STRANDED in Kuala Lumpur by our Cruise Excursion : A Travel Nightmare
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- Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
- Welcome back to our exciting series documenting our Royal Caribbean Quantum of the Seas cruise from Singapore, Asia! In this thrilling episode, we arrive in Malaysia at the vibrant Port Klang, the gateway to the bustling capital city of Kuala Lumpur. Join us as we embark on a day filled with anticipation and exploration.
However, our excitement quickly turns into a tale of unexpected twists and turns. Little did we know that our cruise excursion operator leaves us stranded at the port, setting off a chain of events that we never saw coming.
In this captivating episode, we share the ups and downs of our experiences, highlighting the resilience and problem-solving skills we relied upon to navigate this unforeseen setback. Despite the initial disappointment, we make the most of our time and uncover hidden gems in Kuala Lumpur.
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P&O did this to us on an official excursion. Cancelled without letting us know. It was an afternoon excursion so we had come back to the ship to join it and by the time we found out (after asking 6 different staff, everyone told us to keep waiting) we were told they had announced it on the ship after most people disembarked. They were very rude about it which was an extra kicker
If there is one thing I’ve learned from B&D is that you never get in a P&O or a MSC cruise. There just constantly bad
hi love you both i discovered your videos last month and i am addicted! i am senior and suffer from severe anxiety so i do not travel however i am seeing the world thru your yes so thank you! sending much love from your adopted gram in Ct xoxo
“It’s a green man but the cars are still going” - welcome to Asia. 😂😂😂
"Try and not let it get to us guys that we're going to miss Kuala Lampur, so we're going to... Ooooo, look at these!"
Ben is so easy to distract.
That cracked me up too! 😂
Squirrel!!!! 🤣🤣🤣
That was too funny I was thinking the same thing lol
Way to rally, guys!! I love that you rolled with whatever came your way.❤️❤️
I love your optimism. Yeah, don't let setbacks ruin your trip. You can find an alternative. Enjoy!
I enjoy the way you guys don’t let things get you down and you find a way to make the best out of a bad situation!
I love how positive you guys are! So glad y'all got to see Kuala Lumpur after all!
I'm so happy you were not disappointed with your Plan B. It's always fun cruising with you 😍
With all the scary stuff going on, it's so nice to see someone having fun. Feel like I'm there.
You guys have such a positive attitude...I need to follow your example.
I love these vlogs! I haven't been on a cruise since 2015 and you guys have me itching to go on one!
One of my best excursions was purchasing a mini van privately that took us around San Juan and beyond. The driver was Puerto Rican and a veteran. He was exceptional. Great videos guys.
Well done for turning the day around. You looked like you crammed a lot into a short time.
I love you guys so much! So happy that I clicked on one of your Getaway Baltic Cruise vlogs so that I could get a sneak peak at with my Baltic cruise on the Escape will look like in October. It's great to see that you didn't let a hiccup put a damper in your day! Keep on cruising and I'll keep on watching!
Got this notification & I absolutely love your sprits & determination to make lemonade out of lemons. At 12:35 of your vlog, behind Ben, someone wrote on the wall “It will all work out!” What a fitting coincidence!! Says everything about your experience today! Love the two of you & can’t wait to see more of your adventures!
You have the best attitude even in disappointing situations. So glad you had a great time. Looking forward to seeing the rest of the cruise.
Essential to have a positive, flexible approach otherwise it could have ruined your day. I'm exactly the same when I return to the ship after a long day, always great to be back onboard.
❤️ Glad you guys made the most of the day!
Love your shore excursion vlogs! You've given me great ideas for our next cruise!
GRAB in KL is great. I'm glad you were able to put together your own tour, Kuala Lumpur is a great city for that , getting around and such so easy
I guess cheaper is not always better.
Ben & David- you guys make it fun!!! Thanks
This is so well filmed - entertaining and informative. You both are so fun to watch! Much love from NY ✌🏻
So glad it all worked out! Great video!!
So enjoyed this video . Then again always enjoy your vlogs for your sense of humour and how much excitement you both show lol 😆 Looking forward to rest of the series . Thanks for all your hard work guys .
My friends and I did the same “taxi stops” in Rome! Talk about crazy fast driving with Billy Holiday playing on the CD player 😜
Awesome video guys. Thanks for sharing
The pre-covid comments are cracking me up.
Wow!! That view is absolutely beautiful. Thanks for showing us the gorgeous ship and all of your travels.😘
Tu so much for sharing. I love looking down and seeing so many green spaces in the middle of a huge, crowded city.
David and Ben, I just love you guys. Your tips are excellent, love all the food descriptions, and your amazing adventures!
When we were on a cruise that brought us to Sorrento for the day, leaving the port at 8:30pm. We decided to take a ferry over to Capri. When we arrived all the tour companies had trips that all the cruisers were buying into, and were being transported on older buses. We saw taxi drivers with, get this, convertible cars!!! We paid $100US to Mossimo, who was our private driver for the day. He took us where the buses were not allowed, brought us to his friends amazing little restaurant overlooking Capri with stunning views of the Mediterranean, and homemade food that was to die for. It was a trip of a lifetime and Mossimo made the memories even better.
I did something similar in Bali in 2013. We had a taxi driver on our first night and he ended up being our personal driver for the entire trip. Even when we left the island to go to other islands, he would take us to the airport and then pick us up when we came back. (We were in Indonesia 3 weeks.) We ate dinner at his home and he took us to things that normal tourists would never know about. It was fantastic. I am still friends on FB with him to this day.
Good that you got to Kuala Lumpur after all and you were able to get a taxi too and you are having a great time on the ship too
Love seeing you both and your go with the flow attitude! My hub and I are not fans of coach tours and sometimes as in your case, no coach, private taxi, and $ saving recommendations by a cabby are the best!!!!
After this past year I really want to travel somewhere, but since I can’t I’m curbing the itch by watching old cruise vlogs. I can’t wait until you guys are able to bring us new cruise vlogs eventually
Oh my goodness - that tower I just couldn't do it as I have a heights thing. Just looking at the view from your video was bad enough for me! Glad you made it to Kuala Lumpur!
Hey Ben and David, Aussie here who went on a 7 week holiday in Europe back in 2015 Summer, your morning here reminded me of my last day in Rome where we arrived to catch our train to get us to Sicily 45 minutes late. (Yes the train had left...). After some freaking out and what are we going to do now discussions with the people we were traveling with... Discovered that we could catch the next train at about 11am (3 hours after we were meant to travel), and ended up only costing us 20 Euro each....
I cannot travel long distances due to my health so i love watching your videos they allow me to see the world thank you
Can't wait for the part 3 ;)
Going on this ship I'm August. Thanks for sharing your experience. We are so excited
I really hate what happened to y'all, but I love your positive outlook. Loved the video and I can't wait to see more from you both. ^_^
Thank you so much …..I just washed 3 years ago, and you guys look so different…..in a good way ……🙏🙏👼👼💕💕🇨🇦🇨🇦
Fabulous video” guys” lol
Glad you turned your day around....👍
Love that you are so positive! Amazing day.
Watching a year late . You guys are so awesome and your personalities are so cute, loveable positive and funny!
Thank you for these wonderful videos.
Makes me want to go when all this virus stuff has passed!! I’m already planning in my head my trips for next year since this year is now booked up!!
Wooooooow! Thanks for sharing!!
You can actually go on a tour of the towers. First stop the sky bridge the to a viewing point half way up. Finall, yes you guessed to the observation deck in the very top floor. Oh my God what view. You need to book inn advance (I booked 2-3 months in advance) otherwise you will not get to go up!
Going to figure out which cruise to do on Quantam when she comes to Australia in 2021 to 2022 and onward and work out another cruise to do on Ovation from here in Sydney so we will have the two sister ships here woohoo 🥳
Beautiful city! Thank you for taking us along!
At least you got to go they cancelled our quantum of the seas b2b cruises the day before we were supposed to fly
I cruised on Quantum out of Singapore in November.Wish I had booked a taxi from Port Klang.Loved the video.
It’s January and hearing bad things w the cruise business , hoping it will change by next July , you guys are my favorite cruisers
The last 2 shows at the end is from Ovation (Pixels) and Anthem (spectra cabaret) . Quantum has Starwater.
Ben Cool Apple Tattoo 😎 Really enjoyed this video. It's refreshing to see honesty and just natural conversations plus the videos are so easy to watch. Sometimes we watch videos are become jealous or envious but with ye we just want to see ye having a good time. 😃
So sad that you didn’t get to see Batu Caves, it is so interesting and colorful. We saw it about 4 months ago, but were so late getting back to Singapore that we missed the Petronas Towers. Thank you for showing us!!!
Damn. I was so lucky our guy showed up! So great reliving our holidays through you guys
So happy y'all got to go after all!!
Looks fantasti!!
That is the only problem with booking 3rd party tours, yes they are significantly cheaper but they can totally f you over and leave you completely screwed. I learned that lesson many years ago when I was once so late getting back from a 3rd party tour that the ship had left without me and I had to get from Ocho Rios, Jamaica to George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands by myself in order to catch the ship up and was massively out of pocket.
However, when I was on Harmony on its maiden voyage and while docked in Rotterdam went on an official tour to Gouda we were over 2 hours late getting back to the ship because the traffic was so bad as virtually all of Rotterdam had turned out to see the ship (world’s largest at the time) and the ship was waiting for us, had we not have had been on an official RCI tour it wouldn’t have waited. So yes there are pro’s and con’s to booking 3rd party tours, to be honest I don’t think I’ll ever take the risk again.
I’m glad you were able to make it into Kuala Lumpar.
Couldnt get over the view from our room! We did this cruise in Dec. loved it! If u can afford the suites class it is worth it! We went sky class but next time will go with the star class. Everything is included in the star class and u have priority everything no lines or even problems getting reservations anywhere!! Brilliant! The staff on Quantum was amazing as well, especially for me coz I am a bit of a baby (ok huge baby) they treated me great and never had an empty glass the entire trip!! They knew my name after the first night which floored me coz I didnt even remember meeting some of them (drink package got me good 😂🤣)
Fab video guys. You are so making me want to see these wonderful places. Doing a med cruise in a few months and was going to use cruising excursions but now thinking maybe not 🤔🤔
Just watched the rest of your Vlog, You got there too, very happy for you. Did you try mooncakes ??
Best time for Petronas Tower’s is evenings with the Water fountains show and cool breezes.
To do observation deck and tower visit needs special pre booked ticket.
11/2023 Love your videos! You are the best!!
It's too bad the excursion got canceled and so rude not to notify you. Always remember your on holiday, go with the flow (pun intended)😁
Glad you were able to make it into the city! Thanks for taking us along.
When I was working 3/4 day Asia cruises, despite getting off every time we were in KL, we never actually got there... instead, outside the cruise terminal, just to the left (when facing the shipe) there is an AWESOME little restaurant that crew tend to go to. For about US$3/person we were fed to the point of explosion with some of the best Malaysian 'home styled' food. That was over 10 years ago though, so I wonder if it is still there?
I went on Royal Caribbean Quantum of the seas too but mine was in Singapore. I think so in your Singapore cruise I went on the exact same.that is so surprising
Dang those buildings were so tall! I would have been freaking out for sure. So glad you turned a sour note into a great day!
Glad you were able to get a plan B so fast! Wish you have filmed more on that port. It looks so beautiful while you were walking back to the ship.
5:07 : " Try and not let it get to us guys that we are going to miss out on Kuala Lumpur but we are try and oh! look at these" all in the same breath, soon got distracted by the pastries over the disappointment of the cancellation of the tour :-)
Good idea to eat before a long day! 🕺🕺-The Boyz
It was meant to be that they cancelled on you. Look at how much fun you guys ended up having! What a fun day!
You guys are not even sweaty!! I felt so sad with the horsemen and guards wearing masks…..❤️
Visited at December in same cruise.....l
I actually did the Petronas twin tours tour in 2017. If you are not on a tour you can book yourself, but you need to do it in advance. I thought it was just to the sky bridge linking the towers, but no! You also get to go to an observation deck on something like the 86th floor. You have a guide who tells you all about the building & its construction. It cost at the time about £16 but it really is totally worth it. You have about an hour. There is also a food court on the top floor of KLCC for some cheapish asian food!
We visited KL on our way to Borneo. Couldn't get up the Petronas tower, taxi driver told us we needed to be there by 07:30 to get a ticket. Went up the KL tower instead, was amazing.
I always get the tours off the ship. It's a form of insurance especially if a long day ends up running late, the ship has to wait for the tour returnees. You also find out if a tour is cancelled and funds returned before time is wasted.
Great video
Love watching video that were just weeks before the world went to heck lol.
Oh man. Another ship? I wonder which port they will be stuck at while they do all necessary testing and quarantines. I sure hope they don't let all those people off the boat. Just because someone doesn't have a fever doesn't mean they're not sick or contagious. This virus is asymptomatic. Is any private group doing contact tracing of cruisers while on shore?
Knocked out of the park guys. It looked so professional. Was this the first time using Cruising Excursions? Beautiful city and country. Loved how this was presented.
No we have used them before and they where excellent.
Cruise with Ben & David I am worried. Was thinking of booking with them for hop on hop off in Barcelona
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Hi Guys! Thanks for the great video! David I love your sunglasses. Would you mind sharing what brand they are? Thank you!
They are from ASOS
@@Cruisewith Thank you!
Our trip here next week was cancelled. luckily we have plan B in jewel of the sea dubai.
love your videos! it's so informative
but 7:02 is actually a picture of Singapore, not KL!
Oops our bad!
7.03. That is Singapore "Suntec City". It is not Kulau Lumpur.
You guys are so entertaining to watch but I realise the ‘KL’ opening montage included images of Singapore 😂
looking at booking this ship from Singapore to Tokyo in 2021!
Great video except your montage of KL contains shots of Singapore!
Love the royal Caribbean shows love the ships ..But they are to expensive now . We go with p and o. Found it not bad just a few differences. But we just wouldn’t be able to cruise other wise. We save up hard for our holiday we don’t drink or smoke and our children are generous. At birthday and such. So it all helps. .
Loved the episode! Pardon this off topic question. Have you two ever done a South Pacific cruise? And if So, how was it? My family and I were considering
No we haven't unfortunately. Looks gorgeous though
wow, the view from the tower made me dizzy lol
You guys are so cute! ❤️😁❤️
I do empathise about getting stranded, as even if you did nothing wrong, you do feel so foolish - I had a similar experience when leaving Dublin last year, ending up stranded in Holyhead for 2 days because of the U.K. train strike in October 2022, unable to get back to Manchester
When were you guys in Asia? Must have been before they closed all the ports to cruise ships? My friend was supposed to travel to Italy in May but cancelled due to the Coronavirus outbreak there. Hope we can get to Orlando in April without any problems. Be safe you two!!!
Ok, I just noticed something. Do ALL the cruise ships get their art from the same place? I saw a painting in the background after you had your bite back on board. I saw at least two paintings I saw on the Norwegian Getaway in July.
The art dealer is Park West Gallery. NCL and Carnival brands also use them!
@@Cruisewith Thanks, I didn't know that.
I checked out your instagram... Is David the photographer? Nice...!👍