My husband and I cruised every year from 1998 to 2019. We loved it but he passed away shortly thereafter and I really miss it so your videos are making me very happy…especially seeing again some of our favorite places!
The Christmas scroll menu was a nice touch. Singing carols sounds up my alley. Fun! Santa too! Wow. So nice for the children. Brightens the heart seeing them :)
Oh! What a bummer that you missed a port that you were excited about. I'm sorry that happened. Hopefully you won't miss too many more. Royal really seems to be taking such good care of everyone! So impressive!
I always wondered what it would be like to be at sea on Christmas day. Royal was amazing! So happy you got to facetime with your family back home! PS-Thanks for the food pictures! ;)
It’s been great watching & just think; you’re going to have these videos to watch until RUclips is not a thing. Great memories for you. Keep them coming.
I am loving your regular check ins. Love the whole relaxed style and seeing how you fill your days. Thank you for all your efforts and you are giving me so many places to add to my ‘to visit’ list.
Greetings from Northern Ireland, UK. Just dropping you a message as I am really enjoying your videos. You seem such a lovely couple enjoying Phase 2 of your life. I’m still in Phase 1, but absolutely have my heart set on such an adventure like yours. I wish you all the happiness for your trip and look forward to the rest of the videos. I’d also love to see some of the mundane things - laundry, editing etc that you are doing, also getting some of your back story too would be fantastic.
It’s nice you were able to celebrate Christmas mass…that’s something I would struggle with, not going to mass🙏 Enjoying your travels! Hope you continue these vlogs for the whole trip.
How much fun, you both crossed the equator!!!!👏👏👏👏👍 Watching these vlogs brings me joy to know that out there in our hugw ocean are so many luckt folks having fun and enjoying life!❤️👏👏👏👏
I just love watching your excellent videos . Especially the ocean shots ! Im so glad you're both foodies because we all love the restaurants !! Livin the dream 🎄 !!
We're having so much fun catching up and following along on your adventure! I MUST ask you, on behalf of my husband, (who is THE biggest Nation Lampoon's Christmas Vacation fan EVER, ) where you got your awesome Christmas Vacation shirt?? It's epic and he must have one!
Your videos bring me so much joy. Thanks a lot for the filming and editing. It is great to be a part of your amazing journey. So nice from Royal Caribbean that they arranged a mass for passengers to attend.
Yes, there were a surprising number of crewmembers attending mass. The priest was even in a corner of the theater for a while, doing confessions with them.
Are there people on the ship who arent on the 9 month cruise? I guess we are weeks behind on vids.Oh my i would have loved that Beatle show..........big fan for many many decades!The Christmas caroling was just glorious! Im judging the weather by the clothing your wearing.
You can actually cruise for bits and parts of the 9 month cruise , some people on TikTok have found out it’s cheaper to pay for the cruise in sections than to pay for all 9 months at once!!!
Yes, there are 665 full world Cruisers the rest of the ship is made up of people either doing one of the four major legs or the 17 many Cruise legs. Thanks for watching
Just discovered you after hearing about the “drama” (from people who probably have never been in a cruise). I am loving your take and visiting with you, this is probably a lot of work but this will be great memories for you since it will get all mixed after 200 days!!! I used to go often to cruises but I haven’t since the 2020 debacle! I turned all my notifications on to catch you as soon as you post!
I have been following your experience since the start of the world cruise, and I have always had this weird feeling that I had seen Mike before, maybe at work. Low and behold I sent a picture of you to my dad, Curt, who also works at GE Aviation in GR and we figured out you were an exec in the engineering department!! (My dad works in order fulfillment and I am a material planner). Such a small world!! Congratulations on such a wonderful retirement!! -Christie VanEyk
I had the opportunity to be on a Hollon American ship for Christmas of 2016 with my family. It was very similar and lots of wonderful memories. I am really enjoying your adventure!
I can’t wait for Izumi! I signed up for the sushi-making class. March can’t get here fast enough! Glad to hear you were able to contact family for the holiday. Thanks!
Hello Nancy and Mike, loving watching your adventures as Niners, so far 😊 My husband and I are avid cruisers/travelers, and we are really hoping RC will do another UWC. We live in Newcastle Australia, a port you will visit in March😊 Really looking forward to following your next few months of travels; you seem like a fun, interesting couple 😊
Thanks so much for the comment, we are very much looking forward to Newcastle Australia and your great wines! There are some of your neighbors from Newcastle on board as well. But they're getting off in Los angeles.
My husband and I are planning on doing a world cruise in 2032. We’re starting to look at cruise lines that do world cruises and see what each offers. Curious as to what made you decide on RC? I’d love to see a video about your decision making process and how you went about planning it. I’m really enjoying your videos.
We’ve always been pretty loyal to Royal since our honeymoon in 1988. We know it is a solid reputable company. And we liked all of the amenities such as the entertainment is fabulous in the evening.
I would have found a few dollars in my budget and room in my luggage to fill my partners stocking with on Christmas. A cheap toy, a favorite candy, and an orange from the buffet.
I’m looking forward to visiting the ports in Asia, as they all seem so unique and interesting to me. Mike is looking forward to Australia and scuba diving at the great barrier reef.
What a shame you couldn't visit Devils Island. I was lucky enough to go there a number of years ago and found it interesting. This however was on a much smaller British ship the Discovery and we were on our way to the Amazon. I had wondered how such a huge ship was going to be able to get there.
Sad you missed Devil's Island, but I get that safety is #1. Maybe someday Guyana (or is it French Guyana?) will build a port that can accommodate cruises. I know it's a popular destination on many long cruises.
Hi from Australia, looking forward to following you around the world over the next 9 months. Would it be possible to put up a map of where you are for each episode? Does the in room tv have a map of your journey? Thanks, really enjoying your videos.
Delighted to be traveling with you. FYI, Holland, American is the only shipping line,I believe, that has a Catholic priest on board who says mass every day.
We are going on a World Cruise 2025. Have just started looking up a lot of information. Do you have any videos on Visa’s? We have one so far, New Zealand, Australia has to be done a year to the date of arrival. Other countries we are visiting are getting complicated. Suggestion would be helpful. Cheaper doing our self. Thanks
We don’t have any videos on doing visas. So much of it depends on where you currently live, what country. Other things even depend on your heritage. It is different for so many people. We would hate to give the wrong advice.
Did you do your own visas or did the ship help you? Thanks for the advice on vaccines. We made a appointment with the county nurse. Our pharmacy helped us out also.
I would be so so interested to know how the school age children are doing the world cruise? Do their parents home school them or do the parents bring tutors? An amazing experience for all for sure
Yes there's a full spa and salon on board. But looking at my bald head it's nothing that I really need. 🤣🤣🤣 But Nancy's used the nail salon and hair salon before
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I have fallen in love with you...just the cutest couple. 😍 Great content!! Safe travels.
Thanks so much!!
Loved that they had mass for Christmas.
We are enjoying your updates on the world cruise. Thank you for sharing!!
Thank you so much for for watching
You guys are wonderful. I'm living vicariously for sure. Thank you for posting! :)
Thanks for watching!
I love cruising. This would be my dream cruise.
Thank you for being honest. My family is the reason I can not be gone that long especially at Christmas. God Bless and bon voyage!
I understand
I appreciate your videos. I love cruising and enjoy seeing yall visit islands.
Glad you like them!
I enjoy watching every one of your videos y’all are so Lovely together
Thank you so much 🤗
We didnt get each other anything for Christmas. Yes we did, A world cruise. Now that is awesome. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching! 😄
My husband and I cruised every year from 1998 to 2019. We loved it but he passed away shortly thereafter and I really miss it so your videos are making me very happy…especially seeing again some of our favorite places!
Thank you for your kind words, and we are sorry for the loss of your husband.
The Christmas scroll menu was a nice touch. Singing carols sounds up my alley. Fun!
Santa too! Wow. So nice for the children. Brightens the heart seeing them :)
It was!
Oh! What a bummer that you missed a port that you were excited about. I'm sorry that happened. Hopefully you won't miss too many more. Royal really seems to be taking such good care of everyone! So impressive!
Royal is doing a great job and of course cannot control the weather. Thanks so much for watching.
I always wondered what it would be like to be at sea on Christmas day. Royal was amazing! So happy you got to facetime with your family back home! PS-Thanks for the food pictures! ;)
Thank you so much!
Love following along. My dream would be to do this someday.
It’s been great watching & just think; you’re going to have these videos to watch until RUclips is not a thing. Great memories for you. Keep them coming.
Thanks so much!
Merry Christmas! FaceTime is a blessing for staying connected.
Thank you.
I am loving your regular check ins. Love the whole relaxed style and seeing how you fill your days. Thank you for all your efforts and you are giving me so many places to add to my ‘to visit’ list.
Thank you so much!
It was great that they incorporated so many Christmas food traditions.
That really was nice.
Greetings from Northern Ireland, UK. Just dropping you a message as I am really enjoying your videos. You seem such a lovely couple enjoying Phase 2 of your life. I’m still in Phase 1, but absolutely have my heart set on such an adventure like yours. I wish you all the happiness for your trip and look forward to the rest of the videos. I’d also love to see some of the mundane things - laundry, editing etc that you are doing, also getting some of your back story too would be fantastic.
Some of the more mundane things will be in videos interspersed throughout the trip. Thanks so much for watching.
Merry Christmas!
a good stollen on Christmas is hard to beat.
Yes, it is the best
It’s nice you were able to celebrate Christmas mass…that’s something I would struggle with, not going to mass🙏
Enjoying your travels! Hope you continue these vlogs for the whole trip.
Merry christmas, and thanks for watching
Whenever I see you’ve posted a new video, my day gets brighter and I watch it asap. Thanks for the great updates!
Thanks so much for the kind words.
How much fun, you both crossed the equator!!!!👏👏👏👏👍 Watching these vlogs brings me joy to know that out there in our hugw ocean are so many luckt folks having fun and enjoying life!❤️👏👏👏👏
Thank you so so much!
Merry Christmas! I’m sure it was hard being away from family but what a wonderful example you are setting to go after your dreams and goals ❤
Yes it was! Thanks.
A very nice Christmas present . Long cruise 👌
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Merry Christmas
Loving uour videos. It doesn't matter how long they are.
Glad you like them!
I just love watching your excellent videos . Especially the ocean shots ! Im so glad you're both foodies because we all love the restaurants !! Livin the dream 🎄 !!
Thank you so much!
I am enjoying your sharing your trip. Blessings to you.
Thank you so much!
At Giovanni’s the calamari is my favorite appetizer and I actually like the filet mignon better there than at Chops 🤣
I actually like Giovanni‘s better than chops myself.
Great Video of Christmas on the cruise ship. We’ve done it a few times and it’s always fun
Very nice video!
Thank you very much!
Thanks
Thanks so much that was very kind of you and we appreciate it ❤️
I hope RC does this cruise again in a couple of years. I’m saving my coins in anticipation.
We're having so much fun catching up and following along on your adventure! I MUST ask you, on behalf of my husband, (who is THE biggest Nation Lampoon's Christmas Vacation fan EVER, ) where you got your awesome Christmas Vacation shirt?? It's epic and he must have one!
Thanks for watching! We will call it a tie on who's the biggest Christmas Vacation fan 🤣🤣🤣 I got it at Hardaddy. Here's a link: hardaddy.com/
@@livingphase2 Thank you so much!!!!!!!! I'm hoping they still have them or something just as awesome! Thanks for the link!
Amazing Fun
Thank you for sharing this amazing journey with us. 🎉😊
Our pleasure!
Fellow michigander following along on your travels . Thanks for sharing .
Thanks for watching!
Your videos bring me so much joy. Thanks a lot for the filming and editing. It is great to be a part of your amazing journey. So nice from Royal Caribbean that they arranged a mass for passengers to attend.
Having mass on board, the ship was very special.
Merry Christmas to the both of you!🎄
Thank you.
I’m loving following this cruise with you!
You really are living life to the fullest !
It's so wonderful that you both had a great Christmas. I'm glad you spoke to your family as well. 😊
Thank you so much!
You will love Greenland
Love these videos guys! Thanks for sharing your journey. Merry Christmas 🎄
Thank you!
Mass! Yay!
Did you notice any of the crew in attendance?
Yes, there were a surprising number of crewmembers attending mass. The priest was even in a corner of the theater for a while, doing confessions with them.
Are there people on the ship who arent on the 9 month cruise? I guess we are weeks behind on vids.Oh my i would have loved that Beatle show..........big fan for many many decades!The Christmas caroling was just glorious! Im judging the weather by the clothing your wearing.
You can actually cruise for bits and parts of the 9 month cruise , some people on TikTok have found out it’s cheaper to pay for the cruise in sections than to pay for all 9 months at once!!!
Yes, there are 665 full world Cruisers the rest of the ship is made up of people either doing one of the four major legs or the 17 many Cruise legs. Thanks for watching
❤Loving the content guys!
Thanks
Just discovered you after hearing about the “drama” (from people who probably have never been in a cruise). I am loving your take and visiting with you, this is probably a lot of work but this will be great memories for you since it will get all mixed after 200 days!!! I used to go often to cruises but I haven’t since the 2020 debacle! I turned all my notifications on to catch you as soon as you post!
Thank you so much!!
I have been following your experience since the start of the world cruise, and I have always had this weird feeling that I had seen Mike before, maybe at work. Low and behold I sent a picture of you to my dad, Curt, who also works at GE Aviation in GR and we figured out you were an exec in the engineering department!! (My dad works in order fulfillment and I am a material planner). Such a small world!! Congratulations on such a wonderful retirement!! -Christie VanEyk
It is a small world! Thanks so much for reaching out and following along.
I had to Google what Polliwog and Shellback meant! Thanks for teaching me something new 😂
Also loved seeing how Mass was said on board. Thanks for sharing ❤
We always say the best day is a day when you learn something. Even if it's just what is a pollywog. 🤣🤣🤣
I had the opportunity to be on a Hollon American ship for Christmas of 2016 with my family. It was very similar and lots of wonderful memories. I am really enjoying your adventure!
Thank you so much.
I can’t wait for Izumi! I signed up for the sushi-making class. March can’t get here fast enough! Glad to hear you were able to contact family for the holiday. Thanks!
I hope to take the sushi making class soon too.
❤❤❤
Wondering if there are midnight buffets each night after the show and is there room service ?
Midnight, buffets are a thing of the past. Room service is available 24 hours and the park café is open until 1 AM.
Hello Nancy and Mike, loving watching your adventures as Niners, so far 😊
My husband and I are avid cruisers/travelers, and we are really hoping RC will do another UWC.
We live in Newcastle Australia, a port you will visit in March😊
Really looking forward to following your next few months of travels; you seem like a fun, interesting couple 😊
Thanks so much for the comment, we are very much looking forward to Newcastle Australia and your great wines! There are some of your neighbors from Newcastle on board as well. But they're getting off in Los angeles.
My husband and I are planning on doing a world cruise in 2032. We’re starting to look at cruise lines that do world cruises and see what each offers. Curious as to what made you decide on RC? I’d love to see a video about your decision making process and how you went about planning it. I’m really enjoying your videos.
We’ve always been pretty loyal to Royal since our honeymoon in 1988. We know it is a solid reputable company. And we liked all of the amenities such as the entertainment is fabulous in the evening.
I would have found a few dollars in my budget and room in my luggage to fill my partners stocking with on Christmas. A cheap toy, a favorite candy, and an orange from the buffet.
Interesting to follow your trip
Suggest in general more sights and land highlights and less on screen narration
Enjoy the trip
Noted!
I so enjoy your videos, was wondering which port you’re looking forward to most and why
I’m looking forward to visiting the ports in Asia, as they all seem so unique and interesting to me. Mike is looking forward to Australia and scuba diving at the great barrier reef.
Happy belated Christmas to you both! Really enjoying your videos.
Thank you so much!
What a shame you couldn't visit Devils Island. I was lucky enough to go there a number of years ago and found it interesting. This however was on a much smaller British ship the Discovery and we were on our way to the Amazon. I had wondered how such a huge ship was going to be able to get there.
Did you read Papillon? I read nature has overtaken most of the structures.
We would have to tender in.
Planning to do a ship tour?
I second this! It would be very interesting. I’ve never been on a cruise and would find it fascinating
Yes, it will be coming in the future.
Sad you missed Devil's Island, but I get that safety is #1. Maybe someday Guyana (or is it French Guyana?) will build a port that can accommodate cruises. I know it's a popular destination on many long cruises.
Hi from Australia, looking forward to following you around the world over the next 9 months. Would it be possible to put up a map of where you are for each episode? Does the in room tv have a map of your journey? Thanks, really enjoying your videos.
Yes, we’ve just started adding maps to our videos. You’ll be seeing that shortly.
Delighted to be traveling with you. FYI, Holland, American is the only shipping line,I believe, that has a Catholic priest on board who says mass every day.
That’s awesome. We are not that fortunate.
Hi I see that you are coming to Brisbane Australia. How long will you be in this port for?
One day.
We are going on a World Cruise 2025. Have just started looking up a lot of information. Do you have any videos on Visa’s? We have one so far, New Zealand, Australia has to be done a year to the date of arrival. Other countries we are visiting are getting complicated. Suggestion would be helpful. Cheaper doing our self. Thanks
We don’t have any videos on doing visas. So much of it depends on where you currently live, what country. Other things even depend on your heritage. It is different for so many people. We would hate to give the wrong advice.
Did you do your own visas or did the ship help you? Thanks for the advice on vaccines. We made a appointment with the county nurse. Our pharmacy helped us out also.
It’s Santa ❤
Hi. It is 7:40pm in NYC. Of the 26 kids that’s on the entire cruise, do you know the age range? Again, I am so enjoying the videos.
The youngest child doing the full world cruise is age 2.
GO CHIEFS! Hopefully they will win AFC championship!🤞
Got to watch the last 3 minutes of the game in Cusco Peru. Pretty amazing
I would be so so interested to know how the school age children are doing the world cruise? Do their parents home school them or do the parents bring tutors? An amazing experience for all for sure
We see the children working in their workbooks in the mornings. They are getting a wonderful experience visiting all these places.
What are the nail or hair salons like on ship ? Are there any?
You can get those services on a cruise ship in the spa but as far as i know. I don't think it would be any difference for this ultimate world cruise.
Yes there's a full spa and salon on board. But looking at my bald head it's nothing that I really need. 🤣🤣🤣 But Nancy's used the nail salon and hair salon before
This cruise sucks. You are missing the best places.