Rum Distillery and Silent Disco

So this was day 2 in La Romana in the Dominican Republic . Today we had a P&O excursion booked , a visit to the Ron Barcelo rum distillery .
After meeting ashore we boarded our coach for the 45 minute drive to the distillery . On arrival we were shown the process of making, ageing , and the history of the Distillery .
At the end of the tour we had a chance to sample a number of different rums .and of course we finished in the shop . Where I must say the rums on sale were very reasonable priced .
On returning to the port we spent some time around the refurbished port area , with its bars, shops , swimming pool , loads of sun beds and even a viewing platform in the guise of a Lighthouse .This really is a nice place to spend the day if you have no excursions booked .
That evening we had our meal in the main dining room , then listened to various music acts before making our way to the atrium for the silent disco . As this was the first one of the cruise it was very busy but a lot of fun . That evening we set sail heading for Saint Martin .

[@lanza231]

Love your vlogs, always make me chuckle! Love the silent disco and Pearl’s fab dancing. Looking forward to catching up with the rest 😀

[@pearlandbrianstripsandadve8619]

Hi, thank you so much that is lovely to hear. Silent discos are always good fun , and are very popular on a P&O ship .Hope you enjoy the rest of this series , thank you very much for watching and we really appreciate the lovely comment .x👋👋

[@Mandyjj2972]

Another fab blog. Love Pearl and her dancing.

[@pearlandbrianstripsandadve8619]

Thanks Mandy , yes she performed her whole routine that night 😂👋

[@sarahbailey1595]

I need to go to a silent disco 🎉 another great watch ❤

[@pearlandbrianstripsandadve8619]

Hi Sarah, happy Easter 🐣 you would love it . Pearl could teach you her routine 😂💃XX

[@martintravelnjt2721]

Loved this - Pearls full repertoire- air guitar through to moon walking. Just love watching you too having such a good time 😊

[@pearlandbrianstripsandadve8619]

Hi Martin , Happy Easter hope you got lots of eggs 😀. Oh yes she went through her full routine this time . Apologies for the sound quality we had problems with a microphone and didn’t find out until we got home. Really appreciate that you always watch and comment thank you .🙏 👋

[@alexandrawordy]

Brilliant and funny as usual, made me laugh out loud when you said it was Pearl going for breakfast on a canoe! 😂 Doing the altitude walk after the rum tour??! I certainly wouldn’t be fit for anything after rum 😱 You and Pearl definitely had the right idea sat at the bar whilst the others were exercising, I couldn’t think of anything worse jumping around in swimwear!! 🫣😂 Loved Pearl playing her air guitar and moon walking 🥰 Looking forward to tonight’s and the helicopter flight, hopefully we will get to watch this one “live” tonight xxx

[@pearlandbrianstripsandadve8619]

Hi Al , great to hear from you , thank you for watching and your lovely comment. Especially when there are far more important things going on in people’s lives I gave the altitude walk a miss that day , as you say not the best idea . I eventually did it in St Kitts . Always the bar for us if we have an option.😂 Tonight is the chair lift , then next week will be the helicopter. Thanks again Al and hopefully you will have a good week.❤️Xx

[@reneyoung2395]

This looked like a really fun day! You would love the bourbon trail in Kentucky. Close to me we have a donut & chili trail. Had a very good Easter, and hope you all did as well. We are expecting some very rough weather tomorrow. The silent disco is still one of the funniest sites I've ever seen! Pearl's dress was beautiful, and you all need 2 mikes. It is hard for me to hear you when Pearl has it. Can't wait till next week! Take care!

[@pearlandbrianstripsandadve8619]

Hi Rene , Happy Easter to you glad you are well . Apologies for the sound quality,we do use two microphones but unfortunately one wasn’t working properly and we didn’t find out until we got home . That doesn’t sound good concerning the weather, I think we have the usual rain on the way. Bourbon trail sounds great and I am partial to a chilli not too hot though. Our not very silent disco was good fun very busy though you could hardly move . Pearl sends her best wishes and thank you for the compliment. Next week we are on a Zip line in Saint Maarten. Have a good week Rene stay well , hopefully hear from you next week.x

[@amandahimsworth7469]

Arr bless you both 😊. So funny . You did alot and your right pearl all that dancing at the silent disco keeps you fit . I will definitely be trying this on my cruise . You both look so smart and beautifully dressed always 😍 thanks for video 😊

[@pearlandbrianstripsandadve8619]

Hi Amanda , thank you very much for those kind words. We do like a bit of silent disco 💃, but they need to mix the music up a bit . Hopefully you will be busting out a few moves on your cruise 😄. Pearl loves the evening more than anything, gives her a chance to get her glad rags out . Thanks for watching and commenting Amanda , take care xx

[@amandahimsworth7469]

@pearlandbrianstripsandadve8619 your both very welcome . I have of of your videos to watch and I'm doing it abit randomly but enjoying it them all . I love how you give everything 100% and are so happy 😊

[@marievicky1274]

The foods look so enticing. Enjoy the night.

[@pearlandbrianstripsandadve8619]

Hi Marie , the food was pretty good as it goes. Much better than on Ventura. We had a great night at the silent disco 💃. Lost a few pounds 😂😂

[@sharnieyorke]

LOVE the silent disco 💃😊

[@pearlandbrianstripsandadve8619]

Hi Sharnie , thank you it was good fun very busy though . Thank you very much for watching and commenting. Xx

[@sharnieyorke]

You’re welcome, you’re very entertaining, hopefully I’ll get to bop around with Pearl one day on a cruise 😊

[@pearlandbrianstripsandadve8619]

Thanks Sharnie , that’s great to hear glad that you enjoy them . Pearl would love another dance partner, she reckons my moves aren’t up to much 😂😂 x

[@Merritt7278]

Another great watch, you brighten up our night, so funny you two.

[@pearlandbrianstripsandadve8619]

Hi Marc , thank you mate that is really nice to hear , glad you enjoyed it . Happy Easter and thank you for watching.👋👋

[@paulaclifford3669]

OMG Chris and I are weak with laughter 😂 Loved your vlog. Informative and completely full of humour. Much love P & C xxx

[@pearlandbrianstripsandadve8619]

Hi P&C hope you are all having a great Easter. Thank you so much for watching and glad you enjoyed it . Had trouble with the sound and didn’t know until we got home , ❤️❤️ XX🥂

[@cruisefraterpoultons]

Great video 👏We had the same cabin view of the La Romana chimney 😂 Love this colourful port. Wow, so many barrels in that rum distillery, it was fascinating to see the production line bit. You got great views of Arvia from the lighthouse 😍

[@pearlandbrianstripsandadve8619]

Hi Guys hope you had a good Easter, the port turned out to be better than we were expecting.Certainly was a great vantage point at the top of the lighthouse. Thank you very much for the comment and of course watching.👋👋

[@cruisefraterpoultons]

@@pearlandbrianstripsandadve8619 our pleasure 😍Next time we won’t bother with a excursion and will stay there and enjoy it for longer.

[@glendahill]

another great vid, looking forward to the next one

[@pearlandbrianstripsandadve8619]

Thanks Glenda , hope you are having a nice Easter.❤️

[@glendahill]

It's nice to have a long weekend off work, although I can't quite remember what day it is😂😂

[@pearlandbrianstripsandadve8619]

I can imagine, two shorter weeks though 🥂😀

[@saradillon2252]

Another great vlog. Great to see you both enjoying the silent discos so much! xx

[@pearlandbrianstripsandadve8619]

Hi Sara , thank you , we only intended to stay at the silent disco for a little while but stayed to the end . Apologies for some of the sound quality. A problem with the microphone that we didn’t know about until we got back. Thanks again for watching. XX

[@Senseicads]

Another awesome video. I think I’d really like the rum tour! 🤣 it looked like you got more rum than I thought. I’ve booked the beer tour in Stavanger on Iona and it looks like you only get a little bit of beer. Should still be fun though. 😁👍🏻

[@pearlandbrianstripsandadve8619]

Thanks Sensiecads, hope you are having a good Easter. We did go back for seconds on the rum tour to be honest. Whether you were meant to or not we don’t know . Now the Beer tour sounds great just up my alley. Thanks for always watching and commenting we really appreciate it 👍🍺🍻

[@sandrabruce9754]

Another brill entertaining video 😂 loved pearl saying lets get to the chase 😂 that would have been me too 😂 , pearl your top and your dress were both lovely ❤ roll on next sunday ❤

[@pearlandbrianstripsandadve8619]

Hi Sandra, hope you are having a good Easter, thank you very much for those comments. Yeah she was getting a bit impatient for the rum tasting.😂😂 Pearl said thank you for those lovely comments about her dress and top . Thanks for watching Sandra ❤️XX

[@yvonneforrest5218]

A great day thanks for sharing sadly P&O are not stopping at there next season ❤

[@pearlandbrianstripsandadve8619]

Hi Yvonne, thank you very much. Apologies for the sound quality we had trouble with a microphone that we didn’t know about until we returned home. I didn’t realise they were not stopping there next year . We have booked to go back but this time on Britannia, slightly different itinerary. Thanks as always 🙏XX

[@thelawgreens]

That bus! Looked like a pimps bus ha ha ha ha

[@pearlandbrianstripsandadve8619]

😂😂 never thought of that but I see what you mean

[@thelawgreens]

@@pearlandbrianstripsandadve8619 loved Pearls dancing at the silent disco.

[@pearlandbrianstripsandadve8619]

The whole routine was on show that night 😂💃

[@pbrunottephoto1646]

Fun seeing your antics..Do those silent disco headsets all have the same songs or are they different on some ?

[@pearlandbrianstripsandadve8619]

Hi Guys hope you are both well and had a good Easter. Thank you for watching Pearl go through her routine 😂 . Each headset has two channels ,so if you don’t like one song you can switch to the other . That’s the reason it sounds so chaotic.👋👋

[@Zombie-Tog]

Pearl clearly "LOVES ROCK AND ROLL!" 🤣 What's that tiny video camera you use?

[@pearlandbrianstripsandadve8619]

Hi Zombie-Tog ,yes her whole routine was on show this time 😂. I was using the DJI pocket 2 camera ,although there is a version 3 out now with a bigger screen. Thanks a lot for watching 👋👋