Enjoying your series on your cruise on Virtuosa in Yacht Club, and looking forward to the next episode. You have a very relaxing presentational style.
@richandsuzcruise5 күн бұрын
Thank you for the kind comment. Next stop Bruges, will hopefully be ready next week!
@CherylelaineRayment9 күн бұрын
Can't wait to see where you go. The ship is stunning.
@richandsuzcruise8 күн бұрын
It really is, we were surprised by how nice it is! Next vlog will likely be out at the end of the week.
@CherylelaineRayment8 күн бұрын
@@richandsuzcruise can't wait
@bkyama00724 күн бұрын
Compliments on the video of the fantastic scenery! May I ask what camera equipment you used for those shots atop the mountain sky tram? So beautiful. The wife and I will also cruise Norway fjords in Sept 2024 and hope the weather is as good as your trip! Thanks!
@richandsuzcruise19 күн бұрын
Sorry for the slow reply, we've been away this week. I just use a DJI Action 4 for most of the filming, and Samsung S21 for still shots. We hope you enjoy the Fjords as much as we did, every day was beautiful scenery. And also hope you're as lucky with the weather!
@cruisefraterpoultonsАй бұрын
Great video, we definitely want to visit Lisbon soon. Hi there we are new to your channel and look forward to watching the rest of the Lisbon series and your cruise videos 👏
@richandsuzcruiseАй бұрын
Thanks for the kind comment. We love Lisbon, and would highly recommend if you've not been. Hope you enjoy the rest of the videos!
@cruisefraterpoultonsАй бұрын
@@richandsuzcruise thank you so much 🙏
@lavsterАй бұрын
Hey Both! Loving the vlogs, I wondered if you would mind if I added your channel to catavlogs? I’m Trying to build up as many different type of vloggers as possible
@richandsuzcruiseАй бұрын
Thanks, and yes no problem, we'd be happy for you to add us.
@lavsterАй бұрын
@@richandsuzcruise great thanks i'll add you now :) feel free to check it out
@MarkMariesTravelsАй бұрын
Glad you liked Princess enough to grab that Future Cruise Deposit; it's a no-brainer free-spend option if you're planning another trip with them. We've been on Sky three times now and we're pleased to see you're fans of Take Five as well. We always tend to find one place that becomes our place on any ship, and on Sky that's the place. That drive back you home, though! That's dedication. A lot, lot easier for us with Portsmouth.
@richandsuzcruiseАй бұрын
Yeah we really enjoyed Sky, so the future cruise deposit as you say, was a no brainer! Booked another one the week we got home. And yes, Take Five was a highlight of the ship, we loved the cocktails, and the jazz. It mostly seemed easy to find a good seat as well, not sure if we were lucky with our timing, or some people don't find it, as its a bit tucked out of the way where it is? And the drive home.. We're used to it I guess, our options are a lot more limited from up here for cruising.
@johnbuckley8324Ай бұрын
Great series...thank you. I watched every video. 🙂 I embark her tomorrow. Your videos were a great look ahead. Cheers!
@richandsuzcruiseАй бұрын
Thanks, glad you enjoyed them. We hope you have an amazing cruise, we had a really great time onboard Sky!
@suemoore8351Ай бұрын
Thank you! Look forward to your next series! X
@richandsuzcruiseАй бұрын
Thanks for watching, and we're glad you enjoyed!
@gavinp5229Ай бұрын
Great video you two. Were there any other people on the ship. Its very quiet. Thanks for sharing.
@richandsuzcruiseАй бұрын
Thanks for the kind comment. The ship was pretty quiet, I think it was about half capacity on the trip down to Southampton. I believe the majority of passengers were embarking there for the world cruise.
@PostcardAndAPintАй бұрын
We really want to do the fjord cruise next year. Not sure what line to go with, but this is a great insight into what to expect. Those snow capped mountains are stunning. Alesund looks very pretty. Your food looked delicious! Cheers for sharing 🍻
@richandsuzcruiseАй бұрын
Glad you found it helpful. We loved the Fjords, and Sky Princess. Most of the lines seem to do similar itineraries, with small variations, but honestly for first time here we were more than happy with the places we visited. I think if we'd done anymore scenic fjords it would almost have been too much scenic cruising for one week. Anyway good luck with choosing your cruise line, theres a lot of choice, as I'm sure you know!
@CK-cz6mlАй бұрын
Thank you for sharing! I hope you had a wonderful time.
@richandsuzcruiseАй бұрын
We had a great time thank you, the ship and itinerary were both awesome. And thanks for watching!
@GinLin-tg5zyАй бұрын
Did you leave from Rotterdam or Southampton? How many days of scenic cruising have you done? Thank you very much.
@richandsuzcruiseАй бұрын
Hi there, we left from Southampton. On the 8 night cruise, we had 1 full scenic cruising day, which was when our stop in Haugesund was cancelled due to strong winds. However, we did scenic cruising from each of the port stops in Norway both on sail in (if you were up early enough), and sailaway. Olden, and Skjolden were both several hours of scenic cruising through the Fjords on the way back to the sea. Hope this is some help.
@GinLin-tg5zyАй бұрын
This is totally helpful thank you very much and keep up your good and very informative work 😊
@pauleapoАй бұрын
Hi Rich & Suz, thanks for another great video, how accessible is the skylift; for say mobility scooter/wheelchair?
@richandsuzcruiseАй бұрын
The limiting factor here could be the bus you take to the skylift. Im pretty certain they will be able to stow a wheelchair for sure, but the Skylift and the associated buildings are accessible by ramp and lifts where required.
@johnbuckley8324Ай бұрын
Another wonderful video! As I am only 12 days away from sailing Sky Princess to Norway myself, your videos have been whetting my appetite. 🙂 I have a couple questions about the service since you were just on her, 1) how did you find the service overall? 2) on average, how long did you wait for OceanNow delivery? I just sailed Sapphire Princess in Alaska and found the crew to be absolutely wonderful. Thank you! Can't wait for my cruise. Cheers!
@richandsuzcruiseАй бұрын
Thanks for the kind comment. Service overall was really good, the staff were friendly and efficient, with a couple of exceptions that didn't affect us much. OceanNow, was mixed. Sometimes it was really good, breakfast to the cabin was quick, other times, out on deck very slow. If we wanted something in a hurry, we'd just go to the bar and order, or catch a waiter and ask. We loved the ship and the itinerary though, we booked another cruise on Sky as soon as we got home! We hope you enjoy your cruise as much as we did ours.
@suemoore8351Ай бұрын
Great vlog, I have done the fjords and they are amazing. You captured them really well. Xx
@richandsuzcruiseАй бұрын
Thank you! We're hoping to return in the next couple of years as we loved this cruise so much and add in some different ports!
@andyoliver297Ай бұрын
just to ask how many formal night did they have on your cruise , we are on this cruise in july, looks amazing , did you try all the MDR if so which would you recommend, and a last question did you try the specially dining thank you
@richandsuzcruiseАй бұрын
Hi there, we had 2 formal nights,.We did all 3 MDR twice, overall we preferred the Estrella, but it was mainly because we had better service in there both times we went. We did Sabatini's, which we enjoyed, but its a lot of food and quite slow, so be prepared to spend an evening there.. We also did both casual options, had pizza at Alfredo's and sushi at Ocean Terrace, and we enjoyed both of those. We didn't do Rudi's or Crown Grill, we just ran out of time! Hope you have a fantastic cruise, we loved the ship and the itinerary.
@sheilaUKАй бұрын
Hi Rich and Suz, yet another great video - thank you so much for posting it. I will be in Olden on Sky Princess in a couple of weeks and would love to do the skylift, but, like you, would rather wake up and see what the weather is like - I see online it opens at 9am - what time did you buy your tickets in order to get the shuttle bus? I am assuming you got a really early start to avoid the queues? I have a bit of a mobility issue so wondering how much walking is involved from the Shuttle to the lift? thank you so much. Sheila
@richandsuzcruiseАй бұрын
Hi Sheila! Suz here! We got up "nice" and early at 7am for breakfast and went off the ship about 8:15 and bought our tickets at 8:25. The ticket office is right outside the ship in a little portacabin type thing. There's no walking to the bus as it picks you up and drops you off right outside the ship. At Loen there's a little bit of a walk and some stairs but there is a lift too. I have a mild mobility issue and didn't find it too bad but was a little wary underfoot on the snow. There are some tarmaced paths at the top too which makes walking a little easier. You're going later in the season so there will be less snow (hopefully) but potential for more visitors, so early is better.
@sheilaUKАй бұрын
Thank you so much Suz x
@evie12lopez36Ай бұрын
What time roughly the dancing?
@richandsuzcruiseАй бұрын
Hi there, I'm not sure which dancing you mean. If the Sailaway party, that's whenever the ship departs, in this case around 5pm. Otherwise, there was late night dance party in the Atrium, and Vista Lounge.
@johnbuckley83242 ай бұрын
Thoroughly enjoying this series...thank you! I'm taking Sky Princess on the Land of the Midnight Sun cruise soon. So, getting this preview has been inspirational. Cheers! 🙂
@richandsuzcruise2 ай бұрын
Thanks, glad you're enjoying them. We loved the Sky Princess, and hope you have as much fun on your cruise as we did on ours!
@user-hw8cq7sk5x2 ай бұрын
Why put music with the video and spoil it
@richandsuzcruise2 ай бұрын
Sorry you don't like it, personal preference I guess, I do. You can always mute it though.
@honeymcdonald91202 ай бұрын
Thank you for the wonderful scenery shots. So many cabins to avoid on these newer ships. Ones that don't look down on the sea are on my avoid list as are ones that are looked down on or ones that stick out and look across at others.
@richandsuzcruise2 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed the scenery, it was the main reason to visit the Fjords for sure. And yes there are a lot of balcony cabins now that really don't have a good view. We were quite happy with ours, as we'd just booked a guaranteed obstructed balcony, not expecting to spend much time on it in April, in Norway. As it turned out, it had a pretty decent view.
@richandsuzcruiseАй бұрын
Hi Suz here. The canopy only actually covers the bulgy deck bit of the ship where in the warmer months there is seating for the "Catch by Rudi" so youre not missing out on any downward sea view
@loisstanford87362 ай бұрын
What cabin number were you in please 🤔😊
@richandsuzcruise2 ай бұрын
We were in cabin E414
@JourneyfromAtoZ2 ай бұрын
Great video. Looks like there's a lot to do on a Princess cruise.
@richandsuzcruise2 ай бұрын
Thanks, and yes, it was a pretty packed program, especially on the sea days.
@scicl12 ай бұрын
Hi, will aboard next week.. hows the wifi speed please?
@richandsuzcruise2 ай бұрын
Hi there, sorry we didn't speed test it, we just had the 'Princess Plus' 1 device per person stock WiFi, and it was adequate for browsing, social media etc.
@scicl12 ай бұрын
Thanks for your reply
@andyoliver2972 ай бұрын
wow looks amazing , just to ask what time did you get on the ship thank you
@richandsuzcruise2 ай бұрын
Our boarding time was supposed to be 12, but our transfer turned up early so we got to the terminal about 11.15 am, and were onboard by 11.40.
@singingbuddhakaraoke2 ай бұрын
Hi Guys it doesnt look that busy...im on in a weeks time and i think its now full...
@richandsuzcruise2 ай бұрын
I think it was pretty much a full cruise, a lot of what I filmed was when places were a bit quieter. Certainly on the sea days, space in the Piazza and the inside bars was at a premium! We never had a problem finding somewhere to settle though as theres plenty of venues to choose from
@pauleapo2 ай бұрын
Thank you, we do this cruise on Sky Princess next April
@richandsuzcruise2 ай бұрын
Hope you enjoy/find it useful. Going to post some more vlogs from this trip as well. Also, hope you enjoy the cruise and the ship as much as we did, we had a really awesome time!
@suemoore83512 ай бұрын
Hi, great vlog, thanks x
@richandsuzcruise2 ай бұрын
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it, we had a great time on this cruise.
@PostcardAndAPint2 ай бұрын
Well done you for the early wake up! That was a lovely sail on. The orange in the sky is stunning. Wow then all the pinks too. Lovely. Cheers 🍻
@richandsuzcruise2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the kind comment. It really was a beautiful sail in, well worth losing some sleep for
@debswel2 ай бұрын
Can I ask which cabin did you prefer Fred Olsen outside cabin or Aurora.. I’m a solo traveler now sadly 😔
@richandsuzcruise2 ай бұрын
Sorry for the slow reply, we've been away and just got home. That's a tough question, we really liked both, and they were quite similar in many ways. The bathrooms were pretty much the same layout, storage was similar in both, both are a little old fashioned, but well kept. I think the Fred Olsen cabin felt a little bigger, but we didn't mind the slightly compact feel of the Aurora one, it felt cosy, and comfortable to us, rather than cramped. We did prefer the location of the Aurora cabin we had though, as it was much closer to everything, including Raffles coffee bar. Sorry if this isn't much help, but they are both nice cabins, in our opinion at least.
@katemurphy81433 ай бұрын
This is the cabin we could possibly book. Recommend it then ? Not claustrophobic?
@richandsuzcruise3 ай бұрын
Its not the biggest cabin, but we didn't find it claustrophobic, more cosy. Theres plenty of light from the decent sized window, it's got pretty much everything you'd need, storage is good and the bathroom is a decent size. Theres not a massive amount of floor space as they've put in the sofa/tables etc, but we'd definitely book one like it again, for any length of trip to be honest.
@zoegibson35142 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing this. We have booked this exact cabin for my mother-in-law for our cruise next year based on your vlog 😊
@richandsuzcruise2 ай бұрын
@@zoegibson3514 We really liked it, and we hope she enjoys it as much as we did
@dlgregory353 ай бұрын
Enjoyed the video but how many people on board looks to be very few?
@richandsuzcruise3 ай бұрын
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it. I think the ship was actually pretty full, I try to avoid filming where its busy, so most of what you'll see is early, or late, or when a bar/restaurant is quiet. There were definitely times when every place onboard felt pretty busy!
@brianwalters1183 ай бұрын
You drink to much
@richandsuzcruise3 ай бұрын
Apologies if you're not a fan of watching people drinking on holidays, as a lot of our content does show that. We do enjoy a drink or 2 whilst on holiday, particularly on a cruise, and love getting around all the different bars onboard. However, our everyday lifestyle is nothing like this, so I think it balances out fine.
@ronaldbiver5233 ай бұрын
This is NOT the P&O Aurora, but the MSC EURIBIA, I was on the Aurora, and this Aurora kooks completely different, check your facts!!!!!
@richandsuzcruise3 ай бұрын
Hm, much as I hate to be disagreeable, this IS the Aurora, and yes, we were onboard 😊
@dlgregory353 ай бұрын
@@richandsuzcruise Yes of course it is Aurora Eurribia a far bigger ship nothing like Aurora.
@Seatheworldwithkatandmik-jh2xz3 ай бұрын
Great video
@richandsuzcruise3 ай бұрын
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.
@anthurion14 ай бұрын
Cruising looks SOOOOOOOOO Boring rofl
@richandsuzcruise4 ай бұрын
Sea days not for everyone I guess
@dlgregory353 ай бұрын
Which begs the question why are you looking at this video or are you jealous of people who cruise?
@anthurion13 ай бұрын
@@dlgregory35 it came up as recommended. Blame youtube algorithm, or just suck it up, princess?
@itsmeyoufool374 ай бұрын
Nice
@richandsuzcruise4 ай бұрын
Thanks
@TravellingLightLisa4 ай бұрын
We have never been on Aurora. Your video gave us a real feel for the ship. We liked the look of it! We started a YT channel about the same time as you. Good luck with it, new subscribers here 😀👍
@richandsuzcruise4 ай бұрын
Thanks, we really enjoyed it, and are planning to book another cruise on Aurora. Will check out your channel too!
@juliamartin60044 ай бұрын
I was on it the some time too
@richandsuzcruise4 ай бұрын
We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did (we had a great time onboard, and in Rotterdam)
@nickm99864 ай бұрын
Was on there at the same time, looks like you saw more of the ship than I did, I spent most of it in champions lol.
@richandsuzcruise4 ай бұрын
Hehe theres worse ways to spend a cruise! Champions was a lot of fun, hard to find a seat sometimes though!
@karen66034 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video. We will be on Aurora for 65 days in Jan 25 🛳️
@richandsuzcruise4 ай бұрын
We hope you have a wonderful time! We really enjoyed the Aurora, and are already looking at options for another cruise on her. Unfortunately not 65 days, though!
@suemoore83514 ай бұрын
Really enjoyed, thanks.
@richandsuzcruise4 ай бұрын
Thank you, we're glad you enjoyed it. Will get started on part 2, and hopefully that will be ready in a week or so.
@darrenmeears39124 ай бұрын
Do p&o serve Guinness does anybody know 🤔🤔🤔
@richandsuzcruise4 ай бұрын
Guinness has been available in cans on both P&O cruises we've been on in the last few months, for just over a fiver. Hope this helps.
@suemoore83514 ай бұрын
Great set of vlogs on Lisbon, thanks.
@richandsuzcruise4 ай бұрын
Thanks for the kind comment. Lisbon is a beautiful city and we really enjoyed our stay. And apologies for the slow reply, we're just back from a 4 night cruise.
@barbaragriessel18145 ай бұрын
I am doing 2 night S'ton to Newcastle on 28 Feb. For 2 people sharing cabin £99 each. For solo has cost me £149 + £30 for coach back to S'ton. So cheap, but perhaps that is because I only booked less than 4 weeks to cruise. How many hours approx did the coach take from S'ton to Newcastle?
@richandsuzcruise5 ай бұрын
We saw that, and if we weren't on another holiday we'd also do that for sure! Hope you have a wonderful cruise. And I believe the coach back was around 7 hours, including a stop for bathroom/lunch. And apologies for late reply.
@barbaragriessel18145 ай бұрын
Many thanks - that is most helpful 😊
@singingbuddhakaraoke5 ай бұрын
im doing the reverse 2 night trip on 28th february...was there any karaoke on board?
@richandsuzcruise5 ай бұрын
Apologies for late reply, and no, I don't recall any karaoke onboard. The ship was too empty for it anyway. Hope you have a great cruise, and hopefully there might be some on yours. There was on our last 2 night from Liverpool, I think.
@stephanie-jaynegrindley6925 ай бұрын
Please may I ask if those lovely pleases in Amsterdam where you grabbed drinks and snacks accepted card or did you need some cash with you? We sail to Amsterdam in a couple of weeks and unsure whether to get some euros or not. Thank you.
@richandsuzcruise5 ай бұрын
Of course. Everywhere we went in Amsterdam accepts card. We do take a few euros just so as to be able to leave a tip in places, and its possible you might find the odd place that doesn't take card, the same as in the UK, but generally I would think you can get by without. And enjoy your trip there, Amsterdam is a lovely city!
@stephanie-jaynegrindley6925 ай бұрын
@@richandsuzcruise thank you for taking the time to reply. We’re going to get a few euros as suggested (hadn’t thought about it tips, good point). Thank you.
@andrewb97905 ай бұрын
We spent 2 weeks on P&O Arvia last September without a drink package and I was shocked that we'd spent £330 on drinks. I wouldn't (and won't) in the future buy a package as we don't drink anywhere near enough to justify it. £100 a day over 2 weeks? That's £1,400 on alcohol which would pay for another cruise! Each to their own but I'd rather have another trip than booze.
@richandsuzcruise5 ай бұрын
You're right, a drinks package on a longer cruise can seem like a bit of a hefty investment. The longer cruises we've done (and booked for the future) have either had included drinks, or really good deals on a drinks package. And we would probably make the same choice.
@user-iz5jq8ne3c5 ай бұрын
I agree with you our drinks bill includes some chocolate was £300. Would rather book another cruise too.