100K Celebration Q & A... Answering questions I've been avoiding (& Cruise Reveal)
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- We did it! We're celebrating 100K subscribers with a Q & A. I'm answering your questions, including some questions I've been avoiding.
Thanks for watching my videos on cruise tips, cruise news, cruise packing, cruise reviews & for subscribing to my channel, Life Well Cruised! This channel update answers cruise questions and answers & a cruise reveal.
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Hi! I'm Ilana! I live in Montreal, Canada with my husband Frank. We can often be found dreaming about and planning future cruises, ideally to hot and sunny destinations! I believe in having fun, being kind and that you are never too old, or too young, to live the life of your dreams!
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Best cruiser was taking my mother 80yrs on her last cruise. She was a travel agent and cruises were her favorite trips, she got me started. I pushed her all around San Juan in a wheelchair, all day on our last day, definitely worth it! If you have someone that has loved cruising, take them before they can no longer physically go, you'll never regret it.
100% agree. I was able to do that for my mom too. Pushing her around in wheelchair and also letting her walk a bit while I guarded her from the crowd.
Iâm going on a cruise myself with my mom in a few days and my mom has spine problems (sheâs pushing 70) so she may think this European cruise might be her one and only opportunity to move around more robustly before her spine problems become potentially worse
What impresses me the most about you and your channel is that you really do read our comments from the fact that you reply to all of us ! We are acknowledged by you and we will do the same for you. đ
Thatâs really kind of you! Thanks so much đ
I totally agree with you. Ilana acknowledges our messages. I still watch her videos even though I went in October.
Good morning! I'm about to go on my 1st cruise next Thursday with my best friend, who's been on quite a few cruises. I'm really enjoying your videos and am implementing several tips. Thank you for all of the topics you cover!
First one 2023
@@onenoinoum Me too! I love this channel! I canât wait for my first cruise in a few months
May 2023 is my and my husbandâs first cruise. First real vacation together. Weâre going on a 7 day western Caribbean cruise with Harmony of the Seas, Royal Caribbean. We are sooo excited! I never thought I would be someone who goes on cruises. And after almost losing my husband at 35 years old to a brain aneurysm/coma. We are getting a lot of bucket list items done! Lifeâs too short to not enjoy your life. â€
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Royal Caribbean is an excellent cruise line
Cruising is wonderful BUT PLEASE go not forget there are beautiful, amazing places to visit on road trips: Colorado , the Smokey Mountains, Niagara Falls, the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and the many National Parks, Galveston Island , just to name a few. You will not regret these very exciting destinations â€
I love your channel and you are so honest. â€
Her post and job are about cruises. And she is very informative as well as truthful.
A couple days ago you were at 199 thousand and today I see you're at 200,000! Congratulations! You doubled your subscribers in 7 months that's incredible.
Congratulations!!! Iâm so happy thatâs youâve reached 100k!! You deserve all this success!
Thanks so much!! đ
I am so excited my husband and I have our 1st cruise set for September 2023 and I have been binge watching all of your amazing videos đ! Your videos have helped to not only help me feel more prepared but has also increased my level of excitement and anticipation! Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication!
1st cruise coming for 25yr wedding anniversary july31-aug 5, 2023. carnival breeze to cozumel...binge watching ur channel. Thank u! Also got me more excited and built anticipation!
We are going on our first cruise in dec. We love these videos! Celebrating our 46th wedding anniversary. đčđčđč
You will LOVE cruising!
@@jkoopmans37how did you like it?
I'm going on my first Cruise in August on the Emerald Princess. I've watched a lot of your videos, they're so helpful. We're going on our honeymoon to Hawaii from LA. (We're English). This is my holiday of a lifetime. We've been together 10 years and have never had a holiday because I got sick within 6 months of meeting my husband. I had to have a double organ transplant, that was 4 years ago. We got married last september and now I'm so excited to be going on this Cruise. We plan to do many more as well. Thank you for you wonderful Videos. Leigh. XXXXX
We love Carnival and all the fun aboard! Our next 2 cruises are on the new Celebration đŸ B2B Christmas and NY. Nothing planned for 2023 YET⊠but itâs still early
It's so nice to hear you hit the big 100,000! We enjoy your cruise channel.
My husband and I live in Northern BC and relate to your comments about craving warm destinations. Never cruised before so are starting with a 6 night cruise on Celebrity Summit to see if we enjoy cruising. I am a planner so am very appreciative and grateful for all you videos. Iâve watch a lot of them and feel well prepared. THANK YOU!
I knew you would do it ! And right around 4 years ? Impressive ! Itâs because youâre informative and enjoyable. I tell everyone I know who cruises.
Next goalâŠ. a MILLION !
Congrats on the 100K subscribers! This year we did an Alaska cruise and LOVED it, did the one way and then rented car and traveled for 4 days. Itâs an amazing trip. Upcoming cruises are Canada and an 11 day Mediterranean.
Totally agree! Never been to Vegas, no desire.
My husband and I will never forget our first cruise back in 1999 on the Dawn Princess. That's when we fell in love with cruising. We had very calm seas, beautiful weather, and fabulous food! We were hooked. We've been on 6 cruises now on various cruise lines and our 7th is in 25 days on Independence of the Seas. We took a hiatus from cruising when our kids were babies and then again when Covid hit. Our cruise next month will be our 1st one since Covid and we're so excited. Thanks for all you do for the cruising community. Your wealth of knowledge is so appreciated!
Yea for you Ilana..you totally deserve this and more. LWC is the most informative and friendly cruise YT around!! So proud to be a subscriber!! Congratulations đ»đ»đ»
Mediterranean cruise my fav also!!
Youâre so sweet!! Thank you đ
Congratulations!!! My wife and I love watching your show and the cruise hacks you provide. Love your insights and your upbeat delivery. Keep up the good work and we'll keep watching! Again. Congratulations!
So agree with you. As a group in our 60's and 70's we love Celebrity. And a 9 or 10 day cruise is perfect.
We are soooo similar, not in packing but in everything else!
Lol, definitely not in packing, but otherwise Iâm sure weâve got a lot in common đ
Congrats on 100k! I love to hear your perspective as a fellow canadian and mom!
Have been on two 15 day cruises to Hawaii over the holidays and LOVED it. Love sea days. So relaxing and filled with activities if that is your preference.
I used to work for Princess Cruises many years ago. During that time we were able to do a 12 day Tahiti to Hawaii cruise with our 3yo and 5yo sons. It was the best cruise we have ever been on, so I hope that you all can do it soon. Make sure to stay a couple of days before and after to really enjoy the islands. And make sure you donât arrive on Sunday. The entire island of Papeeti was closed. lol
CONGRATULATIONS Ilana! Weâre celebrating with you!! đŸđŸđŸđđđđ
Thanks so much Sheri!! đłđ„â€
Congratulations on 100K, certainly took a lot of work to get this far. We appreciated this video and your honesty in answering all of these excellent questions. Well done!
Thank you so much!
Congratulations on your 100K achievement! Well deserved! My wife and I most always sip on a glass of Champagne while watching your videos. We have three cruises currently scheduled for 2023 - our first in February a 10-day cruise on the Enchanted Princess to the Caribbean out of Port Everglades. Then we have a cruise to Bermuda scheduled for June and a repositioning cruise scheduled for September from Tampa to Boston - both with Royal Caribbean. Thanks for sharing all of your information with us.
Wow, nice cruises planned! Thanks so much đ„
My husband and I are taking our first cruise ever...he actually cruised once, years ago, but first for me. We are flying to Greece for a 7 day cruise. I have been watching you for 5 months and refer to you as a friend! I tell my husband "Illana said"...he's left it up to me to prepare and pack knowing we are in good hands. We leave next week...Aug 3...thanks for all your help!
Congratulations! I love your channel! We've been watching so many of your videos the last few weeks because we are going on our first cruise ever. You've given us so many useful tips that we feel like we are going to be pros. You have given us so many ideas that we would have never thought of including the luggage tags. I had no idea about that but thank you. Congratulations again and we will be sure to tell everyone we know about your channel. đ„°đâ€đł
Thanks! So glad the videos have given you a few extra tips :)
First cruise was on the NCL Norway in 1983. Service and food that equaled the current 6 star cruise lines. The daily midnight ice carving buffet was spectacular. Formal night; tuxedoes & formal attire for the ladies.
Congratulations on 100k! Your videos provide me so much enjoyment. Until recently my last cruise had been almost 39 years. I just went on a 5 days cruise to Mexico after a Disneyland trip. I am now hooked! My next cruise on Princess is already booked. I have ordered so many of your suggested items from Amazon.
Thank you!! Iâm so glad youâve enjoyed this past cruise đ
I totally agree with the "all of the above" response to how to choose cruises. We have preferred lines, and also ships within the lines...and we sometimes deviate for itineraries. I agree with almost everything you said. My longest cruise is 28 days. In general I believe that longer is better--by the time I spend the time, money, and effort, I may as well enjoy the ship for a while. I really don't have any interest in going past that 28 days (b2b), but it was great as each time we went over 24 days, it was two different itineraries on the same ship. For people worrying about quality, I've found it to range from good to excellent depending more on the cruise line than anything. And the "right" line for us has changed over the years as ages and family situations have changed.
Woohoo! Congrats on the milestone!
Thanks so much Tony!!
Sept 2019 to the Med and Croatia on Viking Ocean was awesome until we did back to backs in Tahiti on Windstar! OMG! It was beyond fantastic! It was right after they opened up after Covid and the people were so happy to have tourism back they treated us like kings and queens! Please try to go there, Ilana? Love your content!!!đ„°đ©·đđ»
Congratulations, Ilana on 100K. Yes, a live reveal of your CZcams plaque, plus questions and answers, would be fantastic. No cruising for us in 2023 because I want to finish my dissertation for December 2023 graduation. But 2024 will be Gary Bembridge's (Tips for Travellers) HAL Panama Canal Members' cruise. Perhaps you should consider sailing on his group cruise and learn the ins and outs from Gary!?!?
Wow, that sounds fantastic & great to look forward to! Thanks so much đ
Congrats Illana!! I definitely find all your videos useful and of course I will and always give you a very BIG thumbs up đ đ
Thanks so much! I appreciate it đ
My boyfriend and I and possibly some friends are going on a Carnival cruise for my birthday in May on the Celebration. I cannot wait. Will be my 3rd cruise
My first cruise is in 18 days! I'm so excited and a little nervous. Thank you so much for all your positive videos. Facebook has so many negative and rude cruise groups that I thought at first I made a huge mistake. Watching your videos had calmed and organized me. I also purchased your cruise guide. Thanks for all your help. I know it will be an awesome first cruise for my husband and I.
Was nice to get to know you a little better. Congratulations.đ
Thanks so much for watching, and for your kind words :)
Congratulations!!! We've been watching/subscribed for over a year! You helped us navigate (pun intended) our first cruise, and we're set for two more in the next 6 months! đđđ (Honored to be The First Comment on this video. â€ïž)
Thatâs awesome!! So glad you got hooked on cruising (pun intended đ)! Thanks for your comment & kind words! đ
Congratulations on 100,000 subscribers! Love hanging out with you talking cruising!
You are one of the most informed people I have ever met or actually not met huh because I am watching you on CZcams but just wanted to let you know you are informative. You are smart and I really really really like your attitude. You are so precious you really are precious
Iâm 75 years old going to be 76 Christmas day and I truly enjoyed the freshness that you bring to gnus for cruisers. I listen to everyone of them I am currently on a cruise to the Bahamas with my three great grandchildren and we are thoroughly enjoying it .
Congratulations đ I found your channel as I am preparing for my first cruise and have found your information extremely helpful!
Ashley I enjoy her channel as well very informative and I was very prepared for my first family cruise đą listening to her channel
Congratulations on reaching 100k! Thanks for making videos we enjoy and can relate to. Keep up the great work!
Thanks so much! đ
Thank you! My husband and I are going on our very first ever cruise on June 2024. Our destination is Amsterdam, Iceland, and Ireland on Celebrity Silhouette. We are a well traveled couple. We first went on a 23-day vacation to London, Paris, and Rome in 2009 and we were hooked! So we have been visiting different European cities eversince. The reason we haven't cruised is because I have BPPV and motion sickness. The only reason I was convinced to go on this cruise is because I will be going with my nurse and doctor friends and they promised to take care of me :). Plus, I have been watching your videos and been taking detailed notes, so I think that I'm ready to go on my 1st cruise!
I absolutely love your content. I have been on a few cruises. The best was Sovereign of the Seas with a girlfriend. I was pregnant and had just gotten over the nausea phase. I ate like a queen and kept it all down. My least favorite was a small ship in Hawaii, but only the ship was disappointing. We met 2 other couples while boarding, one younger and one a little older. We stayed together for shore time. My husband had lived in HA so he made a great tour guide. We all rented a van together for a really great price. We still laugh at the memories 35 years later. The best show was hula dancing! I didn't expect to enjoy it so much.
Congratulations on reaching 100,000 subscribers. I enjoy your video series and learn from each one that you produce. I also have purchased your guidebook and will be using it throughout 2023 with my cruises. Hats off to you! đč
Congratulations on achieving your goal! Wishing you continued success!
Congratulations on getting to 100K subscribers! I love hearing cruising from a woman's view point from what to pack, food options, and honest feedback on overall cruising! Well done!
My daughter and I did our first cruise in early May on board Celebrity Beyond. We weren't on board for 15 minutes before we decided we loved it! It was a nine night Mediterranean cruise from Barcelona to Rome. We had a great time. I would like to thank you for all the suggestions on packing and hacks. Have a wonderful time on Beyond.
Congratulations on this well earned milestone! We are going on our firsts cruise and your videos and digital cruise planner have been invaluable in helping us prepare!
Very exciting!! Have an amazing cruise Nicole & thank you đ
Congratulations Ilana on 100k! Thank you for your honest answers about your cruising experiences. I hope you have a wonderful cruise with your family!
Thanks so much Kelly!
Wow, quite the commitment to drive all the way to Florida!! Fun to hear your back story :)
2023 - another 15 day cruise to Hawaii on the Sapphire Princess, and then in 2024, 11 days to Alaska on another Princess ship.. LOTS of other travel on land in between.. we're looking forward to all of it.
Congratulations! You certainly work hard to make a great channel! Thanks again.đ
Thanks so much!! đ
Congrats on reaching your goal! I look forward to the next milestone! đ
Thanks so much Jennifer!
Congratulations on 100 k. You certainly deserve it as you are the best there is when it comes to cruise info! Going on Celebrity to Bermuda in 2024 & I have watched every video!! You are so easy to listen to and you have the best tips! Thank you so much from the East coast of Canada!đšđŠđšđŠđšđŠđđđđđ€đ€đ€
Heading to Hawaii for the Pride of America cruise. Can't wait!!
Congrats on the milestone. I have 2 cruises booked with the first coming in 10 days. I have to agree with you that Celebrity has become my favorite cruise line. Was loyal to Royal for many years but as Iâve aged, Celebrity has become my fav.
Thank you!! I hear you - I like the Celebrity has so much of the great entertainment and fun vibe that Royal has, but a bit more âmatureâ
Me too
My ideal cruise length is 20 to 40 days. It helps offset the pricey air and pre cruise hotel. And I only bring carry-on luggage. One small bag and a back pack. I am Elite on Princess and get FREE, UNLIMITED, laundry and dry cleaning, so I only need minimal clothing. (An advantage of being a guy. LOL)
20 to 40 days? I get 10 vacation days a year, lol.
@@jenniferbond7073 You will retire, eventually.
We have found that our most relaxing cruises, if that is your goal, is when only one of us takes Wi-Fi to keep in touch with my husbands work. We retire at the end of the year so that wonât be a thing anymore, weâll go back to the old days where weâll tell people where we are and they can find us if they need to.
Our most relaxing cruise is best far has been when the restart happened and cruises were sailing at 50% or less capacity. In the real world, we have discovered that nine or 10 day cruises are the best for us, for relaxation, exactly as you have found.
Also we have decided as we get further and further away from home cruising and otherwise traveling, we take out annual insurance. It gives us delay of trip, loss reimbursements, change of plans allowances and cancellation. Our number one reason was two has plenty of coverage should we have to be medevac from a foreign country far away or spend significant amounts of time in rehab before we could come home. We always travel with a passport for the same reasons.
I cannot tell you how I have enjoyed all of your videos that are so helpful for my 1st upcoming cruise to Mexico by Royal Caribbean..I canât wait⊠only a few days away. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!! đ
My dad refuses to fly over water, so the only way my mom could ever got to Hawaii is via a cruise. Over black Friday I was comparing Princess cruises and decided to book the 15 day Hawaiian one. My parents will be coming along and my mom will finally get to see Hawaii. I am super stoked and a lot of it was from research done with a lot of your videos on cruises and cruise lines. You Princess vs Celebrity video is the one that did it in for us, that along with Princes offering the Plus and Premium packages made us chose that route.
Thatâs amazing!! Enjoy đ
Congratulations -- happy for all of you. A 15 day should be able to see most of the islands.
We LOVE that cruise! We just got back from the 17 cruise to Hawaii on the Sapphire Princess, and we booked it again for next year.. it was fantastic! We missed going to Hilo because of the weather, and we missed Mauna Loa erupting by 2 days, but we feel we didn't really miss anything except the possibility of hitting big waves. The Captain chose caution.. great time on that adventure.. Kauai was wonderful.. even Honolulu was fun (I don't usually like Honolulu just because I live in Los Angeles, and it's so much like Santa Monica..) as it was all decorated for Christmas and we hung out at the Royal Hawaiian in Waikiki for a few hours. Kauai.. so magical.. and even Ensenada was beautiful. I have big love for the Big Island and not only will we cruise there, but we'll fly over and spend a couple of weeks next year.. BIG LOVE for the Sapphire Princess and this cruise experience.
Congrats! It would be wonderful to have a cruise group with you in the Mediterranean! You are a very good person.
My 1st cruise will be this coming Dec. over Christmas and New Years on the Celebrity Beyond. I love your channel, and I have learned a lot. Congratulations from a fellow Canuck on reaching 1000.
Well me and my wife will not go on Carnival again. We've been on it twice and both times very disappointed in the cruise and the passengers on board as well. How they conducted themselves in front of my life.
Agree. Been on 4 separate Carnival cruises and have given up on them. Last cruise about 5 years ago was the last one.
Thereâs a cruise line for everyone. Thanks for sharing
We've been on 3 and the last one in a suite. And all 3 were disappointing in various ways. So it's we will not be cruising with them again.
I have enjoyed Carnival with my kids who are young adults. However, my last cruise was annoying because of the people with babies and toddlers. They allowed their babies to crawl upstairs, touch the jewelry cabinets and they basically treated the ship like it was their kidâs playpen. School age kid 5+ are fine but itâs not a baby nursery for me. Otherwise the newer Carnival ships are lovely and a great time!
Whatâd they do?
First time cruiser-April 2023. Thank you for all of your videos!
Hi! Just found your channel & love your insight on different topics! My husband of 44 years & I are finally going on our Hawaii 16 day cruise (it was cancelled in 2020) on crown princess and Iâm really looking forward to it! My favorite eats are seafood anything!
Excellent video!! Love watching your reviews! We have a b2b on Carnival Celebration in January & then move to the Regal Princess to finish off a 3 week cruise. Weâve cruised 40+ times, but never 3weeks. So excited!! We are retired & live on the west coast, California. Our wish list is the Mediterranean & after your comments I will begin research for our 50th wedding anniversary! I love your style of delivering information & reviews! Keep it upâ€ïžđłâ€ïžđł
Thatâs so exciting!! And yes, plan your med anniversary cruise đ„
10 day cruises are perfect!!
Addicted to your channel. Love it. Good tips, always positive and enjoyable. And, you are from Mtl Canada ! Also, you read our comments and reply. My fav channel.
You mentioned youâve never been to Vegas so I thought Iâd share a couple thoughtsâŠ..I donât gamble & I donât drink, but I think Vegas is super fun! Tons of excellent food options, lots of great shows to choose from, and the people watching is like no place youâve ever beenđ
I have cruised before many many years ago. But I finally have gotten my Husband and Son and BFf and her family to book a cruise to Alaska in 2025. We can't wait!!!
First cruise of 2023 Alaska! Also a late summer criuse is being looked at. â€
just came back from Bermuda on the Norwegian Joy. It was wonderful! Iâm looking at cruises right now. Thanks for your tips/suggestions.
Iâm so glad you enjoyed it!!
Iâm going on the carnival vista in 2023!
Yes, live celebration would be awesome!! CongratsÂĄ!
Congratulations! Iâve been sharing your great information with 34 people ( Mexico cruise on Jan.9.23)in my group for last few weeks!
We have 5 cruises booked for 2023 and 1 for January 2024. 1 7 night in May on Oasis. 1 11 nights in September on Jewel of the seas. 1 b2b 7 and 7 nights on Anthem in November. 1 7 nights in December on Anthem. And 1 11 nights in January 2024 on Anthem.
My Husband & I are going to Alaska July 16th, 2023 so excited & your Videos have helped Tremendously â€
My first cruise will be May of 2023 with about 12 family members ( a 20month old will be one of them). It'll be on the Carmival Sunrise . It's 5 months away but I am so excited and I can't wait to go to the Bahamas. It'll be my first plane ride and first vacation ever as well! Also thanks so much for all your helpful videos! I am so glad I randomly found your channel! â€ïž
Coming from Australia we go for longer Cruises if they are out of our area. Our next cruise is leaving from Southampton at the end of May, so 24hrs flight we have to make the most of it. We have 10 & 11 days back to back doing UK & Baltics đ
Congratulations on 100k subscribers!! Well deserved. Love the channel!
Congratulations!!! I am so excited for you!! I recommend you to anyone who wants to learn about cruising. Again, congrats!! (and I lived in Dubai for 4.5 years. A short visit is worth it but you really won't miss anything if you don't go).
Thanks so much, for everything! Lol, interesting about Dubai
Also we love the cloud nine spa rooms and access to the thermal suites itâs very comforting and thereâs something about those thermal chairs!
I hope you enjoy the Beyond as much if not more then we did. It was our first Celebrity cruise after 30+ cruises with Princess. I found the gym on the second last day lol. Enough said. We are planning on including Celebrity with our Princess cruises. Again, enjoy.
So exciting but understandable. I know I gain a lot by watching your videos and I'm sure others do also so kudos to YOU for making great content! I don't normally tell people they need to go on a cruise to a specific place because what might be fun for me may be boring for someone else, but Alaska is amazing!! It's our favorite destination and every time we get back from an Alaska cruise we want to go again. There's nothing like it and waking up to the Alaska landscape is awesome. We're going (again) this year :)
Thanks so much!! Great to know Alaska is so recommended
Super milestone, Ilana, and we look forward to many future videos. Itâs great to get a Canadian perspective, as so many channels are by Floridians, whose realities are different!
Thanks so much đ
Congrats! Your videos are always so informative!!
First off, congratulations! We have been watching since early 2023! My family bet that Iâd never go on a cruise, but we actually all booked a Carnival Alaskan cruise for June 24. Your videos are so valuable, so thank you.
Now is it bad that youâve become the Sunday night TV of choice?? Yes, every week Iâm told it âcruise video time!â
I have some questions for your next Q & A session: have you ever encountered issues with Norovirus on a cruise ship? Are you concerned at all about this? What about the spa's on a cruise ship? Have you checked them out? How far ahead of time must someone book an appointment with the spa? Are there little mini refrigerators in a room? I might have to bring medication with me which requires refrigeration.
My sister booked a cruise for us out of Norfolk next year! So cool that I live in Carnivals new port city â€â€â€. I hope some of the other cruise lines will come this way too.
Ideal cruise length - 10 to 12 days! Any cruise itinerary from where I live (Sydney) always starts and ends with 2 sea days, as thatâs how long it takes to get to NZ or the South Pacific islands. So 7 days is just 3 ports in the middle, and 10 or 12 day itineraries can get to further destinations like Fiji.
I've spent te last 5 years maximizing the number of classes/credits at college, taking double the number most students do. In those 5 years I've started from scratch and completed my Associates, Bachelor, and in a few months, my Master's degrees. We booked a 9 night cruise to celebrate my graduation as a licensed trauma counselor in November. Our cruise will be my first vacation in 5 1/2 years without having to bring a computer to complete and hand in classwork! A real vacation! We're booked on Celebrity (for the 1st time) Equinox, room with floor to ceiling sliders to a veranda. We're going to the Caribbean, Grand Cayman, and the ABC islands of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao. I'm so happy to hear you recommend Celebrity. We've only been on about 4 cruises, always Carnival. This will be our first "upgrade" cruise. Any tips on what I should NOT miss when on their ship?
Congratulations, Ilana! You are a delight to watch. We're going on our first cruise next month and have learned so very much from watching your videos. Wishing you continued success. You're well on your way! Thank you so much.
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Booking on a cruise vs off: in a lot of cases, you are getting a credit based on how much your travel agent would be paid (or perhaps a little less), so it is to the cruise line's benefit to have you book a cruise immediately. And, you probably had a great time, so you are more likely to book immediately. So, I would not call it a scam. It's a benefit to both you and the line.
We like 12 to 21 day cruises. Then one day on each end to not rush getting to and from.
Iâd definitely go on a group cruise if you did this!!!!
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Carnival ship decor has calmed down a lot on their newer ships - Dream class and newer
Congratulations!! I have been so behind watching videos, I cannot believe I knew this!!
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