Baltic Sea Cruise | Flying to Europe + Boarding MSC Poesia Part I
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We got a ticket from Hamburg to come all the way to Rostik on the train. It was $36 for all three of us.
We were approached by this man who didn't have any kind of badge or identification or anything. And um told us because we didn't have a ticket, it was going to be $60 per person, which I thought was absurd.
I'm excited because this will be our first cruise off MSC. So, we'll see how it goes. I've heard mostly good things uh but some mixed reviews.
We haven't sailed MSC before, but they did status match our Royal Caribbean status, so that was nice.
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Join us as we kick off our Baltic Sea cruise adventure! In this video, we fly Air France from RDU to Hamburg in their new Economy Comfort seats, make a very expensive mistake in Rostock (🫣 spoiler: 180 euros in fines because of a tram ticket misunderstanding), and finally board our first MSC cruise on the MSC Poesia. Contact Katelyn to start planning your next exciting adventure! https://letsplanadventures.com/katelyn 🎒 Travel & Filming Gear I Use Want to know what gear I bring on trips or use to film our vlogs? You can find my travel essentials, camera gear, and accessories here: 👉 https://kit.co/travelwiththehowells Some links may be affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission if you make a purchase — at no extra cost to you. Thanks for supporting our channel! We’ll show you: 0:36 Air France Economy Comfort Seats 2:02 Air France Economy Dinner 3:00 Air France Economy Breakfast 5:22 Boarding the train from Hamburg Airport (Flughafen) 5:40 Train Schedule Hamburg Airport to Rostock, Germany 6:31 Radisson Blu Rostock Breakfast Buffet 7:41 Radisson Blu Rostock Junior Suite 8:20 Don't make this expensive mistake in Rostock! 10:55 Walking to the MSC Poesia in Warnemunde 12:05 Exploring the MSC Poesia 13:02 MSC Poesia 8092 Partial Oceanview Cabin Tour 15:43 MSC Poesia main dining room dinner menu 17:20 MSC Poesia Picture Perfect Theater Show ⏺ What’s on the main dining room menu (including actual food photos!) ⏺ What to expect on embarkation day 💡 If you're planning an MSC Poesia cruise — especially to Alaska — this Baltic Seas vlog series will give you a great preview of what to expect, especially if you’ve been searching for menus, cabins, and the real onboard experience. Here are the links to the rest of our Baltic Sea Cruise vlogs! Part I: RDU to Warnemunde, Germany https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQdyPH6T3zQ Part II: Gdansk, Poland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOpruMI_nQQ&t=6s Part III: Klaipeda, Lithuania https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNvUWy0WSkk&t=7s Part IV: Riga, Latvia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWv3smkB8HM Part V: Stockholm, Sweden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noHCyrjTMj4 Part VI: Copenhagen, Denmark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVkE75pJw4M&t=5s Part VII: Berlin, Germany https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12ULSOWnq1w&t=9s 🌍 MSC Poesia is heading to Alaska in 2026! Check out our Alaska cruise series! #MSCPoesia #BalticSeaCruise #AirFrance #RDUtoEurope #CruiseVlog #TravelWithTheHowells