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I will be doing the 10 day version of this cruise. I'm flying into and staying in Bologna 4 days early, training my way around Italy for those 4 days (iv prepurchased my train tickets. For the day of the cruise Iv got direct train tickets to Ravenna from Bologna. It's an 1hour and 15 min train ride. Then we've got the shuttle from the train station to the cruise port. My advice for anyone doing this cruise is that folks watch as much content from as many different creators as possible. I learned about Santorini from one creator, the embarkation port from another, and Mykonos from another, and Athens from another. Thank you for your vids and information, I very much enjoyed them!
Could not agree with this more!! The more information you have the better!! We do the same before any trip! We always watch a ton of vlogs before any trip! Good to be as prepared as possible! Have the best time on your 10 day cruise!! 🥂
@ryanandkala thank you so very much. Thanks, also, for sharing your experiences. I learned from your Santorini blog that reservations for a restaurant are a must, and so I'm in the process of researching that now, as there are 2 other ships in port with us that day. I did sign up for a little excursion just to get me off the ship to a tender, and to the top in as little time as possible, with the least amount of hassle. Looking forward to your next cruise blog. Cheers!!
@cherylw445 I’m so glad! 🙂 the restaurants with views are the ones especially that will need the reservations there’s a ton of places to eat but the ones with views book up the fastest!
Definitely did the same thing and just came back from a 10 day Greek Isles and Italy cruise...the compilation of you tube videos completely helped!!!!!
Absolutely breathtaking and I bet the camera didn’t even capture the level of beauty in person! Thanks for sharing! This itinerary is definitely on our bucket list
It was very beautiful there in the waterfalls. Thank you very much for the tips and extra info. When I get ready to book this trip. I will make sure to rewatch this video. You 2 are always great about putting awesome content together!
Hi Ryan and Kala, enjoyed this very much. Thank you very much for your prompt answer the other day about reserving shows on the Explorer, we appreciated the information. Best wishes for the rest of the cruise❤
We are so happy we went in May!! Oh there’s no way we could have done peak season! We can’t stand the crowds, and we would get to cranky in that European summer heat! Cold Canada has made us soft haha! 🤣
Regarding sleeping schedule, to avoid jet lag a day or two before your trip, try to stay awake as much as possible or vice versa that way the ff day your body will be able to adapt the time change. 😊. I used to do this trick whenever I go visit PI due to time/day difference.
Finally finished the vlog, it was so good! We are doing Med next year at the very end of August, kinda worried about the crowds and at times even want to cancel lol. Busy is OK. Crazy is NOT. LOL
You’re going to have an amazing time! It will definitely be busy, but as long as you know that going in you can do your best to plan around it and make sure you get places super early before it fills up or gets too hot. 🤍
Loved Croatia!!! The blue color of those waterfalls was AMAZING!!! Thank you for your tips. Definitely stuff I would never think of. Y'all are the cutest!!! When is your Utopia cruise? We can't wait to meet the parents! We love our Sundays with Ryan and Kala . ❤
Had to watch, because we did a Med cruise in May 2023. We did a private tour to Krka - it was fabulous! We had a driver and a licensed tour guide who picked us up at the ship. The area had such a horrible week of weather prior to our trip that our cruise port of Ravenna was not even open for us to leave from. When we were going to Split, the organized tours to Krka were all cancelled due to the flooding that had been happening there. Our guide literally found out after he picked us up that we were going to be allowed in to the park (he got on the phone because they were making a last minute decision). It was phenomenal and not very crowded that day since people thought it would be closed. While we walked in the park, the water was up to the boardwalks and the waterfall was so running so strong, that we got wet on that last bridge. On the way back to Split, we stopped at the Fortress of Klis - where the city of Meereen in GoT was filmed, and the views looking down at Split were spectacular! When we got back to Split, we went through Diocletian's Palace with our guide, and learned and saw so much! Some of GoT was filmed there too. Highly recommend a private tour guide!
Wow that’s wild! We’re so glad you were able to go! 🫶🏼 That’s always rough when the weather has other ideas and impacts excursions. We are slowly learning that private tours - although more expensive - are generally better worth the extra $$
Thank you for the amazing vlog, fellow Canadians. My wife doing this exact itinerary and ship next August and will be using lots of the tips provided here. I have subscribed to the channel.
Yay!! Oh you’re going to have the best time! This trip was magical! We hope our tips help you save some time and money and have the best trip ever!!! 🫶🏼 Let us know if you have any questions
We took the 14 nite transatlantic from Ft Lauderdale to Rome on Odyssey of the Seas. The gradual time change allowed no jet lag when we got to the Europe portion of our trip. It was a great relaxing cruise too!
@@ryanandkalaIt was pretty smooth. It was probably our favorite cruise ever. The Captain and Cruise Director were amazing! There was always lots to do!
@@ryanandkala my husband and I were going to go to Italy but he passed a couple of years ago and never made it. We should have gone earlier. Maybe i will go.
hi!! would you ever film in the casino? i love your cruise content and also love the casino myself. would love to see a little snip of you in the casino 😝
Sadly they don’t allow us to record in the casino they’ve actually stopped people even on their phones from recording. The only time they allow filming in there is on sea days when it’s closed!
We burn out ourselves on the day we arrive. Sleep on the plane the best you can. Force your self to stay awake until about 9:pm. You will sleep hard and wake up 90% adjusted.
Yes we are usually good at staying up and adjusting, we tried soooo hard to stay awake when we landed but had a quick accidental nap haha! Next time we know not to lay down, even for a quick second lol! 😂
I know Ryan said you now have a reason to go back to Croatia but let me know if you want me to pick a shot glass up for you in November and I'll happily send it over to ya 👍
Ryan: we get to see the world and go to places you may not ally never visit, all in 1 trip plus it’s on a beautiful ship! Kala: I like that every day you’re somewhere new, if the weather is bad they can usually get around it, and the food is usually really good! So glad you’re liking the vlogs!!! 🫶🏼
@factsnfootball agreed! I (Kala) like royals GF pizza best so far but we are trying Norwegian, MSc and celebrity so I’ll see if that changes! Ryan is a huge fan of carnivals pizza! 🍕
We just started vlogging in 2022, we wish we would have started earlier!! We absolutely love it Trev and Chels is our hands down favourite channel. We just love them and if we ever get the chance to meet them on board we would be so excited! They seem so cool and fun and we vibe with that!
You can also fly in and out of Bologna. I had clients on this ship end of June and they flew home from Bologna. Their transfer was still expensive because RCCL shuttle was sold out but the flight home was a better price.
Yes, we heard that too! I would definitely be interested in flying from there next time because we’ve never been there and it would be fun to spend the extra day exploring a new place!
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Loved your “ Lessons Learnt” insert … really enjoy your vlogs … keep them coming 🇿🇦🍺🎊🛳️
Yay! So glad you enjoyed it!! 🫶🏼
What an amazing trip! Thanks so much for sharing and cannot wait until the next one!!
It really was!! So happy you enjoyed the series!! Can’t wait for the next one either!! ❤️
I have enjoyed the series. It's definitely on my cruise bucket list.
Yay!!! Can’t wait for you to see it all in person!! A definite bucket list trip! ❤️
I'm going on a similar itinerary on Explorer in Oct. This has been a great series to watch in preparation!
October is going to be gorgeous!! Hope you have the best time! 🥂
We are so happy our series was helpful!! 🫶🏼
Another great series ya'll and I just noticed congrats on 10K
Thank you so much!!!! 😊 so surreal!
So glad you enjoyed the series!!! Excited to bring you a utopia series in September!!
I will be doing the 10 day version of this cruise. I'm flying into and staying in Bologna 4 days early, training my way around Italy for those 4 days (iv prepurchased my train tickets. For the day of the cruise Iv got direct train tickets to Ravenna from Bologna. It's an 1hour and 15 min train ride. Then we've got the shuttle from the train station to the cruise port.
My advice for anyone doing this cruise is that folks watch as much content from as many different creators as possible. I learned about Santorini from one creator, the embarkation port from another, and Mykonos from another, and Athens from another.
Thank you for your vids and information, I very much enjoyed them!
Could not agree with this more!! The more information you have the better!! We do the same before any trip! We always watch a ton of vlogs before any trip! Good to be as prepared as possible!
Have the best time on your 10 day cruise!! 🥂
@ryanandkala thank you so very much. Thanks, also, for sharing your experiences. I learned from your Santorini blog that reservations for a restaurant are a must, and so I'm in the process of researching that now, as there are 2 other ships in port with us that day. I did sign up for a little excursion just to get me off the ship to a tender, and to the top in as little time as possible, with the least amount of hassle.
Looking forward to your next cruise blog. Cheers!!
@cherylw445 I’m so glad! 🙂 the restaurants with views are the ones especially that will need the reservations there’s a ton of places to eat but the ones with views book up the fastest!
@ryanandkala good to know, thank you for your feed back!
Definitely did the same thing and just came back from a 10 day Greek Isles and Italy cruise...the compilation of you tube videos completely helped!!!!!
The fact that you chose a blue/white clothing theme for the entire cruise is so damn perfect. 😂❤
It was the most fun trip I’ve ever shopped for! Everything in theme haha! 🤍💙
Absolutely breathtaking and I bet the camera didn’t even capture the level of beauty in person! Thanks for sharing! This itinerary is definitely on our bucket list
You’re so right!!! The photos and videos don’t do it justice! You absolutely have to see it in person! 🫶🏼
Another great video and cruise. Thanks for this informative series.
So happy you enjoyed it!! Thanks for watching 🥰
Great video guys and look forward to seeing u soon
Thanks so much!!!
Us too!! 👋🏼
It was very beautiful there in the waterfalls. Thank you very much for the tips and extra info. When I get ready to book this trip. I will make sure to rewatch this video. You 2 are always great about putting awesome content together!
Awww thank you so much!! 😊 that means so much!
We hope you have an amazing time when you go!!! 🥂
Great vlog as usual! Really appreciated your "lessons learned" near the end! Always value your insight! Thanks! 😎😎😎😎
So glad you enjoyed that! We learned a lot on this cruise!! We can’t wait to come back one day!! 🤍
Hi Ryan and Kala, enjoyed this very much.
Thank you very much for your prompt answer the other day about reserving shows on the Explorer, we appreciated the information.
Best wishes for the rest of the cruise❤
Of course! We are happy to help anytime!! ❤️
So glad you enjoyed the series!!!
Have a blast on the explorer!
What a beautiful day!! The park was gorgeous❤. I loved and appreciated the tips. We are going to Ravenna , so we will take the shuttle for sure!
It was definitely the easiest and fastest option!! Thanks for watching 🫶🏼
Aww, Kala it looked like you wanted to keep the duck! 🐥
Haha, I actually did want to re hide it, but I thought Ryan was telling me to leave it where I found it! That’s why I looked momentarily sad lol! 😂
Great cruise!!! Thank you for the shout out! We love your channel and it would be so fun to cruise with you someday!!!
100% that would be so fun!!
So glad you liked the series! We are hoping to release some more exclusive stuff for our members too so stay tuned!! 🫶🏼
Congrats on hitting 10k! We’re so happy for you guys!
We just booked the inaugural on the Star. Meet us at the Trellis Bar for drinks? 🥂
Thanks SO much!! We are still in shock about hitting 10k!!
Omg that would be amazing! I’ll tell Ryan to look into the prices!! 🥂
Great advise, and sounds like you were fortunate not traveling in the super high July, August European holiday season 😎
We are so happy we went in May!!
Oh there’s no way we could have done peak season! We can’t stand the crowds, and we would get to cranky in that European summer heat! Cold Canada has made us soft haha! 🤣
Great video. Hope to see you both on one of our cruises.
We hope so too!!!! 🫶🏼
Regarding sleeping schedule, to avoid jet lag a day or two before your trip, try to stay awake as much as possible or vice versa that way the ff day your body will be able to adapt the time change. 😊. I used to do this trick whenever I go visit PI due to time/day difference.
We should have definitely tried this! It’s almost like we need to add vacation days just to get used to the time change haha! 🤣
Looks like you had a great time! I can’t wait to do a Mediterranean cruise! When is your Utopia of the seas cruise?
Utopia is September 2-6 and 6-9 we can’t wait!!!
We also can’t wait for you to do a Mediterranean cruise!! Definitely a must do!! 🤍
Finally finished the vlog, it was so good! We are doing Med next year at the very end of August, kinda worried about the crowds and at times even want to cancel lol. Busy is OK. Crazy is NOT. LOL
You’re going to have an amazing time! It will definitely be busy, but as long as you know that going in you can do your best to plan around it and make sure you get places super early before it fills up or gets too hot. 🤍
@@ryanandkala All the arrival times for our ports are 7 am so hopefully we can beat the rush. HA!
@kikky811 oh that’s way better!! We were stuck getting off at 2pm! Earlier is way better!
Loved Croatia!!! The blue color of those waterfalls was AMAZING!!! Thank you for your tips. Definitely stuff I would never think of. Y'all are the cutest!!! When is your Utopia cruise? We can't wait to meet the parents! We love our Sundays with Ryan and Kala . ❤
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Utopia is September 2-6 and 6-9! We can’t wait!!
One you’re so sweet! Thanks so much for the support and so glad you’re enjoying the vlogs!!! 🫶🏼
Had to watch, because we did a Med cruise in May 2023. We did a private tour to Krka - it was fabulous! We had a driver and a licensed tour guide who picked us up at the ship. The area had such a horrible week of weather prior to our trip that our cruise port of Ravenna was not even open for us to leave from. When we were going to Split, the organized tours to Krka were all cancelled due to the flooding that had been happening there. Our guide literally found out after he picked us up that we were going to be allowed in to the park (he got on the phone because they were making a last minute decision). It was phenomenal and not very crowded that day since people thought it would be closed. While we walked in the park, the water was up to the boardwalks and the waterfall was so running so strong, that we got wet on that last bridge. On the way back to Split, we stopped at the Fortress of Klis - where the city of Meereen in GoT was filmed, and the views looking down at Split were spectacular! When we got back to Split, we went through Diocletian's Palace with our guide, and learned and saw so much! Some of GoT was filmed there too. Highly recommend a private tour guide!
Wow that’s wild! We’re so glad you were able to go! 🫶🏼
That’s always rough when the weather has other ideas and impacts excursions.
We are slowly learning that private tours - although more expensive - are generally better worth the extra $$
Thank you for the amazing vlog, fellow Canadians. My wife doing this exact itinerary and ship next August and will be using lots of the tips provided here. I have subscribed to the channel.
Yay!! Oh you’re going to have the best time! This trip was magical! We hope our tips help you save some time and money and have the best trip ever!!! 🫶🏼
Let us know if you have any questions
We took the 14 nite transatlantic from Ft Lauderdale to Rome on Odyssey of the Seas. The gradual time change allowed no jet lag when we got to the Europe portion of our trip. It was a great relaxing cruise too!
See that’s awesome! That’s the way to do it!! How did you find the transatlantic? Was it smooth or rocky?
@@ryanandkalaIt was pretty smooth. It was probably our favorite cruise ever. The Captain and Cruise Director were amazing! There was always lots to do!
@karlee106 you’re tempting us to book one!!! 🧐
@@ryanandkalado it!!!
God is that beautiful!! What an experience. Chance of a lifetime. You both look great and side note my family is from Calabria also🥰
It was absolutely amazing! Definitely a must see!
No way!!! What a small world!! Our family is all way up in the mountains.
@@ryanandkala my husband and I were going to go to Italy but he passed a couple of years ago and never made it. We should have gone earlier. Maybe i will go.
@Joannepuleo I’m so sorry to hear that. I think you should definitely still go. He will be with you in spirit. 🫶🏼
@@ryanandkala ty kala
hi!! would you ever film in the casino? i love your cruise content and also love the casino myself. would love to see a little snip of you in the casino 😝
Sadly they don’t allow us to record in the casino they’ve actually stopped people even on their phones from recording. The only time they allow filming in there is on sea days when it’s closed!
really!!!?? woah
Ya they take their casinos really seriously!!
We burn out ourselves on the day we arrive. Sleep on the plane the best you can. Force your self to stay awake until about 9:pm. You will sleep hard and wake up 90% adjusted.
Yes we are usually good at staying up and adjusting, we tried soooo hard to stay awake when we landed but had a quick accidental nap haha! Next time we know not to lay down, even for a quick second lol! 😂
I know Ryan said you now have a reason to go back to Croatia but let me know if you want me to pick a shot glass up for you in November and I'll happily send it over to ya 👍
Omg you’re so sweet!! 🥹
If you happen to find a good one let us know! DM us on instagram and we can coordinate details! 🥰🫶🏼
@@ryanandkala Sounds like a plan!
What is your favourite part of cruising? Btw big fan 🎉
Ryan: we get to see the world and go to places you may not ally never visit, all in 1 trip plus it’s on a beautiful ship!
Kala: I like that every day you’re somewhere new, if the weather is bad they can usually get around it, and the food is usually really good!
So glad you’re liking the vlogs!!! 🫶🏼
@@ryanandkala Thanks for your reply! I went on oasis of the seas from New York last year and it was brilliant 🤩 we personally loved sorrentos 🍕
@factsnfootball agreed! I (Kala) like royals GF pizza best so far but we are trying Norwegian, MSc and celebrity so I’ll see if that changes!
Ryan is a huge fan of carnivals pizza! 🍕
How long have you guys been doing this and do you know Trev and Chels?
We just started vlogging in 2022, we wish we would have started earlier!! We absolutely love it
Trev and Chels is our hands down favourite channel. We just love them and if we ever get the chance to meet them on board we would be so excited! They seem so cool and fun and we vibe with that!
You can also fly in and out of Bologna. I had clients on this ship end of June and they flew home from Bologna. Their transfer was still expensive because RCCL shuttle was sold out but the flight home was a better price.
Yes, we heard that too! I would definitely be interested in flying from there next time because we’ve never been there and it would be fun to spend the extra day exploring a new place!
NCL does tender tickets on the app? Why can’t they just put it in the app??? 😅
That’s a great question!! Come on Royal get it together 😂
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