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This past November was my second cruise this year and 2024 was my first time cruising RC. I have been getting those flyers in mail seems like every week. I am taking advantage of one of the offer they have available for 2025. Thank you for explaining these perks.

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The sony cv1 mark 2 is too top-heavy for the crane m2-S, Especially with a mic

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Adding a wide range lens would make this setup perfect. :)

Doesn’t a boat have oars? 🛶

Very helpful, thank you! I’m going on Icon next month. I’m debating on if I should book all of my shows/entertainment now or if I should wait until I get onboard to book those around restaurants. Any suggestions? (PS I love your excel spreadsheet and will be making one)

Thanks for this video. It is the clearest and most comprehensive explanation I have found. We decided to take $1000 to play slots last month after seeing some vloggers do it. Got very lucky took home $1300 and Prime status. yay!! Anyways, the questions I still have are 1) we got 3 instant rewards(three short sailing) and those can only be applied to new bookings and not existing bookings 2) Since we got Prime on 9/29/2024, we will have Prime until March 31 2025 or 2026?

It's a crapshoot. I took a weekend cruise last year on Royal. Parlayed that into an interior stateroom 7 nights on the nicest ship in the Ocean JMO. The Celebrity Ascent. Scored 4K+ points on that cruise and just got back from a weekend on celebrity reflections veranda, where we got another 1300 points. Have a Wonder coming up for Halloween. On the Ascent in Dec and a short KSC New Year's Eve cruise. Funny thing is I went to pitboss on recent trip and said I felt I was under rated on last cruise. So I opened Roulette with a $90 bet, then I went to $10 and $20 like normal. They had me playing 13.5 hrs at $80 a hand. All that BS to reiterate it's a crapshoot. Also Celebrity drinks always free in the casino and if you find a bartender and tip him a few bucks he'll always have a pre dinner or post dinner drink when he sees you. Cheers. Nice content

If you love cruising this is for you! It’s not that hard to hit choice status. I never gamble but old folks I met showed me how to get free cruise playing craps. for 13 days i win some lose some. end of the cruise i got 1300 points only spending 300$. i thought ill only get one free cruise. so far this year my wife and i took 9 cruise with just taxes and fee & gratuity . We also got a Balcony offer 🙌. Great video 🎉! So this year i only have 600 points tier will i stop receiving all the reward im getting and the choice status by april? if i don’t hit 1300 points?

I'm going to Icon of the Seas on Mar 29 2025, very tricky timing. Do you know if the tier credits that I earned on the first three nights will be carried over to the next year, or will they simply expire?

Hello, this points resets every year?

I should of asked the casino service desk this but I just got off of Icon and got the instant cruise reward for an interior room. We're planning on booking a 7 night interior for January. On that January cruise I most likely will hit prime. Will I still get a second cruise offer for hitting prime even if I take this instant cruise reward?

The “Pineapple” on cruises?? Hmmm… I love new you tube channels but I’m not sure if I want the algorithm bringing “Pineapples” into my feed! Congrats on stepping into the space of vlogging!

Wheelchair users will find this ship a nightmare at or near capacity. We regularly had to wait up to a half hour to get on the elevators while we witnessed lazy people going up and down just one floor.

Your video is MUCH more helpful than everyone elses. Thank you!

Can I make my reservations for the specialty restaurants on the Royal Caribbean app instead of walking up to the kiosk?

What about if your on the Adventure of the Seas ship which does not have all the specialty dining options as the Oasis , do you still think its worth the $340.00 a person for the unlimited Dining Option

It’s been a couple years since I have cruised on RC so I don’t recall but can’t you make your specialty dining reservations on the app? As well as show reservations? Thank you. Great video and very informative

How is Super cell unlike any other slide at sea when 3 other Oasis class ships have the same slide?

I have yet to see a dining package worth any of the prices offered. People often forget that you have already paid for your meals at the main dining room PLUS you have paid for gratuities for the main dining you should NOT be charged for if you get speciality dining. So if you get it, then you are paying for 2 main meals per day, plus double gratuities. I've noticed you will typically pay about 50.00 per person per meal/day with the gratuities even at their lowest "discounted" prices. I don't think it is really worth it to me, but to each their own.

I've been on 10 Carnival cruises in the last two years and a few months, with 9 being on casino offers and 8 being free (and one being our wedding!). My wife stopped getting offers as good as mine, so for our Alaska cruise only the first two in the room were free. As an experiment on this cruise we played roulette together except one difference, I was betting twice as much as her, but everything else was the same. We checked our points before and after, and she got more than I did! I usually play craps and she usually plays slots, it's important (on Carnival at least) to pay attention to your points, there was one floor person who if he was there I just didn't play because he didn't keep proper track. The casino host graciously gave us free specialty dinning comps after we told her (and we were both well under 1000 points at the time). On a past Carnival cruise I got surprised with free steakhouse on the last day, and only had around 2,200 points (the host said those comp's start around 5k which I've never come close to). It really is a crap shoot with Carnival! Thanks for this video, I really like how structured Royal is, with Carnival you really never know what your going to get! This alone is enough reason for us to try Royal!

10:53 This cruise you showed the onboard promotion , is this correct , 1200 points gained you get a complimentary interior room or $300 off your next booking ? You don’t need to hit 2400 points but this accumulates on the next cruise , am I on the right track here ? 12:09 Paying only port fees and taxes for the free cruise are you still slugged the gratuity fee for the cruise ? Is there a way not to pay gratuity if you are that way inclined?

How does the package work for lunch? Can you only eat on sea days? What if we are at port but do not want to get off (Nassau). Is there someplace we can eat to use the package or are we stuck at the Windjammer?

i play a roullette comp point system $400 a spin, this racks up like 1200 points an hour, minimizing losses.... they bombard you with cruise offers... also craps is a great way , and u can actually win using good systems. dont worry about the annnual cruise, its all about instant certs on each cruise and the email ofers(almost weekly)

I've always been a Carnival cruiser, now looking to give Royal a try in June. I have enjoyed comped cruises w/free drinks everywhere on the ship w/Carnival. Thanks for the awesome content.

How good is the upside down pineapple situation on Wonder?

We will be going on Wonder of the Seas in Oct 2024. Looking forward to it. We have travelled on Oasis and Allure as well.

Great video!! I have been cruising for almost 3 years 2 to 3 times a month free. Always a great time!❤

Awesome video-thank you!

Sean, thanks. I shared this video in my FaceBook cruise group for the Brilliance of the Seas cruise next September.

You can also find copies of the Cruise Compass for your ship on Royal Caribbean Blog.

Thank you for suggesting the extra gratuities for crew members - they work so hard!

I like Royal Caribbean cruise, the whole family are going cruising in first week of September n my granddaughter just turn 2 year's old have to pay full price just like her mother is insane come on Royal😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Love that you have the ship map on the side! Much easier to follow and feels like “you’re there” more

Hello thanks for the video. Could you share how much was the drink package ? Thanks

You said you typically do $25-$50 hands of blackjack over the course of 4ish hours per 7 day cruise. But how many hands does that end up being? Roughly how much are you gambling? I realize it can't be exact as if you are up, you aren't spending any earned money, but I want to get an idea of if I lose every hand, am I looking at $1000 or $10000 over the course of the cruise.

Great presentation!!

Great share of the Wonder of the Seas

My granddaughter just. turn 2 year's old n Royal Caribbean charge her full pay just like her mother is insane🤨

Nice video, except - - - in one frame you properly call it a ship - - - - then for the next 5 or 6 frames you call it a boat. It is a ship - - - I have a boat in my garage

Loved your advice! Can’t wait for our cruise will make it so much easier was worried about making reservations.

Great advice! Thank you!!!

Who is the Parrot....and who is the Pineapple?

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I've been doing this shindig for about 8 years now and I'm mostly a gaming content channel but I do travel vlogs and I have never included my wife in the shots mainly to protect her privacy. But if one day she asks to feature on the channel then I'll be all for it. Good luck with the channel!

This is a great starter's camera to begin your TH-cam journey. The other two cameras would be better to use for B Roll later I think. But everyone is different. I have a Sony ZV-1F which is not as specced as your camera. Hope you have fun and remember to record as much as you can. No need to talk on every shot. You can do VO to shots later. Subbed and watching with interest.

You chosed the worst camera betwee this 3

This is a good camera to start 👌👌I also decided to buy this too for my youtube channel .