7 Days on a Luxury River Cruise: An Inside Look at The Reality

[@EmmaCruises]

Hey hey hey! Thank you so much for watching this. I made a little typo of the mouth in this video, can you spot it? 😂😄 I am so excited to say that the first three books in the Captain Hudson's Brilliant Cruises series are live now on Amazon!! They make the perfect gifts for both kids and adults. Thank you SO much to everybody who has left such a lovely review. Just search 'Captain Hudson' on Amazon. Woohoo! 🥳🎄

[@T_Jonesy]

Wow, the interiors of the cabins...seizure inducing. Great, informative video (as always).

[@kens8776]

Really! Can you imagine waking up in there with even a minor hangover? Love your work, Emma!

[@DDGLJ]

Hi Emma- nice review. We sailed with Uniworld on the Danube- booked a suite so our young adult son could be in the same room- they offered him an empty cabin for free when they saw how tall he was but he rather liked the Nespresso machine in the suite…. We had a butler who brought us breakfast every day, did our laundry and my brought up husband’s favorite bourbon in a crystal decanter… he drank very little of it. It was very nice, very over-the-top. In the end, we felt we could get higher-quality tours on our own, and didn’t really like the lounge-type entertainment, and didn’t take much advantage of the free booze. I thought it was a nice fun, high-end party boat. Viking is probably more our cup of tea. I also agree the bike tour took a degree of skill and energy. There were some avid cyclists who weren’t kind to the less skilled… so I’d steer clear of that unless I was fairly good.

[@clivebuckland6902]

Lovely vlog as usual Emma. It looked a superb river cruise. From accommodation to decor and food. You give such a great commentary journey through your experience with your honest opinion always. The heat was something I would struggle with, I would have ended up like your chocolate bar too. Love your sense of humor . Loved your matching outfits for the 70s themed night. Shame about the cycling tour. Great to hear your take on it, being an “undercover budget cruiser” Thank You for sharing

[@EmmaCruises]

Thanks so much, you're very kind. Thank you! 😁❤️

[@AmyThrush]

Always enjoy your videos, the pace and content and your sense of humor are great !

[@EmmaCruises]

Thanks so much you are so kind! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼

[@StreakyP]

re the padded walls... when we stayed in a posh hotel in Venice the walls there were also covered in stretched fabric "wallpaper" held about 1/4" the actual wall... I think this may be a Venice area thing designed to reduce condensation of damp air on cool walls.

[@hemaccabe4292]

Your 70s outfit is very cute.

[@rondonkulus]

The below deck cabin being the cheapest is pretty neat, I definitely think that’s the most interesting view you could have. Submersible tours are usually 10 times more expensive.

[@EmmaCruises]

Ha ha. Thank you! 😁❤️

[@toddlower5546]

Glad that you uploaded this today.

[@EmmaCruises]

Awwwh thanks so much!! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼

[@sharri115]

That looked like such a fun way to explore Venice! I’ve only cruised once which was a Nile river cruise. It really does start to feel like you are just a big group of friends that rented out the boat. I can’t lie, I kind of love that cabin. Def not boring to look at!

[@EmmaCruises]

Yes! So true. Ha ha. Thank you! 😁❤️

[@LL-lv8ke]

As a Californian, can confirm we can handle lots of heat but are NOT used to humidity. 🥵

[@EmmaCruises]

Ha ha, still better than I can I'm sure!!

[@ghostgirl6970]

Yes, when I moved from California to New York I adjusted to the winter pretty quickly but my god, the HUMIDITY. Ufff. Growing up, my dad who was stationed on Saipan in the Coast Guard, would always say "At least it's a DRY heat" and I didn't understand until experiencing humidity. I could never survive in the south lol.

[@KrisKk08]

Did we ask about California? Americans always oversharing some tidbit about their state when the video has zero to do with California. And every other KZbin commenter not living in the USA (even those in the UK and Australia) will mention country first, Americans assume the entire world knows their states. Thankfully it’s California not South Dakota. SMH I guess I should be happy you didn’t use abbreviations so thank you!

[@cartman19892]

Thx emma for the vid, allways like your river cruise feedbacks Cheers🎉

[@EmmaCruises]

Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼

[@seagirl1100]

How fun under the water line! WOW! This is a great content for a river cruise

[@EmmaCruises]

Thanks so much!! :)

[@KrisKk08]

I love the way Emma says “Ummm Sorry Dad” sounds exactly like my daughter when she’s irritating her Dad (my husband) 😂😂😂

[@CutOutSD]

Thanks for the great video! Love the way you answer questions that we travelers have even before I think about it...if it makes sense😃 Uniworld is on my bucket list...they do have a ship that's more contemporary than the "over-the-top" Luis XVI-kind of 😁 My all time fav river cruise brand is Emerald Cruises, very modern, clean lines, younger demographic, and very affordable (not been on a budget travel bucket) I highly recommend you to try. Thanks again for your wonderful videos!

[@EmmaCruises]

Awwh, thanks so much!! Oh wow, ha ha. I love Emerald too! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼

[@woofolliesmydog8628]

A Uniworld river cruise is my number 1 bucket list holiday. I especially want to sail on Maria Theresa. one day, one day!

[@Ro-Bucks]

You are a very classy girl, do not worry about fitting in. I would worry lol. Thank you for the views. I love the décors on this ship.

[@EmmaCruises]

Thank you! 😁❤️

[@hummingbirdchen]

Haha I could totally imagine myself being that solo traveler lady! I don't wanna talk to random strangers ... but I'm also the person who takes 15 minutes to choose a table at a cafe because it has to "pass the vibe check" 😂

[@EmmaCruises]

Ha ha, but you wouldn't do that if it meant other people didn't get dinner because there isn't that many spare seats right? That's what she wanted ha ha. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼

[@RachelPitt-e1k]

I've been thinking of taking a river cruise with my daughter. We have to include international flights from Australia. It's bonkers just for a week or two. But I love the idea of visiting places that are nothing like home.

[@leisahegarty1021]

It is definitely worth the long travel and so different to our holidays and experiences in Australia. I have done 2 separate river cruises, a Xmas market one with my Mum in 2019 & one with my husband in May this year. Our Xmas market trip was through Trip a deal and at the time really good value.

[@geezygee]

I believe river cruises are similar to sea cruises, in that a solo traveler is most likely paying the same price as 2 people would pay... given that, I'm inclined to say let them sit wherever they want (when it can be accommodated,ofc). 😅 I personally would feel quite awkward at a table that large by myself, but as a 20 service industry veteran, I have different thoughts than most, and can testify that her request is not unusual

[@EmmaCruises]

Ha ha, Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼

[@writerinrwanda]

I always thought 100% humidity meant 'underwater' 🤷‍♀

[@EmmaCruises]

Ha ha... makes sense to me!!

[@Olbear040]

as always so much fun.. and that wall paper pattern goodness

[@EmmaCruises]

Thanks so much 🥹❤️

[@SloopADoopy]

Definitely putting it on my bucket list

[@EmmaCruises]

Amazing, Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼

[@TheOnlyLilithcat]

I think the fabric in the cabin must be Fortuny, because the chandelier in the atrium definitely is! I've wondered about these Venetian cruises; they're really a "lagoon" cruise rather than a "river cruise"!. It's a city I love, and know pretty well, so I didn't think it would be something I'd like to do, but seeing this video has me re-thinking that. (I've even been there in the middle of July, and, yes, it's hideously hot, but I couldn't pass up the chance to see "The Merchant of Venice" performed in the Venetian ghetto!) By the way, the boats in that race were not gondolas, but pupparini. Oh! I noticed in one of the shots of the program "Sabering". Was that where you slice off the top of a champagne bottle? Did you do that?

[@EmmaCruises]

Nope?! Never saw anything like that ha ha. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼

[@avgeekguy]

Amazing video Emma!

[@EmmaCruises]

Thank you! 😁❤️

[@scotthagele3254]

Emma thank you for posting this interesting video about the luxury river cruise. I have done a lot of crusing including one river cruise, but none were as luxurious as this river cruise. Also enjoyed your live stream this morning!

[@EmmaCruises]

Thanks so much, appreciate it lots!! :)

[@tedsmart5539]

I've worked bar in a nightclub and had zero issues recalling the faces and drinks of hundreds in a night. Just don't ask me to remember their names

[@EmmaCruises]

Blimey! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼

[@TrevHolland]

I spotted a Steamdeck. What games are we playing?! lol

[@jenstravelblog]

Emma I like waving at everyone as well. I even signed up to be on our city’s Christmas parade this year, so I can wave at everyone 😂😂

[@masonelijah3898]

Never take good bread for granted

[@spitalul2bad]

emma in a kiddie pool is the best thing ever

[@francinegravel6198]

Nice to hear about somebody else than you me who prefer to have supper at 5 pm.

[@digitalwoodshop]

Sounds like Merlijn was so much more fun. That River Cruise is on my Bucket list when I get healthy.

[@Bandgeek352]

Here after the live and hyped!

[@EmmaCruises]

Yesss!! Not fed up of me yet. ha ha. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼

[@jacquelyns9709]

Did I hear you say the temperature was around 86° F? Don't ever come to San Antonio, Texas, in the summertime. Our temperature reaches the high 90s if not a 100° or higher. And we have high humidity. 86° would be a nice Spring or Fall day.

[@carlfromtheoc1788]

10:00 AM beer on vacation? There is nothing wrong with that.

[@Kellymarie-u6b]

love your videos and love the short print dresses you wear. would love to know where you get them from

[@floodway2955]

I got motion sickness just looking at your wall paper. Nice

[@EmmaCruises]

Ha ha. Thank you! 😁❤️

[@travel_with_dave_and_bill]

Looks like a really nice ship, I would much rather sleep on deck than sleep in that cabin though 🤣

[@EmmaCruises]

Ha ha, you could just put an eye mask on then have the crew walk you to your bed?? ha ha. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼

[@septemberclare2697]

I know this cruise was expensive but if I could afford it, I would definitely consider it value for money.

[@imagegod]

Americans call candy 'sweets' as well...Or at least I do: 'Don't eat too many sweets' is something most Americans would understand. But I always appreciate the lesson. Keep up the good work. Peace.

[@EmmaCruises]

Kinda, as I understand it's a bit different, you'd include things as sweets that we wouldn't for example. Maybe! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼

[@KrisKk08]

The lesson isn’t just for Americans

[@MarciLanger]

Did I miss it or did you never reveal the tab you kept? 3:56 At the end of the video you only talk about the normal total cost of the cruise. Not about how much the drinks >would< have cost when not included in a drinks package

[@Lili-xq9sn]

It was € 0

[@anythingroam2423]

No pool is a deal breaker for me. I basically live in the pool from 10am-4pm on cruises.

[@DDGLJ]

Our Uniworld cruise did have a little pool- next to the bar. The glass became opaque whenever anyone went in it which was very cool- and kept us from being entertainment for the bar patrons!

[@arthurvasey]

4:15 Confectionery - not confectionary!

[@HavePension-WillTravel]

Loved the video, as always. But where was Captain Hudson? I didn't spot him.

[@EmmaCruises]

Don't worry he was in the cabin most of the cruise, you'll see him in the cabin tour a lot! Was too hot for him most of the time, ha ha. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼

[@jacquelyns9709]

The design in your cabin would drive me batty. It's too busy. The pictures you showed of other cabins actually looked more elegant to me.

[@CobisTaba]

Asking while watching so you might answer this, but how does it compare to MSC yacht club in terms of luxury?

[@entropyachieved750]

What's the go sleeping head to foot? It doesn't work, the important parts still align....

[@jacquelyns9709]

Sleeping head to foot lessons the chances of passing germs back and forth. It helps to keep disease at bay. That's why the military arranges beds head to foot in open bays. And those beds are a few feet apart. The beds in Emma's cabin had no space between them.

[@Lili-xq9sn]

Lol

[@Lili-xq9sn]

Lol

[@Lili-xq9sn]

Lol

[@billm83army]

We love river cruises in Europe. Spend more up front and stay away from the riff raf. No kids, great food and service. Older crowd but that's fine, I don't want to be around 30 somethings ever. Small number of guests, never crowed. Uniworld is a great company, but we go with Viking (oceans also). Excursions start early 8am, generally. We don't mind, we're there to see things not sleep till noon. FYI, we don't cruise anywhere HOT, vacation time not torture time. Love dressing comfortably during the day and dressing up just a bit for dinner, respect. No cruise director leading conga lines, or trying to make people have fun, freedom. We never pay for excursions or buy drink packages and always get the water level cabin.

[@EmmaCruises]

Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼

[@norfolkboy6935]

Hi Emma, Paul. A great watch 🙏. Looks like everything was of high quality (bedrooms perhaps a little too fussy for us) and that despite the heat, you had a great holiday. Having done a couple of Viking river cruises in the lower deck rooms we appreciated the welcome pack of a snorkel and pair of flippers! Keep up the great work Emma ❤ M&Y

[@EmmaCruises]

MARRRK AND YVONNEEE!!! Thanks so much, ha ha, how funny. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼

[@paulleteace2053]

Hi Mark? (apologies if I am remembering wrong) & Yvonne, I remember we met on a Marella cruise in those weird days just after the pandemic. Good to see you still here watching Emma's videos. Would love to do a Viking cruise or 2, river or ocean, hopefully one day

[@norfolkboy6935]

@ Hi Paul, your memory is spot on, nice to hear from you and hope both you and Gaynor are keeping well. Must say, we really enjoyed our 2 Viking river cruises (not done Ocean) and have a Seine cruise scheduled with them next year (though prices are getting steep, hence the “duck” rooms). It would be really nice if our paths cross again without the need for social distancing 🤦🏻‍♂️. All the best to you all. Kind Regards Mark & Yvonne

[@hemaccabe4292]

People from the US are used to universal AC.

[@mentatphilosopher]

For Casablanca hear Casanova

[@EmmaCruises]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@johngauntlett4915]

Emma, are tigers a problem in Venice Italy?

[@EmmaCruises]

Umm, ha ha. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼

[@paulleteace2053]

A tiger ? In Venice ? What we’re looking for here I think, and this is no more than an educated guess, I’d like to make that clear, is some multi-cellular life form, with stripes, huge, razor sharp teeth, about eleven foot long, and of the genus felis horibilus. What we doctors in fact call a “tiger”. (Brilliant Monty Python film 🤣)

[@johngauntlett4915]

@paulleteace2053 I think the only tigers in Venice are the ones of male Italians.

[@Steeyuv]

Surely checking in just after midnight is the EARLIEST you've ever booked in?

[@EmmaCruises]

Ah, fair point, you’re technically right there! But in the context I was talking about, I think late makes more sense. Appreciate you pointing that out, though!

[@Steeyuv]

@@EmmaCruises I meant no disrespect! I don't go on cruises, I don't even go on holidays - I get to fly helicopters in my spare time and that is quite enough of a break from reality, which is what holidays are - but I LOVE your videos and watch them all! X X

[@EmmaCruises]

@@Steeyuv Haha, none taken!! Thanks so much 🥹❤️

[@johngauntlett4915]

Emma, the woman that was cruising solo that wanted a four-seat table for herself, her name was Karen what?

[@EmmaCruises]

Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼

[@stevenbennett3922]

Ah, Uniworld. I believe they are a bit special.

[@EmmaCruises]

Ha ha... Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼

[@glengosling5636]

Mi dad and I , is the proper English .

[@Lili-xq9sn]

Why aren't my comments posting??

[@tashd3149]

Love your videos. Makes me want to start cruising. Only quibble...it's schedule not schedule. Thanks 😊

[@janettesinclair6279]

I always love your cruise reports. However I could not have lived with the decor in your cabin! Everything on the ship was spotless and high end, but definitely not to my taste.....

[@EmmaCruises]

Ha ha, thanks so much! Not mine either. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼

[@xix94]

650 a night not for me sorry Emma I love the videos though No hate