5 Cruises To Avoid And Why. How To Stay Clear From A Cruise From Hell.
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- Discover the Cruises To Avoid And Why. Revealing the 5 types and kinds of cruises you should stay clear of and avoid a cruise from hell on your cruising vacation. There are a number of cruises and cruise ships that have a very high risk of not living up to your high expectations - and I talk about what they are and why. If you have any other suggestions please leave them in the comments.
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i love how he doesn't pretend to be excited or happy needlessly like so many youtubers these days. just useful honest and concise information without the unimportant emotional stuff.
Thanks! Good to hear! Appreciate you watching
That is because he is British, we do not get over excited about much, opposite to Americans.
@@chriswilliams6568 : That's true -- the stereotypical "stiff upper lip" and all....
yeah comes across very honest and genuine good point
@@chriswilliams6568 Yes, skip the American hyperbole.
Speaking as a former cruise ship staff member, this video forgot to mention one very important tip: if you don't want to spend your vacation surrounded by screeching, hyperactive little devils running wild and getting underfoot, you're going to want to stay far away from Disney Cruises. Same goes for Carnival Cruises in particular during Xmas Week, March Break and the months of July/August.
I went on a cruise once. The decor of the ship was a little drab and gray and the food wasn't the best, long lines. But, there was exciting entertainment on the top deck all the time. Lots of jets taking off and landing!
Mishn0 I see what you did there shipmate lol
Nice, I bet they provided you with a full wardrobe too!
Hahaaa but thank you for your service (seriously)!
had a vacation all of us wore green
HILARIOUS!!!!!!
Another tip for planning a cruise. If you’re seniors, retired, and have flexibility to cruise when schools are in session, you can avoid a lot of the noise etc of the kids running around. Also, if you can plan 10-12 day cruises these are less popular with families.
Went on a 21 day cruise, there were more day care workers than children onboard. Only saw anyone under 16 at breakfast/dinner.
I have an alternative tip on your #4 -- went on a Holland America with 1200 passengers, 800 were from some weird religious group wearing bonnets...we expected the worst, but it was the best cruise ever -- they didn't use the spa, the bars, the gym or the formal dining. Turned out amazing!!!
maybe they were the Mennonites, similar to the Amish but they use technology.
Followers of “medieval baloney”.
Bonus, Hallelujah!
Too funny! Wearing bonnets!! 🤪🤪
Too funny! Wearing bonnets!! 🤪🤪
should also avoid any cruise that is a 3-hour tour.
Ok Gilligan ❤
If you run into a Thurston, Ginger or Professor, get off at the next port!
Just remember this caveat:
"The weather started getting rough,
The tiny ship was tossed!!
If not for the courage of the fearless crew,
**THE MINNOW WOULD BE LOST!!**
**THE MINNOW WOULD BE LOST!!**
@@CLASSICALFAN100 The ship's aground on a shore of this uncharted desert island...
LOL! Sadly, many on here are too young to get this funny reference.
I agree, I like his presentation style. He talks to you like a friend would, over coffee, and doesn't act like he's an entertainer, like so many people on here giving travel advice. I saw a couple giving Yellowstone talks and they giggle half the video.
I love your presentations because you get right to it without the intro fluff so many others force us to put up with, not to mention your invaluable recommendations!
Thanks ! Great to hear. I don’t like watching videos that aren’t tight and ramble so just trying to do what I like hoping others agree. So good to know you do too. Appreciate you taking time to leave this feedback. Keep watching 😀😀
Just for the title I'm clicking like. So true with #1 and not just cruises but restaurants, bars, tours.
Great thanks :-) Good to hear you found it helpful / interesting. Appreciate you both watching and taking time to leave feedback and comments. Thanks!!
Wolters World this didn't even occur to me.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and ideas for your time
any cruise less than 5 days is just not fun
Lest we forget what happened to the maiden voyage of the titanic..
Great tips as a cruise travel agent for 10years ,everything you said is 100% true .Very rare these days on TH-cam! Bravo
I'm doing some research on my first cruise and keep coming back to your videos - good info and clearly presented. THANKS for captioning your videos!!
I thank you for this wonderful publication on cruises .... I love
Wow actual tips that aren't recycled from several other cruise tip video on TH-cam. You just made me rethink the dates I want to go on. Thanks for the tips!
Thanks! Great to hear you found it helpful. Really appreciate you watching and taking time to leave some feedback.
Those knitting cruises really get my blood pumping !!!
They do sound pretty wild.......🤔
Hey, I'm a 60 year old crafter. What happens in the craft basket stays in the craft basket.
If you think the knitters are wild, you should take a cruise with the quilters.
You guys really keep me in stitches!
I wonder if they do cross stitch cruises??? Id be there tomorrow 👍👍👍❤
I just discovered your blog and it is great!! To the point, informative and not full of “fluff”. THANK YOU
Great to hear thanks ! Hope you keep watching 😀
Thank you for your tight and concise explainations!
I've started watching Holiday vids to get ideas for my next couple of holidays and have to say that you and Wolters World are my favourites. I've had to stop watching some other people as they waffle on and seem to be plugging something or have loads of adverts.
Love how you get straight to the point and have loads of useful tips
Great videos.! Thank you for the straight facts, no nonsense info approach. I'm so tired of clicking on these kids who talk TOO much about nothing related to the topic of the video.
All really good tips
Wolters World : I like it when travelling experts are not in competition.
Apparently no dentists on these boats.
Wolters World ，
All rather intuitive if you think about it.
Hey, I enjoy your videos too! I was wondering how the pandemic has affected you. Hopefully we’ll see new videos soon!
I have never set foot on a cruise ship and probably won't for a long time but I actually found this entertaining 😂
You are missing out!
I have never been on a cruise & will never go on one (except maybe a Euro river cruise), but I enjoy watching your well-researched videos so I can advise family & friends who do enjoy cruises. And I love looking at the massive ships.
Great video, a Ship is exactly the same as a New House, there are tons of bugs to work out till everything works perfectly, and its always once the owners move in and its constant repairs for days or weeks till the house is perfect, the same must be true for a New Ship. 👍🏼
I've been cruising for over 40 years and totally agree with your assessment. I look forward to seeing more of your videos.
Thanks. Great to hear!!!
I have never cruised and have no plans to do so but I love your videos. Carry on.
Drydock: wish i had saw this before my cruise.we found out it had just come out of drydock ON the ship. Now i know why maintenance people were everywhere.
I love that you get straight to the point right away on your videos. Thank you for being concise and direct. Big thumbs up to you!
Excellent advice, thank you so much for all your valuable posts.
Great advice! I never thought about the dry dock scenario...you helped me narrow down my ship choice for one of my own cruises!
+The Itinerary Artist thanks! Great to hear this helped! Appreciate you watching and leaving your comments
I'll "second" that tip about staying out of the Mediterranean in July and August. I just came back from Venice (and other places) and it was indeed miserably hot and packed with people! I love cruising but I found myself cursing the cruisers in this case!
Wow good to know! A themed cruise sounded so enticing until you brought up those points!
+bobo and chichi thanks !! If you really love a theme then should be awesome but it can also be hell! I know a family who was in a Hell’s Angel cruise which they had not known had taken half the ship and was not the family vacation they had hoped for 😠
Never had any urges to go on a cruise ship but all this wonderful KEY information is very appreciate just the same... :)
Always new things to learn in your videos, even for experienced cruisers. Thanks
Thanks. Great to hear you think so. Much appreciated
I went on 4 cruises 2005 to 2008 with my wife and 3 kids. RC, Princess, Carnival, and Norwegian. In each cruise six close friends joined us. It couldn't have been better. Our dining room tables were our own and we basically had a blast. Met some nice folks, and ship's staff were great. RC was by far the best. My kids still remember the name of the young man who waited on us. The worst thing about cruising is when the vacation is over you don't want to get off the ship and go home.
Agree. That embarkation day is the worst !
For a short cruise I recommend The Norwegian Sky
All of these are great points. I've worked for a couple of cruise lines and it's all true.
Again-excellent tips from an owner of an agency. You are my 'go to!' Thanks!
My friend and I completely unknowingly went on an Elvis themed cruise. We found out when we boarded and there were a ton of people wearing Elvis shirts and Elvis door decorations on a lot of the rooms. There were quite a few impersonators on the cruise as well. All these people had their own meetings/events they could go to as well, so they didn't take over the entire ship.
Went on a Alaska cruise last year, the last of the season! We had cloudless skies for the full duration of the cruise
Great video! I’m loving your channel, I’m going on my first cruise in August
Just started listening to you and I love your advice. Thank you.
thanks for the warning, we will look at a MED cruise. again thank you for the info
Been on 4 cruises...discovered the best time for cost, intinerary, number of people, is between Thanksgiving and Christmas...Mainly because people spent their travel money to go see relatives, and need to save money for gifts at Christmas time...
Thank you I have gleaned some very useful information from your tips . Concise and to the point.
Good tips. Agree about the short cruise.
Awesome points!
Thanks. Great to hear you found it interesting. Appreciate you watching and taking time to leave a comment :-)
Well now I know why my family never goes on cruises in June or July. We always go mid August to late August and so far all my cruises have been great! My aunt’s a travel agent as well, and my mom helps her with her designs for her websites, posters, stuff like that, so my family doesn’t have to worry about finding a travel agent
Have never been and have no real interest in going on a cruise yet this is the 7th video in a row I’ve watched on this channel. I’m having a pretty good time learning copious amounts of information that will likely never be of use to me. Ah, the next one is queued up!
Great travel advice applicable to other modes of transit as well.
I once did a repositioning cruise with RCL's Serenade of the Seas as she was going into a new operational area for another season. It was honestly the best cruise I've done; a 2 week Panama Canal from Puerto Rico to San Fransisco with stops in DR, Columbia, through the Canal, Costa Rica, and 3 Mexican stops. Amazing experience at a great price point because it was repositioning. I'd love to redo this trip to better film the crossing, my camcorder only filmed at 480p.
Hi All, In British Columbia they rent boats on lakes with hot tubs and fireplaces. If you go in July it will be too hot to use them, if you go in May or September, they will be just right. Thanks, take care.
I have never been on a cruise before but your videos have me very interested!!
I watch the cruise ships go by all summer back and forth to Alaska. 4 per day May to September. I never used to want to go but now that I am older I am thinking about it.
I love all your tips..some I was aware, but so much I was not.
Thank you!
I’ve cruised Alaska twice. The first was in mid-September. There were a couple of days with somewhat rough seas. The second was in late June ( the summer solstice) and it was perfect. Weather was great and seas were calm. One thing I advise people on cruises to Alaska, if it fits your schedule, cruise out of Vancouver. If you cruise in and out of Seattle, the Jones Act requires ships to stop at a Canadian port, usually Victoria. Many times this is a short and/or late stop so check the itinerary times for the port stops. But by all means, Alaska is a wonderful place to cruise.
I've been on the maiden voyage of one of NCL's new ships (well, new at the time, lol), and I have to say everything went totally smoothly.
I agree with most of your assessment. Some cruise lines use travel agents and top repeat cruisers for new and refurbished ships. This gives them good critiques and any bugs. You'll have an understanding audience.
Excellent tips all....many thanks for the time to share.....Cheers !
I like this guy. Great info.
I'm surprised that you did not mention avoid holidays.
Being a veteran of five cruises, I have done price comparisons and discovered that cabin prices go up on many of the major holidays.
He did mention it.
You have been very helpful in choosing a cruise. Thanks
Great video…Gary gets right to the point(s).
I went on a cruise where the ship was headed into dry dock for refitting. Workmen were on the ship taking it apart as we crossed the Atlantic.
Good hints. Thank you.
+MidWest Katie thanks ! Really appreciate you watching and especially taking time to leave feedback 😀😀
Thank you for these sane tips. It easy to go for "exciting," but one wants to live through the experience.
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Well done. Thank you, lots of good tips! I think we were lucky. We went second cruise of the Alaska season. We had fantastic weather and no crowds. I will subscribe!
Thanks. Great to hear you found the tips helpful and even more that your Alaska cruise was great. I am on the second or possibly third of the season this year and so hoping my experience is a good as yours. Fantastic news you are going to subscribe to the channel. Much appreciated!
Very elaborate list, thank you!
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Great points. However, we booked the very last cruise before a certain ship would be sent to Asia, to be converted into a floating casino. While our cruise was taking place, workers removed all the wall artwork, applied a layer of duct tape to the carpets, closed their only pool and sundeck to store furniture there and used the elevators to move furniture. Some bars would have limes, others not. Service became very rude and rare and the atmosphere on board became similar to a funeral parlor. I could not wait to disembark from that clunker! So, please considering adding the "funeral" cruise along with the ones you listed.
Yikes! Sorry to hear about that experience. But you make a great point about the last cruise before a ship goes into a major refit or retirement being one to avoid !! Thanks for that !
We had that happen to us once. They ripped up most of the carpet on the ship and removed a lot of tables and chairs.
Sylvain Forest Wow! That's one of the worst cruise disasters I've ever heard of
Sylvain Forest That sounds awful! I’d be upset. How could one avoid such a cruise?
geoffrey buchman I guess you could ask the cruise line directly, but but I wouldn’t trust them to tell the truth. Maybe, if you went through a travel agent they would be able to find out information like that.
Good advice. I was on the Harmony of the seas late September a few years ago and it was great because of no children and not a full ship.
If your doing a Med Cruise always (if you don’t have a family of course) do late September early October.
agree 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you. Excellent advice !!!
Gary: Timing the Alaska cruises is a matter of taste. Having grown up in one of it's major ports of call (Sitka), it's true weather can be an issue, but if you're going for a scenic cruise the dynamic weather offers some awesome photo ops.
Also, close to peak summer the small towns get CROWDED with tourists ( we would have as many as four or five of the big tour ships in addition to the smaller "specialty" cruise boats). If
you are looking for crowds, that's fine, but be aware of it!
Thanks ! Great insights and tips. I am going to Alaska on a cruise and going on the second departure of the season and hoping it will be awesome as also early on. Thanks so much for adding your thoughts . Much appreciated
I came across your tips videos by accident while checking out possible cruises for 2019. I have been glued to my laptop ever since. You have some wonderful advice and things the first or second time cruiser would not know and even people like myself, who has been on approximately 10 cruises. I have to say, I have not been too good about trying different cruise lines. I have stuck with Royal Caribbean & Celebrity. I have been on two Carnival ones, but they are party ships, for the most part and have a lot of younger people. I am a retired woman who enjoys the peacefulness of a cruise because I do have to travel alone these days. Thanks for all the information you give to us.
Great to hear ! Thanks for watching and good to hear you have been checking out lots of the videos. It is pretty hard to take the risk to try another line once you found one you really like. I always worry maybe missing out on something but is you like one and the people on a line seems good idea to stay with it I think! I’ve never been on Carnival for that reason but feel I should do as are so big and popular!
Gary, thanks for responding. After going on R.C. and Celebrity and then taking a Carnival cruise, I found that the care you received and even the meal presentation is far below that of the other ships. I have no plans to go on Carnival again. The other thing I found was that you were constantly walking past trays of dirty dishes in the hallways because there is so much partying going on and sick people. Some of those trays sat there all day and night with no one picking them up. My very first cruise was on the S. S. Oceanic, so you know how old I am. LOL
Joyce: Aha a single woman! Jackpot. What's it like to travel alone?! I've avoided cruises because I'd have to pay for double occupancy and I'm alone. What about meals if you dont have a dinner partner? What about shipboard activites if you don't have a partner to sign up with? I don't want to be like Lucy playing table tennis with a 6 year old because Ricky was busy and she was solo. Any guidance you can provide would be greatly appreciated!!! Thank you!!!
Try Princess cruises.
Im going on Harmony of the Seas July 21st 2019. 1 year away. Seems like ages
Re: themed cruises.
We enjoyed the "Blues Cruise" transatlantic on QM2, late 2015, but then, it was Cunard who had organised it and it was Gregory Porter and other jazz musicians on board, playing with him and in other small groups. Not that we saw them apart from when they were performing.
Thanks! I didn't see the maiden voyage one coming. Very helpful.
I just did the Panama Canal inaugural on The Norwegian Bliss and it went flawlessly 😍
Great to hear! I heard it was very smooth
My husband and I did a Rock n Roll cruise, Elvis themed. We are seniors and it was fantastic! So much going on, so many fabulous groups and the pax were a joy to watch dancing and enjoying the music!
Gary is the best cruise authority on TH-cam.
Thanks :-) :-)
I agree and am so pleased that, after all the cruises I have been on, he still has plenty of valuable tips!
Very helpful info, thank you.
Love your videos find them really helpful keep them up
I would like to add to the seasonal part, the Caribbean at the end of hurricane season. That's when the big storms show up. Ports are changed/cancelled and sometimes returns to port are changed or extended.
Fyi
I just found your videos and compared to others who offer tips yours are relavent. Thank you
What accessorbilities do the carnival liberty ship have?
All of this I found very logical and good advice, except the short cruises. I took a three day cruise for our first cruise, mostly because I was afraid of motion sickness. We have since fallen in love with the short cruise. It’s inexpensive and it’s easier to get away for a short period of time. Some people might be there to party, but we weren’t and those that did, didn’t bother us at all. We are an older couple and definitely not partyers. We had a lot of fun and relaxation. I believe every cruise is what you make of it.
Tammy Montgomery I agree. My first cruise was a 7 day cruise. After 3 days, I was ready to get off that ship! After that first cruise, I’ve only gone on short 3 or 4 day cruises and enjoyed every minute!
I would agree with u on that one
Cool video very informative I would have never looked at things that way thanks for the help
Thanks. Great to hear you found helpful. I really appreciate you watching 😀
I had never been on a cruise before, so I went on a two night cruise from Melbourne to Sydney. It was a pre positioning cruise. Liked it so much I booked my next cruise on the first night
That is the problem with cruising... it can get addictive!! Great to hear you enjoyed it and the cruise is fantastic!
Very good tips.
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Number 1, maiden voyage.
*Titanic intensifies*
Your #1 tip, too, I feel like I’ve heard most ships have done a trial run with crew’s family & friends before the maiden voyage, so you my *not* be the first person to stay in that cabin, sleep in that bed…. Great tips, thanks!
I love short cruises. If o don’t have the vacation time to devote to a week long cruise I’ll take a short one in a heartbeat. I’ve never had a problem with rowdy party atmosphere. It’s always been just the right amount of fun.
Love it!! You really cut to the chase!! Took a theme cruise after many years and loved it. Met great people. They did it for 6 years. I stopped after 5 as it began to fill with aging gold diggers looking for any available sugar daddy with a pulse!!
Thanks. A Gold Digger Theme cruise is a new idea :-)
@@tipsfortravellers Sign me up for the Gold Digger Cruise!!!
Why is this man not my training coach? he has exceptional communication ability!
Great information. Thank you.
I've text so many people telling them how a cruise ship is lengthened 😂😂😁 I'm amazed. Loving your videos. A lot more informative than other travel channels I've seen. Subscribed, liked and currently binging 😀
Regarding the first two points ... yea, we don't want to be the cruise lines' Guinea pigs, haha.
All great points!
+ExtraordinaryLiving Thanks !! Agree on your comment 😀😀
Great suggestions.
Great to hear that you found the helpful. It is much appreciated that you took time to watch and even more to leave your feedback. Thanks !
+NY Mom thanks 😀😀😀
More good tips i wouldn't have thought of !
Very good I never thought about avoiding theme cruises. I generally avoided family cruise lines; Disney. Carnival. I also avoid summer school holidays.
Save The Caribbean cruise for the winter. Hurricane season is past.
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Yes! Early November is a good time.
Hurricane season lasts through Nov. 30.
K Schoonover Recently there was a hurricane that spilled over from December into January.
We are doing A cruise February 2020
We took a maiden cruise, there was saw dust all over our room.. several items of decor were missing.
Avoid cruises that are on their way to a dry dock. They don’t stock the shops onboard. They close the shops 3 days early and rope off sections of the ship.
You do great job helping people.Tnx
Such great advice. My wife and I did a honeymoon cruise and since we had kids no longer in school, did not really think of spring break. Well, as you can guess the cruise was full of kids. The kids overloaded the pools and hot tubs, the college-level age group decided they were adults so took over the "adult" pool and spa leaving the 30+ folks to find other activities. THANK GOD we always opt for a room with a balcony. We spent more time there than anywhere else, just to have a little quiet and privacy (obviously).
No privacy on a balcony either- they are all on camera.
EXCELLENT ADVICE!! If people listen to all of what you say here, they will benefit. One thing I might add is no Disney Cruises unless you have kids. This is one of the few times in my life where I am giving advice on a cruise I have not taken, but there is a reason: I have been on many other cruises and we often overlapped with Disney ships in port. The Disney families usually had a herd of kids with them and were underfoot in every store and attraction in port (they always have something to identify them as Disney-mouse ears, shore bag, Ariel wig, something.) If you DO have kids, maybe Disney is for you.
Thanks for that comment and tips. I am keen to try a Disney cruise as an adult but suspect is a bad idea......
@@tipsfortravellers DCL is extremely expensive and 1 port with entitled parents with their spawn is why we decided against(you can escape them at the Disney parks not a ship). Most combine with their WDW trips.
They do have Adventures by Disney which may be better, haven't checked them out.
First video really enjoyed it well done
Good advice. Thanks!