Holland America Line Mexican Riviera & Circle Hawaii Collector Cruise | Days 8 Thru 13 of 24 | EP261
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- Опубліковано 19 жов 2024
- Want to see if the Holland America Line 24 Day Mexican Riviera & Circle Hawaii Collector Cruise is for you? Come along with Sue & Mark and experience it from the average passenger's standpoint.
Departing from San Diego, CA. in Holland America's Koningsdam Ship, this episode captures days 8 thru 13 of our 24 adventure! We will immerse you in the feel & pace of "at sea days" as you travel 5 days to get to your Hawaiian destination! Next week's video will show you all the things to see and do once you get there!
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Great video. It just popped up on my list and I am subscribing! I have wondered if a Hawaii cruise from San Diego would be too many sea days for me. I got seasick on a cruise on the first sea day out of Fort Lauderdale in November at the tail end of hurricane Nicole. I thought 5 sea days in a row would be too much to take but watching how you handled it made me think it could be doable with medication. We started cruising late in life because I never wanted to cruise due to motion sickness. Our first cruise was a 12 day Mediterranean with Holland America in 2019 for our 50th anniversary and it was amazing in a Neptune Suite with all the amenities. We then had to pause because of Covid restrictions. We just did a Caribbean cruise in November in a balcony stateroom which had a few hiccups at the beginning because of the hurricane and a couple of other passenger emergencies but was amazing after that. I’m thinking that a cruise this year would be a great way to celebrate my 80th birthday and your video has given us some inspiration. I look forward to viewing your other videos. All the best on your future adventures.
Hey guys! Thanks for checking it out. You sound to be way more an expert than us! We have only done the East/West/Southern Caribbean cruises before we finally went on this Holland America Line Mexican Riviera & Circle Hawaii Collector Cruise. I am going to be 71 in June, and you & I both know that we have to go for the gusto while we still know what gusto is! I say make certain to take this cruise!
Very enjoyable without the need to experience motion sickness. I feel bad for Sue as I can get sick in a bathtub.
Sue did well on most of the 24 days. About 3 of them were "not so good"! She is a trooper for the "team".
That’s so nice you bet up with friends from your home town to go to hawaii with. That was a nice looking up grade room with a balcony. Hope you a great time in Hawaii!
Someday we are going to pop for the balcony!
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I would do that too. That way you can see the beautiful water!
Mark is very fortunate to have such an understanding wife. Five days at sea and being somewhat sea sick can be a real downer for the trip. I know my wife would not be able to take such an issue and the trip would be miserable for us all. Nice change of pace though from always having motorhome stories.
Sue is the absolute glass half full gal in our RVing team. She looks on the bright side of everything, including my shiny head. Without her, there would be no "Our Journey In Myles".
Another great video! Thanks guys! Sorry about your motion sickness, Sue☹️ I guess the cruises are out for us. My hubby would have to be air lifted back to shore, lol. He’s bad. Wow! Mark looked like a scuba diver with that C-pap machine on😀
I love my CPAP, and wished more guys that needed them would join the club!
Mark, the Neptune Suites are twice as wide as the veranda stateroom your friends had. Not only is the balcony twice as wide, the stateroom is as well. As I said before, we are addicted to them.
Wow,.........those do sound nice! You only live once!
The footage of arriving back in port at San Diego before daylight was absolutely serene .
If I would have been smart, I would have used a tripod! As good as iphones are, for extreme low light, you need something better. But having had the real life experience is priceless, and that's what we want folks to go for! Thanks for always stopping in Ben.
They say the ribs on the inside of the dining room reminds you of a cello. Well, I must not be much of a musician because those ribs in the dining room looks like the ribs on the inside of a large whale. lol. I thoroughly enjoy your videos so keep up the good work. I have a question for you. I have been told by friends that have taken several cruises not to go for more than 14 days because you'll get tired of being on the ship if you go for more than 14 days. Going back to RVing. When I retired 19 years ago my (and I say "MY" not "OUR") plans was to sell everything and go fulltime, but when I mentioned this to my lovely bride I was inform real quickly that that was never going to happen. I reckon that's what I love so much about my darling wife is that when she says something she means it. To this day, 19 years later she's still sticking to her answer of not fulltiming it. She thought it would be better living with me fulltime in a sticks and bricks but boy did she get the bad end of that deal. Lol.
I think a 7 day cruise is WAY too short, and 14 days is a good sweet spot for almost everyone to start with or eventually go on. Once you go on your first 14 day cruise, you will know if a 24 day one is for you. We loved being on it that long. You are a smart man Joe for listening to your wife when she said NO to full time RVing. You have to BOTH be invested 100% to make the full time RVing lifestyle work. It is NOT for most folks. Things happen, and some conveniences must be compromised on. It is SUPER expensive. We were just at NIRVC Las Vegas for around $17k, and last week were were at NIRVC Dallas for $5k, and today we are at Premier Truck (Freightliner) in South Dallas for $4k.
I served ten years in the US Navy and I always slept best when the ship was rocking.
Me (Mark) too also enjoy the rocking,...........but within reason. I'm sure at some point that opinion would change!
I feel your pain Sue, I was the same on our 10 day NCL Hawaiian cruise 3 weeks after 911 sick 😫
I was only really effected about t3 of the 24 days. And only 1 of those days required staying put in the room for a half a day. We will see how I do in Alaska if we go,.......
oh the great sea sickness feeling. nothing in the world like it. I feel for you, Once we went deep sea fishing for salmon and I thought I was a sailor and I have nothing to worry about. One of the worst days of my life. I heard on the radio of the boat that another fishing boat was returning to dock as it was a mutual agreement of the crew and the passengers.
Yes,..........even seasoned sailors are only good for so much motion abuse!
Well I learned we wear the same underwear!
Looks like this 2nd part cruise around Hawaii is what we are doing on April 14. Crown Princess. This is our 8th cruise on Princess. We usually do 14 day plus cruises now. Worked our way up to a Penhouse suite.
Once ya do a suite ya never want to go backwards!
Another seasick hint. Inside cabins get a disoriented. Looking at a fixed object....like I said previously...the horizon helps. Big rich meals will make you sick.
Sail the Caribbean not during the Fall hurricane season.
Flat seas. Western Caribbean is smother than eastern.
I will be spending a lot of time pool side in the sun!
RCS will be doing spa time!
I look forward to your next vid.
We will book a veranda if we ever go to Alaska. Right now, we don't know any better! We are in a repair shop for a water pump on the RV. Gulp.
@@OurJourneyInMyles Alaska cruise was excellent
We did a 7 day motorcoach interior tour after. Knocked it out of the park. Once in a life time!!! Denali was fantastic.
Another repair! Oh man...$$$$
@@gman77gas Which would you recommend: CRUISE first then land tour, or LAND TOUR first then cruise?
@@OurJourneyInMyles we did cruise first. But i could not say which was better. The motorcoach was a lot more be here at this time , you eat at this time..etc.
Regimented on punctuality...not good for your cousin!!!
Hey Mark, I see on this video your t shirts shrank in the dryer when you had them cleaned! Lol
That's right! I asked the room stewart about that, and he says that is a common problem unfortunately,.....
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Long journey but I see you are still having a wonderful time. I see your friends went with balcony room didn't seem claustrophobic. Can wait for the rest of your journey 🛳🛳
We really don't mind the inside cabin. You sleep awesome in the complete darkness. Someday we will spring for a Veranda. We are thinking about Alaska,.........like everyone else is!
I have been enjoying your cruise. Thank you for sharing your trip!
Our pleasure guys! We have two more segments and then it's back to RVing!
We had an Aft Neptune suite on Koningsdam and loved the views. Always did midship Neptune. Only drawback was it’s a long walk to parts of the ship and returning from excursions. We are doing 18 day Hawaiian trip in Jan 2025. Thanks for sharing
Wow!! What a Ship! We sure enjoyed the show!
Thanks for coming along with us guys! We will be back in the RV after two more episodes!
Lovin' your nautical adventure! The Caribbean doesn't have wakes like that, but you can't get to Hawaii from there either 😀.
Hubby and I have been doing back-to-back cruises the last couple years. Really nice to extend the on ship vacation time since we drive to the port.
Thanks for sharing, see you next week.
So true guys! Folks that love to cruise and live close enough to drive to the port I am sure can get good at finding the cheap places to park. I think we paid about $350 for the 25 days we parked. We wanted to stick with a place with a shuttle.
I'd say $14 a day in CA is pretty cheap! Especially for an RV. That's about what we pay in FL for our car park (free shuttle to the port too).
Love you guys. Stay safe.
Wonderful! Miss cruising so much. Hoping to be able to get back to it again soon. Thank you so much for sharing ❤️
Our pleasure! Sue is working on our second to the last episode and we are still re-living the great adventure it was. We hope to cruise to Alaska some time soon.
glad you guys had fun safe travels
Thanks Allan. It's good to be back in the rig at a Freightliner Repair shop getting a water pump.
@@OurJourneyInMyles welcome home understand repaires do become part of rv life safe travels
Mark, here is a tip if you don’t already use it. You can turn your under wear inside out and get another day out of them!
And then, switch them front to back,......then switch them with your travel partner! Presto!
Great video. Unfortunately, I will not show this video to my wife. We have been on several cruises and she is prone to sea sickness and would not consider a cruise where getting sea sick is likely. Come to think of it, my wife did not enjoy the rocking and rolling we did in out coach on I-40 in New Mexico either.
The best bet seems to be cruising during the correct time of season out of Puerto Rico in the Southern Caribbean. The seas in the Southern Caribbean are calm at that time, and the weather will be instantly perfect once you get off the plane.
Sue I forgot to say how sorry I was to hear you had motion sickness. Glad you brought something’s to take for it. Mark did have any motion sickness at all? Your shoes sounded like seals going across the floor. Lol! That was cute seeing Sue hooks dancing in the beginning. Sue did you do the dancing in the show and or ukulele? Did your motion sickness get any better? Mark you were so funny with that wind thing you were doing going around the corner. Hope you had a nice time! I’ll see you both soon!
Sues motion sickness was "not good" for only one day. She never threw up. A few more days she felt a little tired from the Bonine drug.
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Oh my gosh that sure couldn’t have been fun or good! Glad she never threw up or anything.
Hey Guys.. Great videos about your cruise. I think you might have found your next UA-cam channel “Sailing with Myles”. We have enjoyed all our cruises on Holland America over the years. Great food, entertainment, fun activities and the crew has always been so great, so much that some have become FB friends. Sea sickness sucks, some people have used ginger mixed in a drink like tea. Now that your back on dry land do you think you would schedule another cruise for next year. Safe travel my friends..
Hey Kirk. We would like to go to Alaska next,.......but finances will be the issue. Just left NIRVC in Dallas $5k lite and are now at Premier Truck in South Dallas for a water pump. Buying used isn't what it's cracked up to be. Pump repair gig should be around $4k. This summer is busy with all of Sues "new grandson stuff" and new granddaughter "on the way" excitement. Thanks for staying with us Kirk.
@@OurJourneyInMyles Myles is 9 years old right, he has done you well, he has been all over the USA East to West and back a few times.. Look forward to see you both when you make it back East…
Looks like it was a wonderful experience. Video states 80 gal. diesel=1.15 miles. How often did you have to refuel? Enjoyed the video.
Yes,........I will never complain about my mileage again! I never saw them refuel other than in San Diego CA. That doesn't mean it didn't happen elsewhere. Probably the cheapest in San Diego for them as well.
Hi guys!
Is it possible to sell a Passport America Lifetime Pass? We've had it for 2 years and never used it.
Heading to Dessert Hot Springs on Friday.
Safe and Happy Travels!
Brendan & Lena
Don't know how that works,.......we like to have Passport America available for us,.........saved us $210 at Westwind RV and Golf Resort in Yuma! They took 1/2 off the entire stay!
Wow! What time of year was that?
Brendan & Lena
@@brendanwalsh1675 January 7th 2023 thru Jan 31st 2023
Sue, I take it the ship has a medical facility to take care of passengers medical issues that may come up. What do they do if a passenger needs emergency care at sea ? Just wondered, Thanks, and safe travels.
They do have an on board Doctor that you can actually make an appointment with! And they do have pills and even "shots" for folks that are really having an issue with the seas. For really serious things, I really don't know how it works, but I suspect they have plans in place. This isn't the first rodeo for Holland America!
Just curious. Did the at sea days feel like there were too many people? Too crowded? I imagine there are 1,000 + on the cruise. I can’t recall if you said how many.
During the day, everyone is so spread out it never felt crowded. Sometimes in the evenings, when one particular event turned out to be everyone's favorite, it could get more busy. We learned to NEVER be late for events, and that meant you had to be early. (Problem solved.) We NEVER had reserved seating at the formal dining room, and about half the time we went we got a beeper. Wait times were 10 to 15 minutes. We had around 2500 passengers.
@@OurJourneyInMyles Thank you for the reply. We haven’t been on a cruise in 30+ years and recently booked an Alaskan cruise. I’ve been worried a bit about the size of the ship, but noticed your cruise doesn’t look/feel crowded. Your information is helpful! While we RV and love that content, I’m enjoying the change of content. Safe travels!
Did you have to get off the ship between the Mexico and Hawaii trip or could you stay on? We're you able to keep the same room? Thanks
We booked it so we didn't have to switch rooms. We stayed on the ship. You do not have to get off. If you book last minute, a room change might have to happen. (But this is only a guess on my part!)
@@OurJourneyInMyles thank you for the info. This looks like something my husband and I would really enjoy!
I think under fair use you can play up to 30 seconds of a copyright music.
You would be amazed how many times we get copyright claimed on music we do have licenses to us. With over 40 hours of effort to produce each video, we cannot take ant challenges. We have been claimed on background music in the past that is almost indistinguishable. But the BOTs trolling the UA-cam Channels hears this music just fine,......
Did you need an extension cord for CPAP?
No. 120vac plug was right at the nightstands! On the mirror/dresser with chair were Sue put on makeup in the morning were plenty of plugs for phone & computer chargers. We DID NOT need any European Power Brick adapters.
Good video 😀 but the motion of cruise ships is Suttle it effects your equilibrium just saying I ⛵️ not offen but I get a little dizz😊
Thanks for the info! I always get more seasick AFTER the cruise when back on land!
I really enjoy your videos, but sometimes your background music is too loud and drowns out the audio.😊
With the limited equipment we use, it is tough to get the sound perfectly level throughout the video. That is why a TV crew has a dedicated sound guy with a boom mic. Trust me,........a travel video without music would bore you to death. The "talking head" youtube channels sitting in their RV pontificating have it easy.
Do you know what is wrong with your videos? They are too short.
We really work at making them as short as possible, and as concise as possible. Most folks only watch each video a short time, and if it is too short of a time, the UA-cam Analytics will penalize the video, and NOT recommend the video to others! (You can't win, but we sure try!) Thanks for the kind comment Pius.