MSC Euribia And The “ENDLESS” Excursion – Is This A Joke!
Well hello welcome from a very sunny but cold South Wales just to quickly mention in this video we do criticize MC cruises so if you’re a big MC fan then this isn’t for you also if you’re the type of person that can’t comprehend that people may have different opinions or have had a
Different experience then again this video is not for you just move on we know many people love the BR and love MSC that’s good but this Cruise just wasn’t for us well okay now that’s clear let’s go back to the last few days on board MC Rivia on our northern Europe Cruise as you can see we’re approaching the house that wasn’t meant to be the destination today we meant to be in Bru but the poor in Zaba they were on strike so we’ve come here a day early unfortunately the hav out of all the ports we about to be visiting is the the
DST so bit of a shame but what can you do e By the way Mel is getting better and in a few hours she’ll be allowed at the cabin and I’ll let her talk about that later So I’m back in the cabin with Mel yes how are you feeling I’m feeling much better and he should be allowed out to the 4:00 4:00 a couple of hours hour and a bit do you want me to say what happened yeah so what happened to you
Well to me well I’m generry I don’t really get that sick even though I got a bit of a cold I’m the one that normally Marcus is the one that normally gets ill but uh yesterday morning I woke up and I was feeling sick I was sick and uh I
Spent a long time on the toilet no more details to be given and and um then about 8:00 I was really sick and um I can’t remember the last time I threw up so it must have been 30 years ago and you didn’t drink the and I
Wasn’t drinking was I that day I didn’t drink a thing so it wasn’t a drink um and it wasn’t seasickness then I decided it might be worth going down to the medical center yeah I he a couple of people had been having the same sort of
Symptoms as me as well um and so I went down and um it would have been €100 for a consultation um but when I explained my symptoms it basically waved it and they asked for everything I’ve eaten in the last two or 3 days now the thing is
We’ve been on the ship you hadn’t eaten off the ship for 48 hours no I hadn’t eaten off the ship for 48 hours so basically they diagnosed gastroenteritis and they waved the fee gave me anti-sickness tablet and Lear M I’m washing my hands a lot I have been a
Lot is good and it depends on other people doing the same yeah I know I’m coughing into my hands but I am washing my hands in between and stuff before I go one person but I don’t think it was there I don’t think it’s not I don’t
Think it’s not norus or anything like that because when I looked it up it wasn’t as severe as that you got no when I looked it up nor virus you I did have a tiny bit I didn’t really have a temperature but I was on the sort warm
Side the doctor said basically and um they took all my vitals and everything um but ior is more long lasting and you get real get a temperature and chills and all that so basically I put it down to food poisoning and I think it could
Have been the coasta I had on the buffet don’t touch warm cold SL that for Malta yeah Marcus had warm cold SLO in Malta and you were sick as a dog so I’ve been confined to this room luckily I didn’t have to stay with her this didn’t have
To stay so I’ve been confined to this room and luckily Marcus went out yesterday to get me food because they were supposed to bring food to me and they didn’t yeah um I couldn’t fault the the service from the doctors down the rest of the ship is a bit R yeah I mean
They did bring me breakfast this morning which was dry toast and water and a banana cold dried toast cold dried toast water and banana which I know you have to have plain food but it was great it was pretty grim and um but I’m feeling a
Lot better now so I’m sorry uh MC but I had food poisoning on your ship and last night when she was asleep feeling sorry herself I slept for about 24 hours I went to the casino and spent all the money that you won the day before yep that’s a holiday though
Anyway we still got uh two nights to go hopefully you can what would you say saying to me earlier well I wouldn’t book an MC ship again no you didn’t say that we said that before yeah you said I’d be glad to get off this ship yeah it’s hard I have enjoying it
And I know we didn’t pay much for it I know it sounds like we’re moaning yeah but when things aren’t working or it’s disorganized and you’re in a massive queue you forget you’re paying what you’re paying you just you explain about the Excursion we charged for that we
Didn’t book yeah I mentioned that we were charged for something and and they said it was me I did it I wasn’t even on the ship when it happened and I did say the people we sh a table the same thing happened to them as well yeah yeah but
It’s all it’s all been recredit it just it’s just I got no trust in these people that’s all I he some people were saying came in a WhatsApp group that they took two hours to get back on the ship from Hamburg yeah two hours and and I was
Talking to people last night in the casino and they were in that CQ in Hamburg two hours sing in the this is not just who say this is what people actually saying to us I heard the story then I actually spoke to somebody that was in the queue and somebody r on was
WhatsApp group I’m on somebody rang me up and said is is it okay if I ring you cuz I said I was feeling ill and they said they went down to the medical center as well and they had sickness and diarrhea and they were put on a drip and
They had their fees waved as well so this is all nicely the case and I know people I know what happens on cruise ships a lot because people but every time you do anything in this ship the staff the the staff we come across have been really nice but like the management
Staff and the people in Excursion desk and reception like they’re not it’s not their problem they and they’ve never done it before they do this week in week out but every time at the ex like the Excursion desk the bloke there um the bloke there he didn’t have a for home
Had one person there was a line of 30 people everything wasn’t working the Windows 95 was using or something every every little thing and that’s what they do every day but it’s if I’ve turned up and never seen the place it’s the organization it’s definitely the
Organization um of of the whole thing is there the actual I know we’re lucky to be on holiday and it’s a first world problem but when when you are paying money it maybe not lot but you still wantable experience found yeah I found the staff in the restaurant really lovely our waitress in
The main dining room and all the staff we’ve come across like the the the cabin attendant the waitress and the restaurant even the bar Stu they’ve all been excellent they it’s only people like reception or senior or managers and things like that have been a bit ropey
Yeah yeah I mean I think I would say the staff M down much better than Pio and the St and the staff in the buff seem really pleased to have you know like like I said before this is our experience on this cruise I know you probably have much different
Experience but other people don’t take it some people having a good time on the ship you know they haven’t been sick they they you know they they’ve got value for money they haven’t been caught up in the quees because they just you know but you know this is our EXP
Experience you say I got a good Constitution I know I’m never sick really gring that’s from you anyway should we uh leave it there because we can go on all day but we don’t have too much no we can I know we’re lucky to be
Away yeah uh for a week so I hope this is a balanced review because even though I’m the I’m the optimistic one but when you get food poisoners are to be optimistic we actually tipped the cabin Steward for cleaning all cleaning the to it yesterday anyway and never said about
That that’s good I’m going to do something let you have a all right let you have your work again and hopefully when you see M next she’ll be alloud out Mel is feeling better I’m feeling better and we’re on the top deck to go and get some mold wine aren’t we yes we
Are we are are you open yes sir okay this is the light oh light okay there she is my first M wi for mold wine what it like that wow that’s got some boo in well good afternoon afternoon it’s our last day and we’re going on a trip Mel’s
Better AR you yeah yeah so she’s well enough to go on the trip which we had booked to Ruan in France Ru so it’s a Christmas Market it leaves the ship at halfast 2 and we’re back at halfast 7 you think if we we bought it in Valen
Much was it I can’t remember well much cheaper when you book in advance on the ship Somebody went yesterday because we came to Port early a day early somebody went there yesterday and they said it was really nice so we’ll see you there let’s go let’s go
Are you enjoying yourself yeah this is great fabulous time so this is quite expensive they left about 25 minutes late it’s been quite slow getting here now the bus is stuck now the bus is stuck and we lucky to have well we won’t even have the an
Hour and 3 quarters in R and it takes at least an hour and a quarter to get back so I reckon if they don’t let us off the bus now we might be lucky and have an hour and a bit So we’re still on the bus the bus has been stuck for 20 minutes we’re driving round and round everyone’s Fed Up On The Bus uh what the time now 10 to5 10 to 5 and we’re and we’re supposed to be getting on back on at quter
6 and we’re stuck in traffic J um because the wrong I don’t think the best driving new is going no so um anyway it’s like a comedy of a yeah yeah you could write it the organization with m is like a comedy of a I’m a very positive person generally even Mel
Remember ear I saw God anyway we may we may get to see the town of but I don’t know I don’t know I think we lucky we’ll get an hour for a truck driver who helped and and clog the bus so I think there going to be a mutiny he’s going to take
Over Mel give us an update it’s now 10 5 yeah and we’re still walk we’re still driving around which so it must be about 50 minutes been driving around r r r um that includes the time that the coach got stuck on the yeah he’s taking he’s taking out the [Laughter]
C Way Road he we uh ladies and men once again sorry for this DeLay So to relocate where we are here is the entrance of the historic C so I was hearing some searching for the Christmas Market the first one is right on the left
Here 2 hours on the best and we’ve made it oh my God that was now I’ve had a get full we’ had a get full of the whole Cruise yeah we Tred to be positive and you’re even more positive than me well that isn’t hard you are a far more positive
Person but every bit of organization from the managers the the staff the little staff the staff or I say little staffan don’t mean the managers they are nice by the way and to the to the idiot on the WhatsApp Facebook group that said oh it’s not msc’s
Fault you pay money for a trip with MSC I don’t care who they Outsource to Dave’s coaches or anywh it’s not that on the tickets is MC you pay MC my contract with MSE and we left at half two what time is it now qu 5 qu nearly half 5
Yeah we have to be back on the bus for half 6 oh it’s just I don’t know anyway don’t come with MC go with uh celebr anybody else uh what about I don’t know Britney fairies anyway let’s go and make the most of It now’s on the Jack Daniels warm punch what’s it like warm warm oh cheers Bye well that’s an interesting song Maybe it’s an old French folk tune what’s going on say quite an interesting the song is that a French Christmas song who’s the one of Dr animal I do say I wouldn’t recommend the hot wine however the M wine um it’s
Actually hot wine it’s not mold wine okay you miss that cuz mik hasn’t got a micro M hasn’t got a microphone on tell us about the ignore the drummer tell us about the wine um the wine um it’s very sharp it’s not the best quality so I’ve added some
Sugar sadly Father Christmas isn’t him hee checking his letters look he got all the letters there to Santa so basically Mel it’s time to go back to the bus okay 45 minutes we had a glass of mold Wine Jack Daniels and and uh that’s it that was €80 each worth of fun well we didn’t quite pay that I know that’s a we somebody said they paid 88 I know it’s
Shocking I paid 60 something I think before anyway if you’re watching this video for the first time we’re not usually moers or when we do it we do it with a bit e moans but I don’t and when we do we do it with a bit of fun don’t we like how
Approach but it has be shambolic and a a balanced way yeah but anyway we’ll see you back on the ship best 32 the best from Hell well we’re back on board after that wonderful trip to Ru have you Rec Ma just about and we’re sharing the
Table we got we lost out on the the drawer of who we Shar the table with say hello hi yeah now you can see why I’m glad to be getting off tomorrow so we’re just suming up at the cruise and what we thought of it and we’ll leave our scores until later but
We’ll ask our guests um say your name and James and Abby uh I’d say overall probably six compared to what we’re used to you know there’s missing on certain parts but I’m sure you explain more look at the camera look at the camera hi and Sarah hello
Uh I think the ship is magnificent I’d probably give it an eight or nine out of 10 um the food the the service the passengers I think it lets down a little bit Yeah rip wrap on don’t they especially those people from Wales I think to be honest we yeah we we’d
Probably give it about a six and a half out of 10 I think it might have been higher if it was a summer cruise and you could be up on top deck sunbathing but yeah probably a 6 and a half thank you thank you both I think the summer thing is the key
Actually I like your M he’s he’s got a very attractive anyway thank you all very much cheers you going to be me or not oh yeah my wife for get the most important person well um there’s some good things and some bad things the bad things we’ve
Been sick but the bad thing is over has overridden the good things for me so I have to say um being charge for an excursions we didn’t have um getting getting basically a bus driver doesn’t know how to get into Ruan and having an hour there on 5our tour on a 5our yeah
And getting food Po in I have to mark it a four okay well personally I have to thank the chef for giving my wife TR po me I had a good night in the casino that night I gave him 50 for that I don’t mean I agree with Mel I
Have to agree have to agree with you I agree with Mel so that was um what did you get it a four for five five I give it a four I give it a five except that night and I give that a nine [Laughter] so that’s it from us we’ll see you again
Whenever probably Mel’s looking at another cruise already she was doing it on the coach coming back for the crw princess or celebrity yeah so anyway bye bye by thank you so that was our first MC cruise I don’t think we’ll be rushing back but you never know the experience hasn’t put us off
Cruising though because M’s gone and booked another cruise and this time we’re going to try the new the brand new ship the sun princess so we’ll see you on board that so until next time bye For
Were we glad to get off the MSC Euribia? We get to the end of the MSC Euribia Northern European cruise with our final (premature) stop in Le Havre.
Due to a strike in Zeebrugge, Euribia headed to Le Havre a day early.
We take a MSC Excursion to Rouen which continues the overall chaotic theme of the cruise.
The excursion departs late, driver gets lost and gets the bus stuck between bollards.
0:00 Not For MSC Cruise Fans
0:44 Arrival In Le Havre
1:40 Mel Confined To The Cabin
9:22 Mel’s Allowed Out
10:01 Our Last Day
10:38 Excursion To Rouen
13:48 Finally Arrive In Rouen
17:37 Final Dinner And Thoughts On Euribia
‘Cruising On MSC Euribia And The “ENDLESS” Excursion In France’- Filmed December 2023
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24 Comments
Brilliant review… You deserve a medal 🏅 🤣😂🤣
Actually… Why not look at a Mediterranean Cruise with MSC.
To be fair, I am not into Cold Weather vacations whether on a boat or land. I went to Prague once for New Year and it was baltic.
Maybe a Spring or Summer Cruise in the Mediterranean maybe better! ❤
Well said we were on a cruise earlier last year and I am sorry to say it wasn’t up to scratch the food was terrible we boarded at lunchtime our room was ready and it was dirty there was even the passenger before us left bags of old dirty shoes in bags and the carpet was even dirty the shore excursions were a joke we had to wait over two hours at palma for the bus to take us back to the ship even when we were leaving for excursions we had to wait up to an hour to get on the bus I feel for you we do have to pay a fair price for these holidays xx
We felt the same way after the exact trip at Christmas , we’ve always done P and O will never do MSC again. I agree with everything you said.
I'm on this cruise in march so interested to see how I get on compared with P&O and Cunard.
With a ship with so many passengers it must be difficult to make sure everyone washes their hands after the toilet and before meals
Agree, you pay MSC, the contract is with MSC, P and O are much better at organising excursions.
Hi Marcus awesome live video I enjoyed it. We finally have snow in Ontario Canada. How are you doing? I'm doing well and so is my cat Benjamin have a great day see you next video 😊
Have you tried the Portcawl to Ilfracombe ferries or The Cardiff to Weston Super Mare Ferries. I have been to these wonderful places but not via the local ferry service.
A great set of videos thanks. I get the impression that if I was younger and was looking for a lively time with my mates, MSC would be excellent value for money. But, at our age, for my wife and I, it's not relaxing enough. It's a shame about your experience in Rouen. We had two days there recently on a cruise and it's a wonderful place to while away the time.
Asked Taxi driver in Southampton that collected us from our last (P&O) cruise to tell us what he hears from customers. He told us to avoid MSC as he hears nothing but complaints about them from people he picks up.
That cruise looked awful. Possibly you booked for the wrong time of the year to places that are best visited in the summer months. And that excursion out of Le Havre was just a complete rip off. A lesson learned…..lol.
Sorry Mel got sick. Well at least you made it home safe. Enjoy your next cruise we’ll be watching 😊
Consider a River Cruise in Europe. Have a look Ben & David have one they took during the Christmas season and the boat went to the Christmas Markets. Very nice traveling the rivers.
Hope you guys got a refund (or partial) for the Rouen trip? Love following your adventures 🙏👍
We were on your cruise (didn't spot you unfortunately) It was every bit as awful as you describe
Oh no had terrible time on Virtuosa alot of complaints i hope they get their act together 🙏 staff where good at reception and i got vouchers but for another MSC cruise .
I do hope Mel fully recovered and that MSC did the honourable thing and reibursed that awfull trip. Whilst I do agree that everyone will have a different experience your Vlog series on MSC has made my mind up. Ill stick with P&O …plus I get a discountvwith them…😂 Thanks for sharing
Sorry Mel had food poisoning.Although we have never experienced this on a holiday my mummy also had sickness from food.I however was poisoned in Wales by nasty jelous karen whom we know.A girl who was helped in many ways by me became jelous+the woman put something in my food.My x actor Austin overheard she admitted it+he informed me.I think flying to destination is better,a few days in destination+onto another is by far the better option in my opinion as i dislike cruises.My poor granny+mummy were twive on Queen Mary+some arranged people frightened them.
We were on this ship Nov 2023, amazing ship, had a wonderful time. Think your food poisoning could have been from Hamburg? Never buy food from these street markets, they keep the food just warm for hours.
Love your vids once you go on Princess you'll never go back on P&O get the princess plus package fantastic cocktails
Am glad Mel is feeling much better ❤
oh dear – I personally cant relate to your cruise experience as I have been on 3 MSC cruises (hot weather med cruises) and all were pretty good, Im on Euribia next week so will see how it goes…I really enjoyed all your honest videos from the Euribia. I totally agree everyone has a different experiences so Im not doubting yours. Such a shame, as they are really pretty good value and so accessible from the Uk.
I have cruised with Princess, NCL and Royal Caribbean and have had pretty good cruises. (former Princess staff, so I know my cruising, spent a few years working onboard)
Best of luck on your next cruise and look forward to the review
Do you think there were a lot of rif rafts on board? That is my concern – stuck on board with chavs.