That THRILLER dance was A+. Assume passengers spent some time learning and rehearsing that beforehand. Love the Halloween MC/singer voice. Let the good times roll. Happy to see you all having fun. Atlantic crossing soon. And then a long Caribbean adventure. Thanks for the videos!
@ I certainly did. I hope you get Down Under sometime. I have sailed Northbound and Southbound four times in my life to Australia .Sailed to Cape Town, Suez Canal, Panama Canal, Port Everglades etc My bucket list is to sail from Southampton to New York on the Queen Mary. Would be wonderful to see The Statue Of Liberty and spend a few days in New York.Then fly to Glasgow and spend one more time in Scotland 🏴. Then fly back to Oz. So your journey has brought back wonderful memories of long Sea Days. 🤩
I simply loved the behind the scenes tour! So cool that they allowed you to video and share with us. The Villa Vie odyssey is the real deal and becomes more real everyday. Soon you will have more folks joining you as they learn of the ship's success!
Angela and Steve - I am living through your Vlog! As a future resident of room 4146 - boarding in late 2026 … I am getting so exited watching you enjoy yourselves! Chris
Thanks for sharing, loved the video. I’m impressed with the buffet and breakfast selection. It’s clear the kitchen team take pride in their effort and presentation.
Good morning Angela and Steve. I watched the video last night. You both do a great job with pretty much equal time, which really works. Getting to go and see the workings of the operation, sure gives a diff. understanding of all the crew does and all the control windows they keep an eye on and how big the rooms with the monitoring they do also, was so eye opening. Glad you filmed that. And the Halloween party was really cool, and Steve letting them know he realized all the work they put in to make it super Hallowweenie. My fav. was the Thriller Dance. My youngest loved the Video, heck I did too. Angela glad you are planning to visit your daughter That will be the real best trip you will make. Sea be good to the Villa Vie. Have a good rest of Your day friend Joyce.
Thanks for another great video. I do appreciate all the work it takes with editing and sound. Some people certainly went to a lot of trouble to dress up. Enjoy Dakar and the then Cape Verde which is always windy!
I love it! It looks like/sounds like most of the issues that the naysayers have pointed out are over: pool got filled, reverse osmosis is fixed, you are hitting ports and having good sea days. The food look tasty, and it looks like the staff is trying to make it a great home away from home. I'm sure you'll get a lot of people joining you in the Caribbean. The more the ship fills up, the better. :) It also looks like you all are building a great community on board. Enjoy the adventure, we are living vicariously through you all until we can join you in the future. Bye friends from Elkhart, Indiana!
Love the tour, especially the Bridge. The food looks great, as usual. I would have difficulty deciding what to eat! Rump steak, fish or noodles?? 🤣 Some of the Halloween outfits are hilarious- eg the chickens! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Wow so many choices for lunch, all looks so delicious! 😋 So glad they allowed you guys to film and share with us, thanks! The engine room was so awesome, as well as the Bridge, so cool! 😊❤ The Halloween Party looked Spooktacular! 🥳🎊🎃👻🎃👻
A very interesting video today...nice...I this was soo cool to see what goes on, on that big ship. I there is a nice amount of neighbors on the ship. I have not been here in awhile....nice....all this food just looks toooo good...the sunsets are beautiful....such cool pumpkins....glad you guys had a great party...thank you for the share.
Do the overhead announcements cause noise pollution in your rooms, it never occurred to me before hearing it at the start 🤔 I thought ‘Bubbles’ was your pet name from Angela at first 😂 what great fun you’re all having x x x I look forward to all villa vie videos, thank you 🌈✝️🕊️😇😘🥰😍 x x x
I love my coffee too first thing in the morning but I have to have decaf and once a week caffeinated which Blows away the brain fatigue but not the high Bp 😅
I had no idea that keeping this ship afloat required so many electronics. I was lost when you walked through the first door. No wonder it took so long for the authorities to check out and approve everything.
What a GREAT PARTY. The ship never looks busy how many people are now on it? Also do you know of anyone that this isnt working out for them and they want to sell there unit?
Great video-if tips are included- do you do any extra tips at all? Medical- did you purchase a global annual policy? Which one and how much coverage? Thanks
I have been watching your videos for some time. Now considering a purchase. A burning question is what do you do if confined to cabin if there is a disease outbreak?
This is the most appreciated one I have watched! The wife and I have been watching on her account but I just subscribed. I was in the US Navy and was curious about the engine rooms and the bridge. Would love love love more….do they have a shaft alley? After steering? Makes me want to go work there and cruise there! Thanks for your coverage we just moved to Cabo San Lucas 3 months ago and see cruise ships all the time pull in, look us up if you get here! Enjoy the rattler! I love the Victoria line from MX. Marcus
How fun! Thriller is one of my favorite Halloween songs (and the dance). -We've done numerous transatlantic cruises and have attended numerous lectures. There were two or three that I especially liked. If I can find the info, I will pass it on. Question: May have been the angle of your camera but you look very tall, Steve....like just missing some fire alarms by just an inch or two. My hubby is 6'3" so he's very aware of low doorframes, etc. :)
Fun to watch your great Halloween party. The residents were obviously really into it. I noticed in a few spots, especially at the breakfast buffet, quite a bit of vibration sound. Was this as obvious live as it is in the video? Maybe the seas were a bit rough?
Such a great tour. Halloween party looked like a blast. When you toured the bridge did they mention if there is a Captain rotation? Can't imagine he wouldn't at some point get time off. Just curious. TFS! 😁👍
Hi friends, I am not sure if this has been asked but how full is the boat currently? I love the tours and just seeing you hang out, I feel like im getting a sense of what it would be like to live on this boat. Have a beautiful rest of your day. ☮
@@MidLifeCruising95 Hey there thanks for the answer. Do you know what the approx max will be? Are you looking forward to having more residence or are you feeling a bit like its your private ship and loving that? What an exciting thing you are doing and I am glad your sharing with us. Thanks again
We haven't heard what the max will be. We want more so they can open up the rest of the ship. Not cost effective to have all the bars and restaraunts running simutaneously yet...
I love this channel & have been living vicariously through your journey. Was even considering doing the same once my partner can retire in 4 years. However, I really really get the ick when a channel has a lot of ads, where you can’t skip until about 45 secs in. I really hope this was a one off but if not I’ll sadly have to get my views elsewhere (or not at all). I’m just one person & it’s your channel. You are free to choose whatever ad timing you want. I will just miss your fun videos, that’s all.
I wish we had any control at all. The one and only option is yes to commercials or no. We have zero say in type, length, etc... hopefully it was a one off...
@ thanks for letting me know, I thought creators could choose how often ads appeared. It was crazy excessive this time but I stuck with it. So happy you are loving life at sea ❤️
@@MidLifeCruising95 I will ask around for you & let you know if I find out how you change the options. It might have been a one off as it hasn’t been like that before (& I’ve watched all your videos). Keep on loving life. I’m so jealous lol
Was neat to see the behind the scenes tours! I love all the carved pumpkins they had on display spooky! What a fun party! I wonder if you’ll celebrate thanksgiving or if that’s too American?
At the moment we've got National Mourning due to all the deaths here in Spain , all Halloween parties have been cancelled. I love your journey, but I'll catch up with you all in a few weeks , at the moment I'm just too sad.
So so sorry...I just looked it up. Unbelievable! Praying for peace and comfort. We are sheltered and not paying attention to news... we will do better. Hang in there!
To buy us a cup of coffee (or Steve a beer) : buymeacoffee.com/midlifecruising
❤ the Halloween skit from the crew, very cool. Michael Jackson Thriller 👍
It was so fun!!!
For some reason I love watching Steve make his coffee in the morning! It never gets old!🤣
Ha ha same!! Totally agree!
That THRILLER dance was A+. Assume passengers spent some time learning and rehearsing that beforehand. Love the Halloween MC/singer voice. Let the good times roll. Happy to see you all having fun. Atlantic crossing soon. And then a long Caribbean adventure. Thanks for the videos!
Couldn't agree more! They have daily dance classes, so they learned it there. So awesome!
I want to mention how much I appreciate your editing skills. I love that you put the names of the foods, that must take some time! Thank you, Friends!
Thank you so much!
Thank You Thank You. Enjoyed this vlog so much. Felt we were there with you all. Loved the bridge.👌🏴🇦🇺👏👏👏👏
Glad you enjoyed it!!
@ I certainly did. I hope you get Down Under sometime.
I have sailed Northbound and Southbound four times in my life to Australia .Sailed to Cape Town, Suez Canal, Panama Canal, Port Everglades etc My bucket list is to sail from Southampton to New York on the Queen Mary. Would be wonderful to see The Statue Of Liberty and spend a few days in New York.Then fly to Glasgow and spend one more time in Scotland 🏴.
Then fly back to Oz.
So your journey has brought back wonderful memories of long Sea Days. 🤩
Sounds amazing! Thanks for sharing.
Loved the Thriller dance, have seen the full version, its superb!
So good!
Truest example of The Love Boat! You guys are so cute together. My favorite is how she laughs when he makes the midlife cruising face 😂❤
Ha ha ha he cracks me up!!!
I simply loved the behind the scenes tour! So cool that they allowed you to video and share with us. The Villa Vie odyssey is the real deal and becomes more real everyday. Soon you will have more folks joining you as they learn of the ship's success!
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@MidLifeCruising95 🙂
The food looks delicious! I would weigh three hundred lbs. by the end of the year. Enjoy !!
I need to start eating better, been slipping lately!
Loved the tour and there were some amazing costumes, looks like lots of fun 🎉
Thank you 🤗
Loved everything about this video. Thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Angela and Steve - I am living through your Vlog! As a future resident of room 4146 - boarding in late 2026 … I am getting so exited watching you enjoy yourselves!
Chris
@@rchrisrose yay....welcome aboard...see you in 2026!!
Thanks for sharing, loved the video. I’m impressed with the buffet and breakfast selection. It’s clear the kitchen team take pride in their effort and presentation.
I totally agree! They are awesome!
Thank you so much !! It is so nice to see you having so much fun !! Cruise on and I hope I will see your next video soon . 👻👻👻
Thank you! 😃
Great video! Love seeing ship life...from the simple every day to such a fun holiday party!!
Thanks so much!
Thank you for the video! I started to tell my husband about it, but he already watched it! So now he watches you, too! Fun!
That is awesome! Thanks so much!!
So much fun! Enjoy the sea days. I really appreciated the behind the scenes tours. You guys are doing such a great job with the videos! 🙌🏻
Thanks so much!
Good morning Angela and Steve. I watched the video last night. You both do a great job with pretty much equal time, which really works. Getting to go and see the workings of the operation, sure gives a diff. understanding of all the crew does and all the control windows they keep an eye on and how big the rooms with the monitoring they do also, was so eye opening. Glad you filmed that. And the Halloween party was really cool, and Steve letting them know he realized all the work they put in to make it super Hallowweenie. My fav. was the Thriller Dance. My youngest loved the Video, heck I did too. Angela glad you are planning to visit your daughter That will be the real best trip you will make. Sea be good to the Villa Vie. Have a good rest of Your day friend Joyce.
Thanks so much, Friend. We had a great time at the party and it was awesome to tour the behind the scenes.
I cannot wait to see Senegal with you two. Africa and Japan are bucket listers for me. ✌️
Happy sails to you!
@@Delilah-cr2dc Next video!!! Woo hoo!
Great tour. Enjoyed it. Looks like delish food but will have to watch the cals! Never a dull moment. Truly glad to see the adventures ongoing.
Yes!!!! Making good choices can be hard sometimes!
I’m with you Steve…love me a good lemon Radler! Those behind the scenes tours were a great thing for them to offer on a sea day!
Oh yes! He loves 'em!!
Thanks for another great video. I do appreciate all the work it takes with editing and sound. Some people certainly went to a lot of trouble to dress up. Enjoy Dakar and the then Cape Verde which is always windy!
Much appreciated! Thanks so much!!
I love it! It looks like/sounds like most of the issues that the naysayers have pointed out are over: pool got filled, reverse osmosis is fixed, you are hitting ports and having good sea days. The food look tasty, and it looks like the staff is trying to make it a great home away from home. I'm sure you'll get a lot of people joining you in the Caribbean. The more the ship fills up, the better. :) It also looks like you all are building a great community on board.
Enjoy the adventure, we are living vicariously through you all until we can join you in the future. Bye friends from Elkhart, Indiana!
Thanks so much my Elkhart friend!
What a fun party with clever costumes
Great time!!
Loved all the wonderful pumpkin sculptures!!!!!🎃
Me too!! So cool!!
Super enjoyable video❤
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for this blog I really loved this one stay safe xxx
Thanks so much!!!
I really enjoy how you show the map at the beginning of your videos. Thx!
I hope it's not the same one the Captain and crew uses!⚓
Glad you like it!
Ha ha
That looked a lot of fun! 🤩
Good times!
Great video. Loved the behind the scenes tour and all that is happening during a sea day.
Thanks so much! Sea days....
Thank you for sharing! That mermaid presentation must have been interesting.
Good times!
I’m so thrilled for you guys . It all looks amazing ❤🎉
Much appreciated!!!
Wow! That looked like a lot of fun!
It was! Thanks for watching!
Had a great time watching the tours plus Halloween Celebration. Wish we were there now ❤
Glad you enjoyed it! Soon!!!
Great carved pumpkins 🎃 👻🎃yay another great vlog from you both 👻👻👻❤️💙
Thanks so much!!
So much fun 🤩 I have learned to watch your videos while I’m eating because you always show delicious food and it makes me hungry 😋🧡
Ha ha so funny!!
I always love seeing the behind-the-scenes operations. That Halloween bash looked like a blast!
Fun times for sure!
Really enjoying watching your adventures. To be honest am a lil jelly, looks like so much fun onboard. Happy travels from Wagga Wagga Australia….
Thanks! 😃 We have a Wagga Steve aboard...
That was great!!!!!! The control room and bridge tour was fascinating!! That’s my kind of tour💕🎃
Glad you enjoyed it!
Oh, what a fabulous Halloween party! Great atmosphere! Thanks again for sharing!
Our pleasure!
Love the tour, especially the Bridge. The food looks great, as usual. I would have difficulty deciding what to eat! Rump steak, fish or noodles?? 🤣
Some of the Halloween outfits are hilarious- eg the chickens! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@seebunlim such a great time!!! Glad you enjoyed the tour!!
Thanks! I enjoy your content so much. Thank you for the behind the scenes tours. Very interesting!
Glad you like them! And a huge thank you!!!!! Much appreciated!!
Great video, got a really good feel about how life on the ship was these days. Great food shots too, as always 😍
Thanks so much!
Thanks for sharing! Party looked so fun. 6 weeks until I'm there.
Woo hoo!!! Can't wait! Be sure to come say Hey, Friend!
Another great video! The ship looks just as great behind the scenes.
Many thanks!
That was so interesting. It is good to know how the ship works.
Glad you enjoyed it
Great! thanks for sharing Angela and Steve. Party looked fun ❤
It was! Good times!
I Enjoyed this vid.
Much appreciated!
Thanks!
Thanks, Friend!! Always so good to us. Much appreciated!!
What a fun group of people! Hi Friends :)
Hey, Friend!! Good times!
What a great video!! I really enjoyed the ship tours!! Ty for sharing
Our pleasure!
I loved this video so much. Thank you for sharing. I so want to be on this ship with you all. ❤
Glad you enjoyed it! Come join us!
Loved seeing the ship, the Halloween party looked fun
Thanks! Amazing times!
Great video as always, thank you Guys.
Thanks for watching!
So much fun! Love it!
Thanks so much!
What a lot of fun you have !! Awesome 🤩
Thank you 🤗
Oh man those pumpkins cracked me up 😂😂😂
Ha ha....right!?!
Wow so many choices for lunch, all looks so delicious! 😋 So glad they allowed you guys to film and share with us, thanks! The engine room was so awesome, as well as the Bridge, so cool! 😊❤ The Halloween Party looked Spooktacular! 🥳🎊🎃👻🎃👻
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for sharing, it was Spooktacular! 🎃👻@@MidLifeCruising95
The food looks amazing!
So good!
Cannot start your day without a cuppa coffee 😂 …me neither 👍🏻
Right?! The best way...
A very interesting video today...nice...I this was soo cool to see what goes on, on that big ship. I there is a nice amount of neighbors on the ship. I have not been here in awhile....nice....all this food just looks toooo good...the sunsets are beautiful....such cool pumpkins....glad you guys had a great party...thank you for the share.
Glad you enjoyed it!
That food looks delicious 😋
It was!
So much fun!
It really was!
Looked like a fun night. Thanks for the bridge and engine tours
You bet!
Lovely video and got to see what a garden salad looked like Lol😂 thanks for sharing
Ha ha....funny!
Great video with so much going on. Loved the tour and the Halloween party!
Thanks so much!
Hello. Congratulations for the content. I follow you with interest. Can you please introduce the golf simulator? Good luck in the future
@@syca88 not yet....maybe in the future. Thanks for watching.
That was awesome! Love seeing you two having such a great time 🙋♀️💕
Thanks so much!
Do the overhead announcements cause noise pollution in your rooms, it never occurred to me before hearing it at the start 🤔
I thought ‘Bubbles’ was your pet name from Angela at first 😂 what great fun you’re all having x x x I look forward to all villa vie videos, thank you 🌈✝️🕊️😇😘🥰😍 x x x
Announcements aren't usually in the cabins, just the main areas. Sometimes they do if it is super important.
Fab vlog friends x
Thanks, Friend!
Thank you for the tour and behind the scenes. Omg I want to be retired now so I can join you guys. Looks like so much fun!
Our pleasure! Thanks for watching!
Great memories for you!
Definitely!
Enjoyed the behind the scenes video. Looked like a fun Halloween!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I love my coffee too first thing in the morning but I have to have decaf and once a week caffeinated which Blows away the brain fatigue but not the high Bp 😅
Mmmm...coffee is yum either way! Ha ha
That was fun I was 15 when Thriller cam out
Aaawwww....great memories!
Thanks for sharing your journey with us! How many guests are on the ship so far?
Close to 200..I need to ask again and get an update.
I had no idea that keeping this ship afloat required so many electronics. I was lost when you walked through the first door. No wonder it took so long for the authorities to check out and approve everything.
Truth!! It was incredible!
Uncle Fester was the best!
💯 ❤❤
Steve thought so, too!
Yes, the working light bulb and “Thing” perched on the top of that bald head made for the whole package.
@@taftdev yes!!!
What a GREAT PARTY. The ship never looks busy how many people are now on it? Also do you know of anyone that this isnt working out for them and they want to sell there unit?
200 or close to it I would guess...
Haven't heard, but I am sure once more time passes people may decide to sell...
Could have been joining you on the Villa Vie if my darn lottery numbers had of came in, I was only 6 numbers short😔
Dang it! Next time!
Great video-if tips are included- do you do any extra tips at all?
Medical- did you purchase a global annual policy? Which one and how much coverage? Thanks
We do tip extra, but it isn't required. Our policy expires soon, so we have been looking for a new travel insurance policy.
I have been watching your videos for some time. Now considering a purchase. A burning question is what do you do if confined to cabin if there is a disease outbreak?
They deliver your food to your room...same as all cruises. We had someone with Covid a few weeks ago. All seems fine now. Not sure otherwise...
Enjoy friends…envy you ❤️🕊❤️
Thanks for watching!!
Great video, thank you
You are welcome!
This is the most appreciated one I have watched! The wife and I have been watching on her account but I just subscribed. I was in the US Navy and was curious about the engine rooms and the bridge. Would love love love more….do they have a shaft alley? After steering? Makes me want to go work there and cruise there!
Thanks for your coverage we just moved to Cabo San Lucas 3 months ago and see cruise ships all the time pull in, look us up if you get here!
Enjoy the rattler! I love the Victoria line from MX.
Marcus
Glad you enjoyed it! They offered a special tour, so not too sure how often we can see amore. Enjoy living in Cabo!
How fun! Thriller is one of my favorite Halloween songs (and the dance). -We've done numerous transatlantic cruises and have attended numerous lectures. There were two or three that I especially liked. If I can find the info, I will pass it on. Question: May have been the angle of your camera but you look very tall, Steve....like just missing some fire alarms by just an inch or two. My hubby is 6'3" so he's very aware of low doorframes, etc. :)
Only time he is too tall is a back behind the scene areas...no issues otherwise. They did a great job with Thriller.
Fun to watch your great Halloween party. The residents were obviously really into it.
I noticed in a few spots, especially at the breakfast buffet, quite a bit of vibration sound. Was this as obvious live as it is in the video? Maybe the seas were a bit rough?
They had just turned the thrusters on to move us against the pier...
Party was awesome!
Such a great tour. Halloween party looked like a blast. When you toured the bridge did they mention if there is a Captain rotation? Can't imagine he wouldn't at some point get time off. Just curious. TFS! 😁👍
Yes they do, like all cruise ships.
The party looked fun. I love days at sea and it appears that you are having great weather. And did I see you Angela in a Boston sweatshirt?
Ha ha...freezing in the Boston airport and needed something warm! 19.99 for the win!!
Hi friends, I am not sure if this has been asked but how full is the boat currently? I love the tours and just seeing you hang out, I feel like im getting a sense of what it would be like to live on this boat. Have a beautiful rest of your day. ☮
Close to 200...I need to ask again..
@@MidLifeCruising95 Hey there thanks for the answer. Do you know what the approx max will be? Are you looking forward to having more residence or are you feeling a bit like its your private ship and loving that? What an exciting thing you are doing and I am glad your sharing with us. Thanks again
We haven't heard what the max will be. We want more so they can open up the rest of the ship. Not cost effective to have all the bars and restaraunts running simutaneously yet...
@@MidLifeCruising95 fingers crossed more come. I am sure your videos are helping bring people to you. Hope you have a beautiful rest of your day. ☮
Much appreciated!
I love this channel & have been living vicariously through your journey. Was even considering doing the same once my partner can retire in 4 years.
However, I really really get the ick when a channel has a lot of ads, where you can’t skip until about 45 secs in. I really hope this was a one off but if not I’ll sadly have to get my views elsewhere (or not at all). I’m just one person & it’s your channel. You are free to choose whatever ad timing you want. I will just miss your fun videos, that’s all.
I wish we had any control at all. The one and only option is yes to commercials or no. We have zero say in type, length, etc... hopefully it was a one off...
@ thanks for letting me know, I thought creators could choose how often ads appeared. It was crazy excessive this time but I stuck with it. So happy you are loving life at sea ❤️
@@SashaAlonso_PricklyElder we just choose ads or not. Maybe someone who knows more about it will explain if there is anything we can do.
@@MidLifeCruising95 I will ask around for you & let you know if I find out how you change the options. It might have been a one off as it hasn’t been like that before (& I’ve watched all your videos). Keep on loving life. I’m so jealous lol
Much appreciated!
Was neat to see the behind the scenes tours! I love all the carved pumpkins they had on display spooky! What a fun party! I wonder if you’ll celebrate thanksgiving or if that’s too American?
Probably a meal for sure...
Finally saw the other TH-camr!
We have like 10 on board...
@ what there are 10 TH-camrs!?!
There ard quite a few, none like us though ha ha ha ha
At the moment we've got National Mourning due to all the deaths here in Spain , all Halloween parties have been cancelled. I love your journey, but I'll catch up with you all in a few weeks , at the moment I'm just too sad.
So so sorry...I just looked it up. Unbelievable! Praying for peace and comfort. We are sheltered and not paying attention to news... we will do better. Hang in there!
I’m a two cup of coffee before talking girl and I like it black. Do they have drip machines or percolators in addition to the fancy machine?
They have Illy machines with pods in the rooms and also they put out drip coffee in a couple areas around the ship.
Not going to gain weight with that lunch buffet !
@@sheepdog401 we are trying to be careful...
I have a feeling many of these folks will get tired of this cruise after a month or so. It’s always the same passengers?
I think different ports, traveling the world, experiencing different cultures around the world may keep us pretty entertained.
do you have room service?
We do....at a cost, so we have never used it. Will film it soon! (The price sheet)
When is the crossing to the US going to be
2 days in Dakar, sea day, 2 days in Cape Verde, then we start the crossing...