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We Took a Cruise That we REALLY REGRETTED Booking!

Cruise With Ben and David
Cruise With Ben and David
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👁️ 535K views📅 2 years ago⏱️ 44:34
What This Creator Said
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❤️ Best for CoupleTransatlantic · Fall · 14 nightsFrom SouthamptonVeteran Cruiser

Source: Our analysis of the creator's lived experience, based on what they said in this video.

Creator's Key Takeaways

we've heard so many bad things over the last few weeks about the ship that we're going on and looking at reviews on Cruise Critic where she only gets three out of five stars there's a lot of problems it seems with this ship

the sunbed issue is an issue but the other things we just haven't seen on board the ship we feel very very lucky to be on board and we're very happy to be here

we've also had some abuse ourselves guys as well walking past an Old Gentleman the other day oh my God it's those bloggers again not very nice

Creator's Tips & Advice

Book your dining and entertainment two weeks before your holiday begins using the cruise planner.
If you suffer from seasickness, stick to a lower deck and in the middle of the ship.
Always check your bill at the end of any cruise to ensure charges are correct.

🆕New to Cruising? This Creator Addresses:

Badly behaved passengersThe majority of passengers are lovely; the minority causing issues are not representative.
Sunbed availabilityThere are many sunbeds, but they get reserved early; consider going early or using indoor areas.

Questions This Creator Answers

QWas the cruise as bad as the online reviews suggested?
QShould we have been worried about booking this cruise?
QWhat are the major complaints about the P&O Arvia ship?

Topics Covered

Ship Condition3 Sad BaconDining Specialty2½ Happy BaconPool Deck3½ Sad BaconCrowd Capacity1½ Sad BaconValue Pricing2½ Happy BaconBooking Process2½ Sad BaconItinerary Route1½ Happy BaconService Crew2½ Happy Bacon

Port Highlights

Barbados2½ Happy Bacon
Southampton2½ Sad Bacon
How to read the Trip Bacon Score
Happy Bacon — creators loved this aspect
Sad Bacon — creators took issue with this
Meh — no strong opinion either way

Scale: 0–5 strips in half-step increments. 0 = “meh”, 5 = “bacon bliss”. Aggregated from creator-review sentiment, weighted by channel expertise.

About our Bacon Score methodology
YouTube Video Description

After reading numerous reviews and hearing from our friends, we instantly regretted booking this cruise. Was it as bad as we thought it would be? Head to https://squarespace.com/benanddavid to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code benanddavid This video is sponsored by Squarespace. 00:00 Intro 00:17 Why We Regret Booking The P&O Arvia 03:30 Journey To Southampton 05:12 Boarding The P&O Arvia 07:47 First Impressions of The P&O Arvia 14:56 Sindhu Restaurant Review 23:54 Stormy Seas on Day 2 27:28 Booking Dining and Activities on P&O Cruises 29:28 Problems with P&O Arvia 32:40 Final Verdict: Regret or Reward on the P&O Arvia? 34:00 Highlights on the P&O Arvia: What Won Us Over 35:40 More Problems on our Arvia Cruise 37:20 Green and Co Restaurant Review 41:33 More Issues on our Sailing: Bullying and Fights ------------ ⭐ Show your support and get exclusive access to videos, a live zoom chat, postcards, your name on our videos, and more! Become a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/benanddavid 🛒 Visit our Amazon shop for cruise must-haves (Affiliate link): https://www.amazon.com/shop/cruisewithbendavid 🚢 Book CHEAPER Shore Excursions with Viator (Affiliate link): https://www.viator.com/?pid=P00089568&mcid=42383&medium=link ▶️ Check out our Cruise Tips and News Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@InsideCruise 📧 Join our FREE email newsletter: http://bit.ly/3XuZdsy 📸 Follow us on Instagram!: https://www.instagram.com/cruisewithbenanddavid 📖 Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cruisewith ✉️ Contact us: ahoy@cruisewith.co.uk