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Oh that's a shame. Did you still manage to get out and about and do things though? Captain Wes was great wasn't he, we got to meet him and have a photo with him in Haugesund :)

Oh what a lovely town you live in, we did want to explore more. We thought the weather was quite nice actually, we're used to a lot worse in the UK 😅 at least it was dry, we got soaked in Stavanger

@@CtheCwithC Oh well, at least there wasn't any rain, that's always a plus, hehe. I'm glad you liked the town though. It's been very interesting as a local to watch the transformation of Haugesund over the past 3-4 years, there's been a lot more effort put into restoring the centre of town, it's historic buildings etc, ever since the cruiseships started docking here. :)

I can imagine a lot has changed with all the tourism. Would you say for the better, or did you prefer your peaceful town before? How do the locals feel with the influx of tourists with the cruise ships? Our ship especially was really big, over 5000 passengers

@@CtheCwithC In our case, I'd say it's been for the better. Haugesund is about 50 000 people, so It's probably not as much of a burden on us as it might be on some of the towns and villages of maybe around 500-1000 people where cruise ships dock. - But the thing with Haugesund is that especially the town centre used to have quite a few issues with abandoned storefronts, decaying buildings. And over all; there wasn't really all that much pride in the town, most people just shopped in the malls in the suburbs, lived in the suburbs, and the historic core was more or less forgotten and ignored.

But with the cruise tourism in recent years It's been a sort of wake up call for Haugesund, we can't just be a cruise destination while the town looks decayed, lifeless, has nothing to really offer etc. Which it largely was prior to 2019. So there's a renewed focus on that, restoring historic buildings, more cafes, more restaurants. There's been more focus on the identity of the town, marketing based on the town's strengths etc.

Oh wow you will have a great time! 🤗 Highly recommend it! Such a beautiful ship, it was our first ever cruise and we loved it, we definitely want to go back on Iona again. Do you have the same itinerary as our one? Norway?

@@CtheCwithC yes we have,I've wanted to go to Norway since I was a kid. My friend had a Norwegian mum and they used to tell me how lovely it was

@@CtheCwithC we've done 2 short cruises a while ago,that was with royal Caribbean, really good too. Trying p&o now 👍

I bet you can't wait, such a lovely trip to look forward too. I think April will be more scenic, great for the waterfalls and you will probably have snow on the mountain tops

@@CtheCwithC sad I know but only 679 sleeps to go! 😜Lol

Hello, thank you for watching ❤️ we docked in Olden at 7am but think we docked early. Are you booking the excursion through P&O?

Yes definitely :) we wanted to book the rib boat tour down there but unfortunately it had sold out. Next time hopefully🤞

Thank you ❤️

Hello, not yet, this was our first time on MSC :)

You've made us both smile ❤️ Thank you. Yes comfort always comes first 😊

Thats so kind, thank you ❤️

Thats really kind of you, thank you so so much :) We are excited to watch your channel too as you have loads of videos on cruises we have been looking at also :)

Thank you for your comment and subscribing :) Definitely recommend trying Yacht Club if you get the chance, it really does feel like how they brand it ' A ship within a ship'

Thank you, I will change that :)

Oh amazing, when do you go? You will prob have the same butler team for your room, Ivis and AB, they really looked after us :)

Thank you Jen