We Try All the Food on our 14 night Cruise - IT WAS MOSTLY BAD
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- čas přidán 13. 01. 2024
- Join us as we try lots of different dishes in most of the restaurants on our cruise and give you our brutal and honest review.
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We just spent two weeks on the P&O Arvia, the newest and biggest cruise ship made for the UK. But not everything was good - we tried most of the extra pay speciality and free restaurants. The cruise food was not as good as we expected!
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I watch all of your videos even from 5 or 6 years ago....lol I am so sorry you guys had a $hit cruise. you both look very disappointed! sending much love from your adopted gram in Ct usa xoxo
I have failed Spanish, but got an A in Armenian, and want to try Welsh.
As an American “authentic American food” got me rolling 😂
Ben’s sausage ordeal at 14:00 was a succinct comedic show if I’ve ever heard one. The silver lining solace in this food bonanza was you boys and your sense of humor. Absolutely lovely
Agreed. I love watching all their videos. They are so cute together and so funny.
It made me get a tingle
The way the humor just *slides* off of Ben's tongue. It's a gift.
As an American, I guess I should be happy that P & O doesn't want my trade.
So, that's P&O off the list.
Thank you for the information.
It looked like 9 days at Bluewater shopping centre.
I've never heard good things about their food. Same with MSC. I don't know what keeps CZcamsrs coming back to these two cruise lines. It's possible they do other things well, but when the food scene is off, for me, it puts a huge damper on the entire vacation.
Try Ambassador: good food, good entertainment, great fares!
@@TVHouseHistorian, I guess that with MSC it depends on luck and the itinerary. I recently saw a series of videos by a Brazilian globetrotter couple who chose to return home from Europe on a 21-day repositioning cruise on MSC (Genoa to Santos with several stops), and they loved the food. They found a few of the specialty restaurants not worth the price, but even those weren't altogether bad, just overpriced, and they totally praised most other restaurants and the buffet as well.
I don't think they even gave the staff the chance to fix the problem
I almost wonder if P&O purposely serve terrible complimentary food so they can make money off the paid dining options. Thank you always for being honest on your reviews!
I'm pretty sure MSC do that!
That was my thought as well. How disappointing.
I am disappointed by you how much you've slated the food on Arvia. The food is nothing like you say on there.
They don't serve terrible food. I've been on more than 20 P & O cruises and I'm surprised how they've slated it when the foods nothing like I know.
@@carolr9301 sounds like you all had very different experiences.
If food is not up to scratch, inform the waiter and give them a chance to get the galley to fix it. I know you've said you don't like complaining, so try the word "informing" instead.
We've just been on P&O Aurora where one of the main meals was poor (stone cold), the waiter whisked it away and reappeared with a fresh piping hot one, turning a negative experience positive, he handled it so well.
I've also changed choice in the past when presented with something sub-par and it's been resolved without a problem.
I know Carnival corporation is playing Ker-Plunk with the cruise product and if we don't inform them, they'll keep pulling more sticks away.
Recent experience indicates Royal Caribbean are beating P&O in the technique of ruining the Main Dining Room Experience to push guests into the extra cost venues.
Ben, you always crack me up when describing sausage!! Too funny!! 😅😂
Love you both and appreciate your honest reviews. Watched several of your vids - finally subscribed. ❤
Just commented on the same. It always cracks me up.
Another honest review. Thank-you! I recently watched another CZcamsr’s review of this ship and she made very little mention of the poor quality of food and also said that the maximum wait time to get into restaurants (via the app) was around 15 mins. I agree with your review and would not be impressed with the quality of food on offer either. But I question some of the motives behind some of these CZcamsr reviews. Your channel is one of the most honest. Keep ‘em coming!
This is why hubby and I always cruise on Viking. None of this nonsense. It’s all inclusive, no nickle and diming you. No horrible shows, just enrichment lectures and nice music, piano, violin, and even a planetarium. The food is the best, including sushi and sashimi and great restaurants. Even wine. If you want spirits, it does cost extra but we don’t drink spirits. We won’t cruise on any other line.
Viking rocks, the sushi and sashimi was available every night, as was the crab, shrimp etc. The wine flowed and I had a wonderful time
I hated food on viking. It was disgusting
OK if you can afford it.
Sounds a bit boring to me
Once you go Viking, you can’t go back!
Would never cruise Viking again. No barrista onboard, same three steamed vegetables every night, bland desserts. We love azamara, oceania and celebrity.
Really appreciate your honest critique. Not only did some of the food put me off but what's with P & O allowing a male guest be shirtless in the buffet. Very rude and unappetizing. Ben, your humour is outstanding. You always give me a laugh, especially when I had to look at those colourless dishes. P & O could also take some lessons on 'presentation'. Great video nonetheless.
Our thoughts exactly
[4] BIG SHIPS versus SMALL(ER) SHIPS: Ben and David, if I could add one more topic to the comments: your latest experience, of the many that you have helpfully shared with us in this channel, seems also to be confirming that the bigger the ship, the blander the service tends to become and the worse the food-quality becomes, on average, versus smaller and older ships with highly experienced employees. I recall that you made similar comments when you went from smaller cruiseships to mega-ships within the same fleet (e.g., Royal Caribbean cruiseline). It made me decide not to go on large ships (e.g., over 4,000 passengers) any time soon . . .
E.g., my last cruise (Royal Caribbean Grandeur of the Seas, the oldest ship in that fleet) was extremely memorable in many ways, including discovering that both the service and the variety and the food-quality in the Main Dining Room were so good that I stopped going to the buffet even for breakfast and lunch.....after decades of always going to the buffet-deck for the morning and afternoon meals and then always going to the main dining room (or an occasional specialty restaurant) in the evening.
In the process, I rediscovered the beauty of having repeated good relations with the staff, who quickly recognised me by face (anywhere on the ship) and often by name, including some who came to greet me even when they were not assigned to my table. I was constantly amazed how, among 2,000 guests, they remembered my name, which items I preferred, and even which drinks/food I had ordered earlier that day or the previous day!!!
These are the little touches and gestures that make a cruise truly memorable and encourage discerning guests to return to the same cruiseline and even to the same ship over and over again. For instance, after trying a few different tables in the M.D.R., when I found an excellent Waiter, I asked to be seated in that Waiter's section every night for the rest of my cruise.....and it happened. I could easily imagine living on a cruiseship in retirement......
Both of your voices are so pleasant, and you don't inject artificial energy with yelling like a lot of channels. Sometimes I leave your videos on in the background as nice ambient sound. Thank you.
Food gross
If the food is not up to standard then complain and get them to sort it out and sort out the problems,if you don’t say anything if it’s not right then it’s your fault. Keep it real and say something to give them a chance to sort it. Yes the food did look crap but say it is so it gets sorted. I am on there in September this year.
So appreciate how honest and descriptive you guys are! And your humor has no comparison! Love it!
You two are Absolutely Fabulous my wife and I love you guys: British humor , some snark and honesty!
It’s been said before, but people who go to eat shirtless have no idea that it’s very disrespectful and plain wrong!
The first time my husband took me home to meet his parents his father sat down at the table for lunch with no shirt on. And he was super hairy, back as much as chest. My future mother-in-law gave him the most amazingly lethal death glare I’ve ever seen to this day 35 years later. Without a word he got up, left the room and then returned…wearing a shirt.
He did the sensible thing obviously 😄😄
You guys are like the "dream team" of cruising videos - so easy on the ears! Plus, everytime (almost) I watch one of your videos, I get really hungry! I wonder why? Lol!
This review was hilarious! It's nice to see you both have some levity and humor despite the bad food at some places. It appears that maybe the cooks are not tasting the food they make or checking temperatures before they serve the food. That cheese sandwich was a discrace. I'm so glad to see you ended it on a beautiful ice-cream tea party.
We were on Arvia the same time as you. We had the afternoon tea in the Epicurean and walked out without finishing it. We thought it was a rip-off. The Keel & Cow was one of our favourites for breakfast. If you'd sat round the corner where the bar is then no-one walks past. The 6th Street Diner was excellent. You must have had bad chefs when you went.
Hi Ben and David. Seems like you spent so much money on specialty dining. I have to admit, the Proper Tea looked amazing. As well as the ice cream trays. Thank you for taking us along with you and for all your hard work.❤❤
Stumbled across your channel and am hooked! Love the humor. Obviously I couldn’t taste the different foods you ordered on this cruise, but many of them looked very unappetizing. Glad to see you found a few edible items here and there.
Thank you for another excellent review!! You are always so informative, interesting, and enjoyable to watch!! Love your food descriptions!! (Food not looking so appetizing!)Thank you for all you do!! You are the best!!!😊❤
Love your videos and your honest critique of the food!
I was amazed at how many things on P & O are not included in the cost of the fare. It would make it hard for some people to afford to cruise with them. Thanks for an unbiased review.
Well, you should try it before making your mind up. Differences being drinks are a vastly cheaper on board and gratuities are included in the price you pay for the cruise and there is no added service charge anywhere, which is much better value for your £. You also need to factor in that this was a cheap cruise at time of sailing, despite what they paid for their suite. Having been on many cruises on different lines since 2000, they are all similar in their offerings, although some do the presentation better than others. I'm not a P&O champion, but have done a few in that time and I was on this cruise, and have been watching Ben & David for years, I have something to compare against their review, which doesn't ring true with regard to my experience, for example they gave no mention on the sea days of guest speakers or dance classes making it sound like there was nothing on apart from a bit of trivia. I'm sorry to say it, but they gave a jaundiced review, maybe because of their experience and interactions with some unsavoury characters on board during the cruise.
You two are hilarious, Ben you crack me up with the way you say and your past stories of sau sage lol you both have a way of making ppl feel like we could be your best buddies. Ive never taken a cruise but after what you two tell us about your experiences , im putting it on my bucket list thank you both
I absolutely love you guys!!! I binge watch your videos when I’m getting ready to cruise. I love how candid and honest you both are with your reviews!! Getting ready to go on the symphony of the seas for the first time and your videos were such a help! ❤️❤️❤️
Enjoy your cruise (Happy Cruising!)
Having twice cruised on Arvia - First sailing over the notorious Christmas time a nightmare, and then last April. I think the answer for around the ship is that’s the atmosphere is nothing just flat. Music! That would lighten up the mood. Thanks guys!!
My husband and I love watching your videos. They are extremely entertaining and highly informative. Thank you…it makes us excited for our upcoming Disney cruise.
I love their humor. Makes me laugh.
We cruised on Arvia's maiden cruise. Can you believe it was a lot worse than this. It was Christmas and New Year and it made the British newspapers about how bad it was. We complained when we returned and received a good credit towards another cruise on Ventura in September.. After that we doubt we will be cruising P and O again. Thanks as always Ben and David for the reviews and the laughs.😂
To be fair, many maiden voyages are like that, regardless of the company. New ship, new staff and new processes for everyone to learn. Personally, I’d always steer clear of early cruises.
@@PlayerWellKnown We actually shouldn't have been the maiden cruise but the maiden cruise was cancelled. We paid a very big premium as well because of the time of year. We have been offered a cruise at very minimal cost as compensation which we are taking.
@@johndarnell7651 Fingers crossed for you that the next one is better!
@@PlayerWellKnown Thank you.
I was on that one too. Missed out on our Christmas pudding 😂
I thought it improved a huge amount after Xmas Day though and ended up really enjoying ourselves and leaving a really good review.
Love , love your video. Just wonderful. Thank you for sharing. And of course for your critique of the culinary delights.
The presentation of all of the food made it look like something I would order at a drive-through.
Love you guys, you make me laugh with all your innuendos. Happy Cruising xoxo
I *love* watching you gents.
I cannot wait to get to go on a cruise myself. Your videos always make me feel like I'm right there with you and it is lovely.
Went for 2 weeks last Augusts absolutely loved it came home and went back for another 2 weeks . Very busy on sea days. Taking the whole family this august can’t wait ❤
We said the same about sea days in Iona. My kids were bored! Luckily we took uno and cards!
Ya know guys, when I'm having a rough day you put a smile on my face. Thanks!
I was laughing in the beginning when they were waiting for brunch. Ben was hangry, I was thinking give him at least a piece of bread before he turns into Godzilla 🥰🥰🥰
Thank you for your total honesty ❤
Loved this food episode Please continue this
I am on a D&B binge before summer to verify the perfect ship! I can’t get over the blood pudding! I LOVE a proper English breakfast! I giggle every time Ben gets the pudding on his plates 😂😂❤❤ LOVE YALL! Happy sailing!
This is such a great review and look around of the ship … I loved watching it! ❤
"Cheesus, Mary, and Joseph on a hill" - I love your sayings!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I Love your food reviews 😃😋😛 This review was great and much appreciated. The food on a cruise is so important and can make or break a reservation. Which 3 cruises, in your opinions, have the best or at least better food? Which River Cruise ship or boat has the best food? I'm thinking about taking a Viking Ship Cruise next time. I've been on the Viking River Cruise and was very impressed with the whole experience. I absolutely love your reviews and look forward every Sunday for your next one 🥰
After paying for our cruise holiday we hate having to pay extra once you board the ship to get decent food and entertainment. If the cruise companies are not careful they could kill this industry 😢💰🤐
Apparently these kind of business tactic seem to work for these cruise line to make a profit. so it won't going anytime soon. and if they do go broke, other cruise line will take their business with better services. it won't kill the industry coz ppl love to cruise. the demand is always there.
I always LOL with yr videos… You are such a pleasure to watch, informative, and concise.
Thank you. Haven’t been on any P&O cruises.
We loved the food on Arvia…the only extra pay ones we did were Keel n Cow and Beach House..We liked them. We only ate twice in the MDR’s…the food was good. Both gala nights.
The 6th Street Diner was awful…as was the over priced food in the Limelight club.
The best coffee was from the Buffett. We take out own tea n coffee and have them on the balcony or just in the cabin.
The Quays fish n chips was fabulous…
I love black pudding…
The sea day were good for us…we don’t do quizzes,or classes. We played cards,Skipbo and slept.
There’s nothing like snoozing with sound of the sea as you sail along. Hubby binged watched a series and I spent a lot of time up at the Beachcomber Pool….
I loved the ice cream from the Skydome. We have afternoon tea from the buffet a lot. They even supplied me with raspberry jam as I’m very allergic to strawberries. All the staff were very polite but some were MUCH better than others!! 👍🇬🇧
We’re looking forward to sailing again on Arvia….
Afternoon tea on Princess is nice, not quite as fancy, but it’s no cost.
I love the commentary on the full English breakfast. It made my day!
Always love the content guys
Ok, going to stay on this channel if only for the sexual innuendo jokes. Omg, I love this guy.
Thank goodness for the drag show! Was that the only color on your cruise? It all looks so beige. Food, decor. I don't need a "party" cruise, but a little bit of glitz can go a long way in perking me up. Good review. Thanks.
9:33 omg! I always tidy up before as well. My husband laughs at me. hahahahaha!!!!!!!
I can watch you 2 again & again - especially after a difficult day of work = to cheer myself up! Thank you!🎖🎖🎖🌟🌟🌟🌹🌹🌹😎😎😎
so glad to see you back. I have waiting for you and i felt lost at sea without a volleyball.
Thank you for the video!
So many lovely comment worthy moments in this video as always… but David’s outfit at the ‘ice cream place’ afternoon tea is perfection 🎉
Thanks so much for the tip on booking dining prior to boarding where possible. I didn't realize it was that important.
Sorry you guys had so many bad experiences with the food but it was very helpful for me to see this so I could know what to expect especially at the free buffet and the dining rooms. Great video! I really enjoyed watching😍
I love the food reviews, as a Mom the whole question “what’s for dinner” gets maddening and sometimes I get different ideas from watching so thank you!!
Thanks for another great review. Ben and David you are outstanding.
So funny you guys , really enjoying watching you .
I'm wheeze-laughing. This is what I come to Ben and David videos for. 😆😍
As always, Ben and David, the vlog was entertaining and informative. Question: how did the P&O rectify your subpar meals? Did they refund your "extra pay" charge or didn't you complain?
When we were on Arvia, I was disappointed not to go to the Diner, but watching this, it seems that I didn’t miss anything!
Hi Guys, another great video, thanks for continuing to keep us entertained every weekend.
Please could I ask how you do the excellent animations that show which ports you are calling in at.
Thank You and Happy Cruising😊
Even in ‘the face of adversity’ - you wonderful fellows smile on through…….Well done!🎖🎖🎖🌟🌟🌟♥️♥️♥️😎😎😎
L'or coffee was originally called Carte Noire in the UK, my late hubby loved it, it was all he drank but he always had it strong, so strong the spoon could practically stand up on its own! x
Love your reviews. We did the Ice-cream afternoon tea on Iona this year and I agree you only need to order one. My only issue with it was their wasn't enough flavour variety. All vanilla, chocolate and hazelnut. Which normally wouldn't be an issue but with this volume of food it could have used one of their sorbet lollies to cut through the sweetness of it all. So for me it's a one and done. But no fear there are lots of delicious sundaes to try at ripples on our next cruise.
That cheese sandwich is competing with Fyre festival for worst cheese sandwiches of all time. What is that!?!?
We did a European cruise on Arvia which had 7 sea days, which we chose so we could relax. We found a lack of entertainment during the day - on other ships we were dashing between sessions and trying to fit in lunch. And it was a struggle to sunbathe because of the sunbed hoggers and you couldn't swim because the pools were full of kids. It's a great ship for families and extended groups, but for traditional cruisers, it doesn't work.
Loved 🥰 this video!!!
enjoyed meeting you on train today. I liked and subscribed. love videos.
Your descriptions of the balls and sausages are indeed Xrated 🎉😂❤😅
Like every youtuber, I started reading the comments first. At least I have a heads up now of what sauciness is to come!
This was informative and funnnnny! I am glad you were dishing tea with your British High tea. Do spill some more. We ALL can keep a secret.
We have been lucky and have had about 20 cruises with several companies. We always like P and O, and went on Arvia for two weeks around the Med. The outside cabin was excellent, one of the best. We have tried all types, normally with a balcony. The food at the various venues was of a good standard main dining room, sindhu etc. Glass house layout needs changing. Beach house, Keel and Cow. The cheese sandwich was a role and it had cheese in it and the chips looked like chips, what's the problem. The carious venues were of a high standard. Are you sure you were on Arvia. Incidentally I had a subscription with Babbel and I had a lot of problems with it, including cancelling it.
Food looked awful to me
The Tea looks lovely
Love your vlogs!
Your issue with seating is exactly what I found recently with Cunard - I found it SO annoying that everyone would just sit in the pub over lunch, making it almost impossible to get food. The bigger annoyance was that you then felt everyone was watching you eat, as they were there to just relax, rather than eat anything during the lunch service, ha!
I'm surprised (and sorry) to hear that you didn't get good coffee - I haven't cruised with P&O for a few years, but I did enjoy their coffees back then considering the price I paid for my cruise!
Oh My Goodness! Your comments about the sausages made my day! I haven't laughed that hard in quite a while! Turned my whole day around. I'm having trouble believing that there can be coffee worse than what you get on NCL. Btw, on some cabins on NCL you can get a coffee machine in your room, and if you double up the coffee packets that come with it you can end up with a drinkable cup of coffee.
They’re gay and I’m not, but the sausage descriptions are kind of turning me on.
That cheese at the Keel and Cow looks amazing!!!
We’ve sailed on Arvia twice and your reviews of the food on offer match ours. I love the ship, but the food could be much improved and quite easily.
Oh Ben - you and your sausages & balls 😉 We have a really hard time paying to go to the restaurants, and stick with the MDR and buffet etc. Especially with the increase in the price of cruising. We have not cruised since before Covid, and are hoping we are still happy with the included food choices. We've only cruised 3 cruise lines so far, but have always enjoy the food choices. Fingers crossed as we plan on going on RC to Alaska this summer and it is our 1st time with them. - Coreen
Oh FUN! Going on a “Brunchacle’ Date with Ben& David. Love you Guys!
Ben, I'm introducing the word sausage into my conversations just for effect...bahahaha 😂😅
Love your reviews.
I love Ben’s sense of humour!!! Cracked me up!!! Sorry you had
bad food experiences. I didn’t like the plant food on my current cruise I went on.
Lol at the NCL having the worst coffee. It is so bad! I can't believe you found worse. Some NCL ships have Starbucks, but we hate that, too! We bring our own and make filter packs lolololol. We thought it was us, but we're glad to see some agree. Love NCL, but the coffee is HORRIBLE! 😂😂😂😂
thanks Ben and David love from Canada
You two are always so cute together, you fit! Keep up the content please!
I really enjoy your coffee critic time in your videos
I love your food episodes.
So funny! I tidy before the cabin steward comes in too!
It's important to remember that everyone has different tastes and food will always be a controversial subject. With a future cruise booked on Arvia I'm disappointed this was their personal experience, but will reserve judgement until I've tried for myself. 😊
While ITA with this (and when I use Yelp the 1st thing I do is look at pics vs reviews....usually will let me know if I want to go), Ben & David are not fussy eaters and usually give glowing food reviews, even when things look a lil sus to me. So I'd tend to believe this. Please come back and tell us all what you thought about the food!
Sadly their reviews of Arvia overall and the food on board hits the nail on the head. I thought before boarding we would be coming off (was November) moving this Novembers booking on Britannia to Arvia. Not a chance. Nothing to do with the size of the ship for us as it’s a cracking size but sadly it could be so much more.
So true. It’s great that there’s different cruise lines for a variety of experiences.
I doubt I will be trying myself after this review.
I have been on Arvia 3 times now. Remember, the price your paying is very reasonable compared to a lot of the other cruise companies. Please try it yourself before you make a judgement
I was on this cruise and had a very different experience to yours. I didn't have a bad meal and some dishes in the Meridan MDR at lunch were excellent. My most disappointing meal was a steak at the Keel and Cow which was OK but cooked more than ordered and not brilliantly seasoned. Overall I was happy with my food over the fortnight and am looking forward to another cruise on P&O later this year. Everyone has their own view and experience and it was interesting seeing yours.
I have been on Britannia a found the ship a bit underwhelming to be honest and the food was just OK, nothing special. Accessible cabin was a good size, bigger than MSC Virtuosa but nowhere near the size of marella discovery 2, which was huge. The layout was strange and getting to MDR meant a lot of changing lifts. Eric Lanlard afternoon tea really was special, strange wall art in epicurean which look like a sperm montage, really weird!
I am dying laughing at the jokes and entendres with the ice cream tea…
While this is probably only the 5th or 6th piece I’ve watched on your channel, I want to say that this was the funniest! Of course it was educational as always, but Ben especially showed a good deal of humor! Love you both!!
Omg you guys are hilarious.Im still laughing😂😂😂. What a joy you are. ❤❤❤
Hello my wild and crazy guys love all your videos ty❤🎉stay blessed 💘💘
You two crack me up. Nice review of the ship.