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Sorry to hear. Been on the Riviera and the Marina. Marina food experience was very good... and we did the all-included package. My guess is it varies with the crew

First time in Santorini we don’t know what to expect. We stand in line for 2 1/2 hours and luckily made it to the last shuttle going back to the ship. It’s horrible! Our second time we went to Oia for the excursion and when we came back we went straight to the line luckily it’s only 30 minutes on line. Santorini really needs to do something about this. I feel sorry for the donkeys it’s animal abuse!

Hello both, I've been working my way through all the videos on your channel. Would be interested to know which is now your fave line, having recently sailed with Regent, this with Explora and long time loyal customers of Seabourn? By the way, I love your videos - its lovely how you so enjoy your trips and you are so fair and balanced in your reviews. Thank you!

Muchas gracias por su información, pronto iremos en un Holland y tenemos contratado este servicio😊

I cant wait to be on it in oct and how much is haribo

You have a lovely smile christina❤

Wow the pool looks massive amazing wow

Where would life be without you two

Your so sweet stuart xxxx❤️

Lovely couple godbless both of you xxx

Thanks for the video. We're going on our first Oceania cruise in September, so your video is quite timely. Thanks also for smuggling the drink menu from the bar nice to see the selections. You have a new subscriber. 😀🚢

Lovely…

Rarely a disappointment on Explorer. Just a stunning ship. Our experiences with Regent (esp the Explorer-class ships . . . Explorer, Splendor & Grandeur) has been similar to yours - 99% superlatives. One other key point, while some might see a Regent ship as generally an older sedentary crowd, in our experience like yours there is SO much offered to do that you can truly stay busy every minute of every day if you wish. We were on Explorer in Japan in mid-to-late-March last year (2023 . . . final leg of Regent's 60-day Grand Asian Exploration cruise for some others embarked with us), and we thoroughly enjoyed learning of the culture and history . . . the onboard enrichment expert gave exceptional lectures inundating us with a thorough overview of Japanese history & lore, providing a lot of context to some of the castles & shrines we visited. At that time, Japan was only recently fully reopened post-COVID, and in some ports we were the first cruise ship to call on that city since 2019; bands & pier-side greetings with cultural performances were common at each stop, the locals eager to show hospitality and gratitude for our return (quite unlike the reception seen currently in some European ports some of the populace of which have suddenly decided that there can be too much of a good thing, have begun advocating against tourism, and in some cases actually being belligerent toward visitors). Oh, and yes, we probably ate at Pac Rim 4 nights . . . we've nearly memorized the menu 🙂.

So surprised to hear about "average" quality food on any ship in the Norwegian Cruise Lines Holdings family. That's especially true of a line which for which Chef Kathryn Kelly (with whom my wife & I have had cooking classes) put in so much time and effort to elevate its cuisine and create that line's Culinary Center. Likewise, were I to rank NCLH's lines, I'd call Norwegian the Chevy, Oceania the Buick and Regent the Cadillac, so it's surprising a line that's up the scale from their "entry level" product would be less appealing. I hope this was just a one-off ship-specific experience for you, as I've heard much better reports about Oceania from others. Oh, and one more thing, I truly empathize with how difficult it must be - yet how significantly bad was your experience which prompted you - to create this video. My wife & I also are cup half full people and rarely have instances where a bad aspect overwhelms the totality of our experience. Hence, I can recognize from your well-chosen words that you wouldn't take valuable time from their life to dwell on a negative subject were it not truly worthy of a suitable objective warning to your audience. I was very happy to hear of your experience with the Asian restaurant onboard. My wife & I are avid Regent cruisers, and have never been disappointed with our food & service experience in their Explorer-class ship's Asian fusion restaurant, Pacific Rim. I'll say the unspoken - perhaps it's the all-female staff from the Maitre d' & Hostess to the Service and Bus staff . . . I've never seen a team of people work that well together in any of the restaurants on any ship we've sailed. I have to share this one experience - we met a couple poolside and decided to dine together in Pac Rim one night; as soon as we sat down, the wife very cautiously interjected into the conversation that "we so-love Pac Rim that we just wanted to let you know that when we eat here, we go hard." She then proceeded to propose that we start by ordering one of every Appetizer! Oh my, you should've seen the staff's excellence as they did a masterpiece of coordination bringing & removing & replacing Appetizer after Appetizer . . . which, they coordinated with the chef to plate with four pieces instead of the usual three. I wish all restaurants (not just those onboard) were as well-honed in service as Pac Rim. Now, all those accolades to Pac Rim (for which there aren't sufficient superlatives in our language) aside, we had a very similar experience as you did with wine in Chartreuse onboard our last Regent sailing - it was so bad, that (again, reluctant to harp) I brought it up to not only the Maitre d' but also gave extensive details in the end-of-cruise onboard survey. We had the same 20 minute+ wait - seated and no wine came, served an amuse bouche, no wine came, placed our order (and asked our server to see about wine), no wine came, Appetizers served, no wine came, Mains placed on our table - still no wine. I happened to see a rather official looking gentleman wandering among the tables in full coat & tie with a sommelier's pin in one lapel and a miniature corkscrew pin in the other . . . oh, the Head Sommelier, I can get wine from him . . . so I got his attention, asked him to please provide us some wine. He then left us and went to one of his sparse and already overworked inattentive staff and told them to serve us next - apparently actually serving wine was beneath this dapper gentleman. We waited another several minutes waiting for wine before our server arrived to check on our Mains, and we asked her for wine . . . thankfully she immediately got us some wine. Like your experience with the orange juice or the bar drinks - this division of duties is more reflective of a Union Shop with a Union Steward who's desperately in need of negotiating leverage for the next contract so s/he permits no one to do any duties other than those narrowly defined for their role . . . it is certainly not reflective of a luxury level ship where reasonable requests are generally fulfilled with all deliberate speed. Those REALLY BAD experiences do tend to stick with you!

Very good video - comprehensive yet concise overview of the ship, your cabin, the decor, excursions, dress aboard & atmosphere. We've sailed Passau to Budapest, and another sailing more recently from Vienna to Bucharest. Our neighbors are contemplating their first river cruise (they're well-seasoned ocean cruisers who've been everywhere they wish to go on the seas). I've sent them your video believing it will give them a great foundation for further investigation of whether a river sailing will be right for them.

We just finished a Seabourn cruise and I *never* saw a wine list. They just brought to the table a white or red to choose from, and usually they were not very good. In the bar, I never saw a list, so I just ordered a chardonnay or pinot grigio, and they were never very good. I was extremely disappointed. (Also, they never seemed to have light beer for my husband and if they did it was only bud light). We recently did a VIking cruise and there is no comparison on wine/beer -- Viking is head and shoulders above Seabourn.

Great video guys. We were on the Bolette last year and loved it. Off to Iceland and the Faroes on the Balmoral soon. Kept the great videos coming. 👍👏

Excellent vlog guys. Only just discovered your channel so have subbed. 👌🛳👍

I enjoy your videos but do wish you would take the words “incredible” and “amazing” out of your vocabulary. The English language is rich with adjectives and, really, very few things are actually, literally INCREDIBLE. You are a refreshingly understated change from the over-the-top American cruise bloggers but if you want to live up to your “posh” claim, try some less banal superlatives to describe the good stuff!

Do sodas count against the drink limit in "Have it All?"

How long does it take to going security screening upon landing Abu Dhabi as we have tight connection to Athens ( lay over time 1hr 40 min)

Nice Video and nice watch 😉

Lovely ship. I like the small ships.

That was very informative. Thank you both.

What an excellent video; I really enjoyed it. My husband and I are not long back from a back-to-back cruise on Fred Olsen's Balmoral to the Baltic and Iceland & the Faroe Islands. It was wonderful. I'm so glad that you enjoyed the Bolette. We are on her for the 2025 world cruise and are even more excited about it having seen your video. I'll be sure to check out your ship's tour. Thank you both so much.

Im excited im going on bolette in oct so excited

You two are awesome godbless xx

Could you grade the food for Regent, Explora, and Oceania? Have you tried Azamara? That's who we normally cruise. I've watched your other videos and I'd guess it would be something like this: Regent: A Explora: A Oceania: B-/C+? Anyway, i'm very curious!!!

My Mum, Dad and I are heading to Spain and Portugal on The Bolette in September from Liverpool (we live 25 mins away so it’s very ideal) and wanted to get an idea on what we might experience on there as it’s my first time on a cruise. Food looks great (glad to hear about it being quieter during the later dinner session as we too are late eaters. We also can’t wait to be sat on the balcony in the sun (might have to wait a few days for that) 🙃. Table tennis will be enjoyable (hopefully the age range on the ship means it’ll be free most of the time). We go into Liverpool often so it’ll be very novel to get a cruise from there, especially to the Mediterranean. Thank you for the video, really thorough and informative.

We sail the Baltic on the Oceania Sirena in mid September. I am now quite disappointed after watching the video. We were very excited for the cuisine and the ship in general. We have a concierge veranda cabin that is supposed to include 3 bags of laundry with 20 items each, as well as room service ! I also read that you can have up to 6 bottles of wine in your stateroom for your personal consumption in your room. If you choose to bring the wine to the dining room there is a corkage fee. I found your video on the drink package very useful, we may reconsider upgrading to the prestige package, as we also enjoy a pre dinner drink and a nightcap. The wind is knocked out of our sail 😢

We sail the Baltic on the Oceania Sirena in mid September. I am now quite disappointed after watching the video. We were very excited for the cuisine and the ship in general. We have a concierge veranda cabin that is supposed to include 3 bags of laundry with 20 items each, as well as room service ! I also read that you can have up to 6 bottles of wine in your stateroom for your personal consumption in your room. If you choose to bring the wine to the dining room there is a corkage fee. I found your video on the drink package very useful, we may reconsider upgrading to the prestige package, as we also enjoy a pre dinner drink and a nightcap. The wind is knocked out of our sail 😢

Hi love your vlog just had my 1st cruise on FO back in March on the Balmoral. Everything you have said is true. Food, ship & Staff were amazing so friendly & helpful. Can i just ask how much was the arranged trip to Myvatn thermal baths?

We’re about to do our 18th Oceania cruise and have never ever had that MDR experience w drinks. First of all it is always quicker in the specialty restaurants- they are smaller and reserved seating spaces out its guests seatings. Per our O-Club level we get free drinks with meals. and upgrade to the full package. But never have had that experience, including a B2B on the Sirena. Sorry for that experience. As to the food have had a few problems but overall only complaint is the diet after we get home.

I think Oceania like Viking just caters to an audience that isn’t really me. Both are expensive whereas I’d rather try something else for the $$$

You two are the best! I love how you soak in every moment with great commentary. I think this ship represents a great value

Absolutely agree with you the crew are amazing. I am a diamond member and obviously, love Seabourn over the competition. My only negative is the nasty champagne they serve. I don’t drink cocktails or spirits, so always end up paying for the odd bottle.

Sorry guys but I find it hard to listen to you compare your suite on here with the ocean view stateroom on Oceania Sirena. Of course it’s much bigger. You’ve booked very different category staterooms. The size of your ocean view was on line when you booked it so you would have been fully aware of the square footage. It’s like me booking an Owners Suite and then saying it’s so much nicer than an inside cabin. If you are going to make comparisons they need to be of the same category.

I always take the basic package as a perk then upgrade to the premium package. I like cocktails and Scotch so it more than pays off. Should also mention that Oceania allows you to bring your own liquor aboard.

MSC at Sentorini tour was take a bus all scared to death to the top. Took 4 places including the Ruins Museum and wine tasting, besides oia and Fia and Oia, too short but no suffering. Tour name : best of Santorini" 🎉

Our 3 kids were fortunate to holiday on Royal Caribbean ships - L - XL - XXL ships 🚢- my wife and I did our first cruise without them . We did a last minute booking on Holland America Volendam out of Vancouver to Alaska . Our cabin was on deck 3 . I lived on the deck 3 promenade deck and had my best Whale , Orca , Bear etc.. sightings on any of our past trips to Alaska. We both loved the size of ship . It’s the same class ship you were on .

Well done ! My wife and I watched the this morning from the West Coast of British Columbia Canada and she said subscribe . I did- Cheers .

I have watched many cruise UA-camrs and you guys are by far the most thorough. I appreciate the valuable information that helps me make my vacation decisions.

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Very interesting! I’ve never heard of this cruise line!

Thank you Stuart & Christina for another incredibly helpful video summarising your recent cruise on Bolette. Your delivery is so calm and professional- an absolute pleasure to watch.Thank you and please keep up the fantastic work . I really can’t wait to travel on Bolette next week! 😀 kind regards- Joy X

Can we book from USA?

Oceiania should really say Best Value At Sea. Compare to 6 star. You can get a Big Suite for less per Day. Some of your comments are spot on. I don’t know why you don’t get a simply More package maybe it’s not offered coming from the Europe.

Firstly, thank you for your throughly entertaining and informative videos. We are going on our very first cruise through the Greek islands with seaborne (apparently 6*?) in your experience is seaborne as good as it sounds ! We are onboard Encore…

Ahoy from Regent Mariner! Marla and I are midway through our 20 night Norwegian voyage and while your vlogs won’t play it seems we can write comments. We have been on Mariner before and can say Regent does not disappoint! The copious items on the menu to the included laundry service makes one to not want it to end. Weather beautiful, food a delight and with only 613 passengers on board never a crowded feeling. Just left Hammerfest after Honningsvag and the North Cape yesterday just wanted to ring in how much we enjoyed your Vlogs and enjoy you two. Best wishes!☘️

Does the Prestige Select package include any additional wine selections by the glass that are not part of House Select?