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Haha I can tell you were on the full Monty drinks package. Glad to see you getting your money’s worth 😂
I'm really impressed with what I'm seeing from the various KZread channels showing actual cruises on here - my first impressions from photos of the press launch was that the ship didn't have a huge amount of character, and the inside cabins felt really small due to the dark colours. However, I do think I take it back - that room looks lovely, and the ship overall looks wonderful!
The restaurant looks clostephobic....low ceiling...people squashed in...mmmmm food looked good..not wow...old school...oldies in suits..plus a tinkley piano....plenty of bubbles needed to sleep in the cupboard...inside cabin...have fun
Ohhh never felt claustrophobic but our tip would be to check out your table on adding day afternoon and ask for an alternative if it not any good, they may be able to move you. Our cupboard was a third of the price of a balcony.
Oh dear ones major claustrophobia the room and your table in Britannia Room would not be good for me but the food looked lovely the cheese plate seems better than the QM 2 Interesting you and Gavin showed that there is a comfortable variance in dining attire Love you guys in your tuxedos but cool that jacket or dress shirt are equally acceptable ❤
Ohhh it didn’t feel claustrophobic to be honest! We enjoy dressing up in our tuxedos 🥰
Your excitement is infectious ❤❤love the Fjords
Hehe thanks! Us too!
Hysterical at the word Crimp 🤣 looks beautiful 😍
It was stunning
I've only been Queens Grill (twice) on QV. In December I'm doing an inside cabin. Economies must be made.
Queens Grill is the dream!
This is amazing Thankyou so much booking for October 2024
Have a wonderful cruise!
Them Mary Pickfords are a absolute bitch😂 Great to see you bk.
I've just arrived home today from visiting Norway onboard QM2. Miss it already.
hope you had a wonderful time!
Watched it boys can’t wait to watch episode two
Thanks 🤩
Thank you an enjoyable watch. I do not think I would enjoy an inside cabin having had a balcony previously but not cheap on Cunard…
Thank you! They are not too bad, but a balcony is always better. Look out for deals as sometimes they do deals on balcony for the price or a inside etc
🎉 love this video keep those vlogs coming 😊
Thank you! Will do!
Looking forward to the next episode
Awww thank you
I'm sorry, but interior staterooms are horrific! I booked one only once and can honestly say that it just about ruined the entire cruise for us. Awful experience! Never knowing what the weather was like, or seeing the sun when you woke up in the morning, or being able to open the door to fabulous sea air was so unappealing. There was no excitement or comfort to returning to your cabin. If someone offered me a free cruise in an interior room, I would decline.
We don’t mind them, would always prefer a balcony but we spend so little time in the room it’s doesn’t matter to us, but that’s just us. Know many people will only do balcony cabins, after all you have to enjoy your holiday so worth getting what you want.
No issues with interior cabins at all. I do have issues with certain passengers thinking they're above others though.
Absolutely well worth waiting for as usual, looking forward, to he next Episode, Thanks a lot Lads.
Thank you 🤩
Looks AMAZING 👏 😍 👌 Thank you,Full watch,stay connected !!! Enjoyed 💯🌹👍👍
Is anyone gonna tell them they waved the Swedish flag at sailaway? Also, I love when just when you think they're too sloshed to carry on, they end up partying for another couple of hours and then manage to stay awake for room service too - they're my effing heroes!
It’s a Pembrokeshire flag 😉😂
@@CruiseMonkeys I'm so embarrassed rn🤦♂️ Love from South Africa to Wales, have the best time!❤️
<3 this vlog xxxxxxxxxxx
Thanks Dan! 👍
Looking forward to the rest of the series, we're just back from our 3 night taster and fascinated to see how your impressions compare with ours. We were very impressed with the quality of the food in the Britannia MDR, especially after the negative reviews from the maiden sailing. Still room for improvement when it comes to service, particularly on gala nights when the staff seemed overwhelmed with the numbers arriving at peak time.
Hope you enjoy it! We definitely think things have improved from what we’d heard at the start. 😀
This looks great guys, I’m really up for trying Cunard. Also love when there is a usb on the phone. On an Indy cruise a few years ago I had some shoes with LEDs in and used to charge my shoes off the phone 😂😂
Anne is a great ship! Haha, love it!
So nice to see the ship as you walking (or staggering) through it rather than just a camera Ponting at parts. We are warming to her now, but was shocked not to see Captain Inga as Captain.... hope she is on board when we are on Anne in October, she is such a lovely Lady and probably having a well earned break. Nice to see you back on form, Gavin looked absolutely blotto on the bed at the end. 🍷🍷🤣❤
Haha, we do like to keep it read. We were gutted she was not on the ship this time, but guess she’s got to have leave after being on it in the ship yard too 🤣
Glad you asked I wondered why Captain Inger wasn’t there
seriously nice porcelain dinner plates
They were very nice!
Ahh the lovely Blake on the piano in Commodore Club 🙂
Indeed it is! Had a lovely chat to him too.
Great can you tell us where you can get the big yellow hand thanks
We’re looking to get some for our shop - think this was Amazon.
I’ll bet you didn’t get up very early the next day!😂
Watch next weeks to find out! We’re full of surprises!
Dining tables are on top of each other
You find this with most large mainstream ships now. But there is enough of a gap so if you don’t want to be social you don’t need to be. We tend to find we get talking to the table next to us and if we get along, we look forward to speaking the next night. But totally optional - if you want to keep to yourselves that’s fine too.
"Guzzle this back" 😂 i love you two ❤
Awww thanks 🤩
Thanks both for this look at boarding Queen Anne, all looking great, plenty of space in inside cabin, did you have any proble.s with food in restaurants being cold ?.
Fantastic cruise! No food hot, service good! Think they’ve ironed out the original issues now as it had been about 3 cruises before us
Did you send this out as a members only as if you did I didn't get it. ?
Hi, yes, it should have been on the ‘community’ tab about 4 days ago, the cover will be different but it’s an Ad free version
Great video. How bad is the noise? Would we be ok with ear plugs? We are booked in 1003
It’s got quite a base sound to it. Not sure if ear plugs would work, probably would as it’s not loud as such
@@CruiseMonkeysps. Love the commentary when Luke has had one too many. Hilarious. It makes you stand out from other vloggers
@user-kj8qv4db6t 💯 we like to keep it real 🤣
Love the intro music
Thank you!
Great start to a new series. You're obviously getting recognised, they know what your favourites are now lol
Hahahaha - not sure if that’s good thing 😂
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hey! just i was wondering if balconies are worth the extra price or if the air conditioning is good enough to cool down the room? thanks! 😊😊
The aircon is good on these ships but a balcony does give you the option of fresh air which is nice. If you can afford it, it’s worth doing - we’d always go balcony if we could but then we’d cruise a lot less 🤣
@@CruiseMonkeys ahh! amazing thank you!!! i was worried that the air con wouldn’t be that good as an incentive to make you upgrade!! thank you for the reply!!
Norway the destination 😂
can you adjust the noise of the fan or turn off (..in the cabins on Queen Anne) ?
Yes, you can disable the aircon completely
@@CruiseMonkeys there's a switch to do that?
Yes the same panel that controls the room temp. There’s an off switch 😉
Wow amazing scenery and a brilliant video guys. We are going on Sky to the fjords next year, can't bloody wait!
Thank you 🤩 Hope you have a wonderful time!
Nice cabin. I like the bathroom but it looked like there would be a lot of spray getting past that little screen. Surprised you didn't have any cabin drinks lol. Looking forward to your next video. Thanks Guys.
Oh no, the door closed so no issues with spray :) Oh we did have ourselves some, just hadn't unpacked them.
whats the short answer - what are they key differences between the balcony and club balcony ?
If you can get it for a good price, it is worth it, the main differences are the Britannia Club Restaurant where you have your own table and the option to turn up when you wish and then that the room has a coffee machine.
I’ll be on this same cruise exactly a year from today so thank you so much for this peak into what it’ll be like! 🤗
Awww, have a wonderful time!
Thank you for the information. Very helpful.
Glad it was helpful :)
HMS Travelodge! 😉
Travel lodge or Cunard, we know which one we’d always pick! Ironically we stayed at a travel lodge the night before the cruise 🤣
Oh I thought they would finish around midnight on Cunard lol 😆 yes that's late ❤
Cunard are full of surprises 😀
We've grabbed E107 on the basis of your vlog for August next year for 2 weeks in the Med. Balcony is huge. Ty.
Hope you enjoy it - they sure are huge!!!
I do like inside rooms, sleep so well in them, it looks really lovely xx
Yeah, sleep really good in them too!
I think that is a USB-C rather than a micro-USB. They are different…
Thanks for clarifying- we’re not very techie when it comes to cables so in our house we normally refer to them as ‘those smaller usb cables’ 🤣
Hi both, very nice inside cabin , bathroom looks luxurious, 😊
It was fabulous