THE DAY I FORGOT ABOUT A CRUISE... Symphony of the Seas and Costa Toscana - oops!

[@FraserAtSea]

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[@lorellewallis9085]

The weather cleared up beautifully for your sail away from Barcelona 😊

[@FraserAtSea]

Oh, I know - ended up gorgeous!

[@moorsy5149]

Watch that INVERT button during production Fraser. Most of the beginning was backwards.

[@FraserAtSea]

Oh, I know - it’s so annoying! It will fix a few series from now, but it’ll still feature for the next month or so unfortunately!

[@tammy_oh_nevermind]

Oh my gosh, glad you got it figured out! Could've been sad day. 🙃

[@FraserAtSea]

Could’ve been a disaster, ha!

[@tamiw1903]

It's a lucky, good thing that you could see your next ship... what if there were multiple ports, is that a potentiality? A different ship terminal across town... yum... hope the Italian food is fabulous.. the shower/sea view is interesting, giving the customet every opportunity to see the ocean view...

[@FraserAtSea]

Oh, I know. Luckily, Barcelona only has cruises out of the terminals here - they’re all in a line, so all from the same place. As ships want you off quickly though, it’s difficult to see who else is docked with you, as they’re all in a straight line!

[@mariavano9616]

Your attitude about it all should be a lesson to everyone! "I'm really just relaxed about the whole thing and not stressing because what good is stressing going to do?" Bravo! You went to guest services for help, then on the other website, then to the costa terminal to have them help you (I haven't finished watching the video yet...am I speaking too soon?? LOL). I'm jealous of your attitude, and I'm old enough to know better about the stressing ;-)

[@FraserAtSea]

Ahh, thanks so much! I learned pretty quickly that me being stressed wouldn’t help anyone - if I was going to be left in Barcelona, I’d be way happier if I wasn’t stressing, haha! Thanks for continuing to watch my channel!!

[@mariavano9616]

@@FraserAtSea have you published on your channel or newsletter or something, your cruise calendar? Who knows, maybe we'll run into each other sometime! Back to watching your Toscana shenanigans ;-)

[@FraserAtSea]

@@mariavano9616 Hey! I don’t publish my future cruises - only my list of cruises I’ve taken as part of my year at sea! 😊 www.fraseratsea.com/my-year-at-sea

[@mariavano9616]

@@FraserAtSea ha! Obviously I haven't done enough research -- I didn't know you had a website. Okie dokie :-)

[@sistersontheseas]

We remember seeing this on your Instagram stories, so glad you got it sorted and made it onboard 😅

[@FraserAtSea]

Ha, it feels like ages ago, doesn’t it?! Imagine I’d missed it - what a laugh that would’ve been…

[@Brokenalice]

I am SO glad you saw the ship in port to make you wonder about the date and jog your memory. Had you not, you may have missed the cruise completely. I look forward to hearing more about this Italian cruise line and how you enjoy it as a "minority" language guest. Happy sailing!

[@FraserAtSea]

Ha, can you imagine the chaos that would have followed?! I’ve got quite a few Costa ships to come on KZbin, so ‘watch this space’ - thanks for being here!!

[@tammy_oh_nevermind]

Awesome cabin! Love the balcony size and bathroom storage. I can't believe your travel year is winding down though. It's gone so fast!

[@FraserAtSea]

Oh, I know - PLENTY of KZbin content to come well into next year though!

[@shawnryan8345]

Good catch ! An easy challenge to fix 😀. I have a high bar now. Ma’ and I was dumped of a Cruise ship in Civitavecchia, Italy. Our 3rd party transfer to Rome was a no show. I then felt for the 1st time the large imposing cold Steel ship lurking behind us. We were on our own - time to squeeze lemonade 😀 Long story short I put to use my amazing pocket machine and found a wonderful boutique hotel in central Rome - The owner and amenities were wonderful and in a great location. A free transfer to the airport was afforded also 😅. It shaped into a great experience. You are correct ! Didn’t get worked up. Just focused on all the options I could come up with to overcome the challenge 😀.

[@FraserAtSea]

Ahh, that sounds stressful, but also sounds like it worked out really well! Agree re the stress point - getting worked up helps nobody - just need to breathe and avoid disaster, haha! Rome - what a wonderful city to be left in!

[@shawnryan8345]

@@FraserAtSea agreed on all accounts 😀

[@shawnryan8345]

@@FraserAtSea I have a heart / - to be fair the cruise line Princess has always looked out for us. That’s why we cruse exclusively with Princess. There’s exceptions of course. Far and few in between. Virgin offered a free cruise due to qualified employment status. It was wonderful ! Regarding transfers, I will only go with the cruise line for assurance.. Sometimes you have to learn the hard way 😀

[@blogtamara]

Thank you for forgetting in days. Now we all know what happens and how to sort it. But. Now it raised me a question. How and or where did you print out your documents and labels the other times?? Loved the video.

[@FraserAtSea]

Yeah, hopefully never again…!! :) So I turned up at the terminal, and they did it all for me - PHEW! Thanks for being here as always, Tamara!!

[@SoulfulAde]

Hi Fraser. Still going strong. Good job you had your wits about you when spotting the Toscana, lol. I’m guessing that meant a cancelled overnight hotel booking? Just curious, but did your cruise vlogs start back on the Azura? If so, when does your year of cruising come to an end - Dec/Jan? Regardless, keep ‘em coming in the meantime. 👍🏼

[@FraserAtSea]

Hey Ade! So I actually had this on my itinerary all along - the hotel wasn’t even booked, haha! My vlogs for this year started on World Europa in March! My final ‘series’ covering this year will be recorded mid December, but my content’s going to be running waaaaaayy into next year at this rate, so don’t worry - plenty more to come, haha!

[@fogtownrog]

You are too adorable!

[@carolr9301]

That must have been a shock to see your ship there.

[@FraserAtSea]

Honestly, my heart skipped a beat, haha!

[@markcrabtree6793]

Hi Fraser, I know you are not a big drinker, but is it true the main (maybe only) beer they have is Heineken?? I looked at Costa cruises after your last video… seem to remember not a great drinks selection!! Maybe why the drinks package was so cheap….. nobody drinks Heineken do they??

[@FraserAtSea]

Don’t worry - they’ve got plenty of other options! Even at the Heineken sponsored venue, you can order different beers. The basic drinks package doesn’t have many other options included though, so worth thinking about upgrading if you prefer different. Hope that helps!

[@markcrabtree6793]

@@FraserAtSea thanks for the update. I’m not an alcoholic honestly!! My last question to you was about the royal Caribbean drinks package 🤣 I just like to relax when on holiday. 😉🍺