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@breadyegg Oh that's fabulous to hear about Olsen. We've never seen or heard a bad comment about them, and our Balmoral voyage in Norway was as near perfect a cruise as there can be. Sadly yes about P&O, so we hear.

It depends of course what you look for in a meal. With Cunard, they know their core demographic are people who appreciate traditional northern European cuisine. Meat, vegetables, sauces.....as would have been served in the past era of ocean liners, and on land in long established hotels today. And actually, it was mostly well executed in terms of presentation and flavour. But for us, there were delights to be found in the buffet such as the sushi station. And, if you see our 'included food' video, then the Corinthia lounge do some amazing snacks, small plate tapas style stuff throughout the day.

@@BritsAbroadTravelCruise we’ll have a look at that! The menu options looked really good but it didn’t look quite so appealing on the plate. The fish starters definitely weren’t for us 😂

That's a fabulous story about the Bermuda triangle Jennie, and we can absolutely identify with the feeling of safety and security you expressed about trusting QM2 with your unease of the sea, and doing the transatlantic. The ship and its crew are all so well equipped for these regular back and forth journeys, so it's little wonder how popular this service remains for those uneasy with open ocean voyages, and indeed, transatlantic flying. We so appreciate your enjoyment and feedback of our work. Especially from a well travelled Cunarder such as yourself. Our hope always is that we can give some insight to the ships that we discover, so that people can decide themselves if a specific ship is right for them. QM2 is in a class of her own of course. That much overused word 'iconic' is actually apt and not at all overused in this case, and its our hope that everyone who peeks inside and around through our videos, will make the effort to experience this historic vessel. Enjoy your next voyage Jennie, and thank you for your comments.

Oh thank you so kindly Jennie for that comment, and taking the time to say you enjoyed it. It really means a lot to us.

I noticed that, too.

And thank you for your kind words, and taking the time to comment.

Hey, thanks for the praise and comment. It's really appreciated 👏

This was September last year David. And yeah, pre the makeover which would have taken care of the worn, torn carpet that we had in our cabin and out in passageway 😏

Good evening Lord Vader. We can report that in line with cruise lines everywhere else we have encountered, if you want to choose more than one item menu from each course, then there was no issue with that. Lunch and evening, more than 1 starter, main, or dessert etc each. At breakfast time too, we will often do our customary test of how well they prepare the Eggs Benedict before ordering anything else. And if there is smoked salmon on the menu, then that always finds its way onto the table before ore after any other breakfast item. Also, the Ballindalloch has that remarkable feature of being an MDR with a fully stocked buffet within the dining room at breakfast. And we later discovered similar in the Spey at lunch time! We doubt that you'll leave that ship hungry!

@@BritsAbroadTravelCruise thanks! Very helpful! We are in our 30’s would we feel a bit out of place?

@@Lordvader1212 That's kind of difficult to answer not knowing what you want or enjoy from your cruise experience. There's no doubt that Olsen's key demographic is the older cruiser who appreciates relaxed, chilled, sailing's, minus the water slides, noisy pool activities, and kids clubs. What they provide instead is a critically acclaimed top quality service from amazing crew, some really wonderful food, and ships that have great outdoor spaces (often missing from newer ships) to watch the world go by, and really enjoy the destinations they take you too. If those last things matter more than the first things, the floating theme park environment found on Royal Caribbean for example. then it wont matter that your fellow passengers are quite old, because you'll find a chilled, laid back wonderful travel experience, if that's what you want.

@@BritsAbroadTravelCruise thanks! We are looking for something chilled out!

And that was September last year before the makeover, so you should have an even better experience 😃

We would have loved to have travelled in those times. Starters are sometimes the best items on a menu in many places. And we have been known to order 3 as a tapas kind of dining option 🤔 👍 Glad to hear you've had positive experiences of the food. That was our experience too.

Hey thanks for the kind comment. Appreciated.

That's right. And on the Saturday we visited, we walked a couple of streets away and came into an open square with a magnificent flower market, the town hall, and people enjoying drinks and food around the sides of the square. It really is a wonderful and overlooked Provence destination.....except by the French from the North who love to visit and vacation there.

You're welcome sir. Deliberately avoided ticking the box for an upgrade so that I could capture the experience of this particular accommodation, as there are so many balcony cabin tours of Anthem available to look at.

Hi and thanks for your comment. The buffet was incredible, and its entirely possible to eat there during your time on board and avoid the main dining room completely. BUT.....if you check out the Included food video we made, you'll see the self service food that's available in the Carinthia Lounge during the day, AND that you can also enjoy afternoon tea back in the Kings court if there aren't tables available in the Queens room.

Oh thank you. Very kind of you to say. It very much is a city that you want to point a camera at and take pretty pictures of. Thanks again.

It's difficult to answer your question fully, but we can say that our experience of that room was that we had no noise or vibration from any location around us or below/above. There is a connecting door however and occasionally a cough or sneeze from those occupying that room. Your best option is to Google search written reviews of the ship. Very often they will contain comments on the location such as "Noise came from the bar lounge on the deck above". And as a rule, cabin locations with entertainment venues above/below can produce noise. And those below the pool decks when sun loungers are dragged out in the morning. We have rarely experienced vibration from the ships giant engines in any ship, but some decks can be effected by it. So again, read as many cabin reviews as you can (and videos, but often they don't feature that kind of detail). Aft and forward of ships are the places where you need to consider the potential pitch of the ship (up and down motion), but frankly, a ship of that size rarely encounters that problem in most sea conditions. Hope that any of that helps. If you have more questions on your first cruise then we will be happy to help if we can.

Really appreciate your kind comment. Yes, the world's last transatlantic ocean liner is uniquely fabulous, and a great experience. AND not very expensive to travel on.

Thanks for the comment. Yeah, the food is truly impressive, but in our upcoming review, there is more detail on the very rare incidents it wasn't as good as it should have been, but overall, could not fault quality.

And quite unique. With the sea all around it, it feels like an island.

Thanks, we really appreciate your kind comment. She is such a unique and iconic ship AND travel experience, and surprisingly reasonable cost to sail on. We have more videos soon, and hope to see your own someday soon 😃

It's wonderful to travel to foreign nations and far away oceans, but we sometimes forget that in, and around, our own countries are amazing things to discover

Thanks. Its something we've been trying out and intended for people trying to decide if they want to commit to a ship without having to watch full ship tours; whilst also promoting all our other content for those who want more detail

Aw, thank you for those kind words. It's always appreciated 👍 😃

That's very kind of you to say that. This was our first experiment with an AI voice, but we mostly believe that it's better to let the pictures of the ship, or the food, or the location do the talking.

You really should. The deals on transatlantic with the Queen Mary 2 can be less cost than you might imagine, and the other ships in the fleet offer deals for the Mediterranean that compare well with the likes of say Holland America or Celebrity. Its worth checking out.

Thank you, that's very kind 🙂

Oh hey 👋 Thanks for your comment guys. It should absolutely be on everyone's bucket list. It is a place that often sits in the shadow of so many other high profile, big ticket Mediterranean destinations, but the features like the Rock, and the Caves make it unique and sooo worth a visit.