Just saw this today. My husband and I were both in the Navy too. We're also considering a repositioning cruise. Next year. I appreciate this for our planning.

@justtravelingthru_

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching... I hope you have a great trip and get to some cool locations. We were thinking about doing some videos for the stops we did along the way.

Very helpful! Thank you.

@justtravelingthru_

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you found it helpful. Thanks for watching.

Love the tips you guys gave! We’re looking forward to our transatlantic on Princess. ❤

@justtravelingthru_

4 ай бұрын

oh thank you! Have a great time on your trip. We'd love to hear what you think afterwards.

Thank you guys

@justtravelingthru_

3 ай бұрын

You bet - are you planning a transatlantic trip?

@BillyCaughron

3 ай бұрын

@@justtravelingthru_ we are booked on Apex for October 23, then back to back in the next sailing

I went on a Sky Princess transatlantic cruise in March 2022. We did the toboggan run on Madeira too. Unfortunately Azores was canceled due to weather & Morocco was canceled because...covid. We went to Gibraltar instead. It was still a fun, memorable cruise. My next cruise is a Mediterranean cruise with Celebrity, March 2024.

@justtravelingthru_

Жыл бұрын

A mediterranean should be a lot of fun. It's too bad you missed the Morocco and Azores... covid is such a drag... :-(

Thanks for the information The Gunny and I are looking at one to come back from Europe this Fall. Look forward to your journey's we just subscribed. Maybe we will meet on the road one day.

@justtravelingthru_

Жыл бұрын

That would be fun! Thanks for subscribing. We are heading to the Loire Valley and the Dordogne this fall. Where are you headed?

Thanks so much for the tips! We will be taking the exact cruise you took in a couple of weeks, so now you have prepared me for a potentially rocking ride across the Atlantic. 🤢

@justtravelingthru_

Жыл бұрын

Awesome - Have a great time...a pilot told me once that air sickness is all in your head...it stuck with me as I used to get air sick. Now I try to distract myself with reading or computer work when it gets bumpy. It seems to help. When I'm in rolling seas - I actually find laying down helps me and looking at the horizon is no help at all because I can see how much we are rocking. I guess we each need to figure out what works for us. But I hope the seas are as calm for you as it was for us.

MSC has one coming up that's for 11 days, and super cheap! It starts in Fl, and ends in NY city.

@justtravelingthru_

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

To avoid having to make show reservations: Choose a smaller ship, ideally one with less than 2,000 passengers. We have had a couple of experiences on mega ships and we did not like them. The TA’S should be about relaxing, not competing for show tickets. We always plan on getting to the show at least 30 minutes before it starts. Bring that book you have been reading to pass the time. Always a good seat choice!

@justtravelingthru_

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

ALWAYS BUY TRIP INSURANCE THAT INCLUDES MEDICAL EVACUATION. Don's Family Vacations just posted a video where the husband had a heart attack and had a long stay in the hospital, then had to be flown home. It would have cost them out of pocket over $78,000, but there insurance paid for it.

@justtravelingthru_

Жыл бұрын

Wow! - those things can happen. It's easy to not think about things like this but it really can impact a family financially if something serious were to happen. I'm booking a fall trip to Europe now and will be making sure we understand our medical coverage during that 3 week trip.

@ksandhoff1

Жыл бұрын

@@justtravelingthru_ DONT USE AXA INSURANCE HAD TO TAKE THEM TO COURT, LYING BASTURDS

Hi. Thanks for all this information. You talked about the weather but what do I pack to wear? Is it hot? Is it cool at night? Thanks

@justtravelingthru_

Жыл бұрын

I think it depends on when you are going. When we went in May we needed summer clothes like swimsuits, shorts, t-shirts, and sun dresses, but we also needed spring like sweaters or light jackets and pants. I get cold easily so sometimes need a sweater inside the air conditioning for dinners and shows. We didn't need any heavy winter-type clothing. We tend to be casual and didn't bring anything fancy but you could if you wanted for the dress-up nights.

@helenepoulin6668

Жыл бұрын

@@justtravelingthru_ Thank you so much for your response. I'll be going soon part April into May and I have learned to check the weather for my destination as I've been caught more than once with the wrong clothing, with my Canadian thinking that ''there are palm trees, must be hot'' LOL Not ture... Had to go shopping. I cannot however check the weather in the Transatlantic...haha. Thanks again

@justtravelingthru_

Жыл бұрын

@@helenepoulin6668 - I know what you mean. We just got back from Hawaii and it was particularly rainy which we didn't expect. I brought a ton of shorts/dresses that I didn't use because it was cooler than I expected. Have a great trip!!!

@helenepoulin6668

Жыл бұрын

@@justtravelingthru_ Crappy weather is a bummer!! Thanks for your wishes.

If you are an active person , stay off the Queen Mary 2 , it is a snooze cruise .

@justtravelingthru_

8 ай бұрын

oh - that's good to know. Great tip!

I’m doing a transatlantic the end of April beginning of may what are the temperatures like please and thankyou

@johnnyapplsede6258

Жыл бұрын

With royal?

@anniep3773

Жыл бұрын

Yes

@anniep3773

Жыл бұрын

Florida to Spain France and italy. I was able to see a forecast for the ports days Like 70 during the day and 50s at night, but I couldn’t find anywhere with the nine days at sea might look like

@justtravelingthru_

Жыл бұрын

I found this site - it might be helpful. www.buoyweather.com/forecast/marine-weather/@33.75,-39.57

@anniep3773

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much.

Good! Less kids

@justtravelingthru_

5 ай бұрын

Viking River Cruises never have kids - something to consider if you don't want to be around children.

so you got sick ON THE CRUISE... My wife and I got sick on the cruise "had to got to medical emergency and spent over $4,500 on medical procedures". Spent the rest of the cruise in our cabin. NOT kicked off the ship but were expecting to be escorted off every day. We had travel insurance but they refuse to pay>> Generali "find a way NOT to pay" they refuse our emails, taking them to court next week. We will see what happens.

@justtravelingthru_

Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry to hear that your wife got sick. We were lucky in that my husband was only sick for the last few days and then for our time after the cruise in Barcelona. Neither of us needed medical attention but did spend several weeks feeling extremely poorly. I hope you are successful in recovering some of your costs and I hope everyone is okay now.

@maximac222

6 ай бұрын

@ksandhoff1 I'm so sorry to hear this! I have had Generali before and considering them for this trip we have planned. Your experience certainly has me greatly concerned!

@simonstones1918

26 күн бұрын

@@justtravelingthru_sick? Sick how?

@justtravelingthru_

26 күн бұрын

@simonstones1918 We are not sure what it was exactly. It wasn't a normal cold and didn't seem like a flu either. We had some fever, upper respiratory affects, and malaise that lasted a very long time; On the order of 6-8 weeks after our trip. We laid around and did absolutely nothing for days. It was the type of sickness where we didn't even want to read or watch TV or do anything that required thinking. The malaise and tiredness lasted so long that we were worried that it was something more serious. In the end, it did resolve, but being exposed to something like that again is not high on our list. It was NOT related to COVID. I'm sure it was just a matter of being in the gene pool on the ship with everyone else. It's hard to avoid germs even when you are diligent.

@simonstones1918

26 күн бұрын

@@justtravelingthru_ argh I see, I thought you meant along the lines of sea sickness. Sorry you had to go through all that. I totally understand as I’ve been there myself…..for years!!

Very helpful! Thank you

@justtravelingthru_

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment. Do you think you will try one?

@rowanmulvey8632

5 ай бұрын

@@justtravelingthru_ we will give one a try for sure.