I Took a Short Cruise on an Old Cruise Ship

An illness outbreak was reported on the cruise before mine, our embarkation was delayed and I hoped that none of my friends would get sick! How did it go? In this video I'll show you what the reality of cruising on a cruise like this is actually like. Interested in the weird things that have happened on my cruises? My cruise was cancelled while I was onboard: https://youtu.be/jppzHpO_8xU?si=MmUKuI5R-KSu_1Rr We had dangerously high water levels on a river cruise: https://youtu.be/7o_-bPhPYLs?si=plKv836BT5l0CZeH A storm caused another ship to lose a lifeboat, we found it! https://youtu.be/pbHAbJeDtWI?si=jcQfHn2VOgML4E1U Two days before I embarked my last cruise I received an email that nobody likes to get. It read ‘during the last cruise, a number of people have reported to the Medical Centre with symptoms of gastrointestinal illness’ it went on to explain that they would be stepping up their disinfection measures and that we would be delayed embarking by a couple of hours. I decided to take this cruise with a big group of friends, some of which I hadn’t seen for years so I hoped that the illness outbreak wouldn’t affect us too much in terms of restrictions. I’ll never forget those cruises I took with all the restrictions in place during the pandemic and I didn’t want to do those again. I was also keeping everything crossed that none of us would get ill because being ill is always miserable but when you’re on a cruise and missing out on all the fun, that’s even worse. The ship that we were to be sailing on was P&O’s Aurora and despite her age I’d heard good things about the ship so was very excited to get onboard. As instructed by the email I arrived at the port an hour and a half later than planned so that they could do some extra cleaning, my embarkation time on my ticket was 1:15 so we arrived around 3. I noticed that the final boarding time was meant to be 3:30 but I assumed that they would be delaying that, otherwise the people who had later embarkation times would miss the ship and that wouldn’t make any sense. Embarkation was very easy, we’d already checked in online so just had to show this QR code and head to through security. As the sun was shining when we got onboard we headed straight up and out, first to the big open spaces with beautiful wooden decks and then along to the outside pool. The ship felt spacious and after picking up our first Pepsi we met up with a few friends at the back of the ship. Timestamps: 0:00 - Why did I book this cruise? 0:21 - What was the email no one wants to get? 1:16 - How easy was the embarkation process? 1:36 - Where did I fall in love on the ship? 2:06 - How many people can spread an illness? 3:13 - Did the buffet have enough hand sanitizer? 4:18 - Why didn’t the bottle break at the ship's launch? 5:07 - What quirky things did I find on board? 7:00 - Why were so many public toilets broken? 9:02 - Why was my dining experience a surprise? 10:16 - What did I discover about Aurora’s history? 11:09 - Why was the inside cabin the biggest I’ve had? 12:16 - How did I feel about formal nights on this cruise? 13:10 - What’s the benefit of making friends with balcony cabin cruisers? 14:03 - Why is Sindhu my favourite speciality restaurant? 14:47 - What’s the real deal with the ship’s cleanliness? 15:45 - Why do cruise ships feel like a parallel world to me? 16:59 - Did anyone get sick on this cruise? 17:20 - Why was the Arctic Circle cruise still worth it despite getting sick? ▶ FREE COURSE. Avoid expensive and time-consuming cruise mistakes, I’ll show you everything you need to know. : http://EmmaCruises.com/FreeCourse ▶ Let's get you on a cruise!: https://EmmaCruises.com/Book-a-Cruise *** ▶ Use code EMMACRUISE for 10% off: Custom Cruise Maps: https://TheCruiseMaps.com/EmmaCruises Background World Map: https://enjoythewood.com/EmmaCruises ▶ Shop Cruise T-Shirts and Gifts: https://EmmaCruisesShop.com ▶ Get Insurance: https://emmacruises.com/cruise-travel-insurance-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-get-it-step-by-step-guide/ 🥳🥳 hello@emmacruises.com