[Music] MSC Virtuosa is one of the largest
ships in the world, costing almost a billion dollars to build. it has one of the most shimmering, glitzy
Interiors you can find at sea. but holds 6000 passengers. is it possible to enjoy a cruise that has
this many people aboard? in this video we're going to take you into
the heart of the ship. right into the thick of things, to find out
what it's like on a ship with 6000 passengers! how does it feel? with the latest 360 degree camera technology
you can now imagine you're aboard with us. you'll really feel immersed! as if you were there. right from the top of the ship... to the bottom...
and almost out to sea! some of the recent reviews online have been
very poor. are they right or are they wrong? let's find out. this is the full review of the MSC Virtuosa. welcome back to the Ritzy Travel Guide! my name is Bill, and it's great to have you
along. now in the last Edition we released a video
that examined what the MSC line as a whole has to offer. this time we focus completely on one ship
in their Fleet: the Virtuosa. it's big it's bold and is brassy, but it also
has a reputation for being one of the most rowdy ships in the fleet. someone berated it for not being a cruise
at all! Just a Nightclub at Sea. others have said that this pulsating atmosphere
aboard is exactly what they love about it. we wanted to know if this latest trends of
cruise lines releasing Mega ships is leading to a better or worse cruise experience? sailing for 14 nights to the Mediterranean
on the Virtuosa was our way of finding out; and what's more you'll be able to find out
what it's like on the ship at the worst possible time. bang in the middle of the summer holiday season. with 6000 passengers aboard, the ship was
bursting at the seams! right, let's get cracking, and we'll start
with a quick Ship Tour, so you can get a feel for it. we'll also talk about the Yacht Club, their
premium part of the ship. we'll go through all the aspects the Virtuosa
we think are great, and then the things that might possibly drive you crazy! "look: more and more and more and more and
more deck chairs all grabbed. it's only seven o'clock in the morning. bet you they're not gonna be here till nine,
or ten if that... maybe 10 or 11." And we'll go through 10 aspects that we feel
will really help you get the most out of sailing on the Virtuosa let's take a look at our embarkation day. and despite what we heard online, for us it
went relatively smoothly. from arrival at the terminal, to get you on
board was about 90 minutes. let me know in the comments if your check-in
was not like this. the MSC virtuosa is a huge ship. it's big it's bold and brash. but a touch of elegance thrown in, for good
measure. like most Mega ships it almost feels like
a small town at sea, with shops and bars facing inwards. it's a huge departure from traditional cruise
ships of years gone by. in terms of design and layout the heart of
the ship is the Gallery Virtuosa which runs almost the entire length of the ship on Deck
six and seven. it has a huge Las Vegas style arch screen
on the ceiling, which changes at will. "oh what's the ceiling showing tonight in
the atrium? we're underwater!" We found it to be quite striking. the main Atrium then suddenly changes its
vibe altogether and tries to go: modern elegant with violins and pianos "What's the MSC Virtuosa famous for? it's Swarovski sparkling staircase in the
central Atrium. do we feel a bit like we're at Ratners jewellery
shop in 1985? [Music] We almost need a pair of sunglasses! the ceiling, it's all sparkly and mirrory! it's all sparkling isn't it! it's sort of like 'Sparkle Central' [Music]
more jobs to do on embarkation... activate your card, so that you can pay for items on
board. activation point. activate those cruise cards. first day on board don't forget to go to the
Atelier Bar, because you have to lock in any of your specialty dining. go to one of these counters here, and choose
which day and what hour, because some of these specialty dining outlets do get booked up. if you don't do it on the first afternoon,
you run the risk of not getting what you want. All the muster station personnel zap your
cards. say you've listened very intently on your
cabin TV to all the instructions! okay now this is quite a clever use of the
screen on the MSC Virtuosa ceiling during Muster station hours. it's a deck plan telling you where your muster
station is. well done actually MSC, that's quite innovative!" now in just a moment we're going to look at
the bars and the dining available on the ship. let's take a stroll through the casino. the Red Gem Casino. You've got playing cards. what sort of facilities do they have here? well obviously a sparkly floor. Do they allow smoking in here? I think they must allow smoking in here! there's a circular bar right in the middle. here we are. how many TV screens can you watch at once?
in a moment we're going to be coming on to the Yacht Club the MSCs version of a 'ship
within a ship'... a premium lounge if you like. that's coming up shortly first: let's look
at Dining before we got on, we'd read review after review
online, pretty much slamming the main dining rooms. we completely disagree. so let's take a few moments just looking at
what food is available on the Virtuosa. let's start with the buffet. first it has a huge variety of foods that
constantly changes, and I applaud what they have at offer. "how about that for a roast! is this a roast
lamb?" > roast beef.... "that is huge! very good looking roast beef!" the main course up here is stuffed pork loin
with apricots you would often find really premium item as an offer. items that you wouldn't expect: such as smoked
metas, great cold cuts, outstanding Gourmet cheese selection; and we have a sort of antipasto
spread here. look at that cheese! that is oozing out! it's gooey... it's almost dripping off the
plate! for those who like gooey cheese, such as me,
that is very tempting. Other cheese selections, some salamis, some
smoked fish, lots of Indian choices, and selections. and the hours of opening was very generous. okay so far so good. buffet serving great food. but here comes the big, fat negative: with
6000 passengers on board, at times the buffet gets almost unusable... "okay 12 30 p.m, lunch
time in the Marketplace Buffet. looking fairly close to capacity. there wouldn't be a lot more tables available. so when 6000 people descend on the buffet
at once you get a log jam. because it's busy... it's noisy. so, I know that all cruise ships have a noisy
Buffet, but this one seems louder than others than I remember. okay an hour later, 10 o'clock: substantially
more busy. one of the most important points to make is
that a lot of time people have no choice but to come here. because of the hours of the main dining room...
the main dining room is open for breakfast for just one and a half hours for breakfast. the main dining room is open from 7.30 am
until nine am. a lot of people who want breakfast later than
nine... can't. if you arrive at nine or 9.01 you will not
be allowed entry; and the main dining room (absolute crime) is only open for an hour
at lunch time. between 12pm and 1pm. now, a lot of people don't want to eat lunch
at 12. it's too early. if you've got up a little bit later, if you're
even had leisurely start, that means you have for lunch the choice of: the buffet, the buffet,
the buffet, or the buffet! so that is why it's absolutely packed! a couple of the Specialty Restaurants are
open for lunch. Butcher's Cut I believe is open. I believe Hola Mexican is open. but those are obviously additional cost, and
it's not inconsequential. the additional cost for those is quite high. okay I have an interesting observation: what
do you hear in the buffet section here? Well, noise obviously. however I do have a suggestion for you: after
being on board several days, and trying to think how can you come to the buffet and not
have your ears blasted? well, there does seem to be this interesting
difference... you come to this side here and... wait for, it wait for it, wait for it, wait
for it... it's getting quieter and quieter. now I know it's not a library, I know it's
not ideal, but: number 1, you can get tables and chairs. number 2 you won't have your ears blasted
off. number 3: exactly the same buffet is here,
because we're at the aft of the ship, and the buffets do repeat. so top tip: come to the aft of the ship. but wait, but wait, I have a hot tip for you:
if you need to get away from the busy, noisy Loud Buffet, there is a section out at the
AFT. right here. it's almost unknown... or maybe people just
don't want to walk that far. it is after all just a few extra paces further
away. but look at that! it's a little Sanctuary! it's nice and quiet! what a way to spend a Mediterranean breakfast,
or lunch out here, on the off deck! and almost nobody does it. for those who want an even more in-depth coverage
of the buffet we have a video coming out, showing you everything from breakfast, noon,
dinner, and midnight, so you can imagine exactly what's on offer. remember to be subscribed to our channel,
so you know when that video comes out. onto the Main Dining Rooms. and here we have
very positive news we can report that they Good evening. this is the first gala evening, where a lot
of people dressed up. I would say as the cruise progressed this
did get lesser, until by the end not many people were dressing up on Gala Nights at
all. something that I do applaud MSC, and particularly
on Virtuosa is the spacing of the tables in the main dining room. they are extremely far apart, which is good,
because other cruise ships you are on top of each other. sometimes you can be inches apart. on MSC they are nicely spaced apart, giving
you privacy, if you want privacy [Music] we have a birthday tonight for those who want to know what's on the menu
in the main dining rooms, let's quickly run through a small sample of what we ate. here we go, a cruise ship standard: Beef Wellington. and this pretty little parcel is escargot
en croute, in puff pastry. I'm not sure I've seen snails and pastry before. how's that one going? this is it really good flavour yeah just open this up to see if the Brie oozes
out? yes look at that! nicely baked and oozy inside. I could I could order everything on the main
course today. Mediterranean evening in the main dining room
is extremely good. very very good paella. that's full of flavour,
got the texture right. lovely prawns, mussels on top. beautifully presented. it's a good meal. fantastic! well down the chefs tonight. it's an extremely good meal. okay, now I have a little observation for
you... we were just down in the main dining room having our dinner and we thought we'd
just pop up to the buffet to see what was up here and what was different. and I've got a very interesting observation
for you: the main course up here is: stuffed pork loin with apricots. does that sound familiar? that was in the main dining room earlier. first night's main course we have pork with
an apricot sauce and roast potatoes. looks very nice very nice. and what's the other thing we noticed? it seared tuna steak, also on the main course
in the main dining room. in other words what is got exactly the same
selections! whilst we're on the subject of the main dining
rooms: I absolutely have to show you breakfast that was an offer there. it was excellent. and this is the Minuetto restaurant, which
has been designated as breakfast restaurant, the duration of our cruise. always nice to have a slow, relaxed breakfast
when time permits. overlooking the ocean. don't you think? all righty, what should we have for breakfast? I tell you what, the eggs benedict is calling
me. poached eggs on a smoked ham and a toasted
English muffin, served with hollandaise sauce. I think roll mops, or pickled herrings in
the morning for me is possibly a no. [Music] that is a very nice looking plate
of the savouries for breakfast! thank you thank you! incoming orange juice. here we are, sea day. ordered breakfast overlooking the AFT deck. trying to be healthy. "Light breakfast!! how did we do on the healthy stakes?! eggs
florentine, smoked salmon, I went for an omelette and salmon. and somehow two hash browns ended
up on the plate. supposed to be healthy. somehow didn't happen! fruit salad and yogurt there we are... that
is suddenly a healthy bread breakfast selection! day one and you know... what almost no one went to
the main dining room for breakfast... almost everyone went to the buffet. which
is a shame because the breakfast on offer is superb. the maitre D is extremely efficient, and very
pleasant. now a note about the Virtuosa which you have
to be aware of: and that's there are only 2 restaurants on board that are free, included
in the fare price. they are the buffet and the main dining rooms. now this really puts MSC behind most of the
other Cruise Lines, which are offering far more dining outlets included in your ticket
price. and what's the result? because people can't
necessarily afford to go to the specialty dining they go to the buffet or the main dining
rooms. and the buffet just gets jammed. now, if the other cruise lines can open up
more of the other dining rooms, more of the specialty restaurants for the ticket price... why can't MSC? By the way, if you're enjoying this video,
please do give it a thumbs up, as it lets us know we're on the right track, and you'd
like to see more of this type of material. Now let's move on to the Yacht Club for those not familiar, this is the section
of the ship that MSC closes off for premium passengers, who have paid considerably more. think of it as like a business class section. a ship within a ship, if you like. it's controlled by key pass, and you can't
get in if you're not supposed to be there. now it does cost considerably more than the
main section. often three to four times more. for that you get your own special dining room,
separate Lounge area, swimming pool and deck areas. plus your cabins are also in that part of
the ship [Music] here you can see their jacuzzi and
deck areas [Music] now there is one other option, just below
the Yacht Club classification, and that's Aurea, which comes with Spa rights. this could be a good choice for those looking
for an upgraded experience. this is the view from the Aurea deck, and
you can see the spa and jacuzzi area, taken as the Virtuosa arrived under the spectacular
Lisbon Harbour Bridge since we've started reviewing the Virtuosa
we've had a lot of people come and say to us: If you aren't happy with the main section
of the ship... just go to the yacht club. well that's true, but you have to remember
the yacht club accounts for just 5% of the Virtuosa meaning, 95% of everybody else is
in the main section. by the way MSC isn't the only Cruise Line
dabbling with this 'ship within a ship' concept. Celebrity has their 'Retreat' and the Norwegian
Cruise Lines has their 'Haven.' Have you been on Yacht Club? would you recommend
it? let us know in the comments section below
[Music] Right, time to come on to something I think we've avoided for too long in this
video... and it's a really thorny issue. and that's the swimming pool area. there are two areas on the ship which are
shocking, and get way too packed. one we've already covered is the buffet. and
then this one, the swimming pool is an absolute howler. I think it would be fair to say it's extremely
crowded by the poolside .you realise that six to seven thousand passengers means it's
going to get busy. very busy. times you're going to think "Good God there's
too many people here!" this is the area that most people get hopping
mad about. unless you've been to a pool area that looks
and feels like this. it's difficult to describe. "wow that's the queue to get some fast food
pizzas burgers and ice cream." "okay there was no space on the lower deck,
let's see what we can find on the upper deck. will we have any more luck finding somewhere
to relax or space out or call our own?" it was impossible to find a lounger, or a
place to relax. the area is just not adequate for the number
of passengers, and this feeling of being absolutely 'rammed' by the pool never lets up. it's like being in a tin of sardines night
and day. if there's one single aspect of the cruise
that was universally criticised.... you're looking at it. we've been on other cruise lines that are
equally large, on Mega ships, but it never, ever, ever felt as busy as it did on the Virtuosa. meantime if there's no space in the pool outside,
you can always come inside. would you say there's more or less space on
this pool inside, than there is outside? difficult to tell. there's quite a lot of people in that pool several Jacuzzis "about to enter spin cycle! we're in 'frothing' right now. I do feel like we're inside of a washing machine. just to say it's 6.58am in the morning. I'd say at least... what what do we reckon... three quarters of
the deck chairs have already been taken? way over half. let's call it three quarters. because it's happening very fast in front
of me. they've almost all gone. this is an operation and a half, all the deck
chairs on the ship going out. all right they can't wheel them out fast enough. I feel we were at a multi-story car park for
deck seating. okay Update: 7:12am absolutely everything
has gone. not a space to be found. but as with everything in life it's all about
timing. we found the best time to take a stroll de-stress
and enjoy ourselves: as the sun went down. for that moment life felt good, the sea was
calm. all was well. make sure you do the same! Right, let's come inside for a minute... quite
possibly because there's absolutely nowhere to sit outside. see what activities there are to do if you're
bored, or it's a rainy day? and I know what you're thinking... you're just itching to know if there are those
silly little MSC trinkets you could possibly be interested in? are we up for a bit of retail therapy? "quick look up at the ceiling... what's today's theme? flowers! and if you're extremely bored you can go into
the MSC merch store. all right what totally unnecessary items might
we be tempted by? let's have a peruse. is the MSC cooking apron grabbing? how about an MSC sewing kit? you see I've got you excited now! you want one of those? ah here's something you might need, an MSC
diffuser, back in your cabin, for when you're really irate about when things aren't going
right on deck, and you can't get a deck chair or a sun lounger! that'll calm you down, back in the cabin surely! Don't forget the Virtuosa lighter. or a Virtuosa fridge magnet. and the MSC Lego. come on now, do you want some MSC Birkenstock
style sandals? how zippy would you look on Deck with those! and then there's the archetypal rainy day
activity... Bingo! let's take a wander into the Carousel Lounge. during the day it's one of the best views
on the ship but it's a bit of a shame, because apart from Bingo ,which is about to start
now, this area really doesn't get used much. and it's a fantastic area. see what I mean, glorious view. anyway, in the meantime Bingo is about to
start And there is a gym! let's take a wander in. I know my wife is in here. one of the comments is that the gym on the
MSC is a bit small for the number of guests. so let's see what the apparatus is and how
easy it is to get on. I've been told sometimes it's impossible to
get in. right now at about 11 o'clock in the morning. it's not too bad. it's got a view out to main swing complex
[Music] so how is it in the gym? "I think the gym in itself is very large okay,
but I think you have to look at it in proportion to the number of passengers. In proportional to the number of passengers
its relatively small. but what you do have here is modern. it's state of the art, and the best part in
the gym is every single cardio equipment has a spiffing view! Absolutely spiffing view. so I'll give it five stars for its position. as for other entertainment on board: there's
also a large Theater, which unusually for a cruise line has three performances a night. but as capacity is just 1000 in the theatre
at one time, and there are over 6000 passengers... not everyone is going to get in. most of the shows were song and dance and
Broadway musical varieties. I would rate them as okay. not particularly groundbreaking, normal middle
of the road Cruise Line stuff. okay so who says there isn't any highbrow
activity on board an MSC ship? we're off for a few minutes to see the Opera and the ballet. I say a few minutes, because we don't know
how good it's going to be. let's find out [Music] thank you foreign now on to activities, and the Virtuosa dedicates
a huge area to this particular aspect. here we're in the entertainment complex, in
which we've got a variety of things. there is a virtual reality holo deck arcade style machines got some formula one simulators there's a bowling alley [Music] [Music] this is a teen hangout area. it's got a teen hangout bar which looks straight down to the Sports Court. okay let's take a look through the kids area
which is called the Do Re Mi Club [Music] foreign quick heads up: some of the machines in the
arcade section are quite expensive. so if you have kids in your group, you might
want to keep a tab on their account spending. let's now move on to one of the most divisive
aspects of the ship: the loud Entertainment on board. this is how we covered it, when we were there:
"so let's move on to evening entertainment. and this has been the most divisive aspect
about the ship. you've got some people who say my God this
is nothing but a noisy, boozy party ship... full of drunks. and you've got the other half
who said: no I like the parties, I like the atmosphere, give more! so let's show you a typical evening, and what
activities are available so you can decide for yourself whether you think you'd like
it... or dislike it is [Music] And they're promo-ing tonights street party... it's Abba evening [Music] traditional cruisers feel it's way too loud,
in your face, night clubby, and with pounding non-stop music. because of the layout of MSC ships, they are
very open plan, with one area leading to another. there is no real way of escaping the noise. if you don't want the loud parties ... you're
not really going to find an easy way to avoid them this is deck six and seven, the Galleria,
which hosts most of the entertainment, bars and restaurants. and it's the main thoroughfare throughout
the ship. just about everything leads off this area. you pretty much have to go along here to get
from A to B on the ship. and you're going to be right in the mix of whatever entertainment
is on. most nights there's a party, as well at various
times throughout the day [Music] [Music] throughout the cruise there will also sing-along,
silent discos. some here in the heart of the ship, some on
the pool deck. "so getting ready for the silent disco. it's up on Deck. but here's the problem: 6000 passengers on
board. what have we got? yet again we've got queues. and this is a
recurring theme... there are 6000 people trying to do it at the
same time. you could say that this has been a 'Cruise
of Queuing." there has to come a point where you say: 'is
it fun to queue for absolutely everything that you do on board?' [Music] all MSC ships have multiple bars, clubs and
pubs. I shot this footage quite early in the evening,
as later on there was almost no way to get in, with way too many people there's also a Karaoke Lounge [Music] right at the other side of the casino
is the Carousel Lounge, which is their version of a Cirque du Soleil. tonight we're going to the Carousel Lounge
we're gonna watch a Cirque du Soleil type performance. we've gone all blue and psychedelic well there are cocktails and mocktails included
in the price. let's see what we're going to get for that. "hey what do we have a choice of? so what's the choice? rum based and vodka based, and non alcoholic. okay, well I went for the rum based one, here
we are. it's in the round. like a theater, and we're gonna watch Arkymea [Music] it was a combination of acrobatics, mime,
dance and aerial performances. For copyright reasons I can only show you
a snatch, but I can tell you we thoroughly enjoyed the show, I would recommend it. and bearing in mind it includes a free drink,
it's a bit of a no-brainer. we'd now like to show you what fast became
one of our favorite destinations on the ship: the Sky Lounge. it really is one of the few sanctuaries aboard. away from the hustle and bustle. it's an adult-only area, and has an elegant,
upscale vibe to it. with fantastic panoramic views across to the
pool area, and out to sea. there's frequently a band or a Pianist playing. and here's the tip for you: they have a complimentary
snacks and hors d'oeuvres cabinet on offer! remember to ask them for it! the Sky Bar is open throughout the day, right
through to the end of the evening. now let's move on to what the Virtuosa offers
for the family activities, out on Deck. now we did cover this fairly comprehensively
in our earlier video, which please do look at after, but in case you missed that, here's
just a brief synopsis: "Right blue sky on the upper deck of the Aquapark,
an absolute kids and family mecca! you'll come hurtling down that slide. How old am i?! I'm going on the flumes. I shall be hurtling down that! right lights are green, all systems go! how was? Short, but great! here we go, afternoon activity: Himalaya bridge,
and it's for all age groups. there we are complete multi-generation families. from teenagers... right up to as young as you feel! [Music] Now, we've so far covered the main dining
room, and the buffet. there are also four specialty restaurants
aboard. these are extra cost restaurants that are
not included in the fare price. now we do have a separate video on that, coming
out very shortly. in that we show you all four, and what we
think of them, and whether they're worth the extra money. now one aspect we absolutely have to mention,
because it wouldn't be a fair and balanced video if we didn't: and that is disembarkation. for us it was an absolute nightmare. now I can't guarantee it was for everybody,
but for us it was. let's see how it unfolded. holy moly this is the queue to get of.f this
queue is going a long long way this is going a long long way. we've been given our departure times, so either
everybody's been given the same departure time, or there's a hiccup, or it's always
like this a disembarkation off the ship. I'm not sure which one it is. but we could be standing in this departure
queue for a very very long time. we can't even go through that way, so we're
going to have to bypass this way. this is chaotic. [Music] [Music] it's the whole ship just standing in a corridor. there's no way of gathering where we're supposed
to, because we can't get through. it's... this is not really the way to end
a cruise. "Delay?!" I think is an understatement. people are seething. I've been walking up and down for the last
10 minutes and everybody is hopping mad .they've been in the queue for two or three hours. and people are going to miss their connection. to say people are angry, is really underplaying. "okay we are kindly asking you to remain in
your meeting point areas until..." We're almost two hours after our supposed
disembarkation time. 'Hope to see you again'... well that's interesting,
all the people standing in the queue, are they thinking the same thing as well? that
was an absolute nightmare! close to two hours from our supposed disembarkation
time, to actually getting off! chaos, carnage, zoo environment. the Cruise Director said to us in last night's
theater production, before it started, 'don't worry, we know what we're doing, we can handle
it, we've done this loads of times, we'll get you off timely and safely.' not the case on this occasion. whether this happens every time, I can't say
for sure. I can comment on what happened to us... this
was the most chaotic disembarkation from a cruise we have ever, ever, ever, ever had
from any Cruise Line! it was an incredibly frustrating way to finish
the cruise. let us know if your experience was exactly
the same, or perhaps it was different? let us know in the comments box below? Now, at the beginning of the video we asked:
can a 6000 passenger mega ship Cruiser be any fun to sail on? when we met people aboard, and asked them
if they were enjoying the Virtuosa, they invariably gave 3 different answers: the first group
said they came on the Virtuosa because it was good value for money, but they knew it
was going to be busy, but they had kids or grandkids. and so that this was the ship that
was the best fit. having said that.... a lot of them went on
to say if they weren't with young family members, they would pick a different Cruise Line. the second batch of answers that we invariably
got was: yes they would come on Virtuosa but only on the Yacht Club, because they felt
it was a sanctuary away from the rowdiness and the hustle and bustle of the main section
of the ship. they wouldn't in any shape or form come in
the main section, but only the Yacht Club. and the third group of people we came across
said they loved the Virtuosa, loved the fact that it was pulsating, vibrant, fun, noisy
and a bit of a party ship! so at the end of the day what do we think
about the Virtuosa? would we ever consider going aboard again? well there's so much that the Virtuosa is
getting right: the cuisine aboard is good, the ship is modern, has good facilities, and
was always spotless. and the crew, by and large, were very helpful, very obliging, and
very smiling: "hello how are you?... evening!" by and large they are extremely friendly,
approachable and good-natured. I think MSC has got the training spot on. some Cruise Lines the staff are cold or disinterested. not here. "ah, I could do with that drink, that looks
good! is that a pina colada!... yeah haha!" I'd also actually like to point out the Captain. and I hope I've got his name right: Jakobus
Lefering, that was the name that was put up on the screen. we found him down to earth, we liked his announcements,
on the Tannoy, it was always friendly, helpful and courteous. but here's my hesitation: MSC has designed
a mega ship that is designed to have 6000 passengers aboard. that's their job. they are there to sell the tickets, and to
try and fill the ship up as much as possible. and MSC run frequent promotions, meaning the
ship more often than not will be at full capacity. and some of the comments we get back are:
'well don't go in High Season, just book off season.' but that's a gamble I'm very reluctant to
take. just book and pray that MSC haven't sold it
out? book and pray they haven't had a rip roaring
month, so I can sneak in and get a cruise at half capacity... and then I'll enjoy it? do you want to take that risk? because a lot
of the time the Virtuosa is full. and it's a crying shame because it's a cracker
of a ship! I hope you've enjoyed this. making a video Cruise Review is always a tough
balancing job, because all of our goals are different to each other. we're all looking for a slightly different
aspect out of our Dream Cruise. please do drop us a comment in the box below
if you think we haven't got it right, or you think we've forgotten something. we'd love to hear from you. and just to keep you in the loop: we have
a series of companion videos to this one. firstly we haven't mentioned cabins, and we
have a separate video coming for that. the safe in the cabins is absolutely tiny. let me put my hand here for reference of size. forget trying to get in a laptop. you're going to get very little in there. you need to bring some sort of lockable case. and additionally you have USB connectivity
by the side of the bed. it's built into the bedside lamp, that's clever. there you go the lamps on and off, and you
have your USB connectivity here one each side of the bed. secondly we're putting together a 'Ports of
Call' video for all the beautiful ports went to on our 14 night Mediterranean cruise, and
a lot of them are absolutely gorgeous [Music] You've got to watch your elbows, can't put
them out in the middle of the Street. lots of hubbub, and tuk-tuks reversing into
each other, and running you down. tooting their horns! in the meantime we have
several videos on our Channel covering a variety of cruise lines. and you can see them here and you can see
them here. and we look forward to you joining us in those. thanks so much for joining us on the Ritzy
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