge, ha ha!! I'd agree. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
I always move the furniture around. 😂 And I only book inside cabins. You get the best sleep in the darkness. It also forces you to go out and make friends.
That area in the corner is a big bare thing. My eye was drawn there when I came in the room.
@@valsquyresspace for a couch bed?
@@valsquyres great place to store luggage, instead of the wardrobe.
Congratulations on your Cruise Map venture! How exciting!
Thanks so much, it is! 🎉❤
@@EmmaCruiseslove the Bowling ball
@@EmmaCruisesis there Doctor on board?
@@irenedavo3768 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@irenedavo3768 Yep they have medical centres onboard ❤️❤️
I love your channel Emma especially your attitude where you never want to make any extra work for the cruise line if you don't have to (:. Also it is so cool to have a more down to earth cruise youtuber.
Thanks so much 🥹❤️
I have never cruised, but your videos are making me want to try it. to me the room is a place to sleep and get away from people, a cave to hide away in sounds ideal. you have a huge ship to enjoy the sunlight. Ill take the inexpensive room.
I like the room accommodations of the room, it is affordable and it is used for a short period of time.
I may have to start calling you Queen Midas, since everything you touch seems to turn to gold. From NCL to MSC to merch, now books (plural!), and the amazing amount of money you've raised for charity with Captain Hudson and a head shave, everything you touch turns to gold. I know this collab will be another rousing success, because you're amazing at everything you do.
Ha ha!!! You are so kind, Thank you! 😁❤️
The extra space sends my mind to old cheap hotels. I can almost smell the carpet aroma I remember from my youthful stays in such establishments (a very long time ago).
Haha 😂😂😂
As what @richscary below mentioned, I've also been watching for quite some time, and I want to add that it's the way Emma edits these videos, the way she narrates this adventure for us. Pretty sure if she did any other type of 'trip' oriented video, she would have the same success in viewership. Easy to follow, entertaining, and informative.
Awwwh thanks so much! Very kind. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
I went on a Mediterranean cruise back in June on the MSC Seaside, I was originally booked in a standard balcony but I received an email a few months back from MSC about an upgraded cabin bid. I actually got it and it was on the back of the ship which was one of those wrap around balconies. A few days before the cruise I left the U.S on the way to Europe and my luggage were tagged to a different location (specifically Houston) and I had three days before the cruise departed but somehow I managed to get my luggage back a day before the cruise.
Having seen this cabin first hand (thanks for allowing me to invite myself for a look...), I love it! It's such a great space considering the price of it - one of the biggest I've seen in a while because the sofa's away over there!
You had me laughing about the kettle removal - NOOOOOOO!
The feng shui guy would have an absolute conniption over the placement of the bed near the door!
@DearModern fix it! lol
YES! I watch his videos and have read his book, I can hear his voice in my head (ha ha). I don't think it was too bad as the door energy went past my head at least and there were no windows to worry about. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
That was my first thought too!
I stayed in a similar very large interior cabin on Cunard's Queen Victoria. It was described as a Delux Inside but was priced the same as a Standard Inside. The feeling of extra space was great. It too was square. Perhaps the designers just sometimes end up at a point where there is dead space and so just make a couple of bigger cabins. In reality, they'd be better as four bedded family cabins but, if the ship is adults only, no point.
Ooo, that sounds good to me!! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
So proud of you! Watching you mature and grow your successful businesses has been amazing 🎉
Oh my, you are so kind!! Thank you so much. Making it up as I go... ha ha.
Yes, having a balcony/actual fresh air is a necessity for me. Upgrade would be worth every penny! 😳
Fair enough 😀❤️
Me too...would never take an inside. Natural daylight is a must
Yep, for me it is a point of being on a ship
leaving on a cruise on the 18th and just ordered my map!!!! I can't wait to make this the first of many as I enter my cruise era of traveling!!
Emma, you’re doing an incredible job, your Channel is always so informative. One of the best out there.
Thanks so much, very kind! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Another great tour! Also congratulations on your new venture Emma!!! We all can’t wait to see what you have in store for us. I couldn’t think of anyone more deserving!
Thanks so much, you're very kind!! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Congratulations!!!! The maps are beautiful
Thanks lots!! :)
cruise cabins feel so small yet so space efficient! i stayed in one for a week with my three siblings for a week a few months back and i didnt feel crampt
Nice review thanks, we are yet to try P&O. That room actually looks very functional and comfortable, except for the lack of power outlets. I really love the old style planking on the upper decks too. Also love the idea of a kettle in the room. I've lost count of the number of times that I have scalded my hand walking back from the buffet with my wife's wake up cup of tea!
Yesss!! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Delighted to hear about your new venture. Well done Emma!
Thanks so much!! So excited. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Another entertaining and informative video Emma. The lack of daylight wouldn't bother me with the square room, as it almost looks like a regular bedroom in a house, so thanks for showing this option to us! If I went on a cruise, I would only be going back to my room for sleep anyway, and there looks to be plenty of more scenic places to sit or walk around. Congrats on the CruiseMaps venture too :)
Thanks so much, appreciate it! 😂❤
The regular bedroom in the house does not have daylight ??
@@dmitripogosian5084 Was talking about the layout only
Strange, I thought for sure we had subscribed some time ago. Well we subscribed again!
My wife and I would be perfectly happy in that room. As an American we LOVE having a kettle.
Love the maps - wishing you huge success with this new venture. And yes, let nothing come between us and our kettles ... :)
Thank you lots and lots!! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
12:56 Love the dress.
I wonder if the extra space is due to sewage lines or vacuum equipment from the toilets above taking up space that would have been used for a cabin, so making your cabin bigger.
Perhaps that's why they put the head of your bed there.
I have no idea why I like to watch Emma go on cruises, but I do.
I'm glad you do!!! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Congrats on the mapping business venture, looks good🎉
Thanks so much 🥹❤️
My first three cruises were inside cabins, mostly because I didn't know any better and also they were the cheapest cruises. But after many many cruises I would not do an inside cabin regardless of the bargain price. I MUST have a balcony. I think the room that you got was great, much larger then the inside cabins that I had. And I love that you had a kettle; I love to have a cuppa tea early every morning also.
Sounds good! 😁🥳 Thank you! 😁❤️
Carnival splendor has 1 row of square inside cabins on deck 6. I love the extra room.
We are booked on the Carnival Splendor and booked an inside room on the 6th floor. It is an Accessibility room. I hope it’s a big room. Have you stayed in one on the 6th floor.
Congratulations Emma 🎉 I wish you and your team much success 🎉 As for the cabin, a regular full size 3 seater sofa up against the wall and coffee table w a mounted TV would really make functional use of the added space. I would book that cabin for sure 😊
We stayed in cabin A304 part of the same new block. We were on a Norway cruise in winter. We were fabulously warm. Any cabin with a balcony was freezing with loads of drafts. It 21 degrees below freezing. Although there’s no natural light in winter it was no problem, we didnt see the sun for half the cruise anyway as we travelled up to Tromso.
This area of the ship was created when the ship was changed to adult only cruising removing the children’s areas. We liked the space and the alcove was great to sit down it, shame the tv was almost impossible to see when sitting there.
Congrats on the new venture! I think it's a great idea and can't wait to see more of it!
Thanks so much, I’m excited! 🎉❤
07:11 - OMG you have the exact same luggage as me. They're great aren't they?... super light and just about meets budget airline's cabin criteria. Awesome!
I love it! It's so adorable!
I’ve never been on a cruise and never want to either, but I really enjoy your commentary and videos.
Thanks so much 🥹❤️
Love the map idea!! Just ordered one for our transatlantic cruise this year. Love Captain Hudson too.
A-mazing!!! I love that, Thank you! 😁❤️
We are booked in a similar cabin on a Carnival ship soon and it is indeed an accessible cabin but just for those with mobility “difficulties” not inability. So canes and such not wheelchairs
Hi Emma, in all of your cruises have you ever come across any passengers who have brought their pets on board? We would love to cruise again, but we don’t want to leave our Sphinx behind. I’m not talking about leaving them in a kennel in the special section of the ship.
That cabin looks really awesome to me. I need a mobility scooter to get about. I can otherwise do with a normal cabin, don't need a dedicated handicapped cabin. However, the cabin needs to be big enough for my scooter to get in and park. At the same time, I'm not rich, so an economical inside cabin with enough space for the scooter would be perfect for me!
Ooo yes that would be a great one!! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Very interesting! I have twice had a square inside cabin (Costa Pacifica/Favolosa) that was designed for disabled people (I'm not disabled). Very similar, but with one bed or two beds in a corner. Plus a huge square bathroom - and all at a bargain price!
Sounds good to me!! ❤❤
Ha ha Emma love the reference to Busted 😉 literally just saw them in my hometown. Thanks for this vlog, me and hubby are going on Aurora in March x
I referenced BUSTED?!!! I love Busted but I absolutely didn't mean to. I think it's just so far into my brain I forgot?! What did I say?! ha ha!! I've seen them lots of times glad you love them like me. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
@@EmmaCruisesI think it's at 0:47 😂
love this. been looking forward to your vlog for a while on this one
Thank you! 😁❤️
Had inside small cabin. Was good. On 8th level, Food on 8th!!!! Close to all topside activities! Only slept in cabin! Took alarm clock!!!!
Well Done Emma. Your review is both informative, educational, honest and realistic. Your video and commentary wonderful, you have a very natural flow in all your presentations Interesting to see and hear about the cruise maps and exciting to hear of possible future developments. Thank You for sharing.
Thanks so much Clive, you're very kind and it's appreciated!! Exciting times. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
6:05 - thanks for talking about accessible cabins... I find it difficult to get information on wheelchair access when planning a trip becuase talking about accessible travle is usually given to 'specialist' youtube channels and there are bitterly too few of these
Oh yes, I’d love to be able to see them but of course they’re usually fully booked. I peer in though 😂❤
Congratulations!! So happy for your future!!
Thank you so much! Very kind! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Those cruise maps look cool! I like that they're made from your actual sailing. We're taking our first cruise this winter so I will remember that as a souvenir afterward :)
Yesss they are, so if you have any changes or quirks they show up which is interesting! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Your videos are always right on point , very useful and informative , cheers !
Thanks so much 🥹❤️
This cabin reminds me of the cabin we had on Princess to Alaska. I know P&O often gets the old Princess ships. Our cabin was actually probably smaller! I do recall that tiny TV set up high! If I sail in Alaska again I won’t cheapen out!
Oh yes very similar! ❤🎉
Oh that's fantastic news. I *love* my cruise maps. I have them hanging on what is now our "cruise wall." I have two so far, I can't wait to add more (as I cruise more!).
I have to say, you're a big influence on my travel! I started watching your videos during COVID and finally started to realize that there was more out there than megaships in the Caribbean. Between watching you and Gary Bembridge, my husband and I decided to give cruising a try and absolutely love it. We've got 2025 booked and a deposit down for 2026. I still don't want to go to the Caribbean on a megaship, but I know there's much more to the world. Thank you. :)
I love that!!! Great reason to book more cruises. That is amazing, love Gary!! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
The Aurora and outbreaks is a ships tradition.. Back in 2011/2012 it had two outbreaks of the Noro virus onboard..
Not to mention the Norobug outbreak onboard in 2003 where 580 passengers got the disease...
Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Fast pace, great informative videos, good job editing. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
I would stay in the cabin you chose because there are common areas and the top deck if I need to get a view. I was in Venice at roughly the same time you were. Seeing all the sights of Venice made me want to be back there, except that it was hotter than hell.
Congrats on your new business! Best of luck.
Thanks so much!! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Balcony is a must!
Iv always wanted to try a short cruise.. not too far away.. iv never been on any boat before so I'm scared of going.. going over yo France would be a good start
The Hubs and I had a pretty great cabin on a Carnival cruise. It was “wrapper” with a stairway on an adjacent wall. Small hallway from the door to get to the main room. We always look for that cabin again when we cruise. Love your vids Emma!!
Ha ha!! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
The art in the cabin does appear to be waffley versatile.
Ha ha ha, I see what you did there ;)
The Aurora is my idea of a perfect ship. Not too big! I travelled from Brisbane to Southampton. I forget how many nights. I had a cabin with a non opening window. Enjoyed the voyage. Unlike a regular cruise ship, the Aurora is designed for heavy seas.
Wow!! That sounds incredible. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
1:03 .. This inside cabin looks great! .. this is what I plan to get . something just like this when I eventually get cruising !!!
I have never been on a cruise ...... sometime in the future (a year or two from now) I plan to go ona one week or a bit longer ...
I have been watching your videos and "Don's Family Vacations" for more than a few years now so I don't seem like a newbie when I get there !!! :)
That sounds good to me!! You'll be very prepared. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Emma, the cruise maps are a great idea. I am definitely interested but have some questions. Heading over to the cruise map website !
Woohoo! Amazing. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Thanks for your lovely video! Wouldn't mind an inside cabin unless there were FABULOUS views that I was missing. I guess you can get out and see them on another deck though. Would have liked if you mentioned how good the food was and if there were any additional amenities? For the price, I wondered if they saved on the food as well as the skimpy biscuits.
Hellooo, this video is just the cabin tour but the one before this is about the cruise and shows all the things like food. ❤🎉
Thank you! 😁❤️
@@EmmaCruises Will check it out! 💓
Love your videos & finally subscribed. Celebrity is my preferred line, but your videos make me consider others. ❤Hudson 🐈 Is he named after the butler on Up Stairs D S? That would be such a cute Britishism! I have an orange tabby named Loki. (the God of mischief hates it when I travel)
Thank you for finally showing what your “daylight alarm clock“ looks like…I’ve heard you mention it frequently and I’ve always been curious about what exactly it would look like..
Ha ha, I always think it looks like the moon glowing there! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Congrats on your new map venture , sounds great!! 😊
Thank you! 😁❤️
I have happy memories of travelling on Aurora.
As someone who has never cruised before I'd want a balcony cabin. But as someone who sleeps with blackout curtains I'd love the inside cabin
I don't think I'd want a balcony unless it was an Alaskan cruise (or similar). On something like a Caribbean cruise, I absolutely _prefer_ an inside cabin. It's so dark and comfy.
Ha ha!! A dilemma!!! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
@@herrantonwe had a balcony on an Alaska cruise, and they sailed us up into the fjords one day to give us some nice siteseeing. On Caribbean cruises, really nothing to see except when you're sitting in port.
Though Moonlight on the open ocean is pretty. And can be nice sitting out in the open air in private (unless you get stuck with noisy neighbors.)
Comparing the size to garage size was so helpful!!!
For me too!! Haha. Thank you! 😁❤️
We stayed in a "square" cabin on the Carnival where there were only a handful of them onboard the Horizon (I think) and they said they tried to put the cribs in these rooms. There is a huge space in the corner and it was just neater than the regular rectangular rooms.
Ooo very cool!! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
I’m trying to convince my partner to cruise. Food is the way to do it so I would love to see a video around the great food on offer on cruises!
Ooo, yes it you check out my full videos or head to EmmaCruises.com and search for a cruise line I have photos of every dish I ate ❤🎉
bringing the nautical pilotage and navigation back to cruises, yay! love the maps
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When Aurora was refitted to become an Adult Only ship in 2019 I know they added some new inside cabins towards the back of the ship where the Children's Club used to be. I wonder if you were staying in one of the cabins they added?
I had a bath tub on royal Caribbean that I could lay head to toe down in. I'm only 5'0" tall, but I can't do that again. It was phenomenal. I don't like baths at home, but took 4 on the cruise. It was a junior suite but we got such a good deal on the cruise it cost less than most balconies we've had.
WOW!! That's the dream right there. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
An interesting configuration. I like those unique cabins! I assume that by Bruges you meant the port of Zeebrugge. Did you walk over to that chocolate shop near the port entrance? I thought that the prices were reasonable.
Been on two cruises with balcony rooms and it's nice to have a coffee in the morning outside but I could live with an inside room because we're hardly ever there anyway except to sleep.
Thanks Emma, Christmas present sorted for my parents! I’ve just ordered a map of our Caribbean Disney cruise, with free postage to NZ too 😊
That's amazing! Oh yes it's free postage everywhere which is amazing. I know from personal experience how expensive postage to places like NZ can be. I'd really love to post myself there for a visit one day though!!! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
🎉🎉 I've only been on two cruises, but both were inside cabins. We left the TV on 24/7 tuned to an outside camera so it was kind of like a small window. At least we could tell if it was day or night and whether it's raining.🎉🎉
Ordered a map! thank you!
Thank you! 😁❤️
I dont hang out in my cabins when i go on a cruise. I go there to sleep and change. The balcony part of an outside cabin is nice, for sure, but I would just leave the cabin and go outside :)
thats actually a great layout and space for an inside cabin. ive only cruised once and we had an oceanview. i would like to try an inside one at some point.
Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
We had a similar cabin on MSC Seaside. We’d never had an interior cabin before. It was positioned in a corner of the hallway and was oddly shaped and huge compared to our expectations.
Oh wow, ha ha. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
I am a little bit weird, in that I am the complete opposite of claustrophobic. Small enclosed spaces are just fine with me and I would actually like that cabin. It would be completely dark so that I could get some sleep. The no natural light wouldn’t bother me at all. I really picked the wrong career path. LOL Emma you are an inspiration.
Yes! Snug!! Awwh, thanks. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Should have been in mining, you mean ?
Emma, I just discovered the English narrowboats(TH-cam) that travel thru the English channels...have you ever been on one or have on your channel?
Emma my good friend, what do I owe the pleasure? 😊. Thankyou for sharing this wonderful video Emma my good old friend, this one was certainly a brilliant one I must say 😊. Extremely interesting cruise ship interior I must say, well shared and extremely interesting your insight you had to so share and all the rest of it. Thankyou most greatly profoundly 😊. Much unconditional love and hugs sent your way always my lovely lovely lady Emma 💐🌸🌸💐.
From your friend Foxy in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox 💐💐🌸🌸💐💐.
Thanks so much Foxy!!! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Aurora is a lovely ship and our favourite with P&O
She is so lovely! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Thank you very much for sharing! Great video!
Thank you! 😁❤️
I had a very similar cabin on the Fred Olsen Bolette… I was on the Northern Lights cruise the week after you! X
Amazing, did you see them?! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
@@EmmaCruises yes, a couple of times… absolutely breathtaking x
Funny to see a video about the Aurora today and she is in the port by us today😅
Awwh, lovely ship! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Always a balcony for me!
We tried an inside cabin once. We missed a lot of shipboard activities because we could never tell what time of day or night it was. We didn't have cell phones or an alarm clock and we didn't want wakeup calls from the service. Very restful if that's what you want.
Been on a cruise that left late as we were required to wait for late air arrivals. They were cruise line booked flights so they were guaranteed to make the ship.
Very nice, I am drawn to P&O because three of their ships are UK flag. 🙂 The Cruise Maps thing sounds interesting 🙂
Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Our Deluxe Oceanview on Queen Anne (1129) had a bath (just a little one), it was very reasonably priced on our cruise at just under £100/night pp. We had no idea the room had a bath when we booked it and we never got the chance to test it out, the room also had a separate shower room which did get plenty of use.
Sounds good to me!!! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Congratulations on the maps.
Thank you! Excited :D
Ohh... Green sofa. At 4:30 . I had not seen one of them since I was a child as my nan had one.
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