Marella Discovery 2 | Asia Cruise | Bangkok & Sea Day

Temples & Thai cuisine Marella excursion:
Temple 1 - Wat Traimit (Golden Buddah)
Temple 2 - Wat Pho
Temple 3 - Wat Benchamabophit

[@jonesboy201]

Must’ve missed this one. Loved the moaning countdown clock. Bangkok doesn’t really appeal to us but maybe it would be good to see it via a cruise itinerary.

[@PostcardAndAPint]

Bangkok is somewhere we really want to visit - well Thailand in general! It looks so colourful and vibrant. The gold and the flowers are so beautiful. All of the temples are amazing, but wow it's busy. We've done two Ella excursions and found both didn't give enough time - even though there was time in the day to do so. Love a windy day at sea! We really must try Discovery 2 (maybe give the glass house deserts a miss!!!). Cheers 🍻

[@andyandkirstie]

Yeah, Bangkok did look amazing. We just felt we saw a lot from the inside of a coach and really wanted to have a proper mooch about. The excursion was fine, but it didn't really offer the experience we were after. When we go back, it won't be on a cruise.

[@PostcardAndAPint]

@@andyandkirstie interesting. I think we feel the same. We'd love to do 4-6 weeks in Thailand. X

[@kerrynicholes8271]

Loved Kirstie's green floral dress! The moaning count down made me laugh 😂

[@TravellingLightLisa]

So interesting to see your take on Bangkok. The reclining Buddha was spectacular. Thanks for sharing your experience 😀👍

[@andyandkirstie]

Yeah, there were some pretty amazing sights to see for sure. Would definitely be worth spending a bit more time there independently.

[@christineguise689]

Just finished catching up on your vlogs I got back yesterday from my cruise on Iona weather dreadful rained every day but still had a great time 😻

[@michellemann941]

Another great video thankyou. We are watching this from Melbourne Australia and looking forward to the next one.

[@andyandkirstie]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@Woolfy1]

I hate wind! Not keen on sea days either. Was going to book this after watching your vlogs. Alas, all cancelled now for next year. So, we`ll watch and wait until sanity returns to that part of the World. Great vlog, as always.

[@andyandkirstie]

Yeah, the wind got a bit tiresome! We heard about the cancellations. Shame for everyone that.

[@joybader4035]

Outstanding video !!!thank you for sharing !

[@andyandkirstie]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ashbyram]

Love the videos and the honesty,seriously best cruise videos on KZbin. We did Explorer last year (first cruise ) and doing Discovery 2 in September so it’s interesting watch.

[@andyandkirstie]

Thanks 👍 We do love Marella!

[@Merritt7278]

Another great vlog, Andy, was a bit like Victor Meldrew on this one 😂😂 did make me and my wife laugh, especially with the moan counter. Great watch.

[@juliepickles3394]

Thanks both of you for your fantastic vlog hope you both have a lovely weekend 🙋‍♀️👋👍👍👍

[@andyandkirstie]

Thank you! You too!

[@bobg6588]

Great vlog. We had booked the same cruise as the one you’re on for next January, but they have just cancelled due to the unrest 😡😡😡. Never mind we just have to keep watching you 2. Stay safe x

[@andyandkirstie]

Yes, we've heard from a lot of disappointed people. A real shame that. Another time.

[@karensunman2831]

Hi Andy and Kirstie. Thank you again for a really interesting vlog. Am looking forward to seeing what you think of Vietnam. Thank you again. 😄

[@andyandkirstie]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@tatjanaanderlic7212]

Tomorrow will be a lucky day i already felt it yesterday .... 👍 Lep pozdrav iz Slovenije

[@billyemma828]

Too many temples for me and i totally agree, i would be expecting the Thai cuisine to be better than that. We did a private tour to an elephant rescue sanctuary, it was fantastic, we got to meet the elephants, fed them, then took them to the lakes to be washed, walking by their sides all the way. You could get into the water with them too. Later we made paper from elephant poo lol. We received 2 home made Thai meals with authentic coconut drinks. These trips are well worth the money and no silly crowds about, the elephants like peace n quite. Try it next time Andy n Kirsty. Love your videos, we cruise in 2 weeks for a repo cruise from Tenerife to Corfu with Marella.

[@andyandkirstie]

We wanted to see a bit of Bankok as we have never been there before. We definitely want to go back, but would probably tour independently.

[@angelahorton5745]

Great video! We did The Best of Bangkok which was excellent. We saw so much. I thought the Marella production shows were some of the best we'd seen.

[@andyandkirstie]

Glad you enjoyed it! We've been on some fantastic Marella excursions, but this wasn't one of the best. Glad we did it though, and like you, we saw a lot, albeit at a bit of a rush.

[@tarniaadams8428]

First time I have heard you moaning on this cruise 😀 looking forward to your Vietnam vlog

[@andyandkirstie]

😁

[@davesneddon3734]

We were a bit late watching your video this week but it gave us a smile when we needed it. Lol, there's nothing like watching someone else moan, especially when they be timing it 😂. Bangkok is a really interesting city but a rushed cruise excursion with lots of crowds doesn't do it justice. I'm sure that in the next video you'll be back to "that's lovely that is", lol. All the best 😁

[@andyandkirstie]

Exactly what we thought, so much to see, and we missed most of it. Will definitely return one day and not on a cruise excursion. What we did see was interesting, though.

[@carlharvey7098]

Loving the moaning countdown clock guys! Nice touch 😂

[@andyandkirstie]

Thanks! 😁

[@peteiswriteingnow]

Much prefer when ship docks close to sights and interesting places so you can make your own way round, some of those excursions can be a nightmare with all that queuing and rushing around and they are not cheap, unusual for a smallish ship to have so much queuing for every where, i find it happens more on very large ships, prefer mid size about 1800 guest, hope you have a good one tomorrow.

[@andyandkirstie]

Yes, we had a few long coach journeys on this cruise. The ship seemed very full. Wasn't a problem most of the time, but it was noticeable on occasion.

[@youaremyemmasmith-oh8me]

Another very interesting video. It looks like you saw some stunning sights again. I would find all of the travelling and crowds a little off putting but it looks worth it. Love your honest accounts. Was it blowy on your sea day because you never mentioned it !! 😂

[@andyandkirstie]

We had a good day, but yes, it was very busy and a long drive there and back, which took some of the fun out of it a little. The rushed hotel buffet was the final straw 😂

[@suzanneobrien5279]

Haha...thank gawd I didn't take a shot every time Andy mentioned the 'blowiness' 🥴Was it Luna New Year when you travelled? Might be why temples were so busy. Hope the rocking boat didnt keep you awake....looking forward to a non-knackered Vietnam 😉

[@andyandkirstie]

Yeah, not sure how many times I said it that day, but of course, you see it compressed into a short video, so is more noticeable! Yes, it was New Year and there was a lot going on all over Bangkok. The ship moving around doesn't normally keep us awake.

[@sheilab6765]

Hi we were in Bangkok for 2 days on marella in 2019. Did Bangkok at night excursion. Unfortunately we were taken to a rundown restaurant where we say on the pavement for pad Thai which was basically egg, noodles and carrot. So many complaints we received 50 per cent refund. Also some drunk idiots on coach who were only interested in the booze. Bit daft when they could have got it for free on the ship. Would love to go back and see more however. Enjoying your videos and it hasn't put us off marella.

[@andyandkirstie]

That doesn't sound great. Our trip was OK, not anything like yours sounds. Just felt like it was maybe not the best option that day. We've been on some fantastic Marella excursions.

[@jacobcatstraat690]

Were the drunken idiots British.

[@neilmackenzie6436]

Hi, once again another very enjoyable video, however Andy you certainly weren’t your usual happy optimistic self that day 🙁. Carry on cruising cheers Neil

[@andyandkirstie]

I'm always happy and optimistic. I was tired after a long drive back to the ship and it may have come across in the video 😆

[@dansmith3177]

Another KZbin channel ("Travelling Light") seems to be another British couple on the same cruise you took. Interesting seeing both perspectives.

[@andyandkirstie]

Yes, we've seen them.

[@nigelgreer9954]

Moaning stops…😂😂😂 That was full on Victor Meldrew day that was. Loved it 😂 By the way, Mrs G loved Kirsties green dress for dinner and wondered where it was purchased ???

[@andyandkirstie]

Lol. Lunch was a bit disappointing! Kirsties dress was from Apricot.

[@frangudger539]

I loved the moaning. With my husband it’s what I’m used to. In fact yours was very restrained comparatively. Such a shame you didn’t really enjoy Bangkok. It’s my favourite city in the world. Hopefully you can visit again one day, and experience some sites that aren’t temples and real Thai cuisine.

[@andyandkirstie]

We did really like what we saw of Bangkok, but as you say, only temples. Would have been great to have a proper explore.

[@mikemurphy2112]

Dear Andy and Kirstie, thanks for a wonderful video. Hey Andy I never heard you moan and groan so much during those blowy days, got to love it. What are your day jobs again? I missed it on your live video with the cruise monkeys. Stay safe. Any hints on your next cruise?

[@andyandkirstie]

It was a good day, but a long drive there and back and was really busy everywhere we went. It was just a bit tiresome. No trips are planned yet, although we are looking at options.

[@stevehealing5166]

Have you 2 had a row? Kirsty looks like she doesn’t wanna talk to ya!

[@andyandkirstie]

🤔

[@johnnyboy1014]

Great vid and moaning appears quite justified!

[@cruisingfanatic]

Great video and loved the moan counter but I think you should have left it counting all through the whole video ... (I'm Only Messin 🙂) love you both