This is just what I wanted to see as I’m thinking of doing the same cruise this year. So I’m really looking forward to seeing your next vlogs, they are so detailed and really useful. Love you guys and a very happy new year to you 🎉
@helenbramson3730 thank you so much Helen for your kind comment. We try to make our vlogs as useful, interesting and entertaining as possible. We had an absolutely wonderful time on this cruise itinerary and if you decide to book we hope you enjoy it as much as we did. Happy travels and Happy New Year to you too 😊
Thank you so much for taking the time to let us know. It really means a lot. We are trying hard to keep improving our videos, and feedback really helps. If I can ask, what is it about our videos that you like? This will help us to do more of the 'good' stuff.
@TravellingLightLisa maybe its because i have done a few ships before! I dont know but they seem to be familiar and I understand what you are saying. Maybe someone who hasn't sailed before might find things more difficult to understand. Plus you see the positives instead of negatives. I look forward to watching more. Again thank you x
@carolbray3731 Thanks for getting back to us. We do try to look for the positives as we are on holiday and want to have a good time. Thanks again for watching.
@jamiemacmillan7066 we managed to find some quiet places onboard Jamie so stay tuned. I'm sure you will have a fabulous time in March! Thanks for watching and commenting 😊
@Didderly And it's good to hear from you again! Happy New Year. I seem to recall you fell a bit out of love with Marella and went to P&O. Am I right, or did I dream that? Thanks for watching. 👍
@@TravellingLightLisa Morning Lisa, yes you are correct on the Marella. I have done a couple more since I last spoke. They are still value for money but you can tell if you are a person who has been with them since the start food & drink wise. But it still don't stop me got a couple booked for Feb/April so it is what it is lol x
@Didderly yes I understand what you mean. For us the great thing about Marella are the amount of port days you have. So many cruises seem to have lots of sea days and we love getting off the ship and exploring. Hope you have a wonderful time on your next sailing. Keep in touch 😃
Happy New Year to you both ! Look forward to your adventures for 2025. I know how much work you put into this channel, which is much appreciated. Love Lisa’s multi coloured backpack. Great to see that you continue, Giles, to offer up your “Carry on film” humour (“came round slowly” for those not tuned in).
@BrummieNik Thanks, Nik. Your support is much appreciated. Particularly, your encouragement for me to keep up my fabulous work in shoehorning bad gags into our videos! Happy New Year!
@annualtravellers thanks for watching and commenting guys 😃 Hope you have an amazing time in the Maldives! If you book a cruise I'm sure you will enjoy it... waking up in a different port each day is fabulous. Happy travels 😍
Thank you for watching and commenting. I'm glad you found it useful - over the coming weeks we have plenty of tips for this holiday. I'm sure you will have a fabulous time, we absolutely loved it!
Great video both (apart from the jokes 🤪). We've just returned from a similar cruise around the Canaries on P&O Azura as you saw in the video. We left from Gatwick with TUI which was much cheaper than flying from Cardiff. We had great weather but would not cruise with P&O in the foreseeable future (it was not a great start), we have to try a Marella cruise next time.
@flydriveexplore Lol! What jokes? 😂 Oooh, that sounds interesting about P&O. Look forward to hearing all about it! Glad it's not just us that are prepared to drive to where the flights are cheapest! Thanks for watching, and Happy New Year 👍
Oh yes! I remember seeing the picture of the flood now 😮! I was on the verge of commenting that Marcus probably needed to get his prostate checked out, but I refrained as I am far too mature than to make those sort of comments....😕 Hope you have dried out.
Done a cruise 3rd Dec we stayed in the funchal suite just had a refurb it was lovely. That's as good as it got the food must be the worst we have ever had . My wife and I have done 43 cruises over the years and this one was the worst by far butlins at see never again.
@@TravellingLightLisa only 2 days on Fred Olsen Bolette in April at the moment but always looking for great deals...I did a festive cruise on Ambience just before christmas...its a weird ship but charming in its own right...am thinking about a solo back on her in February for 11 nights £695 at the moment
@singingbuddhakaraoke that looks like a good deal Andy. We can't get away in February else we would have considered that. If you see any good deals for March or April let us know!! Enjoy 😉
I think that fainting gag was the best and worse joke I have heard in a while 😆 Looked a very short cruise! Really informative a fun watch, could you confirm was it 2am in the afternoon or morning?
I have to confess that I am the Thief of Badgags! 😀👍 Fortunately, there was a bit in the middle of the cruise where we visited the Canaries and Madeira. We may well be making a video of that bit. As for the time thing, it is one of my pet hates. Correcting Lisa is also a full-time job 😂 Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 👍 Hope the B's are all OK.
I think the woman who collapsed on the baggage carousel was a tragic case! We often take sandwiches 🥪 with us through security. Have you seen the food prices at airports? We are so tight that on Christmas Day, we used to take the kids to see Santa's grave. 🎅🪦
We are going on our first cruise with Marella around the Med in August. But I have a quick question you may be able to help me with. We have two children ( fussy eaters ), I noticed that the snack shack do cookies, fruit pots and sandwiches. Is it possible to pick these up and take them off the ship for them on Port days? Thank you for your informative videos and help with this.
@andrewlinskey7856 hi you can take items away from the snack shack. However on disembarkation day the take away items were not put out. We were always off the ship really early so i'm not sure what was available on port days. We have a food vlog next week showing all the food. Sorry I can't be more helpful. I hope you all have a wonderful time in August. Thank you for watching and commenting 😊
@AdeReeves Lol! Like putting on an old pair of slippers for you guys! 😂 Although, there is now a new included English restaurant - Piccadillys. Thanks for watching 👍
This is just what I wanted to see as I’m thinking of doing the same cruise this year. So I’m really looking forward to seeing your next vlogs, they are so detailed and really useful. Love you guys and a very happy new year to you 🎉
@helenbramson3730 thank you so much Helen for your kind comment. We try to make our vlogs as useful, interesting and entertaining as possible. We had an absolutely wonderful time on this cruise itinerary and if you decide to book we hope you enjoy it as much as we did. Happy travels and Happy New Year to you too 😊
Excellent video with all the information that anyone would need. I liked the carousel joke!
@@ThamesShips Thanks for watching again. You deserve a medal 🏅 That carousel joke has been round a few times! 😂
@@TravellingLightLisa I thought that might be the case!
@@ThamesShips 🤣
This was a really informative video, love the attention to detail! Great video 😊
Thanks, guys! Loving your Marella content as well. People seem to like the Marella stuff. Keep up the good work 👏
Watched loads of vlogs. Really like yours. Thank you
Thank you so much for taking the time to let us know. It really means a lot. We are trying hard to keep improving our videos, and feedback really helps. If I can ask, what is it about our videos that you like? This will help us to do more of the 'good' stuff.
@TravellingLightLisa maybe its because i have done a few ships before! I dont know but they seem to be familiar and I understand what you are saying. Maybe someone who hasn't sailed before might find things more difficult to understand. Plus you see the positives instead of negatives. I look forward to watching more. Again thank you x
@carolbray3731 Thanks for getting back to us. We do try to look for the positives as we are on holiday and want to have a good time. Thanks again for watching.
A happy new year to you both. A very interesting and practical vlog. The Canaries look great for winter sun.
Thank you both so much for your continued support!! Yes, the Canaries are a good option for some much needed winter sun.
Great to see you.
Thanks for watching Mary. Appreciate your support.
Great vlog again
We are going on the explorer 2 in march in the Caribbean looking forward finding to those quiet places !!😊
@jamiemacmillan7066 we managed to find some quiet places onboard Jamie so stay tuned. I'm sure you will have a fabulous time in March! Thanks for watching and commenting 😊
Another brilliant video - thanks for sharing! 👍👍😊😊All the best in 2025 🎉🎉👍👍
@ScotlandFarAndNear Thank you so much, and thank you for your support in 2024. Hope you had a great Christmas and New Year. All the best for 2025.
Love your vlog! We're going on Marella Explorer 2 in June so looking forward to that! 👍😃🛳
@sueglen3726 Cheers! That's very kind of you to say. Thanks for watching, and have a fabulous cruise in June. 👍
@TravellingLightLisa Thankyou 👍😃
Nice to see you two again.
@Didderly And it's good to hear from you again! Happy New Year. I seem to recall you fell a bit out of love with Marella and went to P&O. Am I right, or did I dream that? Thanks for watching. 👍
@@TravellingLightLisa Morning Lisa, yes you are correct on the Marella. I have done a couple more since I last spoke. They are still value for money but you can tell if you are a person who has been with them since the start food & drink wise. But it still don't stop me got a couple booked for Feb/April so it is what it is lol x
@Didderly yes I understand what you mean. For us the great thing about Marella are the amount of port days you have. So many cruises seem to have lots of sea days and we love getting off the ship and exploring. Hope you have a wonderful time on your next sailing. Keep in touch 😃
Happy New Year to you both ! Look forward to your adventures for 2025. I know how much work you put into this channel, which is much appreciated. Love Lisa’s multi coloured backpack. Great to see that you continue, Giles, to offer up your “Carry on film” humour (“came round slowly” for those not tuned in).
@BrummieNik Thanks, Nik. Your support is much appreciated. Particularly, your encouragement for me to keep up my fabulous work in shoehorning bad gags into our videos! Happy New Year!
We are thinking of marella for next year, (we are going to the Maldives this year) maybe to the Caribbean or the canaries. Love watching you guys ❤
@annualtravellers thanks for watching and commenting guys 😃 Hope you have an amazing time in the Maldives! If you book a cruise I'm sure you will enjoy it... waking up in a different port each day is fabulous. Happy travels 😍
Thanks for the information. Very useful. I'm doing the same one in December 2025.
Thank you for watching and commenting. I'm glad you found it useful - over the coming weeks we have plenty of tips for this holiday. I'm sure you will have a fabulous time, we absolutely loved it!
Great video both (apart from the jokes 🤪). We've just returned from a similar cruise around the Canaries on P&O Azura as you saw in the video. We left from Gatwick with TUI which was much cheaper than flying from Cardiff. We had great weather but would not cruise with P&O in the foreseeable future (it was not a great start), we have to try a Marella cruise next time.
@flydriveexplore Lol! What jokes? 😂 Oooh, that sounds interesting about P&O. Look forward to hearing all about it! Glad it's not just us that are prepared to drive to where the flights are cheapest! Thanks for watching, and Happy New Year 👍
@@TravellingLightLisa Just to say we were woken up on the first sea day with an inch of water in the cabin.
Oh yes! I remember seeing the picture of the flood now 😮! I was on the verge of commenting that Marcus probably needed to get his prostate checked out, but I refrained as I am far too mature than to make those sort of comments....😕 Hope you have dried out.
Done a cruise 3rd Dec we stayed in the funchal suite just had a refurb it was lovely.
That's as good as it got the food must be the worst we have ever had .
My wife and I have done 43 cruises over the years and this one was the worst by far butlins at see never again.
@graemedocherty3088 sorry to hear about your poor experience guys. Hope your next cruise goes well. Thanks for watching and commenting 😊
Hi guys hope i find you well and you had a great christmas and new year...
All good here. Happy New Year to you too! Have you any nice cruises booked for 2025?
@@TravellingLightLisa only 2 days on Fred Olsen Bolette in April at the moment but always looking for great deals...I did a festive cruise on Ambience just before christmas...its a weird ship but charming in its own right...am thinking about a solo back on her in February for 11 nights £695 at the moment
@singingbuddhakaraoke that looks like a good deal Andy. We can't get away in February else we would have considered that. If you see any good deals for March or April let us know!! Enjoy 😉
Yeah Yeah , great vlog as usual guys but ......IS THERE GOING TO BE THE LIFT DISCO SEGMENT ? ......Happy New Year guys .
@alan3755 😂 Lol! We will have to keep you in suspense! (The reality is that we haven't edited that video yet). Thanks for watching.
I think that fainting gag was the best and worse joke I have heard in a while 😆
Looked a very short cruise!
Really informative a fun watch, could you confirm was it 2am in the afternoon or morning?
I have to confess that I am the Thief of Badgags! 😀👍
Fortunately, there was a bit in the middle of the cruise where we visited the Canaries and Madeira. We may well be making a video of that bit.
As for the time thing, it is one of my pet hates. Correcting Lisa is also a full-time job 😂
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 👍 Hope the B's are all OK.
@ 🤣🤣 all good here!
Never a dull moment with you two, did you ever learn why the woman had fainted? And how did you get wrapped sarnies through security?
I think the woman who collapsed on the baggage carousel was a tragic case! We often take sandwiches 🥪 with us through security. Have you seen the food prices at airports? We are so tight that on Christmas Day, we used to take the kids to see Santa's grave. 🎅🪦
@ And then surprised them with the gift of a Gremlins DVD…
VHS! 😂
We are going on our first cruise with Marella around the Med in August. But I have a quick question you may be able to help me with. We have two children ( fussy eaters ), I noticed that the snack shack do cookies, fruit pots and sandwiches. Is it possible to pick these up and take them off the ship for them on Port days? Thank you for your informative videos and help with this.
@andrewlinskey7856 hi you can take items away from the snack shack. However on disembarkation day the take away items were not put out. We were always off the ship really early so i'm not sure what was available on port days. We have a food vlog next week showing all the food. Sorry I can't be more helpful. I hope you all have a wonderful time in August. Thank you for watching and commenting 😊
Dont forget adults only on Ambassador
Good shout.
All seems a bit familiar 🤣
@AdeReeves Lol! Like putting on an old pair of slippers for you guys! 😂 Although, there is now a new included English restaurant - Piccadillys. Thanks for watching 👍
Does anyone go to Luton for any other reason than to fly ? Lol.
@@DiscoDavesPubReviewsI'm not sure? Have you ever been?
@@TravellingLightLisa no. I go all over the UK to live gigs as well. Never been lol.