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Having done the 2023 world cruise on Cunard's Queen Victoria aged 77 I have to tell you . 101 of the best days of my life. It was magic. I loved every minute and if money permits I can't wait to do it again. I loved days at sea.
I have done three world cruises, one on Pacific Princess and two with Viking. I am also booked on a Hollan😂d America world cruise for 2025. I personally love the smaller, more intimate ships. When you board, that, in retirement, I can live my dreams.the end seems so far away, but the time goes so quickly, before you know it, there is only two weeks left and everyone starts getting depressed. To see the world cruising the high seas has always 😮been a dream of mine, and I feel so lucky that I can live my dreams.
Although I love cruising, and I absolutely LOVE LOVE sea days (I just love the feeling of *being in the middle of NOWHERE at SEA* ... a world cruise would certainly offer this), plus I have considered retirement on a cruise ship, I thought Emma made all excellent points. Now that I see your (@AS1Donna) take on world cruises, I thought, "hmmm, may be world cruises are not as bad as it may sound after all 🤔).
The cutest thing ever is seeing other people's comments in Ultimate World Cruise drama vids saying, 'Well I know from Emma Cruises...' because SAME! Some of the people being shocked by certain aspects of cruising should have researched using your channel before boarding! 💖
Those vids are 🤣 and I could never...going around Cape Horn 😱, don't people realize how many cargo ships are...ahem _lost at sea_ even in this day and age!
The first cruise I ever did was a World cruise in 2009 for 109 days and I met my Wife on it, we love cruising and have amassed 1100 nights in all including 2 world cruises, thoroughly recommended . Love your videos❤
I am 69 and travel solo. I am on a limited fixed budget, but I have every intention in the next 5 years to take a nice chunk out of my small 401k and do Princess(preferably) or MSC for one of their 110+ day world cruises. There are so many ports on those trips that I would never make it too if I had to plan them one at a time. I am also totally fascinated with the idea of embarking on a ship and then finally disembarking after going the circumference of the world we live on. I also love sea days, and I have done 31 days in interior and will be fine for 100+. Just hope I get to make this happen.
@@michaels3003 I don't mean to insult you but, I can't imagine how your mind must work. I went over the entire thread and I don't see any evidence for the conclusion you reached about a 401k. Its like a total non-sequitur. The funny thing is you are right. I don't know much about 401ks. Are you maybe responding to the wrong thread?
When I was on the Celebrity beyond, I met a woman who have taken three world cruises at the time. And she was going to be on the Royal Caribbean world cruise. Each cruise was on a different Cruise Line. She told me that her laundry, medical and Internet was all included in her price of the cruise. They even have doctors and pharmacies lined up to refill prescriptions every month for the passengers that were on daily medicine. The gratuities were also included. She also told me that her drink package was also included.
@@riskinhosregional diseases would like to have a talk with you. Traveling a lot quickly increases exposure to a variety of things, as opposed to a concentrated amount in an airplane.
Well, I'm 70 and I would do it' You're right though, a 9- month cruise would be more like an ordeal than a vacation. My father was in the US Navy and spent a lot of time on ships. A cruse like that would give a good feel for the expanse of the globe and give me an insight into my father's experience.
@@jasonshumake777 It's a snotty comment, but you're not wrong. The Navy is... very, very unlike a cruise ship. Unless your cruise ship makes you clean the decks at 6am, and makes you sleep in the same cabin as 30 other people, and you're no allowed off the ship, and you can only eat at designated times.
I originally wanted to do a world cruise after retiring, but that's morphed to trying to string together different repositioning cruises together with some stays in cities I really want to explore in between.
I’m a senior woman, did 85 days with Holland America in 2016, voted for president in Barcelona If I had the money, I’d love to do it again I love sea days and read 14 books on that 85 day cruise Love my Kindle
A masterclass in vlogging. I don't like cruises one little bit - but I watch all your videos because you present so well and keep the video moving forward in an interesting and unexpected way all the time. Toast on a cruise is rubbish? Wow, who knew!
I guess I should also say that embarcation is the best day on a cruise...but I am not! Most cruise lunes I have been on does NOT have a smooth embarcation. There is always something going wrong, so to me its stress, stress, stress. No, the morning after is when I come to life and start exploring.
I didn't realize that your cruise count was up to 62 already! I'm at 63, with three cruises booked for this year... so, I think you'll almost surely go past my cruise count later this year. That's impressive at your age! I'm 66, so it's not that unusual for a guy my age to have done 63 cruises... but at your age, very impressive to have done 62! I don't think you mentioned the one other huge expense of a world cruise... the shore excursions. The whole point of a cruise like that is to see the various countries that the ship visits... so, you're obviously going to want to go on excursions almost everywhere the ship visits. That's not going to be a minor expense.
Bonkers isn't it? I think about 50 were business trips which shows how fast this has grown! I've included every new ship preview sailing, river cruise and even that one that was cancelled on day 1. 😂 Such a good point!! I rarely do excursions so didn't even think of that, that could be the whole cruise fare again!!
@@EmmaCruisesout of curiosity, when you say business trips, is the whole cruise fare a 100% tax deduct-able expensive - no benefit in kind? I might start blogging to save myself a small fortune if that’s the rules!
Well, kind of. You can't just start a business to buy cruises of course, your business would need to make more than the cost of each trip from the trip itself. Took me about 5-6 years of unpaid work before I got to that point. Hope this helps!
@@EmmaCruises thanks for the reply. I’m doing around 10 per year so I may give it a try - it may be car crash but you never know, just got to find a niche spin to put on it :)
@@EmmaCruisesyou should definitely do more excursions, especially since your channel has grown so much. Our best cruising memories are always from excursions.
We’re about to embark on P&O Cruises World Cruise next month (and yes we’re vlogging!) and we’re in our 20s, but we loved the itinerary from Auckland onwards. Basically doing 60 of the 100 days for that reason. We can’t wait. Getting married onboard too so it’s one epic honeymoon! ❤🥹
Yessss! You're doing a portion right? I've been watching your packing!! Have the best time EVER! So exciting, I'll be watching. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Then you’re missing the most wonderful experience. We are 176 days into the Ultimate World Cruise and wishing it did not end!! Wonderful new friends, incredible experiences, 60+ new countries! Loving it!
I am glad you’ve had a wonderful experience. Just remember that the argument isn’t to not travel at all, it’s more having several more concentrated travel experiences in their wake. A world cruise is on my radar to do, but I find it might be hard for a world cruise to compete in certain regions. I would want to spend significantly more time than a port could offer in some places like Japan, China, or Africa.
I wouldn't want to be on a ship for more than 3 weeks, I think, but the big ships leave me absolutely cold. If I wanted to go to a theme park I'd go to a theme park.
We just did an NCL Mega ship to Alaska. We would rather have had more time to explore and less time rushing to the next port. Guess we prefer our own timetable. No thanks to the mega ships, although the crew and food were the best.
Great vlog. We are put off doing world cruise due to using older, smaller ships in fleet. In addition, we have cruised a lot and have already been to over 60% to ports commonly listed on world cruises. Spending our $$$ on specific locations makes more sense v ROI. thanks Emma ❤️
I did a world cruise with Semester at Sea back when I was in undergrad in 2012 and I loved it! The sea days were easier to manage because we had classes we had to go to. But I do remember walking out on the deck and just looking around and seeing nothing but ocean for days.
There is something special about that isn't there? I was seventy four when I made a transatlantic crossing and it gave just a whole new perspective to the ocean and seafarers in general.
@@EmmaCruises Of course! Love your channel. I also forgot to mention that I also had an interior cabin for the entire trip (102 days I believe it was) and it took some time to adjust to, but me and my s.o. at the time shared a room and we just kind got used to it. We developed alarm clocks to get us up, and we tried to spend all of our time outside of our cabin. It was kinda nice if we ever wanted to take a nap, we could easily get our room nice and dark.
I’ve always wondered if you’ve considered cruising on a tall (sailing) ship - there are some enormous ones offering cruises, such as the Royal Clipper. Just be sure to check the difference between a cruise and a sail training ship!
I'm over 70 and I would love to do this. I've lived in a tiny RV touring the country for 7 years. Even a tiny ship would be enormous to me, snd I would totally know how to keep occupied on sea days
I screamed when you talked about the pineapple, on my last cruise it was the topic of conversation in our solo group, the meaning is well known among people who sail a lot.
I agree. I'd get bored of the same ship for so long. There are so many ships I'd love to try. Multiple shorter cruises makes so much more sense. Sleeping in a lifeboat. Now that's extreme cruising!
My reason for not wanting to take a world cruise is because I like to have the option of leaving if I don't like the experience. I can do that with hotels, and can tolerate it for something that only lasts a few days, but that wouldn't be possible on a 90-day cruise.
When I read your comment on my phone, it cut off the comment at "the option of leaving if I don't like the ex..." so I had to click on the comment to read about leaving your spouse or partner if they got too annoying after months at sea! 😂
On our 2022 Icelandic cruise we met a couple from another ship who were doing a 2 month cruise that was very port intensive. Their comment was they were tired from getting on and off the ship for all the ports. They said they were ready for one or two days at sea. An around the world trip is an interesting idea, but 16 days is my limit.
16 Days is our limit too. 2023 we sailed on QM2 From Quebec to Hamburg via Saguenay, Halifax, NYC and Southampton it was great although we enjoy QM2 16 days is enough for us.
Went on a 4 month world cruise last year and absolutely loved it! We’d do it again in a heartbeat. I’d recommend a world cruise for any adventurous person who wants to see the world. Cheers!
Best part of cruising for us are the long ocean sections. We never go on less than 14 day cruises, mostly 20+. Load up on talking books and ebooks and relax!
To be honest, an around the world cruise video series on UA-cam would be fun to watch. I can’t afford it but, maybe a cruise line will sponsor you? Look forward to your next video!
Ha ha, I don't think that would be a very good idea for my channel tbh, people like to see different things every week not me eating in the same place for the 70th day. Would be nice for me though! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
If you're interested a couple from Michigan is doing a series on the current Royal world cruise. It started when they first signed up for it. The youtube channel is living phase 2. They are behind on posting as they only edit on sea days and are doing it as a record for their children.
I don't think I'd cope doing a nine month cruise. For starters, where would I put nine months' worth of medications? I take a fair bit of medication, so, if my doctor were to give me nine months' worth of medication, I'd need a very large holdall.
I love to hear you talk, Emma. Such energy. The longest I sailed were ferries in the Aegean. Still, a cruise is on my bucket list. You point us to the right choice.
This shows you how perspectives can be different. I did two trips on ships while in the Marine Corps the first was 9.5 months the second was 11.5 months as I watch this all the things you point out as problems I would have welcomed as an upgrade to our living conditions.
I think I would also prefer your mix and match approach, but I feel that there is something to be said for the way that a full RTW cruise would truly give you a sense of the size of the world. No skipping out the boring bits by flying over them!
I can see what you mean Emma about wearing yourself out. I went on a tour of China with a Yangtze River cruise twice and each time I missed seeing the Gorges because I was in bed totally exhausted. I could only imagine what a world cruise would do to me! Also, the thought of not being able to escape ocean sickness for days on end DOES NOT appeal to me! Ocean Cruising sounds fun but I'll take it in much smaller doses, thanks! I love your insights Emma, thank you❤
I shored a cabin with a friend on a 3 day cruise...never again. A dear friend, but a cruise cabin is just too small of space. Yes there are always people you want to avoid once met....you find out where they are and go elsewhere.
At 64 I shared a 140 square foot cabin, in the TOP bunk, with my husband and disabled son for 31 days. Thirty one days!! We got along beautifully, but I got sincerely weary of that boat, which was far from the finest afloat.
I agree completely, I saw someone who thought that the itinerary included Antarctica when it was just a go-by and they were not able to disembark at the Falklands or Punta Arenas to make up for it. When I think of the difference of what they experienced to what my sisters experienced on their dedicated Antarctic cruise with Quark, there is no comparison.
Very good advice there Emma, I'm past retirement age and was considering a world cruise, your idea of fly/cruise/fly etc is fantastic. Great channel Em.
I did a 35 day cruise last year and that was more than enough. We did not have any bad seas but the 5 day sea days was the killer for me. I found it very boring and will never do such a long cruise again. I think up to 14 days is my limit now.
We did a 23 day repositioning cruise from Seattle to Sydney and would not do it again. Totally different experience than a regular cruise. Entertainment was nonexistent except for the casino. Two 7 day straight sea days. It got boring very quickly. Anyone considering going on a lengthy cruise should do their research and ask for feedback from others who have done it. One of the biggest challenges was ports with tender only. It was a nightmare trying to get off the ship for able bodied passengers. Impossible for those with mobility issues. Highlight of the cruise was sailing past the opera house in Sydney!
I just could not imagine taking a world cruise. I took a weeklong cruise and was ready to get off the boat. I just wouldn't be sane staying in a cabin that long. I would miss my home life, my daily routine and just my life. But, good for those than can.
2:10 As someone who has done an around the world trip (not on a cruise ship though): jet lag is literally at the bottom of the list of concerns of any meaningful long term travel. In many months of travel one would generally only take a few long haul flights (Trans-Atlantic, Trans-Pacific etc) and the rest is either over land, shorter boat trips (e.g. Panama to Colombia) or short flights. If you're after the 21st centrury Phileas Fogg experience, that would be a different thing though 🙂
I've done the Phileas Fogg experience twice; once around the world in two months going east to west, and a few years later two months going around west to east. Both times each individual leg was timed so that I only had significant jet lag a few times during the trip, which I was usually over within a day or two. Even then, it never wiped out an entire day; it just meant I'd want to go to bed a little earlier than usual, or get up a little later, or maybe have a 30-minute afternoon power nap on my first day in a new place. If I were to add up the total amount of time on either trip that I spent recovering from jet lag the total would still be far less than the number of sea days it would take for a cruise ship to make one Trans-Atlantic crossing, let alone a Trans-Pacific.
I want to thank you for showing so many photos of the Symphony of the sea. It is my favorite ship, I have been on her 4 times and just got off on the 27th of January (4th trip).
We tried a 29 day cruise on Viking to see how we would like it with a world cruise in mind. After about day 26 we were ready to go home. We now put 2 two week trips together and find this is perfect for us.
We went on a 111 day wirld cruise this year on Island Princess. Had an amazing time and would definitely do it again if I ever had the money. I much prefer small ships, 2000 passengers than bigger ships. We got to know nearly all the crew and many passengers. The most awesome time.
I’ve been using what I’ve learned from your videos as a lens to view the world cruise😊 Honestly, it’s mostly lighthearted drama and I will admit it’s kind of entertaining😅 I feel like a lot of the stuff was predictable on both the cruise and cruisers end but people get a little caught up in the excitement or in what is more normal for shorter cruising and put blinders on. The people who I think knew what they were getting into the most is a couple who said they came from van life so they knew what close quarters and working “on the go” would be like but I would assume endless sea days and too many port days in a row would be new to them.
Emma, you bring up an interesting point. You are young and I understand your appeal for the pizzazz of the big ships. For my wife and I that has zero appeal at 63. one advantage of the smaller ships is their ability to get closer into port. Using Stockholm, Sweeen as an example big ships have to park way out in the commercial port whereas using smaller ships we were able to park up close and walk into town. Another example of Barcelona, you can see smaller ships like those of Azamara are parked very close where as big ships are parked way off on the far side. I think the point of the world Cruz is too well… See the world! I don’t need to be entertained on boardship. A ship was intended to be a comfortable hotel to go from Port a to Port B etc.. I would love to take a cruise. Different ages, different priorities different interests.
As a former RCCL crew (staff) member, I was onboard for 7-10 months per contract, sharing a cabin about the size of your bed, together with a complete stranger who could be friendly or not, in calm or rough seas, mess food which by no standard is to be compared to guest dining. Also, not to mention 12-15 hour long work days. With that in perspective, I see no issues with some of the points made in this video on why not to take a long world cruise.
You were being paid, so the question really is would you want to spend the time and money for such a cruise. In your experience, did most cruise workers sign up for year-round work or just a few months at a time?
I took a 21-day repositioning cruise in Novmber 2023, and you definitely notice by week 3 that the menu revolves maybe every five days. They don't do anything to freshen it up. You start going to the buffet just for the variety.
I am in that 65+ demographic and am taking a world cruise with Cunard on the Queen Anne next January. It will be about 15 weeks (3.5 months) and I am really looking forward to it. I have cruised several times in the past and did one two week cruise with 5 other people from San Francisco to Hawaii in a 57' sailboat. I loved it all. However I have seen a lot of the world by air having spent my career with a large international airline. My bucket list trip is to sail the whole world in one go. That bucket is getting closer and closer to my foot so I'm doing it now. 🤣 It is hideously expensive but, although I don't have much of an income in retirement, I have saved for just such an extravagance. My family will hate me because that means a considerably smaller inheritance but tough! 😢 I think all your points are valid and very well taken. When you hit my age you may indeed change your mind but with your extensive cruising history, it may not be as attractive. In any case, keep the videos coming. I'm sure I am not the only one that cruises vicariously through them.
The good thing about the documentaries in here is after watching them I don't think I'd even get off the ship in some places or if I did I just walk around the town they give you a lot of information and you do too Thanks so much.
I wouldn't do a world cruise either. Now, I'd consider, if it were offered, a cruise going from Port Canaveral Florida (My preferred terminal) to go on a however many day long cruise to Scandinavia (Specifically Norway, Finland, Denmark, maybe a couple North European ports) and back. This would be my dream cruise option 1. Option 2 would be the same depart from Port Canaveral (Or Tampa in this case), go through the Panama Canal, and visit Japan before coming back. I hate flying and usually cruise for the ships more than the destination baring these stated exceptions. So these would be my ideal cruise plans. Odds are extremely unlikely this will ever happen, but one can dream at least.
I've watched a little bit of the cruise drama but have mostly looked at a youtube channel for someone who is not drama based an on the cruise. Their planning videos were insane and they were very organized. I like your thoughts of mixing air, cruise and train to see the world. Thank you for including Hudson in your video, he's adorable. Just signed up for the new Captain Hudson as I see Oregon isn't represented yet.
I’d love to do one! Last year we did two transatlantic crossings, one in the Mediterranean, one down to Mexico and Alaska was in the mix. Love the sea days! Our transatlantic that we are going on this year will have only 5 full sea days. 11 ports will certainly be busy. Love your channel and content. Stay safe. 😊
@@simonstones1918 Very nice if you like to cruise. No real schedule and you get to relax a lot! We have done it on a smaller ship and the world’s second largest cruise ship (at the time) and both times, we loved it. The only new have to say is if you are going eastbound, prepare for quite a few days to be losing an hour due to time zone changes. On the other hand, going west bound you get to enjoy many 25 hour days. No jet lag with transatlantic crossings 👍
@@simonstones1918what I may think is nothing may be rough for you. For us, we have had some " motion from the ocean" but it's not bad. The most movement I've ever felt was just off the coast of Mexico going back to Los Angeles. And even then it wasn't that much. Could we feel it? Absolutely But we have to remember that these ships are over 3+ football fields long... Would I suggest that a transatlantic cruise be the cruise that someone books for their first cruise? No. But they are nice. We will do a reposition or ocean crossing cruise a year for as long as we can. Going to two this year! 😊
When I first was thinking about working on ships I remember reading a big article in a newspaper detailing someone's world cruise experience. I remember thinking how if i got a good job on a cruise ship that could be me. Later that year I signed onto my first ship leaving hawaii for a crossing of the pacific. I better like this I told myself because there is no going home for at least the upcoming 7 straight sea days. 5 years later and 6, 6 month contracts later I saw everything I would hope to in a world cruise. Now when I look at the itinerary of a world cruise I think oh thats so cool, but oh you went to this part of the world but not this or that port? And you are right about only having the one chance at each port. The great thing for a crew member in a normal cruise is if the weather is bad, or whatever you will be back again next week.
I had over 1 million miles on Delta airlines before I was 40 years old. Since then, I've needed to do lots of international travel for work. Now nearing retirement, I find it difficult to even jump on a Minnesota to Florida plane ride. I have childhood friends that live in Australia and they'd like us to visit them, but I'd rather go to the dentist than 24 hours on a plane. We're looking at one leg of the trip being a cruise; using the ship as transportation like the old days. If I flew to Australia, it would be somewhere between months and never to fly back home again.
When I go to Australia I buy 2 tickets. USA to Taiwan and then Taiwan to Australia. That allows me to do a layover and relax. I refuse to fly more than 11 hours at a time. When I was young I routinely flew 20 hours in a day. No more!
Most of the cruises we've been on have been 7 days. We went on a 10 day cruise once which I thought was just about perfect. When we sailed Hawaii we chose to fly to Hawaii and cruise 7 days around the islands instead of sailing from the mainland for 14 days with half of it at sea. Our next cruise is 8 days and we are looking forward to it. We always choose an inside cabin to save $ and cruise more often also. We would like to sail the Panama Canal but will have to wait until my wife retires since she is a teacher and cannot be gone a week during school when those cruises occure.
I once opted to share a cabin with a lady I'd never met: the ship was a small expedition ship and we were heading to the Falklands before we sailed to Antarctica. Cabin sharing was a cheaper way to do it. It was a good idea in theory. In practice-well-, let's just say it didn't work out well. She resented needing to share for financial reasons and made it very clear. It was 19 days and the only mitigating factor was that we really only needed the cabin for sleeping and showering. We didnt stay in touch afterwards...!
It depends a lot on the ship, I think. I only have done 2 cruises up to now, the first one I didn't like that much (food was awful), the second one I loved (food was lovely!) To be on a world cruise that long and hate the food must be torture 🙂.
America has the nice big cruise ships. In Australia/NZ they dump the old cruise ships here which is why I haven't been on a cruise yet. I don't want to waste my money going on a 30 year old run down ship.
We’d like to go on one of the HA 4 month world cruises after retirement. 9 months would be too much. It would be to see a lot of destinations but the social aspect and many themed events seem to be a big part of it.
My first cruise was 28 days, MSC Lyrica. It was wonderful. Porthole cabin. Second cruise was 25 days, Costa Clasica, inside cabin. Even better. I would like a longer cruise some day.
Hey Emma! This is an excellent assessment of life on board for the long-term. At 56, with VERY late-stage cancer (maybe a year, but likely months?) -- I am still my mum's primary caregiver, (and keeping an eye on my dad.) But, otherwise, I would liquidate my assets and pay (double if necessary) for a private cabin, knowing that it would end in my funeral at sea ( is that something that can be legally done on a commercial cruise?) Sorry to be a bit depressing and weird. Thank you for showing us the real Hudson!❤💕
Hey Brian, not weird at all totally makes sense! Insurance would be veeeery expensive but as you say, would be worth it. Hope you are keeping well. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Ive done a 21 day cruise that felt too short and a 5 day that felt too long... Cant imagine how I would feel after a cruise that long. Maybe someday I would try it when I am retired, although by then I will probably have visited all the ports already!
Funny you mentioned taking a train at 11:00. I was wondering if you ever thought about trying a "land cruise" like the Ghan train in Australia or another luxury train. It's not quite the same as a cruise ship, but might be very interesting.
Oh my goodness, didn't think of that. A lot of them do include it as standard... but if not it could easily be £50 a day times by.... 90 or something. OUCH! 🤣
There is no amount of money that could be offered to me to go on a world cruise. I love my life in my home, with my community, my family and my possessions. The people who I have seen on the videos on such cruises, just physically alone, do not appeal to me. I prefer not to elaborate.
Great take. I've done nearly a dozen cruises so far, mostly 10-14 days and loved almost all of them. I've often dreamt of a world cruise but you provide a lot of great insights that I hadn't considered
My first cruise was on the Fairstar. I was 18 years old and shared the cabin with three guys whom I had never met. Unlike many other cabins, ours had its own bathroom . Other cabins shared bathrooms at the end of the corridor. I don’t know how I survived this and even if it was possible, I would NEVER do it again.
I live in a country where people are so stressed from work that they go for weekend cruises to nowhere just to catch up on their sleep and their bosses won’t be able to call them since there is no phone signal (unless you pay for them)
@@happycook6737 if you tell your boss and colleagues you are going on a weekend cruise and they will not be able to reach you as there is no signal on the cruise, they will wish you enjoy the cruise and tell you whatever they need to tell you before the cruise and you will not be held responsible for anything that happens during the weekend. If you were to just off your phone, they will just keep calling and text you and wonder if you are just ignoring them or got hit by a bus. Of course they will question you on Monday and your boss might ‘suggest’ you keep the phone on for emergencies or if he wants to give you some instructions for the presentation next week etc. That’s the difference. I’m not exaggerating. It’s a real thing here. The burnout rate here is unbelievable.
I love your videos, Emma, and I love that you support Mercy ships. I can hardly wait to get my own Captain Hudson. Thank you for your honest and detailed descriptions.
Although not a traditional cruise my first experience on the water was with Semester At Sea during college (S08). We fully circumnavigated the globe over a span of 108 days on a small ship while attending college at the same time. We visited around 13 different ports with sea days in between. It was a life changing experience. I love regular cruising now but dream every day of taking another world cruise, this time with my husband and kids with me.
Emma I have became an avid fan of your cruise channel. I have spent over 150 days at sea as an engineer on the HMS destroyer class doing sea trials so I know partially how it is at sea. British Sea. thanks for your cHannel and all the best
In the USA the elderly who can afford it and who aren’t infirm can live at an “assisted living” facility. It’s a regular apartment building but with on-site meals, activities, etc. My mother decided that living in a Cancun timeshare resort for months at a stretch was a better idea; similar amenities but cheaper plus a pool, bar, and beach! She did cruises too but didn’t like being stuck on a ship too long.
Appreciate your comments. I was all set to do a world cruise (60-150 days) upon retirement but as I looked closer at this realized these were typically older, smaller ships and alot of sea days. Don't get me wrong-a sea day is great when there is a lot to do on board but maybe not on small ship. Agree with you that it would be better to do more 'directed' cruises on newer ships. Keep up the good work.
4:39 Ditto and ditto😆 (I wonder if there'll ever be a cruise liner so huge that it becomes designated a floating sovereign independent state, unaffiliated to any other nation, and its passengers designated its citizens -- just a thought. Maybe that's a good idea for a novel -- what do you think?)
I see your points about world cruises. I think the only way I would want to do one was on one of those private yachts were you could adjust your itinerary, but that is for the seriously minted people.
My wife and I did a 116 days World Cruise with MSC in 2023. It was such a relaxing way to see the world. We are 40 and 42 and try to cruise on a budget and booked an inside cabin. We basically just only were in the cabin for sleeping. We also tried not to book excursions with MSC but go together with other passengers in a taxi or minivan. We did excursions for almost a full day for like 20 or 25 Euros/person. We are trying to book another "world"cruise for 2027, but a little bit shorter, only for the winter months, because my job is a gardener and I have much less work during the winter months. Stijn from Belgium
I agree with you, but mostly because I couldn't imagine being away from my grandsons for that long! They grow up so fast! They are 6, 5 and 2 right now. (BTW, they boys have all been on 2 cruises themselves, even the 2 year old!)
I used to work on a world cruise and guests would invite crew to dinner sometimes when they get bored of the usual company, I was in the public eye a lot so it became fun for the guests to have me at their table. These guests were incredibly rich, owning hotels kinda rich. Very few, like only a handful of them would actually do the full thing, most did like you said, a quarter or a half. For me it was great as I got to eat in the fancy restaurants and as crew, were also stuck with the same people a lot of the time so it was nice to have some change!
Pineapple placing upside down has great meaning in my culture. Pineapple "Ong" Upside down "Lai" has a similar sounds to "wealth incoming". It is quite common to paste pineapple upside down during Chinese/Lunar New Year or when you move to a new house/place.
I did my world cruise one or two weeks at a time. I have covered many ports around the world, from Australia and New Zealand to Russia, Norway, Denmark, etc and the Mediterranean. What I have found from my 14 day cruises is that after about 10 days I am about ready to go home. Love sea days and the most I ever had was 4 days in a row on a cruise to Hawaii from the west coast US. And you are right about the bad weather. One day on our return trip from Hawaii the seas were very high, maybe 30 ft and the problem was not our immediate area but a storm that was 500 miles away that was causing rough seas.
I did Semester At Sea when I was in college. Long stretches of sea days when crossing the Atlantic, the Indian and the Pacific oceans were the best. You don’t know what you are missing.
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Just clicked on the video and I'm already confused lol
If no other seats, ask if someone was sitting there. Otherwise, stay away!
Introduce him to his arch-nemesis - bare foot man!
I wish I had documented some of the behavior I have seen on cruise ships. It would make for a great video.
Having done the 2023 world cruise on Cunard's Queen Victoria aged 77 I have to tell you . 101 of the best days of my life. It was magic. I loved every minute and if money permits I can't wait to do it again. I loved days at sea.
I love your enthusiasm. You may have just changed my mind!
What did u do? What was so fun on the ship itself?
I would love the travelling to other places parts but the ship seems like it might boring.
I have done three world cruises, one on Pacific Princess and two with Viking. I am also booked on a Hollan😂d America world cruise for 2025. I personally love the smaller, more intimate ships. When you board, that, in retirement, I can live my dreams.the end seems so far away, but the time goes so quickly, before you know it, there is only two weeks left and everyone starts getting depressed. To see the world cruising the high seas has always 😮been a dream of mine, and I feel so lucky that I can live my dreams.
I love that!! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
This is lovely; I’m so happy to read it.
This is how I feel! I know I would never want to leave the ship. Never never ever!
Enjoy your nx cruise
Although I love cruising, and I absolutely LOVE LOVE sea days (I just love the feeling of *being in the middle of NOWHERE at SEA* ... a world cruise would certainly offer this), plus I have considered retirement on a cruise ship, I thought Emma made all excellent points.
Now that I see your (@AS1Donna) take on world cruises, I thought, "hmmm, may be world cruises are not as bad as it may sound after all 🤔).
The cutest thing ever is seeing other people's comments in Ultimate World Cruise drama vids saying, 'Well I know from Emma Cruises...' because SAME! Some of the people being shocked by certain aspects of cruising should have researched using your channel before boarding! 💖
Hahaha, I love that. Thanks so much! 😂😂
Those vids are 🤣 and I could never...going around Cape Horn 😱, don't people realize how many cargo ships are...ahem _lost at sea_ even in this day and age!
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Can't wait til I'm all wrinkly and constipated to be able afford a world cruise
The first cruise I ever did was a World cruise in 2009 for 109 days and I met my Wife on it, we love cruising and have amassed 1100 nights in all including 2 world cruises, thoroughly recommended
. Love your videos❤
First cruise?! Wow!! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Ohh maybe i clould find a guy!!🤔
Sounds like you were on the Love boat. haha. Congrats on meeting the love of your life.
I am 69 and travel solo. I am on a limited fixed budget, but I have every intention in the next 5 years to take a nice chunk out of my small 401k and do Princess(preferably) or MSC for one of their 110+ day world cruises. There are so many ports on those trips that I would never make it too if I had to plan them one at a time. I am also totally fascinated with the idea of embarking on a ship and then finally disembarking after going the circumference of the world we live on. I also love sea days, and I have done 31 days in interior and will be fine for 100+. Just hope I get to make this happen.
I hope it works out for you! 😊
You are on a limited fixed budget but you are planning to spend over $50,000 on a cruise? You must have a different definition of the word limited.
@@RiddimKingdom My bad. I'm sorry to intrude on someone's public UA-cam message board post. I'm just so nosy.
@@michaels3003 I don't mean to insult you but, I can't imagine how your mind must work. I went over the entire thread and I don't see any evidence for the conclusion you reached about a 401k. Its like a total non-sequitur. The funny thing is you are right. I don't know much about 401ks. Are you maybe responding to the wrong thread?
@@michaels3003 This is going to bother me until I know. What have I done to offend you? I am really at a loss.
When I was on the Celebrity beyond, I met a woman who have taken three world cruises at the time. And she was going to be on the Royal Caribbean world cruise. Each cruise was on a different Cruise Line. She told me that her laundry, medical and Internet was all included in her price of the cruise. They even have doctors and pharmacies lined up to refill prescriptions every month for the passengers that were on daily medicine. The gratuities were also included. She also told me that her drink package was also included.
Viruses and bacterial diseases come free as well.
@@julianskinner3697They do at home, too
@@julianskinner3697just as they do on aircraft.
@@michaelramage73 not true at all. a ship is not a pressurised metal tube with re-circulating air
@@riskinhosregional diseases would like to have a talk with you. Traveling a lot quickly increases exposure to a variety of things, as opposed to a concentrated amount in an airplane.
Well, I'm 70 and I would do it' You're right though, a 9- month cruise would be more like an ordeal than a vacation. My father was in the US Navy and spent a lot of time on ships. A cruse like that would give a good feel for the expanse of the globe and give me an insight into my father's experience.
Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
I can tell you, being a retired Marine, that you will still have no idea what your father’s experience was.
you knew your father? what a world we live in
@@jasonshumake777 It's a snotty comment, but you're not wrong.
The Navy is... very, very unlike a cruise ship.
Unless your cruise ship makes you clean the decks at 6am, and makes you sleep in the same cabin as 30 other people, and you're no allowed off the ship, and you can only eat at designated times.
I originally wanted to do a world cruise after retiring, but that's morphed to trying to string together different repositioning cruises together with some stays in cities I really want to explore in between.
Now wouldn't that be amazing...
I am a very senior citizen and I loooove sea days but 70+ is way too many! Thank you for the Hudson footage. I would miss him too.
He's here right now as I type! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
I’m a senior woman, did 85 days with Holland America in 2016, voted for president in Barcelona
If I had the money, I’d love to do it again
I love sea days and read 14 books on that 85 day cruise
Love my Kindle
I could only do this kind of cruise if I could have my real cat 😽
@@Buddy869-z9x Therapy cat
Problem solved
You’re welcome
I think some do it because cruising is literally cheaper than a retirement home unfortunately and that shouldn’t be the case
A masterclass in vlogging. I don't like cruises one little bit - but I watch all your videos because you present so well and keep the video moving forward in an interesting and unexpected way all the time. Toast on a cruise is rubbish? Wow, who knew!
Thanks so much, you are very kind! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
I'm in the same...boat. I have no desire to cruise, but I love watching Emma's videos and journeys about them.
I guess I should also say that embarcation is the best day on a cruise...but I am not! Most cruise lunes I have been on does NOT have a smooth embarcation. There is always something going wrong, so to me its stress, stress, stress. No, the morning after is when I come to life and start exploring.
I didn't realize that your cruise count was up to 62 already! I'm at 63, with three cruises booked for this year... so, I think you'll almost surely go past my cruise count later this year. That's impressive at your age! I'm 66, so it's not that unusual for a guy my age to have done 63 cruises... but at your age, very impressive to have done 62!
I don't think you mentioned the one other huge expense of a world cruise... the shore excursions. The whole point of a cruise like that is to see the various countries that the ship visits... so, you're obviously going to want to go on excursions almost everywhere the ship visits. That's not going to be a minor expense.
Bonkers isn't it? I think about 50 were business trips which shows how fast this has grown! I've included every new ship preview sailing, river cruise and even that one that was cancelled on day 1. 😂
Such a good point!! I rarely do excursions so didn't even think of that, that could be the whole cruise fare again!!
@@EmmaCruisesout of curiosity, when you say business trips, is the whole cruise fare a 100% tax deduct-able expensive - no benefit in kind?
I might start blogging to save myself a small fortune if that’s the rules!
Well, kind of. You can't just start a business to buy cruises of course, your business would need to make more than the cost of each trip from the trip itself. Took me about 5-6 years of unpaid work before I got to that point. Hope this helps!
@@EmmaCruises thanks for the reply. I’m doing around 10 per year so I may give it a try - it may be car crash but you never know, just got to find a niche spin to put on it :)
@@EmmaCruisesyou should definitely do more excursions, especially since your channel has grown so much. Our best cruising memories are always from excursions.
We’re about to embark on P&O Cruises World Cruise next month (and yes we’re vlogging!) and we’re in our 20s, but we loved the itinerary from Auckland onwards. Basically doing 60 of the 100 days for that reason. We can’t wait. Getting married onboard too so it’s one epic honeymoon! ❤🥹
Yessss! You're doing a portion right? I've been watching your packing!! Have the best time EVER! So exciting, I'll be watching. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Yes! Just over half ☺️👍
Congratulations in advance! I hope you have the best time ever. ❤
Then you’re missing the most wonderful experience. We are 176 days into the Ultimate World Cruise and wishing it did not end!! Wonderful new friends, incredible experiences, 60+ new countries! Loving it!
I am glad you’ve had a wonderful experience. Just remember that the argument isn’t to not travel at all, it’s more having several more concentrated travel experiences in their wake. A world cruise is on my radar to do, but I find it might be hard for a world cruise to compete in certain regions. I would want to spend significantly more time than a port could offer in some places like Japan, China, or Africa.
You must be “minted”
What incredible experiences happened on the boat? Or did u mean the visiting new places?
I wouldn't want to be on a ship for more than 3 weeks, I think, but the big ships leave me absolutely cold. If I wanted to go to a theme park I'd go to a theme park.
Not to mention how wildly expensive they are.
We just did an NCL Mega ship to Alaska. We would rather have had more time to explore and less time rushing to the next port. Guess we prefer our own timetable. No thanks to the mega ships, although the crew and food were the best.
@@CyeOutsider We paid over $10,000 just for a Viking river cruise!!
Can't wait til I'm all wrinkly and constipated to be able afford a world cruise
Great vlog. We are put off doing world cruise due to using older, smaller ships in fleet. In addition, we have cruised a lot and have already been to over 60% to ports commonly listed on world cruises. Spending our $$$ on specific locations makes more sense v ROI. thanks Emma ❤️
Yeah! Thank you! 😁❤️
I did a world cruise with Semester at Sea back when I was in undergrad in 2012 and I loved it! The sea days were easier to manage because we had classes we had to go to. But I do remember walking out on the deck and just looking around and seeing nothing but ocean for days.
Ooooo!!! That sounds incredible!!! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
There is something special about that isn't there? I was seventy four when I made a transatlantic crossing and it gave just a whole new perspective to the ocean and seafarers in general.
@@EmmaCruises Of course! Love your channel. I also forgot to mention that I also had an interior cabin for the entire trip (102 days I believe it was) and it took some time to adjust to, but me and my s.o. at the time shared a room and we just kind got used to it. We developed alarm clocks to get us up, and we tried to spend all of our time outside of our cabin. It was kinda nice if we ever wanted to take a nap, we could easily get our room nice and dark.
I’ve always wondered if you’ve considered cruising on a tall (sailing) ship - there are some enormous ones offering cruises, such as the Royal Clipper. Just be sure to check the difference between a cruise and a sail training ship!
Ooo I'd love that! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
I'm over 70 and I would love to do this. I've lived in a tiny RV touring the country for 7 years. Even a tiny ship would be enormous to me, snd I would totally know how to keep occupied on sea days
I screamed when you talked about the pineapple, on my last cruise it was the topic of conversation in our solo group, the meaning is well known among people who sail a lot.
It’s well known everywhere lol
I agree. I'd get bored of the same ship for so long. There are so many ships I'd love to try. Multiple shorter cruises makes so much more sense.
Sleeping in a lifeboat. Now that's extreme cruising!
I LOVE Emma's British-isms! Such a great idea to include them in your reviews.
My reason for not wanting to take a world cruise is because I like to have the option of leaving if I don't like the experience.
I can do that with hotels, and can tolerate it for something that only lasts a few days, but that wouldn't be possible on a 90-day cruise.
Ha ha, well you could but it would get very expensive! 😂😂
@@EmmaCruises Truer words were never spoken.
When I read your comment on my phone, it cut off the comment at "the option of leaving if I don't like the ex..." so I had to click on the comment to read about leaving your spouse or partner if they got too annoying after months at sea! 😂
On our 2022 Icelandic cruise we met a couple from another ship who were doing a 2 month cruise that was very port intensive. Their comment was they were tired from getting on and off the ship for all the ports. They said they were ready for one or two days at sea.
An around the world trip is an interesting idea, but 16 days is my limit.
Sounds good! 😁🥳
16 Days is our limit too. 2023 we sailed on QM2 From Quebec to Hamburg via Saguenay, Halifax, NYC and Southampton it was great although we enjoy QM2 16 days is enough for us.
Went on a 4 month world cruise last year and absolutely loved it! We’d do it again in a heartbeat. I’d recommend a world cruise for any adventurous person who wants to see the world. Cheers!
Best part of cruising for us are the long ocean sections. We never go on less than 14 day cruises, mostly 20+. Load up on talking books and ebooks and relax!
OMG, I JUST NOTICED YOU'RE AT 300K🎉🎉CONGRATULATIONS 🎉🎉You've come a long way Emma, You Go Girl🎉🎉🥂
Thanks so much 🥹❤️
Congratulations!! Emma love your site
To be honest, an around the world cruise video series on UA-cam would be fun to watch. I can’t afford it but, maybe a cruise line will sponsor you? Look forward to your next video!
Ha ha, I don't think that would be a very good idea for my channel tbh, people like to see different things every week not me eating in the same place for the 70th day. Would be nice for me though! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
If anyone wants to sponsor me I’d be happy to go 😂
If you're interested a couple from Michigan is doing a series on the current Royal world cruise. It started when they first signed up for it. The youtube channel is living phase 2. They are behind on posting as they only edit on sea days and are doing it as a record for their children.
I don't think I'd cope doing a nine month cruise. For starters, where would I put nine months' worth of medications? I take a fair bit of medication, so, if my doctor were to give me nine months' worth of medication, I'd need a very large holdall.
I think the medical center would be able to dispense if they knew what meds you take
I love to hear you talk, Emma. Such energy. The longest I sailed were ferries in the Aegean. Still, a cruise is on my bucket list. You point us to the right choice.
Thank you! 😁❤️
This shows you how perspectives can be different. I did two trips on ships while in the Marine Corps the first was 9.5 months the second was 11.5 months as I watch this all the things you point out as problems I would have welcomed as an upgrade to our living conditions.
Well, that's comparing apples and oranges. 😊
I think I would also prefer your mix and match approach, but I feel that there is something to be said for the way that a full RTW cruise would truly give you a sense of the size of the world. No skipping out the boring bits by flying over them!
I can see what you mean Emma about wearing yourself out. I went on a tour of China with a Yangtze River cruise twice and each time I missed seeing the Gorges because I was in bed totally exhausted. I could only imagine what a world cruise would do to me! Also, the thought of not being able to escape ocean sickness for days on end DOES NOT appeal to me! Ocean Cruising sounds fun but I'll take it in much smaller doses, thanks!
I love your insights Emma, thank you❤
Agreed, Thank you! 😁❤️
I shored a cabin with a friend on a 3 day cruise...never again. A dear friend, but a cruise cabin is just too small of space. Yes there are always people you want to avoid once met....you find out where they are and go elsewhere.
Haha. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
At 64 I shared a 140 square foot cabin, in the TOP bunk, with my husband and disabled son for 31 days. Thirty one days!! We got along beautifully, but I got sincerely weary of that boat, which was far from the finest afloat.
Oh wow! That's so good you did that. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
I agree completely, I saw someone who thought that the itinerary included Antarctica when it was just a go-by and they were not able to disembark at the Falklands or Punta Arenas to make up for it. When I think of the difference of what they experienced to what my sisters experienced on their dedicated Antarctic cruise with Quark, there is no comparison.
Very good advice there Emma, I'm past retirement age and was considering a world cruise, your idea of fly/cruise/fly etc is fantastic. Great channel Em.
I did a 35 day cruise last year and that was more than enough. We did not have any bad seas but the 5 day sea days was the killer for me. I found it very boring and will never do such a long cruise again. I think up to 14 days is my limit now.
Totally fair! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
@@EmmaCruiseswould you do a month cruise? 😉
We did a 23 day repositioning cruise from Seattle to Sydney and would not do it again. Totally different experience than a regular cruise. Entertainment was nonexistent except for the casino. Two 7 day straight sea days. It got boring very quickly.
Anyone considering going on a lengthy cruise should do their research and ask for feedback from others who have done it. One of the biggest challenges was ports with tender only. It was a nightmare trying to get off the ship for able bodied passengers. Impossible for those with mobility issues. Highlight of the cruise was sailing past the opera house in Sydney!
I might pack one suitcase full of beading and stitching projects to work on while watching the ocean for days.
I just could not imagine taking a world cruise. I took a weeklong cruise and was ready to get off the boat. I just wouldn't be sane staying in a cabin that long. I would miss my home life, my daily routine and just my life. But, good for those than can.
Why did u STAY IN UR CABIN??
2:10 As someone who has done an around the world trip (not on a cruise ship though): jet lag is literally at the bottom of the list of concerns of any meaningful long term travel. In many months of travel one would generally only take a few long haul flights (Trans-Atlantic, Trans-Pacific etc) and the rest is either over land, shorter boat trips (e.g. Panama to Colombia) or short flights. If you're after the 21st centrury Phileas Fogg experience, that would be a different thing though 🙂
So true! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
I've done the Phileas Fogg experience twice; once around the world in two months going east to west, and a few years later two months going around west to east. Both times each individual leg was timed so that I only had significant jet lag a few times during the trip, which I was usually over within a day or two. Even then, it never wiped out an entire day; it just meant I'd want to go to bed a little earlier than usual, or get up a little later, or maybe have a 30-minute afternoon power nap on my first day in a new place. If I were to add up the total amount of time on either trip that I spent recovering from jet lag the total would still be far less than the number of sea days it would take for a cruise ship to make one Trans-Atlantic crossing, let alone a Trans-Pacific.
I want to thank you for showing so many photos of the Symphony of the sea. It is my favorite ship, I have been on her 4 times and just got off on the 27th of January (4th trip).
We tried a 29 day cruise on Viking to see how we would like it with a world cruise in mind. After about day 26 we were ready to go home.
We now put 2 two week trips together and find this is perfect for us.
I was waiting for you to say, "Because I'd miss Hudson!" Missing my cats is probably my main reason for not wanting to take a world cruise.
So true!!! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Same, I can’t imagine being away from my 2 cats for so long 😢 I would pay extra $$ if I could bring them along 😅
My biggest hesitation on taking a world cruise is finding someone I trust enough to take good care of my two beloved cats.
Same, I couldn’t leave them for that long. I hate leaving them for two weeks, because I miss them so much.
We went on a 111 day wirld cruise this year on Island Princess. Had an amazing time and would definitely do it again if I ever had the money. I much prefer small ships, 2000 passengers than bigger ships. We got to know nearly all the crew and many passengers. The most awesome time.
Didn't know about the pineapple thing. I'll have to try that! Thx!
Haha. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
I will never embark a cruise ship, because it's just not my type of vacation. But it's just so lovely to listen to your voice/videos. Very relaxing 😂
I’ve been using what I’ve learned from your videos as a lens to view the world cruise😊
Honestly, it’s mostly lighthearted drama and I will admit it’s kind of entertaining😅 I feel like a lot of the stuff was predictable on both the cruise and cruisers end but people get a little caught up in the excitement or in what is more normal for shorter cruising and put blinders on. The people who I think knew what they were getting into the most is a couple who said they came from van life so they knew what close quarters and working “on the go” would be like but I would assume endless sea days and too many port days in a row would be new to them.
Oh it's so entertaining, ha ha. Just not for me! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Emma, you bring up an interesting point. You are young and I understand your appeal for the pizzazz of the big ships. For my wife and I that has zero appeal at 63. one advantage of the smaller ships is their ability to get closer into port. Using Stockholm, Sweeen as an example big ships have to park way out in the commercial port whereas using smaller ships we were able to park up close and walk into town. Another example of Barcelona, you can see smaller ships like those of Azamara are parked very close where as big ships are parked way off on the far side. I think the point of the world Cruz is too well… See the world! I don’t need to be entertained on boardship. A ship was intended to be a comfortable hotel to go from Port a to Port B etc.. I would love to take a cruise. Different ages, different priorities different interests.
Very nice job delivering this video. Your explanations and commentary were excellent. Well done.
You're very kind, Thank you! 😁❤️
I must agree with you. Shorter cruises are better for me. We did 14 days to Hawaii and back to San Diego and I was ready to be home.
As a former RCCL crew (staff) member, I was onboard for 7-10 months per contract, sharing a cabin about the size of your bed, together with a complete stranger who could be friendly or not, in calm or rough seas, mess food which by no standard is to be compared to guest dining. Also, not to mention 12-15 hour long work days. With that in perspective, I see no issues with some of the points made in this video on why not to take a long world cruise.
You were being paid, so the question really is would you want to spend the time and money for such a cruise. In your experience, did most cruise workers sign up for year-round work or just a few months at a time?
Yeah, very different doing it and being paid than paying to do it. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
You are a lovely human being. *salutes Captain Hudson*
Your cat is so precious ❤
He knows it too, he's the boss! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
I took a 21-day repositioning cruise in Novmber 2023, and you definitely notice by week 3 that the menu revolves maybe every five days. They don't do anything to freshen it up. You start going to the buffet just for the variety.
Good point. I first was thinking how to leave the house empty for so long or what about the shows ?...
I am in that 65+ demographic and am taking a world cruise with Cunard on the Queen Anne next January. It will be about 15 weeks (3.5 months) and I am really looking forward to it. I have cruised several times in the past and did one two week cruise with 5 other people from San Francisco to Hawaii in a 57' sailboat. I loved it all. However I have seen a lot of the world by air having spent my career with a large international airline. My bucket list trip is to sail the whole world in one go. That bucket is getting closer and closer to my foot so I'm doing it now. 🤣
It is hideously expensive but, although I don't have much of an income in retirement, I have saved for just such an extravagance. My family will hate me because that means a considerably smaller inheritance but tough! 😢
I think all your points are valid and very well taken. When you hit my age you may indeed change your mind but with your extensive cruising history, it may not be as attractive. In any case, keep the videos coming. I'm sure I am not the only one that cruises vicariously through them.
This sounds amazing, enjoy your well earned on this trip you like.
Sounds incredible!!! Have a great time! 🥳🥳
Thanks so much 🥹❤️
Same demographic here do it.
Enjoy every minute greetings from Sydney.
The good thing about the documentaries in here is after watching them I don't think I'd even get off the ship in some places or if I did I just walk around the town they give you a lot of information and you do too Thanks so much.
I wouldn't do a world cruise either. Now, I'd consider, if it were offered, a cruise going from Port Canaveral Florida (My preferred terminal) to go on a however many day long cruise to Scandinavia (Specifically Norway, Finland, Denmark, maybe a couple North European ports) and back. This would be my dream cruise option 1. Option 2 would be the same depart from Port Canaveral (Or Tampa in this case), go through the Panama Canal, and visit Japan before coming back. I hate flying and usually cruise for the ships more than the destination baring these stated exceptions. So these would be my ideal cruise plans. Odds are extremely unlikely this will ever happen, but one can dream at least.
Oooo that sounds amazing! Hope it happens for you one day. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
I've watched a little bit of the cruise drama but have mostly looked at a youtube channel for someone who is not drama based an on the cruise. Their planning videos were insane and they were very organized. I like your thoughts of mixing air, cruise and train to see the world. Thank you for including Hudson in your video, he's adorable. Just signed up for the new Captain Hudson as I see Oregon isn't represented yet.
I’d love to do one! Last year we did two transatlantic crossings, one in the Mediterranean, one down to Mexico and Alaska was in the mix.
Love the sea days! Our transatlantic that we are going on this year will have only 5 full sea days. 11 ports will certainly be busy.
Love your channel and content. Stay safe. 😊
Oooo that sounds amazing, Have a great time! 🥳🥳
What’s a transatlantic crossing like?
@@simonstones1918 Very nice if you like to cruise. No real schedule and you get to relax a lot! We have done it on a smaller ship and the world’s second largest cruise ship (at the time) and both times, we loved it. The only new have to say is if you are going eastbound, prepare for quite a few days to be losing an hour due to time zone changes. On the other hand, going west bound you get to enjoy many 25 hour days.
No jet lag with transatlantic crossings 👍
@@BillUtah great thank. I think the only thing I’d worry about would be rough seas. Am I worrying un necessarily ?
@@simonstones1918what I may think is nothing may be rough for you. For us, we have had some " motion from the ocean" but it's not bad. The most movement I've ever felt was just off the coast of Mexico going back to Los Angeles. And even then it wasn't that much. Could we feel it? Absolutely
But we have to remember that these ships are over 3+ football fields long...
Would I suggest that a transatlantic cruise be the cruise that someone books for their first cruise? No. But they are nice. We will do a reposition or ocean crossing cruise a year for as long as we can. Going to two this year! 😊
When I first was thinking about working on ships I remember reading a big article in a newspaper detailing someone's world cruise experience.
I remember thinking how if i got a good job on a cruise ship that could be me. Later that year I signed onto my first ship leaving hawaii for a crossing of the pacific. I better like this I told myself because there is no going home for at least the upcoming 7 straight sea days.
5 years later and 6, 6 month contracts later I saw everything I would hope to in a world cruise.
Now when I look at the itinerary of a world cruise I think oh thats so cool, but oh you went to this part of the world but not this or that port?
And you are right about only having the one chance at each port. The great thing for a crew member in a normal cruise is if the weather is bad, or whatever you will be back again next week.
I had over 1 million miles on Delta airlines before I was 40 years old. Since then, I've needed to do lots of international travel for work. Now nearing retirement, I find it difficult to even jump on a Minnesota to Florida plane ride. I have childhood friends that live in Australia and they'd like us to visit them, but I'd rather go to the dentist than 24 hours on a plane. We're looking at one leg of the trip being a cruise; using the ship as transportation like the old days. If I flew to Australia, it would be somewhere between months and never to fly back home again.
When I go to Australia I buy 2 tickets. USA to Taiwan and then Taiwan to Australia. That allows me to do a layover and relax. I refuse to fly more than 11 hours at a time. When I was young I routinely flew 20 hours in a day. No more!
Most of the cruises we've been on have been 7 days. We went on a 10 day cruise once which I thought was just about perfect. When we sailed Hawaii we chose to fly to Hawaii and cruise 7 days around the islands instead of sailing from the mainland for 14 days with half of it at sea. Our next cruise is 8 days and we are looking forward to it. We always choose an inside cabin to save $ and cruise more often also. We would like to sail the Panama Canal but will have to wait until my wife retires since she is a teacher and cannot be gone a week during school when those cruises occure.
I once opted to share a cabin with a lady I'd never met: the ship was a small expedition ship and we were heading to the Falklands before we sailed to Antarctica. Cabin sharing was a cheaper way to do it. It was a good idea in theory. In practice-well-, let's just say it didn't work out well. She resented needing to share for financial reasons and made it very clear. It was 19 days and the only mitigating factor was that we really only needed the cabin for sleeping and showering. We didnt stay in touch afterwards...!
Sounds horrible!
I’m one of those who goes all out. I’ve been on 8 world cruises of 6 and 7 months. I always have a great time. Planning on another cruise soon.
It depends a lot on the ship, I think. I only have done 2 cruises up to now, the first one I didn't like that much (food was awful), the second one I loved (food was lovely!) To be on a world cruise that long and hate the food must be torture 🙂.
Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
To me I think the two most important factors of a cruise are the state of the ship and the quality of the food!
America has the nice big cruise ships. In Australia/NZ they dump the old cruise ships here which is why I haven't been on a cruise yet. I don't want to waste my money going on a 30 year old run down ship.
We’d like to go on one of the HA 4 month world cruises after retirement. 9 months would be too much. It would be to see a lot of destinations but the social aspect and many themed events seem to be a big part of it.
Ooo yes!! Sounds good! 😁🥳
My first cruise was 28 days, MSC Lyrica. It was wonderful. Porthole cabin. Second cruise was 25 days, Costa Clasica, inside cabin. Even better. I would like a longer cruise some day.
70 year olds on a world cruise just want peace and quiet and a cosy ship. They don't want to aquadive or anything else
😂😂😂😂 imagine
I have thought about one of these for years. You brought up some very good points!
Thank you! 😁❤️
Hey Emma! This is an excellent assessment of life on board for the long-term. At 56, with VERY late-stage cancer (maybe a year, but likely months?) -- I am still my mum's primary caregiver, (and keeping an eye on my dad.) But, otherwise, I would liquidate my assets and pay (double if necessary) for a private cabin, knowing that it would end in my funeral at sea ( is that something that can be legally done on a commercial cruise?) Sorry to be a bit depressing and weird. Thank you for showing us the real Hudson!❤💕
Hey Brian, not weird at all totally makes sense! Insurance would be veeeery expensive but as you say, would be worth it. Hope you are keeping well. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Emma, you make a lot of good points. But nailed it with the toast. Some of us just need proper toast!
Ive done a 21 day cruise that felt too short and a 5 day that felt too long... Cant imagine how I would feel after a cruise that long. Maybe someday I would try it when I am retired, although by then I will probably have visited all the ports already!
Ha ha!! Yeah there's so much more that goes into it than just the actual time, good point. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Funny you mentioned taking a train at 11:00. I was wondering if you ever thought about trying a "land cruise" like the Ghan train in Australia or another luxury train. It's not quite the same as a cruise ship, but might be very interesting.
Can you imagine the price of a drinks package 😅
Oh my goodness, didn't think of that. A lot of them do include it as standard... but if not it could easily be £50 a day times by.... 90 or something. OUCH! 🤣
Can you imagine the state of your liver after a year of a drinks package?
A lot of them actually include drinks within the fare
@@EmmaCruisescould you imagine the wifi cost? 😅
There is no amount of money that could be offered to me to go on a world cruise. I love my life in my home, with my community, my family and my possessions. The people who I have seen on the videos on such cruises, just physically alone, do not appeal to me. I prefer not to elaborate.
Great take. I've done nearly a dozen cruises so far, mostly 10-14 days and loved almost all of them. I've often dreamt of a world cruise but you provide a lot of great insights that I hadn't considered
Love the vlogs; however I, especially love your British-isms. The life of the “minted”. Keep up the great work!
“Minted” is too cool to not use 😀
Ha ha!! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
My first cruise was on the Fairstar. I was 18 years old and shared the cabin with three guys whom I had never met. Unlike many other cabins, ours had its own bathroom . Other cabins shared bathrooms at the end of the corridor. I don’t know how I survived this and even if it was possible, I would NEVER do it again.
I live in a country where people are so stressed from work that they go for weekend cruises to nowhere just to catch up on their sleep and their bosses won’t be able to call them since there is no phone signal (unless you pay for them)
Where do live!?
Obviously it had to be USA. Is it not
I would turn my phone off and stay home! Same effect.
@@happycook6737 if you tell your boss and colleagues you are going on a weekend cruise and they will not be able to reach you as there is no signal on the cruise, they will wish you enjoy the cruise and tell you whatever they need to tell you before the cruise and you will not be held responsible for anything that happens during the weekend. If you were to just off your phone, they will just keep calling and text you and wonder if you are just ignoring them or got hit by a bus. Of course they will question you on Monday and your boss might ‘suggest’ you keep the phone on for emergencies or if he wants to give you some instructions for the presentation next week etc. That’s the difference. I’m not exaggerating. It’s a real thing here. The burnout rate here is unbelievable.
I love your videos, Emma, and I love that you support Mercy ships. I can hardly wait to get my own Captain Hudson. Thank you for your honest and detailed descriptions.
Thanks so much! The next batch are on their way to me any day now, then they'll go on sale. Woohoo! Thanks for your support :)
What’s the longest cruise you have ever been on?
5 days for me 😔
14 days for me! What about you?
7 days here
14
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Although not a traditional cruise my first experience on the water was with Semester At Sea during college (S08). We fully circumnavigated the globe over a span of 108 days on a small ship while attending college at the same time. We visited around 13 different ports with sea days in between. It was a life changing experience. I love regular cruising now but dream every day of taking another world cruise, this time with my husband and kids with me.
Top tip for a free world cruise. Join the navy. They even pay you.
I'd rather never eat another cookie in my life (I really like cookies) 🍪😂
@@EmmaCruises you like cookies? Why has this not been mentioned in any video? 😉
Emma I have became an avid fan of your cruise channel. I have spent over 150 days at sea as an engineer on the HMS destroyer class doing sea trials so I know partially how it is at sea. British Sea. thanks for your cHannel and all the best
If I had the money and was at that age, I would definitely choice a world cruise rather than a care home!
Oh yes absolutely, just got to be able to wash and feed yourself, get around the ship etc. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
In the USA the elderly who can afford it and who aren’t infirm can live at an “assisted living” facility. It’s a regular apartment building but with on-site meals, activities, etc. My mother decided that living in a Cancun timeshare resort for months at a stretch was a better idea; similar amenities but cheaper plus a pool, bar, and beach! She did cruises too but didn’t like being stuck on a ship too long.
Reputedly world cruises have doctors with elderly care specialities and coffins on board just in case ....
Appreciate your comments. I was all set to do a world cruise (60-150 days) upon retirement but as I looked closer at this realized these were typically older, smaller ships and alot of sea days. Don't get me wrong-a sea day is great when there is a lot to do on board but maybe not on small ship. Agree with you that it would be better to do more 'directed' cruises on newer ships. Keep up the good work.
To Be Honest That Is Way Too Long And I'd Get Board
It is very long! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
4:39 Ditto and ditto😆 (I wonder if there'll ever be a cruise liner so huge that it becomes designated a floating sovereign independent state, unaffiliated to any other nation, and its passengers designated its citizens -- just a thought. Maybe that's a good idea for a novel -- what do you think?)
When I think about world cruises, the Death on the Nile comes to my head. Extravagant and full of drama, but sooo exhausting.
Geiranger is my favorite cruise spot. That is where Anthem was
I see your points about world cruises. I think the only way I would want to do one was on one of those private yachts were you could adjust your itinerary, but that is for the seriously minted people.
I saw what you did there 😂
I agree with you Emma! As interesting as it has the potential to be, too many downsides for me at this stage of my life
My wife and I did a 116 days World Cruise with MSC in 2023. It was such a relaxing way to see the world. We are 40 and 42 and try to cruise on a budget and booked an inside cabin. We basically just only were in the cabin for sleeping. We also tried not to book excursions with MSC but go together with other passengers in a taxi or minivan. We did excursions for almost a full day for like 20 or 25 Euros/person. We are trying to book another "world"cruise for 2027, but a little bit shorter, only for the winter months, because my job is a gardener and I have much less work during the winter months. Stijn from Belgium
My friend just did that long cruise from Sydney and LOVED it zero complaints 😂
I agree with you, but mostly because I couldn't imagine being away from my grandsons for that long! They grow up so fast! They are 6, 5 and 2 right now. (BTW, they boys have all been on 2 cruises themselves, even the 2 year old!)
I used to work on a world cruise and guests would invite crew to dinner sometimes when they get bored of the usual company, I was in the public eye a lot so it became fun for the guests to have me at their table. These guests were incredibly rich, owning hotels kinda rich. Very few, like only a handful of them would actually do the full thing, most did like you said, a quarter or a half. For me it was great as I got to eat in the fancy restaurants and as crew, were also stuck with the same people a lot of the time so it was nice to have some change!
Pineapple placing upside down has great meaning in my culture.
Pineapple "Ong" Upside down "Lai" has a similar sounds to "wealth incoming". It is quite common to paste pineapple upside down during Chinese/Lunar New Year or when you move to a new house/place.
I ❤the sea days. That's why I've done the Hawaii-Vancouver cruise twice.
I did my world cruise one or two weeks at a time. I have covered many ports around the world, from Australia and New Zealand to Russia, Norway, Denmark, etc and the Mediterranean. What I have found from my 14 day cruises is that after about 10 days I am about ready to go home. Love sea days and the most I ever had was 4 days in a row on a cruise to Hawaii from the west coast US. And you are right about the bad weather. One day on our return trip from Hawaii the seas were very high, maybe 30 ft and the problem was not our immediate area but a storm that was 500 miles away that was causing rough seas.
I did Semester At Sea when I was in college. Long stretches of sea days when crossing the Atlantic, the Indian and the Pacific oceans were the best. You don’t know what you are missing.