I have been fortunate over my lifetime to enjoy both land-based tours and cruises in many parts of Europe. Each type of travel has its own advantages and disadvantages. In my opinion, A cruise vacation to Europe is good idea for those travelers visiting Europe for the first time. A 10 or 14 day voyage through the Mediterranean or northern Europe allows the traveler to get a taste of each area and later can revisit their favorite spots during a land based vacation.

@jennadelaurentis4232

Жыл бұрын

I agree! I didn't expect to enjoy France much on my cruise there but I'm already planning to go back on a land based trip.

I did a Western Mediterranean cruise out of Barcelona in October 2022 with my wife and 3 boys aged 13, 12 and 9. With kids who typically have a shorter attention span a cruise is a great way to see Europe. As was mentioned in the clip it gives a taste of what it's like. Now my wife and I plan on doing a land based trip to Rome. Both cruises vs land vacations are great viable options. The choice depends on your circumstance and mood

@RoyalCaribbeanBlog

Жыл бұрын

Glad you guys had a nice cruise!

Taking our first international cruise next June and I'm thankful for her honest opinion. Can't wait.

Great video with balanced viewpoints on the different ways to travel. Thank you.

@jennadelaurentis4232

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

I'm so glad you guys made this video. I brought this up in the comments of another video. It truly is a value proposition and allows people to see the country from the sea, which is way different than viewing it via an airport or land travel. 10:16 - I think that if you plan your trip appropriately, you can always plan to return to certain cities for a longer visit. For example, you can depart at Rome and spend days there before going home. Thanks for the great content and happy holidays!

Thank you so much for this. We are planning our first ever cruise to Europe this information is v helpful ❤

Great review! Thanks for sharing.

@RoyalCaribbeanBlog

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

I do believe that cruising the Caribbean is very different than cruising in Europe. The Caribbean for us (my wife and I) is to relax and just be at the pool and the beach. A European cruise is to explore places that we have not visited before. It allow us to decide the places that we will go in a ground trip later on. We "visited" Rome in a Mediterranean cruise before the pandemic. It is our plan to visit Rome in a ground trip later on so we can see what we missed the first time. I do agree that is feasible to cruise many destinations that ate close the the port, others require more time and a ground visit is the best approach.

@RoyalCaribbeanBlog

Жыл бұрын

I agree! Caribbean cruises are more for relaxing whereas Europe cruises are busier and full of walking around and exploring new places.

We are visiting Europe for the first time via symphony of the seas in May. We will be going on The western Mediterranean itinerary. Super excited and we feel this is a great way to visit Europe. Really enjoyed your video Jenna.

Really nice vlog in all ways - thanks much.

My wife and I are taking the April 30, 2023 - Enchantment of the Seas repositioning cruise from NYC to Rome, Italy including other port of calls for about $32/person per day. Then when we get to Rome we spend 3 more weeks in Italy(Sardinia, Naples, Rome, Florence, Milan). If you have to pay money for airfare to get to Europe and then pay for fast pace-cruise it gets expensive and exhaustive. ... In my opinion take a repositioning cruise and add a "land" vacation after you get to Europe. If anyone else is going on this cruise let me know below. We are also considering taking a cruise from Trieste (Venice) to see the Eastern Med at the end of our Land vacation June 26th (2 - cruises in one trip - yeah )

@jennadelaurentis4232

Жыл бұрын

That sounds amazing!

@KissesFromCanada

Жыл бұрын

How do you book your cruises? Airfare?

@itr0863

Жыл бұрын

That’s an awesome suggestion. Thank you for that tip.

Great video! You’ve made me even more excited about my upcoming European cruise. 100% agree with you about amazing food in the European ports and the joys of only having to unpack once!

@RoyalCaribbeanBlog

Жыл бұрын

Have fun and thanks!

Love this! You are a natural behind the camera and narrating!!!!! We just booked a cruise to Portugal and the Canary Island in Feb 2024! Can’t wait! We lived in Europe for 3 years with the military so this will be quite different.

@jennadelaurentis4232

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! That cruise sounds amazing!!

Yes, this is exactly why I wanted to do this. You unpack once. You don’t carry it all with you. With kids in tow, sometimes just a tiny taste of culture at a time seems like a good introduction!

My family and I had the best cruise in Europe. We had lots of stops and got off at most ports and really enjoyed each place. We loved the fast pace and the comfort of the ship

@jennadelaurentis4232

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you guys had a nice cruise. Thanks for watching!

That was a great report!!!🎉

This was perfect!❤

Being based in Europe, I did my first ever cruise in the Caribbean, followed by Europe the following year. I couldn't believe how different the two experiences were - like different worlds!

@jennadelaurentis4232

Жыл бұрын

They are totally different! But both offer great experiences

Awesome info “J”👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

@RoyalCaribbeanBlog

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Interesting video with lots of insightful points. We have done cruises, river cruises, and land based and have found all to be good. One thing we have realized about RC cruises is that it is really hard to beat the value. Our plans are to cruise next month, then do land based the next two years, and then probably do another cruise--I guess you can say we like variety and for us it is really as much about the destination as the mode of travel.

Cruising is my favourite way to travel! I'll be taking my daughter on her first cruise this summer (Bahamas) and I'm looking forward to taking her to Europe in 2024. My daughter has special and medical needs and cruising allows us to travel while having her needs met. The only downside is that she isn't toilet trained (and won't be any time soon) so there are very few ships that have a baby pool she can go into, none that I've seen outside of the Caribbean/Bahamas.

Loved our cruise from Barcelona, stopping in Florence, Rome and Naples. Our favorite was our excursion to the Amalfi coast.

Thank you for this video ! Im excited.. myself and my husband are cruising on the odyssey of the seas in may 2023 -10 day Rome , Greece, turkey and several more stops ! I’ve cruised before but never had to fly internationally, as I live in Florida! So I have a lot to learn and prepare! Again thank you for the videos , there very helpful! 🛳️⚓️

@ellieb445

6 ай бұрын

Hi! I’m going in August this year to this same one you mentioned! How was it ?!!!!

@sherrygiordano6478

6 ай бұрын

@@ellieb445 it was fantastic! I think turkey was beautiful!! You will enjoy the cruise!

@ellieb445

6 ай бұрын

@@sherrygiordano6478 thank you for your quick response! I’m very excited!

Plan to spend several days before and/or after in those embarkation and disembarkation ports. That way you still get a land tour experience and time to enjoy Rome, or Barcelona, or Venice etc.

@jennadelaurentis4232

Жыл бұрын

I totally agree!

@tombyrne6433

7 ай бұрын

Yep doing three nights in Rome pre-cruise

Great job Jenna! Ive been always concerned about transiting to much to see a port. You may have sold me on the Greek isles

@RoyalCaribbeanBlog

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! I definitely recommend the Greek Isles. Plus, if you start or end the cruise in Italy, you can always spend a few days visiting places like Rome and Venice on a land-based portion of the trip.

Refreshing. Sharing it on my FB page. I have done two in the Mediterranean and they were the best I have done. Remember that if you have the time you could arrive or depart days after the cruise from cities that required extra time to be enjoyed (i.e. Rome, Barcelona, Athens).

@RoyalCaribbeanBlog

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!!

My wife and I just booked a European cruise next year and we are super excited about it.

@RoyalCaribbeanBlog

Жыл бұрын

Have a great cruise!

im going on a cruise in janurary and love your vids!

@RoyalCaribbeanBlog

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Have a great cruise!

Best thing for us is to find cruises that start at cities where we want to spend a bit of time before or after the cruise. We still get the cruise experience and we get some time in cities we've not visited before. One of our next cruises starts in Athens and ends in Venice. We have plans to stay a couple of couple of extra days in both those cities before and after our cruise to take advantage of the time we have there.

@jennadelaurentis4232

Жыл бұрын

That is where my Greek Isles cruise started and ended! I loved having extra time to spend in those cities.

Fantastic!

We have a Mediterranean cruise planned for this summer. It will be my husband, daughter, & I. We will be getting into Barcelona 3 days early to alow for down time from jet lag as well as give us some time to explore the city since we have never been before. This will be our first ever cruise and we decided to cruise because it felt like the most family friendly way to travel (for example: if the food seems too weird/exotic to my daughter I don't have to worry about her not eating because I know there's pizza & chicken nuggets when we get back on board). Super excited!

@RoyalCaribbeanBlog

Жыл бұрын

Have fun!!!

I was lucky enough to go with my parents on the Golden Odyssey to Europe/Asia in the 1970's, it to this day is one of the most amazing sets of ports ever over 12 nights. I was so lucky as a kid. My last cruise was 20 years ago to the Eastern Carribean on Navigator, after previous cruises on Voyager and even earlier Sun Viking (one of the first three RCCL ships) to the other major Caribbean itineraries. I am so excited to go back to Europe on Odyssey of the Seas. When I saw it listed as Quantum Ultra class (always wanted to go on one) and Europe I was sold. My wife has never been to Europe. This should be an awesome cruise in 2024. First Balcony too along with first pre-stay!

We did our first 2 cruises this year. Our Cozumel trip was all-about-the-ship and it's activities with just one day spent in Cozumel. Our 2nd cruise was to Spain, Italy and France and this trip was all about the ports with very little time (except dinner, sleeping and breakfast) spent on the ship. We loved both cruises for very different reasons. Rome was our favorite destination - you definitely want a tour guide you get you into all of the best places in the shortest amount of time. The rest of the cities we visited we did our own thing without tour guides and those were fun as well.

@jennadelaurentis4232

Жыл бұрын

I totally agree that Europe cruises are all about the destination! In the Caribbean I feel it's more important to pick a cruise based on the ship

I took an 8 night Norwegian fjords cruise in July 2018. One of these days when I take a land vacation there, I'll just have to make the comparison!

@RoyalCaribbeanBlog

Жыл бұрын

Norway sounds incredible!

10 months until our Croatia and Greece cruise! Can't wait. Were you on Explorer, Jenna? Great vlog 👍

@RoyalCaribbeanBlog

Жыл бұрын

I was on Rhapsody and Anthem! Rhapsody was Greece and the Adriatic so probably a similar itinerary to your cruise next year!

@AudreyMealiff

Жыл бұрын

@@RoyalCaribbeanBlog Awesome. A friend of mine did that Rhapsody cruise recently and loved it.

We had a great time on our Western Mediterranean cruise out of Barcelona. We flew in 5 days before the cruise. Would definitely do it again or thinking about a trans Atlantic cruise to Barcelona.

@RoyalCaribbeanBlog

Жыл бұрын

Glad you had a nice cruise!

Your very brave..Your living the life I wanted to live. Hope to go on my first cruise soon. Gonna join a dating site and then hopefully I will find someone to do such cruises like your talking about. My how life has passed me by. No more.

I would love to see RCB do more international cruises!! Europe cruising is my favorite - I also love to tack on a land-based trip before/after my cruise. We recently spent 4 days in London before our Canary Islands cruise and 4 days in Paris before cruising from Rome.

@RoyalCaribbeanBlog

Жыл бұрын

We will be covering Australia cruises next year!

@bridgetwoodward8031

Жыл бұрын

When you spent 4 days in Paris, what airline and airport did you use?

@allievogs95

Жыл бұрын

@@bridgetwoodward8031 We flew into CDG on Delta and then flew from ORY to FCO on EasyJet direct. It was very cheap!

Cruising Europe sounds great, but is it better to fly there or to board a transatlantic cruise instead? There seems to be no RCCL transatlantic cruises on December, January and July, when I am on vacation.

i can’t wait to go on my western european cruise cruising out of barcelona in October

@RoyalCaribbeanBlog

Жыл бұрын

That will be so much fun!

I hope to do a European cruise in a couple of years. If I don't before I retire then I will definitely go on some when I have more free time.

The best way is to combine a land trip with a cruise. We spent 4 days in Italy before boarding our Western European cruise.

@RoyalCaribbeanBlog

Жыл бұрын

I agree!

@dzonikg

Жыл бұрын

This is how i do..i am from Serbia so i go by car and spend 5-6 days first in Italy .. i will go in April west Mediteran but i booked 7 days before cruise..first Venice,then Bolognia ,then Sirmione (on lake Garda ) where i will be 3 night and then 2 nights Genova..i still did not plan on way back will i go somowhere but there is so many places i could visit

I loved this video! My main concern with a European cruise is the language barrier. Did all the ports you traveled to speak a lot of English or did you have to use an online translator? Thank you in advance! 😄

Not only do you have a small amount of time in a port, some of the ports are not really close to where they say they are. Rome is not a coastal city, neither is London or Paris, so when they say London you have to realize you are in Southampton and at least an hour or two from London. There are exceptions of course like the Greek Islands but you do have to consider that when you book.

@RoyalCaribbeanBlog

Жыл бұрын

It's definitely important to consider travel time from port to city before booking a European cruise!

@dzonikg

Жыл бұрын

Civitavecchia which is that port city near Rome is also nice city to walk and spend a day..and even for that day you want see it all..you really dont have to go to Rome ..Rome is really not for 1 day ...its better to flight to Rome ,spend 3-4 days there and then cruise from Civitavecchia

@nataliajimenez1870

Жыл бұрын

@@dzonikg Exactly! Combining land and cruise vacations is the best way to do the Western Mediterranean

Is buffet has drinks? What is the advantages of refreshments packages

Really wanna go on an Scotland/ireland/iceland cruise

If you do 2 cruises visiting the same ports, you have like 16 h/port 😉

Did I miss what time of year she cruised?

How was the rhapsody of the seas? I know it is one of the older ships in the fleet.

@RoyalCaribbeanBlog

Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed it! It's nothing fancy but was perfect for a port-intensive itinerary. It can go to ports bigger ships can't access, so as far as Royal Caribbean ships, it offers some of the best itineraries.

I would love to cruise Europe

@RoyalCaribbeanBlog

Жыл бұрын

I highly recommend it!

Find it difficult to book a cruise to Europe: Spain and France would interest me. If we live in South Florida is there a way to book airfare & cruise together? Not sure where to go to book Spain & France cruise from Barcelona I guess…….. Tired of Caribbean cruises

What ship do you recommend for European cruise and is feb- march ok????

@RoyalCaribbeanBlog

8 ай бұрын

Royal Caribbean doesn’t offer European cruises in February or March

Every day a different country. And you bring your hotel and your dining room with you. The ONLY way to tour.

Europe Amazing! We have not been there yet. Truly Want to! But as I said to my better Half, we can do at least 3 cruises in the Caribbean just Air Fare Alone. Ahhh maybe some day! Just Jealous!

@RoyalCaribbeanBlog

Жыл бұрын

Off-season airfare (May, September, October) usually has some nice prices!

Which is better or do I need both Cafe select coffee card or the refreshment package does that offer the same fir coffee card???

@jennadelaurentis4232

Жыл бұрын

If you get the refreshment package you won't need the coffee card because the refreshment package includes coffee and nonalcoholic drinks!

@captainpatrickward4868

Жыл бұрын

@@jennadelaurentis4232 thank you

@captainpatrickward4868

Жыл бұрын

@Jenna DeLaurentis is drinks available in buffet included what is refreshments package advantage

You mentioned many times, you cruised "to Europe". My unstanding was, you cruised "around Europe" or "to several different European nations."

We have done two very long Royal cruises. Literally amazing! We have done Europe by rail and car as well, but cruising is the way to go 14 night Nordic cruise 12 night Mediterranean cruise

@RoyalCaribbeanBlog

Жыл бұрын

Those itineraries are a dream! :)

I’m curious about something a bit odd, Jenna…you seem to have a very slight accent in your narration; by any chance, are you originally French Canadian (Quebecois?)…I grew up about an hour south of Montreal in upstate New York and I noticed a very familiar (and delightful) lilt in your narration…

@jennadelaurentis4232

Жыл бұрын

I'm from Ohio!

@edvaira6891

Жыл бұрын

@@jennadelaurentis4232 okay… guess I was just hearing old echoes of nice childhood summers spent up north in Quebec… may I say, however that you made a perfectly entertaining video!

Never been and thought it was a lot more expensive than that.

@RoyalCaribbeanBlog

Жыл бұрын

I was impressed by how affordable it was considering all that was included!

What software do you use to edit the videos?

@RoyalCaribbeanBlog

Жыл бұрын

Adobe Premiere

@stevenfoster9402

Жыл бұрын

@@RoyalCaribbeanBlog thank you

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I noticed alot of Americans complain...about food, the time...the language..etc...Americans can sometimes think everything is supposed to contour to us....not....we're so spoiled.

I don't like what she said 6:02 to 6:10, so only in the caribbean ? it can happen anywhere miss. I watch this channel this the only video i did enjoy. Matt please fix this.

This video would have been much better if it was a objective review of a vacation. All I kept hearing her say was iii. So it was a very subjective video. Let's hear more about the cruise unless about yourself