Everything I Loved and Hated About Cruising at Christmas

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I’ve just disembarked the most eventful cruise I’ve ever taken, the cruise was 12 nights long and we were at sea for Christmas day. We had storms, we had medical emergencies, you name it, it happened on this cruise.
Like most people, I wasn’t able to see my family last Christmas so we decided to make this Christmas a good one.
I knew that this cruise could be great, but also knew that if anything went wrong, it wouldn’t just be me affected. In total there were 6 of us taking the cruise and I really really wanted my family to enjoy the cruise.
I thought I had worried about everything that could happen beforehand but things happened onboard and on shore that I didn’t even consider.
It definitely wasn’t the perfect Christmas I had imagined.
Here are photos of everything I ate on my P&O cruise, including the main dining room meals, buffet, specialty restaurants and more. WARNING: DO NOT CLICK IF YOU'RE HUNGRY: emmacruises.com/po-cruises-fo...
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  • @EmmaCruises
    @EmmaCruises2 жыл бұрын

    Woohoo! I'm so happy to be able to share this with you! I hope you had a very Merry Christmas! Here are photos of everything I ate on my cruise, including the main dining room meals, buffet, specialty restaurants, and more. WARNING: DO NOT CLICK IF YOU'RE HUNGRY >> emmacruises.com/po-cruises-food-photos/

  • @SunnyTravels

    @SunnyTravels

    2 жыл бұрын

    Look at you, wishing everyone a "Merry Christmas" instead of a "Happy Christmas" 😉 You're so American!

  • @nuclearpoweredbrain2211

    @nuclearpoweredbrain2211

    2 жыл бұрын

    Got thanksgiving on the brain and went looking for turkey.

  • @maryanncapece2623

    @maryanncapece2623

    2 жыл бұрын

    So.... I didn't take your advice the looked at all the amazing food pictures. I'm a foodie and love all pictures you posted. Hope you enjoyed your Christmas cruise ( not including the rough seas). Now I have to go and make breakfast!. Thank you for sharing.

  • @SassyyjuicyMaria

    @SassyyjuicyMaria

    Жыл бұрын

    Cost breakdown?

  • @jeannelipham2583

    @jeannelipham2583

    3 ай бұрын

    Watch the original "Christmas on 34th Street from 1947. It starred Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Natalie Wood, and Edmund Gwenn. It was released in the UK under the name, "The Big Heart." It is much better than the remakes.

  • @AnnRudd
    @AnnRudd2 жыл бұрын

    Die Hard is totally a Christmas movie!!! I am so tempted to take a Christmas cruise. It looks wonderful!

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Do it do it! ❤️

  • @craigloubser588

    @craigloubser588

    2 жыл бұрын

    100% a Christmas movie, "Now I have a machine gun, Ho, Ho, Ho"

  • @zallman7526

    @zallman7526

    2 жыл бұрын

    Agreed, not only is it a Christmas movie it's the BEST Christmas movie! =)

  • @StandardGoose

    @StandardGoose

    Жыл бұрын

    The writer of the Die Hard screenplay claims it isn't. But if a painter painted a canvas blue and said it was red, it would still be blue. The artist is entitled to his opinion, but that doesn't change reality. It's a Christmas film. It's not just that it's set at Christmas. Christmas is central to the theme. it's a story about an estranged husband and wife who brought back together again at and by Christmas. That's the epitome of a Christmas story.

  • @griff7533

    @griff7533

    Жыл бұрын

    Hah yup. This is why I’m down in the comments! Haha I should watch it!

  • @marthagaluszka8888
    @marthagaluszka888810 ай бұрын

    In the USA "Die Hard" has gained a cult following as a Christmas movie indeed. It 's based on the fact that Bruce was supposed to be spending the holiday with his estranged wife and children when all hell breaks loose at her job. There is a Christmas song soundtrack as well. I love re-watching it every year! The good guy wins!!!

  • @TorIverWilhelmsen
    @TorIverWilhelmsen2 жыл бұрын

    Emma: "I will always accept cookies." Ad-services for websites: (rub hands gleefully)

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    🤣🤣🤣😄

  • @scottread
    @scottread Жыл бұрын

    My God, if i found myself on a cruise with Ann Widdecombe i'd be jumping towards the props touts quick.

  • @LLLLLLLLLucas

    @LLLLLLLLLucas

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh What a funny left winger you are!! Chortle chortle.

  • @jaym291

    @jaym291

    Жыл бұрын

    @@LLLLLLLLLucas Oh go to bed. Look at how Brexit has gone, just admit you lot were wrong.

  • @adamgreen3391

    @adamgreen3391

    Жыл бұрын

    My thoughts exactly!

  • @nntflow7058

    @nntflow7058

    7 ай бұрын

    Left overs was the only options they got.

  • @johnwelch5132

    @johnwelch5132

    6 ай бұрын

    How to spoil a cruise….😩

  • @MelissaRae1975
    @MelissaRae19752 жыл бұрын

    I have been binging your videos I enjoy you voice, cadance and manner of speaking. Very comforting.

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much, appreciate that 😊❤️

  • @MrGregorSF
    @MrGregorSF2 жыл бұрын

    Die Hard is definitely a Christmas movie. It centers around an office Christmas party, but it’s LA so no snow

  • @WadeMcLure

    @WadeMcLure

    Жыл бұрын

    It snowed "negotiable bearer bonds" at the end, and I don't think that was a coincidence ;-)

  • @lindak8664
    @lindak8664 Жыл бұрын

    According to my husband, (a regular stand in for Ebenezer Scrooge) “ Die Hard _is so_ a christmas movie! “ That cruise looked fantastic! I’ll put that on my One Day list.

  • @dexteralexander2437
    @dexteralexander24372 жыл бұрын

    “Die Hard” IS a Christmas movie. There should be no argument about this. 🎅

  • @fmr555

    @fmr555

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yep, it is THE Christmas movie :-)

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Mwahahaha 🤣🤣🤣

  • @toddlower5546

    @toddlower5546

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@EmmaCruises You probably root for the villain too, don’t you?

  • @cruisingwiththeotters4119

    @cruisingwiththeotters4119

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ha ha, I was wondering when the Die Hard Christmas debate would start!

  • @floatingbonesjournal

    @floatingbonesjournal

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@cruisingwiththeotters4119 There is no debate.

  • @user-kp6rx5zw2x
    @user-kp6rx5zw2x6 ай бұрын

    Die Hard is indeed a Christmas movie. The best ever in fact.

  • @monicaglasgow1989
    @monicaglasgow19892 жыл бұрын

    Found your channel while researching cruises as my fiancé and I are planning our maiden voyage and it has been the most helpful resource! You’re also a joy to watch! Thank you so much for the time and effort you put in to these videos, they are fantastic 😊

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! 😁❤️

  • @mollyf1998
    @mollyf19982 жыл бұрын

    ive always been someone who thought i hated the idea of cruising and swore id never do it, but after seeing your videos i want to do it so bad! you make it look so fun :) (and as someone who gets very travel sick it is reassuring to hear u do too and still enjoy it LOL) thank u

  • @lucienne2065

    @lucienne2065

    Жыл бұрын

    For seasickness, the BEST nonmedicinal product is called "Sea•Bands". They were invented by 2 American nurses and can also be used for any kind of nausea, morning sickness, and any stomach upset causes. Essentially they are a pair of snug elastic wrist bands, each with a plastic 'button' that you position directly on your pulse and voila, you are seasick-free for as long as you wear it/them. (You can wear one SeaBand on one wrist only, or one on each wrist simultaneously.) My sisters and I took our Mom on an Alaska cruise one year, and as she has suffered from lifelong motion sickness, she packed her meclizine pills but then she would fall asleep on our whale-watching excursion and other adventures and miss out on everything. But she did NOT get sick! A couple of years later I found these SeaBands and we decided to take Mom on another Alaska cruise with a different itinerary. She wore the SeaBands and THEY WORKED GREAT! She stayed alert throughout the cruise, never had so much as a queasy stomach, and really enjoyed herself. I don't know why pulse point pressure solves the motion sickness problem, but it does. I think a pair used to cost $5 incl a little plastic storage case, but that was about 20 years ago so who knows how much they are know. Stop taking meds that can make you drowsy and get some SeaBands. And no, I don't own stock in the company. I just think it's a brilliant product.

  • @TheChimera2345
    @TheChimera23452 жыл бұрын

    Matt the busker (with the wave) is my nephew, thanks for including him in the video!

  • @gaynor247

    @gaynor247

    2 жыл бұрын

    He was great! Thoroughly enjoyed his performances. (I''m not so into big theatre productions, he was far more up my street! ) Thanks Matt if ever you're reading this...!

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    He is?! Matt was brilliant!! Such a talented and lovely guy. ❤️

  • @bluey7171
    @bluey71712 жыл бұрын

    I was on the same cruise, and thoroughly enjoyed myself. Seeing your video brought a few smiles to my face. I saw you with your brother and mum at the Elvis talk, but didnt get a chance to say 'Hi'. Thanks for the enjoyable video.

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Aha!!!! Thanks for watching Jonathan, hope you enjoyed the cruise and didn’t get too seasick 😂😀❤️

  • @bigdaddyIL

    @bigdaddyIL

    2 жыл бұрын

    KTBFFH

  • @Lord.Kiltridge
    @Lord.Kiltridge2 жыл бұрын

    Die Hard really IS a Christmas movie.

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @bekihodgson4
    @bekihodgson42 жыл бұрын

    I'd love a formal Christmas day. I live dressing up to drink champagne etc.

  • @donnawinters3587
    @donnawinters3587 Жыл бұрын

    I went on a Cunard cruise for christmas one year and I turned 18 on the ship (Queen Victoria, 07'-08'). It was also an incredibly rough cruise where I visited Tenerife, Lisbon, Malaga, etc. And while I can't say I would cruise again, it certainly was memorable and an unconventional way to celebrate!

  • @EMTevjorgensen
    @EMTevjorgensen2 жыл бұрын

    Emma, When I was 17 back in 1982, I took a Christmas Cruise with my family, my Grandma and Grandpa, my Mom and my Brother and two Sisters on the MS Fairsea for a seven night cruise to Acapulco, Mexico that departed San Francisco and returned to Long Beach where we flew back to the Bay Area. It was an amazing voyage and we had five ports of call on our voyage with spending Christmas in port in Acapulco. We cruised with Sitmar Cruises on the MS Fairsea (2) and an interesting fact, Sitmar was purchased by P & O Cruises. Thank you for bringing back such a nice memory for me and Happy Christmas and a Merry New Year!

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Oo! I didn’t know that, very interesting. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼

  • @EMTevjorgensen

    @EMTevjorgensen

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@EmmaCruises That was in 1982 on board a ship that was launched in 1955. She was finally scrapped in 2006 after many lives with many companies, a 51 year life for a ship, she was a great vessel. They don't build them like they used to, they build them better but they don't seem to last as long as the old ships did. Love your channel and cruising with you. My last cruise was the Norwegian Coast cruse with Hurtigruten on the MS Trollfjord, have you ever done a Hurtigruten Cruise? If you haven't you should do the Norwegian Coast cruise, I have a feeling you'd think it's Brilliant and amazing, we did it in Summer with the midnight sun, but any time of year would be nice. The adventures of the excursions were so memorable. Check them out.

  • @alandean4401
    @alandean44012 жыл бұрын

    Hi Emma, we we’re on the same Christmas cruise and had a great time. The Ventura is looking a little tired and needs some refurbishment as normal the crew were brilliant.

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hey Alan! Hope you enjoyed, she had a big refit a couple years ago. 😀❤️

  • @CelestialLites
    @CelestialLites2 жыл бұрын

    Die Hard is a Christmas movie!

  • @DaveStroble
    @DaveStroble2 жыл бұрын

    What a lovely family! Hope your 2022 is everything you want it to be.

  • @tmsala59
    @tmsala592 жыл бұрын

    Well Done Emma! Beautiful Everything...Ship, Cabin, Food, Decorations! Thanks! Stay Safe!♥♥

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Thomas!! ❤️❤️❤️

  • @susanpritchard7521
    @susanpritchard75212 жыл бұрын

    What a beautiful, well done video (even better than the last one) as the ship was decorated with such amazing style. You are fabulous and thank you for sharing your holiday with us viewers.

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much Susan! ❤️

  • @wearethelarosas6395
    @wearethelarosas63952 жыл бұрын

    What a wonderful Christmas Cruise you had!!! 🎄🌟🎁 I love it! So fun!

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼

  • @davidlyon4226
    @davidlyon42262 жыл бұрын

    Great review Emma of your cruise. Love that you kept things moving along.

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks David! ❤️

  • @214lilley
    @214lilley2 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful video Emma, lots of work I'm sure. Glad you got to spend a (mostly) fun Christmas with your family. Thanks.

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Mark!! ❤️❤️❤️

  • @normanyates6735
    @normanyates67352 жыл бұрын

    You are truly a wonderful ambassador for ocean cruising, and have a lovely personality, you really strive to tell it As it is and that’s good. I personally would not do an ocean cruise but have done some river cruises and liked them. How anyone has criticised you I can’t agree with and I’m from the frozen north, good luck to you and do enjoy your happy pleasure.

  • @carolfinnis6152
    @carolfinnis61522 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Emma, look forward to the 2nd part

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Carol! ❤️

  • @seanandstef
    @seanandstef2 жыл бұрын

    Ice skating in the atrium is so amazing. Wow! And yay for me getting the Boxing Day trivia question answered correctly thanks to our UK friends! ❤️ Love that virtual queue for dinner. Something all cruise lines should add to the anytime dining scheduling

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yesssss!!! Knew your British-ness would be handy 😅❤️

  • @apgx6032
    @apgx60322 жыл бұрын

    Really enjoyed watching this Emma. You guys looked great on the formal night. Formal nights are always my fav! I’ve never cruised at Christmas but you have really sewn a seed.

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you lots, 😀❤️

  • @petermcclung9730
    @petermcclung97302 жыл бұрын

    Die Hard is absolutely a Christmas movie!

  • @kevingruber4555
    @kevingruber45552 жыл бұрын

    Well done Emma. I’m glad you had a wonderful Christmas.

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Kevin! 😀❤️

  • @glennthompson7525
    @glennthompson75252 жыл бұрын

    Great synopsis. Glad you got to spend time with the family in this COVID world. Die Hard is indeed a Holiday tradition, but my wife shares your opinion. lol. Looks like a great feast and fun!

  • @SteveHylton1969
    @SteveHylton19692 жыл бұрын

    Glad you had an overall great time... was looking forward to this video.

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Steve 😀❤️

  • @AugustoLugo1983
    @AugustoLugo19832 жыл бұрын

    I am so glad that you had a fantastic trip, (sorry about the nasty weather) the xmas decorations look lovely and the cookies look so yummy

  • @eminiarvii
    @eminiarvii2 жыл бұрын

    Yes I was on the 2021 Christmas Cruise with Sky Princess you are right there is some familiarity to P&O ship .PEPSI. And chocolate cake, i knew i liked you😊🚢. My trip was fantastic glad yours was too

  • @karenmbbaxter
    @karenmbbaxter2 жыл бұрын

    It's nice to hear U R thoughtful about the workers on the ship.......I too tidy my cabin a bit before the cabin crew come in because they are soooo busy........People need to understand ship workers R not slaves.....When my kids cruise with me I tell them not to be cheeky with staff because staff have families to provide for and work hard.

  • @user-dn4lj7dw1b
    @user-dn4lj7dw1b6 ай бұрын

    Thank you. I just happened to see this when it popped up. Always fun to watch your videos. You have a quiet humor and an easy manner. You're intelligent... Honestly you're wonderful.

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much for watching and your kind words! I appreciate it 😀❤️

  • @dadams512
    @dadams5122 жыл бұрын

    How fun to see the Christmas experience on a cruise! Decorations and food (and holiday cookies) looked amazing! The cabin looks identical to the one I had on Majestic Princess. Sorry to hear you all suffered the effects of rough seas, but glad to see your vlog! Cheers and Happy New Year!!

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks D!! Thanks for coming to my live stream 😀❤️

  • @HDjeff
    @HDjeff2 жыл бұрын

    Happy Holidays Emma, loved watching this video! My wife and I are from the US (outside Boston) but have spent 1/3rd of our Christmas holidays together in England where most of her family lives. This year we had Christmas in Kent with our English family & friends which was one of the best holidays we've had, and I have to mention that M&S holiday food selections are magical - we had so much fun planning a big meal for everyone. We also really love celebrating Boxing Day in the UK, Christmas in Europe can be quite magical!

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes!! If you see my pig jumper in this video, that’s Percy pig who’s the mascot from M&S 🤣🤣🤣

  • @thomaslarson459
    @thomaslarson459 Жыл бұрын

    This video made me smile. Your positive outlook is refreshing.

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! 😁❤️

  • @ivansbaby69
    @ivansbaby692 жыл бұрын

    You have a great vibe about you and I really enjoyed your video ty for sharing

  • @eagander
    @eagander Жыл бұрын

    I'll be on a ship over Christmas/New Year's 2022/23 and can't wait to see how it's different than cruising at other times of the year!

  • @gailjohnson9066
    @gailjohnson90662 жыл бұрын

    I agree with you, 50-60% capacity is ideal. Room steward once a day is plenty. Did majestic princess for new year's eve. It was great! I dont mind the mask so Now is a great time to cruise!

  • @waynemerlo7448
    @waynemerlo74482 жыл бұрын

    Hi Emma. Love your commentaries as always. Keep up the Great work.😊

  • @sarahowen9354
    @sarahowen93548 ай бұрын

    I was on the same ship a few cruises before and I got to witness the christmas decorations being put up. The tree was massive!

  • @ariellegooding107
    @ariellegooding1072 жыл бұрын

    Omg same! I also spent my first Christmas on a cruise, I got back a couple days ago! Mind you its only my second cruise but I had a lot of fun! It doesn't top my first cruise but I would definitely do it again! Can't wait to see the video where you talk more about the seasickness you got.

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Arielle! 😀❤️

  • @jeffcraig6550
    @jeffcraig65502 жыл бұрын

    Die Hard IS a Christmas movie. Even Hans Gruber says, "Ho-Ho-Ho"!

  • @travelinhawk4584
    @travelinhawk45842 жыл бұрын

    Sounds like you had a great cruise overall (even with the bumpy ride). Wonderful review! Thanks.

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼

  • @naomieg1041
    @naomieg10412 жыл бұрын

    We went on our 3rd Christmas cruise on the NCL Encore and spent Christmas Day at seas. Dressed formal and we went on a specialty dining for Christmas. We went on the Epic in. 2017 and the Allure of the seas in 2019. Loved every minute

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    🥳🥳🥳

  • @duncanrogers4211
    @duncanrogers42112 жыл бұрын

    Emma Great and well done video!! Interesting the Covid precautions and rules. Yorkshire Pudding looked really good. Glad you and your family had a wonderful cruise. Your ship looked very much like a Princess ship! Wonderful family photo at dinner. Happy New Year!!! Jennifer and Duncan

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks both!!! 😀❤️

  • @mrsclairemoose
    @mrsclairemoose2 жыл бұрын

    This was so informative thank you! Looking forward to seeing the storms video

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks both!!! ❤️❤️❤️

  • @rupertsligh3598
    @rupertsligh35982 жыл бұрын

    We love watching your videos, and would love to cruise more. We did a seacation on Regal Princess in August. Prior to that Celebrity Galaxy way back in 1999 in the Caribbean. And, I hate to say, prior to that, 1973 (I was 11) for my Dad and I on Union Castle Reina Del Mar (only just over 20,000 tonnes) on a very similar itinerary to what you have just done. How it has all changed. Clearly, I need to watch more of you videos to inspire us to go on a cruise later this year. Thank you for what you do.

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yesss, thank you!! ❤️❤️❤️

  • @MarinaAndJoeGo
    @MarinaAndJoeGo2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for another fantastic video Emma 😊 We love Ventura - she's the first ship that we sailed on together, and looks amazing all decorated for Christmas 🎄 😀 The magical mystery cookie plates sound great too - the rough weather not so much 😬🌊

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Haha, thanks both! I liked Ventura a lot more than I expected to. 😀❤️

  • @eleanora4482
    @eleanora44822 жыл бұрын

    Sounds like you had a great time. Thanks for sharing.😎

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼

  • @jayep9951
    @jayep99512 жыл бұрын

    Glad you had a good Christmas. Interested in the next video talking about the weather. I saw the pool swaying. Wow! Love your videos. They are so relaxing to watch.

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Jaye, so happy to hear that. 😀❤️

  • @PaulandCaroleLovetoTravel
    @PaulandCaroleLovetoTravel2 жыл бұрын

    Looks like a great way to spend Christmas. We are now on Ventura in April after swapping from Iona so nice to see what the ship has to offer! 😀

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Oooo!!! I think you’ll like her ❤️

  • @julieolson9832
    @julieolson9832 Жыл бұрын

    I’ve taken cruises at Christmas time and found them very enjoyable.

  • @brontewcat
    @brontewcat2 жыл бұрын

    I am so glad you had some proper Christmas weather - warm and sunny. I am Australian, and I was probably in my teens before I learned that a lot of people think Christmas should be cold and snowy. I knew it was cold and winter in the northern hemisphere, but for me Christmas is about warm sunny weather. I am so glad you got experience what I think is typical Christmas weather.

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah!!! So strange to think about that for me. I had a little book as a child about what christmas was like in different places and I remember seeing something about what Christmas was like in Australia and my mind was blown. 😂😂😂

  • @brontewcat

    @brontewcat

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@EmmaCruisesFunnily enough snow at Christmas is probably not the norm for the majority of people on Earth. Probably about half of Christians either live in the in the Southern Hemisphere or in the tropics. Even in the Northern Hemisphere most people live in a place where snow is not common. Christmas falls at the beginning of winter, which is not coldest month, and it is only in the northernmost parts of the planet you will find snow is common at Christmas. I think the idea of snowy Christmases was made popular by Charles Dickens. When he was a child there was a particularly cold decade, and he wrote stories such as a Christmas Carol which harkened back to his childhood experiences. Now a lot of people associate snow with Christmas. I would like to experience a snowy Christmas once (I would need to go to Scotland I suppose) but once would be enough I think🙂.

  • @Wellnessinspire22
    @Wellnessinspire222 жыл бұрын

    Loved the snowman cookie!

  • @Ozymandias1
    @Ozymandias1 Жыл бұрын

    Die Hard is the definite Christmas movie! 🎅💥💣

  • @jamesdunlop8704
    @jamesdunlop8704 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks again Emma. Your description and experience's are always great. You have tempted me to try a Christmas cruise. Yo Ho Ho

  • @FoxDren
    @FoxDren Жыл бұрын

    I love the thought that P&O has a note on your account that says "keep supplied with cookies"

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    Жыл бұрын

    Me too!! Too funny. ha ha.

  • @josettechrystall9290
    @josettechrystall92909 ай бұрын

    Great video again thanks Emma. So I live in Australia and my parents were born in Malta and they all tell me that Boxing Day was the day you voted! In both countries up until the mid 70’s they used that day to vote. I’d never heard your explanation for Boxing Day before.

  • @norfolkboy6935
    @norfolkboy69352 жыл бұрын

    A great Xmas day picture of you & your family all dressed up at Dinner. Happy & safe 2022 sailing’s 🤓👍. M&Y

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hey Mark and Yvonne!!!!!

  • @duchessofst.andrew7210
    @duchessofst.andrew72102 жыл бұрын

    For sure, after your Christmas 🎄 cruise videos so far, I have them on my Bucket List 😀 ❣🛳🌈

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼

  • @tpkyterooluebeck9224
    @tpkyterooluebeck9224 Жыл бұрын

    :D :) I'm glad your trip was still good and fun! Hopefully, next Christmas you guys do a cruise, the weather will behave!

  • @joelroach416
    @joelroach4162 жыл бұрын

    Wow. It felt just like Princess while watching this. I will never get to do a Christmas so It was fun to watch. Hope you had a great Christmas and New Year.

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Joel ❤️❤️❤️

  • @ABonRMS
    @ABonRMS2 жыл бұрын

    Nice to see the photo of your family. We hear about them but never get a chance to meet them, thanks. I am surprised that cruise ships do not understand an individual's desire to not drink alcohol. They might have fewer passengers falling overboard.

  • @EtzEchad
    @EtzEchad Жыл бұрын

    That really sounds like fun.

  • @andreagriffiths3512
    @andreagriffiths35122 жыл бұрын

    It looked like you had a great Christmas! Maybe one year I might forgo my usual Xmas day tradition of going to the zoo for a Christmas Cruise.

  • @reestyfarts
    @reestyfarts Жыл бұрын

    We have cruised during Christmas many times off the west coast of Mexico. Very nice.

  • @debbiehynek6149
    @debbiehynek61492 жыл бұрын

    Diehard was our family favorite Christmas movie for Years. Great video!

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    🥳🥳🥳 Thank you! 😁❤️

  • @daleniehaus4309
    @daleniehaus43092 жыл бұрын

    Fun post! Thank you!

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! 😁❤️

  • @blkmamba
    @blkmamba2 жыл бұрын

    Your channel is my new cruise vlogger obsession. Love the way you produce your content! And the Brittish-ism

  • @stasius1973
    @stasius1973 Жыл бұрын

    Die Hard is, in fact (subjectively and objectively), a Christmas movie.

  • @bobkrakovich1851
    @bobkrakovich18512 жыл бұрын

    Hi Emma, a Late Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. It sounds and looks as if your family and you had a fantastic cruise (at least so far). What we loved about this video ... not one word about "outbreak". We lucked out with our Celebrity cruise back in November with no masks,, all ports open, reduced capacity and no virus. Let's hope our June Celebrity cruise to Bermuda goes the same way. Hi from Bob and Jill in Connecticut. Go Chelsea Blues 💙

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Haha!! I did go on a little rant about how an ‘outbreak’ at sea is less of the population infected than on land… but I cut that one out in edit. 🤣❤️

  • @CruiseMonkeys
    @CruiseMonkeys2 жыл бұрын

    Great to hear you enjoyed your P&O Christmas cruise. Would be magical to be away for Christmas (we’ve only done 3/4 days in the run up due to work). Always love how they have a gingerbread village 😍 😘

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes! I haven’t had any gingerbread this year actually, they should have given it out to help with seasickness 😂

  • @dylanseaman5163
    @dylanseaman51632 жыл бұрын

    yeah Emma. Unconventional it is. Thank you always. And so happy you were with your family. Happy New Year a few days late. PS love that golden ring.

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    YES! Thanks Dylan, it was my nan's wedding ring and I've worn it since she died. ❤

  • @dylanseaman5163

    @dylanseaman5163

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@EmmaCruises Awesome. Cheers

  • @eah8185
    @eah81852 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing … my wife & I will be doing Christmas and New Years aboard Regent Splendor via the Panama Canal for the fist time this year. Sounds wonderful!

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sounds amazing 🤩

  • @shaneunknowndoesyoutube3869
    @shaneunknowndoesyoutube38692 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the upload Emma

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Shane! ❤️

  • @rmf11699
    @rmf116992 жыл бұрын

    Sounds like an awesome Christmas! Also can't wait for the video about the rough seas. I've never been in rough seas but I'd sure like to give it a try!

  • @JulieWallis1963

    @JulieWallis1963

    2 жыл бұрын

    Maybe I’m weird (ok, I _know_ I’m weird) but I love a bit if rough seas, love being reminded that I’m onboard a ship.

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    I’d like it if I wasn’t sick 🤣❤️

  • @lmamakos
    @lmamakos3 ай бұрын

    Die Hard is very much a Christmas Movie! Watch again next Christmas!

  • @davidwong9230
    @davidwong92302 жыл бұрын

    Glad that you and your family were able to celebrate Christmas together on a cruise. As for the plates of cookies in your cabin, that reminds me to beware of accepting cookies on websites 🍪 😆

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @Astracruiserhenry
    @Astracruiserhenry2 жыл бұрын

    Loved this video! So much useful info. As always though

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much Henry, appreciate that! ❤️

  • @inferno_5054
    @inferno_5054 Жыл бұрын

    I was on that cruise! Watching a helicopter evacuation while eating at the buffet was interesting to say the least and it was a shame that we missed madeira. But overall the storms and seasickness was worth it

  • @johalareewi
    @johalareewi2 жыл бұрын

    Glad you had a great time. Our Xmas cruise was cancelled at the last minute due to COVID :( but we got onto Iona on 3rd Jan. Interestingly, Iona's theatre had social distancing with seats marked as 'do not use me'.

  • @markymash
    @markymash Жыл бұрын

    Die Hard IS a Christmas Movie !!! 🤣🤣

  • @sophierobinson2738
    @sophierobinson27382 жыл бұрын

    Die Hard is very definitely a Christmas movie! It is set at Christmas. Christmas music is played! It is my favorite Christmas movie!

  • @Liggie55821
    @Liggie55821 Жыл бұрын

    My only cruise was a Christmas cruise, way back in the ‘80s on the SS Norway (RIP).I did enjoy the Christmas formal night for dinner, I enjoy dressing up for big occasions like weddings and such. As a bonus, Filipino restaurant staff recognized we were also Filipino, and they snuck us into their Filipino crew Christmas party for a bit. There were a couple of Christmas cruising features that took adjusting. As I’ve always lived in northern climates and am used to snowy or rainy Christmas, visiting St. Maarten on Boxing Day and St. Thomas the next while wearing shorts was strange. Being away from extended family and friends in the holiday was uncomfortable (it was just my parents and siblings). As I was 21, the cruise served as an opportunity to try grown-up things like bars, a therapeutic massage, the casino and the sauna, and I enjoyed that. The lines were a pain, but I just put up with that like I put up with lines at the airport or a Disney park. Overall it was a fun experience, and I’d like to go on another cruise, but on a less-popular time of year. Just two things upset me. 1) A lot of guests treated the crew very rudely, and I hated having to witness that. 2) I decided to try the cruise’s “Singles Night”; unfortunately for me, because of the huge proportion of extended families on that Christmas cruise, I and the dozen other attendees of Singles Night were heterosexual males. We all looked at each other, said “Screw it”, and bailed.

  • @danielintheantipodes6741
    @danielintheantipodes67412 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the video!

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼

  • @DarylDCChestnut
    @DarylDCChestnut2 жыл бұрын

    I gotta try a Christmas cruise!!!!

  • @lesgagg1204
    @lesgagg12042 жыл бұрын

    Hi Emma, my wife and I were on the same cruise as your family. Just watched your video which was well produced incidentally. Loved it, thank you for bringing back so many happy memories even though it was only two weeks ago. I have always said people seem to disappear on cruise ships. I never spitted you once. Take care

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hey Les!!!!! So strange how that can happen isn’t it?! Apart from when Santa came out I didn’t realise how many people were there. Hope you had a great cruise😀❤️

  • @rmpa5727
    @rmpa57272 жыл бұрын

    Emma, you are so lucky to cruise over Christmas. It's to me the most wonderful time of the year to cruise. I was fortunate to cruise 12 nights around New Zealand on Ovation of the seas for Christmas 2017.

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Oh wow! That’s amazing. New Zealand is a dream of mine 😀❤️

  • @Gill12283
    @Gill12283 Жыл бұрын

    I've done a Christmas cruise and they are great😀

  • @christinaMattsson
    @christinaMattsson2 жыл бұрын

    I like that it's formal!

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼

  • @mattlebo2733
    @mattlebo27338 ай бұрын

    Enjoy your videos. Your very positive. Nice to hear. Keep up the good work.

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you! 😁❤️

  • @MsMatinga
    @MsMatinga2 жыл бұрын

    Lol Die Hard is totally a Christmas movie (love your work!) 👍

  • @unclebob6728
    @unclebob67282 жыл бұрын

    thank you Emma!

  • @EmmaCruises

    @EmmaCruises

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Bob! 😀

  • @colmgavin6451
    @colmgavin64512 жыл бұрын

    What do you mean "Die Hard" is not a Christmas movie! ;)

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