Welcome to cruising 101 our class to help you know the basics about cruising.
There is a lot of miss information on cruising basics. What food is included, what entertainment, what is there to do? We will walk through everything a new cruiser needs to know. Our hope is to dispel some of the internet and social media myths related to cruising and take the stress out of booking your cruise.
Enjoy Friends and live a full Phase 2 Life.
Mike and Nancy
We’re doing a cruise ship comparison today Friends.
We compare our cruise on Royal Caribbean’s newest and largest cruise ships, Odyssey of the Seas and Symphony of the Seas to a trip on their smallest and oldest ship, the Grandeur of the Seas.
How was our cruise on the newest mega ships? How can an older ship like Grandeur, known as the Lady G, compare? Did we have a good time? How were the cabins on the newest ships compared to the older ship? Did being the largest ship vs. the smallest ship make a huge difference? Today we give our hints and thoughts on these very different cruise experiences.
In the video we referenced some of our other videos here are links to those for your viewing pleasure:
Odyssey Reviews: Odyssey Review Part 1: https://youtu.be/9xNNFL-m3N0
Odyssey Review Part 2: https://youtu.be/r6AcJNOstz0
Odyssey Review Part 3: https://youtu.be/3wGO9GcgY-0
Grandeur Review Videos. Grandeur Day 1 Boarding: https://youtu.be/oh706NGJ6mc
Grandeur Day 2 Sea Day 1: https://youtu.be/6tJ7A2gHUDA
Grandeur Day 3 Costa Maya: https://youtu.be/3Uz4gBNolqw
Grandeur Day 4 Cozumel: https://youtu.be/80vALGhOmbk
Grandeur Day 5 Sea Day 2: https://youtu.be/XDBmZzgTA_M
Grandeur Day 6 Debarkation: https://youtu.be/8RUWPx3ExbQ
Thank you Friends for watching.
Live your best phase 2 life,
Mike and Nancy
Hi Friends, today we take a very unusual luxury cruise. We cruise the great lakes and experience the ultimate in luxury cursing….or did we??? From the arrival at the port to disembarkation this is unlike any cruise you’ve ever taken. Follow along with us on this very “special” cruise. Be sure to stay to the end for a real surprise and some great information.
Live a full life Friends.
Enjoy,
Mike and Nancy
Hi Living Phase 2 Friends,
Royal Caribbean released the most information to date on their newest ship Icon of the Seas and we couldn’t be more excited.
We decided to watch it with you so you could see our reactions and comments to this latest marvel by Royal Caribbean.
Hope you enjoy this.
To see this video, without our commentary go to Royal Caribbean’s YouTube page here: https://www.youtube.com/c/RoyalCaribbean
Have a beautiful Phase 2 day everyone,
Mike and Nancy
It’s our last day on Grandeur of the Seas so it is time to pack up and disembark.
This video shows the disembarkation process and give a quick wrap up of our last day.
We hope these videos have been very helpful. Please leave us a comment and let us know what you’ve thought of this series.
Live life to the fullest friends in Phase 2.
Mike and Nancy
Today is our last full day aboard Grandeur of the Seas and it’s a sea day.
We spent our day relaxing and enjoying the sun, pool and ship before heading home tomorrow. Our last dinner was in the main dinning room and then had some great laughs with comedian Phil Palisoul.
After that, at we joined in the battle of the sexes game show, and finally the perfect couple game show hosted by our cruise director Tilita. She’s been one of the best cruise directors we’ve ever had! All were very funny and we had a great time.
In our next video of this series we will show our disembarkation and have a wrap up. We hope this is very helpful so, come pack up for a cruise with us.
Enjoy life to the fullest Living Phase 2.
Mike and Nancy
Today we visit one of the most popular cruise destinations in the world on our Royal Caribbean cruise, Cozumel Mexico. We have been here many times before so in looking for something new to try we came across the Cozumel Bar Hop Tour. Here’s a link to the tour: Cozumel Bar Hop Tour
Unfortunately YouTube is giving me a little difficulty in uploading our video directly here so this is the direct LINK to the YouTube video.
This tour takes us to the remote Caribbean side of the island. Here’s there’s no electricity and pristine beaches. We visit 4 great beach bars where we relax and enjoy all the beauty Cozumel has to offer.
Come along with us as we see the far side of Cozumel!
Happy Phase 2 Living,
Mike and Nancy
Hi Friends. Follow along with us as we board our cruise on Royal Caribbean’s Grandeur of the Seas. We will show the boarding process, and what we do right when we get on the ship as well as some of our first day adventures, such as dining at the amazing Chef’s Table. The Chef’s Table was a treat for sure!
If you are new to cruising and getting ready to go, be sure to see our post and video on How to Pack for a Cruise so you can make the most of your adventure.
Thank you for joining us Friends and make it a great Living Phase 2 Day!
Mike and Nancy
Hi Friends, in this video, we share how we pack for a cruise. We will cover how we do our best to not overpack, and yet have clothes for special nights like formal night. Not forgetting anything can be key to a great vacation.
Reminder, this is how we pack, we would love to hear comments on how you pack and your tips, tricks and suggestions.
Here is a link to our Amazon Store where you will find our packing cubes. Please note that may receive a small commission on any purchases made via our storefront. However, this in no way has biased our recommendations. We only recommend products where we’ve had good experiences and use ourselves. It also has no effect on the price you pay. Thank you for your support.
We have a previous video that shows some unusual items we pack that can make your cruise adventure more enjoyable and you may find it HERE.
Included below is our packing list for our 5 night cruise. Please feel free to download it and use it as a jumping off point for your next cruise adventure.
Hello Friends,
In this video we will talk about the many different adventures and activities you can experience onboard. This ship has a TON of things to do. We discuss everything from pools to bumper cars. We show our experience with Zone Zero virtual reality, the shows and many other activities. We also rate and review this with an eye to us living in Phase 2. We hope you enjoy this conclusion of our 3-part series.
In part 1 of our Live Phase 2 Odyssey of the Seas adventure we gave an overview of our planning preparation, travel and boarding for our recent trip on Royal Caribbean’s Odyssey of the Seas cruise ship. In part 2 we discussed the ship layout, our cabin, the crew, food, and drinks on Odyssey. If you haven’t seen it here’s a link to part 1 and here’s a link to part 2
We strive to give you good, detailed information and options for life and leisure for those of us in phase 2 of life.
Thank you so much for watching friends,
Mike and Nancy
Hi Friends!
Today we have our Part 2 video review of Odyssey of the Seas cruise with Royal Caribbean.
In part 1 of our Live Phase 2 Odyssey of the Seas adventure we gave an overview of our planning preparation, travel and boarding for our recent trip on Royal Caribbean’s Odyssey of the Seas cruise ship. If you haven’t seen it here’s a link to part 1: https://youtu.be/9xNNFL-m3N0
In this part 2 video we will talk about our experiences with the ship’s layout, cabin, the crew, food, and drinks. We try the unlimited specialty dining package for the first time and discuss our thoughts on the specialty restaurants along with the included dining options and the bars onboard.
Our hope is these videos give you good, detailed information on this great leisure opportunity for those of us in phase 2 of life. In part 3 of this video series, we will talk about all the amazing activities on the ship and give our final thoughts on this ship. Please leave us a comment. Have you cruised Odyssey? What places to you recommend? What’s your favorite cruise ship for a phase 2 get away?
Thank you for watching and we will be back soon with part 3.
Have a great day today Living in Phase 2!
Mike and Nancy