Hi everyone, thank you so much for watching our Serenade of the Seas Royal Caribbean cruise series. We hope you found some of the information helpful. If this is the first in the series you've seen you can watch the series from the beginning here: Cruising on the Serenade of the Seas | What it is Like Cruising on Royal Caribbean: th-cam.com/play/PLOT_jgQ5dAKxIxKaE-lzWdEFgMfrtdZuC.html Have you cruised before? If so, what has been your fave cruise experience? If not, what would you most look forward to?
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Thanks for the great video! I will be sailing on the Serenade of the Seas with my 10 year old granddaughter in just 2 weeks. This is my first cruise and I am super excited. Loved yuor tips :)
We're so happy to hear you enjoyed our video, Carolyn. We hope it helps you and your granddaughter make the most of your cruise, and that you have an amazing time!
Thank you for your videos of the Serenade of the Seas. My wife and I are considering a cruise on this ship and your videos are as helpful to us as they are informative! I did have to giggle on your dislike of the drink prices, however! We live in Washington DC and beers and cocktail prices on the ship are comparatively great and I could consider it a plus!
Thanks so much for watching, Brian. We're glad you found the video helpful, and we hope that if you do end up cruising on the Serenade, our video will help you make the most of it! The drink prices we thought were expensive when we made this video we probably wouldn't think were so expensive anymore either, as I'm pretty sure the price of a drink here in St. Pete FL has gone up at least 30% over the last couple of years!
Everyone loves free food on a cruise ship, so true! You are the cruise experts, wow. I honestly have learned a lot about from this video. Alcohol and drink prices are crazy, yikes! Your room is super spacious and so nice to have a balcony!
Jamie's parents are actually the cruise experts. I think they have been on nearly 50 by now! We are still amateurs compared to them, but we've definitely learned a few tricks over our 10 cruises.
Very informative and thanks for the information, I always cruise with Royal Caribbean and looking forward to boarding Serenade of the Seas in the future.
We're happy to hear that you found this video to be helpful, Carnell! We hope you enjoy your cruise on the Serenade of the seas as much as we enjoyed ours! Thank so much for watching and taking the time to comment.
So glad you found it helpful, Wellard. Will this be your first repositioning cruise? We've been looking at a few of them and always thought it would be a wonderful way to travel to (or back from) Europe!
That’s a bummer that there’s no dinner buffet..we usually skip the formal nights and eat at the buffet quite a bit while cruising. I need to check into the mead! Good tip about bringing water flavor drops along..great video!
Yeah, we're guessing now that COVID restrictions are easing the dinner buffet is back up and running, but it was a bit of a bummer! We'd highly recommend the mead if you can find the good stuff!
Goodness! I had no idea drink packages were so expensive! We would have skipped it as well. The pluses really do seem to outweigh the cons though. We don't usually go on cruises, but you make it look so fun and relaxing. We might be swayed...
Yeah, they are quite expensive. You really have to plan on drinking quite a bit to make them worth it. If you're on the ship to party, you'll likely get your moneys worth, but we were trying to save money and be a little bit healthier on this one! It may be a while before we go on another cruise, but we really do enjoy them now and then! It's certainly a low-stress way to travel!
Whoa I've never tried mead before. I had no idea it was so strong! Those two bottles would definitely last us a week! The sailaway experience looked awesome! I love that the captain timed it so you'd go under that iconic Tampa bridge at sunset. Very picturesque! Love your room balcony too. That seems like an absolute-must for a cruise
Well not all mead is quite that strong. We were actively searching for the strongest mead we can find😂 We really lucked out that it happened to be really good too! It was really cool sailing under they Skyway. The cool thing is that the lights on the bridge are different colors each night, so the next time we cruise out of Tampa it will be a different experience!
Thanks for sharing. I have never been on a cruise, despite living near Tampa Florida. Thanks for sharing your experience and reviews. Your video's are always great. I look forward to your next adventure.
Thank you so much! I'm not sure if any of the cruise lines have a specific rule allowing or not allowing it, but I've brought it on multiple cruises and never had it confiscated.
While I am not a fan of cruising, in general, I very much enjoyed this series. It was fun watching you partake in the amenities of the ship... I always love seeing what you enjoy at meals and this was no different. Thanks for taking us along and I look forward to many adventures in your videos to come!
We appreciate it so much that you watched this series even though you don't like cruising, Rhondalyn! We will be back exploring some more local places in our next few videos and then hopefully some more travels soon after that!
Hello from Orlando, Awesome review. Great idea bringing the honey wine. I didn’t know it had 20% alcohol.😳. We’ve never cruised out of Tampa and after seeing that bridge I think I’d like to. Love your videos!
Hey Scott. We're glad to hear you enjoyed it. If you don't mind the smaller ships, then cruising out of Tampa is definitely something we'd recommend. And not all honey wines are 20%+ alcohol, apparently the Danish ones are!
Another great and informative video! Thank you for sharing your trip! Looks fantastic! I think I'd much prefer to be on a ship when it's at 50% capacity! Looking forward to your next adventure! 🙂
Yeah, a 50% capacity ship has a lot of perks. It was the first time we ever really enjoyed the pools on a cruise ship, and the service was always great!
Not sure about my fav part of this video. The food or that you like escargot and mead. We would get along great on trips. I’ve only had inside cabins…. Deep inside. But next time I’m getting a balcony. That room was fantastic.
Oh yes I'm sure we would! We actually didn't even make it through the full two bottles of mead, and it ended up saving us several hundred dollars by not having to get the drink package. We do sail in the inside cabins more often than not, but after this last experience, we might just continue to forego the drink package and put the extra money to towards the balcony room instead!
Love your way of getting round the drinks package, byo! This video made cruising in this time look so nice, a half empty ship sounds dreamy (for passengers, not Royal Caribbean😂) loved the sail-away under the bridge again 😍
Yeah, we were really glad we ended up not getting the drink package this time. It still can end up saving you some money if you really want to party, but we more than happy to enjoy a glass (or two) of our mead on the balcony every night!
Being on the big cruises what an amazing experience guys, really luxurious though. 😍Thank you for sharing with us, full support from us to you . Please take care. Roman & Fizah
It's awesome you received an upgrade that is always a super bonus. It interesting some of your pros and cons. Some I was like ohh ya I hate that. The sales part at the beginning. But others I'm like huh didn't think about that (drink package). Great review and the ship being half full really is amazing. Love.
Yeah, once we realized we got that balcony upgrade, we would have been happy no matter where the ship ended up going (as long as it was somewhere warm). The sales pitches were a drag, but luckily they were over quickly! Hope all is good up there in the arctic 😄. We saw you got down into the 30's!
@@LeBoof 🤣 we had to pull our our real winter clothes this weekend and are ready for this "Florida Winter" episode to pass. We hope you both are doing well :)
I loved the variety of the food at the buffet, but hated that people could serve themselves and so many germs - I actually like that they serve the food for you now. I loved the coffee card when we didn't have a drink package. We actually worked out the prices for the drink package and when we get them on sale we find it's worth it for us (most of the time). I hope the Canadian restrictions ease so that it's a bit simpler to cruise again! That's one thing I noticed about Royal as well... the rooms aren't super modern, but I did like the layout and size.
Yeah same here. We would have eaten the buffet food regardless, but it does feel quite a bit more safe/sanitary when the staff are serving the food! We are with you on the drink packages too. Normally we plan to drink enough that it's worth it, but on the last couple cruises we found ourselves being so active during the day that by the time we started drinking in the evening we felt like we were drinking more than we even wanted to just to get our money worth. We sure hope that cruising gets simpler soon as well!
Thank you for sharing your experience on the Serenade of the sea sailing out of Tampa. My wife and I will be sailing out of Tampa in a few week. I been debating if we should get the drink package. Thank for tell about the sell pitch. I will look out for it. I was wondering if you can recommend any hotels close by?
We're glad you found the video to be helpful, Steve! As far as hotels go, we generally stay in more inexpensive hotels and don't have much experience with the higher-end type hotels that you'll find near the cruise port. That said, the Comfort Suites and Holiday in Express in Brandon, FL are both rated well, are reasonably priced, are in a good location, and are located an easy 15 minute drive from the cruise port. We hope this helps!
Thanks again for the recommendations I would look into those hotels that you had recommend me. I live in Maryland like some parts of Maryland I would not recommend travelers to go into.It’s my first time going to Tampa a that’s why I am so curious.
Thanks for the kind comment, Hazel. A lot of work goes into making these videos, and it's really nice when someone recognizes it. Thank you so much for the support!
It was announced that Serenade of the Seas will not rotate to Europe this year. She will instead remain in Port of Tampa, offering more cruise options. Perhaps it will be a good opportunity to get a deal on a cruise!
Did I see a bird phot bomb your shot...LOL ( port day adventure 1.02) - hows that for timing The Drinks packages are a must but i missed out on it on my last cruise. I spent an extra $1000 on drinks, which in 10 days is a lot - but didn't have much else to do ! I was fine, but definitely better with a drinks paid for! You guys and your gratuities.......something us aussie's never get use to...LOL. But that did look like a nice coffee deal. I really hate the sales pitches, but guessing that was because the ship was half empty and they were trying to get as much as they can out of you. I would have loved to try the rock climbing wall !!! Looks awesome ! The positives most the time out way the negatives and glad you had a great holiday! :)
Yeah that hole above Jamie in that shot was definitely a pigeon home 😂. So are gratuities not a thing on cruises that sale out of other countries? We've not yet got to experience a cruise that sails out of a non-US port. We've gotten the drink package on all but 3 of our 10 cruises I believe. This one was the first one that we really didn't miss it too much. But I think it was largely because we were so busy filming we rarely had time to drink... plus we had our two bottles of mead!
@@Explorcation yes...gratuitys are a thing with cruises out of Australia. But not in the country... that's why Aussies can't get use to it. I must admit if I was filming in my last cruise, I probably wouldn't have drunk so much. Might have kept me entertained 👍😁
@@AquariusTraveller Yea we kept pretty busy with filming! I should also mention that the timing of the cruise was only around a week and a half after we stayed at the all inclusive resort in the Dominican Republic. We thought there was a pretty good chance we would be ok not drinking much on this trip. Jamie really thought that with all of the changing travel restrictions we would only get to go on one of the two trips but they both worked out.
Yeah, there was a door to another cabin, but we didn't hear any noise come from it. We wouldn't be surprised if there wasn't anybody staying in it though, given the entire ship was only around half full. We did hear our neighbors on the other side quite a bit, but that's only because they liked to party out on their balcony at night!
The drink prices are actually VERY cheap. If you buy the drink package it pretty much is worth itself and MUCH more. After 5 drinks with premium liquor you’ve used your daily amount you paid!
Yeah, if you are going to be drinking 6+ premium drinks per day regardless, then we agree, the drink package is a great deal. We've gotten the package before and definitely gotten our money worth. But if you only want to drink a couple drinks per day, then you're going to be a lot for each drink.
We'll be on Serenade in two weeks. Our last cruise on Serenade was in 2013 out of Barcelona, sailing the Mediterranean. We were on Brilliance (Also Radiance) eight months ago out of Tampa and loved it. I really thought I was on Serenade. Five months ago we sailed out of Port Canaveral on Harmony. Interesting ship...I'm sure perfect for young people, but it just didn't feel like cruising to me. I prefer the smaller ship. We also live in the Tampa Bay area and the port is only 30 minutes away. Our Mediterranean trip is here: th-cam.com/video/YHF7pzXwH_U/w-d-xo.html
That's great to hear that you'll be cruising in the near future, and we hope you have an amazing cruise. We have yet to experience one of the Royal Caribbean mega-ships, but certainly understand why you would find a smaller ship to be more appealing.
Yeah, we agree that the rooms could use a cosmetic update, but we did enjoy the size and functionality of the rooms. Overall though we still loved the ship and hope you enjoy it as much as we did. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!
Wow Dee, congrats on making it to the diamond class. How many cruises did that take you? The four free drinks a day is a great incentive reach the diamond status! Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts!
@@Explorcation sorry for the long delayed response. I did 7 cruises. On my 8th cruise I booked during the double points promotion lasted year. It was a 9 day in a jr suite. So 9x6 (I went alone) and got 54 points. It catapulted me from platinum to diamond
@@Motochick203 no worries at all, sometimes it takes us a while to respond too. Thanks for sharing that info, we should keep an eye out for any double points promotions!
As a married couple it must be difficult on your children with all the travel. As we learn in God's perfect word that children in a marriage are the reward from God. So if you can make the travel work with the kids all the better. I guess there is homeschooling options etc.
Hi everyone, thank you so much for watching our Serenade of the Seas Royal Caribbean cruise series. We hope you found some of the information helpful.
If this is the first in the series you've seen you can watch the series from the beginning here: Cruising on the Serenade of the Seas | What it is Like Cruising on Royal Caribbean: th-cam.com/play/PLOT_jgQ5dAKxIxKaE-lzWdEFgMfrtdZuC.html
Have you cruised before? If so, what has been your fave cruise experience? If not, what would you most look forward to?
Very nice video. We were on the Serenade a few years ago, and loved it.
Thank you, Melvin! We're glad you enjoyed your time on the Serenade. It's a great ship.
You both do a wonderful job with the video,, letting everybody know where you're at, and the narrating was done very well. Great job
Thank you so much! We really appreciate the kind comments.
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Thank you so much for watching, we are so glad you have enjoyed the content!
Good review, thank you!
We're glad you enjoyed it. Thanks so much for watching!
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Mix the tea with the lemonade and make Arnold Palmers
That's a veteran move right there Amber! Thanks so much for watching!
Thanks for the great video! I will be sailing on the Serenade of the Seas with my 10 year old granddaughter in just 2 weeks. This is my first cruise and I am super excited. Loved yuor tips :)
We're so happy to hear you enjoyed our video, Carolyn. We hope it helps you and your granddaughter make the most of your cruise, and that you have an amazing time!
Thank you for your videos of the Serenade of the Seas. My wife and I are considering a cruise on this ship and your videos are as helpful to us as they are informative! I did have to giggle on your dislike of the drink prices, however! We live in Washington DC and beers and cocktail prices on the ship are comparatively great and I could consider it a plus!
Thanks so much for watching, Brian. We're glad you found the video helpful, and we hope that if you do end up cruising on the Serenade, our video will help you make the most of it! The drink prices we thought were expensive when we made this video we probably wouldn't think were so expensive anymore either, as I'm pretty sure the price of a drink here in St. Pete FL has gone up at least 30% over the last couple of years!
Everyone loves free food on a cruise ship, so true! You are the cruise experts, wow. I honestly have learned a lot about from this video. Alcohol and drink prices are crazy, yikes! Your room is super spacious and so nice to have a balcony!
Jamie's parents are actually the cruise experts. I think they have been on nearly 50 by now! We are still amateurs compared to them, but we've definitely learned a few tricks over our 10 cruises.
Going on a cruise on this ship next year! Really enjoyed watching your videos. Thank you for sharing!
We're so glad to hear you enjoyed the video, and we hope you have an awesome time on your cruise next year!
BRILLIANT
Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment, Sherrie!
Very informative and thanks for the information, I always cruise with Royal Caribbean and looking forward to boarding Serenade of the Seas in the future.
We're happy to hear that you found this video to be helpful, Carnell! We hope you enjoy your cruise on the Serenade of the seas as much as we enjoyed ours! Thank so much for watching and taking the time to comment.
Great review. It reassures me, our booking for the May 23 transatlantic
back home to Europe, is a good choice.
Very helpful. Thanks.
So glad you found it helpful, Wellard. Will this be your first repositioning cruise? We've been looking at a few of them and always thought it would be a wonderful way to travel to (or back from) Europe!
That’s a bummer that there’s no dinner buffet..we usually skip the formal nights and eat at the buffet quite a bit while cruising. I need to check into the mead! Good tip about bringing water flavor drops along..great video!
Yeah, we're guessing now that COVID restrictions are easing the dinner buffet is back up and running, but it was a bit of a bummer! We'd highly recommend the mead if you can find the good stuff!
Goodness! I had no idea drink packages were so expensive! We would have skipped it as well. The pluses really do seem to outweigh the cons though. We don't usually go on cruises, but you make it look so fun and relaxing. We might be swayed...
Yeah, they are quite expensive. You really have to plan on drinking quite a bit to make them worth it. If you're on the ship to party, you'll likely get your moneys worth, but we were trying to save money and be a little bit healthier on this one! It may be a while before we go on another cruise, but we really do enjoy them now and then! It's certainly a low-stress way to travel!
Whoa I've never tried mead before. I had no idea it was so strong! Those two bottles would definitely last us a week! The sailaway experience looked awesome! I love that the captain timed it so you'd go under that iconic Tampa bridge at sunset. Very picturesque! Love your room balcony too. That seems like an absolute-must for a cruise
Well not all mead is quite that strong. We were actively searching for the strongest mead we can find😂 We really lucked out that it happened to be really good too! It was really cool sailing under they Skyway. The cool thing is that the lights on the bridge are different colors each night, so the next time we cruise out of Tampa it will be a different experience!
Thanks for sharing. I have never been on a cruise, despite living near Tampa Florida. Thanks for sharing your experience and reviews. Your video's are always great. I look forward to your next adventure.
Thanks, Ron. It was our first cruise out of Tampa, but I'm sure it won't be are last! We hope you get to try one out some day!
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Thanks so much for watching!
I been wanting to go on one of their ships. I would love to see the lovely "LAS VEGAS DIVA OF THE SEAS" singing too. I hope someday I can!
We sure hope that you get a chance to someday, and that you enjoy it as much as we did. Thanks so much for watching!
Great video! Mead is allowed instead of wine?
Thank you so much! I'm not sure if any of the cruise lines have a specific rule allowing or not allowing it, but I've brought it on multiple cruises and never had it confiscated.
While I am not a fan of cruising, in general, I very much enjoyed this series. It was fun watching you partake in the amenities of the ship... I always love seeing what you enjoy at meals and this was no different. Thanks for taking us along and I look forward to many adventures in your videos to come!
We appreciate it so much that you watched this series even though you don't like cruising, Rhondalyn! We will be back exploring some more local places in our next few videos and then hopefully some more travels soon after that!
Hello from Orlando, Awesome review. Great idea bringing the honey wine. I didn’t know it had 20% alcohol.😳. We’ve never cruised out of Tampa and after seeing that bridge I think I’d like to. Love your videos!
Hey Scott. We're glad to hear you enjoyed it. If you don't mind the smaller ships, then cruising out of Tampa is definitely something we'd recommend. And not all honey wines are 20%+ alcohol, apparently the Danish ones are!
Another great and informative video! Thank you for sharing your trip! Looks fantastic! I think I'd much prefer to be on a ship when it's at 50% capacity! Looking forward to your next adventure! 🙂
Yeah, a 50% capacity ship has a lot of perks. It was the first time we ever really enjoyed the pools on a cruise ship, and the service was always great!
Not sure about my fav part of this video. The food or that you like escargot and mead. We would get along great on trips. I’ve only had inside cabins…. Deep inside. But next time I’m getting a balcony. That room was fantastic.
Oh yes I'm sure we would! We actually didn't even make it through the full two bottles of mead, and it ended up saving us several hundred dollars by not having to get the drink package. We do sail in the inside cabins more often than not, but after this last experience, we might just continue to forego the drink package and put the extra money to towards the balcony room instead!
I didn’t know you can eat at the main dining room for lunch. I thought it was just breakfast and dinner
I think a lot of people probably didn't know this, as it was very empty at lunch time! Thanks for watching, Dee!
Love your way of getting round the drinks package, byo! This video made cruising in this time look so nice, a half empty ship sounds dreamy (for passengers, not Royal Caribbean😂) loved the sail-away under the bridge again 😍
Yeah, we were really glad we ended up not getting the drink package this time. It still can end up saving you some money if you really want to party, but we more than happy to enjoy a glass (or two) of our mead on the balcony every night!
Being on the big cruises what an amazing experience guys, really luxurious though. 😍Thank you for sharing with us, full support from us to you .
Please take care. Roman & Fizah
Yes, cruising is always a pretty amazing experience. Thanks so much for the continued support, guys.
It's awesome you received an upgrade that is always a super bonus. It interesting some of your pros and cons. Some I was like ohh ya I hate that. The sales part at the beginning. But others I'm like huh didn't think about that (drink package). Great review and the ship being half full really is amazing. Love.
Yeah, once we realized we got that balcony upgrade, we would have been happy no matter where the ship ended up going (as long as it was somewhere warm). The sales pitches were a drag, but luckily they were over quickly! Hope all is good up there in the arctic 😄. We saw you got down into the 30's!
@@Explorcation Artic is so right. I moved to Florida for the heat. Where is it? Lol
@@LeBoof 🤣 we had to pull our our real winter clothes this weekend and are ready for this "Florida Winter" episode to pass. We hope you both are doing well :)
Great show today 🎤
Thanks so much, Scully. We really enjoyed making this cruse series but are ready to move on to new things!
I loved the variety of the food at the buffet, but hated that people could serve themselves and so many germs - I actually like that they serve the food for you now. I loved the coffee card when we didn't have a drink package. We actually worked out the prices for the drink package and when we get them on sale we find it's worth it for us (most of the time). I hope the Canadian restrictions ease so that it's a bit simpler to cruise again! That's one thing I noticed about Royal as well... the rooms aren't super modern, but I did like the layout and size.
Yeah same here. We would have eaten the buffet food regardless, but it does feel quite a bit more safe/sanitary when the staff are serving the food! We are with you on the drink packages too. Normally we plan to drink enough that it's worth it, but on the last couple cruises we found ourselves being so active during the day that by the time we started drinking in the evening we felt like we were drinking more than we even wanted to just to get our money worth. We sure hope that cruising gets simpler soon as well!
Thank you for sharing your experience on the Serenade of the sea sailing out of Tampa. My wife and I will be sailing out of Tampa in a few week. I been debating if we should get the drink package. Thank for tell about the sell pitch. I will look out for it. I was wondering if you can recommend any hotels close by?
We're glad you found the video to be helpful, Steve! As far as hotels go, we generally stay in more inexpensive hotels and don't have much experience with the higher-end type hotels that you'll find near the cruise port. That said, the Comfort Suites and Holiday in Express in Brandon, FL are both rated well, are reasonably priced, are in a good location, and are located an easy 15 minute drive from the cruise port. We hope this helps!
Thanks again for the recommendations I would look into those hotels that you had recommend me. I live in Maryland like some parts of Maryland I would not recommend travelers to go into.It’s my first time going to Tampa a that’s why I am so curious.
Your video is so well done! Professional quality!👍
Thanks for the kind comment, Hazel. A lot of work goes into making these videos, and it's really nice when someone recognizes it. Thank you so much for the support!
Wow amazing nice video
Thank you so much for watching!
Nice video, thanks for sharing, a new subscriber is here, greetings from travel China....
Thanks so much for watching and for the sub! We hope we get a chance to travel to China some day soon!
Did the same Serenade of the seas to Alaska in August 2021
Nice! We'd love to do an Alaskan cruise someday.
We are going on the Radiance next September to Alaska.
It was announced that Serenade of the Seas will not rotate to Europe this year. She will instead remain in Port of Tampa, offering more cruise options. Perhaps it will be a good opportunity to get a deal on a cruise!
We were not aware of this, so thank you so much for sharing. It sure could be an opportunity to get a great deal. We will be monitoring!
Do we have complimentary breakfast/ lunch in the cruise ?
You sure do!
Did I see a bird phot bomb your shot...LOL ( port day adventure 1.02) - hows that for timing
The Drinks packages are a must but i missed out on it on my last cruise. I spent an extra $1000 on drinks, which in 10 days is a lot - but didn't have much else to do ! I was fine, but definitely better with a drinks paid for!
You guys and your gratuities.......something us aussie's never get use to...LOL. But that did look like a nice coffee deal.
I really hate the sales pitches, but guessing that was because the ship was half empty and they were trying to get as much as they can out of you.
I would have loved to try the rock climbing wall !!! Looks awesome !
The positives most the time out way the negatives and glad you had a great holiday!
:)
Yeah that hole above Jamie in that shot was definitely a pigeon home 😂. So are gratuities not a thing on cruises that sale out of other countries? We've not yet got to experience a cruise that sails out of a non-US port.
We've gotten the drink package on all but 3 of our 10 cruises I believe. This one was the first one that we really didn't miss it too much. But I think it was largely because we were so busy filming we rarely had time to drink... plus we had our two bottles of mead!
@@Explorcation yes...gratuitys are a thing with cruises out of Australia. But not in the country... that's why Aussies can't get use to it.
I must admit if I was filming in my last cruise, I probably wouldn't have drunk so much. Might have kept me entertained 👍😁
@@AquariusTraveller Yea we kept pretty busy with filming! I should also mention that the timing of the cruise was only around a week and a half after we stayed at the all inclusive resort in the Dominican Republic. We thought there was a pretty good chance we would be ok not drinking much on this trip.
Jamie really thought that with all of the changing travel restrictions we would only get to go on one of the two trips but they both worked out.
@@Explorcation you did well getting in both trips and having time to plan and film it all 😁
@@AquariusTraveller thank you. Both trips were a lot of fun, but we were pretty exhausted after the second one 😆
It looked as if you were in a connecting cabin? How was the noise from the room next door? Or, was it empty due to the low capacity? Thank you.
Yeah, there was a door to another cabin, but we didn't hear any noise come from it. We wouldn't be surprised if there wasn't anybody staying in it though, given the entire ship was only around half full. We did hear our neighbors on the other side quite a bit, but that's only because they liked to party out on their balcony at night!
Was that you climbing that wall !!??? OMG !
Yeah we spent a lot of time on that wall. Great way to burn of some calories from all that food!
The drink prices are actually VERY cheap. If you buy the drink package it pretty much is worth itself and MUCH more. After 5 drinks with premium liquor you’ve used your daily amount you paid!
Yeah, if you are going to be drinking 6+ premium drinks per day regardless, then we agree, the drink package is a great deal. We've gotten the package before and definitely gotten our money worth. But if you only want to drink a couple drinks per day, then you're going to be a lot for each drink.
Six drinks a day while in port May be a bit much
We'll be on Serenade in two weeks. Our last cruise on Serenade was in 2013 out of Barcelona, sailing the Mediterranean. We were on Brilliance (Also Radiance) eight months ago out of Tampa and loved it. I really thought I was on Serenade. Five months ago we sailed out of Port Canaveral on Harmony. Interesting ship...I'm sure perfect for young people, but it just didn't feel like cruising to me. I prefer the smaller ship. We also live in the Tampa Bay area and the port is only 30 minutes away. Our Mediterranean trip is here: th-cam.com/video/YHF7pzXwH_U/w-d-xo.html
That's great to hear that you'll be cruising in the near future, and we hope you have an amazing cruise. We have yet to experience one of the Royal Caribbean mega-ships, but certainly understand why you would find a smaller ship to be more appealing.
How was it?
I heard this ship was getting a face lift this year?. I hope the rooms get a face lift.🙏 Looks a little outdated. Going on this ship in February
Yeah, we agree that the rooms could use a cosmetic update, but we did enjoy the size and functionality of the rooms. Overall though we still loved the ship and hope you enjoy it as much as we did. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!
Were going to mexico next years -just cruised to haiti/jamaica/ caymans last may .too bad stupid plandemic ruined it partly
That's exciting! We hope you have a great time in Mexico! Thanks for watching.
Drink package isn’t worth it to me anymore. It’s so expensive. Especially now that I’m diamond and get 4 drinks free daily
Wow Dee, congrats on making it to the diamond class. How many cruises did that take you? The four free drinks a day is a great incentive reach the diamond status! Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts!
@@Explorcation sorry for the long delayed response. I did 7 cruises. On my 8th cruise I booked during the double points promotion lasted year. It was a 9 day in a jr suite. So 9x6 (I went alone) and got 54 points. It catapulted me from platinum to diamond
@@Motochick203 no worries at all, sometimes it takes us a while to respond too. Thanks for sharing that info, we should keep an eye out for any double points promotions!
I don’t think the food is free. It is included.
As a married couple it must be difficult on your children with all the travel. As we learn in God's perfect word that children in a marriage are the reward from God. So if you can make the travel work with the kids all the better. I guess there is homeschooling options etc.
Yes, it would be an extremely challenging lifestyle with children for sure. Thanks for watching.