Tag: Transpacific Cruise

Deb & Matt Chat on YT: Last Day in Honolulu Before Our Cruise | Street Food, Markets & A Surprise!

🌺 It’s our last full day in Hawaii before boarding Ovation of the Seas—and it’s packed with surprises, food, friends & fun!

💖 Matt and Noah plan a sweet surprise moment for Deb to start the day.
🛍️ We head to the Ala Moana Center and Walmart to pick up last-minute cruise items.
🤝 We meet up with fellow cruisers for a quick Waikiki group catch-up.
🍂 Stroll with us through the Waikiki Fall/Autumn Night Markets.
🌮 And we cap the night off with delicious Hawaiian street food and a special chat with local poet and author Nicholas Jordan Moore.

📺 This wraps up the land portion of our Hawaii to Australia cruise adventure!
Checkout Nicholas Jordan Moore on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/@nicholasjordanmoore

🧭 CHAPTERS:
00:00 – Good Morning & Deb’s Surprise
02:05 – Ala Moana Center Shopping
9:40 – Visiting Walmart
14:30 – Waikiki Cruise Meet Up
19:15 – Exploring the Fall/Autumn Night Markets
28:50 – Sunset
30:22 – Late Night Street Food
40:20 – Meeting Nicholas Jordan Moore
42:30 – Wrap-Up Before Cruise Boarding

💬 Let us know in the comments: What’s your must-do before cruise day?

#HonoluluVlog #HawaiiMarkets #WaikikiStreetFood #DebAndMattChat #CruisePrepDay #HawaiiToAustralia #TravelVlog #LocalAuthors #CruiseMeetup #OvationOfTheSeas

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Deb & Matt Chat on YT: Perfect First Day in Hawaii! Pearl Harbor, Waikiki Fireworks & Hidden Bar | Pre-Cruise

🌺 Our first full day in Hawaii – and we made the most of it!

Join us as we explore **pearl harbour** and the USS Arizona, and later enjoy the Free Friday Night Fireworks at **Waikiki**! This **travel vlog** documents our first day in **Hawaii**, offering advice on how to make the most of your visit. It’s a **family vlog** you won’t want to miss!

We start with a moving morning visit to Pearl Harbor and the USS Arizona Memorial. Then it’s off to the Ala Moana Center for a quick shop and some local culture before capping off the night in Waikiki with the Friday night fireworks 💥 and a late-night hidden bar gem—Pint + Jigger!

🗺️ What we cover in this video:

✅Getting to and around Pearl Harbor
✅Emotional visit to the USS Arizona Memorial
✅Exploring Ala Moana Center and finding food
✅The best unspoken location to watch Waikiki’s fireworks
✅Drinks & dinner at Pint + Jigger

📺 This is Day 2 of our Hawaii to Australia cruise adventure!

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📽️ Flying a Family from Australia to Hawaii
https://youtu.be/P4LSDxOg6ow
📽️ Transpacific Cruise Embarkation Day
https://youtu.be/dL5jXAA52QQ

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00:00 – Good Morning from Waikiki
00:54 – Getting to Pearl Harbor & USS Arizona
10:17 – Reflections & Historic Info
16:25 – Ala Moana Center
18:50 – Lucky Strike Social Honolulu
24:16 Ala Moana Beach Park and Magic Island Waikiki
31:37 – Waikiki Fireworks from Secret Spot
32:49 – Pint + Jigger: Hidden Late-Night Bar

#HawaiiVlog #PearlHarbor #USSArizona #WaikikiFireworks #HiddenBarHawaii #DebAndMattChat #TravelVlog #AlaMoanaCenter #CruiseToAustralia

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Deb & Matt Chat on YT: Want to Know the SECRET to a Smooth Family Flight to Hawaii

🌺 Day 1 of our Transpacific Cruise Adventure Begins!

We’re travelling from Brisbane to Honolulu via Sydney—2 flights, 3 airports, 1 VERY long travel day.

We head to the airport for our **Hawaii travel** adventure! We’re sharing our early morning **travel tips** and glimpses of our **flight** to our destination. Get ready for some **oahu things to do** as we explore the island!

It is a family trip heading to **Hawaii** for a **vacation**! From the **Brisbane** **airport** via **Sydney** to our final destination in **honolulu**, experience our early morning start to **travel** all the way to **Waikiki**. We share scenes from the plane ride, airports and our arrival.

🧳 Follow us from home in Brisbane, through Sydney Domestic & International Airports (including “The House” Lounge), and all the way to our hotel in Waikiki!

✈️ Highlights in this video:

Brisbane Airport check-in and Qantas Domestic

Sydney Airport International Transfer & Lounge (“The House”)

Onboard food & seat comfort reviews

Immigration tips & travel fatigue moments 😅

📺 Stay tuned as we continue this transpacific adventure—including a cruise from Hawaii to Australia aboard Royal Caribbean’s Ovation of the Seas!

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Checkout out some other videos
📽️ Our Transpacific Cruise Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPUerYdynBrJHxvmueG3z4HmsJP1hJLST
📽️ Navigating Sydney Airport Transfers
https://youtu.be/9FuhRhiLhNw

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00:00 – Travel Day Begins in Brisbane
04:45 – Flight to Sydney
10:20 – Transferring to Sydney International
13:00 – Lounge Review: The House
17:45 – Boarding the Long-Haul Flight
25:15 – Food, Seats & Surviving the Journey
30:00 – Arrival in Honolulu & First Impressions

#TravelVlog #DebAndMattChat #BrisbaneToHonolulu #SydneyAirport #jetstar #AirportLoungeReview #OvationOfTheSeas #CruiseTravel

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Deb & Matt Chat on YT: Transpacific Cruise ends. Want an EPIC Sydney Adventure? Watch This Now!

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Checkout the Full Transpacific Cruise Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPUerYdynBrJHxvmueG3z4HmsJP1hJLST

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Checkout out some other videos
📽️Day 1 Transpacific Cruise
https://youtu.be/dL5jXAA52QQ

📽️Day 2 Transpacific Cruise
https://youtu.be/B50PKOYEnF8

📽️Day 16 Transpacific Cruise Tahiti
https://youtu.be/BjV2INIV8eQ

📽️Ovation of the Seas 12594 Cabin tour
https://youtu.be/u05HKEjdkok

📽️Day 17 Transpacific Cruise
https://youtu.be/StVNnwQYs7s
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0:00 Leaving the ship
2:38 Sydney Overseas Passenger Terminal
4:23 Circular Quay
7:32 Sydney Jet boat
10:41 Beer at Opera House
11:55 Secret Cruise Spotting
13:47 Under the bridge
14:58 Circular Quay Luggage Storage
16:41 Train to Sydney Airport
18:04 Sydney Hotel Food and Drinks.
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Deb & Matt Chat on YT: Transpacific Cruise Day 18 Last Day Royal Caribbean Ovation of the Seas Welcome to Australia Party

Join us on the last day of our transpacific cruise aboard the Royal Caribbean Ovation of the Seas as we arrive in Australia! This vlog captures the excitement of our journey from Hawaii to Sydney, including a fun cruise party to celebrate our arrival in Australia.

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📽️Day 1 Transpacific Cruise
https://youtu.be/dL5jXAA52QQ

📽️Day 2 Transpacific Cruise
https://youtu.be/B50PKOYEnF8

📽️Day 16 Transpacific Cruise Tahiti
https://youtu.be/BjV2INIV8eQ

📽️Ovation of the Seas 12594 Cabin tour
https://youtu.be/u05HKEjdkok

📽️Day 17 Transpacific Cruise
https://youtu.be/StVNnwQYs7s

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0:00 Time to Pack
1:22 Noahs Rewards
2:55 Arriving in Australia – Balloon Drop
5:23 Review

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Deb & Matt Chat on YT: Transpacific Cruise Day 17 Halloween and Haircuts in the Spa on Royal Caribbean Ovation of the Seas

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📽️Day 1 Transpacific Cruise
https://youtu.be/dL5jXAA52QQ

📽️Day 2 Transpacific Cruise
https://youtu.be/B50PKOYEnF8

📽️Day 15 Transpacific Cruise
https://youtu.be/VJdlRokeddQ

📽️Day 16 Transpacific Cruise Tahiti
https://youtu.be/BjV2INIV8eQ

📽️Ovation of the Seas 12594 Cabin tour
https://youtu.be/u05HKEjdkok

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0:00 IDay 17 Transpacific Cruise
1:36 Cruise Ship Spa haircut
4:17 Cruise Ship Halloween
5:40 Royal Caribbean Mojito Cocktail Making
8:48 Cruise Halloween Party
12:35 Cruise ship horror house
15:20 Royal Caribbean Halloween Parade
18:20 Transpacific Cruise Day 17 Wrap up

#cruise #cruisevlog #cruisetips #cruiseadvice #cruisehacks #travel #travelcouple #cruiselife #traveladvice #travelhints #halloweencruise #halloween

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Deb & Matt Chat on YT: Ovation of the Seas Transpacific Day 16 Cruise Bay of Islands New Zealand

Experience the beauty of the Bay of Islands in New Zealand on day 16 of the Ovation of the Seas Transpacific Cruise from Hawaii to Sydney Australia. Visit the local markets in Paihia and take a helicopter tour and explore this stunning destination! Then watch as we board the ship and the decks get closed due to bad weather.

We flew with Salt Air https://www.saltair.co.nz/ @Saltairnz

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📽️Day 1 Transpacific Cruise
https://youtu.be/dL5jXAA52QQ

📽️Day 2 Transpacific Cruise
https://youtu.be/B50PKOYEnF8

📽️Day 10 Transpacific Cruise Tahiti
https://youtu.be/QweWQnt1zVg

📽️Day 15 Transpacific Cruise
https://youtu.be/VJdlRokeddQ

📽️Ovation of the Seas 12594 Cabin tour
https://youtu.be/u05HKEjdkok

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0:00 Tender to Bay of Islands
1:05 Arrival at Waitangi
2:20 Bay of Island Tour options
6:52 Pahia Markets
7:41 Paihai Whats there?
8:35 Public Piano
10:32 Helicopter Tour Bay of Islands
16:08 Decks Closed Bad Cruise Weather

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Deb & Matt Chat on YT: Transpacific Cruise Day 15: Auckland Sky Tower Jump! Royal Caribbean Ovation of the Seas

Join us as we explore the next stop on our Transpacific Cruise, the vibrant Auckland CBD and embark on an engaging hop on – hop off bus tour through this beautiful city 🚢. Our Auckland travel adventure takes us past stunning Auckland architecture and the iconic Auckland Sky Tower and Sky Jump making this New Zealand vlog an unforgettable experience! Big shout-out goes to the professional crew at @AJHackettBungyNewZealand Be sure to check them out if you want to try something exciting when in New Zealand.

This is our second last port day on the Transpacific Cruise aboard ROyal Caribbean Ovation of the Seas.

This was an 18 night Cruise on Royal Caribbean Ovation of the Seas from Hawaii to Sydney, Australia stopping in French Polynesia and New Zealand.

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📽️Day 1 Transpacific Cruise
https://youtu.be/dL5jXAA52QQ

📽️Day 2 Transpacific Cruise
https://youtu.be/B50PKOYEnF8

📽️Day 10 Transpacific Cruise Tahiti
https://youtu.be/QweWQnt1zVg

📽️Storage Hacks
https://youtu.be/ZksPZ4gNKOU

📽️ Full Disco Glam Cruise Review
https://youtu.be/KYuDMK4byDY

📽️ “The Key” Is it worth it
https://youtu.be/Qzbs6AZFXpE

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0:00 Intro
1:05 Auckland Arrival
4:28 Will they do it?
5:47 Sky Jump arrival
7:56 Sky Tower Jump
8:54 Noah Jumps
11:12 Matt does the Sky Tower Jump
16:32 Auckland Explorer Bus
23:02 Exploring the CBD
25:08 United Coffee Nation cafe
26:50 back to the ship
28:35 Interview with the band

#cruise #cruisevlog #cruisetips #cruiseadvice #cruisehacks #travel #travelcouple #cruiselife #traveladvice #travelhints #skyjump #skytower

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Deb & Matt Chat on YT: Transpacific Cruise Day 14 and 15 Royal Caribbean Ovation of the Sea

Join us for another travel vlog from our Royal Caribbean Transpacific Cruise journey on Ovation of the Seas as we navigate through cruise news updates and daily ship activities 🚢. Our luxury travel experience continues despite some health challenges, while we look forward to our upcoming cruise itinerary heading towards New Zealand. Follow along as we share authentic moments from our travel vlog, from the Captain’s Corner to quiet recovery time in our cabin and a pumping party at the Disco Inferno event.😻💌.

Cruise Director Gemma Hugo and her team did an amazing job on this cruise. There are not many Cruise Directors with her level of spirit and energy.

In this cruise Vlog, we visit the Captains Corner and then meet staff and officers, Deb also visits the ships choir, there is a 70s disco party and we even check out Izumi Restaurant, a premium dining experience.

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📽️Day 1 Transpacific Cruise
https://youtu.be/dL5jXAA52QQ

📽️Day 2 Transpacific Cruise
https://youtu.be/B50PKOYEnF8

📽️Day 10 Transpacific Cruise Tahiti
https://youtu.be/QweWQnt1zVg

📽️Day 11 & 12 Transpacific Cruise
https://youtu.be/__j-webQTRI

📽️Ovation of the Seas 12594 Cabin tour
https://youtu.be/u05HKEjdkok

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0:00 Intro
0:23 Captains Corner
3:11 Moet & Chandon Tasting
4:50 The night begins
6:06 Shane St James Hypnotist
8:24 70s Disco Inferno
9:46 Church at Sea
11:57 Passenger Choir
12:37 Ultimate Cruise Shirts
13:20 Mens spa haircut
14:08 Our last dress to impress
13:39 Izumi Restaurant

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Deb & Matt Chat on YT: Transpacific Cruise Vlog Day 11 and 12 Deb Gets Sick

While things start out ok on Day 11, by Day 12 it is clear Deb is not very well. Find out how she gets on in this latest cruise Vlog from our Transpacific Cruise on Royal Caribbean Ovation of the Seas.
We also caught up with Scott and Leanne a.k.a “CruisingTravellers” on Instagram.

Matt and Noah also have a boys date and enjoy the wonderful Jamies Restaurant again, while checking out the “sexiest man” competition and Matt maybe spends a little too long one night at the Bar in Boleros.

Find Scott and Leanne on Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/cruisingtravellers/

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📽️Day 1 Transpacific Cruise
https://youtu.be/dL5jXAA52QQ

📽️Day 2 Transpacific Cruise
https://youtu.be/B50PKOYEnF8

📽️Day 3 Transpacific Cruise
https://youtu.be/8DpC_1LLeR8

📽️Day 10 Transpacific Cruise Tahiti
https://youtu.be/QweWQnt1zVg

📽️Ovation of the Seas 12594 Cabin tour
https://youtu.be/u05HKEjdkok

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0:00 Morning views
1:03 Passport collection
2:54 Next Cruise desk
3:29 Afternoon activities
6:22 New Zealand Traveller Declaration
8:09 Cocktails in Boleros
10:46 Day 11 Wrap up
12:05 Day 12 Deb is Unwell
12:40 Stormy Pool
13:30 Room service
15:34 Jamies Italian
16:26 Bed should have been one drink ago.

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Deb & Matt Chat on YT: You Won’t Believe What Happened on Day 9 of Our Transpacific Cruise!

Not every day is perfect when you cruise. Find out what went wrong as we explored Raiatea, French Polynesia on our Transpacific Cruise on Royal Caribbean Ovation of the seas from Hawaii to Sydney, Australia.

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📽️Day 1 Transpacific Cruise
https://youtu.be/dL5jXAA52QQ

📽️Day 2 Transpacific Cruise
https://youtu.be/B50PKOYEnF8

📽️Day 3 Transpacific Cruise
https://youtu.be/8DpC_1LLeR8

📽️Day 8 Transpacific Cruise Tahiti
https://youtu.be/HSuMPxeT3mY

📽️Ovation of the Seas 12594 Cabin tour
https://youtu.be/u05HKEjdkok

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0:00 Intro
2:07 Booking tours
6:35 Matts Tour begins
8:07 Debs tour delays & boat breakdown
9:31 Marae Taputapuatea
12:11 Deb got a new boat
12:58 Vanilla farm
17:30 Lookout
20:22 Pearl Farm
24:34 Another pearl farm
27:00 Snorkelling – almost
30:32 Raiatea – Exploring the town
33:02 Together again
35:17 Fear of heights – North Star
40:18 Sunset

#cruise #cruisevlog #transpacificcruise #cruisetips #cruiseadvice #cruisehacks #travel #travelcouple #cruiselife #traveladvice #travelhints #raiatea #frenchpolynesia

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Deb & Matt Chat on YT: Transpacific Cruise Moorea Day 8 Vlog Snorkelling and island tour

Day 8 of our Transpacific Cruise and today we are in Moorea, French Polynesia. Arriving by Tender we visit a Motu (small island) for some amazing snorkelling and hospitality. Matt then heads off for a main island tour before returning to Royal Caribbeans Ovation of the Seas for some Roller Skating and the 80s theme night.

Find the Moorea Explorer Team on Socials at
Moorea Explorer Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/mooreaexplorernahitokai/

Moorea Explorer Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/mooreaexplorer/

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📽️Day 1 Transpacific Cruise
https://youtu.be/dL5jXAA52QQ

📽️Day 2 Transpacific Cruise
https://youtu.be/B50PKOYEnF8

📽️Day 3 Transpacific Cruise
https://youtu.be/8DpC_1LLeR8

📽️Day 7 Transpacific Cruise Tahiti
https://youtu.be/8DpC_1LLeR8

📽️Ovation of the Seas 12594 Cabin tour
https://youtu.be/u05HKEjdkok

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0:00 Intro
1:35 Moorea Port French Polynesia
6:13 Moorea Explorer Snorkelling tour
22:37 Moorea Inland Safari tour
33:55 Roller skating at sea
36:59 80s theme night
38:47 Dinner dance

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