What would cruising be without the ports you visit along the way? On my various cruises with Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Cruise Line, MSC, and AIDA, these are all the ports I’ve visited in one long list!
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Can you make a list of your favorite excursions ? I love your vlogs!!
Hi Morgan! Can't wait to check out the merchandise. I have a short attention span, so I may have missed it, but have you not cruised the western side of Mexico? If not, is that by choice or because it just hasn't worked out.
I was on cruise in august that went all the ports on your freedom of the seas minus st.kitts and there was little effect at that time
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My wife and I love cruising out of Port Canaveral. While we live closer to the Port of Tampa, Canaveral is the closest port to us where we can board a large ship. We have done most of the Caribbean, but Alaska is still our favorite cruise to date, and hopefully will be going back soon.
Thank you Morgan. I am taking my first cruise on the NCL Getaway this week Oct/21-28 for a 7-Day Western Caribbean cruise from Miami. Your videos have been so entertaining and informative. I am going solo in a balcony stateroom 12300 and am so excited. I am a long haul truck driver in the US and I drive one year and then travel one month. London, York, Edinburgh was my last trip. This cruise has been a dream trip since I was a kid. Thank you again for sharing your experiences.
Hi Morgan!
I LOVE the idea of cruising to Easter Island since I’m not too keen on the idea of flying to a tiny island in the middle of the Pacific, but very few cruise lines go there since most transpacific cruises go the more northern Hawaii route, and the few that do go to Easter Island are mostly 100+ days world cruises (& I haven’t won the lottery yet).
Other than that, I wish there were more cruises of the Great Lakes! Who wouldn’t love a port day at Cedar Point?
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I am surprised you have never taken a cruise that left from San Juan PR. I have always wanted to do this and finally will be able to when we go on Freedom of the Seas next month!
Hi Morgan! Thank you so much for your kind words. I really hope that we will meet someday soon. I suppose I need to get the nerve up to use my face as my avatar. 😉
If I could pick a cruise destination for you, it would be to Cuba or Alaska. These two are very high on my wishlist because the destinations themselves are so important. Everyone I know who has gone to Cuba has loved the experience. The people, the culture, the music, food, etc. If you book, you definitely want to overnight in Havana so you can experience the vibrant nightlife. Alaska is an awesome destination. No, it's not about frozen drinks and bone warming sun but it is about the breathtaking beauty of nature and our planet. I think everyone would benefit greatly from vlogs you would do on these destinations.
Hi Morgan! 😊I come from Norway. The iconic Geirangerfjord is a must see. Also City like Bergen, Arendal and Tromsø. I liked the port of Valletta, Korsika, Mykonos, Dubrovnik and Split. Beautiful ports when you have a balcony cabin og Nice views. Have you seen the port of Lisbon? From Trine
Hi Morgan, I just got home from a cruise yesterday and am happy to report that San Juan, St. Thomas, Amber Cove D.R. and Grand Turk have all recovered amazingly from the hurricanes that tore them apart last year. I was told by a local in San Juan that the rural areas of Purto Rico were still rebuilding but the port and old San Juan looked great. I hope you can visit the Caribbean again soon and see for yourself.
St. Thomas is the one with Meghan’s bay
I enjoy your vids Morgan! Hearing about all those ports really makes me wish my cruise time was here NOW.
I just wonder why you haven't explored Carnival Cruises yet. My cruise will be in the western Caribbean going to Cozumel, Roatan and Grand Cayman on the Carnival Freedom this November. I really wish you'd expore this cruise line and share your experience being that line is so popular. It would be new territory and not so repetative about the lines you currently cruise on. Looking forward to those new experiences. Oh, btw, I bought the blue t-shirt with just your logo on it. Plan to wear it on my trip.
First, love the Come Lady merchandise. I’ve watched all your videos since you posted the cone lady one, but have never heard you mention if you were ever contacted by someone claiming to be the cone lady? Second, I’ve cruised all over the Caribbean, the west coast of U.S., parts of Europe, but my favorite destination of all has been Hawaii. We sailed out of Ensenada (didn’t see much of it except out of the window of the shuttle bus from the airport) and spent five days at sea to get to Hawaii, then cruised around to four of the islands for seven days and flew home from the big island. The islands are beautiful, the people were so friendly and welcoming, the weather was fantastic every day. It was my favorite cruise of all time. Thanks for sharing your travels with us.
Thanks for reading my comment from last week, that was fun to hear. I see you and Marcus old and retired being the couple that goes on one of those 180 day world cruises and when it ends, doing it all over again. 🙂
Hi Morgan! What you said about Geiranger I found the same in Olden! Absolutely loved this place! My favourite port is Barcelona or Gibraltar! Going back to both on my next cruise in 2020 along with Monte Carlo which is a bucket list destination! I always cruise out of Southampton for ease but have had different experiences in the different terminals!
Hi Morgan. I think there is still fallout from last year's hurricane. Our upcoming NCL Escape has had PR cancelled and an itinerary change from Dominica to Antigua. Both due to berthing conflicts. My guess is the ports are operating but not at full availability. Sad to miss PR because I love Old San Juan. On a side note, we've started doing food tours in ports we've been to a few times. Otherwise we wouldn't get off the ship. 🙂
Celebrity's (Eclipse) 14 day Exotic Southern Caribbean cruise goes to a lot of the ports I personally love, BUT I also enjoyed the Celebrity (Equinox) 11 night Ultimate Caribbean Cruise that went to Fort Lauderdale, Mexico, Costa Rica, Belize, Colombia, Panama and Grand Cayman. It was fantastic! I know Celebrity ships are not as fun as their sister ships RCI, but this trip was for the experience and it was really good! PLUS, the vegetarian food on Celebrity is, in my opinion, so much better than RCI – worthy of visiting the dinning room! 👍
Magen's Bay is St. Thomas.
Sunday Sofa Time videos are my go to videos while I'm on the recumbent bike at my gym. I can watch the videos but cannot comment until I'm home on the "real" computer. Magan Bay I think you mentioned, is in St. Thomas. St. Martin — or Sint Maarten — is where the port is located, is an island half Dutch and half French! Maho Beach is where the jets land 100 feet above your head, as the Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) runway is literally feet (meters) from this famous beach. Of course, I'd prefer Orient Beach, on the French side, where there's the nude beach (Oh those French)…. 🙂
Morgan, my first cruise was out of Galveston since I live in San Antonio and we cruised to Cozumel. I feel like you would really enjoy the western Caribbean like Cozumel, Tulum, etc. Check them out! 🤗
St Thomas is Megan’s bay
Why, hasn’t RIVER cruising been a topic? To be a well rounded traveler you should try it at least once! Go to Romania and see Dracula’s castle!!
HA! I pronouce it, "Chikaveciaaschiveckiaia" also. (no disrespect to the Italians, but our tongues don't twist like that)
So many destinations. My list is definitely not as long as we have only sailed on the North American Pacific coast. Our list is: Vancouver (home town) San Francisco, Los Angeles, Ensenada, Santa Barbara. So not very exciting. I would like to go back to San Francisco one day. An Alaskan cruise is booked for next year though. So I can add 1 more port to the list.
Hi Morgan, thanks for the mention and reading my comments – made my day!! 🤗🤗🤗) So my parents have recently dropped hints to my husband and I that they wouldn't mind cruising with us someday. Have you ever cruised with another couple, and what was your experience?
Hello from France in Europe 💬Your channel is really great and informative! well done ! thank you for sharing with us!💬
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Morgan, thanks as always for another pleasant afternoon. Had to go back and rewatch the "cone" lady story, and you reminded me of my own Epic Mediterranean trip. It was a Feb/Mar sailing and a bit colder than usual, and we had a very rare wind event where we couldn't dock in Civitavecchia (Rome). Needless to say no one was in a good mood and being cold, we were all squashed inside. Morgan, this ship is not really big enough! Even though I was lucky enough to be in the Haven, a true luxury experience, once you got to the lower decks it was a free-for-all. People were sitting everywhere 🙁 Many "cone" ladies – from reserved bar seats squables to nasty dinners and show reservation rants. God bless you I don't know how you did it. My number one (extremely touristy) destination not on your list is Athens and the Acropolis. Overwhelming! The south of France is wonderful, and I always feel my heart is in Pisa and Tuscany, although I'm Norwegian by ancestry. Hope this gave you a read for the bus :). I definitely need a new journey – travel well.
Man, I am happy to see you again. I would love 80° right about now. Hurricane Michael took aim on us with a direct hit on Calhoun County and destroyed most of our electric grid, communications, and 1000s of homes. Our area (very remote, rural, and economic challenge for most) will be lucky to have power back in 30 day; since they are talking a total grid rebuild vice repair. So every couple days we make the 60 mile round trip for gas, hot meals, and internet access and to see what you are up to. Anyway, we good compared to most, looking towards the Conquest to Bermuda at end of Oct. Looking forward to AC and ice again😉
The cone towel is fabulous lol , will definitely have to buy one .It will make me laugh and imagine your hilarious cone story .Thanks Morgan .
Grand Turk is a must!!
When I was stationed aboard the USS Yorktown (in 1969) we made port visit to Kiel. We were welcomed as if we were family. My buddies and I went to a brew haus and were treated as special guests. They made us dance and sing and would not let us pay. The ship also had an open house for the locals. They were forced to close the open house as there were too many visitors that the local police could not handle the crowds. This was a memorable port visit. On that cruise we also visited Brest, France, Rotterdam, Copenhagen and Portsmouth, Endland. Kiel and Portsmouth were my two favorites on that cruise.
I just went on a cruise (unfortunately I knew I couldn’t get the merchandise in time) and I went snorkeling in st Thomas. You missed out on a wonderful port.
I think I already told you this, but one of my favorite cruise destinations was Kotor, Montenegro. The fjord we went through to get there was incredible, imho. Very, very beautiful. 🙂