Yup, guilty as charged! Thanks for keeping us honest!

Thanks so much!

Ha! We are not sure we can explain, but we'll tell you what we know. When we first sailed on Oceania, we thought the same thing. All we know is that all of the cruise directors, captains, and any other crew on board all pronounce it "Oceana". Go figure. But thanks for watching. We are on the Insignia later this year, we'll ask the cruise director why and see what they say!

You are going to have a great time! We think it was 20Kgs for a checked bag and 10Kgs for our carry-on. Now, both times we've flown on a chartered flight by Atlas (we have a recent Atlas trip we haven't had time to edit yet), our bags were not checked for weight. But that doesn't mean that they won't. The overhead bins were the standard size for getting a roller carry-on in. Perhaps not one of the huge "carry-ons" with the expanded zippers we've seen many people board an airplane with. As for the bus when you get to Ushuaia, think of that as an excursion. A bag that you might take for your typical excursion is all you need. We both had a roller-bag carry-on which we checked onto the truck that was going directly to the ship. We know many people like keeping their roller bag-type carry-on with them when they board, but on these cruises, it simply is not necessary. Atlas had one of the easiest embarkation protocols we've had on any cruise line. Plus, one of the benefits of doing the excursions once you get to Ushuaia, is that by the time you get to the ship, your cabin is completely ready and all of your luggage (carry-on included) will be in your room. As for the excursion itself, yes it is by bus. But you will get out at a few places in the national park. So while on bus, you will not always be on the bus. We felt comfortable enough to leave our small essentials bag on the bus when we got off. Now, we assume your excursion will be like ours, but it is possible that they have adjusted the excursion since we were on last February. Have a great time!

@@janandtraceytravels Thank you so much for all the great information!! Safe travels and maybe our paths will cross someday one of our adventures!

The Yacht Club was FANTASTIC! (yes, we were yelling that. . .politely ;-) )

Great question. There are several things that contribute to our enjoyment of cruising: 1. Seeing new places. 2. Meeting new people. 3. Not feeling guilty about relaxing. 1. First, we love traveling. Cruising is just one of the multiple forms through which we get to do this. We consider cruising a "sampler plate of the world". You see a little of this and a little of that, all without having to pack and repack in a relatively short period (after our WC, anything less than 30 days is now considered short). We are mindful that in cruising you can "see" lots of places, but you don't really get to "experience" lots of places. This is why we like using cruising to scout out places that we would like to go back and spend a week or so and "experience". 2. Perhaps RVing is the only travel method that we've experienced which is as social as cruising. We love meeting people and cruising easily allows those of us who are interested in getting to know other people to do so easily. We have met so many really good friends who we still visit either in person or through our regular virtual cocktail hours. This is very difficult to do when traveling by hotels. It seems so natural to do on a cruise ship. 3. At home (which isn't very often now that we are retired), we tend to get very busy with this and that. It seems almost wrong to sit down for an hour and read a book, take a nap, or simply watch the day go by. Perhaps therapy would be a cheaper alternative, but cruising gives us license to power down and relax. The ocean going by seems so calm (usually, the Drake is a notable exception) that it offers a kind invitation to take time to simply enjoy just being. That's it--just being. Hopefully we satisfactorily answered your question. We would be interested in hearing why others enjoy cruising.

@ thank you for your reply. I am a new cruiser and I love cruises with water park. 💦

We had hoped Regent would have got their legs under them since our sailing. It’s unfortunate to read your experience. Unless we find a great deal, we are afraid that Regent has largely priced us out of their market. The good news we have found other lines that we absolutely love. You mentioned Explora Journeys. We were in the Explora 1 earlier this year and loved in. In January we will be on the Explora 2 and can not wait. We have also been in Atlas World Voyages and love the very small ship experience. We would like to begin doing comparisons, but for them to be truly objective we think they should be based on voyages that are similar in the time frame. The price of luxury lines tends to pose a challenge in doing several in the same time period to our budget. But some day. Thanks for watching and posting such a helpful comment.

Ha! Yes, we were aware that our moans would be met by cheers such as yours. We loved the Navigator. You have a phenomenal crew and expedition team ahead of you. Enjoy!

@janandtraceytravels I did appreciate how you prefaced your review - honest and sensible. We are about to enjoy this video for the second time in 2 days. May I ask two picky questions, please? (1) What happens to your carry-on luggage on the bus in Ushuaia? Do they have a hold for it? (2)Does Atlas provide a waterproof backpack? I saw that in previous years they did.

We are sorry we didn’t see your questions. When you get to Ushuaia, you can put your carryon with the rest of your luggage that will be going to the ship. While your luggage goes to the ship, you’ll get on a bus for the excursion. There is no reason to bring your carryon with you on the excursion, not much room in the bus to put it anyway. Just bring whatever you would in any other excursion. We have received backpacks on two of our three cruises on Atlas. The first was a fabric one which we loved that we received on our UK cruise. We didn’t receive one on the Antarctica cruise. We assumed that since we received parkas they didn’t provide it. However, a couple months ago we went on a polar cruise with them and we received another backpack. While not water proof, it is a bit more water resistant. We are not sure why we didn’t get one in the second cruise. We did bring our own waterproof bag for the landings. We used it the first landing, but then realized it wasn’t necessary. Once again, sorry for the late reply. Hopefully this is in time to help you

It is a very nice bathroom. Thanks for watching!

We sailed in February.

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We appreciate the input. Thanks for watching

Thanks!

Tracey’s happy our current Oceania Sirena cruise has blueberries! Thanks for watching

Wei glad it’s useful.

We’re glad it’s useful.

Thank you so very much. Have a wonderful trip.

Glad it helped! Thanks for watching!

We haven’t sailed HAL yet. We are currently in the Oceania Sirena and are pleased to say that so far, the ship is in great shape and the food is at the level that it should be. Thanks for watching!

We have the World America and the Harmonia booked for next fall. Of course we have also done 118 days on the Poesia on the 23 WC. MSC is a different experience but one we have enjoyed. Thanks for watching !

@@janandtraceytravels Hello - do you mean the "Armonia" - if so this is a smaller and older ship, no yacht club, no app. I was looking at a cruise on this ship but worry I may find it too much of a let down compared with the newer larger better featured ships so your comments will be a welcome read/view. World America is very different, one of the newest largest and best featured ships in the fleet, will certainly be an interesting contrast!! Enjoy!!

@@imsbvs Yes, our mistake. The Armonia. As far as the differences between the two ships, that's exactly the reason we want to do it. Thanks again for such engaging comments!

Enjoy!

Fantastic! We enjoyed our time on the Vista!

Thanks!

We just remembered that the World Traveler only has one hot tub. Our last two Atlas cruises have been on the World Navigator, which has 2 hot tubs. Unfortunately, for Antarctica cruises, the ice cream trolley is not open. But you can get ice cream inside (we might be sensing a bit of appropriate sarcasm?). Don't worry, though, as the hot tub(s) and pool will be open once you get across the Drake. The hot tub(s) are great when you return from your night camping in Antarctica, especially right after the Polar Plunge! Thanks for watching.

Yea an so much. We’ve now sailed 3 times on Atlas and each time it has been in a Veranda Stateroom. However, we just got off our last cruise where we were able to tour most of the other cabins. We’ll have a full tour coming up in the future. Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching and caring enough to comment!

We were so thrilled to get to know you. We will stay in touch and look forward to the next opportunity to share the sea together!

I'm guilty as charged! We should have called this a mid-size ship. We thought that compared to most of the newer ships, it was a smaller ship--which still does not make the NCL Sky a "small" ship. Thanks for watching and contributing in such a meaningful way!

@@janandtraceytravels Everything's relative and in today's world, what was large is medium! I'm not sure how much bigger ships can get, though. We'll see.

We are so sorry we overlooked your post. The difference between our room (a deluxe window) and the balcony was an addition of a balcony. The rooms are pretty much the same from what we saw. Our oceanview room was about 165 square feet while a balcony is 216 square feet, but that includes the space for the balcony. So from what we could tell, the living area within the cabin was about the same. Above that, you have the concierge balconies which give you a few benefits such as earlier embarkation. Again, all of these rooms have the tiny bathroom. We had a concierge balcony on the Marina and we didn't think it was enough to do it again unless the price differential was negligible.

We literally disembarked the World Navigator yesterday from our 3rd cruise on the line. It was wonderful. Food was very good (although not perfect) and the Wi-Fi is still as disappointing as ever. However, they do now provide free WhatsApp which is a small improvement. The crew and the overall experience are still among the best we’ve ever sailed on.

We usually have a bottle of water, a snack, battery pack, and some camera accessories.

For the landings, we each took a GoPro which we both used. Tracey brought her phone for pictures. Jan also brought his Canon R6 as well for some photography and videos. The GoPros were the primary video tools however. On the ship, our primary video device was a DJI Osmo Pocket 3 and Jan’s Canon R6. Truth be told, our phones could have done 90% of the job.

Thanks a lot, that’s very helpful 🙏

@@kuswadewikesiani1435 Glad it helped!

We will be on the Explora 2 in February. So we would be interested in your thoughts as you’ll be in her a month before we will! 😎

We’ve been on the Getaway before and will be back on in February. While things may have changed, we are currently more excited about our Getaway sailing. Thanks for watching.

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You are going to have such a great time! We actually just got home from the World Navigator, where we were on the repositioning cruise from Montevideo to Ushuaia. In this video, right before the Polar Plunge, we listed the landing/Zodiac Cruise gear that we brought from home. Those are highly recommended. However, if you forget something, the ship's store will be more than thrilled to sell you what you need! An Atlantic cruise on Atlas is far more informal than most other cruises. We don't remember anyone getting dressed up for dinner--we certainly did not. The attitude is that we are all on this vessel on an adventure--the fussiness gets in the way. Bring a swimsuit. Even if you don't do the Polar Plunge (highly encouraged just for the experience), the ship has an incredible coed sauna with large windows facing the ocean, and the Traveler has one hot tub and a heated pool to relax in between sailings. What room type do you have? We had a B1 Veranda (room tour on our channel), and although our World Navigator B1 had shelves in the closet, our B1 Veranda on the World Traveler did not. This means there is a limited amount of space for folded clothes. Consider purchasing some magnetic hooks and a folding closet organizer. While the walls are not magnetic, the ceiling is. So we put two hooks on the ceiling and hung the closet organizer with shelves in some dead space. It'll sway horribly during the Drake Passage (if you nestle in a corner, it will sway less), but it buys back some additional storage space. When packing, think of where to pack your parka to take home! You'll see many people carrying their parkas onto the airplane as they had no room to pack it. We are so envious of you. On our cruise last week, we did a zodiac cruise of the Garibaldi Glacier, and our February experience rushed back over us. Have a fantastic time!

@@janandtraceytravels I'm back. I'm watching this again to remind myself what a journey I had :)

We are so thrilled you enjoyed your trip. Hopefully, your trip was just as wonderful as what we experienced!

That's one of the great things about the Yacht Club. We might forget something, but here were the things that we were thrilled to receive as part of our base fare: --the Premium Drink Package --unlimited non-streaming internet service for what we think was 2 devices per person --Complimentary access to the thermal spa, which is very nice --Sparkling Wine in your room upon arrival --Your choice of liquor in your cabin (you'll butler will ask you for your selection) --Oh yeah, a butler! Even if you are in an interior room. --Access to the Yacht Club Concierge, who will make all your reservations. --Stocked mini-bar We've done the Haven on NCL several times and feel the Yacht Club gives you so much more. Enjoy the Marina, and thanks for watching!

Have a great time! We are so glad that this helped.

How exciting! Have a great trip and thank you so much for watching-all 15 times!😎

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Enjoy!

That’s $4 more than we have ever won!

To succinctly answer your question: Amazing! The boats are surprisingly stable. There is a rope that goes along each side of the boat that you can hold onto with in hand. If you still feel nervous, you can gently lean towards the center of the boat. After your first or second time out, you’ll be comfortable. We guarantee to refund your price if watching our video if you don’t! 😎

If we do another world cruise, we’ve already agreed that we would want to go in Viking. No, we didn’t like the food, but everyone has said they have always enjoyed the food-so we are taking our one cruise as a one off experience. Loved pretty much everything else about it. Thanks for watching.

@@janandtraceytravels Don't know if you noticed but when reservation time comes along ahead of time, we often find that the good times are gone (for dining), plus we aren't foodies so we're never sure about the Chef's Table menu, so the first thing we do once boarding is go to the restaurant, check the menu, then go to our room and make reservations on the TV. I've heard it said that the online reservations are around 50% of the available tables, we've never not gotten a time we want - if there's anything we like to eat at the Chef's Table during the cruise.

Oh wow! Have a great trip. Just 7 months to go!

@@janandtraceytravels think prima a beautiful ship. But design for outside use. Small inside things shame Epic bigger but more on. Will,see how things go. Think two thousand on

It all depends on the excursion. We think we remember that Troy was about 2 hours away while Ephesus was about 45 minutes. On other cruises we’ve had bus rides which were nearly 2 1/2 hours. We don’t remember more than maybe one or two excursions in all of our cruises where there was a restroom on-board. However, there is nearly always a restroom stop at the hour mark. Understand that the tour operators are all different, so your experience may vary. Thanks for watching!

We actually never have seen inside these rooms. Sorry.