Right then, enough of this gloomy sad cruise news and shows.
In this show, we're going to tell you 10 things we are really looking forward to in 2021.
and it's getting closer and closer so we'll be back on the waves again
so if you're considering a cruise this is a much...
must watch.
keep it positive.
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right, so the first thing you're looking forward to Ben.
so number one private islands. these are owned by cruise lines
and these ports are unlikely to be canceled in 2021.
These are some of the best ports we've ever visited.
yeah the great thing about private islands is at times like this they are super safe
because they are in a controlled environment. meaning that everybody on the island is
either a passenger or works for the cruise line. so they can be all safe and tested and healthy.
so that all the crew would be tested and all of the passengers are being tested.
it's great and honestly, these are little pieces of paradise.
you'll usually find them in the Bahamas for the most part.
and there are loads to do for example on Royal Caribbean's private resorts or islands
you've got CocoCay which is a private island and you've got Labadee as well which
is part of Haiti absolutely fantastic
CocoCay has the most amazing water park amazing water slides beautiful beaches
cabanas for hire
there is so much to do there The same goes for Labadee as well
beautiful beautiful place to go yeah check out our video of us visiting Labadee
we'll pop it in the corner of the screen right now we're also looking forward to new private islands
so MSC Cruises ocean cay nature reserve looks fantastic
that was being constructed last year and is ready to launch
yeah I think it only opened for a few weeks before it was all shut down
you've also got Virgin Voyages Bimini Island as well in the Bahamas
this looks spectacular they're going to be doing parties including night shows with DJs
these look spectacular Most of these private
islands have things like zip lines. water toys so you can hire out different things like jet
skis and things like that snorkeling and like we
said the most beautiful beaches best of all food is included and if
you have the drinks package your drinks will be included on the island as well
how fantastic is that yeah it's just a great beach holiday day
it's you don't have to worry about anything it's just fantastic to get off the ship chill out
safe and super so the second thing
we're looking forward to this year is that cruising is going to be safer than ever
oh god we've talked about this so much haven't we we have - we'll put a link to the video telling
you about everything that's going to be happening on a cruise to make it super safe
but just to cut it short all these new procedures are going
to make cruising the safest form of vacation so number three is that you are
going to appreciate a cruise because it's been so long since
we've all had a vacation this lockdown and this
pandemic is going on forever so now you are going to enjoy it more than ever
and boy have we missed it so much yes we have they say you don't miss
something until it's gone and we have missed it
and I'm sure you have too I'm going to appreciate the food more
the staff are going to be excited to be back I'm going to appreciate the crew more
and everyone is just going to be so happy to be there and make the most of everything
we can't wait guys what we've missed
most is that beautiful ocean air that feeling of the ocean and the smell
the sunsets and sunrises visiting brand new places
it's such a unique vacation in the first place so we have so incredibly missed
it and we can't wait to be back and we're going to appreciate it so much more
let us know in the comment section below what you've missed most
just that little detail is it just waking up and open your curtain
or your morning cup of coffee or anything like not cooking
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number four is that there's going to be new menus and features added to all these ships
yeah so whilst this downtime has been happening almost a year
the cruise lines have been using this time wisely to make some big changes
for example, Royal Caribbean is completely revitalizing their main menus
which is fantastic so things are going to be better than ever
they've listened to customer feedback so things are going to change for the better
next David something's disappearing that way you think it's so boring
uh yes the muster drill I mean how many times
have you had done the muster drill and just thought let's get on with the holiday
so boring now it's going to be
done all through your phone and television and you're only going to have to go visit
your muster station so you don't have to wait outside in that searing heat
or even if it's cold if you're in Alaska or somewhere
it's going to be so much nicer yeah the muster drill is going to
be much easier to do and I think you're going
to pay attention more because you're going to be doing it in your own time
either in your cabin using your stateroom tv or using your mobile phone
and then you go to a crew member, check-in with the crew member to say
that you have watched the muster drill and that's where you can ask them any
questions one on one which is fantastic
yeah and this is brand new technology and this takes a huge part in all of the changes
that cruise lines have been doing for example, Princess Cruises have
put ocean medallion technology on every single one of their ships
this technology is fantastic it means you can use your phones for menus
everything's touchless you can order a drink anywhere you want and it'll be brought to you
the doors open automatically you see this happening on other
cruise lines like MSC and Royal Caribbean as well with their bandles or whatever you call them
wristbands so it's fantastic so new technology has been put
into these ships whilst the downtime has been on so next up number five,
we touched on this last week but there are going to be better ships
because some of the older ships are being scrapped it's sad but every cloud has a silver lining
yeah the newer ships are much better for the environment
they have new technology, they have new environmental standards
and they use less fuel and they are less expensive for the cruise lines to run
and lots of these ships are starting to look worn down a little bit ugly and dated as well
so as you see the new ships have bigger, better, more modern cabins.
Better bathrooms with no shower curtains stick to you.
No sticky shower curtains Brand new features water slides,
better theaters, things like ice skating, dodgems, windsurfing, VR laser crazier, it's crazy isn't it
yeah and we're even seeing some fantastic new environmental initiatives
such as ships that have LNG or ships that have shore power
meaning that they plug into electricity on land so they're not using fuel while they're docked
number six is that we are looking forward to returning to the easiest form of vacation
oh my gosh we did a few land vacations in our country last year
let me tell you it's stressful booking all of the different things
things can go wrong easily and it's costly but with the cruise and the knackering
yeah the tired tiring I was exhausted
it's so true and because with a cruise basically, everything is paid for before
you even leave your home there's no stress with
the cruise there are no baggage limits particularly if you don't have to fly to
a port you can take as much as you like everything is so easy and organized
once onboard you can chill and you can chill or you can not
chill and do absolutely everything you want on board because there's the option for that
yeah and it's flexible when it comes to dining you can book excursions as well as dining on board
whenever you want you can book it before or even once on the cruise
and one of the best things ever is that you only ever have to unpack once
so you go to all of these different places but you don't have to unpack more than once
I love unpacking but more than once it's not fun don't forget as well a lot of cruise lines
have updated their cancellation policies to be a lot more flexible
so if you're looking to book a cruise it's a great time to do it now
number seven is that ships will be quieter at first anyway
because we're gonna see ships floating at less capacity 50 to 70 percent
so this is going to be a super unique experience because ships are usually really full and busy
because of this lower capacity, there'll be less lining,
there'll be better cabins available and you'll be able to easily find
seats in theaters and book things like restaurants and little things like that
and you're going to feel safer as well because there are fewer people
but this isn't going to go on forever
we expect this only to go on for the first few months of cruising
so if you do want to experience this really quiet cruise environment
make sure you get booking quickly and talking about booking number eight is
all the deals that are currently running and will be running this year
you need to get in there early before the masses it's currently "Wave season" now so lookout for
some of the best deals that are coming out from the cruise lines this month
as soon as it comes back, we've said it before, there will be a huge influx of booking
and because of the lower capacity, there are fewer spaces on the cruise
so make sure you get booked quickly all of the cruise lines are telling
us that the second half of 2021 is already booking well due to a huge pent-up demand
yeah and because all the people that got future cruise credits from cruises canceled last year
will be wanting to use them as soon as they can so they're going to be taking up a lot of the
bookings for the second half of this year but don't worry guys you can book sometimes right
up until 2023 which is crazy to think isn't it so number nine - the penultimate one
is to disconnect from real life and boy do we all need to do this
the last year has been awful not just due to the and all the things around that
but all the politics here in the UK and the us as well as Brexit
we just all want to disconnect leave everything behind and cut off real life
I think I'm going to treat myself to a spa treatment on our first cruise this year
and a balcony cabin so we can relax and watch the waves and hear the sound of the ocean
oh I can't wait just get away from it
all that is what I am looking forward to most especially sea days as well because you get
to disconnect because you don't have any signal on your phone
don't buy the wi-fi chill out relax and enjoy a life away from the reality
it's going to be amazing isn't it it really is
and now the final thing that we are looking forward to most this year is
meeting new people and meeting some of you guys oh my gosh yeah this lockdown
has gone on for so long our social lives have gone through the window
and cruising has led us to meet so many wonderful people before we started doing the channel
and especially now that we do the channel we've missed meeting all of you guys and meeting
interesting people with fabulous stories like-minded type people
exactly we've been trying to keep up to date with everybody sending messages
but it's just not the same is it as meeting people in person
yeah and we meet people from all around the world with different backgrounds as well
which is fantastic and we've genuinely made some brand new friends for life
so that's it for this episode we hope you enjoyed this optimistic view on 2021
it will get better it really will do and it won't be long
until we're back to cruising at full capacity
all having the time of our lives again please let us know in the comment section
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