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Interesting. Grand Place is just for tourists. Belgian Chocolate is the pralines and it is very hard to compare, because there are so many ones. So it is not just chocolate. Neuhaus for me is too expensive for the quality. Not bad, but there is way better. Leonidas is a chain store. They are the best value for money. Not the best pralines, but for that price pretty good. I am not familiar with the other two. What I do when I buy chocolate, I buy truffels and then some mix of whatever they suggest. But you do not buy it as "just chocolate". The praline is what makes it special. It is where all the work is done. And obviously a smaller shop who makes it by hand will be more expensive just due to labour cost. They are something to give with a coffee, after a dinner. Or given as a present. If you want just chocolate, go in a supermarket and buy something like Callebout. As that is "just chocolate". Just a bar of chocolate. And Cote Dor is also not bad for just a chocolate bar. I suggest going to Leonidas and buy some choclate truffels and try that. Best if they are from the fridge. Not too cold, but also not too warm.

Very Helpful ,thanks for the video - going in September .

EWR- departing international, Polaris. It won't let me complete online check in because I have to present visas. Fine. ANYONE OUT THERE......can I do bag-drop at premier access BEFORE I do the check in and print boarding passes? Also, are there porters outside who help lug bags if you pay them? I have 5 large bags....and luckily I pulled a butt muscle this morning so this will be fun. And if that gave anyone a visual, well, as a 48 year old overweight man - -I am flattered

The Viking museum, The Alcohol museum and the Wreck museum are all house in old shipshalls.

I did the NCL Epic transatlantic April 2024 cruise Solo Cabin Port Canaveral to Rome. I loved every second of this cruise. The NCL experience was first class, attentive and caring in every way. The Solo room and the area amenities you’ve accurately described were perfect in every way. Private, quiet, cozy very functional and well thought out room layout, solo lounge and room design by NCL for a Solo Cruiser. (The only reason this may not work for you is if you’re an over packer.) Two small closets did offer space to hang your clothes, three small cubbies and space under the bed for your suitcase and carry on. The cabin sink is tiny but functional. (I brought a flat rubber sink drain cover, clothes washing sheets and conveniently did my laundry by hand twice in this tiny sink. I did find that most Solo cruisers are very savvy travellers and for me this translated into low drama, appreciative and grateful fellow travellers who valued and recognized how special this Solo experience can be. Almost always interesting, unique, great conversations in the Solo Cruiser Lounge about where and what their adventures were taking them. Which leads me to conclude another benefit to Solo Cabin and it’s benefits…that the often baseless whiners and complainers on every cruise tend to hang out in groups of other whiners and complainers, so, the private access only Solo Cabins keep these groups away from your frequented living space…most of the time.:) Solo cruising…your own time, your own hourly and daily plan of action. What you participate in, when and where you dine and doing it all based on what interest you at anytime of the day. Not to mention the flexibility of getting a seat in almost every venue and dining room with little or no wait time. To raise your high level of amazing service (which will can be expected almost all of the time), try modest, subtle but consistent tipping that will always be appreciated and recognized by those who are there to serve you, hostesses, the person seating you, serving your meals, tending to your room, keeping things clean and tight. An inexpensive way to upgrade to first class with every experience you have on board. Keep it friendly and fun.

Don’t quite understand why you titled this “We regretted….

Great review. My husband has a cpap machine... so I take it he will need an extremely long extension cord?

We departed Poesia's 2024 World Cruise in Southampton, just before you boarded your Baltic Sea venture. We began our trip on Jan 7 in Barcelona, 113 days later, Southampton.

Nice and informative 🙏🏻

The “Royal Palace” of Madrid is actually the Monastery of El Escorial, which is 90 kms. away from Madrid. A royal retreat in centuries past, and the Royal Mausoleum of Spanish dinasties.

We just got back from this tour. We used Wild Rover tours. We sent 2 hours at the Cliffs and 2 hours in Galway. Our trip was the reverse. We stopped at the Cliffs first. We got to Galway for lunch. Wished we had more time in Galway.

Nice job. Completely agree with your review. It's great to take the train from the airport - big saver. Taxis are expensive. Each day, you can take the train since its 100 ft away. Breakfast buffet was good but rooms small. Top floor restaurant is disappointing. You do walk to get into city centre, across from Grand Oslo Hotel. We stayed at both. The big feature is the breakfast. Otherwise, I'd stay at the Grand Hotel but you have to walk with your luggage to get there. Oslo, is ridiculous expensive. You take the #3 train to Oslo University and to the lake.

I love the Epic. Perfect for me❤

Above all Gdańsk Poland...

Love your videos! How was Bergen on your own? How long did your self tour take? I loved it, thanks for sharing!

Please tell me the trolls and all the other tourist goods for sale aren't made in China.

Nice overview

Nice overview

Another great video! I always appreciate your mix of tour, history and practical advice. Makes each of your videos very well rounded. Cheers! P.S. I don't like to double-tie my shoes either. 😊

Do they not let you take pictures inside the castle?

A solo cabin is a great idea, but the cost of the flight costs almost as much as the cruise. If the embarkation port and debarkation port is different the cost of the flight goes up significantly. I'm 1400 miles from the nearest ocean!!! If I have to embark in Southampton, Amsterdam, or Barcelona...I'm screwed.

Worst cruise line ever, we booked several excursions via NCL and they were canceled due to “logistical” reasons. We used viator, get your guide and local cruise bookings at a substantial savings. Furthermore, the food was awful and dining areas insufficient. Don’t use NCL to book transport to/from airport to ports…NCL was charging $170 pp for bus transport….use fly bus and it’s only $31 pp in Iceland and national bus to get from London to south Hampton for a mere 11 £.

Wow... what a lot of disappointments with Aer Lingus... you were amazingly good natured as you weathered so many setbacks. I remember flying this airline out of New York several decades ago... when there was a first and business class. Remember the brown bread and smoked salmon in the lounge... and in first class being served champagne in Waterford Crystal. Priceless memories!

Just a constructive comment... "Pigalle" is pronounced "pee-gal'", as in the famous quarter in Paris. :)

Please let me know the time of year you went and the average weather temp …I’m leaving for the cruse in 3 days …love your information…it really helps as I don’t want to do the costly ships excursions !

Hi ..would you recommend having a guided tour or self guided is good enough? We are going to be on june 17th, so since it will be hard, would you recommend doing the alcazar and cathedral tour in mornign around 10 or later 1, ?please advise we need to book tix.

Thanks for sharing. Still better than the NJ Transit trains.

I thought an “expat” was an elderly alcoholic Englishman who moved to Thailand to creep on young girls

Nice overview! 😃👍 The rusty spots were not necessary as the MSC Poesia was in a shipyard for maintenance just a few months ago.

Thanks for a great and entertaining video essay of a culinary tour around the city of Stockholm! Regarding the candy tasting, I think you would have enjoyed the traditional Swedish candy "Polkagris" a whole lot more, as it's sort of a peppermint/strawberry-type of hard candy? (Licorice in the Nordic countries is an "acquired taste") If you ever visit Stockholm and the Island of Djurgården again, especially during the summer, I would highly recommend "Rosendals Trädgårdar" It's a beautiful horticultural garden with a lovely garden café (partly situated in greenhouses) that serves great locally produced food. Hope to see you back in Stockholm soon!

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Thanks for your video. Just a few questions, did you notice whether they had any games for rent in the card room?

Are Lingus is a IAG yellow pack airline painted green.

There is a way more cattle ,sheep and pigs than people its not even close

ORD Terminal 5 is such a boring and inconvenient experience.

Sir I have permesso di soggiorno of italy but don’t have my pakistani passport. Can I travel to spain by air?

What are these formal nights? Are you obliged to dress formal? I am cruising with them in 3 days and I only want to take my backpack with jeans and tshirts lol🤣. I need to know thissssss

What a great video! Gave a very nice overview of all the spaces on board without getting too long. I'm also impressed with how well kept it looks on camera despite the age of the ship. In addition to the balcony tiles and shower courtain which are a dead giveaway of an older ship, did you find any signs of neglect?

We are getting ready to go on the epic with a balcony. The bathroom area seems quite weird. But, we live in a one bathroom house so having a separate toilet to the shower may work better for us.

This a tender boat or you guys able to to the city center where the bus excursion waiting?

A knife and fork to the cinnamon bun?

Where did you buy tour for akureyri? I checked viator and it's $300 per person? Like you videos very informative

What seats did you have odd or even?

BA now departs from Terminal 3 in Chicago with American Airlines and better lounges with great views.

what month did you do the cruise?

Excellent explanation 👏🏼👏🏼

This maybe a stupid question, so taking videos and pictures are allowed?

Very helpful, thanks. Did they do a white night and a formal dress up gala?

Do you know what the weather in june in Germany, riga, klaipeda, stockholm, cophogen, Estonia, oslo, Poland, gotburg my Baltic cruise in june 2 to 19 on the ncl dawn

Thank you for sharing ... sailing on the Epic on June 8/2024 !!