168 hours on the World's Largest Cruise Ship (Icon of the Seas)

Visit: flyingthenestmerch.com and use EARTH10 to say 10% off your Flying the Nest Merch - Welcome to Part 2 of our series here on the Worlds Largest Cruise ship - the Icon of the Seas. We have our two port days on the trip which will be in Costa Maya and Cozumel in Mexico.
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Hi, we are Stephen, Jess and little Hunter, a traveling family who spent 2020 self-converting a van before moving in full-time to drive around our home country of Australia. We have now completed our lap, said our goodbyes, and resumed full-time travel before we wait for our second baby to arrive.

[@flyingthenest]

Thanks so much for everyones amazing support on our merch launch :) we seriously appreciate you all so much!! flyingthenestmerch.com/

[@betty-loufraser5264]

Are the new collections shipped from overseas,as I live in Australia but it is in British pounds?

[@ShelbyTheMacaw]

Can I ask if children are welcome on your expeditions? I’d love to travel with them but am a single parent and scared of lone travelling but I’d love to go in a group!

[@flyingthenest]

@@betty-loufraser5264 yep they are shipped from the UK :) hence the British pounds!

[@flyingthenest]

@@ShelbyTheMacaw Not for the ones currently on sale - but hoping to plan one in the future :)

[@jennifercooper3846]

I’m confused. Did you change the thumbnail picture and title of this video? Or am I just confused lol. That is possible….

[@travelertrome8449]

As a longtime subscriber who lives in California, it is stunning to me that this is your first time in Mexico. How is this possible? The 2nd largest reef in the world is near you. I hope you get an opportunity to snorkel there! And Hunter is so good in front of the camera! She is made for this! What a star! Hoping to see a Mexico series in the future. So much to explore! Including stunning ancient ruins!

[@flyingthenest]

I know right??! for the amount of times we've headed to North America and yet to go to Mexico - it was a nice little taster but def want to head out there not on a cruise ship and see some more local experiences :)

[@benellis273]

Yeah Mexico is like entry level traveling for an American. But it makes sense

[@flyingthenest]

@@benellis273 haha kinda like Bali is for us

[@dmaextraordinaire8205]

Thanks for taking us on this latest adventure. I love how Koa is such a chill little guy.

[@flyingthenest]

haha chillest little dude ever

[@jonellesandel1066]

Mexican Rivera is my favorite place, amazing water and food…and such kind people.

[@wardarcade7452]

15:17- Having a Mayan 'mini' pyramid next to a Spanish-built chapel was NO accident. They knew the locals were going to keep going somewhere that was ALREADY sacred so the citizens would have fewer issues converting to a new faith. Of course, in other parts of Mexico, they built churches right on TOP of Mayan and Aztec pyramids for the same reason! I hope you get to explore the BIG Mayan and Aztec pyramids before too long (and Mexico City is worth its own dedicated trip)! Thanks for sharing this with us (and beautifully filmed)!

[@user-mp4zs2by9m]

Mexico is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. Hope you will tour there and share their rich culture & lovely people. ❤

[@flyingthenest]

We def plan to go back and check more of Mexico :)

[@Username77348]

Yes it's really beautiful but sad that alot gringos are moving 😢 to Mexico gentrification.

[@katinawilson7871]

Well done! Costa Maya and Cozumel form some of our best cruise memories from 15+ years ago.

[@Sunflowers36]

Love Cozumel! ❤. We took a snorkeling tour and saw a giant manta ray!

[@markapuan]

Nothing like fresh made guac and salsa!! I've always said when i was in Europe for 3 yrs (military), you get a real sense of the town through the local churches. Just stunning.

[@erikagholston6610]

Hunter was vibing to the music while Koa was chillin.

[@flyingthenest]

🤣🤣

[@adriannacabrera9013]

Aww thank you so much for sharing this beautiful family journey with us and I’m really enjoying your content

[@VanessaIrene]

Yeah!! 🎉 my day is complete now with a video from my fav family on KZbin 💜🤟🇨🇦

[@emilyloh]

mexico looks so fun !!!! hopefully i get to experience it one day!!!! love how fun and colourful mexico is!!!! love the vlogs so far, love the merch, love the little travel fam, can’t wait for more!!! love u guys 💕

[@JohnCillis]

I met my wife in Zacatecas MX thirty years ago this October on a business trip I was on out of the Napa Valley, where I was raised, working for my employer, Holiday Inn/IBM based in Maryland and Washington DC. What an unexpected job, I got to travel so much an inevitably found a spouse who worked for an airline. Our 'Hunter', Lindsey, was born in '99 and she was a world traveler by her first birthday and in '22, finally made it to Europe where her Daddy went to eight times, her paternal Grandfather and Grandmother once, and where her paternal great grandparents were from. We're a family with a thousand year history of being travelers, dating back to Spain, Italy and Norman Britain. My daughter wants to travel for her work like I and my father did, majoring in International Studies, now working on her Masters. Your videos have lifted an 'empty nester's' spirits because I see in Hunter's and your Son's eyes the wide eyed wonder they get from good parents sharing a world of wonders with them. Your videos are not just of travel, they offer great parenting (and grand-parenting though I am not one yet) tips, teaching wannabe parents that they can still travel soon after having their children like my wife and I did, and my parents did, and have an awesome time. And also youse have a great excuse to ride those kiddie rides in the theme parks, you really really do, as my wife and I did. Thanks for your heartwarming videos and you shared Mexico, which became part of my Chicago bred 'gringo' life in '94, very well. The reason I made friends there and elsewhere in my travels is I learned as a tourism systems teacher, to follow 'when in Rome rules' rather than teaching my team we had to do it 'by the book, the American Way'. When we were ordered to work outside the US, about thirty pct of our work, we had a great time and made lifelong friends starting with my first business systems teaching trip in snowy Montreal in '90. There my hotel clients took me to their downtown revolving restaurant and joked with me that the Napa Valley, which they had visited, was not about wine, but about dairy cows due to its huge dairy farms. They gave me a day off on my final day there so I could see Quebec City. If you've not gone to either Quebec City or the Napa Valley, I urge you to go. Just 20 mins south of Napa and an hour by ferry from San Francisco is Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, zoo and theme park, which I know your family would enjoy. I live in Phoenix now, but it is my most fav memory of my last visit to Napa, to see my nephew, in '13.

[@AussieAngeS]

Hunter and Koa are just adorable, I can’t with them 🥰 I’m loving your videos, Hawaii and Mexico are on my bucket list. That cruise ship is massive 😮 so beautiful. Thanks for sharing your journey with us 💕

[@carenkaren27]

We’ve cruised and been to Mexico several times. You made it look even more beautiful. I loved how you did a cooking class tour. Stepping into their culture.

[@SocialChannelStudios]

Wow, what an amazing journey through Mexico! 😍 The salsa-making looked like a blast, and those colorful streets and beaches are total goals. Can't wait to see more adventures! 🌴🚢

[@rumik-stahnke6512]

Great job as always my friends 🤗Thanks for sharing and take care 😁

[@wilmaschweitzer-schafer4435]

Luv following you guys. Really makes my heart light with all the joy. 🤩

[@sabrinastraveladventures4263]

I am so thrilled you ve made it to Mexico 🇲🇽 ❤ you should definitely go explore Mexico properly next it is such an Amazing country! Thank you for this joyful vlog Have Fun Sabrina 🇫🇷🇬🇧

[@flyingthenest]

YES! Want to plan a full trip now 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@evieevie8625]

love love love this!!

[@sirii94]

This was such a fun watch seeing that we visited Cozumel and Costa Maya last year with our 1,5 yo 🤩 so fun to see a lot of the same places through your experience!

[@tenzinwangda3433]

Remember me .when you visited my school.bhutan😂❤❤❤

[@flyingthenest]

Aww you found us!!

[@corrinac1784]

Omg I'm SO excited for the new merch and just ordered a Collect Moments jumper 😍 Hi from Perth 🏖👋🏼 I'm loving all these places you're getting to as a family of 4 and that the new merch is sustainability sourced ❤

[@z.a.r.777]

I was in Mexico five years ago. Have a great time ❤❤❤

[@luisamedina5998]

I’m so happy you guys got to experience a little bit of my country! 🇲🇽 I hope you can come back to explore all of what Mexico has to offer ☺️

[@flyingthenest]

We want to come back and do a big trip now! We loved it!!!

[@sussycat4891]

Hey Flying the nest! You guys are such a joy in my life! Love from the US!

[@yasmindawoojee6831]

Your family is so cool - keep travelling love your cotton on range xx

[@beccavanderveen8087]

Omg # 5 ìm never this early!!! Love u guys been watching since it was just the 2

[@AllAboardWithJoe]

Fun! Love that you did a cooking class with your little one. Definitely a great way to immerse yourselves into the culture.

[@flyingthenest]

One of our fave family activities to do when travelling 💙

[@AnnCharlesMedia]

You need to go to Mexico for Day of the Dead! Amazing country and the food is so fresh and delicious.

[@DannyA3579]

Cozumel is where my friends own an awesome Mexican / American restaurant. I will always mention them because they are amazing people. Ernesto & Lisa own / operate Rock N Java AND the Thai Noodle Bar. RnJ is across from Mega and Thai Noodle Bar is on the ground floor of the Mega shopping complex. Fantastic food. When I worked with Royal, we had a blast in Costa Maya. Many of my coworkers were from Mexico so they took me to some of the legit (and probably a bit questionable) places to eat…but the food was awesome and apparently, I had an iron stomach during those years ;)

[@gwynethglas-brown9171]

Thats was awesome you got to make salsa/ guacamole too 😊 Your tour with the Buggy around the Island looked a Amazing 😅 .Congratulations on your merch looks Great 😜.

[@mariianar9510]

Wow I can't believe you guys have never been to mexico 😮

[@Username77348]

Cuz they watch to many bad news just like the others gringos 😂.

[@RoNFphy]

Pick up the Collect Moments not things tee and Van Life sticker. Loving the videos and seeing the family. Keep up the amazing content.

[@laurafoote214]

great video!

[@lisaward7519]

Sometime go to Mexico when you are not on a cruise. We went to Cancun and did a day trip to see the pyramids at Chichen Itza….loved it, but it was hot. We’ve also been to Puerto Vallarta which we loved. We swam with dolphins, went to Sayulita, and did a day trip to San Sebastián.

[@aesthetic_gworl.]

Jesses voice when starting the intro. Koa and hunter have grown up so fast, I cannot believe it has been a year since Koa was born

[@Lovelifeandtravel]

Love Hunter in the hat 😂 The ship looks amazing and Mexico even more so.

[@emlizw1]

There is NOTHING better than fresh salsa and home made guacamole!! I had the best guacamole in Mexico!!! I am so jealous this trips looked like is was so much fun!! I think it is so cool that Hunter gets involved in the cooking classes too. These trips are the coolest education she and Koa could ever have!! I so wish I could have had this type of education like these kiddos. You to are amazing parents!! I am sold on cruises now. For all the many ones you have taken I am now convinced that I need to face my fears and try one. Now which one should I try. Hmmm so many to pick from lol.

[@okayashe]

NOW you're making me want to go to Mexico, which I've never been to even though I live like four hours away! 😮😊

[@flyingthenest]

aww so glad!! it woudl be awesome to see more of it

[@charlab.7838]

If you're ever in Cozumel again, try out the Nachi Cocom Beach Club...it's a beautiful beach and very quiet. It includes a pool and it's all inclusive. I've been to Cozument numerous times and it's my favorite!

[@boppermacca9346]

What a beautiful place. Obviously, it's very tourist driven, but still very beautiful

[@Username77348]

Mexico the most beautiful country 🇲🇽in the world.

[@flyingthenest]

Agreed! def want to check out more of traditional mexico

[@JustZoha-rj7jo]

I thought hunter was the cutest but koa has definitely gained that title!!!🫶🏼👑

[@Im_insane_48]

Lol 🤣

[@Fayebean87]

I’m going on the Iona in May to the Norwegian Fjords,I can’t wait. X

[@flyingthenest]

Niiice enjoy and let us know how it is :)

[@Fayebean87]

Hi. Just got back and it was amazing. Would highly recommend. X

[@ambiieetaimalie]

❤❤❤

[@flyingthenest]

:)

[@cczarnyy]

Can you make a video about gear which you are using? Or maybe you can mention this in the video.

[@flyingthenest]

oh yep sounds good!!

[@Mel.H_]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@flyingthenest]

:)

[@krystalvalstar3282]

Love the new clothing ❤ looks like it’s not in my size sadly. Maybe once I’ve lost more weight. Love it none the less

[@flyingthenest]

aww sorry about that! will chat to them about making more inclusive sizing

[@susanandfamilycookingtv]

Beautiful family 🥰 beautiful gigantic cruise ship 🚢

[@flyingthenest]

such a nice ship!!

[@ItsMeJenBB]

Y'all are brave to go anywhere in Mexico right now! Too dangerous for this girl. (And I dont need comments telling me I'm wrong, if I dont feel safe, its not up for debate. )

[@flyingthenest]

Cruises are very tame ways to see places!

[@lisabubbles06]

Hey Guys, wondering if I’m missing something on the merch. The currency is GBP. Can it be changed back to AUD?

[@flyingthenest]

heya! sorry the company we use is based out of the UK so they charge in pounds!

[@betsymciver4934]

Hi I love you ❤

[@flyingthenest]

hiiii

[@adnaneroglu2500]

👍🙂🙋👏🧿

[@flyingthenest]

:)

[@of1618]

FIRSTTT

[@flyingthenest]

hiii

[@ShelbyTheMacaw]

Are children welcome on your expeditions? I’m a single parent desperate for my children to see the world but scared of travelling alone

[@emmaipsaro4711]

um the yellow "buggy" is most definitely not a buggy but a PT cruiser lol

[@flyingthenest]

haha they ran out of buggys

[@susandibble3525]

Jess you need some you pamper/relaxation time girl, that throat is stressed 🙏

[@flyingthenest]

Too much singing 😭😭😭

[@Maayraa.m]

I love seeing people enjoy beautiful Mexico and see all it has to offer but I ABSOLUTELY cringe hearing them pronounce it wrong 😢

[@laurageiendorfer7144]

Different languages pronounce country´s names differently

[@flyingthenest]

Oh no we are so sorry!!!

[@thetravelgeek4154]

This is such a white people experience of Mexico, lol. Love to see it tho!

[@flyingthenest]

hahahaha omg dying! I know what you mean there - cruises is more just a taster than an actual experience :)

[@tracyzehnder2902]

I really truly love you guys you are more than the most beautiful content creators! I just have one comment to make which will seem slightly negative and I am so sorry Steven can you please do something about that Hair! It is out of control and not even cute at all. You’re such a handsome man just give him a haircut. Get rid of that goofy mop top. OK back to the positivity. I love you guys. You guys are amazing. Stay happy be positive and be safe on your travels with much love.