3 of The WORST Cruise Mistakes I've Ever Made

[@markeaston7353]

Mistakes! They're not mistakes. When my wife returned to the cabin after her $300 make over in the ship's beauty parlour I asked her if she had cancelled her appointment. Now that was a mistake!!

[@EmmaCruises]

Oh my goodness me :')

[@ditto1051]

Now that's a mistake!

[@AuntLALA]

uh oh lol

[@happytraveller2122]

No , you’re male. I’d expect that. Did you enjoy the rest of your cruise ?😂😂😂

[@Duchess_of_Cadishead]

Big mistake, big, huge 😀😀

[@brianhenry1389]

My wife & I bought photos from a session on a Carnival cruise. She was very careful to carry the folder with the pictures separately on disembarkation day so they wouldn’t get bent inside our luggage. After we disembarked, she realized she left the folder where we were staged waiting for our number to be called. She was devastated. She notified lost & found and they said we would be contacted if they were turned in. She also emailed the photographer to see if she could repurchase the photos. After hearing the story, the photographer offered to replace the pictures free of charged. The exact package we purchased was mailed to us a few weeks later. Kudos to the photographer and Carnival for their understanding & great customer service!

[@EmmaCruises]

That’s so good! This was right before Covid for me and so it wasn’t a priority for anybody haha 😂❤️

[@willgaukler8979]

... see there ARE good people around ...

[@glengamble526]

Im a former cruise ship musician and I have a funny story: we docked somewhere in Spain (I cant for the life of me remember where!) and the port was basically right downtown, in the heart of the city. You could disembark and walk to the town centre in minutes. So I did just that. A couple hours later, I was walking in the town square-which was kind of parallel with the water-and I look over and see something that made my heart stop...OUR SHIP PULLING AWAY, BACK INTO THE OCEAN! I was freaking out, losing my mind...did I miss All-Aboard time? I didn’t think so, as I still had a couple of hours left in port. I was very confused, but I started running towards the port anyway, in a panic! I was totally convinced I was going to be stranded in Spain, with no passport or luggage...and lose my job! As I was racing back to the port, I ran into a co-worker who saw my panic and was alarmed “Why are you running? What’s wrong?’ I pointed to the ship, pulling out of port, and my co-worker chuckled and said ‘Oh, don’t worry, they are just pulling out and repositioning to make room for another ship-they’ll be coming right back in to port!’ Well, you should have seen my face-dying of embarrassment. He laughed a little and said not to worry, it was a common mistake. I was just soooo glad I hadn’t missed All-Aboard time, and my emotions ranged from sheer relief to anger that we weren’t for-warned about it. Relief won. What an adventure, either way 😂

[@TheMoochiecat]

I would have pooped myself! lol

[@ruthwatson7096]

Ok

[@Notawesomeatall7]

You handled that better than I would have.

[@anneheffner6389]

I am so glad I found your channel. I don't cruise, will never cruise due to illness and lack of funds but you make such wonderful videos. You are so out going, effervescent, fun, knowledgeable and just the person I would want to cruise with if I could. You truly are lovely, Emma. I've seen some of the videos where you speak of trolls and I can't wrap my head around the abuse. I enjoy your videos so much. And, as an American I get most of your Briticisms. I have a few UK friends on Twitter. Thank you for inviting me into your passion, your world. Life without you would be a horrible place. Much love to you, Hudson and your family. .

[@EmmaCruises]

Thanks so much 🥹❤️

[@anneheffner6389]

@@EmmaCruises You're welcome1

[@lisacottle7308]

On embarkation day, I was so excited to show my travel mates the ship that we began our exploration before we even went to our cabins. I had a very expensive purse with $2000, my cell phone, a camera, all my credit cards, a wallet that my sons had given to me and my ID with me. We stopped midway on our tour at the Lido bar to have a drink. YES!!!! I left my purse sitting right there. We continued our tour for about 30 minutes before I realized what I had done. I left everyone standing there without an explanation and ran to the pool as fast as I could. A VERY sweet lady was standing there with my purse. She had used my phone to call my father to let him know that she was holding it for me. That was before phones locked. My father then called my husband who had no idea why I suddenly ran away and told him what was going on. Everything was in my purse and all was good. I couldn’t quit hugging the nice lady.

[@EmmaCruises]

AAHHH!!!!!! Lisa! That's so stressful :') You were SO lucky my goodness. Where were you at the time??

[@lisacottle7308]

Emma Cruises I was in the casino. The worst part of the story was that the purse was unzipped and you could literally see all of my money! That moment I realized how kind and honest fellow cruisers could be. Needless to say, my husband now carries the money in his pocket.

[@EmmaCruises]

@@lisacottle7308 Ahhh!! My goodness. I did drop £50 once and a nice lady gave it back, that's the closest I've come. Haha!

[@brigitteschultz1552]

@@EmmaCruises you are very pretty, don't avoid photos

[@katiavandam8435]

Using the loo and forgetting my phone was definitely a mistake! However, the biggest mistake I ever made on a cruise was being too trusting by handing over way too much information when purchasing a Pandora charm in a shop in St. John's, Antigua. Now that was a huge mistake, because the sales lady took down all this extra wonderful information I was giving her and started purchasing a ton of stuff with my credit card. Thankfully, my husband goes over all our purchases (credit card statements) and asked why I bought two tickets on a German train?

[@EmmaCruises]

Oh goodness!!! 😂

[@martinlevy7470]

Love your natural way of vlogging. Its like you're talking directly to me and not through youtube. Oh and you have fabulous eyes by the way

[@brianm2242]

Surprise! She actually broadcasts from your living room.

[@JC-lm3bb]

I love that you are so unashamedly British. I also love the idea you were originally so stressed about becoming a ‘real cruise KZbinr’ And here you are, one of the biggest on KZbin! ❤

[@EmmaCruises]

Thank you! 🥹

[@adeejinnz]

I think my two biggest cruise screw-ups were when I forgot to reapply sunscreen after snorkelling or swimming. One time, seriously sunburnt back, the other time, seriously sunburnt feet. I did almost miss a ship’s behind-the-scenes tour until someone else amongst the group of singles I was travelling with reminded me of it.

[@EmmaCruises]

Uh oh!! Ouch!

[@janetbrown6512]

Late September 2019 I was traveling with a friend from Southern California to Barcelona for a 9 days cruise to Rome. While sitting in the Airport waiting for our first flight of the trip I realized two things. The credit card that I had booked my trip on was not in my wallet and my iPad mini, which was loaded with movies and ebooks for my trip, was not in its case. The night before I had ran to the store to buy a few last minute items and had put my credit card in my jacket pocket. By the way, the same jacket was in the trunk of my car parked at the airport, not that I realized that at the time. My iPad was on my bedside table where I had been charging it. How I packed an empty case without noticing it was weightless is beyond me.

[@MJC1124]

Best tip is to take a copy of the daily itinerary if you are going off the ship. It will have details of the ship's agent in the port of call. Should you get into any sort of trouble, e.g. miss the sailing, are taken ill, have a fall, are robbed or assaulted, contact the agent for help. And ALWAYS double check the time the ship will depart and write it down! They do not wait for you.

[@EmmaCruises]

Yesss!! Perfect 😀👏🏼❤️

[@tthaas]

RE: #3; always have a wristwatch set to ship's time. Your phone's time can vary depending on where it's signal is from, a (non-radio-synched, so no "atomic time") watch stays set to a time zone once you set it. That way you don't get messed up with time differences.

[@Cheepchipsable]

Most modern phones allow you to set several clocks.

[@genesnyder2985]

My phone is set to not change I drive truck and cross time zones often

[@aprils.1147]

I love how you see the silver lining in these mistakes. A positive attitude and to find humor in an otherwise bad situation is a wonderful thing. Keep on smiling 😀

[@VikPaints]

My worst cruise mistake happened on the final night. Came back to our cabin after a few late night drinks, had to pack and put our suitcases outside the door to be collected and taken off the ship by crew in preparation for disembarkation. The next morning our suit cases had been collected (great).....I had a shower and got dressed,.....ermmm...... Where are my clothes??? !!! I had actually pack my all the clothes I needed to wear and my suitcase had already been taken off the ship. Oh no....Panic !!!! Luckily I had kept my evening suit to carry off separately. So I had to wear that to breakfast and walk off the ship to collect my bags dressed in my posh get up. I did get a few strange looks. Lesson: I now always keep my "travel clothes" separate once on board and put them aside to avoid making the same mistake again.

[@EmmaCruises]

Ooo la la!! Always better to be overdressed than underdressed right :')

[@y0ubetcham0m]

A friend of mine walked off in her robe so don't feel bad.

[@VikPaints]

@@y0ubetcham0m Ha Ha..... Classic, I'm quite normal then 👍

[@willgaukler8979]

...tip ....some cruise lines rent formalwear ... that way you do not have to pack it ....

[@glowormrdr6183]

Totally sounds like something I'd do!

[@maccifyme]

I love how you throughout this video really shows how the saying "It's not mistakes, it's learning experiences" can be used in every situation!

[@EmmaCruises]

Absolutely 😊❤️

[@shawnafinley1703]

If you ever decide to get photos done again, might I suggest a shirt the same color as the one you are wearing here? That color looks fabulous on you and makes your eye color POP! 👍🏻

[@cranwell5481]

We overslept on embarkation day. No sleep on the red eye to Barcelona. Stayed up as late as we could that night. Very effective room darkening draperies. Woke up at half past noon. Still made it with time to spare, but what a shock to sleep 16 hours! As a result, I am now much more diligent about setting alarms that I don’t think I’ll need.

[@Foebane72]

My sister also had a panic upon boarding: the announcement said that all of the luggage had been placed by our cabins, but while my big suitcase was there outside our cabin door, her suitcase wasn't there and she started looking around for it. She had put a tracking device on her suitcase that said it was nearby, but she still looked up and down. It wasn't until we opened our cabin door that she discovered that her suitcase was placed INSIDE the door rather than OUTSIDE. The relief on her face was palpable!

[@bacondad6960]

The reflection of the circle light in your eyes always trips me out!! Great job!

[@EmmaCruises]

Hey Bacon Dad!! I'm a robot don't you see?? haha!!

[@bacondad6960]

@@EmmaCruises a Cruisin' Robot!!!!!

[@markargent6937]

@@EmmaCruises - are you going to be serving drinks on a cruise ship near you before long? 😂

[@1akinor]

I've done that before and I was embarrassed as you! But luckily, have never lost the item forgotten - extremely fortunate & LUCKY to have kind people (strangers) remind me humanity is good and loving!

[@maxout7306]

I used to lay everything out on my bed before packing my suitcase for good measure but its so stressful to misplace an item when traveling and I have done it now and again, so you are not alone. I thought this quote was good from my friend: "The only mistake you make in life that matters is the one that kills you." Thanks again for sharing - Liked.

[@surrealismyreality]

I worked on a cruise ship for a short while and we had a shuttle that took us to the local mall when we ported in Florida twice a week. The first couple of times I had been with other people so I just followed them back. However, one time I went solo and though I knew how long i could stay until final boarding. Turns out I had MISSED the last crew shuttle back to the ship and had to get a taxi back. All the security were furious with me and I got a severe telling off from my manager AND the cruise director. I never stayed that late at the mall ever again.

[@a63strat]

Thanks!

[@EmmaCruises]

Thanks so much, much appreciated. Very kind of you.

[@joelwasinger]

So relatable. You’ve convinced me that I need to watch more of your videos. 😊

[@EmmaCruises]

Love it! Thank you! 😁❤️

[@joycehardy9422]

A few years ago I lost cruise photos. I was sure I had placed them in my bag. I had a really beat up suitcase that a friend gave me and said to just throw it out after the cruise. I had to get someone to unlock the dumpster area only find the photos weren’t there. About a week later they were tucked inside a magazine that I had purchased but never read. I was about to throw it out and realized I should just read it. And there they were!

[@EmmaCruises]

Oh my goodness you were so lucky!! I haven't found the photos yet... maybe I still will, one day! ;)

[@joycehardy9422]

@@EmmaCruises yes I was!

[@GetawaybyTJB]

This was a great video, thanks for sharing

[@billbrown69]

Wow Emma - you had me welling up at the end of some of those stories. Could feel your frustrations.

[@EmmaCruises]

Thanks for watching Bill! ❤️❤️

[@kalozakos]

Thank you Emma for the video. My biggest mistake, which I made twice, is visiting friends in port relying on them to get me back to port. They are overconfident about how much time it will take to get to the port. They may know where it is, but they do not go there. I have had to be pa pier runner twice because of friends. I did enjoy our visit, but tell them that you have to be back at least a half hour before you actually have to back.

[@EmmaCruises]

Ahhhh!!!! Too stressful!!! 😂💕😂💕

[@kalozakos]

@@EmmaCruises Agreed

[@louisgonzalez8846]

Inconsiderate friends.!!!!

[@SusanPitman]

Hi Emma! I had something similar happen to me with photos... but I found them A YEAR LATER, in somewhere that seemed obvious in a bag that I should have looked! So, somehow, maybe there is still hope! ❤

[@EmmaCruises]

Ha ha, still waiting! 🤣

[@johnpick8336]

Thank you for posting your cruising so we don't have to leave home. Cheers Emma.

[@gerrymccartney3561]

I have always relied on my phone for alarm calls but, in view of what happened to you, I have just ordered a little £2 travel alarm clock as back up just in case I mix up the time setting at a very important moment. Thanks.

[@lauradominguez4947]

you are adorable! love the color of your eyes an background and shirt color mathcy, match. good / great job. go to sf to Alaska and western hemisphere next!!

[@bluefluke7585]

Thank you for sharing this. It points out how insecure TSA's procedures are. Nobody was watching what trays belong to what person. One time one of my trays was taken by TSA over to a different screening station, while I was being told to stay where I was, and not to follow the agent who had one of my 2 trays. Of course, professional thieves are always on the lookout for opportunities like this. It probably would have been no problem for anyone else to snatch the laptop. I'm just sayin'.

[@EmmaCruises]

Yeah so true! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼

[@JennyGinny]

Great stories Emma. Love your map. Your top is the same colour as the Philippines 😀

[@KelleysQuiltsandCruises]

I love that map! I appreciate that Canada is broken up into pieces ( almost provinces ) instead of just lumped together in most maps. You are human Emma, no worries. 😀

[@EmmaCruises]

Haha! Yes it’s great for Geography! 😀💕

[@beatrice3506]

My very very first cruise I over slept on disembarkation day lol the room attendant woke me up lol 😆

[@timmytimmy17]

Somewhere Dory is looking at a picture snagged on a piece of coral waiting for her next adventure to find the lost woman in red.

[@EmmaCruises]

What? 🤣

[@ccm1767]

@@EmmaCruises It appears you need to watch the films "Finding Nemo" and "Finding Dory" using your Disney+ account.

[@EmmaCruises]

@@ccm1767 Oh like, dory will see my photo cos it's in the sea?

[@ccm1767]

@@EmmaCruises Yes, I infer that the original commenter was suggesting or joking that maybe your photos went overboard, floated away, sank and eventually caught on some coral. Then Dory might spot your photo, feel a shared sense of loss, and work tirelessly to reunite you and your lost photos and end your suffering. Clearly, you should try to meet her half way by booking a flight to Australia and a cruise out of Sydney so as to be closer to her. Well, once that's again possible, of course. Oh, and swim over/around the jellyfish filled waters, not through them.

[@ccm1767]

Or maybe you book a cruise out of Dover on the Disney Magic and one night at dinner in Animator's Pallet restaurant you ask Crush to ask Dory if she happened to find your photos, and if so, please post them to you or have some fish bring them to you at the beach or something. ;) Then again, that might just confuse Crush. Anyway, just trying to give you some rationale for booking another cruise. ;)

[@kofeluver222]

Photos taken on a cruise are always a disaster for me. Formal night, photographer roaming around the dining room. I had just taken a bite of a roll I just buttered when the photographer decides to take a picture of my husband and I. My husband stands up behind me and the photographer says to me, “you have crumbs on your dress” so I brushed them off and doing so it revealed my bra strap peeking out a little which the photographer also pointed out so I fixed that. Well, evidently I had also managed to get butter on my hand because the next thing the photographer said to me was “you have butter in your hair” . I’m not comfortable getting my picture taken either. Even more so after that event. I refused to go to the kiosk to see how that one came out. It’s funny now but not so much when it was happening.

[@EmmaCruises]

Oh my gosh!!! Butter in your hair, ha ha!! :')

[@emmteemee]

Those photos in the dining room are always tricky because there is so.much going on. We once got a great photo at dinner except for one thing... The server station was in the background, and it looked like there was a stack of plates on my brother's head. 😄

[@mackdeen7021]

Took my first cruise last Jan. I found it intrusive, rude and tacky to have a roaming photographer on the main dining room. He seemed a bit too pushy so had to be stern and tell him no as he was ready to start clicking his flash. They should have a service you could order from the app to your table or set up or system where you can ask the waiter to get the photographer to your table if you want. But some guy roaming around the dining area asking people while eating if they want photos is awkward and tacky.

[@asmrhawaii]

Thanks for sharing! It’s nice to know that I haven’t been the only one to bumble! As you said, it is often a blessing in disguise!

[@RBCnATL]

I know you wear a lot of red but this color is really beautiful on you. Your eyes are really popping! Love your videos!

[@EmmaCruises]

Thanks so much 🥹❤️

[@christinabraune1783]

Thank you for all these great videos. They are fantastic.

[@EmmaCruises]

Thanks so much 🥹❤️

[@cliffart7398]

you could have contacted Norwegian and asked them for copies - they may send them to you digitally.

[@SunnyTravels]

Really glad you just enjoy your cruises and be in the moment!

[@EmmaCruises]

I do my best! :D

[@richardburton6182]

One time I left my kid at a funeral parlor all day. He was OK. You know, once he started talking again.

[@Ka9radio_Mobile9]

Once I went to a funeral Home to pay my respects to a coworkers grandfather, so I went there and said how sorry I was for the loss, prayed over the casket and meet more of the family, at that moment I knew something was wrong, I was at the wrong Funeral Home. Thanks for reminding of that embarrassing moment, got the hell out of there fast! :-)

[@ChoochooseU]

🤣 😂 🙌🏻

[@annegreengables6367]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tatina3]

This sounds exactly like the story the trumpet guy tells in Home Alone... 😉

[@rachellucky]

I don’t cruise and I love your channel! I hope you branch out into All Inclusive resorts!!! You have great advice and a calm, interesting way of telling your stories. Well done! :-)

[@EmmaCruises]

Thanks so much Rachel 😀❤️

[@tcoker6616]

You will never be OK! You are the best!

[@loumello8813]

We used to do a few photos on Princess and Cunard and did them on formal nightts. We avoided the ones where they want to take your photo as you return to the ship after a four hour walking excursion. The best deal we had as with a Viking River cruise where one of the staff was the official videographer and went on all the excursions and was all over the boat and at the end of the 14 days he sold us a dvd of the trip for like $25. Great price and we then had memories of places and new friends.

[@EmmaCruises]

Haha!! Those are often not the most flattering photos... I usually just pull a funny face as they're funny to see later, but haven't ever bought one like that. 😅❤ That sounds SO GOOD! Was it the actual trip? Not just a generic trip?

[@loumello8813]

@@EmmaCruises he did the actual trip and followed everyone and on most every excursion and evening entertainment and lectures, etc. By watching it later at home we could re-live our entire cruise. That's the only time we had this on a Viling River Cruise and it was wonderful.

[@DannyDalimore]

This is so relatable, I lose stuff all of the time Emma xx

[@EmmaCruises]

Haha! The best of us do 😎😂

[@RyanHolliday211]

As a former crewmember... look at the cabin phone for "the time". Turning on the TV takes an extra step :)

[@EmmaCruises]

That is smart Yep! In this situation I’m sure I checked everything 😂🤣🤣

[@ademkennan]

'your brittishism week is gutted' I absolutely love your videos been hooked on them for a few days now, never been on a cruise or even thought about it before watching your videos but I definitely want try them out now 😃

[@EmmaCruises]

Yay thanks so much Adem!!! Appreciate that 😀👏🏼

[@Kahnah23]

I had something similar like your first story happen to me but it was on my flight to America. My first flight alone, so I was super nervous. Security went through my bag and checked on everything and off I went. Unfortunately, I didn't realize that they had pulled out my MP3 player, so when I was finally on my seat, relaxing bc I survived that long... I couldn't listen to my music. On an 11 hour flight. It was hell

[@EmmaCruises]

Nooo!!!!!!!! That sounds awful! 😀💕

[@ryansantiago941]

NCL has always been really lax about disembarking times. I’ve been late to leave according to my official disembarkation time on more than a few occasions and I have never had anything more than a simple reminder from our cabin stewardess. I’ve adapted a method of tipping my cabin stewardess first thing upon waking up on disembarkation day. Buys me some leeway time.

[@teriguthrie7127]

I love love watching your videos. You make me smile :) Can I ask where you got that incredible map that is behind you on your wall

[@EmmaCruises]

Hellooo!! Of course! The map is from here: EmmaCruises.com/map 😄😍 Details about the size, colour and details are on this page. ☺️💕

[@dylanseaman5163]

Emma...silly mistakes make for good stories. and shareables. have a great day. thank you always. Teatime and a huge cheers. (and I have been there myself) PS I left a potato on The Cruise News today.

[@EmmaCruises]

Haha! Thanks Dylan 😀💕😀

[@fsr1960]

I've done worse. One day I thought our shore excursion that day started at 11:00. It was really 9:00. So no tour, blew all that money, didn't see Rhodes. Another time my daughter and I got into what I thought was the line (queue, you'd say) for our St. Petersburg tour. I eventually learned that it was the line for people who WEREN'T taking any shore excursions. Rather than just going back to the ship in defeat, my daughter and I illegally took a cab into St. Petersburg and started touring on our own. We eventually ran into another Norwegian Cruise Line tour in (our cruise line and ship) at one of the museums. They made some calls and let us join their tour. I ultimately filed a refund request, and they ended up refunding half our money for the shore excursion, which was quite reasonable. Moral: if you're not sure you're in the right line, ASK! We had another major travel blunder that was not cruise-related. My wife, daughter, and I were going to be flying to Australia. My wife thought the flight left about 9:00 p.m. It was 2:00 p.m. and we were merrily packing our suitcases. Then my wife decided to actually look at the tickets, and oops, our flight was in an hour and a half!!! Extreme panic! Luckily the flight ended up leaving a couple of hours late, so we actually made it. Moral: don't think you know the time you're leaving, check and make sure! Kind of obvious, I know . . . Actually, this moral applies equally well to the first debacle I related. Live and learn.

[@ChoochooseU]

WoW 😮 At times like this, I am grateful I’m not a type A... If these are your worst experiences of mistakes then you are golden!! I bet those KZbin videos of people missing their ship are like True Nightmares for someone like you.

[@EmmaCruises]

Haha!! Yes so much. 😂

[@SmallLab129]

I don't know why but this is my favorite video. (Just discovered the channel and currently binging it)

[@EmmaCruises]

Yay!! Thank you 😀👏🏼

[@CuriousFrog]

Ugh, first one reminds me of when I had a seperate backpack I had under my train chair, it had my laptop and passport and I realized at the cruise terminal it was gone, 100% panic mode that I was going to be left behind while my family cruises but thankfully it was a domestic cruise and the guy at the terminal let me on with an expired drivers licence, also the bag was at lost and found when I returned

[@EmmaCruises]

Noooo!!! 😭😭😭😭

[@travelingon7458]

Time change on RC happened to us too. Our friends called us to see if were on our way down

[@EmmaCruises]

Ahhh! You were lucky! Did you make it out on time without drama? :')

[@EmmaCruises]

Have you ever made any silly cruise mistakes?! Leave me a comment and let me know so I don't feel so silly ;)

[@Juschillin2024]

Yes! Too much clothing!

[@EmmaCruises]

Ahh that's so annoying, carrying it all the way there... around on the cruise then home. Doh! 😅❤

[@cob9834]

It’s wonderful and that that you go on so many cruises with a different combination of relatives and friends. As you said who is the loss of a good friend life is short make sure you spell the flowers as you go along.

[@happytraveller2122]

My husband just took all the photos from the walls on Princess. He thought they were free. I didn’t know until later 😮😮😮

[@EmmaCruises]

Oh noo!! 😂😂

[@jamesnunez1703]

Thank you for the explanation of gutted. I was starting to figure it out. I have always wondered if y'all ( texas saying 😁) who do the youtube blogging ever spend too much time recording everything and not enjoy the cruise. At least something positive came from it. Excellent job 👏👏

[@weijingburr2392]

I was going to say, you look fantastic for having just committed Seppuku.

[@ginafromcologne9281]

aww that's a pity with the photos, they were really nice! When I got home from a holiday, I noticed I missed a giant postcard I had bought to hang on my wall, but couldn't find it, only weeks later when I flicked through the holiday broschure I had brought home, I found it in there. Maybe your pictures are in a magazine or something like that, because you didn't want them to get damaged?

[@cisco365]

Oh that feeling of panic in your gut and weakness when you cant find something. Then the looking in your backpack 3 more times in hopes that it magically appeared. Not that its evere happened to me before 😉

[@EmmaCruises]

Haha!! This doesn't sound like it's from experience AT ALL! Come on Francisco, what did you do ;)

[@cisco365]

@@EmmaCruises since you asked. Kinda the same thing couldn't find my laptop that belongs to the Government. Yeah so i was looking all over an office i was visiting looking in my bag in case i magically appears. Nothing the freak out OMG my career is over was starting to hit when the guard asked me if i was okay. I told him and he said that when he was helping me take out stuff in my SUV he took it too. Ohhhhhh the relief when i saw it..... oh and I left my kiddo at the security checkpoint at an airport but that nothing we have to discuss lol

[@EmmaCruises]

@@cisco365 Oh my goodness me!! :')

[@miketackabery7521]

The pictures you lost are not REMOTELY as good as the one from the river cruise. That one's terrific: you look elegant and fun at the same time. Well, and hot too.

[@teresah5318]

It's nice to know that things can work out. I am a planner too and I get upset when things just do not go the way I planned. I am wondering that the reason why they say to be out of the cabin by 8am is because they know people for one reason or another might not make that time. So sorry you lost your photos and on your leaving your computer that may of been a blessing in disguise. Thanks for sharing!

[@EmmaCruises]

Yeah probably! I just hate to be a problem for anybody else ever. Always worrying 🤣💕

[@panagiotischristo]

This is such an awesome video. I'm glad your iBook was...and I could imagine what you were feeling. Where in Willy Wonka are the photos?

[@guachatierna]

I love the blue map! Looks amazing.

[@EmmaCruises]

The map is from here: enjoythewood.com/?rfsn=5433540.ccb51c 😄😍 (This is my affiliate link, it doesn't cost you any more to buy through this link but I get a little commission so if you do decide to buy it and could use the above link, I'd really appreciate it!)

[@guachatierna]

@@EmmaCruises Thx Emma. I imagine you are on your cruise right now. Enjoy!

[@clarehagley2165]

I love your British-isms. My parents are English and always use them, I came to Australia when I was 3. They are very similar to Australianism. Except my mum and dad calls a truck a lorry. It’s a truck in Australia

[@AuntLALA]

Hi Emma! I haven't watched you in ages! My carnival stocks hit 88% return and got excited to watch cruise vids

[@EmmaCruises]

Yasss!!’ Welcome back 😀💕

[@peteiswriteingnow]

Emma i think you have just proved your human like the rest of us, who has not done daft things like this even though its hard not to get stressed about. I watched your blog on p&o to Norway wouldn't have guessed what happened, and regarding the last one about time always pay to have a watch on you can can change yourself, dont trust the phone only.

[@EmmaCruises]

Haha! I told you ;) I should take an alarm really, don't think the watch will wake me up. 😂 Thanks for watching those early videos!

[@peteiswriteingnow]

@@EmmaCruises You can buy good ones with alarms on just tie it to your ear when you go to bed.

[@elisabethqersdyn622]

It happens! Couldn’t have been worse then leaving our entire families passports at checkin before boarding a plane to a Cruise. Then scrambling to get family to fax/scan birth certificates to the Cruise line and getting on the ship 10 minutes before departure. Talk about panic!!! They found our passports a month later sitting in someone’s office at the airport!

[@EmmaCruises]

Oh my GOODNESS ME!!! That sounds, so, scary. Bleh!! So glad you got it all sorted out in the end :D

[@davepratt9909]

The map you have in the background is great. Where did you get it?

[@sophieburns1911]

I know someone with the same one. They got it from Etsy

[@EmmaCruises]

Hey Dave! The map is from here: enjoythewood.com/?rfsn=5433540.ccb51c 😄😍 (This is my affiliate link, it doesn't cost you any extra to buy through this link but I get a little commission so if you do decide to buy it and could use the above link, I'd really appreciate it!) Looks like they have a 50% off sale at the moment too :-)

[@mysteryincracing]

I used the professional photographer to propose to my then partner, Did the normal 3 pics then asked if I could do one more, the photographer asked what would I like and it was then I when down on one knee and got the ring out of my pocket, The photo is such a great moment in time and yes she said yes

[@EmmaCruises]

Awwwwh lovely! 😀💕

[@melissemartel5914]

We took some engagement pictures on our last cruise in November 2019 and paid for them and forgot them in our room, we were really sad :(

[@EmmaCruises]

Nooo!! Heartbreaking 🥲❤️

[@Ares-tron]

my heart skipped a beat when you said bag no macbook i bet you was so relieved to find out where it was and what ya done. lol

[@zoe9190]

Ive been watching quite a few cruise channels, and a few of them do recommend getting a cheap watch you can set to ship time, one where it wont update time depending on where you are in the world. Helps for when you are doing shore excursions as you may be on shore time not land time and prevents you getting back late

[@AvGASLAB]

Love the content Emma, keep up the great work!

[@WebbyWunda]

I nearly had heart failure during a trip to Cleveland, OH from the UK years ago. I was picked up from the airport by a friend and we decided to grab something to eat not far from the airport. I had a black nylon travel doc wallet I used to carry my passport, tickets, insurance docs, and a lot of travellers' cheques (back when they were still a thing) which I took into the restaurant with me, putting it right next to me on the seat. After the meal we headed back to the car, busily catching up, and had driven about five mins down the road when I suddenly realised I had left the wallet lying there on the seat... We dashed back to the restaurant and discovered it was still there on the seat where I had left it. Even worse... When heading for a train from Reading to Gatwick on my way to visit my future hubby here in the States a couple of years later. I had that same wallet and, on that occasion it also contained a $1000 USD tip given to me by my Saudi employer (I was a female bodyguard back then, yes really). So anyway, I had lugged my bags up some stairs to cross over a platform and was hurrying across the bridge to get to the right platform when I heard someone behind me shout, "Hey! You dropped something!" Although I was on a mission to not miss the train I turned to look, as you do, and the guy was holding up that wallet... I still thank God for that honest person with such a loud voice! I think it took me about half an hour for my pulse to get back to normal on that train. I have stopped using that wallet... :D

[@lorimac0260]

My only question is, you came all the way from the UK to visit CLEVELAND? 😂

[@girlfriendsguidetotraveling]

Thank you for sharing. I made a few of these myself

[@EmmaCruises]

Hey hey! Thank you for watching :D

[@thomasthomas2418]

Sorry you left your MacBook behind....glad you had time to really enjoy the cruise. Maybe the time for editing is after the cruise, when the experience has settled into your mind and you have had time to collect your thoughts over the whole experience.

[@patriciamurray7312]

How can anyone "dislike" your videos?! You're too cute!!

[@EmmaCruises]

That’s the internet for you! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼

[@barbarahernandez4713]

Reading some of these makes me not feel so badly. I purchased a new ski jacket for my Alaska cruise. I usually leave everything out in plain view the night before disembarking so as to not forget anything. My dear husband trying to tidy up the cabin placed the jacket in the closet. So you know, of course I forgot it. I remembered when we were boarding the shuttle, but I was not allowed to return to the ship to get it. I let the port people know and they said they called the ship, but they never found it. So sad that the room steward or the next passenger never turned it in.

[@karenvonbargen4472]

I wouldn’t blame the room steward, they can lose their jobs over accusations of theft. They are so busy turning rooms they surely aren’t busy looking in the closets to rectify the mistakes of others

[@pennyfleming3006]

I literally fid the exact same thing with a laptop id just been given for my new job. I left the training, went to the airport and exactly the same thing happened. Airport security staff removed it from the bag and placed it in a seperate container. Such a feeling of dread.

[@esmereldahipswitch]

Thanks Emma!

[@EmmaCruises]

Thanks Ann :D

[@crizzlyhug]

I made a big mistake on the way to our cruise 30+ night cruise from Dubai to Hongkong on the NCL Star. I left a bag with all the money, tickets, bookings, and all electronics on the train to the airport. Off course it left before I realized it. Only because we were 3 hours early to the airport, we could manage to get the bag taken out at the next station and get it from there with the next train and back to the airport. We made it on time on that plane with all items. I never was more happy to be on a plane.

[@EmmaCruises]

Oh my GOODNESS. That sounds so stressful!!!!! You were so lucky. Bet you haven't done anything like that since? :')

[@crizzlyhug]

@@EmmaCruises yes, stressful - but because I'm always early to the airport it worked out very well - One time is enough, and it will never happen again, believe me :-)

[@drdata1967]

Emma, I love your channel, I’m new here, used to be a cruise only travel agent, been on over 200 cruises, but when you post click bate saying “Left behind” and there is not a subsequent story of you being left behind on a shore trip, but rather your laptop” can I just say your channel is good enough without it.

[@davidhinks8384]

Hi Emma, enjoying your channel. I'm not at all photogenic, however the team on Iona took some amazing pictures on our 07/22 cruise. Sadly on celebration night the photographer didn't notice my DJ was hooked up. One great photo does it! My wife's big boo boo was flushing a wet wipe... it blocked the system.

[@leslieoconnell2051]

My husband and I had $100 gift certificate toward studio photos. We added at least $100 more. The proofs were wonderful. The photos and thumb drive were delivered to our cabin on the last day of the cruise so we just parked them. When we got home and took them out, they were of 2 men. I contacted the cruise line but they were already destroyed🙁. I wonder what those 2 men thought when they checked theirs😻

[@mammothmotouk]

This was a funny video. I am not sure why you would feel awkward, having your photo taken. You are a beautiful and talented lady with a cracking smile. No your not Cat-fishing your community. Love your channel and very happy to have found it. Big love Rob.

[@EmmaCruises]

Thanks Rob ❤️😀

[@taylorcalisi3746]

As a professional mariner. Its very common for phones to automatically change to the respective time zone when you cross over. Us sailors are encouraged to manually change it as somtimes well skip multiple time zones a day but well observe only one or well split a time zone so were not all out of wack schedule and sleep wise.

[@teaeyedoubleguhur]

I left my MacBook in an airport security bin once a few years ago. Fortunately I realized my mistake a few minutes later. And last year, I made a similar mistake at the Newark airport except I left if at the restaurant where we'd had dinner. It was. still there when I returned. Whew! That was far from the worst thing that happened on the flight. Our flights to Syracuse were cancelled several times.

[@mrqz77]

Could not spot Hudson () from the map.. I assume it means he is enjoying Dama Be Potaatas! That is by the way EmmaCruises-ism of the week: Dama Be Potaatas is a Sudanese potato dish. ;)

[@EmmaCruises]

Ahh yes Hudson was still in Sudan... he's moved now though for next week ;)

[@rreichar1]

I made a similar mistake a few years ago. When driving with my young son to an event a couple of thousand miles away we stopped at a hotel to sleep for. A few hours. I ended up leaving my new MacBook Pro in the room. I didn’t notice until we were several hours down the road and 2 states away. I called the hotel who held it for me for a week until we came back by there. In the meantime we stopped at a store and I bought an iPad and some dongles to fill in for the week. It all worked out fine but was very stressful for an hour or so.

[@Donabate2]

I really enjoy your videos.

[@EmmaCruises]

Thank you! 😀❤️

[@joannewilliams41]

I am such a planner when we travel and can totally relate to how you must have felt in all three scenarios 🥰🥰🥰xxx

[@EmmaCruises]

Haha! I do like being organised but sometimes wish it didn't stress me out toooooooooooooooo much. Oh well, better to be prepared I think ;)

[@davedove67]

I like to have a schedule, but I always have LOTS of slack time built in. And I usually don't have a problem oversleeping, because if I know I have to get up by a certain time, I wake up way early.

[@EmmaCruises]

I could sleep for EVEERRR! If you had to be out the cabin by 8am, what time would you get up?

[@davedove67]

@@EmmaCruises I would probably be awake by 5! Not because I wanted to, but because getting up was on my mind and I probably hadn't slept that well either. It's really kind of irritating!

[@martyfarrell9459]

5:32 ...........that's some jiggly jelly! :)