I’m blown away with the size of those ships! Thanks for showing me something I’ve never seen before.

@HometownAcres

5 ай бұрын

You and me both!

@marcuswhite3628

5 ай бұрын

Hey - you guys are neighbors and this never came up? How about you two & the Morgans get together and sponsor a cruise! A good time of year is your mud season.

Hanging out with Papa is the best thing to do. I know as papa I love it!

I imagine that Neighbor Doug has completely reorganized the ship layout after watching this.

Great video, Adam. We did a Caribbean cruise in 2001, when our youngest son graduated college. There were 32 of us, family and friends and it was fantastic. Thanks again👍

I’m surprised you didn’t bring Doug 😂

The wife and I have wanted to Cruise and this makes it more desirable. And yes would love to go down in the engine rooms as this is what I did in the Navy

Nice cruise! Best part was the burn on Kyle buried 20 minutes into the video! Well played!

@HometownAcres

5 ай бұрын

Yeah we’ll see if he catches that one lol

@DDL2728

5 ай бұрын

That was hilarious 😂 👍🌟 Kyle was too cute!!

@SpicerDesignsLLC

5 ай бұрын

Oh ya i caught it. Nice touch

@IndyFarmLife

5 ай бұрын

@@SpicerDesignsLLC What's BS is that I bet he didn't even bring that life jacket back for you as a souvenir.

@SpicerDesignsLLC

5 ай бұрын

@@IndyFarmLife hah! That would have been nice. Theyre expensive to have custom made for my small frame

Thank you Adam for taking us along on your family vacation. That cruise ship was amazing, I didn't realize how much they had available!

These ships have definitely come a long way since we went on a cruise for our honeymoon 36 years ago. Makes me want to look at one again. Thanks for sharing

@HometownAcres

5 ай бұрын

You should!

My wife and I cruised for the first time last year. I loved it and we booked another for later this year. Looks like Royal Caribbean does it right!

GOOOOOOOD MAAAAAAAAWNIN….Thanks for sharing Adam. Glad y’all had some family fun & made Lifetime memories. Have a day

@HometownAcres

5 ай бұрын

Morning Jack! Definitely some good memories made

Does the ship have a kabota engine😂 This is a gorgeous video

Great video! I was on Harmony of the Seas sailing out of Galveston over the MLK holiday. There is SO much to do on these massive ships. I agree with the point you make at the end. When you consider the food, activities, shows, entertainment, service, and everything that is included with the price of cruising, it is hard to beat the “bang for the buck” you get. I’m partial to Royal Caribbean. They definitely do it right.

@HometownAcres

5 ай бұрын

We have only ever been on royal Caribbean and they have not given us a reason to try a different line

I'm glad I watched this; I've never been on a cruise so it was a great overview- just the right amount of coverage for each topic. thx

I have been on two cruise ships. Enjoyed each destination and the shows on each boat were pretty good. The food pretty good as well.

Really well done video. Thanks for taking time out of your vacation to take us along.

Great video, really enjoyed it. Looking to take a cruise and you put out alot of valuable information. Thanks

I really enjoyed this video. Looks like a good time. The only cruise that I was ever on happened on an aircraft carrier while I was in the Navy back in 1989. Have a good one,take care and God Bless you all!!!❤😊

WOW WICKED COOL! I LIKE THE IDEA OF A CRUSE, BUT MY WIFE IS NOT BEST FRIENDS WITH THE OCEAN... THANX FOR ALL THE VIEWS AND KILLER FOOD, AND FUN SHOTS. STAY COOL GUYS... PEACE FROM CREEL CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO...

Absolutely enjoyed the whole video! This is the first “cruise” I have seen from top to bottom with a great breakdown of expenses. Well, except for 9 months on a carrier (USS AMERICA) WESPAC Tonkin Gulf but that was an entirely different story. You did an excellent job throughout!! Thanks for bringing us along 😊. Marcus from Chesapeake VA but in Florida for a while 😉.

@HometownAcres

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service!

I am glad you choose another top product from Finland. Worlds largest cruise ships and best firewood processors are made in Finland.

Very interesting video! Glad you guys had a great time. KC Don 😉 My cruise was aboard a Navy Ship.

@HometownAcres

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service.

pretty cool. We did Harmony of the seas from Royal Carribean back when the ship was new... a couple years before covid. All different ports on the one we took except for Labadee. Folks told us we would gain weight that week, but we stayed even or lost weight. I think it is because anywhere you want to go on the ship.. you are walking. Add to that swimming or more walking on their track. Great footage.

Great informative video Adam. Hope everyone had a wonderful time.

Interesting video! Never been on a cruise, someday!🇺🇸

This is hilarious! I got off the ship the morning you got on the ship. We love cruising!

Hi Adam et al, Thank you for posting this video. The opening sequence of leaving the port of Miami--something I've done numerous times--started a walk down memory lane. Decades ago, I worked as a personal trainer in the gym of the Carnival Destiny (since rechristened the Sunshine).

Enjoyable video. We've done 3 Carnival cruises in total (1 in 2010, 2 in 2011, all to various South American ports), and went with our friends who are cruise-alholics. To date they've been on over 200 cruises. It was enjoyable enough, but too many people for my taste. The stops on your cruise were much nicer, and I think the privately owned islands offer a lot more. To me, most of the ports of call all looked the same with the duty free shops, the chain restaurants, etc. We did do some excursions that were pretty cool, like going to a wildlife refuge in Costa Rica and swimming with sting rays. It's one of those things that I'm glad we did it, but I don't think I'll do it again. My wife wants to go on another cruise, and I'm like "Fine, find a friend that'll go with you, but I'm staying at home with the dog." I'm not much into traveling, and I a kind of anxiety about leaving the house empty that long, which doesn't help. Oh, and if you go again, I highly recommend "The Captains Tour" if they offer that. Inner workings of the ship and all that stuff, and seriously cool.

@HometownAcres

5 ай бұрын

Yeah I wish I could have seen the engine room on the ship

@JCWren

5 ай бұрын

@@HometownAcres Even in 2011, that's the one place they wouldn't take us. "Security reasons".

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

Wow, that long zip line was something else.

David from So Cal here - glad you got out of that cold weather and got to see the sun and fun!

For beginners in cruising. Choose the ship that has good rating but not that expensive. Choose the very basic package on your first cruise. Create a list of activities or places that are not included in your package when you go around the cruise ship. So that in your next cruise you can choose what you want to add on your package, only add one. So that you will not regret if the experience of the activity or place is not in your liking.

We were in Jamaica in December of 2020 and did the blue hole tour. Just our group of friends were the only one there on the tour so we were able to jump as much as we wanted since they weren't busy due to covid. They even let us jump off the falls as well. Was glad we went during covid and didn't have the huge crowds

THANKYOU....I had no idea what was on those boats.

Thanks for the info.

I’m 66 and never been .. but would love to go.

@HometownAcres

5 ай бұрын

Give it a try

Thank you for the review!! That is the cruise ship I want to go on next. I’ve been on a Disney and it was very nice but a little more expensive. Thank you so much for the breakdown of everything. Really enjoy your channel.

This was great. I smiled the entire video - well, not during the pricing info! 😉 It's amazing what's built into these ships - entire cities!! It's such a blessing that all of your family could be there!! You really are patient to do all that videoing - takes a lot of effort, but now your family has a wonderful way to remember this trip! Good to see you, Adam's Mom! Personally, I'd rather be at your Airbnb! 🥰 God bless y'all! ♥️🙏♥️

Thanks for sharing your vacation with us I had no idea how much was actually in a cruise until now.

It's nice to see things off the farm too. Especially when we get your insight.

Glad you enjoyed your cruise

Hah hah hah! Reaal funny Adam. Other than that, looked like an awesome trip. Great info.

That ship is made 200 kilometers from my house. Turku Finland. Nice cruice

He told it all..I will definetly sub to him. Best informative video..Thanks for showing the whole cruise and pricing. Most people never give the price.

Looks like a great time with family!

So much fun, my last cruise was 2005, thanks for sharing.

Love your hat.🙂🙂

@HometownAcres

5 ай бұрын

Thanks haha it’s my vacation / brush hogging hat

I took a cruise on the ship - Wonder of the Seas in November 2023. It is very similar to the ship you were on. Cruises are a great value for a vacation and nice get-a-away in during the cold winter months. Royal Caribbean has more professional shows than MSC cruise line.

Just got off the same itinerary on symphony of the seas! Finn’s river falls was a lot of fun!

Great video, we've discussed cruise s but haven't been sure what to expect since we've never cruised.

Lovely holiday Cruise , ship looked nice with lots of entertainment 😊

Nice video Adam, glad you were all able to get together for this. Royal Caribbean is the only way to go on a cruise, they know how to do it. You are like the 3rd channel that came to Miami this month for a cruise..

Looks like y'all had a great time love to go some day

Adam, thank you for sharing this experience. I’ve never been on one but like you like to say “not my cup of tea“😂. The most interesting part was your accountant analysis of the costs. For your next cruise I will suggest to look into chartering a catamaran sailboat, although more expensive and tight space you may convince the company for a discount in exchange for a KZread video. Getting close to 200k. Looking forward for pond’s updates 😅.

Great recap. The ships are huge. I’m sure the kids enjoyed it and never got bored - also got to miss a few days of school in the winter.

A very different type of video Adam but a great one. It looks like you had a wonderful time with your entire family. The cruise line should give you money for the full-length commercial you just provided them. Anyway, stay safe, healthy and warm. Bill H from Cranberry Township

Adam very informative and interesting

Thank you for your detail at several levels. This was very useful. I was pretty sure would not like a cruise, and your information confirmed my earlier position. There is nothing about activities on board of interest. Food, ... nah. I have a hard time with any food outside the house. Water activities, ... no. However, I am happy your family had a good time, especially extended family. This was a very important time for all, from small to your parents. Thanks.

Hey Adam and Family!!!! Love your videos so much. Our family is a big cruise family. Haven't been since COVID. Need to go within the next year or so. This helped me get my mind going. Really engaged watching it with a few inches of the white stuff on the ground in Illinois.

@HometownAcres

5 ай бұрын

The industry seems fully recovered. Our ship was at full capacity

Looks like everyone had a great time. Sometimes the cost isn't a problem when it is spent with family. Stay safe.

I loved this video

Thanks for sharing

Awesome overview! Thanks for sharing your information. My father-in-law and his wife go on multiple cruises a year. Others in my family have done it too. My wife is not too interested, but maybe this video will change her mind. We did go to Jamaica in 2010 and did the Dunns River Falls walk. I still have my water shoes from that. 😅

AWESOME!

We did Anthem of the Seas in November from NY to Nassau. $1900 for 9 days through our first responder booker. Looking to do Icon of the Seas this year

What an amazing adventure! Thank you for sharing this with your audience. I don’t know if I’ll ever take a cruise in the Caribbean, we are interested in the Alaskan cruises, and actually looking at a Viking cruise on a river in Europe somewhere. I have to say, we’ll have to save for that one. My wife’s dream trip is to Wales. And to see the whales off the coast of California, I can’t forget that one either.

It’s absolutely one of the most affordable vacations you can take for all of the benefits that you receive

@HometownAcres

5 ай бұрын

I agree

We took Symphony of the Seas out of Miami. The boat was breathtaking and almost exactly like the one y’all were on.

@AdamsMom921

5 ай бұрын

We are on Symphony next year…

Thanks, Adam. Very informative. I had no idea. Thank you again! Now, go cut some wood LOL :) Great Video!!!!!!

Thank you for taking us along on your cruise. It was very interesting. Those cruise ships (boats?*) are like a floating city with amusement parks, Las Vegas like shows and casinos, restaurants and everything else. *boat. If it can fit on the deck of something larger it's not a ship. So says the Navy.

Man said 32, and I went, "Damn!" Just kidding, Adam. I'm almost 30, so I can't talk too much, lol. I'm glad you had a great trip!

@HometownAcres

5 ай бұрын

Yeah doesn’t feel like 19 years since I was 13

@mayamartin7359

5 күн бұрын

@@HometownAcreswow now I feel ancient at 29 😂

great video

Nice video Adam. Royal Caribbean does a great job keeping everyone entertained. Regarding your sunglasses - did you lose a bet?

@AdamsMom921

5 ай бұрын

Oh this made me laugh… he got those reflective sunglasses before we left… they go with that crazy hat!!!

Great video and enjoyed it very much. I suggest you modify the tag or image for the video to be more hometown acres centric as I didn't even recognize it as one of your videos the first several days it was posted.

lucky you,we paid ower 12000 dollars 4 per/p from Norway on this boat.

All your videos on the property look like a magical dream. The cruise looks like a nightmare 😱

Leave it to an accountant to figure out how to make a vacation a business expense. Bravo!

@make-somedust

5 ай бұрын

When you’re self employed everything you do is written off. Make your lifestyle your business!

Great video. While my wife and I normally watch all of your videos when they come out, I passed over this video initially because I don't think that we are cruise type people. Boats yes, ships, not so much. Anyway, the video was really good and an excellent introduction to landlubbers like me or wannabe cruisers. I would think that Royal Caribbean might want to sponsor you after this one.

@HometownAcres

5 ай бұрын

Yeah I think they are interesting atleast. Even if you never get on one

Very good video better c than the companies. Too many people for my taste. My favorite places are where I cannot see a house or light from the highest point.

We did a Nassau cruise in 92 for our wedding vacation. We did the city tour and everyone wanted a tip for just anything. Looks like things have changed a lot since

We just sailed RC Liberty of the Seas beginning on MLK day and visited Nassau and CocoCay. Funny to be a subscriber from PA and seeing you did a similar vacation. Fun fact the private yacht Seven Seas that was docked in Nassau is owned by Steven Spielberg.

@HometownAcres

5 ай бұрын

Interesting. I had no idea

I am assuming these prices did not include your airfare from Pa to Florida?? Looks like a wonderful trip! Thanks for taking us along.

@HometownAcres

5 ай бұрын

You are correct

Thanks for this video. I have been looking to take my wife on a cruise for our anniversary. Seeing what it actually like i would hate it. Time for a new plan.

@HometownAcres

5 ай бұрын

What didn’t you like?

@allenheuker7339

5 ай бұрын

Way to many people. If I was to go on a cruise I don't want to feel like I'm in a city.

It's not a BOAT it's a SHIP !!! A Very BIG SHIP !!

Where did you book from and do you have to book the room based off how my are in your party? for example, Can i book a two adult room for me and my two kids and share the bed with my smaller child?or am i forced to book who's in my party. I ask because we can share space and save if possible

That stock buy is pretty massive.

I just paid $2,000 for two nights at Nags Head. That was through VRBO. Not even ocean front.

I utilize a power wheelchair for mobility. is everything on the ship ADA compliant and will I have any issues with my wheelchair?

@AdamsMom921

5 ай бұрын

There were several people on mobility scooters. They have larger handicap staterooms available also.

How expensive were drinks? Did you spend much out of pocket on beverages and food that was not included?

Thanks for the overview. Do you pay separately pizza places; Johnny Rocket; etc.?

@AdamsMom921

5 ай бұрын

Multiple eateries (Johnny Rockets, BBQ place, & specialty restaurants) cost extra but we generally do not buy there. Cruising companies want to cross-sell and upcharge guests to spend more. We walk off the ship with very little extra cost. A few T-shirts, hoodie or hat… but there are so many other free food options that we find it’s not necessary at all.

@HometownAcres

5 ай бұрын

Pizza place is included. Others are not

We are going on a Alaska cruise in September 2024.

Adam, was airfare included in that price?

@HometownAcres

5 ай бұрын

No it was not. I figured airfare will be different for everybody and some people could even drive to port if they lived close enough

calling it already: most unexpected rick roll of 2024. got rick rolled in a video about a cruise trip from a guy who usually is processing firewood in his videos. lol

Did you sell your stock to pay for the trip or are you holding it to get another discount on your next cruise?😁😁

@HometownAcres

5 ай бұрын

I still own the stock

My take on the differences in room prices with kids compared to without is they want people with kids to be in certain areas and not in other areas... Just a thought.

@HometownAcres

5 ай бұрын

That is a good reason

@springhollerfarm8668

5 ай бұрын

@@HometownAcres It just seemed to make sense to me. Cuts down on complaints from older couples not wanting to hear the noise.

Did you have to pay air fare to Florida or did you drive there?

@HometownAcres

5 ай бұрын

We flew

Cruises are not my cup of tea; great overview can see why they’re popular

I've never been on a Cruise

How much weight did you gain?

How much weight did you gain? I’m guessing 8-9 lbs.

@HometownAcres

5 ай бұрын

Surprisingly only 2 pounds. I tried really hard to only eat when I was actually hungry. Not just because it was there