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lauren of all trades
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Lauren takes you along on her many (mostly cruise, but sometimes other) travel adventures and travel-related activities
We went on Iceland's Golden Circle Tour using an app and a rental car
In this episode of Lauren of All Trades... Lauren goes on a self-guided audio tour of Iceland's Golden Circle!
We did this tour in May 2023 but the experience should be more or less identical except the tour price went up.
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We did this tour in May 2023 but the experience should be more or less identical except the tour price went up.
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Every Free Food Option on the Carnival Jubilee
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In this episode of Lauren of All Trades... Lauren checks out all the free food options on on the Carnival Jubilee! FB: laurenofalltrades (Follow me!) FB: groups/abadatravelchat/ (Chat w/me!) Blog: laurenofalltrades.com
Which of Carnival's Private Spaces is Right for You? Havana, Terrazza, & Loft 19 Explained
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In this episode of Lauren of All Trades... Lauren explains the differences between the private spaces that can be found on different ships. More on Vista class Havana: ua-cam.com/video/ZtpSW9IOQ9E/v-deo.html More on Excel class Havana: ua-cam.com/video/zaS1JkT2b-8/v-deo.html More on Terrazza: ua-cam.com/video/fEYpkmvppqQ/v-deo.html Full tour of Loft 19 on Celebration: ua-cam.com/video/xye5CHraC...
Husband Eats Burgers on A Cruise But They Get Progressively Smaller
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In this episode of Lauren of All Trades... Husband samples all the different burgers on the Carnival Jubilee. The last one can't be ordered. It comes with dinner on day 1 at the Steakhouse and maybe on some other days of the cruise, but not every day. FB: laurenofalltrades (Follow me!) FB: groups/abadatravelchat/ (Chat w/me!) Blog: laurenofalltrades.com
Exploring Scranton: Our Epic The Office Tour Adventure!
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In this episode of Lauren of All Trades... Lauren spends an afternoon in Scranton, Pennsylvania... visiting some of the actual stomping grounds referenced on NBC's The Office. Visited destinations: The Office mural Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour Alfredo's Pizza Poor Richard's Pub FB: laurenofalltrades (Follow me!) FB: groups/abadatravelchat/ (Chat w/me!) Blog: laurenofalltr...
What are Carnival Jubilee's New Pizzas?
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In this episode of Lauren of All Trades... Lauren and Husband try the new pizzas and the old pizzas and ranked them all! Blog: laurenofalltrades.com IG: laurenofalltravels (Follow me!) FB: laurenofalltrades (Follow me!) FB: groups/abadatravelchat/ (Chat w/me!)
Is the Steakhouse Worth It?... Carnival Jubilee
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In this episode of Lauren of All Trades... Lauren has dinner at the Farenheit 555º on the Carnival Jubilee. If you go to the steakhouse on any Carnival ship on day 1 of your cruise, you can get a free bottle of house wine or 50% off any other bottle (less than $100) on the wine menu. Dinner currently costs $49/adult, $15/kid, and is charged at the time of your reservation. You can get one appet...
Cruise Hotel Tour: Newark Airport Springhill Suites Hotel (Marriott Bonvoy)
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In this episode of Lauren of All Trades... Lauren stays at the Newark Airport Springhill Suites hotel before a cruise from Manhattan. FB: laurenofalltrades (Follow me!) FB: groups/abadatravelchat/ (Chat w/me!) Blog: laurenofalltrades.com
Havana Private Outside Deck and Bar on Carnival Jubilee
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In this episode of Lauren of All Trades... Lauren goes on a tour of Carnival Jubilee's Havana Bar and Private Havana sun deck & pool. This area of the ship is identical or nearly identical on Mardi Gras and Celebration, but is a lot different from the same named area on Vista, Horizon, and Panorama. To get access to the outside Havana area/bar/pool, you have to book a Havana cabin which are fou...
We Went on an Awesome Chicago Pizza Tour!
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In this episode of Lauren of All Trades... Lauren visits Chicago and tries a bunch of different pizzas on the Downtown Chicago Walking Pizza Tour. www.viator.com/tours/Chicago/Chicago-Walking-Pizza-Tour/d673-5552P6?pid=P00104612&uid=U00325674 FB: laurenofalltrades (Follow me!) FB: groups/abadatravelchat/ (Chat w/me!) Blog: laurenofalltrades.com
Manhattan Cruise Hotel Tour: EnVue Hotel (Marriott Bonvoy) in Weehawken, NJ
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In this episode of Lauren of All Trades... Lauren stays at the Envue hotel before a cruise from Manhattan. And for anyone interested in the ferry: ua-cam.com/video/CvS-uRqTQiI/v-deo.htmlsi=Euqz43k1PwScIfal FB: laurenofalltrades (Follow me!) FB: groups/abadatravelchat/ (Chat w/me!) Blog: laurenofalltrades.com
Mahogany Bay's Cable Car and Free Beach!
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In this episode of Lauren of All Trades... Lauren visits Mahogany Bay and tries out the Magical Flying Beach Chair to get there. Pro-tip do NOT forget sunscreen. Honduras is really close to the equator. I speak from experience :/ FB: laurenofalltrades (Follow me!) FB: groups/abadatravelchat/ (Chat w/me!) Blog: laurenofalltrades.com
Free Pool And More in Costa Maya!
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In this episode of Lauren of All Trades... Lauren checks out the stuff to do right off the ship in Costa Maya. FB: laurenofalltrades (Follow me!) FB: groups/abadatravelchat/ (Chat w/me!) Blog: laurenofalltrades.com
Rating and Reviewing Carnival Jubilee's NEW Bars
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In this episode of Lauren of All Trades... Lauren checks out the three bars that are both new and exclusive to the Carnival Jubilee! The new bars on Jubilee are the Marina Bar, Dr. Inks, and the Golden Mermaid. These bars can only and will only ever be found on the Jubi!lee FB: laurenofalltrades (Follow me!) FB: groups/abadatravelchat/ (Chat w/me!) Blog: laurenofalltra...
Rating and Reviewing Carnival's *NEW* Main Dining Room Menus
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In this episode of Lauren of All Trades... Lauren checks out all the "Emeril Selects" and other new menu items from the Main Dining Room menus on the Carnival Jubilee! Carnival introduced new Dining Room menus in 2023 and this was our first Carnival cruise since they were rolled out. We liked or really liked a lot of the items and are excited to see them again on our next cruise. There are a co...
COMPLETE Family Harbor Lounge Tour… Free Lattes! - Carnival Jubilee
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COMPLETE Family Harbor Lounge Tour… Free Lattes! - Carnival Jubilee
Casual Drinkers BEWARE - Testing CHEERS the Right Way!
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Casual Drinkers BEWARE - Testing CHEERS the Right Way!
All the Free Food on the Norwegian Viva
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All the Free Food on the Norwegian Viva
Is the Latitudes Cocktail Party worth your time on the NCL Viva?
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Is the Latitudes Cocktail Party worth your time on the NCL Viva?
Visiting the only Rainforest Cafe that has a ride!
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Visiting the only Rainforest Cafe that has a ride!
Carnival Jubilee: Boarding and cabin tour on Carnival's New Ship!Jubilee
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Carnival Jubilee: Boarding and cabin tour on Carnival's New Ship!Jubilee
What's Thanksgiving Like on A NCL Cruse - Norwegian Viva
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What's Thanksgiving Like on A NCL Cruse - Norwegian Viva
Emeril's Bistro REVIEW on Carnival Jubilee
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Emeril's Bistro REVIEW on Carnival Jubilee
Is Soulbound Worth Your Time?... Carnival Jubilee
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Is Soulbound Worth Your Time?... Carnival Jubilee
Review! Carnival Jubilee’s Thermal Suites Experience
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Review! Carnival Jubilee’s Thermal Suites Experience
Spa Cabin Review and Tour - Carnival Jubilee Spa Cove Balcony
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Spa Cabin Review and Tour - Carnival Jubilee Spa Cove Balcony
Viva Speedway... Are the NCL Go-Karts Worth the Cost?
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Viva Speedway... Are the NCL Go-Karts Worth the Cost?
Is The NEW Thing 1 & Thing 2 Breakfast Worth It?
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Is The NEW Thing 1 & Thing 2 Breakfast Worth It?
What is STREET EATS on the Carnival Jubilee? *NEW SHIP*
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What is STREET EATS on the Carnival Jubilee? *NEW SHIP*
I feel like their menu sucks we skip it every time
Beautiful ❤️
Thanks for watching!
You are so welcome ❤️❤️❤️❤️🎉
I did the bus tour,I definitely would rent a car and drive next time.Its nice to be able to stay as long as you want.Thanks for the upload. 😊
We didn't plan to do it this way. I accidentally booked our hotel near the airport, not realizing that the Reykavic Airport Courtyard Marriott isn't really in Reykjavic, and so we needed a car. I wanted to stay at a Marriott and got an excellent price so we kept it after I realized my error. But that worked out for the best because we were able to buy this tour instead of a bus tour. Thanks for watching!
Great video Lauren. Do you know if here are any family restaurants somewhat close by ?
I have a few questions if you don't mind. How difficult is it to bring your luggage with you? Do they have any restrictions, like weight or do they need to scan your luggage like an airport? The last question you may not know. But we are catching the ferry at Paulus Hook, and I guess they stop at Hoboken before they go to Midtown. Do we stay on the same ferry, or do we get off on Hoboken and catch another ferry to Midtown? Thanks in advance.
For the ferry there's no issues with luggage and no x-ray-ing. You just won't easily be able to get it up to the upper level because of the stairs. I've only taken the Weehawken/Port Imperial ferry to Midtown. Looks like Paulus Hook to Midtown requires a transfer at the Brookfield Place Terminal and the first ferry goes to Hoboken before going to Brookfield (you'd stay on the ferry for that part). I don't know if you'd have to buy a separate ticket for the 2nd leg.
**But check if that option is available on the weekends because they have reduced service.
@@laurenofalltrades It wouldn't be the weekend. It would be on a Thursday. Looking at the schedule, it shows Paulus Hook to Hoboken, then it goes to Midtown. I don't see Brookfield. Maybe I am reading it wrong. I didn't know if we were supposed to get off the ferry and catch another one at Hoboken or what. It really doesn't say. Thank you for your help.
This a nice area for sure, but zero privacy on the actual balconies is a deal breaker for me
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Stupid video if you're going to try Street Eats tell us about the food tell us if you liked it
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🍔 We pre booked Fahrenheit 555 when we did a 4 day cruise out of Sydney (Carnival Splendor) and that tiny burger that came out as a starter was a crack ! and so good 😊 We booked it for the first night of sailing and you receive a free/ complimentary bottle of red or white wine but it’s only on the first night 👌
Right! We only ever go to the Steakhouse on night 1 for that reason :) Thanks for watching!
Random Q - what's your fave Guys BBQ sauce?
Mine is the Bourbon Brown Sugar. Sweet Baby Rays is my favorite store bbq and Guy's Bourbon Brown Sugar is very close to that. @husbandofalltrades , what's your favorite? Oh! and it's worth mentioning that they have a different set of bbq sauces at dinner. I don't recall what they are or which my favorite would be even if I knew the names of those.
@@laurenofalltrades great choices! Love Sweet Baby Rays!
Forgot to mention that our fave is both the Memphis and the Carolina!
@@themcraeadventures Carolina is my favorite too! Sometimes I'll mix it with a bit of Memphis or bourbon brown sugar.
@@HusbandOfAllTrades always knew you both were our kind of people!
HUGE thank you for covering tea time! You are probably the first to do so for the Jubilee. Glad it is still a thing and the food looks fantastic. I have always had the impression that Carnival was sort of hiding the fact tea time even exists given the odd placement in their app. I'd bet most people don't even know about it.
I don't think they realize they hid it, but yes, I agree that few people know about it. I didn't mention or show the finger sandwiches that I assume are still served (I didn't actually have time to attend the tea time I showed, I just did a drive-by). I'm also glad it's still around! Thanks for watching!
I'm so glad they still have tea time
Me too! :)
I tried to get coffee at tea time on my last cruise and was told no by the crew member. She said this is teatime and was too focused on trying to make me buy the up charge tea. I will definitely try again on my next cruise. I understand they are busy but they should not say coffee is available if it’s not.
That's a bummer. It sounds like you got unlucky and had a server who didn't know what they were doing yet. We usually get tea but have been successful at getting coffee when we wanted it. Now I'm going to have to order coffee at Tea Time on my next cruise as a test lol.
Hello We just returned from 5day on the Breeze. I was excited to have new menu choices. Emeril helped revamp the menu so I expected herbs and spices but was highly disappointed. Im sure it’s difficult to cater to so many palettes. But Im from New Orleans and I must add that the Crawfish fettuccine was an insult to the dish. The menu is Overall Lacking in flavor but there were a couple of decent choices. The Indian choices are redundant but the most flavorful on the menu. We sail on the Jubilee in a few months and I hope the food is better seasoned esp in Emerils Bistro
Thanks for your feedback! Enjoy the Jubilee! I recommend the Shrimp Scampi at Emeril's. It was my favorite dish there.
To expensive. No matter what ship.
That's fair. I've actually only been in Havana once and I booked it way in advance and during covid and got a reasonable price. :)
Looks like your balcony view left and right would be partially blocked?
That's how all standard balconies are on cruise ships, regardless of cruise line. It's for structure, security, and privacy. There might be select cabins on various ships that have more openness, but nothing that I can cite offhand.
Goid job. Thank you😊
We make sure to dine at Cagneys EVERY cruise and sometimes even twice in one cruise since we have lots of the free specialty restaurant options 😜
Are there any windows to see the sea? I'm not really seeing any windows>
Nope. No windows in the spa on Excel class. :/
@@laurenofalltrades That is so weird. Even the old ships have gorgeous enormous windows. I'll skip that then.
@@valeriecrosby698 Right! Carnival had them up top until the Panorama. They figured out that if there's something people will pay more money for, then they can put it in an undesirable location - like the Spa Cabins that are all the way up and forward where the most movement is felt. It's a shame really..
Is that the pool or hot tub? It seems very small.
Jubilee doesn’t have a hot tub in the Havana area, just that pool. It is small. :)
That didn’t seem like much at all. Just a couple little appetizers?
That’s how I felt! The amount for the price is fine, but they shouldn’t claim we “won’t leave hungry” because I expect many do leave hungry if they don’t order additional items.
Yea. I don’t understand why people call carnival the cheap cruise because those suits are expensive.
Agreed! It bugs me when people claim that Carnival "nickel and dimes" them on stuff (like specialty dining, drink package, wifi) but so do all the mainstream cruiselines! Thanks for watching!
🤣🍔 The incredible shrinking burger!
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I love the pizza research! Now i’m hungry…😅
Thanks for watching! We did this again on Jubilee which had two more new pizzas :)
We were on the Viva in April for a TA. The main thing I noticed about the restaurants is they make the food "fancy" and don't give you nearly as much as we use to get. We will be on the Prima in September and I'm trying to book restaurants online now. Thanks for posting.
Thanks for watching!
Did you have any concerns with noise in this cabin, especially at night?
I didn't have a reason to be worried about noise but also there wasn't any. I'm sensitive to sound keeping me from falling asleep, so that can further assure you of how quite it is :)
Taking a 7 day cruise next year on Carnival Miracle, and this is so helpful.
So glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
Where is the Horizon docked?
It cruises from Miami year-round.
More of waste of time then it has been since cutting off munchies? wine?
I didn't become platinum until after they eliminated the hors d'oeuvres so I don't miss them. I don't think I would if I had experienced them. There's so many free options on these ships in particular. But the static feel of the party in the theater with no space for mingling and just the glass of wine is really meh. We skipped it on our Jubilee cruise that was this past Feb. I do like the free drink that's added to you account to be redeemed after 4pm on the last day because you can pick whatever you want from any bar instead of just what the theater menu has.
I hate videos where people don’t talk
then don't watch it?
The portions look so sad, like for a child!
I agree that they're pretty small, but you can order how ever many you want. :)
This must be fun! It’s the only cooking class on our ship that’s sold out (still many weeks to go) so that’s saying something
I bet the cupcake class is pretty similar if you want to learn cake decorating skills!
You were in our neck of the woods! We live about 20 minutes north of Scranton 😅 When we tell our cruising friends where we are from..we have to mention The Office 😂 I cant remember that last time I did the coal mine tour (probably about at least 25 years ago), but its pretty cool (literally)! Oh. Ive never been to Alfredo's, but it looked good! And also for Poor Richards...never been there either. But I agree..the Wallenpaupack beer is good! 👍🍻 It was so much fun watching this vlog!! Thanks for sharing 😊
I'm glad you enjoyed it! I knew that there was a chance that 0% of my cruise audience cares about the Office. So it's nice that there was at least one person who overlapped!
Fun times!
Thanks for watching!
I'd like to see them switch the bbq chicken to buffalo chicken. The former is ok, just more 'sweet'. Something about the cheese+chicken+buffalo flavors just goes really well together. edit: I posted this before seeing how you make your own buffalo chicken--but it's an outrage that you have to do this, only to end up eating lukewarm buffalo chicken pizza!
Even lukewarm, it's delicious! Great minds think alike! Maybe we'll see buffalo chicken pizza on Excel 4.
Key reason I like Havana cabins is it's on deck 8 which is one of the main floors with activities, restaurants and bars. No need to fight for elevators.
That's true! That's also something I like about Havana on Vista class.
We always bring zip lock sandwich bags and put cookies in them to snack on in our cabin. They can also be used to carry your chicken to the salad bar. They are good to use to bring sandwiches to keep in your fridge for later. Saves on room service. One last one- bring a refillable insulated cup, and put your iced tea in it. I sweeten it with artificial sweetener, and drink that while reading on a quiet deck. No having to find refills.😋
Great hacks! Thanks for sharing!
I love Boston! I grew up about an hour from there…😊
I really enjoy your videos! When researching cruise experiences, I find that you are very honest in your reviews. That is really helpful!
Thanks for watching!
Yeah with the wine included I think it's a must-do especially if you have some OBC. I agree with you about the sides though, they are astonishly terrible compared to the quality of the main dishes. They really need to fix that so the quality is good across everything on the plate.
Thanks for watching! I also hope they let the price sit where it's at for a good while. It's nearing my limit of what I'm able to pay for it to be worth the cost for us.
Food Republic is an Asian specialty Think similar food suschi bar If included do better
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Is prime rib only served once? I'm on the Celebration in 4 weeks for the 8 day southern.
Yes, it's served the same night as lobster tails, so for you that's probably night 7.
Is all u can eat the whole cruise or per day??
Per day. Thanks for watching!
This is a great video with valuable information, thanks for posting. I've watched several jubilee videos and couldn't figure these three out. Now I know. They only serve the one item each day and each day that 1 item changes. Neat idea.
Glad to help! Thanks for watching!
HI, thank you for the sharing. Lovely video. Does the hotel provide airport shuttle?
They do not. They will call a taxi for you. It’s pretty close so probably pretty affordable. We had a rental car so I don’t know what the price would be. Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much for the directions! We will definitely check this out next March! XOXOXO!
Thanks for watching!
lol liked your buffalo sauce tip - gonna have to try it out - did they offer all the pizzas on your red shirt at pizzeria el capitano from the Dream ship?!
Yes! The Dream has all those pizzas plus Quatto Formaggio.
Doesn’t look too appealing
Does anyone eat cold cuts and baked beans for breakfast? Why do they keep putting that out there???
I have no idea! lol😆
I really enjoyed the video it was super helpful & i love all the additional info you've added ! Thank youuu ❤
That's wonderful to hear! Thanks for watching!
The buffet for breakfast was much better then this I was on viva in feb for 7 days love the ship had a wonderful time ❤
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