BEST PORT IN THE UK??? Weymouth is SO MUCH MORE Than We Expected - Norwegian Prima Cruise
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- We spent time in London prior to jumping on Norwegian Prima... but we are back in the UK in port! Technically we dock in Portland, which is an island on the Southern coast of England, but we take a double-decker bus into the town of Weymouth. Everyone has told us that the UK feels completely different outside of London and they were so right!
This port town is charming! Everything is in walking distance and there are kind local volunteers when you get off the bus who hand you a map and tell you where to go. Walking along the bay, we see the brightly colored buildings full of shops, restaurants, hotels and pubs. This is a seaside town for the UK residents as well as a port stop for cruise ships. So it has a great local vibe. We walk, we sit on the beach, we have some great food, we walk some more. It was a fantastic day in port!!
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As a Brit, it's so nice to see you discover what we'd probably take for granted - this has totally opened my eyes to seeing my country through the eyes of a tourist - fantastic video!
didnt expect to see my home town on you tube out of no where.. highly recommend the place
Hello from America 🇺🇸
I have lived in 4 different countries the UK being one of them, each country has its beauty spots that is the wonderful fact of our planet. I worked in the port of Piraeus Greece for 7 years & watched huge cruise ships coming in & out with the glistening Mediterranean as a back drop. I flew into Heathrow last summer & saw the Thames' brown water glisten, I smiled as despite the contrast I love London & love the Thames regardless. Sitting at a pub on the river be it Chiswick, Richmond is a pleasure.
You two are so lovely, enthusiastic & courteous. The world is a better place with you charming people in it. I hope you had a lovely time in the UK.
I’m a retired hairstylist and I saw the video on your hair a few weeks ago. I have worked with many women whom have had to shave their heads due to cancer treatments. I have cut their hair about four times in the weeks prior to them losing it and ultimately shaving it. I start them with a bit shorter than what they originally had and each week I take it shorter and shorter so that they can see and feel what they have to look forward to as their hair returns. Many women keep their hair short as it’s so easy to care for. I just wanted to tell you that your short hair looks beautiful on you. It make s your gorgeous eyes come alive. So rock that short hair and give up the wig[ugh). Your beautiful without it
Enjoy the rest of your trip ,Mary.
That is great how you bring them down gradually! The wig is officially gone now. You may see it again as we have videos recorded that haven’t posted yet, but no more!
I so agree with you & your heartfelt sentiments. I too think she looks pretty au natural.
@@EECCTravels I was under the impression that the food from the UK was not very nice is this true
@@MrCoxy38 that was the case in WWII when many Americans were stationed there and so it is what has been known in the US. But that’s definitely not the case anymore!!
As a local it was fascinating seeing Weymouth from your perspective. Often we look past the good stuff but thanks for reminding us & hope you enjoy the rest of your trip.
Well done to the two presenters for helping to promote my beautiful home town of Weymouth and Portland. Great presentation and very engaging to watch. Thank you.
I’m just devastated about the queen. I’ve been shaken up all day. What a loss. I can’t believe you guys where then when she was last at Buckingham Palace.
Weymouth is my town of birth, I've spent 50 of my 60 years here, l am so pleased our American visitors like it here, hopefully more and more visitors from overseas come here to Britain 🇬🇧
I now live in Australia, I am in my 70's. Growing up in Nth Ireland my family had our summer holidays in Weymouth in the 50's and 60's. Great times!
That short hair look is working girl!
I know, right? I love it, too 💜
Yes! I think it looks great!!!
@@llchapman1234 JJ see of ok 8p
I’m gonna come right out and say it. That short hair SUITS you!!!! You look incredible! ….and I’m a hairdresser!!!! You look so beautiful! Love all the stages of growing your hair back, you might fall in love with something new!♥️ you look amazing doll!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
Agree!
I grew up on portland, one big playground when you're a kid. Could'nt ask for a better place to spend my childhood....i miss it a lot in the summer.
It would be an incredible place to live!
Loved Weymouth since 1953 when I was a baby. Been there numerous times especially with my wife Lin who I lost 4 years ago. Difficult to visit now. Been to all of the places you went to. The William Henry was our favourite for many years.
I was in England for an entire month in May and it was fantastic. I spent 10 days in Moreton-in-marsh, 11 days in Weymouth and 10 days in Windsor. I will be going back but this time for 3 months north in England and Scotland. 😃
I grew up in Weymouth, so glad you had fun, but come back as Britain has many amazing places to visit
You guys are great to watch, both really great to watch on camera and you really absorb and take in your surroundings. I'm from the UK but your video has sold Weymouth to me. Excellent job, keep up the great work 👍
Thanks guys. I live in Weymouth, so good to see you appreciating what we sometimes take for granted. Much love👊👊👊
Having an ice cream at the Seaside is as traditional as having fish and chips at the seaside for us Brits. Weymouth is gorgeous! I went last year for my birthday and had a fabulous time.
Hi, I live in Weymouth and it’s a fabulous town. Not just for tourists, but a lovely place to raise a family. There’s loads of beaches, countryside and beautiful places to visit. Next time you come you need to go to the Nothe Fort. It’s a great bit of history 👍🏻
We absolutely loved it!!
i miss the days of the sea front arcades.. also bowlease is pretty nice, sandsfoot castle... but yeah radipole is defo a cant be missed opportunity although i like just kicking it at the swanery when passing through town
Your soooo lucky, i liv e in Bridgwater and so want to move to weymouth wish me luck,
@@ransomedavis2208 I hope you do too. You’re not too far away for the regular visit 💖
@@daveryandirect thankyou. no your right im about an hour and half away which is nothing when its your soul place is it👍
i love your enthusiasm for my hometown! great presentation. come back and explore more of portland!
Ketchup a no no? We Brits love it on our chips!
You are ROCKING the short hair! Love you guys!
I love the short hair. Love the video
Just FYI, those prices are Whetherspoon prices, not typical pub prices...
Just a couple of things
1. It's perfectly acceptable to dip your chips in ketchup it isn't a wrong thing to do.
2. The prices you got your food for in Weymouth can easily be found in London when you're not in the Central tourist area. Those prices (in Weymouth) are actually more expensive than I pay in my local area in the suburbs of Greater London
Love how appreciative you both were for everything you tried, very humble and saw the beauty in everything ❤️ Weymouth is a beautiful beach, I live not far away, watching your video makes me want to visit more! Oh and us Brits love ketchup on chips, we have bottles in the house mainly for chips 🙂 great job on your video ❤️
Been to Weymouth a couple of times there's lots to explore lovely place 👍
Hi Jason in the 70s Portland use to be a naval base , as a sea cadet in my teens we went on a Royal Navy Frigate called HMS Apollo where we spent the full day onboard working along side the naval ratings and officers, and we had great food onboard but oh boy did we have to earn it, can you imagine what that was like for a thirteen year old, I vowed when I grew up that I’d join the navy and guess what I did ! Yes you guessed it I joined the army instead,
The pub was a Wetherspoons famous for cheap beer and cheap food , one in almost every town and city
I'm a shamed to say I've lived in the South of England my whole life but never been to Weymouth. Will definitely need to add it to the list. You guys should visit Cornwall in the future it's amazing
Those wings must be incredible to impress an American like that!
Portland is where much of the stone for important historical buildings comes from in England. The Victoria memorial outside Buckingham Palace and St Paul’s Cathedral are built of Portland stone - pretty much any big important white stone building is made from that stone.
Interesting 👍
I believe that stone from Portland was used for part of the United Nations building in New York. If you get chance there is a wonderful walk around the Island that takes in much of the old quarry workings.
My American Hubster liked the U.K. so much he now lives here with me and has become a Brit 👍🏻
You are rocking that short hair!!!!! You must be feeling great cuz you are glowing!!!!!!! So fun watching you both!!!!
Awe thank you 😊
Said it once and I'll say it again. Short hair is perfect for you. :) I'm enjoying following along on your NCL Prima Cruise. Very interesting !!!
Plenty of wetherspoons pubs in London...with same prices .....love Weymouth too ...great video x
Love venturing With you guys. Y’all make us feel like we are right there with you. GOOD JOB
I live in Weymouth and have to say, I love the video. It's nice to see Weymouth through a tourists eyes, so many things I just don't notice.
Your reaction to the 'sticks of rock' was hilarious, they're a thing at every seaside resort in the UK. I can't believe you don't have them overseas.
I'm from California and we have 'old fashioned candy sticks' which are like the ones they looked at but much smaller. I've seen them in several states.
They're not proper sticks of rock unless they have Weymouth written through them. Any seaside resort you buy rock in should have the name of that town written through it from end to end.😊
Use to live there during my time in the Royal Navy, my daughter still lives in Dorchester and works at the local hospital, Portland now there is a name that brings back memories
Loving that you are letting your “freak flag fly” by embracing your short hair and not wearing a wig. You look GREAT Alisa!
So proud of you going out without your wig! You look gorgeous!!
Brilliant video. You are welcome back anytime! Radipole Lake is nice to visit. Can recommend some of the pubs around the harbour, and fish & chips. Cheers!
So glad you're both enjoying your visit here to the UK, It's great to have you here!
Now that your hair has grown out a little, I love it. It makes you look a lot younger and I bet so easy to deal with. Hope you keep it short.
I am loving this series of videos on the Prima! Alisa your hair looks fantastic short! Hubba Hubba ;)
Your short hair is absolutely beautiful, and you look absolutely gorgeous!! It’s very becoming on you and fits and frames tour face so well!! Just wanted to let you know this and to encourage to be the beautiful natural you that you are!!✨✨
Such a shame you didn't get to explore Portland. I live there over looking the port.
Portland is an amazing unique place with lovely coves and pirate grave yard to explore. There are thousands of cruise visitors missing out on so much on Portland .
I agree more should be done to allow the passengers to be at least aware of Portland uniqueness
Ketchup on chips is very ok in the UK!
Love your videos & awesome hair you rock it girl 🌸
As a Brit it’s always good to see visitors thoughts on our great countryside. The reason your meal was so well priced was because it was a pub chain called Witherspoons. On your next visit look them up an save some money on your meals and drinks. If ever you are visiting Portsmouth drop me a message. We are always happy to show interesting places to visitors.
I live about 25 miles from Weymouth, it's a nice place, a nice beach and the harbour, there is also a nice lake on the other side of town , lots of birds , and nice walks
I love this video so much. I grew up in Dorchester (next town along inland from Weymouth) and its so lovely seeing your reaction to it. So wholesome...absolutely adore you. Thank you for enjoying our beautiful country and sharing your experiences (your reaction to lunch in Wetherspoons was the best)
I'm from up North and I went on a couple of holidays to Weymouth and Poole as a kid, which probably seems weird to someone who lives near them lol! They were good holidays though! On the way back up North, I think from Poole, when getting a taxi to the train station, I have a vivid memory of a taxi driver recommending a place called Rockley for the year after. I was only 8 years old at the time but I always remembered the name conversation, and I just googled "Rockley" to confirm it is an actual place in Dorset, and I didn't just imagine that interaction 20 odd years ago haha! We never actually ended up going though - it was Blackpool every year after that!
So cute seeing people experience our coastal towns for the first time. Every coastal town in England has hundreds of ice cream shops. Also, there are wetherspoon pubs everywhere so look for those next time you're in London. Not sure who told you we don't have ketchup with chips but they were lying!
And don't forget the curry sauce on chips!
WE have thoroughly enjoyed your visit to both London and Weymouth and on a more personal note I really love your new hairdo also I love to see people enjoy sampling and enjoying tasting new foods. Really enjoy you vlog. Rosalind.
Hey there! I’ve never heard of your channel before, but I’m a Weymouth lad and thought I should watch.
Absolutely loved the video, watching you go through all these places and enjoying our town and beach has really brought a smile to my face. I’m so glad to see you’ve enjoyed my quaint tourist town and I’m so lucky to live here and see the beautiful views every day.
Love from Weymouth!
your so lucky im in somerset but plan on moving to weymouth.
I love that you are rocking your hair! It looks great!!
I love watching you two, your genuine reactions are an absolute pleasure. Glad you enjoyed your visit, hope to see you both here again! ❤️❤️❤️
The Cotswolds, Cornwall, The Lake District make sure you go outside London to see much more of how beautiful England can be. And dont get me started on going north of the border into Scotland.
Also, since they like old stuff - the city of Bath (for the Roman baths) and York (as it's a walled Roman city). And Warwick Castle, Oxford, Cambridge and Durham for cities with lots of beautiful old architecture.
Portland is by the way the only port on the south coast of England apart from Southampton and Dover which is deep enough to accommodate ships of this sort of size, so it's really good for local business and is likely to become more so. As a local I can tell you it's a great place. This vlogg doesn't even scratch the surface, but it's fun anyway!
So glad you enjoyed your time in the UK. Please come back soon there is so much to see and enjoy
London is expensive for food you will always pay less for food outside of the Capital. Ketchup on chips is totally acceptable and I couldn't eat them without it.
Another beltin video, I enjoy watching you guys enjoying your time here 👍🏻
Love you guys and your travel experiences. Love the passion and just downright awe of your new surroundings. I spent a month in the great USA in my teens travelling from California to Colorado via the Grand Canyon. Into Ohio. St Louis . Washington. Virginia. Etc. ending in Florida. Basically a month traversing your great nation. Awesome. But that was 1987. And I was 16. With my folks. Lucky though I was to do that, I’d love to be able to do it again as an adult. Your travelogues are fantastic. Long May your travels continue, guys ..
Nice one, guys. I'm in Poole (it's a big old town & port), just a little east of Weymouth. And tomato ketchup on chips, is OK with us Brits, as we all do it. :o)
We visited Weymouth and Portland a lot in 2011, and ended up moving here permanently in 2013. I overlook the port and saw your ship when you were here. It's interesting to see it from a visitors perspective.
your so lucky, i desparately want to move to wetmouth.
I've only just found your channel, and have to say... how refreshing!! No moan moan moan like most people, you just go and enjoy your days with a real positive vibe. Great stuff, and a joy to watch!
Funny you mentioned how cheap it was outside of London. Have to admit I was thinking "oh my god, how much is that going to be" when you were sat at the Chop House by Tower Bridge in London. Proves the point... London prices are crazy (unless you get off of the tourist trail).
PS - As a Brit, it is a thing to put ketchup on chips (or brown sauce is you live north of Birmingham), I don't know who told you it was an odd thing to do....
Keep up the great work though... looking forward to the next video!
I am a local taxi and tour driver in Weymouth. I drove some people from your cruise to Stone Henge. I'm so glad that you found and enjoyed so much of my home town that alot of tourists never bother with. With more time and transportation to get about there are loads of other places to visit so come back soon
Just started watching your blog and just wanted to say your hair is coming in great and it looks great on you think you might have a hard time letting it get long again lol
Beautiful views!
Love the beaches, candy shop and other things
Nice sunglasses, 😊 and as a vinyl collector, loved the record shop interlude…
Don't forget most Americans still think our food is rubbish. PS You look great without the wig!
The pub was a Wetherspoons which is a low cost chain. Much cheaper than in London. Your US equivalent would be Millers Ale House.
Hi im from the uk and weymouth is my favourite place! Also London is pricey ! And there are many places in England that are good to visit. So glad you are visiting somewhere else than London. Please come bk and visit Cornwall , Devon, York is awesome oldie world buildings that nearly touch each other ,lots of pubs and Gloucester is similar .Enjoy England 🇬🇧 💖love watching yr channel
Watching your videos on the uk and how much you seem to love it makes me smile 😃
I live on Portland and its great to hear that you guys enjoyed the local stuff... i see so many cruise ships in the harbour and never really get to know whether people enjoy it
Looks so beautiful. But ketchup on chips here in the UK is a big yes yes 🤣 ketchup and mayo 👌
Good to see you enjoying a different part of the UK……there’s a lot more to experience which I hope you will do sometime
As a regular visitor to Weymouth I really enjoyed your video.. A really good insight from the visitors who have been to the town from the cruise ships that visit.
I’m behind watching videos because I just got back from a cruise ❤. I’m hooked
You were eating in a Weatherspoons - cheapest pub chain, not always good food but you get what you pay for. We live a 15 minute walk from the main sandy beach.
Loved your video of Weymouth and Portland, hope you come back 😊
Glad you enjoyed lovely sunny weymouth! I've lived in weymouth and portlad for all 20 years of my life and its wonderful to live in too. If you ever come back, my favourite fish and chips is the Marlborough, and make sure you have a dip or a paddle in the sea as its shallow and sandy and safe. BTW the pub you went to was so cheap because it is part of a chain called whetherspoons, or better known to us brits just as spoons!
You must come to Northumberland, gorgeous coast, beautiful castles. Excellent food. Love your vlogs btw. x
I went here once on a holiday as a kid! Probably the best childhood holiday I had.
Great video guys, I live in weymouth and it was great to see it through the eyes of others, have a good trip.
I live on Portland now but I grew up in Weymouth and I work in the town! This video popped up on my feed and I'm so glad that you enjoyed our little town!
I'm really enjoying your videos. Very slick production and you guys are well researched. I was in Weymouth on a cruise in 2017 and it's quite a hidden gem. Lots of history and quirky things all in one place. Tried the local fish and chips at Fish n Fritz and it lived up to the image you have of a typical English fish and chip restaurant. Large portions of tasty food.
Don't know if this has been mentioned but you went to Wetherspoons for your meal with the burger and fried chicken, this is a very large chain of pubs that is known for its cheap food and drink, it is common for brits to start a night out at the weekend at the local Wetherspoons, fill up on the cheap booze and then spend less at the more expensive bars and nightclubs, most of the food is actually just re-heated but for what you pay its a decent meal before a night out on the town.
Really enjoyed seeing my fave seaside town from a visitors poiint of view. I live an hour away from it but visit often. So glad you enjoyed it & got to see the town bridge go up! Hope you enjoyed your sticks of rock! That is SUCH an old English seaside tradition! Sad you didn't get to see Portland, it seems to be the way of the cruises, they don't show you Portland :( You would have liked the castle. Next time ;)
Definitely in my top 5 too of the ports that y’all have visited! Jason you are the connoisseur of all things wings. I don’t think I’ve seen a video yet that you haven’t ordered them 😜 Happy to see Alisa venturing off the ship today. Your smile & Jason’s dance moves after eating something delicious, can brighten up a girls day! As always thanks for sharing & y’all stay safe
We adore Weymouth.Our September destination for a week.The pubs are wonderful and dog friendly.We use out bus passes to get to places such as Lyme Regis,Westbay,Poole,Swanage.They alsp have a Dog Friendly part of the beach which is great for our Gordon Setter.
Love the video and love your look without the wig!
Weymouth is my second home..... beautiful place.....enjoy!!!!
Glad you enjoyed my home town of Weymouth and Portland
Whoever edited this video did an amazing job!!
We are headed here on the Sun Princess for the Transatlantic Sailing for our Anniversary in SEP of 25. We can’t wait!
Great video, loving the wigless look, far better in fact and loving the Atari T-shirt too.
Weymouth is not considered the most fashionable coastal town to visit in the UK, so glad you found so much to like
Glad you liked Weymouth. The band you saw on the Quayside was likely either a Brass or Silver band
I love your video! It is informative and interesting without annoying background music that so many people put in! I’ll be in Portland Weymouth in April so this gave me loads of info. I have also subscribed. Thanks guys!
I somehow stumbled upon this video, in my suggestions. Didn't really need to watch it as I live in Weymouth! But I gave it a go and I am so glad I did! Some of it was hilarious to me because things you're pointing out, I just walk past on the daily without a second thought. So it was unique for me to see Weymouth with a fresh pair of eyes. I am so glad you enjoyed your stay. I am disappointed you didn't get to see Portland, even though you docked there. The company should think about letting you all go explore, it is quite wild though so perhaps they worry you would get lost. I have subscribed to your channel and will watch some other videos of yours. I have also shared this video to my local Facebook group so hopefully that will bump up your views too. Thank You for sharing your experience here. Great editing and narrating!
Thanks for visiting Weymouth I love living here