321. I tried a cruise ship for the first time! (P&O Azura, Canary Islands, solo cabin)

I love this video so much, I’m so glad you enjoyed it. It’s so interesting for me to see you on a ship that I would consider tiny… but for you it’s huge. 😂👏🏼

After years of watching you David, I'm still amazed at how wonderful your videos are. You are a true storyteller.

Cruise ships are a special sort of nightmare scenario for me, so your willingness to be pleased by the cruise without letting yourself be hornswoggled was an interesting and entertaining vicarious experience. Thank you for sharing it with us.

You present things so well, you could probably make a trip to the grocery store worth watching. Nice cruise review, being in the "I will never do a cruise" club you have me second guessing myself.

Man, I’d never have thought I’d watch a cruise review video, let alone getting all the way through 21 minutes of one! Well done David, it’s great to see you’ve found another way of enjoying time on the water.

David, you do have a gift; you can describe almost anything and make it entertaining. I have never been on a cruise, and my wife doesn't think we would like it, though those river cruises in Europe do look appealing. Glad you had a good time!

You could narrate a trip to the grocery store and it would be interesting, David. One of the best story tellers on YouTube.

Thank you, I enjoyed the review of a cruise by a normal person rather than the usual enthusiastic, cruise maniac focus youtube channel 😊

I appreciate the blow-by-blow description of cruising, David. The idea of going on one strikes fear into my heart, and I'm not even worried about seasickness (so I probably should be). Even considering the friendly people, the thought of being trapped aboard a combination hotel/restaurant/dinner theatre/Las Vegas casino gives me the absolute shudders. You've alleviated about 0.5 percent of this. Thanks, and Happy New Year!

Did I just watch someone talking about a trip on a cruiseship and totally enjoying it, without having any interest ever to do such thing myself? Yes! David you are so good at this, just the way you present it all. Thanks 👍

Best line of the entire episode: "Time to get on Tinder again". Love it!

My wife and I have been on 14 cruises, including the Mediterranean with ports from Rome and Barcelona! The only event that slowed us down was the virus! We decided to use cruises with smaller ships, which Holland America offered! If you decide again to cruise, you need to get a room with a veranda, and find a friend to join you! Looking out at the sea from your room is worth it! Thanks for sharing your experiences!

It's a shame cruise lines don't offer any balcony cabins to solo cruisers without an additional surcharge, so many of us have to take interior cabins to be able to afford it. The upside is, when the seas get choppy you wont feel the rolling as much when your in an interior room. Great review David

You do have a bit of a talent for making everything interesting. Before discovering your channel I never thought I’d find myself dedicating my spare time to watching a bloke install new plumbing or give a play-by-play of his vacation, yet somehow I find all this very entertaining. You’re bloody magnificent David

The closest I’ve been to cruise videos until now was watching “Love Boat”. Thanks for the video!

I've been boating for just over 50 years, and in that time I've owned some very nice sea-going cruisers. (Not "gin palaces", but well built purposeful craft around 55 to 85 feet long. I have also cruised for 40 years, starting on the 'Canberra' and going on from there, with a couple of World Cruises for good measure. I like to enjoy cruising, and always pick 1st class only ships. Yes, they cost a lot, but my goodness it's worth every penny. I enjoy 'dressing' for dinner and always wear a traditional dinner suit, (tuxedos are not formal, unless you're American). I have always worked hard, so a top quality cruise is my reward. I could never tolerate a 'cheap' cruise, and I've never understood the concept of an inside cabin! The oceans are beautiful, the shimmering water, passing whales, dolphins and other sea creatures are part of the experience. You haven't lived until you've watched the sun rise or set at sea; or seen the ocean bathed in gentle moonlight. Travelling with a full complement of like-minded passengers is always an enlightening experience too, and the social life aboard ship can be truly enthralling. Plus, there's far too much to enjoy to waste time with your head in a book. At sea, it's a different world; a world of wonder, amazing people, and wonderful sights and sounds. There's even a special name on a good 1st class ship for an inside cabin - it's called "The Brigg!" £1,029:00p? Are you sure you were on a cruise? You didn't accidentally bump your head and wind up on a tramp steamer did you? No, that can't be it; even Tramp Steamers are more fun - and one dresses for dinner too, just not quite as oppulently as on a proper cruise ship. I'm sorry David, but I found this video tedious. If you're going to cruise, do it properly. Perhaps you should stick to canals and rivers, those videos can be really interesting. Enough to persuade me to have my own narrow boat built to my specifications. Something I had little interest in before seeing videos from you, and others.

Nobody tells a better story than you!! Thank you

You are such a brave soul David. Travelling alone is intimidating! So glad you had a good time. Love your videos and your sense of humor. Thanks for taking us along on your adventures. Truly enjoyable. Happy New Year!

Great video, David. I have known several people who became converts to the cruiseship holiday. The vast majority of those who I know have all said that "if you go on a cruise once, then you will go on a cruise again". Thank you for the video.

We did not think we were cruise people AT ALL until we tried it when we lived 30 mins from one of the major USA cruise ports in Texas, surrounded by friends who raved about them! And yes, our family are converts too. So much so that our son, Alex, who started off as a 17 year old karaoke competition winner on his first cruise, is now living his dream as a vocalist in the production cast on board one of the boutique cruise lines! And you’re right, the quality of the shows is phenomenal, and their costume changes are so quick in a tiny, tiny space! He has been known to do a show from the top of our narrowboat on the Llangollen canal! 😂