Great to hear about the buffet... I'm glad it's clean and quickly cycled through. Agree 💯, it's a good idea to just wander around a buffet before choosing what you want. The shower sounds great, and having a view must make such a difference in how you feel. Lovely! Thanks for taking us along!
Very enjoyable recap as always. Interesting about dining times. When I cruised, the main dining room had two choices, early at 5, or late at 8:30. The late diners saw the show before dinner, so there was no worry about missing it. Will you be having any midnight buffets? Even if you think you don't want to eat anything, force yourselves to at least go to the final one. It's truly a work of art, especially the ice carvings. You will want to record it.
I am the same way with buffets and avoid them like the plague. From the footage, that looks like one of the cleanest buffets I have seen. I'm a foodie at heart, but even more so on vacation! Thank you very much for taking us with you on vacation. I am really excited to hear your experiences on your first cruise, as I will be going on my first one in February. A Snickers bar was $4.50?!? I guess I shouldn't be that surprised, but yikes!
great vlog, I enjoy seeing the ship, the layout, etc. I've never been on a cruise so it's intructional to see. About the shops on board, I'm not surprised that they are mostly high end stuff like jewelry. I don't think See's will ever be on a cruise ship. Sees is all about quality and they wouldn't want to compromise that by having any of their facilities on a ship.
I’ll be interested to see how many steps you end up getting without even trying. My last two vacations I said I wasn’t going to run or make a point to exercise and then ended up with tons of steps bc the places we went required tons of walking to begin with.
The first cruise I went on, years ago, they made you line up on the decks and put on life vests during the safety drill! It took forever getting every passenger in place and equipped with a life vest etc 😅 Loved hearing your take on the buffet and the ship experience, especially since it’s your first cruise!! Thank you! Can’t wait to watch day 3! My mom is curious if there is soft serve/ice cream at the buffet or is it just on the pool deck?
Love hearing the recap of your day. Sounds like a terrific first day exploring the ship, your room and meals. Checking out the ship so you sort of know where places and things are make it easy to get around. Can’t wait for day two and hear about the stop or stops you’ll be making too. Thanks for sharing. Have a day of sunshine and blue skies.
I have never been on a cruise but know people that love them. I guess they've had big problems with norovirus in the past and have really stepped up on the cleanliness, hand washing etc to prevent it. I am impressed with your experience thus far!
I could get a workout in just walking around that thing... Start from the bottom and 3 hours later LOL. I am not a fan of buffets because of my eating issues... I can't have too much food in front of me.. then my brain short circuits 😔 I know it sounds like a stupid issue but holidays are a huge problem for me... there is always loads of food and the control is really hard... Sometimes I'd almost wish that I have the same restraint I had when I was anorexic... I went from one extreme to the other... luckily my 4 hour workouts keep the "damage" at bay most times but it's not helping my spare tire. Love hearing about your day!
I had to giggle to myself when you mentioned being funny when it comes to buffets because it reminded me of one of the Alec's ice cream videos.. I couldn't believe how offended people got, jokes on them though
It’s mind blowing that they can turn over that entire ship in a few hours. Cleaning is impressive enough, but re-stocking food, alcohol, filling water tanks, removing garbage, recycling, emptying waste water and potentially turning over some of the crew etc is just insane.
Tamin I'm with you on the buffets. I'm a germaphobe and don't like them. Nice to hear that your experience on the cruise was a good one! We're headed on an Alaskan cruise next year. Hopefully we have the same luck!
Because of my personal circumstances, I only eat at buffets since I can choose what or how much I want to eat. (Plus I have issues with ordering as well, so it diminishes the need to speak to a waiter other than needing to get a table, get water, or pay.) I'd rather risk the nastiness over not being able to eat anything at all if they don't have a suitable option on the menu. (And if I'm paying for the buffet, I feel like I get more of my money's worth since I get more than one plate made the way I want vs just getting one someone else made.) Actually I haven't been out to a restaurant since before the pandemic, since all of the places with buffets shut down. Not that I mind that much since I don't like going out to eat anyway, but if I had to for some reason at all, there's no options for me anymore really... Makes me sound like the most fun person ever I bet.. 😅But I just wanted to share my point of view.
Seriously you guys are selling this cruise to my dad 😂 he even accidentally said yesterday that he can't wait to get on a cruise.....I haven't even said I'll take him on one yet until we see the whole Holiday 😂 just the fact it's accessible seems enough for him.
I am not a fan of buffets either, however when we travel to all inclusive resorts they have served us vs us serving ourselves when it came to food not covered. I love vacation for the food! I always want to eat things I don’t normally. Great recap! ❤
it's too bad Kevin isn't the boss or doesn't have the keys to chick fil a because then you could go in on Sundays and turn on the stove, fix your lunch or supper and eat! problem solved LOL
Love seeing the ship. I’m glad the buffet was clean. Dinner looked delicious
It was very clean and they really took care of everything.
Great to hear about the buffet... I'm glad it's clean and quickly cycled through. Agree 💯, it's a good idea to just wander around a buffet before choosing what you want. The shower sounds great, and having a view must make such a difference in how you feel. Lovely! Thanks for taking us along!
We were really impressed with the buffet.
I sooo feel like I was vacationing with The Dunns. Thank you for being so detailed, so thorough, and so incredible! 👏🏽
Glad you enjoyed it!
Sounds like a title of a movie lol. 😂
Love your wrap up!!
Thank you :)
Very enjoyable recap as always. Interesting about dining times. When I cruised, the main dining room had two choices, early at 5, or late at 8:30. The late diners saw the show before dinner, so there was no worry about missing it. Will you be having any midnight buffets? Even if you think you don't want to eat anything, force yourselves to at least go to the final one. It's truly a work of art, especially the ice carvings. You will want to record it.
We are in bed at midnight 😃
@@TamiDunn they may have it available for video only earlier.
Sounds like you had an awesome first day!
I am the same way with buffets and avoid them like the plague. From the footage, that looks like one of the cleanest buffets I have seen. I'm a foodie at heart, but even more so on vacation! Thank you very much for taking us with you on vacation. I am really excited to hear your experiences on your first cruise, as I will be going on my first one in February. A Snickers bar was $4.50?!? I guess I shouldn't be that surprised, but yikes!
I think the non-Americans are the people buying those candy bars.
great vlog, I enjoy seeing the ship, the layout, etc. I've never been on a cruise so it's intructional to see. About the shops on board, I'm not surprised that they are mostly high end stuff like jewelry. I don't think See's will ever be on a cruise ship. Sees is all about quality and they wouldn't want to compromise that by having any of their facilities on a ship.
No, See’s won’t be on a ship. That’s just my wish 😄
I’ll be interested to see how many steps you end up getting without even trying. My last two vacations I said I wasn’t going to run or make a point to exercise and then ended up with tons of steps bc the places we went required tons of walking to begin with.
This vacation was very different. I actually had to try to be able to get my 10,000 steps.
The first cruise I went on, years ago, they made you line up on the decks and put on life vests during the safety drill! It took forever getting every passenger in place and equipped with a life vest etc 😅 Loved hearing your take on the buffet and the ship experience, especially since it’s your first cruise!! Thank you! Can’t wait to watch day 3!
My mom is curious if there is soft serve/ice cream at the buffet or is it just on the pool deck?
The buffet has regular ice cream :)
Love hearing the recap of your day. Sounds like a terrific first day exploring the ship, your room and meals.
Checking out the ship so you sort of know where places and things are make it easy to get around.
Can’t wait for day two and hear about the stop or stops you’ll be making too.
Thanks for sharing.
Have a day of sunshine and blue skies.
Thank you ☀️
I have never been on a cruise but know people that love them. I guess they've had big problems with norovirus in the past and have really stepped up on the cleanliness, hand washing etc to prevent it. I am impressed with your experience thus far!
It was very clean.
It’s like Disney cruise line they make you wash your hands before eating
I didn’t know that!
I could get a workout in just walking around that thing... Start from the bottom and 3 hours later LOL. I am not a fan of buffets because of my eating issues... I can't have too much food in front of me.. then my brain short circuits 😔 I know it sounds like a stupid issue but holidays are a huge problem for me... there is always loads of food and the control is really hard... Sometimes I'd almost wish that I have the same restraint I had when I was anorexic... I went from one extreme to the other... luckily my 4 hour workouts keep the "damage" at bay most times but it's not helping my spare tire.
Love hearing about your day!
For us, vacation is the time to eat anything and everything we want because we have restraint all year at home. We cut loose on vacation.
Does the boat move around a lot in terms of needing sea sickness tablets?
I didn't feel like it moved around much at all.
Tami will you make a recap video at the end and tell us how much it costs and all that stuff?
Yes :)
I had to giggle to myself when you mentioned being funny when it comes to buffets because it reminded me of one of the Alec's ice cream videos.. I couldn't believe how offended people got, jokes on them though
It’s mind blowing that they can turn over that entire ship in a few hours. Cleaning is impressive enough, but re-stocking food, alcohol, filling water tanks, removing garbage, recycling, emptying waste water and potentially turning over some of the crew etc is just insane.
I agree... so impressive
It’s amazing!
Tamin I'm with you on the buffets. I'm a germaphobe and don't like them. Nice to hear that your experience on the cruise was a good one! We're headed on an Alaskan cruise next year. Hopefully we have the same luck!
I was very impressed with how clean it was!
Chick Fill A is a Christian company and is always closed on Sundays.
Yes, we know. We wish they were open on Sunday.
Im really enjoying your videos.
Glad to hear it!
Never been on a cruise, thanks for taking us with you!
Our pleasure!
Great Vlog
Thank you!!
Did the air tags help you find your daughters luggage?
No, we saw her luggage sitting right down the hall.
Because of my personal circumstances, I only eat at buffets since I can choose what or how much I want to eat. (Plus I have issues with ordering as well, so it diminishes the need to speak to a waiter other than needing to get a table, get water, or pay.) I'd rather risk the nastiness over not being able to eat anything at all if they don't have a suitable option on the menu. (And if I'm paying for the buffet, I feel like I get more of my money's worth since I get more than one plate made the way I want vs just getting one someone else made.)
Actually I haven't been out to a restaurant since before the pandemic, since all of the places with buffets shut down. Not that I mind that much since I don't like going out to eat anyway, but if I had to for some reason at all, there's no options for me anymore really...
Makes me sound like the most fun person ever I bet.. 😅But I just wanted to share my point of view.
I hate the food in MDR, so we usually do Windjammer.
Seriously you guys are selling this cruise to my dad 😂 he even accidentally said yesterday that he can't wait to get on a cruise.....I haven't even said I'll take him on one yet until we see the whole Holiday 😂 just the fact it's accessible seems enough for him.
It sounds like he wants to get away for a little while 😃
@@TamiDunn we haven't been on a proper holiday since 2006 when we went to Disneyland Paris, so I guess you could say we definitely are due one 😂
@@dinospd0 oh bless you! You deserve it!!
Tami and Kevin, Cinnabon is not a healthy breakfast. LOL
Who wants a healthy breakfast 🤪
@@TamiDunn good thing that when you’re on your vacation you can choose whatever you want, whenever you want! :)
I am not a fan of buffets either, however when we travel to all inclusive resorts they have served us vs us serving ourselves when it came to food not covered.
I love vacation for the food! I always want to eat things I don’t normally.
Great recap! ❤
Oh yes, it’s all about the food 😃
it's too bad Kevin isn't the boss or doesn't have the keys to chick fil a because then you could go in on Sundays and turn on the stove, fix your lunch or supper and eat! problem solved LOL
Why are you working during your PTO? Not a good thing. Yes, UA-cam is work.
What work did you see during the filming of this video? :)