Supercruising Life at Sea (2025) Season 1 Episode 4

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00:00Around the world, cruise ships are getting bigger, bolder

00:05Cheers, bye bye England

00:06and busier. These vast floating cities run 24 hours a day

00:11We go back to back with cruises, we don't take a break at all

00:15Carrying thousands of passengers and crew

00:18That's a big job

00:19Wow

00:20And offering everything from fine dining

00:22It's an explosion, I like that

00:24To full-scale theatres

00:27They're built for adventure

00:29And designed for luxury

00:31I could get used to this

00:33Cheers

00:34This year, a world-leading cruise line is back sailing a full season from the UK

00:39For the first time in a decade

00:42Meet the MS Neustadtendam

00:45Weighing 100,000 tonnes

00:48With 12 passenger decks

00:50Well ready for this

00:5112 restaurants curated by world-renowned chefs

00:54That's what I'm talking about

00:56Ooh, it's a buzz

00:57And a full program of entertainment

00:59We are expected to do everything perfectly at all times

01:02And excursions day and night

01:05At the same time, her sister ship, the MS Rotterdam, is cruising through the Americas

01:10Nearly 4,000 people on board

01:13Who's excited?

01:14A 760 seat theatre

01:16Ten minutes, mic check please

01:18Mic checks, ten minutes

01:19And all the on-board amenities you'd expect for a perfect holiday at sea

01:23Let's go

01:24Oh, it's gorgeous

01:25Oh, lovely

01:26Guys, let's go

01:27Over the course of the cruising season, we'll be following both ships

01:31As they travel around the Americas

01:33North Africa

01:35And Europe

01:37This time, the Rotterdam drops anchor in Jamaica

01:42Can you turn the heat down just a little bit?

01:45And with the new Stadendam docked in Porto

01:48There's a quirky city tour

01:50Okay, here are our tuk tuk

01:53The flagship of the cruise line's fleet is enjoying calm waters and sunny skies on a 12-day voyage around the Caribbean

02:12Gotta get that one

02:15That was me trying

02:17Over two and a half thousand passengers are experiencing a little taste of luxury

02:24As their every need is catered for from relaxation to tempting food

02:31The ship's route around the Caribbean includes ports in the Bahamas, Aruba, Colombia, Costa Rica and Jamaica

02:39In between excursions at these destinations, there's a glittering program of entertainment on board

02:47I'd like to do a lot more of the shows

02:49Yeah

02:50I'm excited about that

02:51The undoubted highlights are four glamorous musical extravaganzas featuring the talents of three singers and six dancers

02:59The newest recruit to the dance troupe is 22-year-old Summer Allen from Milton Keynes

03:05Hi

03:09Ready whenever you are

03:14People kind of, you know, have the story of like dancing from the age of four and then never stopping

03:19But once I got to secondary school, I stopped dance completely

03:23And then I got to like 16, didn't know what I wanted to do

03:26I went to go and watch a musical and I was like, that's what I want to do

03:29This is my first professional contract

03:33My entire cast have done a lot of cruise ships before, so I'm the baby of the group

03:37And definitely learning day by day

03:39Essentially, we're kind of the celebrities on board, you could say

03:45You always have to be very willing to stop and chat to people

03:49Shall we be able to do tonight?

03:51Yes

03:52We look forward to it

03:53You guys are really proud

03:54Thank you so much

03:55We really appreciate it

03:56Thank you

03:57Since a month in New York learning the routines, Summer has spent a further four months on the ship

04:03Being away from home for a long time, I've actually found more challenging than I thought I would

04:08Everyone's like, oh my god, you must be having the best time ever

04:11I'm like, well I am, but I also just really want a Nando

04:14It's like

04:25While the stage crew installed the set for tonight's big show

04:28Summer can compare notes with her more experienced colleague

04:31Dance captain Hayley Harina from New Jersey

04:36Have you spoken to your parents?

04:37Actually, I did, I talked to my mum today

04:39My mum wants to like plan a trip for when I come home because I haven't been

04:43I've literally haven't been home and it'll be a year and a half when I get off the ship

04:47When we get off

04:48It's crazy

04:49Within the cast there are nine members

04:52We spend every second of every day together

04:55They're some of my best friends, they'll be my friends for life

04:58And you get close really quickly

05:00Because it's your first contract, how are you doing like adjusting and not being at home?

05:04Since being here, like I've definitely missed home more than I thought I would

05:08Like I go through phases I think

05:10Yeah, definitely comes in waves

05:12Yeah, everyone like makes it easy though

05:14Like it's quite nice being in a cast of people that have all experienced it before

05:19Because I don't, I don't, I'm not the only one that feels like that

05:23Yeah

05:25In terms of working at sea, I love it

05:27It's just a very, very different life to back home

05:30And unless you've worked at sea, you don't really get it

05:33You do definitely have ups and downs, but get each other through it

05:38That's just the small sacrifice you have to make for living an amazing life

05:43The amazing life is accompanied by a workload that can be intense at times

05:48With multiple rehearsals, technical run-throughs and performances

05:52We have four production shows

05:55And depending on the length of the cruise, depends on how many shows we do

05:59In general we tend to do each show, every cruise

06:02And then that tends to be every other day

06:05We perform in the evenings

06:07We have a show at 7.30 and a show at 9

06:10So essentially I dance, I perform for everyone

06:13And then that's it, I get to be on holiday the rest of the time

06:17So I think the entire contract we might do what?

06:22120?

06:24120-ish?

06:25130?

06:26Yeah

06:27But then that's not including tech run, so it would be like 180

06:30Yeah, if you break that down, divide that by four

06:33God, this is maths I did not think I'd have to do since I left school

06:42On the other side of the Atlantic

06:44Another of the cruise line's newest and plushiest vessels

06:47Is travelling Europe and North Africa

06:52Over the course of 14 days

06:54The cruise's destinations range from the Canary Islands

06:57To Portugal and Morocco

07:01Amongst the treats in store for the passengers

07:03Two weeks of enjoying their meals

07:05Without the effort of cooking anything themselves

07:09Okay, making sure it's crispy

07:11Okay, good job

07:12Masterminding all food on board

07:15Is Philippines-born executive chef Jundiel Marcelo

07:19Chef Norman, are we ready for the Moroccan dinner?

07:22Are you, Chef, still ongoing preparation?

07:23Working on the ship is a bit pressure

07:25I'm dealing with about 3,000 guests

07:28And then about 1,000 of crew

07:30But as long as you love and you have the passion in your work

07:34Everything is possible

07:35Did you taste it?

07:36Yes, I think it's really good

07:38Jundiel spent four years training in the culinary arts

07:41And his career has taken him around the world

07:44His responsibilities range from the simplest of snacks

07:47To fine dining in four specialty restaurants

07:51I'm handling about 200 cooks on the ship

07:54And all the restaurants including Canaletto

07:57The tamarind, the pinnacle grill

07:59And the Saldemar restaurant

08:02The tamarind speciality restaurant

08:04Usually serves Pan-Asian cuisine

08:06But tonight, and once on every cruise

08:09There's an extra special menu

08:11Good afternoon, Tim

08:13How are you?

08:14Good, sir

08:15Okay, are we ready for tonight?

08:16Ready, sir

08:17Okay, let's check

08:18We have the pop-up menu, Marimoto by C

08:21And it's a menu created by Chef Marimoto

08:25He has a lot of restaurants all over the world

08:28Little bit spicy, but you have to reduce a little bit more

08:32Japanese celebrity chef Masaharu Marimoto

08:35Has gained acclaim for his take on fusing Japanese and Western cuisines

08:40And a partnership with the cruise line

08:42Has resulted in a menu featuring some of his classic dishes

08:45Wow, great, very good

08:48Prepared by the onboard chefs

08:50Chef Dodi

08:51Yes, sir

08:52How many reservations we have?

08:5388 so far

08:5488 so far

08:55Yes

08:56Okay, good, good

08:57Overseeing operations for tonight's special menu

08:59Is Dodi Ajan from Indonesia

09:02He's running a team of eight chefs and two sushi chefs

09:05Who must deliver to Marimoto's exacting standards

09:09My chefs, they have a special training

09:12Because we have the signature sushi dish

09:14We have the tempura roll

09:15And we have the tuna pizza

09:17And of course, one of my favourites

09:19The buribop

09:21The ishiyaki buribop is designed to taste great

09:24And add theatre to the passenger's restaurant experience

09:28We have the hot bowl here

09:31Basically, this one is the stone

09:33So we can cook inside this bowl actually

09:37For the rice, especially for the peas

09:39Will be put on the side of the bowl

09:42By the waiter

09:43They will do the live action

09:47Tonight's diners will be expecting a truly memorable meal

09:51But before that's served

09:53There's another challenge

09:54A taste testing

09:55By the senior chefs and waiting staff

09:58Chef Dadi

10:00Yes

10:01I will leave it to you everything

10:02So I will see you in two hours

10:04Yes, sir

10:05Thank you, sir

10:06Thank you, sir

10:07The ship sailing the Caribbean has docked at Montego Bay in Jamaica

10:22Have you got everything?

10:23I think so

10:24Towel

10:25Towel

10:26Card

10:27And for the passengers

10:28The port is the starting point for a choice of multiple different excursions

10:32Into this tropical nation

10:37Jamaica lies around 90 miles south of Cuba

10:40And 500 miles from the southern tip of Florida in the Caribbean Sea

10:46Some 60% of the population lives in urban areas like the capital, Kingston

10:51But even though this island nation is less than a twentieth of the size of the UK

10:55It packs in a lot

10:57From stunning beaches to mountainous areas which give rise to over a hundred rivers

11:03Let's go

11:04Oh, it's gorgeous

11:06Lovely

11:07Amongst the passengers heading out on excursions

11:10Robert and Linda from Milton Keynes

11:12They're in holiday mode

11:14And losing track of time

11:16What we're doing today is Jamaica for a start

11:19You have to think of where we are

11:21Yeah

11:22The couple's cruise is to mark their birthdays

11:26It's not actually his big birthday

11:29That's coming up next year

11:30That's the 70th

11:32That's a nasty one, isn't it Rob?

11:34It is, yeah

11:3569 this time

11:3670 next time

11:37Yeah

11:3868 year

11:39Alright

11:40Alright

11:41But we will be the same age for six weeks

11:43No

11:44No

11:49How many cruises have we took?

11:51Not enough

11:52Not enough cruises

11:53Not enough cruises

11:54No, we need to sort out for about the next ten years

11:56Yeah

11:59The first thing to sort out is more appropriate gear for a waterborne excursion

12:03And it seems waiting outside the ladies is the same the world over

12:19In Jamaica, Robert and Linda are on an excursion as part of their Caribbean cruise

12:24Oh, have a look

12:25You look great, yeah

12:26I look alright

12:27You do?

12:28Very nice as usual

12:29Shall we go?

12:30Yeah

12:32And they're swapping a giant ship for a tiny raft

12:36Wow

12:42The rafts made of bamboo were traditionally used for transporting goods

12:47It's beautiful, isn't it?

12:50But now, floating down the stretch of the 29 mile great river

12:55Is popular with tourists

12:57It's a relaxing way to explore one of the most biodiverse islands in the Caribbean

13:03You're the captain

13:04Yeah

13:05Good

13:06Captain Haleen

13:08Guiding Robert and Linda through the tranquil waters on the hour-long trip, Haleen Barnes

13:14That's cheating

13:18Is that not cheating?

13:21I feel lucky to be here

13:23Yeah

13:25That's the bamboo they make the rafts out of

13:27Wow

13:28Oh, that's warm

13:29Yeah

13:30Can you turn the heat down just a little bit?

13:31Turn the heat down just a little bit?

13:32Turn the heat down just a little bit

13:33Yeah

13:34Where is it from?

13:35UK

13:36Yeah, England

13:37Yeah

13:38It's very cold now

13:39It is very cold

13:40It is cold

13:41Very cold

13:42When is summer?

13:43Maybe one month of the year?

13:44No

13:45No

13:46The trade-off for the scorching heat is a pampering session included in the trip

14:03Wow

14:04Limestone massage

14:05Yeah, limestone massage you say?

14:07Yeah

14:08Crushed limestone has been used for centuries to exfoliate dead skin

14:12And given 85% of Jamaica's surface geology is limestone, there's plenty available for these trips

14:19Yeah, actually, as long as it doesn't rub my... No, because it might rub my fake tan off

14:27So this is going to dry?

14:29Yeah, it's going to dry

14:30Yeah?

14:31And later on, you wash it down

14:32Once the white powder is smeared on, the effect is known as jungle socks

14:37Is it going to take off some of your hairs as well?

14:41There's not many on there

14:42No

14:43It's really nice

14:44Yeah

14:45Thank you

14:46It only takes a few minutes in the Jamaican heat for the limestone to dry

14:52Before the next phase of the pampering

14:55Yeah

14:56That's... My legs are...

14:57That is so soft

14:58That is so soft

14:59I feel the best they've felt for ages

15:00Wow

15:01Really soft

15:02Wholesome oil as well

15:03Yeah

15:04Oh wow

15:05We might slide off the boat next

15:06How many years we've been together?

15:07I don't know now, I'll keep forgetting

15:08Well, you was...

15:09Quite a chance

15:10You was young, 15

15:11What?

15:12What?

15:13Why?

15:14Because you were the best girl in the school

15:15Well, that's a bit jammy, isn't it?

15:16That's a bit jammy

15:17That's a bit jammy

15:18That's it

15:19That's a bit jammy, isn't it?

15:20That's a bit jammy

15:21That's a bit jammy

15:22That's a bit o.t.d

15:25That's true, though

15:26Yeah

15:2750 years...

15:32Two years time?

15:34No

15:35No

15:36No

15:37No

15:39No

15:40No

15:4150 years two years time three years time anyway you haven't changed since I first see you still

15:53as lovely as ever look at that chubby but some love handles oh it's gonna finish I don't really

16:07want it to we'll have to come back you know we'll have to do this again well I've enjoyed it yeah

16:13beautiful I think we should have a birthday every day of the year you know well you can I'll be too old

16:20so it's affected me there's a lovely peaceful river and we enjoyed that I enjoyed it at me

16:39my feet down there all nice and soft now finish with a nice run punch that's strong cheers back at

16:55the ship in Montego Bay it's less than four hours until summer and the other dancers take to the

17:00stage and the new girl is determined to get everything right each show has a different set

17:07so right at the front of the stage we've got numbers going from zero all the way to 16 these

17:13are so that we can make sure that we're always stood in the right space so that every show is

17:17consistent so that if something's happening you're not getting in someone else's way and that is

17:22because for each position we are stood in we are on a specific number so every dancer has hundreds of

17:28numbers for each like across all four of the shows because every single time you move you move to a

17:33number this is what we call the wing this is kind of the entrance to all of the quick change madness

17:41that's going on back here so our costumes are set on the floor they're set in the dressing room everything

17:46there are 800 costume pieces for the nine members of the cast across four shows which is a lot all of

17:56the costumes are made especially and we have a wardrobe team that come on board during our install

18:01process and they fit everything to us Grayson Cole from Pennsylvania is also a dancer but he has

18:09another huge responsibility I'm the wardrobe supervisor along with Ellie one of the other

18:14dancers so between the two of us we are in charge of the maintenance repairs and washing of costumes

18:23there's a lot that happens behind the scenes that people have no idea about everyone thinks it's

18:30this really glamorous life and it's absolutely not if you could see the state of how sweaty we are that

18:36kind of sums it up so we use a mixture of vodkas and water in a spray bottle and the reason we use that

18:45is because we can't wash the costumes every single day so this helps to get rid of the smell or kind of

18:54disinfect it after the show and that way when they dry they don't get stinky and then about once a

19:01month those costumes are getting properly laundered but in the meantime this helps us keep them fresh

19:07and clean in between shows on average the dancers change costumes six or seven times during one 45-minute

19:15show so managing the changes is key so I'm presetting my costumes in reverse order so that as we go

19:23through the show I can grab them from my stock and put them on for a lot of the changes that we have we

19:29don't have a lot of time in between them so what we do is we have things like snaps buttons magnets things

19:37like that to make the garment look like it's a standard garment but it's made that way so we can put

19:43on really quickly and take it off really quickly the costume changes go wrong all the time all it takes

19:49is for you to be frustrated or your hair get caught or for you to have like a sleeve inside out and then

19:56it messes everything up

20:044 000 miles away across the atlantic the european cruise is at sea en route to its next port

20:13it's giving danny and peter from the netherlands

20:17a chance to relax in one of the ship's eight lounges

20:21they've been together 14 years and cruise fans for almost as long

20:26i think we sail about 11 years yeah we started in 2014. so we have been cruising like for more than

20:35more than 20 cruises much more yeah the couple who are holidaying with their teenage nephews

20:41love cruising so much they started their own blog and it's attracted quite a following when we came back

20:48from hawaii we started the page now we have 13 and a half thousand and it's still growing still growing

20:55and it's really nice to connect people yeah around the world the cruising community also stays

21:00connected by partaking in a rather unusual custom a form of hide and seek played with rubber ducks

21:08they have a label with the people who hide it and all the other people they oh i found the duck and they

21:16they could just keep it or we hide it back yeah the game started in 2018 and is played all over the world

21:25with many posting their finds on social media but danny and peter have their own spin on it we are from

21:32haaland we have wooden shoe with tulips typical dutch and what we also have is the label with the qr code

21:41and that's going to our social media page so you can hide this yes i will hide it

21:49first rule of hide and seek is find a good hiding place when you're on a super ship with restaurants

21:56bars a theater sports court spa library and casino there's plenty to choose from

22:02uh let's starting up place where everybody can see an elevator hey buddy use the elevator tip number two

22:11okay don't let anybody see you fake we take the next one thank you

22:21uh okay yes tip three hide up high yes yes yes tip four find a focal point this is the one that we are

22:36looking for okay you can hide one yes public space anyone can find it and lastly tip five pick a place

22:43plenty of people visit this is probably the nicest place to be this is the biggest place to be

22:50and so quiet no one is here so that will be perfect spot i think i think it's a good place that okay

23:01you know now nobody's here so it's my time to shine oh you can sing like in the shower i don't

23:08sing in the shower but i can dance okay i'm the audience i can sit here actually

23:15nobody's here so you can come also i've seen better no you can come you can come you can come

23:26now it's not i have my three seconds of fame yeah so let's have a lunch because i'm yeah okay

23:32in the caribbean the ship has left jamaica as passengers lap up the sunshine dancer summer on her

23:44first professional contract has a little time to herself before final preparations for the big show

23:51ramp up being away for eight months at a time it's really important to stay connected to home like i've

23:59got young siblings so it's nice to still be able to talk to them and watch them grow up virtually even

24:04though you're not physically there you feel really guilty missing that time but when you're able to

24:09call them it does make a huge difference hi hi you okay it's just a little bit yeah i'm just on the

24:23outside deck it's nice and sunny what are you having i hope it's vegetarian yeah of course it's a

24:35veggie burger yeah obviously i was gonna say not that much has changed since i've been away has it

24:40no you haven't missed that much she's still vegetarian okay so i was looking at our um

24:46update on the countdown so now we're at 99 days it's gone into double double digits 99 so are you

24:51calm yeah yeah nice to see you bye love you see you soon bye bye so i've got 99 days till my parents

25:06and my sister's come on board so they're staying for a cruise which is really exciting i can't wait

25:11those like little checkpoints they make like such a huge difference none of them have done anything

25:18like this before so for them this is me taking a risk and doing something different and i think

25:23they're really proud of that and yeah it really excites them that they can come on and see it for

25:29themselves as well um but yeah they they're super proud on the other side of the atlantic the cruise

25:44ship traveling the european route is making good time to its next destination in the galley dodie is

25:51keeping a hawkish eye on standards to ensure everything's top-notch for the gourmet dinner okay

25:58guys just checking everybody ready for tonight yes with a menu including 10 varieties of fish and

26:05seafood the fusion of eastern and western traditions is intended to be a very special experience for a

26:12select handful of diners how many so far do you have for the for now we have allowed 200 already 200

26:19okay but first the pressure is on as soon there'll be a taste test by the senior chefs and waiting staff

26:2730 minutes more please everybody

26:39as the caribbean cruise cuts through the ocean summer and the other dancers are having a final

26:46run-through before the first of tonight's two performances so tonight we've got our show all that

26:53on which is a musical variety performance a little bit apprehensive we haven't done the show in a couple

26:58weeks because of the way that the cruises work so apprehensive that i want everything to run smoothly but

27:04i'm excited to do it again because it's been it's been a while hi guys oh sure looks good yeah it looks

27:14really good i have no notes for lazy river our dance captain hayley she gives us notes so her job is to

27:22meticulously watch each of us slow it down zoom in check that we're all doing the same thing so that from

27:29the day we put the show on the ship to the day we leave it looks the same um rubber band when we do

27:36these when we do these poses these one uh just don't move out of them early hit hit down yeah like

27:44sharp hold uh great make sure you're on five i think you started on five and when you move you

27:50moved in then you moved back out to five but i think you're traveling a lot on these you have really

27:55long legs so just make sure you stay because you ended up in front of summer yeah it looks really

28:00nice when all of our bodies are together okay um yeah that's it great job thank you so have a good

28:07show have a good show i have been part of this company for four and a half months now five months

28:15if i'm including rehearsals i feel a little bit of extra pressure because i'm a new member of the team

28:21i don't want people to feel that i'm under qualified to do the job just because i'm younger or just

28:27because i'm not as experienced so as much as the team would never ever make me feel like that i want to

28:35be perfect in every way because i want to prove that i'm just as capable as someone that has been doing

28:41us for years over in europe perfection is also the ambition before tonight's special menu event for

28:56passengers chef dodie and his team must impress their colleagues hey guys everybody let's go start for the

29:03food testing we can do first the beef we can do now then after that the fish i need the the noodles

29:14every time that we have the marimoto during that day we will preparing and then we will be having the

29:21tasting to check the consistency of everything and then we need to taste based on according to the

29:29recipe and the presentations this is a very special dinner for us the only one one night pop up it's

29:37like more challenge for me a little bit pressure there are less than 10 minutes until the taste test

29:46and 22 different dishes to complete from a lobster pad thai and tempura calamari with quinoa and white miso

29:54dressing to beef tenderloin steak with japanese style mushroom sauce so this one will be the noodle for

30:03the we call it the shrimp three-way one is the tempura the other one is with the bread crumb then the last one

30:11is the teriyaki grilled skewered good more this one i need more bambu okay let's go

30:31right away the calamari finish it up then gyoza yeah gyoza will be ready 20 seconds then after that you will

30:39stand by for fire the good job guys i would like to thank you all now to make it sure everything is

30:58hot maintain the quality maintain the presentation okay let's start tasting guys yeah all right this is a

31:05how much ishiaki bulibok the yellow tail fish wow very good very fresh thank you no it is your

31:13best then we have the this one is a crispy sea bus with the sweet sour sauce we have a good very good

31:22uh fresh sea bus and there's the sweetness yes maintain the crispiness very good very crispy and you

31:30you know you feel already the freshness of the fishes very good chef doddy everything is good

31:35everything is thank you so thank you so much so let's go let's have a taste all all the stuff including

31:44the restaurant stuff the kitchen stuff everybody will taste the waiter tasted because they need to

31:50understand and the flavor profile of every dish so when they're going to serve to the guest they can

31:57express themselves how they taste it

32:04controlling the quality of food service and amenities offered by the cruise line is demanding

32:09but doable unfortunately controlling the weather is beyond its ability the ship has docked at porto in

32:17portugal which is experiencing an unusually rainy month undeterred danny peter and nephew sven and liam

32:25are taking to it like ducks to water and they're off on an excursion oh thank you

32:32oh like good today we are going to do a tic-tac tour we go to the central historical portal we're going to

32:41see the bridge you know what bridge i told you the itinerary i didn't know danny is a meticulous planner

32:48and has already mapped out the day with his camera poised to take photos for their blog you do the

32:54research i do the research you just go okay who's going to write with who i'm going to write with

33:00then why because of the pictures oh and he does know the research okay well we just have fun yes

33:09porto is portable's second largest city and is located 170 miles north of the capital

33:21along with being the birthplace of port wine porto is also known for its historic architecture

33:27vibrant culture and charming narrow streets

33:32navigating the city's steep cobblestone roads can be challenging by car or on foot

33:37but there is a fun way to explore the city okay here are our tuk-tuks yes here they are tuk-tuks

33:46originated in japan in the early 20th century but have since become popular with tourists in several

33:53european cities so let danny do the research and we enjoy the show yes i think it's really hard to plan

34:03everything to the whole day it is i don't think that's something for me to do i know actually

34:09because you guys they are not the best planner but i'm happy to do the planning because you have free

34:16time to do your stop you just have to go with me and just have fun

34:27first stop is the don luis ii bridge one of porto's most iconic landmarks completed in 1886

34:34it's known for its striking iron architecture and sweeping views over the duro river

34:41but only on a clear day i don't know anywhere without photo but we have to hide the umbrella or hide

34:49umbrella one two three

34:50okay let's go training cats and dogs

35:03so guys are you enjoying so far yes yes absolutely besides the the rain it's fantastic

35:09in a way you get the true experience of porto because it doesn't happen as much in summer

35:13obviously okay but in porto is a city that rains a lot and then it's kind of unpredictable the fog is

35:20it's some also on the on the top of the river is something that it's very typical of porto giving it

35:26like a mystic uh vibe to it and it's something that it's very much sang in songs about the city so

35:34yeah do you know any of the songs i do actually one of the main ones is a piece by a

35:40and a local musician which is called ruy veloze and it would be something like

35:45uh i think we're having more fun

36:01we'll find you guys are you this is something better than danny in the shower

36:13another key landmark is porto cathedral dating back to the 12th century it's one of the city's

36:19oldest monuments what do you think about this cushion i think it's very nice i see a lot of

36:25wet people and we're sitting inside the tuk-tuk there's no problem at all yeah for us we are still

36:30dry a little bit and we are having fun i mean we don't have to wear a poncho we don't no and you

36:37choose the right uncle right i think yes no i'm not talking about you i'm talking about you

36:46while there's still scoop for humor the weather is beyond a joke it's time to head back to the ship

36:53see you bye bye guys what a lovely day

37:03back in the caribbean the weather is also less than ideal

37:09it could create a problem with tonight's big dance performances

37:15so it is quite rocky um this tends to happen for the show

37:23there's now a distinct swell to the waves

37:30the most challenging part of this job for me is the rockiness because that's something i've never

37:35had to experience before a it's never the same you know you don't know what direction these waves are

37:41gonna throw you but also b i just wasn't prepared for it so your muscles have to be really strong you

37:48have to be constantly switched on constantly engaged prepared at any moment for the stage to just move to

37:54move to the other side and you know for the floor to meet you halfway this is a little bit irregular

38:02which is kind of annoying when it's like steady you can kind of tell which way you're gonna go but

38:08this is just slamming us all over the place so should be interesting we'll see how it goes but yeah

38:13hopefully we'll all stay upright

38:24we'll see you next time

38:29tonight passengers on the europe and north africa cruise can opt for a special menu devised by japanese

38:32celebrity chef masaharu morimoto chef dodi and his team are midway through service

38:38vegetable tofu how long one minute two minutes three minutes okay

38:47for morimoto we do like almost 90 table at night never stop it's never ending

38:54welcome to morimoto so i have our cocktail menu here and here is our dinner menu thank you very much

39:07anticipating a culinary treat danny and peter with their nephews sven and liam so how was your day so

39:13far yeah it was nice yeah really good did you go outside yeah all day okay let's have a look shrimp

39:22true life this is interesting it says cooked cook table side and hot stone ball i think i do that

39:30one of the menu's signature dishes includes rice yellowtail a fish species prized amongst sushi chefs

39:38and a raw egg yolk but assembling the ingredients is just the start here you go peter i have our signature

39:47shiakiburi bar one of the signature dish is the shiakiburi bar we are going to sear the yellowtail on the

39:55side of the hot stone bowl so that stone bowl has been heated up to 230 degrees celsius

40:02then we need to mix everything because there's a vegetable inside the bowl

40:06that's so nice it's really nice thank you every food tasting this is the dish that we are looking

40:16forward thank you very much please enjoy everyone thank you thank you thank you it's really good

40:26really good chicken now my fish is awesome really nice this it's still hot i think it's going to be

40:36hot for the whole day the heat is still on in the galley with more main courses and four different

40:45desserts on offer from a white chocolate lime ganache to a baked tofu cheesecake look like another

40:53five six table last one hopefully what a day here go liam i have your dark chocolate spear and i have the

41:06hot caramel sauce here and i'm going to pour over the top so inside you will see uh marshmallow cream

41:13there's also a wheat vanilla cream and the dark chocolate are baked so that's nice they both look good

41:19yeah yeah we can eat this every day it's a big thumbs up at the table and behind the scenes

41:35bye guys guys listen up yeah really appreciate what you did everybody as a team tonight thank you

41:49i do definitely still get that like i want to peek through and see how many people are in the

42:12audience and if it's really busy like you do get a little bit of a buzz something goes wrong in our

42:19work it's very obvious to an untrained eye to everybody and so there's that little bit of extra

42:25pressure because we are expected to do everything perfectly at all times because there's constantly

42:30eyes on us

42:52it doesn't feel like a job because i want to do it i love doing it i love performing

42:56i get to leave my heart and soul on the stage every night

43:12i still get that nervous feeling because not like it's not like i can't do it but i want to do a good

43:18job

43:22i absolutely love that my responsibility is to entertain everybody it's what i believe i was

43:27born to do all of that cringy stuff

43:32it's a great responsibility to have

43:45so behind the scenes of the show the only way i can describe it is like we're swans and you know

43:53on top it's very calm it's very glamorous and backstage it's like all crazy the quick changes

44:00you know the speed we're getting changed is more exhausting than the actual dance the once we step out

44:06of that curtain that's the easy bit that's the bit we've trained forever to do but the backstage ends up

44:12being choreography that you have to kind of sink in as well the costumes break all the time because

44:19especially if you are in a hurry and you rip something off and it gets caught on your heel or

44:24you know you pull at the wrong thing it breaks all the time

44:28yeah it's quite rocky so a few of us have been kind of thrown to the side a couple times but hopefully no

44:35one's noticed apart from that everything's going well um yeah no costume malfunctions apart from the shoe

44:52dance is something that

45:02it is my form of therapy in every way in life and it's it isn't work it's what i love to do

45:10and the feeling of you know being able to express myself through an art form a physical art form at

45:19that it's just incredible it's something that unless you do it you don't really know how it feels

45:28the missing home that's is worth every second

45:40it's just a little bit of rockiness here and there but it's fine now time to rest

46:01do it again next time in the caribbean there's a fancy feast for formal night 50 more calories so

46:16that's that's it oh yes and in the dominican republic one a fun trick is hard to swallow

46:23well only one thing can get divorcees george clooney and julia roberts to team up that's

46:32trying to break up their daughter's wedding film four's got a ticket to paradise next tonight but

46:37tomorrow night it's bob mortimer versus richard ioward again and this time no one's keeping a straight face

46:42a new series of eight out of ten cat studs countdown begins friday night at nine here on channel four

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