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Everything I Loved and Hated About Cruising at Christmas

Emma Cruises
Emma Cruises
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👁️ 418K views📅 4 years ago⏱️ 19:18

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Editorial Summary

The creator details a twelve night cruise aboard the P&O Ventura, which included spending Christmas Day at sea. The video covers the logistical aspects of the trip, such as navigating COVID-19 testing requirements and the benefits of the ship's reduced capacity. The creator highlights various onboard experiences, including the festive atmosphere in the atrium, the quality of the food, and the convenience of the P&O cruise app's virtual queue system. While praising the crew for their hard work and the variety of entertainment like live music and celebrity guest speakers, the creator also notes some drawbacks. These include the lack of a digital daily schedule in the app and the confusion caused by show schedule changes due to weather. The creator describes the cabin accommodations, noting the storage and layout, while also mentioning the challenges of formal dress codes. The video concludes by noting that while the trip was largely positive and festive, the journey was also marked by significant storms and seasickness, which are addressed in a subsequent video.

Written by TripBacon from this video's transcript.

How This Review Compares

This review's score for Ventura
Solid Strip
All-time creator consensus for Ventura
A Nibble

This review is more positive than the all-time creator consensus.

What This Creator Said
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👶 Best for Family (Young Kids)Other · Winter · 12 nightsVeteran Cruiser

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

Creator's Key Takeaways

i've just disembarked the most eventful cruise that i've ever taken

i knew that the potential was there for this cruise to be amazing but i also knew that if something went wrong it wouldn't just be me affected

i was also very excited to try piano cruises christmas food

our cabin steward was brilliant and we tried not to make too much work for him to do

Creator's Tips & Advice

If you are staying two cabins next to each other, ask your cabin steward to open the partitions between the balconies
Take photos of the daily schedule if it's not in the app
Ask your cabin steward to open partitions between balconies if staying in adjacent cabins

🆕New to Cruising? This Creator Addresses:

Formal night on ChristmasUnderstand that formal nights are taken seriously, but Christmas dinner is fixed time
SeasicknessMentioned family member felt seasick, but more details in next video

Questions This Creator Answers

QWhat did the creator love and hate about cruising at Christmas?
QHow was the Christmas experience on a cruise?
QWhat are the COVID measures on a cruise?

Topics Covered

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Port Highlights

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