Day at Sea On Board Anthem of the Seas - The Key Review - Norwegian Fjords Cruise Vlog

Today is a day at sea on board Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas! In this Norwegian Fjords cruise we will be visiting Flam, Stavanger, Olden, and Bergen Norway!
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Do you two have jobs? Yes! We both have full time careers. Brian is a Software Engineer and Kerry is a Graphic Designer.
Is this vlog a paid promotion with the cruise line? No, we have never worked with a cruise line before (I doubt they even know who we are 😂). If that ever changes, we will be sure to let you know in the video.
What are those black pouches around your neck? We use the lanyards to carry some camera equipment, but many cruisers like to wear lanyards to hold their room key card.
What camera do you use? We typically use the DJI Pocket II, however, when we are in the water we use the Go Pro Hero 9, and in Alaska we occasionally used the Nikon P1000 for wildlife shots. You can find these linked in our Amazon storefront: www.amazon.com... (Full disclosure, these are affiliate links. It costs you nothing more, and we earn a small commission.)
What is a GUSS? GUSS is our name for a Towel Animal! It is a childhood memory for Brian that has lived on for years. You can see the home video moment where GUSS was born in Adventure of the Seas Day 6 (We Made the News) and Allure of the Seas Day 3 (Sea Day).
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When and how did you meet? We met in February of 2020 via a dating app. We answer this question in more detail in our Independence of the Seas Day 2 (Swimming with Pigs) video.
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[@shariherrington7035]

Brian, lots of viewers out here appreciate ALL of your ship information in each episode. I find it fascinating after 30+ years in the maritime industry, but shoreside. Recently, I got back into cruising since retiring, and these vlogs of yours are excellent simply because you bring those little maritime facts that are so fun and interesting to me. Please, Keep them coming!

[@Tiarali]

Brian, we love your information. Don't apologise for it. You two are the reason this is the best cruising vlog channel.

[@thecruisingsisters]

We love their channel too!

[@OldBittyGrandma]

I love when your videos go longer than 30 minutes. This Norway series has been amazing. Thumbs up!

[@Cajunish]

Me tooooooo! Like 100% love it!!

[@longjh1953]

After watching your amazing videos, we added this trip to our bucket list for 2023. Keep up the great work, your content is entertaining and informative.

[@melissamayo6626]

I put it on my bucket list too!! Just because of Brian and Kerry❤️

[@rawbean11]

Love Brian’s questions and the Captain’s talk on every cruise is the best!

[@sandymetz8527]

This is still the best cruise you’ve been on as far as destination. Just wow….

[@David_Canada557]

Your cruise vlogs makes my a day a happy one. Keep up with the good work Brian and Kerry

[@kimriffe2437]

Brian I really enjoy your information shares. Don’t stop. Y’all are wonderful.

[@sblarock]

we watch for info. all that you gave is great. Sad for the 9 who missed the last sea day. I love sea days.

[@ntpryce]

Let's make some Gusses... I really love my Bagel. You both understand each other perfectly 😂😂🤣

[@cathycaputo6692]

Love Brian’s facts and the info from the Captains corner. Great vlog series.

[@colorchalk]

Yeah, same! That Q&A w thr captains were pretty informative. Thanks.

[@michaelenefiacco353]

I love all your facts Brain!! Don't ever stop!

[@fitz4adventures]

We cant wait to return to Anthem in Europe for Norway on June 14th. Thanks for the review of the KEY

[@teslatalk42069]

Ya'll Rock the Casbah!! Keep it rolling

[@MyShayCo]

Thank you for a very informative vlog.........We re heading to the Fjords in a couple of weeks.

[@Destination_Fun]

We love this series and look forward to the Independence of the seas series because we are going on that soon!! Brian keep up the random facts they are so interesting.

[@lexfrey1216]

Made my day to watch this, so excited when it showed up - thanks for sharing, keep up the AMAZING work!

[@Lc-ov6pm]

Again, another great informative video. Always enjoyable to watch y'all. Tks!

[@lavetaloca7790]

we're on Anthem to Alaska next summer so I'm re-watching all of these!

[@thenameslynith]

I love watching your vlogs and so far this is my favorite destination wise! I'm a fan of your humor and the little details you give us. On my very first cruise we got a monkey Gus and I always think about it when I see towel creatures. Keep cruising☺️

[@brooklynjones2633]

Keep the ship facts coming!!!

[@OrdinaryAdventures]

Also… Jamie’s Italian is our favorite premium dining on Royal. That brownie, the meat plank, all soooo good! That said have you ever had the cookie thing at playmakers? It’s Incredible. It might beat the brownie. Might.

[@Views-And-Queues]

We would love to have the cookie thing but it contains hazelnut and Brian is allergic. It sounds amazing though and we still almost order it every time, we feel like it might be worth dying for 😆

[@sandraoettle1476]

Ooh! Hurray!!! It's a Gus episode. Thank you guys so much for answering my question!😍 I don't think I've ever seen the turtle but I do recall the Thanksgiving turkey and that was pretty cool. Good job on the frog and lobster. You're hired lol And Brian, as always, thank you for Fun Facts I can't believe eight people missed the boat 😲

[@Views-And-Queues]

Thanks for asking the question!

[@TheMainStreetDuo]

You two have really sold us on doing a cruise to Norway! We really enjoyed this series. That burger looks INCREDIBLE and we agree that Epic Brownie is indeed EPIC.

[@dipatrivedi9009]

LOL Kerri, I got the "He's her lobster" from Friends. Quote by Phoebe referring to Rachel kissing Ross on one of the episodes when she learned that Ross actually dressed up to take her to HS prom from a home video. OMG....I was obsessed with this show, LOL

[@LelaJoon]

I have officially watched all your videos! My best friend and I have enjoyed preparing for our RC cruise in January by watching y'all's channel!

[@kd-qu1ll]

Just discovered your videos. Love love love them. I now want to go to Norway!! We have only been on Disney cruises; over 32 for my husband and about 20 for me. I loved the Q and A on this video!1 I also love the music you use. Thanks for all you do!

[@karenkingrey6142]

Cannot wait for your next cruise!!!!❤

[@user-wg8vx8up9g]

Yes, we got the lobster thing.....FRIENDS lol.

[@virtualbeast3936]

Finally lol was waiting for another Sea day upload 😁

[@2tickets1world]

Yes Anthem was my first cruise and I believe Jamie's was my first Specialty Dining! And we did get the brownie for dessert

[@eddiecooper5886]

I love ship facts 🤗 you guys are amazing new to the channel and obsessed with your adventures.

[@thecruisingsisters]

We love their channel!

[@nancycochran3253]

Love watching your videos and learn from you both. Both are so cute.

[@paul_and_ashley]

Such a fun series, it looks like you guys had a blast! We've added this Itinerary to our list and hopefully we can do it in 2024! :)

[@LiveLifewithTiffany]

Can't wait for you guys to try the Icon of the Seas when it comes out!!! Your videos make my day especially with surgery coming up, I will be binging your videos~

[@thecruisingsisters]

We are always binging cruise vlogs! So fun hahha

[@leannknight2881]

Because of your Norway videos I've added this to my bucket list for 2024 (already have 2 b2b booked for 2023. Loyal to Royal. Wish I could find this exact itinerary. Crossing fingers for.2024 sailings to come out. Also a huge Titanic fan so have to do the museum

[@rolandbujeiro42]

Just booked the same cruise for 2024! 👍

[@EverydayGetaways]

We always enjoy watching your adventures!

[@thinkdeep8806]

The thing you had with the scotch egg was a pork pie, although it did look like it may have had other meat besides pork in it, we would still generally refer to it as a pork pie, - A Brit :)

[@siblacklockhughes612]

You’ve just had your first scotch egg! Didn’t look like the best example but sausage meat around an egg is a scotch egg. I was on the Wonder in May and that had smoking in the casino so I’m guessing it must be ok in the med. We are doing this cruise next September so thank you for your insights

[@InspireSomethingGood]

another awesome video. You both rock!

[@thetravelingtwos]

can’t wait for another video!

[@Views-And-Queues]

Uploading Independence Day 1 now!

[@thetravelingtwos]

@@Views-And-Queues yayyyy I can’t wait!

[@kickcows]

I'm so sad - this was the last series I needed to watch on your channel. I'm now all caught up!! You guys are so fun to watch - it's why I went through all of your content. :) I have a dinnertime question!! Would you guys ever take a transatlantic cruise? Or is that a bit too long on the seas for you? Thanks so much for sharing so many cool adventures with all of us!

[@Views-And-Queues]

Wow thanks for watching it all! We would love to do a transatlantic once we can get some more vacation days!

[@jcshaves]

I love the extra tid bits of information. Looking on going on our first cruise and since we live in NY would sail out of NJ. Looking into Anthem because of the larger indoor pool area because you never know what weather will be like up here. Could be snowing in April. For some reason I think I will be calling the towel animals Gus. Not sure why lol.

[@Views-And-Queues]

You will have a wonderful time!! We loved Anthem of the Seas and the indoor pool! Happy sailing 🚢

[@jcshaves]

Just booked Anthem for April 2024 out of Bayonne, NJ. Can’t wait to see my first Gus.

[@edvaira6891]

Sad that we’ve reached the end of this cruise (Loved Norway!)….Happy that there’s a new Independence cruise coming up (Hope you guys got to experience the new StarLink internet…I’ve been hearing from Royal Caribbean Blog that they’ve either just got it or are getting it really soon)…Really happy we got to see Comet again (Your doggo is A-Dorable! Show us the kitty next time!)

[@thecruisingsisters]

When is their independence cruise? We are going on Nov. 28th!

[@cassiehyre4903]

Was surprised when you had the key as I thought you were Diamond members and thought you would have those perks already. Brian thought the info you shared from Captains questions was good. Kerry your sarcasm makes me laugh and relatable to me haha. My relatives are all English except me and they tend to be more reserved. Also could be wrong but am pretty sure smoking is not allowed in the casino’s in Australia as we have nonsmoking indoors in all public places. Think the boats are the same in Australian waters.

[@MicalahOHara]

Dinner question: what do you think of the icon of the seas “walk the plank” stealing your idea?

[@ashleymckenney1197]

I love Jaimes Italian. I'm looking for a ship that has it for my 35th bday cruise next January.

[@edvaira6891]

Supposedly, they separate your luggage if you have The Key when you disembark so it’s easier to find

[@trishmoore6876]

I can't believe Brian didn't get the "you're my lobster" reference! I LOVE the hanging monkey "gus" too--that would have been my response!

[@Angelicwings1]

In Australia we eat a lot of meat pies. They are delicious. I love a pumpkin pie but I find fruity pies a little too sweet and intense

[@tyroth5843]

I like the random facts

[@2tickets1world]

Yes, we always make bagel sandwiches

[@dans553]

Salami is amazing on a bagel!!

[@RobbieMathieson]

Wonderful video as always. Loved seeing Jamie's Italian, I've bought lunch there on Ovation in 2 weeks. Brian I think you may have convinced me to try the Ji burger 😂

[@Views-And-Queues]

Yes get the Ji burger! Have a great time on Ovation!

[@Cooper-kk4uk]

What did you think of the scotch egg I love them.I also got the friends lobster bit.Great series thank you so much.❤

[@ptrcks]

Will be taking this cruise soon in the coming months. Can you share at what time did you disembark the ship on the last day back at Southampton?

[@Views-And-Queues]

We got off at 7am

[@ptrcks]

@@Views-And-Queues thanks. Was there a choice to leave later? That's soooo early.

[@FraserAtSea]

Anthem must just be fantastic for a Norway cruise - I did that route on MSC Virtuosa in July which was excellent, but I'd love to try it on Royal! Which Fjords did you guys visit?

[@dalecarrington5901]

Hey Brain, what is the make and model of your drone and do you like it?

[@Views-And-Queues]

We use a DJI Mini 2. I love and would definitely recommend it! One of the things that’s great about it is that it’s very light, so there’s a lot less drone rules you need to worry about. For example you don’t have to register it if using for non commercial use, and there’s a lot less rules on where you can fly it. It’s also pretty easy to start learning how to fly it, plus I think the video quality is great for the low price.

[@kevinjackson5825]

Dinner question please!! Why have I never seen you too take the elevators? Is there a particular reason or do just not show it?

[@twiistedkourt1005]

Maybe unpopular option buuuuut I LOVE Bryan’s info dumps!

[@chris8877]

will you guys be added ICON Of The Seas to your trips ?

[@Views-And-Queues]

We would love to but we’ll have to see if we can get the time off work

[@PatrickWagz]

I guess you got that time off!!! Just watched your SECOND video on Rover!!!! haha. @@Views-And-Queues

[@borenkd]

How did you guys transfer to and from the terminal in Southampton to the airport? Assuming you flew into Heathrow. What time did your flight depart returning to the US and did you feel you had plenty of time to commute?

[@Views-And-Queues]

Yeah we went through Heathrow and booked a car service online (London Minicab Service) before our trip. It took about two hours to get to southampton in the taxi (we flew in the day before) and on the way home our flight was at 1:30p and we had plenty of time. We did get off the ship as quickly as possible and had good luck with traffic and it only took about 1-1.5 hours

[@2tickets1world]

They have a whole Mocktail menu haha it has like 6 options.

[@waveleopard3074]

How early are you normally up and out for the day on sea days? Xo

[@rosaral1985]

I'm surprised you two recommended getting the Key since so many of the perks are similar to what you get at a high loyalty tier. If you're already planning on buying the high speed internet it makes more sense, but why would you buy multiple internet connections when you can just share one connection?

[@carrieb7313]

After watching your videos, my husband announced he will be picking up extra shifts at work so we can do a Norwegian cruise in the middle of next year. Where do we start with researching this? I’ve only been out of the country once and my husband has never been out of the country!

[@Views-And-Queues]

We would probably start with going to the Royal site and looking at what the options are for Norway. But just a warning for budget planning, our flights were super expensive and was actually more expensive than the cruise fare. Also we would recommend looking at Alaska too, as it’s a comparable experience at a much lower price, and much easier to get to Seattle

[@ksessa1010]

Wait a minute, Brian’s birthday cruise and no Starbucks? Did the Ben and Jerry’s win out? I will have to watch.

[@Views-And-Queues]

hahaha 🤣 I had to suffer with the “proudly serving” starbucks. We did get a lot more Ben and Jerry’s than usual

[@ksessa1010]

@@Views-And-Queues I will prep myself for the multiple “did I mention there is no Starbucks on the ship?”.

[@andreatuckman1084]

Brian, can you please tell me if your cabin was a jr. suite or balcony ?

[@Views-And-Queues]

This cruise we had a “Spa Junior Suite” Also known as a category J4 Junior suite. This type of junior suite set up is only found on Quantum Class ships and it’s our favorite

[@takedownspecialist1767]

Love the Norway series! Birthday cruises are a must in my opinion lol

[@thisisandersonliving7500]

My son is a big hot chocolate fan and always loves grabbing packets of Hot Chocolate from Cafe Promenade!

[@borenkd]

For this Norway cruise, what’s something you didn’t pack that you wish you would’ve packed, and what’s one thing you did pack that you wish you hadn’t?

[@Views-And-Queues]

We actually packed just right. We did pack a lot and actually checked 3 bags. Because we had great weather we didn’t need all the rain gear, but you never know with the weather. Don’t think there was anything we needed and didn’t have.

[@2tickets1world]

For us the key isn't worth it, even getting internet. So surf and stream right now for 1 device which is all we need is 99$ (19.99 per day) for the 5 days whereas the key is 270$ (27$) per person per day.

[@petersciretta4979]

Every bar and lounge on the Disney Wish has “zero proof cocktails” so I think that’s definitely becoming a thing.

[@Views-And-Queues]

That’s awesome! We’re going on the Wish very soon and will try that out. Also thanks for joining our membership! 😁

[@johnflores5215]

Dinner time question submission: Who do you think will win the wars of cruise ships in the future? Royal, Disney, NCL?

[@johnluvsluna]

It must not be mandatory for a pilot to board since on rare occasions the pilot cannot board due to rough weather but the ship is still permitted to dock if it's within safe limits I've never heard of a port being cancelled due to a pilot not being able to board. There was also a sad story of a pilot dieing during the transfer between their boat and the ship. A sad way to view this is that local law contributed to their death since the role is advisory and the ship could have safely made it without them.

[@babyblueyoshi]

🦞

[@kayel4487]

So, British Bingo > American Bingo, but American belly flop > British belly flop!

[@johnmys5am]

6:11 Harsh.