Is a Cruise Ship SEA DAY Boring or Fun? 🤷♂️
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- čas přidán 8. 06. 2024
- “Don’t you get bored at sea?”, is a question I get all the time. Today, I just show you my day at sea on a cruise ship out in the middle of the Caribbean!
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A boring day at sea is better than another day at work
Always and twice on Sundays!!!
😂😂😂😂
Thanks for showing the laundry room, heading out on a TA on Sky soon and will need that for sure. You inspire me to get up early, what time do you go to bed?
for sure😊
I love sea days, especially on a longer cruise.
Ditto!
In my 4 years of working on Cruise ships, I was never awake for a sunrise, but I certainly loved the sail away sunsets!
understand for sure!
I absolutely LOVE sea days!!! I actually book cruises for their longer sea days. I moved from Florida to Panamá so I have sunset, and beaches every day. Although I do love those horizon sunrises and sunsets!!🥰🥰😍😍
i love Panama!
Hola!! Kevin, I loved the idea walking arround with the sea view outside activity . 😉
It’s the best! Thanks for watching and commenting! 🙏
1:13 yes my husband n i agree the sunrises are worth getting up for and....u just might meet interesting people like YOU that like early mornings ...😊 and the ship dr, captian and so on 😊😊
exactly!!!!!!!
Watching you this morning! We were so surprised at the shout out! Thanks! The shows looked great, we would love to see anyone from Penn & Teller on a ship. Now, we need to go get our 10,000 steps too!
haha thanks guys! 🙏
Love early mornings on the ship. My bodies natural alarm is 5 am……that early morning coffee, down time & sunrises are priceless❤🌊🌅🛳️
they really are!!!
Heading on the Ruby thru Panama Canal in March. First cruise with Princess, but many on Carnival. Seems like a nice change of pace.
Yeah, it’s definitely a more laid back vibe on Princess. See you in March!
Sea days are some of my favorite days on ship!! A chance to relax and just enjoy life. And, you are right about not having to gain weight on a cruise. I do laps and also always do the stairs. Elevators too clogged and possible illness exposure in small space.
Yeah, I almost always beat the elevator up or down and Im not trying to. Unless you have physical reasons, I wouldn’t ever take the elevator!
Princess looks like they have really fun activities and shows.
Yeah, they have lots of stuff for lots of different interests. I like it.
These Princess atriums are just absolutely gorgeous - like no other ships out there! Loving seeing your content back on here mate - this cruise sounds fantastic for 103 days!
Thanks, Fraser
Sea days are the best. It's the journey, not the destination.
Exactly!
I have more than a few decades starting my days at 5:30 am. Now that I'm retired 8:00-9:00 is normal. Although when I'm solo on a cruise I set my alarm for 7 am and try to be head's down by midnight. (Star Wars)
Very cool! And yes SW!
I so agree with you that getting up early to see the sunrise is one of the best things about cruising. This is the best time for some wonderful photos. I saw a video that showed the Ruby touching the dock during departure. Did you see it?
yeah i saw it 👍
I found your channel when I had Covid last year. Watching your videos helped me so much. Thanks to you, I started cruising a few months later. Loved walking around the ship early in the morning.
awww…..Im glad they helped and now you’re out cruising :)
Thanks for this video, Kevin -- next best thing to actually being on a cruise, what a nice vicarious thrill! 😀 I think one of the best things about being on a cruise ship is not having to worry about where to get your next meal (or how much it's going to cost) and never running out of things to do!
yeah it really is a real all inclusive experience
Great video, Kevin. We cruised on the Ruby for 30 consecutive days back in 2022. ( B2B Hawaii and Full Transit Panama Canal / San Francisco to FLL. ) My wife's morning routine is similar to yours on Sea Days, she's a fitness buff at 75, wakes up at 5:30 AM on cruises to exercise and start the day. I, on the other hand, go to the International Cafe to start my day with a nice Cappuccino. Then we meet at the Horizon Court for breakfast and check the rest of the activities onboard. Really enjoy your videos, Amigo !
I was on the SF to FLL transit in Dec 2022! Small world!
"Go upstairs"...and I thought you were a Navy man - 🤣
I did a whole vid on nautical terms…but every time I say ladder…people don’t understand :)
I loved this video!❤❤❤ More like this please, on or off ship. The length is great too. Sometimes I don’t have time to watch your longer live videos.
awww….thank you, Tina! 🙏
When the beauty of nature gets ol old I will be dead. Thank you for stating that
no problem
Ver nice, informative, and a lot we have dine as well on sea days. Agree wholeheartedly that we can all eat a bit more healthy if you're just a bit more proactive about it. I as well am up early getting in some steps, and then head for my specialty coffee at the International Cafe for my tripple non fat late in the 🌅 morning! Then if laundry is due, even though were elite status, I choose to do it myself, again early during my International Cafe routine. Then head up to get my husband up and we head for breakfast and then head out to the promenade for a 🌅 morning walk. More steps! Then a lot of what you went through in your video. We head to the Caribbean on the 9th from Ft Lauderdale
I get a Butter Pecan Latte with Almond Milk from International Cafe! Have a great cruise on the 9th!!!
Ferris Bueller's day off 👍. We watched it from the pool last sailing.
Yep!
Love at sea days...good book in an area that's good for people watching...bring me a drink, im good!
The best!
Nice video, Kevin! Connie & I love sea days
thanks guys 🙏
One of the few things I miss from being at sea on the gray ships is unquestionably the views, thanks for the reminder!
absolutely
Looks like there is so much to do Kevin on board the ship. Looks like you need to have a good exercise regime also with all that good food. Enjoy your trip. Jonathan 🇬🇧
Thanks, Jonathan!
Do you run into any of your fans on the cruise? You have a large audience and I'm guessing some people must recognize you. Thanks for sharing.
Yeah, every now and then. I’ve had nothing but positive experiences with that. Very thankful I have such a great audience. 🙏
"I hate putting on pants." 👍 Ditto! It's good that there are other options so one does not have to partake in formal night if they don't want to. Good, quick summery here. I can't imagine how anyone could ever be bored. Enjoy!
Haha! You caught that!
I actually like your strategies, I'm getting up early in the morning to take advantage of working out and hot tubs taking a transpacific cruise next month and will have a nine straight sea days to Japan. Plan on ocean days is to get up early for workout and jacuzzi and post lunch nap as well😎
The post lunch naps at sea are the absolute best!
Juice and. A lovely slice of salmon with capers. Yummmm
yes!
I think it depends on the ship. On Sky Princess, I loved sea days, lots of things to do. On MSC Meraviglia, I hated sea days, food was terrible and activities were not interesting.
So funny, I was on both of those ships back to back and felt the same way. But I do LOVE MSC’s private island, Ocean Cay.
@@30AndAWakeUpUnfortunatelly when we got to Ocean Cay I was sick like a dog. There was a bug on the ship and I stayed in bed all day. I was really looking forward to ocean cay but fate decided otherwise ;(
One person's paradise is another's hell, and I really felt that here.
yep different strokes for different folks
Had no idea some ships have self-serve laundry facilities. I've always sent out my laundry, but it can get pricey. And shhhh....don't tell everyone how peaceful & amazing early mornings are on cruise ships! 😉
I think only Princess and Holland America do….and maybe a few ships with Carnival. If you are Elite on Princess (which isn’t hard to get) you can send laundry out for free by the way!
Always enjoy a sea day as it is my time to finally sit back and relax and check out all those quiet corners of a ship not normally visited by many. And those sunrises are hard to beat! Always something interesting and fun going on!!
Well said!
I definitely miss those sunsets at sea! I'm usually not up early enough to catch the sunrise. I like sea days because I'm not on an excursion schedule, I can read an ebook, do afternoon tea, and enjoy the ship.
I totally agree!
You are literally living my dream life!!!
i definitely feel fortunate
Like any time anywhere, a sea day is what you make of it. The pools, lido, and amenities are usually busy. So it can be a good time to recharge for the next port, read, or chill with friends you have made on the cruise.
great advice
A day on Kevin's life 😅 very nicely explained! I am so glad of the various nutritious food you took that day!
i’m trying to lose another 20 poinds
Nice video. Thanks for bringing us along.
Glad you enjoyed it!
more more just like this please ...your normal ... editing ...vloging...meeting people...eating drinking exercising ...day is very interesting...
As always a great video.
thank you so much!!!
Oh makes me want to go back on a cruise. Enjoy
Thanks, Maitilda!
Really enjoyed this format of how a day onboard rolls. thanks!
Thanks! 🙏
Die Hard and Ferris Bueller's Day Off LOL Pants are over-rated imho thanks for sharing Kev!
you got 1 of 2 right :)
Awesome video! Those clouds in the morning looked like you could just reach out and touch them! I loved how Princess shows great movies all day. Ferris Buehler is my favorite 80s movie of all time!
Hi Ann Marie! yeah I love those puffy clouds ☁️
I really enjoyed the cruise ship that you're on, right now! A lot of care goes into what Princess Cruises does- the shows, Movies under the Stars, the enrichment programs, the workout programs, and even the laundromat, just to name a few! Sounds like so much fun! Take care, and continue to enjoy!! 🤗🏃♂🛳🌺🌅
Thanks, Maxine.
Love being up early for the sunrise and the moonset was stunning too! The food was making my mouth water🤤
moon set is actually my fave
Great show. Love the format, and kudos for plugging Grounded Life. Looking forward to your next vid!
Thanks so much! 🙏
I'll be on the same ship in June traveling from Vancouver BC to Alaska ! Thanks for the tour.
awesome….youll just miss me! i leave the ship at the end of May
Thank you so much Kevin for yet another amazing video so as to learn more about cruising and the nomadic life style ❤ Deb who is almost back to the mainland !!!!! 😊
Thanks, Deb! 🙏
My best days on cruises have been sea days. Thats when people let lose and start having fun.
Great point!!!!
Great seeing you !
Hugs
Neal and Joe in Baltimore ❤
Thanks guys!
You were just as busy, maybe even more, then on a port day. I'm looking forward to my 15 day Alaskan cruise in May with Princess and the sea days certainly will have extra time in the gym. All those food choices....
sea days off the coast of Alaska are the best
What a fun video! Thanks for giving us a flavor of what it's like being on Princess on an "ordinary" day. Although, it looks quite extraordinary to me. Thank you. 🙂
it was definitely a fun day!
We love sea days - one of the reasons we've taken, among others with lots of them, 8 transatlantic cruises. About to test/find out just how much we like them with a cruise that will have 24 of them!
I’d love all those sea days!!!
I love the Ruby and the Emerald. The Outrigger is were I spent a lot of time hanging out or dining. Voice of the Ocean is a blast. My buddy made the finals on the Ruby and won in December on the Emerald. Your excellent videos take me right back there.
That was the first time I’ve seen the voice of the ocean…was pretty cool.
Ahhh - thanks for showing a timelapse of that glorious sunrise! 🤩 And moon set, wow!! (Any Milky Way shots in the near future? 😁) Ahahaaa! That looked like FB'sDO up on the screen?
I’ve tried to get the milky way shots but the iPhone doesn’t really pick it up unfortunately.
Great video !!! So many fun things to choose from. My next cruise is actually a B2B on the Ruby in April 2025. I cannot wait. Please enjoy Ruby or me too in the meantime !!!
see you then!! 😊
Thanks for sharing a sea day, interesting to see all the activities available.Didn't seem like you spent much time outside by the pool. Is that normal for you? I feel like that's all I would do, but I suppose when you've been cruising as long as you have that can get boring.
yeah, i had skin cancer a few years back so i avoid the sun unfortunately
@@30AndAWakeUp I totally understand. Battling cancer myself right now.
Always enjoy the early morning jogs and sunset when at sea… looking forward to our 19 day princess round Japan cruise this summer.
which ship? i might be doing an Japan cruise later this year.
@@30AndAWakeUp diamond princess July 1-19 around Japan for 19 days
I'm usually the first out on deck too!
it’s the best!
This must have been taped a while ago, because I am picking up.a family off that ship tomorrow morning Feb 28 at Port Everglades. I can't imagine every spending that much time on a ship. The novelty would wear off.
definitely different strokes for different folks
I'm loving your videos from Ruby Princess! My husband and I will be on the Pacific Coast portion with you in April, our first cruise ever, so I'm learning all I can from CZcams and Facebook and Cruise Critic. It was fun to see a glimpse of Allie and Rob of Grounded Life travel, as I'm a fan of their videos too (mostly for Amtrak). Does your Apple Watch also track flights of stairs? How many do you get in an average sea day?
yeah it tracks the stairs as well. usually around 30 flights. see you soon!
As Princess Elite, you should be able to get free laundry tokens from guest services since you are doing your own laundry rather than sending it out.
I just learned about that! I didn’t know I could do that! Thanks for the tip!
There's a glitch on some of Princess's ships where you can just push the token lever in and the washers and dryers work. (Don't tell Princess. ;) )
i’ll try that ☺️
I was surprised to see the racks of photos you passed on the way to the show. I thought all cruise lines would only have digital phones now.
Yeah, they still sell the picture packages.
Retired and it would take a lot more than the promise to be in hot tub solo to get me up that early. I love the Princess ships because of the laundry facilities and make packing so much easier. Their educational classes are top notch and on my Alaska b2b cruise Libby Riddles (1st woman to win Iditarod Race) and presented an excellent performance and got a signed book & picture with her. I love to find a quiet corner and enjoy a good book on a sea day. Excellent video & exhausting, going to take a nap
That’s so cool! I hope she’s on my Alaskan cruise!
I love sea days, just find a quiet area to hide from the crowd. P&O cruise ships have laundry room facilities.
That’s makes sense about P&O since they used to own Princess.
Only been on 2 cruises -- 1st Carribean out of NY (Norweigan), and 2nd Alaskan from my local Vancouver (HAL) and really enjoyed my sea days for what they're worth.
Absolutely true -- you can *both* eat healthy, and also indulge at your pleasure pretty much 24/7 -- the ultimate in being pampered in my books.
Just forget about the elevators and always take the stairs, especially going up -- but if that's all you do you'll almost certainly put on "a few" pounds, Lol. Loved the Theatre under the stars -- would love to have that option. Entertainment on my Norweigan cruise was top -flight (2017), but lately I've heard many people complain about it (and other issues thankfully I didn't experience).
How can you miss with Ferris Bueller on the outdoor screen and Star Wars trivia!
Almost at the point where I can live (*frugally in Canada*) from my investments, while also still saving a portion to use exclusively to continually grow my portfolio with the income it generates. That's *financially free* !!!
Best tip to get there fast (or at all), is to adopt a very conservative money management style in life. Ie never spend more than 1/3 of what you "have available", keep 1/3 "on ice" for unexpected expenses, etc. and devote 1/3 to putting to work *making more money* for you!!!
Cheers!...from North Vancouver
great advice
damn were you always a morning person, or the Navy made you one. I really want to become a morning person but 20 years of working as a musician makes it pretty tough!! getting up about 6:30 now!
yeah the Navy made me a morning person and I was never able to shake it
Continue to love your videos. Glad you are back making some videos. We love Ruby Princess, been on the old girl 3 times. Question, what type of gimbal do you use for your iPhone when you make your videos? Thanks in advance.
i just use my iphone 15 and shoot in 60 frames and edit it in 30 frames so i can make it more stable. but to be honest the newer iphones shot pretty stable
@@30AndAWakeUp Thanks Kevin!!!!
Looks like fun! Thanks for taking us along! I would have loved to see you eating at the buffet. Why do people like to watch others eat and describe how things taste? It does make for awkward filming in public. You did drink the thimble of green juice, though.
Haha…I don’t eat fancy enough to food vlog!
A couple of years ago we booked a cruise on the Ruby Princess, however due to poor passenger uptake, disappointingly the cruise destination was cancelled and we ended up transferring the holiday to a different ship. As a matter of interest, what make/type of shades do you have ? They look cool ! Cheers Dave 👍
The are the rubberized RayBans
Come aboard, we’re expecting you. 🎶🚢 Those were easy 80s questions (Die Hard, Ferris Bueller - me gusta mucho tambien) Actually had a poorly executed (on my part) en español with the barista this morning at the little coffee place around the corner (Condesa, CDMX) that 80s music is the best (he was playing New Order). The cruise lectures are so informative. Thanks for showing us around.
you got 1 of 2 actually ;)
@@30AndAWakeUp nooooooo 😫😫😫
Hey Kevin, Thanks for another great video. On this ship, do you have to change rooms every time they swap people out?
Sometimes but if you book the cruises and then call, you can usually get them to put you in the same cabin for all or. most of the cruise
Hey buddy hope you are enjoying all those cruises, next time take me with you…lol
haha…will do!
Great video, Thanks
Really appreciate the comment! 🙏
24/7 access to foodies!
:)
That's as good as a port stop!
I enjoy your vids a lot, because I don't get on so well with boat travel 🤢😂
I actually like sea days more than the ports!
Oh, Also. from that other video last week about Solo Cruising. I joined that Facebook group Solo Cruising. But some people there directed me to a better group for me called Cruising for Solos and ShipMates. They host cruises and have a Cabin Mate matching board. I am planning on using it for a cruise they have on the Celebration during Halloween. Not my first choice of lines but maybe I will find someone. That other group doesn't allow matching.
oh cool i’ll check that group out
@@30AndAWakeUpI'm sorry. It's called Solo Cruisers and Cabin Sharing. I got the name cockeyed since I just joined last week.
I have never gained an ounce on a cruise because we stay very active!
that’s the way to do it!
Lol, Ive been catching up on Grounded Life Finances videos lately.
I really like them!
Hi ! Where is your favorite section to get a room?
honestly it doesn’t really matter to me although close to the laundromat is nice
Sea days are fine when the ratio of deck chairs & restaurants and other activities are higher than cruisers.
great point
Question, do you ever get sensory overload from all of the lights and such ?
not really
I'm a 10,000 a day step girl BUT not at 5:30am!. Starting with 10,000 steps you will end probably at 15,000. When we cruised a 28 day around Australia in 2018 I was concerned about all the "sea days!" Well....WE FELL IN LOVE WITH SEA DAYS!!!!! We mostly go on 14 night cruises so there are quite a few sea days unless it is the Med---then it is "vacation boot camp!" I meant love the Grand Class on Princess.
if i don’t get up and do them, they won’t get done 🤣 i need to try that class. i haven’t yet
Opps I meant Grand Class which is the Ruby!@@30AndAWakeUp
Oh sea day
yes…I love the sea days!
Does the whole crew and guest practice emergency drills?
just the crew
Bueller, anyone…
yes!!
👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks for commenting, friend! 🙏
How long does it take you to do the 10k steps all at once? How many laps around the Promenade?
Not sure how many laps but i get between 4 to 6k an hour. So usually around 2 hours
@30AndAWakeUp makes sense and do-able. Thanks for the inspiration. I checked my pedometer and I think 10k is about 5 miles and slightly less than 2 hours for me. And that is just walking without focusing on distance or speed. So up at 5:30, walk, breakfast at 7:30. Nice!
is there lots of vegan options?
yes
How do you monitor the number of steps?
apple watch
Im confused they closed one deck but let you go out on top of ship?
they were doing some maintenance
Are you able to see the stars on a cruise or are there too many lights on the ship?
Usually too many lights on the ship, unfortunately!
Usually too many lights on the ship, unfortunately!
A 100 day cruise might just cure my sea sickness. 🤢 and drop pounds.🤮
How long does it take you to get in 10,000 steps?
i can get about 4-6k an hour
Ferris bueller day off My spelling is off yet i know what I mean
Yep!!! Such a classic!
Commented early in the post and wanted to add, what a fabulous day at sea!! Thanks for sharing!
Yes it was!
What a beautiful way to start the day!
The best!