First Cunard Cruise on Queen Elizabeth | Day 1 Vlog Embarkation

[@robinshultz2927]

Looking forward to my cruise on the QE in May 2025 from Tokyo to Seattle. Your video has made me even more excited to be sailing on the QE!

[@CruisingCanucks]

That sounds amazing! QE is a beautiful ship. Enjoy.

[@MeandMyManlyMan]

What a beautiful ship! Scott says we need to bottle Jill’s excitement!! 🎉😄

[@CruisingCanucks]

Lol 😂 Love it.

[@kimkearney7639]

What a beautiful ship! Can't wait to see more of your adventures on Cunard

[@CruisingCanucks]

Thanks 😊

[@OutOfBounds777]

We really enjoyed the new format for the intro. It gives a very good glimpse of what we will experience as we watch the video. The music is great as always.

[@CruisingCanucks]

Awesome, thank you! That is what we we’re going for.

[@janicerae6104]

Beautiful ship!! So enjoyed sharing your first day with you.

[@CruisingCanucks]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@jturie]

all you needed to say was the word "classic" over and over again and you've got it. Wow, what an amazing ship.

[@CruisingCanucks]

We couldn’t agree more!

[@wendingourway]

One happy day...embarkation!! Can definitely see little British touches all around...cool! Enjoy the journey!

[@CruisingCanucks]

Yes! Thank you!

[@PattyP23]

Thanks for the overview of embarkation and the ship's first impressions. Cheers.

[@CruisingCanucks]

Our pleasure!

[@cruiserella2899]

the only thing that surpassed Jill’s enthusiasm was the beauty and grandeur of that ship! can’t wait to see more and how they do Alaska.

[@CruisingCanucks]

Thanks, so many wonderful things to come.

[@julepandtrubbs]

So happy to see you guys really loving the ship. Looking around, it’s almost like HAL, but with more finishing touches and details. Looks like a scene out of the Great Gatsby. Or Downton Abbey at sea. ❤gorgeous!

[@CruisingCanucks]

There are a lot of similarities to Hal for sure. We love the decor and layout of the ship.

[@rickinnes]

Beauty of a ship . Having cruised out of Vancouver several times, I appreciate you showing your embarkation . It never get’s old for me . I have to say “ WELL DONE “

[@CruisingCanucks]

Our pleasure! Thanks

[@MKrail-w3y]

What a beautiful ship, loved Jills excitement. Looking forward to seeing more.

[@CruisingCanucks]

Thanks so much!

[@christineainslie4239]

Owwweeee always a fabulous day when Jill and Jerry drop a new video! Jill's joy on embarking matches my moves exactly! So exciting! Such a classically elegant and beautiful ship. The pub food looked yummy. Fun and brilliant video of the food and venues, sunset to die for! I would be in absolute heaven in that library! Thank you for taking us all along, on a joyful and exciting embarkation day! Cheers from London, Ontario.

[@CruisingCanucks]

Thanks for following along. It was a day full of excitement and checking out all new things.

[@bradsweeney1971]

Love the channel! My wife and I are doing a 10 day med crosses in 3 weeks!!

[@CruisingCanucks]

Thank you. How exciting! Have a fabulous cruise.

[@KenDixon-ex9lv]

Another fabulous video. What a beautiful ship.

[@CruisingCanucks]

It really is!

[@jameskimmykatcrespo]

Wow, just wow! What a stunning, gorgeous ship! Looks so elegant just like her name suggests. Looking forward to the next vlogs! P.S. Jill, I love your white eyelet dress!

[@CruisingCanucks]

Thanks so much! Definitely a beautiful ship. Everywhere we turned we found another unique detail. You would of loved all the fresh flowers throughout.

[@tammylowney1064]

What a Regal Ship! Jill is Adorable 🌟

[@CruisingCanucks]

Thanks, beautiful ship for sure.

[@markeaston7353]

This is a really nice video thanks. We board QE in February for our Sydney to Singapore cruise. It will be our first cruise with Cunard.

[@CruisingCanucks]

How wonderful!Have a fabulous cruise. How many days will that be?

[@markeaston7353]

@@CruisingCanucks 14 days!

[@nicolemiller4688]

Wow, what a superb day 1!

[@CruisingCanucks]

Indeed! It was.

[@dianafrith1961]

Really loved your excitement at boarding the ship and that it was not a disappointment after all your anticipation. Just got back from our New York to Quebec cruise- wonderful, and looking forward to catching up as could not stream on the ship.

[@CruisingCanucks]

We had an exciting first day. Everywhere we went we were pleasantly impressed.

[@NickCADA]

Those pictures you were posting on Instagram were absolutely stunning. I never thought much about Alaska, but it looks like I might need to book an Alaska cruise.

[@CruisingCanucks]

We have gone twice now and the second time the sun was shining so brightly and it made everything appear even more breathtaking.

[@carolleiter6027]

Beautiful ship.

[@CruisingCanucks]

Indeed!

[@NancyCovington-k3r]

Nice video. Beautiful ship.

[@CruisingCanucks]

Many thanks!

[@lincolnroad3]

Look forward to the tux 🥰

[@CruisingCanucks]

Yay 🤵‍♂️

[@Rockdoc2174]

She looks a lovely ship. We have two cruises booked on her sister, Victoria, so this series will be very useful as well as, no doubt, as entertaining. You make great videos!

[@CruisingCanucks]

Glad it was helpful! How exciting to be going twice on Queen Victoria ship. We just fell in love with the classic elegant design of the Queen Elizabeth.

[@Rockdoc2174]

@@CruisingCanucks we’re going from Trieste in Italy to Barcelona in Spain next August and on Paul & Carole’s Patreon cruise in April 2026. Our first experience of Cunard is a short one from Southampton to Rotterdam in June 2025 aboard QM2. It covers Ruth’s birthday *and* it’s QM2 so we’ve booked a Princess Club balcony. Who’s posh then? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@CruisingCanucks]

Wow! That all sounds amazing!🤣

[@MyThomas16]

Always like the final day wrap-up in the cabin😀. Video was super clear too - new camera?

[@CruisingCanucks]

Yes! Thank you! We are vlogging with a new camera. You just made Mr. Canucks day by noticing that!

[@dougb100]

Missed you on Vancouver Island, enjoy your cruise.

[@CruisingCanucks]

Thank you!

[@OutOfBounds777]

Great video next best thing to being there.

[@CruisingCanucks]

Thank. So much fun being able to relive that experience with the vlogs.

[@ronwarren681]

cool video can't wait for my cruise next year

[@CruisingCanucks]

Thanks. The hardest part of cruising is the countdown to embarkation day. Who are you cruising with and where?

[@Mary_Rees]

Aww loved Jill’s excitement getting onto the ship and doing a happy dance! Did you find out where the flowers and prosecco are from?

[@CruisingCanucks]

We believe that they were a welcome aboard gift from the Cunard PR Team.

[@shelcheese8344]

The giddiness led me to believe you had an upgrade to a suite lol. Hope the cruise measures up to your anticipation!

[@CruisingCanucks]

We wish! Lol

[@NickCADA]

Those pictures you were posting on Instagram were lovely. I would love to go on an Alaska cruise.

[@Robin-f8w]

They offer biscuits with tea. Cookies are called biscuits! Super nice!

[@CruisingCanucks]

We thought it was a nice little extra touch.

[@sharonwhite1985]

I’m with Jerry on the globe in the library - I’ve always wanted a nice one! I only have a world map picture which is also infrared heater - I’m not allowed to stick pins in it though 😂

[@CruisingCanucks]

Lol, that wouldn’t be good.

[@IonaMacinnes]

thanks for showing us around, enjoyed it. Im going on my first cruise in 3 weeks, was wondering how you got the upgrade and how much it cost? Was it when you got on the ship or before hand? Cheers. Ix

[@CruisingCanucks]

We received offers to bid and pay for any upgrade a couple of months prior to the cruise. We decided not to bid because we were happy with the large interior that we had book. However we realized a couple of weeks before our embarkation that Cunard had upgraded for free.

[@ionamacinnes1935]

How cool is that! Amazing, nice having a window when it’s free for sure 😮 Ix

[@joannecater8047]

You never mentioned where the flowers and bubbly were from? The ship or a friends?

[@CruisingCanucks]

We believe from the ship.

[@BatMan-ii5zn]

very swanky !!!!

[@CruisingCanucks]

Thanks 😊

[@davidhouston3946]

I thought most lines did muster that way since the pandemic. I assume you watched the video? The theory being; you watch the video so you know what to do, find your muster station so you know the route to it from your cabin and get scanned to confirm it's done. Depending on rules in certain countries a full physical muster must be carried out every so many months.

[@CruisingCanucks]

we did watch the video in our cabin later. Every cruise has tweaked the order in how they want the muster completed. We have been on some ships where you must arch the video before going to the physical muster station.

[@chrisvetch5221]

All the excitement was a little over the top. I think we heard you say it was your first time on Cunard about 1,000 times! That said, it was a cool first hand look at the ship. Cunard is often criticized for very slow dining room service and it's tiered passenger class system. Be interesting to know if you sensed that and also how it compares in quality v price with HAL, Princess and Celebrity.

[@CruisingCanucks]

1000 times!? That's once every 2.4 second - we can see how that would be over the top. We booked this cruise because it was at a little less expensive than princess or Hal with equal (or some might say better) service.

[@chrisvetch5221]

@@CruisingCanucks you got me there! Lol

[@daveamey7272]

I wonder if the steward could provide crown royal or chicken nuggets

[@CruisingCanucks]

Lol 😂

[@kimber4350]

The million dollar question: Are there any chicken nuggets to be had on Cunard?

[@CruisingCanucks]

We did not see any however there may of been some on the children’s menu.😊

[@mikemurphy2112]

Did you have kippers for breakfast Jerry dear, Jerry dear?

[@CruisingCanucks]

What’s a kipper? Plant? Animal? Pastry?

[@mikemurphy2112]

@@CruisingCanucks A kipper is a whole herring, a small, oily fish, that has been split in a butterfly fashion from tail to head along the dorsal ridge, gutted, salted or pickled, and cold-smoked over smouldering wood chips (typically oak). In the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and some regions of North America, kippers are most commonly eaten for breakfast. Obviously you are not a Supertramp fan. Paulie Morgan would have picked up on this instantly. Enjoying your videos.

[@PatrickRKay]

Cunard is pronounced with the letter qunard

[@CruisingCanucks]

Yes that is the British pronunciation- however, in Canada where Samual Cunard was from (and formed Cunard), it's pronounced Cunard. Gotta love all the weird and wacky nuances of the English language and accents.

[@daveamey7272]

Forget cunard there is only one ship 🚢 the sky princess. You know it to be true .

[@CruisingCanucks]

Not sure. We were pretty impressed with the Queen Elizabeth.😊

[@daveamey7272]

@@CruisingCanucks I know I can see the enjoyment on your faces .love you both kerp on crusing

[@liliherndz5792]

HAPPY DANCE 💯 arrival to the Lovely, elegant and GRANDEUR of QEEN ELIZABETH 🛳️ ASK and RECEIVE SEEK and FIND Whom was the benefactor of the LOVELY BOUQUET 💐

[@CruisingCanucks]

The flowers were from Cunard. They were absolutely beautiful and fragrant!💐