I Spent 7 Days on a All Inclusive British Cruise

Hey hey hey! On my last cruise, I was lucky enough to dock next to the lovely Marella Explorer 2 and it reminded me of this video. If you're interested in current itineraries on this lovely little ship, ​you'll find those here​: tui-uk.7cnq.net/LX4a6Y (Affiliate link).

Hopefully the right folks at Marella & Tui see this video and realize that an "all-inclusive holiday" isn't over until you've got your bags and are leaving the airport for the drive home.

When my niece was two she made us all laugh. My mum said to her “oh daddy’s tired.” And she piped up, “No nanna. Daddy’s knackered”. On our side of the family, we are all English, mother’s side is all Aussie, so we’e got our first born Aussie member. It’s so funny she uses English and Aussie slang but has a definite Northern accent for the word ‘come’. It’s super cute.

I agree with you that having tips included is much nicer. It takes away all the stress of worrying about how much to tip.

Airport drama is the single most unutterably awful part of travel. Indeed, the only part of a holiday which I actively loathe and which makes me wonder why I don't stay home is the trauma of getting from the airport to the hotel and the hotel to the airport. Using a taxi rather than a bus helps, but only so much! Thank you for the video.

Just back from a brilliant cruise on the Marella Explorer- my first time cruising!. Wonderful and friendly staff at the airport on the plane and on the boat. It felt safe in the boat. I had the time of my life and I really miss the Squid and Anchor now! The entertainment was excellent and the price was great for a solo person. We went all around the Mediterranean and it made me realise just how much I missed going abroad. I’d highly recommend TUI and Marella. Thanks Emma for the recommendation. I’ll be back! :-) Thanks to all the crew on the ship- brilliant customer service!

A super vlog Emma that mirrored our fantastic cruise experience last week. Pound for pound, unbelievable value. The staff were outstanding and the amazing weather a real tonic. Totally agree about giving Malaga airport a swerve, chaos for us too! Lovely to have meet you and your family Emma. Safe travels. M&Y

Our first cruise ever was onboard the Century in 1996. It still ranks as one of our all-time favorites. It is so good to see her still looking great and providing an outstanding guest experience. Being from the U.S., I had never heard of Marella but it got us thinking: how cool would it be to sail once again on the ship that got us excited about cruising 25 years ago...

So sorry to hear about the return flights. So good to know though. Thanks - love your videos

Your videos are always so much fun (and informative) to watch. Thanks for another great video!

These are the best cruise flogs I’ve ever seen. So much detail . Very articulate as well.

This ship is so pretty! Love all the colors inside

Fantastic vlog! I'm booked on a marella explorer cruise (solo) in September and flying into corfu. Its my first cruise so your blogs have been helping me get over the initial concerns I had. I think restrictions are much more relaxed now thankfully! 🙂

Great video. Love your editing skills. I had a similar experience on a return home from Turks and Caicos. I'll never forget it. It was such a terrible ending to a fantastic week.

My wife and I cruised the Celebrity Century in 2013 from San Diego to Vancouver, which included an overnight stop in San Francisco. Terrific cruise! In your video I recognized the little oval tables in the auditorium. No other ship I'd been on (out of nine) had those.

As always, I love your informative information and all your videos. Thanks for all you.

Very nice video as usual. On Oct 15th I took my first cruise on Royal Caribbean to Alaska. It was a killer buy at $811 for 1 and it was the best balcony room I've ever had. You are spot on when you say the hoops that must be jumped through for COVID are a pain. I really wasn't sure they were going to let me stay on the ship until we pulled out. I'm glad to know Marabella is good. They bought a lot of old HAL ships and ran them until they were ready for scrapping, which didn't sound enticing. I'm heading out again next month of the Meraviglia, my first MSC cruise. I enjoyed your videos about it.

I consider Malaga to be my “home airport” since every time I fly back home to Spain that’s where I land. So believe me when I say it is one of the worst airports you can find. The lack of organization, no communication at all, security control is a mess, the maze you have to go through to get to your car in the parking lot, moving walkways and lifts are almost always out of order… If you want to avoid it at all cost in the future…fair enough! 😅 🤷🏻‍♀️

Thank you for always providing great content keep it up

Great vlog Emma, I like the way you tell the truth about your journeys good and bad.