@@TheHendoncat oh amazing we wanted to do the fjords but none fit our timings! So beautiful, if you get the chance to kayak any fjords I’d recommend it - there’s often places you can hire kayaks there and then instead of an excursion. We did it in Geirangerfjord and it was beautiful. That’ll be an amazing cruise in the Apex - enjoy!!
I just watched the replay of Rich and Helen's live yesterday and thought I would check out your channel as well. We were on the Apex in September of 2022 just as the pandemic was winding down and they only had 501 passengers that week in the Greel Isles so it was fantastic. You are spot on concerning the food at the Buffet and it is the best buffet at sea and we have done 39 cruises with Viking, Princess, Celebrity, Cunard etc so we have a fair batch if ships to compare it to. My favorite on board is Al Bacio and Scoops and they are fantastic as you described. Good luck with the channel, soon you'll fly by your parents' channel.
@@loumello8813 Thanks for checking out our channel and welcome! We did the beyond in August 2022 and had a similar experience with few passengers… gone are the days of reduced capacity! Scoops is the main thing I miss the most on other lines. And hopefully, that’s the goal - it’s hard to sit at my 9-5 desk job watching them travel for a living! Usually it’s the children doing the crazy travelling 😂 They are a true inspiration to me.
@@BethandDavidCruise While I am retired and can travel, my wife is still working so we are only able to do one good cruise a year with her vacation time. This September we are doing Oceania Vista from Athens to Lisbon, 20 days and only one sea day. Looking forward to all the specialty dining on board and have already booked 8 nights of specialty dining. Rich and Helen are very entertaining and I have followed them since shortly after they started the channel. They do the cruises that we like and will do going forward.
@@loumello8813 oh wow that sounds like a trip worth the wait! We haven’t tried Oceania yet but is a line I keep going back to look at. They’ve worked so hard on their channel it’s great to meet some loyal subscribers who enjoy their content.
@@LK-nb1eu it’s open time dining so you go along when you choose (except the first night they “suggest” a time and restaurant only for that night) and you can pick the restaurant when you go, you simply turn up to one of them at any time during the evening. You can reserve tables at a specific restaurant on the app, but only at 5:30 or 8:30 I believe. This can be useful if you want to bypass the rush after the first theatre show for example, as you may have to wait since everyone goes at once. You get given a buzzer and usually isn’t longer than 15-20 mins wait. It’s very flexible so you can do as you please 😌 that was our experience at least.
Thank you for such informative videos. We’re sailing on The Apex next week and I was really apprehensive until I found your channel. Can I ask, is there an option to book any of the evening entertainment? I liked that about MSC cruises, we knew we were guaranteed a seat x
@@lilactree8444 hi thanks for commenting, I’m glad my videos could be of help! There’s no way to book that I’m aware of (except for suite class guests), just turning up early. They allow drinks in though so can always grab a drink and relax in there for a bit before the show. They had waiters wandering around in there too before the show started. I have a “what to know about celebrity” video coming out this weekend (hopefully!) which will have a lot of our own tips and things we were surprised by, keep an eye out 🌞 you’ll have an amazing time!x
@@DuncanHodges-ly3qy thank you! We love them both, we’re currently on Azamara and it’s just a bit more classic and refined (being smaller) and relaxed, which we enjoy. Celebrity is fun and exciting, always something to be amazed by, so it depends on the vacation style you’re going for. Azamara includes basic alcohol in the fare so is a great deal we think, whereas celebrity you’ll pay half your original fare for the drinks package alone. I think it depends which sailing you go on and what deal you get for which is more expensive. I’ll be uploading a day in the life on Azamara vlog very soon (filmed yesterday) so you can see the perks included in the fare if you’re not aware already. Azamara is our favourite overall, but we’re a bit boring so depends on your ideal style of cruise! David also works for Panache Cruises who specialise in premium/luxury cruising so I’m sure he can get you a good deal on Azamara (or suites/aqua class on celebrity) if you’re interested, just let me know and I’ll give you his email! (Although we’re currently on vacation!)
@@theapprentice2298 hahah he loved it and says it was on par with the rest of the food on celebrity, very good. We’d go every night and get some before we went to bed.. dangerous! Back on Azamara soon, we’ll miss the Celebrity pizza that’s for sure.
@@BethandDavidCruise We have just returned from a cruise on Queen Mary 2 . We did the late night snacking for two nights as the spare ribs were calling to me . However we realised it wasn't a good idea eating so late. So we banned ourselves :)
@@theapprentice2298 hahah we pretty much realised the same thing after a while.. you don’t end up feeling good and awfully full the next day. Just so hard to resist! Almost looking forward to Azamara since they don’t really do food after dinner so we’re forced to behave 😂 love the QM2! Been so long since I’ve sailed on Cunard, must go again soon!
@@BethandDavidCruise Sailing on Azamara Journey August 20: Greek islands and Turkey. Looking forward to having that small ship feeling -white night and busy doing nothing :)
@@julievandenbossche3553 oh my goodness of course, how silly of me haha! I LOVE pasta so perhaps I was craving it during that editing time 😅 thanks for pointing out
Thank you, I’ll be on Apex 2 weeks from today!!! Your vids are great, very helpful tips.
@@cara7309 oh how exciting!! Thanks for the comment, you’ll have an amazing time😍
Good Video, we will be doing Transatlantic in March 2025 on APEX first time on APEX
@@AsifKhan-jq3vw thank you! Oh very exciting, not long left now. Have a great time 😊
Fantastic vlog …we booked a fjord cruise on Apex a few days ago so this is exactly what I wanted to watch ….you’re a natural, bravo 👏
@@TheHendoncat oh amazing we wanted to do the fjords but none fit our timings! So beautiful, if you get the chance to kayak any fjords I’d recommend it - there’s often places you can hire kayaks there and then instead of an excursion. We did it in Geirangerfjord and it was beautiful. That’ll be an amazing cruise in the Apex - enjoy!!
@@TheHendoncat and thank you very much! ☺️
Thanks Beth , good insight to dining on Apex .
@@theapprentice2298 thank you!! A great dining experience indeed.
I just watched the replay of Rich and Helen's live yesterday and thought I would check out your channel as well. We were on the Apex in September of 2022 just as the pandemic was winding down and they only had 501 passengers that week in the Greel Isles so it was fantastic. You are spot on concerning the food at the Buffet and it is the best buffet at sea and we have done 39 cruises with Viking, Princess, Celebrity, Cunard etc so we have a fair batch if ships to compare it to. My favorite on board is Al Bacio and Scoops and they are fantastic as you described. Good luck with the channel, soon you'll fly by your parents' channel.
@@loumello8813 Thanks for checking out our channel and welcome! We did the beyond in August 2022 and had a similar experience with few passengers… gone are the days of reduced capacity! Scoops is the main thing I miss the most on other lines. And hopefully, that’s the goal - it’s hard to sit at my 9-5 desk job watching them travel for a living! Usually it’s the children doing the crazy travelling 😂 They are a true inspiration to me.
@@BethandDavidCruise While I am retired and can travel, my wife is still working so we are only able to do one good cruise a year with her vacation time. This September we are doing Oceania Vista from Athens to Lisbon, 20 days and only one sea day. Looking forward to all the specialty dining on board and have already booked 8 nights of specialty dining. Rich and Helen are very entertaining and I have followed them since shortly after they started the channel. They do the cruises that we like and will do going forward.
@@loumello8813 oh wow that sounds like a trip worth the wait! We haven’t tried Oceania yet but is a line I keep going back to look at.
They’ve worked so hard on their channel it’s great to meet some loyal subscribers who enjoy their content.
❤ thank you my lovely😊
@@karinaescott505 thank you for watching 😊
That buffet is insane.
@@tommita6440 it truly is! The main reason we sail on edge class ships really 😂😂
So if we have late dining how do we know what restaurant to go to each night. Do we need to make reservations or do they assign us?
@@LK-nb1eu it’s open time dining so you go along when you choose (except the first night they “suggest” a time and restaurant only for that night) and you can pick the restaurant when you go, you simply turn up to one of them at any time during the evening. You can reserve tables at a specific restaurant on the app, but only at 5:30 or 8:30 I believe. This can be useful if you want to bypass the rush after the first theatre show for example, as you may have to wait since everyone goes at once. You get given a buzzer and usually isn’t longer than 15-20 mins wait. It’s very flexible so you can do as you please 😌 that was our experience at least.
Thank you for such informative videos. We’re sailing on The Apex next week and I was really apprehensive until I found your channel. Can I ask, is there an option to book any of the evening entertainment? I liked that about MSC cruises, we knew we were guaranteed a seat x
@@lilactree8444 hi thanks for commenting, I’m glad my videos could be of help! There’s no way to book that I’m aware of (except for suite class guests), just turning up early. They allow drinks in though so can always grab a drink and relax in there for a bit before the show. They had waiters wandering around in there too before the show started. I have a “what to know about celebrity” video coming out this weekend (hopefully!) which will have a lot of our own tips and things we were surprised by, keep an eye out 🌞 you’ll have an amazing time!x
@@BethandDavidCruise thanks a million. I’ll certainly look out for your new video, it’s perfectly timed for us! Thanks again x
Great vlog. How does Celebrity compare to Azamara? I think they might be slightly more expensive, if so is it worth the extra cost?
@@DuncanHodges-ly3qy thank you! We love them both, we’re currently on Azamara and it’s just a bit more classic and refined (being smaller) and relaxed, which we enjoy. Celebrity is fun and exciting, always something to be amazed by, so it depends on the vacation style you’re going for. Azamara includes basic alcohol in the fare so is a great deal we think, whereas celebrity you’ll pay half your original fare for the drinks package alone. I think it depends which sailing you go on and what deal you get for which is more expensive. I’ll be uploading a day in the life on Azamara vlog very soon (filmed yesterday) so you can see the perks included in the fare if you’re not aware already. Azamara is our favourite overall, but we’re a bit boring so depends on your ideal style of cruise! David also works for Panache Cruises who specialise in premium/luxury cruising so I’m sure he can get you a good deal on Azamara (or suites/aqua class on celebrity) if you’re interested, just let me know and I’ll give you his email! (Although we’re currently on vacation!)
How Did David like the pizza ? :)
@@theapprentice2298 hahah he loved it and says it was on par with the rest of the food on celebrity, very good. We’d go every night and get some before we went to bed.. dangerous! Back on Azamara soon, we’ll miss the Celebrity pizza that’s for sure.
@@BethandDavidCruise We have just returned from a cruise on Queen Mary 2 . We did the late night snacking for two nights as the spare ribs were calling to me . However we realised it wasn't a good idea eating so late. So we banned ourselves :)
@@theapprentice2298 hahah we pretty much realised the same thing after a while.. you don’t end up feeling good and awfully full the next day. Just so hard to resist! Almost looking forward to Azamara since they don’t really do food after dinner so we’re forced to behave 😂 love the QM2! Been so long since I’ve sailed on Cunard, must go again soon!
@@BethandDavidCruise Sailing on Azamara Journey August 20: Greek islands and Turkey. Looking forward to having that small ship feeling -white night and busy doing nothing :)
@@theapprentice2298 ah our sailing is on journey next week! Hoping to do some vlogs, especially one for one night. Can’t wait!
That would be cannoli. Cannelloni is pasta.
@@julievandenbossche3553 oh my goodness of course, how silly of me haha! I LOVE pasta so perhaps I was craving it during that editing time 😅 thanks for pointing out
@@BethandDavidCruise I love both the pasta and the dessert haha
@@julievandenbossche3553 hahaha my type of gal!!