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- What if cruises were honest about your floating vacation? Roger Horton investigates.
CAST:
Roger Horton: Jack Hunter
Male Cruiser: Michael Strauss
Woman Cruiser: Britt Migs
Pre-Production: Jordan Breeding
Producer: Gabrielle Williott
Director: Gabrielle Williott
Director of Photography: Mike Doyle
Script: Ryan Menezes
Editor: Bryan Slack
Sound / Gaffer: Alan Kudan
Camera Assistant: Andrew DeNatale
Camera Assistant: Rachel Mossberg
Audio Mixer: Bryan Batiste
00:00 Intro - Experience Royal Horton Cruise Line
01:30 Cruise Activities
02:21 "Luxury" Vacation
03:13 Don't Think About How The Locals Hate You
04:05 Cruise Ships Are Nasty
04:35 "Incidents" Happen
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I lost it at "Ignore you kids for a week and let them go all 'Lord Of The Flies' in the kid-zone."
That always cracked me up with Disney Cruises. Most families who go on those just dump their kids off at some club in the morning and don't see them again until dinner. Sure go away to bond on that family trip. What's the point.
Yeah😅
The two parents nodding along also
ideal!
ME TOOOOO
"We market cruises as a luxury to people for whom any vacation is a luxury." - LOL, so true!
Well what's wrong with that, though? People who can't afford much, deserve vacations, too.
...sometimes the SHIP is the vacation ...
@@sabrinashelton1997 Not a vacation filled with disease though
@@sabrinashelton1997its not really cheaper than a ton of other vacations… a two week cruise will often coet you like 2.5-3k if you include transportation to the ship and purchases during the cruise. Some are even more expensive.
I went 5 weeks to thailand/singapore,/taiwan, including all costs for a similar price
@@willgaukler8979I agree. Cruising is a memorable experience & some people really enjoy it. I’ve been on one, it was ok not my fave vaca ever but memorable.
I remember being on holiday in Jamaica when a cruise liner came in. 2 hours before the town was quiet with a few stalls around selling food, hardware and some small souvenirs, and there was a couple of radios on with the local talk radio playing quietly. Then as the cruise liner docked I watched the locals, with almost military precision, change from their jeans and shorts for tastelessly colourful Caribbean clothing, put out trays and trays of souvenirs with everything at least 3 times the previous price and set up loudspeakers everywhere playing calypso. The tourists came saying how everyone was so happy and the island was so colourful and musical.
Within 2 hours the tourists were back on the ship and the entire town, again with military precision reverted back to normal.
It was brilliant to watch.
Watching that occur sounds like more fun than being on the cruise!
2hrs ? really cruise ships dock for more than 2 hours. this seems made up.
@@1317Greg No this is the truth. It would have been pointless to dock for just 2 hours there as the town wasn't that close to the port, and it was a pretty big place.
Why would I need to lie? It doesn't add to the story.
@@1317Greg clearly someone failed reading in 1st grade.
He said that it was normal TWO HOURS BEFORE the vessel docked. TWO HOURS AFTER it left, things were normal again. He never said it was there for two hours.
Bloody legands
I live on an island and I laughed my ass off at the “locals will hate you” line
It’s true
They would hate him chonging on whatever it is he's chonging on no matter where he is...
We live on an island too. I dont mind tourists but having as many tourist in town at one time as there are residents in the town is a bit ridiculous.
I live on the beach of Florida watched it go from a logging town with gravel roads to VRBOs around every corner that scare away all wildlife and nesting sea turtles.
We were on a cruise in Alaska and made a port call in Skagway. Plenty of shops to visit. The shop owners didn't hide their hatred of the tourists, but they didn't mind their money. One shop owner made some snarky comment to me as I was checking out. I just left my purchase on the counter and told her I hoped she had a better day after we left.
Maybe cruises are different but people loved seeing aircraft carriers coming in. That was a lot of money coming into port and people go out of their way to get in on the action. Never seen anyone be openly hostile or hate on the people coming in either.
Cruise ship was a lot catchier than "plague barge."
it's an accurate term, when one person gets sick, it spreads like wildfire. Not to mention the morgue onboard when an elderly passenger (average ages being between 65 and 70) dies, oh, and I'm forgetting about how overpriced everything is, from the souvenirs made in China, to the food cooked onboard, etc.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Easier to say, too!
@@forexed8948 hey, that sounds like a life goal, plan to be a burden and a haunting symbol of mortality for a few thousand people for nearly a week by waiting till you're near the end about to shuffle off your mortal coil, just to pass on while on a cruse ship knowing how much trouble you'll cause for so many people. great idea.
lol, that is hilarious!
As a former crew member of a cruise vessel of 3yrs, I approve this message! So much of this is true!
Not
@@burningblue1254 Have You worked on a cruise line? How many Contracts did You finish? I was aboard NCLA's Pride of America back in 2005 when construction of her was finishing up in Bremerhaven, Germany, and I was aboard her during all of her sea trials, and when she sailed across the Atlantic, and into NY Harbor in early June '05. I was aboard when she sailed down the East Coast of the United States, and through the Panama Canal, and to her assignment to Hawai'i where she still is today. None of that was a vacation, let alone a picnic. Crew members worked 100+hrs/week. I didn't think that was possible until I saw my paystubs. I'm surprised I didn't suffer from exhaustion or burnout. Oh, and fun fact: Lloyd-Werft, where the America was built, was one of the shipyards the Germans used to build U-boats during ww2. Look up Lloyd-Werft's website. In the Opening Photo, there's a picture of 2 different vessels, one of them is The Pride of America fully painted
... the crew tho overworked currently can make your cruise wonderful ... thank you so very much ...
“They didn’t have a ship that left New York and came back….that would be stupid”. Man, that was hilarious. People from early 1900’s would think we are crazy
They would, but for different reasons. First of all, yes, people used ships because there just wasn't any other way to cross the ocean, so it's true that rich people wouldn't travel by sea, but now think about the majority of the passengers on a ship. They were third class people, all of whom would think we are crazy to board a ship because it's scary, and also why would you do it for fun? They had to work all day, almost all days.
Plus, they wouldn't be aware we now have showers and toilets in every room.
There is no point in history where humans arent crazy
The first true ocean liners were built at the very end of the 1800s (White Star's Big Four offered such amenities aboard as indoor pools and a Turkish bath, reading and smoking rooms), and only at the beginning of the 20th century did you get ships like _Kaiser Wilhelm de Gross_ , _Mauretania_ , and _Olympic_ , which were more along the lines of what people think of ( _Olympic_ especially, being _Titanic_ 's older but slightly smaller sister).
Before then, because ships were small due to the limitations placed on construction by using wood, as well as sails, you actually did put your life in the crew's hands over the months you'd be sailing across the ocean. You might not even make it at all, but you took that chance. Steam made things more reliable, and steel allowed for larger vessels, which gave you a better chance of survival, but if you got in trouble, lifeboats were horrendously dangerous unless a rescue ship was right there. Especially in a storm. The Marconi wireless was a new inclusion on ships in the early 1900s, and before then you basically had to rely on providence for rescue if your ship was lost. _The Great Eastern_ and _The Great Western_ were some of the most reliable of the first stream ships, and they were powered by paddlewheel rather than propeller, and conditions aboard were still bad, so you wouldn't want to sail on them today.
But things got steadily better as the technology improved, and competition kept shipping companies like Cunard and NDL outdoing each other. Eventually you had massive, fast ships like _Normandie_ and _Queen Mary_ , and the fastest of them all, _SS United States_ . But a boat will never outpace an airliner. That's why there's only one ocean liner now, Cunard's _Queen Mary 2_ . Know who owns her? Carnival Cruiselines. Yes, that Carnival.
We certainly think they are crazy! And people from 2100 think your crazy too.
@@Number6_ Youre so hopeful that we'll live that long & not regress. Its strange.
Roger has put into words and visuals how I feel about cruises 😂
When I first heard about cruise ships during my tween years, I still looked and talked like I was in my primary grades, yet I had a hunch there was a lot that could go wrong. It was only for a little of my adolescence when I thought it would give me a taste of the nouveau riche life.
@@dominicfucinari1942 Everyone keeps trying to get me to go on a cruise. I never liked the idea of it I don't like being "locked up". Anyone who asks me again to go on a cruise, I am sending them this vid.
@@LivingInTheShadethis video is purely fear mongering and heavily biased. If you cheap out on a cruise then you may have a bad experience.
@@LilJonBigNuts I have never liked the idea of a cruise and your comment will not change that. If you want to go on a cruise go ahead.
@@LilJonBigNuts I agree
"Ignore your kids for a week and let them go all 'Lord Of The Flies' in the kid-zone" it's pretty sad how accurate this is. So many parents go on cruises to trick little Timmy into thinking they're going on a "family vacation" rather than abandoning him with a babysitter for a week while they get wasted poolside.
😂😂
Little Timmy might as well get use to being tricked ! It is the new American lifestyle. If the American way was honest! Have you been rogered? Bod da boom.
Babysitting kids for a week on a cruise ship or anywhere for that matter is NOT A VACATION.
I went on a cruise and some of the teenagers started a Mexican Cartel
After 15 years in the Navy, you’ll never convince me to pay for a trip at sea.
Also, the second someone gets sick it’s quarantine time. A bug runs through a ship at light speed.
Thank you. The very idea of a cruise just makes me squeamish. All that water and nary a drop to drink... and the PEOPLE. Ugh.
Thank you for your service. And also I have no desire to go a cruise because they just seem nasty besides all the shit I have heard about them in the news!!
Shipmate uncle Sam said u gotta love it 😅
That is why, in the US Navy, cleaning the ship is just short of being practiced like a religion. Of course, Damage Control is a religion in the Navy.
@Paul T. damage control is definitely frequently practiced I was on r division with a few DC men
"Surrounded by an ocean you can never touch" 🤣🤣
I took a cruise once. I figured it would be an easy way to travel with my elderly parents and my 3yo son. I suppose in some ways it was easier, but it confirmed what I already suspected - cruise travel is definitely not for me. It was a Caribbean cruise, yet they had no Caribbean food on the ship. We visited seven islands, but by the time you get off the ship, you only have a few hours before you get back on again. Our two best days were: St Kitts and Nevis, where we hired a local taxi and just pretty much let him decide where to take us. He’d make a suggestion, and we either agree or ask him to pick something else. The other best day was on Barbados. As fast as possible we got past the mile long mall they always have at the docks. We just went to the town square, hung out, took a tour of the Parliamentary building, got some street food, hung out in the park with all the business people on lunch break. It was our best day! Seriously, though, never again.
Sounds like you had a good time. So why never again? Some cruises go to a lot of ports for a short time, some go to a few ports for overnight stays. Sounds like you chose the wrong itinerary for what you like to do. Every cruise I've been on has international food from all over the world and the theme changes each night. Also, many have specialty restaurants that cater to particular tastes.
@@stargazer7644 Sorry, no. Cruising takes away everything I love about travel. No shade to anyone who likes it! But I would much rather backpack, stay in a hostel, have to figure out local train and bus schedules, eat street food that I don't recognize, get lost trying to follow a map. That's a nightmare to some people, but it's my dream vacation!
They don’t usually have “Caribbean food” on the ship since most cruisers are Muricans and Canadians whose only “spice” is ketchup and who can’t handle flavourful food of the islands. The ship caters to the majority, not to the few people who can actually enjoy the taste of island food.
@ritawilbur6128 yeah, the purpose of a cruise is to relax at a moving hotel. And you gotta pay for a great experience.
I did the same with my son on a cruise. When we got to Jamaica, I found a cabbie who took us to street markets, fern gully, etc. Way better than walking around tourist shops.
If you're going to do a cruise, just do a day cruise on a river or something. I've done a few in Germany and they were really nice. It stops at some old castles you get to check out and the scenery is nice. You can also get off and stay overnight in any of the towns it makes a stop at and come back the next day and catch the boat back to where you came from.
Is that Viking Cruises? That looks fun.
And above all, they’re not nearly as bad for the environment as ocean cruises.
Now THAT sounds like a good time...
Who doesn't love a fucking castle LoLz
This is the only cruise you could get me to go on
a day cruise through Greek islands are cool too
I used to work on a cruise ship for a year and a half in Hawaii and am presently writing a Thriller novel inspired by that. The "Incidents Happen" section, ESPECIALLY when it comes to missing women and reporting of said crime to ship security, hit REALLY hard.
I once went on a ship on rivers throughout European Russia. One of animators tried to entertain us but failed miserably. She went off in Chaikovsky city Perm Krai, and even did not bother to sign her name off the ship registry. The whole ship was looking for her for the rest of the day, and finally she was fired from the cruise company.
@@liliya_aseeva imagine creating a dummy account just so you can use the word "Woke" to mean anything you don't like.
@@TonyAtmos rephrased the comment SpEcIaLly for you. The story was still funny tho
@@liliya_aseeva Your lord thanks you. 👍🏾
Incidents happen in Miami, New York City, Chicago, Las Vegas, yet nobody bitches about it. Cruises are far safer.
I mean, he's correct, however I had a blast on a cruise around Italy when I was 15. The ship food was amazing. 24-hour personal pizzas made-to-order. We stopped in France and I bought a decorative sword. They wouldn't let me back on the ship with the sword, so I had to go to a local post office and figure out French. I still have the sword.
I’m happy you managed to get the sword home! Lol
yea but htings change over 10 years, and to the worst
... and those memories... bet you never forget ... back in the day ...
Funny, exactly the same happened to me we stopped France and they would let me back on board with a sword. Except the sword is still in France and so am I...help!
Wouldn't let a 15yr. Old on board carrying a midevil sword?...idiots! 😂
As a mainer who was just taking advantage of tourists on a cruise stopping in portland, the "we hate tourists, but they keep us financially afloat" notion is soooooo accurate
I once heard someone say that going on a cruise is like being stuck on a boat with everyone at your local mall right now. Totally accurate!
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Honestly some of the larger ships with newer layouts are done so well that they don't feel crowded and you don't run into people. A couple years ago we went on a cruise with 20 other people and didn't even see some of them for days at a time...and we had mutual plans!
Yes, I totally agree. I've been on several cruises over the past twenty years and it's nothing like what most of the people commenting here, have to say. They're just grasping for excuses to justify their dislike of cruising.
@@nycchris8743 So true. And you can tell most have never actually been on one, yet they have strong opinions.
There are not so many retired Germans at my local mall, thankfully.
I was paying for a cruise rn. I ended up changing to just fly to coasta Rica. This is hitting too hard😂😂😂
If you have the chance, Monteverde is stunning. Tamarindo is kinda overrated, if you ask me.
cruises are actually really fun
I am from Costa Rica! I would really advise to visit Isla Tortuga and Bahía Ballena both are so beautiful places and excellent for tourists
@@jt5341 no, I already changed plans because it was cheaper and more convenient then the cracked video came out a few days later
🎉😢😢🎉soo. Poopoo poo
I would never willingly burn my vacation time and money on a cruise. I try to get away from people, not be trapped with them
Ships are so big now, you don't feel "trapped". I can see how you would think that, since you imagine several thousands of people on a small boat. But if you take a decent cruise with a good Cruise Line, you will never feel trapped. If you feel trapped or are standing in queue, you are on the wrong cruise...
@@ZeroxTechnic You're right, I think it's kind of like going to Wal-Mart when the parking lot is full. It usually doesn't seem that crowded inside, the place is so big. I've never been on a cruise, but I have a friend that goes on one every few years, and he loves them. The video certainly was funny, and not entirely wrong, but I think a cruise would be a decent vacation if you know what to expect. Just don't book one on the super cheap line, you'll get what you pay for.
I don't like people, so yeah I won't be going on one any time soon.
I like being by myself, I work by myself. So yeah I believe it would be Hell.
get a room with a balcony and you can keep away from most of them
The ship is 1200 feet long, 215 feet wide and has 18 decks. You can certainly find someplace quiet.
“Let them go all lord of the flies in the kid zone”😂😂
I'm disabled and discovered cruising as an amazing way to travel for me. Everthing on board is accessible and I don't have to worry about finding hotels, food, transportation. And even if I can't do everything my family can leave me to explore on my own without feeling guilty as there is always plenty to do. I found a travel agent that specialzes in wheelchair travel and cruises are by far the best and most economical option. I struggle with the guilt supporting am industry with such horrible employee treatment and environmental impact.
Don’t feel to bad about the employee pay. These guys go “ohhhh $500 a month how do these people live….”Most of the time the employees are from countries where $100 a month is a fantastic pay rate $500 is crazy. I do Lyft near the canaveral cruise port and get cruise employees all the time usually ending or starting their contracts and I have asked them if they feel abused by their employers. I have not had a single one of my dozens of encounters say they are miss treated they say it’s hard to be away from family for so long but they are paid well enough that they are able to afford better opportunities when they return home. One of my riders was telling me she had done 3 6 month contracts and had saved enough with them that she was able to buy her family a home and a store front and that they are now financially independent. She planned to do one more contract to get a little more and then call it quits.
Thanks for the reminder that some people have a better experience traveling this way!
@@Baker_king12 WRONG. For average pay rate like say the Philipines is about 308USD so saying 100USD per month is "fantastic" is a whole pack of lies. (Philipines is where many of the cruise ship employees are from)
Your encounters are when they are still employed and therefore threatened they will lose their jobs. I instead always hear the horror stories after they got off the cruise ships, about how tired they are working all the time with not a single rest day, not allowed to use the facilities like the bars/dining area, and often bruised from the abuse from the "caucasian masters". And many of these Philipines workers are actually illegally riddled with debt to get these jobs from people who tricked them which adds another layer of why they won't tell you the truth on those ships.
Not the only worrying thing about cruise ships. The fact you could disappear and no one will get justice for you are neon red lights of danger signs.
There are many cases of children drowning in those cruise ship pools because cruise ships are not obligated to have life guards or other safety measures.
I have sailed 40 cruises on several different lines. I became a travel agent to support my cruising habit. I love it and have seen much of the world while cruising. There’s more to cruising than just the Caribbean and back.
I live in Barcelona and I can relate to the part when they say "the ship comes, and locals see a terrifying sea scraper, like something out of a disaster movie". I don't mind people visiting Barcelona, but hell, it's too much when they come in groups of 3000 people. I really hate these cruises.
And who the hell are you, no one cares if you mind or not. Lmao 😅
Barcelona was our departure port & yes I feel bad for you residents
@@cherylsmith4826 just to be clear, I don't blame people who come here, but these big companies and lack of regulation
Olympics?
Don't blame you one bit.
So true. We’ve been building extra docks in Greece for cruise liners and all I see is the smog every day and the millions of people evading the towns without leaving a single dime here. We have so many tourists in Greece in July and August that the most locals cannot even go on vacations themselves. Local economies aren’t helped as much as you think. It’s the corporate hotel chains and cruise liners that make the money. Just like Thailand people are starving but the country is still flooding with tourists till the coral reefs are completely damaged and all the waters are polluted.
there a lot of money spent to re- fuel and off load their brown water ... it's all happening on the docks tho ...
Used to work on cruise ships, this is mostly true, they can be amazing but you have to choose a smaller ship and a great itinery. Do the shore excursions and spend some time at local places before or after the cruise.
Think Alaska, panama canal , Antarctica etc. You will spend a lot more but it will be worth it.
Its mostly bs.
what a coincidence that I see this just as my family is trying to plan a cruise. Gonna play this on blast!!!
Romantic cruise ship planning for my bf and I. 😅
don't do it...
I'm hoping a successful feature film adaptation of [u]A Supposedly Fun Thing I Will Never Do Again[/u] gets made soon.
Just saw this video (in my feed). Can’t wait to leave for my cruise this Sunday. My last day at work was today.
I’ve been on 2 cruises. So far, so good. 😁
"Disease incubating floating dormitories" 😂 that's pretty accurate
Since the pandemic we have introduced 100% fresh air inside the ship, infrared filters that kill 99.99% of viruses. Handwashing and purell stations. Enhanced cleaning of handrails, elevator buttons etc.
Its the .1% that's going to kill you@burningblue1254
This is why I like Virgin Voyages. No kids, no buffets, no bacteria coming from a trough of food for the buffet-eating masses. There's no nickel and diming either, asking you to pay for everything else once onboard since almost everything is included in the initial pricing.
So....what, they cook individually?
This is true it’s pretty great
@@MaxW-er1hm No, they have several different restaurants and eateries on board. And to replace the traditional buffet they have a place called the Galley where you just order from instead
Finally an informed opinion! Mind you the price point reflects it!
Haha! I will still go on cruise ships anyway! Karaoké and piano baR every day, no worries about paying for food during the trip and a new beach that magically appear in front of your room everyday. Plus nothing beats sailing from a cold location to a warm one over a couple days, it feels like traveling gradually to a new universe. And resting on a transat at night on a ship, between the stars and the darkness of the sea is magic. It makes you feel like you are floating in space. Pure awesomeness!
Finally someone said what my subconscious knew all along.
As a former employee, you've forgotten the most important thing; nickel and diming the pax for every last dollar on their cruise card, to be settled up on the last night of the cruise. Sticker shock is a real thing...
I was going to say the same thing. All those fun activities, luxurious spa treatments, and tropical drinks come with a price tag unless you pay top dollar for an ultra luxury cruise (and then the only thing you’re not paying for is alcohol and some shore excursions). Then there are the closed-off areas with their own uncrowded pools and restaurants reserved for people who pay for the most expensive suites.
I thought he would talk about the sleazy way they market the cruises. They will advertise something very low like a 7 day cruise for $500/person but by the time you are done you are paying $5,000.
Is it true personnel live in miserable cabins?
@@NihilistAlien I'd call the accommodation "bunks". "Cabin" sounds too much like "a place to live".
But, compared to an attack sub, the bunks are luxurious. Well, a cold-war era sub...a diesel-electric one...a Russian diesel-electric cold-war era attack sub. I'd rather spend the night in a cold-war era French nuclear sub than in a cruise-ship "cabin".
Oh, wait. I was talking about passenger cabins. You meant...staff "cabins"? Uh. Still beats the Russian sub. But since you are supposed to work you ass off, you won't spend much time there anyway.
Sticker shock victim here…we were told “all inclusive” and that the alcohol was included…what they didn’t tell us was it was only “domestic alcohol”. Umm domestic to where? We got a $700 bar tab for 4 ppl, one was a minor and I didn’t drink. So it was 2 ppl.
I scoured our papers when we got home and nowhere did it say “domestic alcohol only”. Still don’t know exactly what drinks we were charged for. Just know we’d have been arrested for not paying.
The thing with cruises is that you get what you pay for. If you go on Carnival, you're going to get a cheap vacation. If you want the luxury experience, you go on Celebrity, Holland America, or Cunard.
I like to get away from crowds of people when I go on a vacation, not bring them all with me.
I live in a cruise ship port. Every week during the season, thousands of people descend on us, making daily life impossible, asking questions, making rude comments etc. Sorry, it's a normal Wednesday lunchtime and I'm not part of your holiday! And the people. OMG 🫣 All identical according to whichever cruise line it is, but you can take a guess. Put me right off cruising.
Oh I feel so bad for you ngl on my end this us6 one of the surprisingly many benefits of living in a town out in the sticks you don't get bothered by tourists because tourists don't visit this town LOL
I live in Fort Lauderdale, I feel you! 😂
I feel awful for Greece and Italy， etc for this reason.
I live in a tourist town that relies heavily on them in summer and winter…I can’t imagine how much more annoying tourists would be if they didn’t actually buy things on the visit, that sounds beyond frustrating.
That’s like buying a house next to the railroad tracks and then complaining about the noise from the trains! When you bought that house, you had to expect this. Or did you not do your homework?
I worked in the kids' area for a cruise line out of california, and the lord of the flies line killed me 😂. Fun fact, roughly a third of the crew is drunk every night. They know how to party.
I guess the other 2/3 are just asleep 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Don't know what cruise line it was. I can tell you this. You are required to be at your work station ontime, presentable appearance, and maintain a high standard of performance. I had a junior assistant cruise director on his first contract that we had to send home because of his late night drinking antics. On matters of dismissal we have a tribunal, the captain, staff captain and the senior officer of the department which in this case was myself, hotel department general manager. Its unfortunate but necessary.
Living in Lisbon I can assure you the stuff about the locals' view of these floating apartment blocks is true.
Hard to see Portuguese who enjoy any foreigner, to be fair. They are not hospitable, but grumpy.
I have cruised all over the globe. Never any sickness, always an enjoyable time.
This guy is one of the greatest comedic talents of our time 😂😂😂
@@coffeeNTrees Kind of what I was going to say... acting seems like a talent thing too.
The point about locals hating cruisers is really true.
I come from a tiny town that in the summers gets jam-packed on nearly daily basis by cruise tourists, and it's treated like the plague has struck the town.
People stay inside, close their windows and curtains and hide until they are gone.
The town has just around 2500-3000 people living there, but some of the cruise liners hold up to a 5000. That's crazy.
And the worst part is that only a very small handful of "local" businesses see any increase in trade during these times.
The small businesses in fact see a reduction in trade because the locals will be staying in their homes during these days
Edit:
One question for those who have been on a cruise...
What happens to your brains on these tours. Do your brain cells also go on a vacation someplace else?
In my old hometown we never used to lock the front doors. There was no reason since break-ins were extremely rare.
But we were pretty much forced to do so when those cruise liners were in port.
The reason being numerous times these tourists would simply open the doors and invite themselves inside, as if those houses were there for their enjoyment.
Onetime I was in my kitchen preparing food when I hear footsteps behind me. An middle aged couple in brightly yellow and blue jackets were standing there looking so dumb and confused. They couldn't make themselves understandable in English but the few German words I managed to pick out they were trying to explain they were looking for another couple they had been walking with.
When I showed them to the door I found their friends staring into my bedroom window as if it was an exhibit.
But mine is by far not the only case like this. Hence we would lock our doors and close our curtains. But still those people would treat our houses and lawns as if it had all been put there just for them.
Norway?
So...as expected, the people who take cruises are mostly senile and lobotomized boomers who have 0 respect for other people's properties, thinking the entire world is an amusement park for then to walk around.
@@Ethaara close. But I have a cousin in Norway who tells me his town has this same problem
@@S.R.Crnt. I work close to the port in Amsterdam where these ships are docked if they are in the city, it is NOT normal that most of the time they are way bigger than the buildings next to them. It is scary as heck when I see them arriving to port. I cant magine how this feels in a town where there are less poeple usually than the number of turists on board of these. I am really feel sorry for everyone who has to deal with this plague.
The dumping of waste from a ship that big is so disgusting. I get annoyed by smaller yachts dumping their waste and stinking up rivers. Imagine a ship that big. Gross
Eat 7 times a day 😂
I see lots of this on YT cruise videos
The video makes a very good point about cruise passengers spending their money for "beds and booze" on the cruise ships, so the locals can only make money on selling trinkets and maybe some snacks and drinks. On the other hand, if the tourists stayed on land and spent money for food and lodging in the towns, then the locals get a bigger portion of the tourists' spending.
They get both.
Took a cruise once, 28 years ago, on Royal Caribbean. Never again. As nice as it was, we were still trapped on a boat. If you don't like the room, the neighbors, the food etc. you can not leave. Every vacation since, we have booked a hotel in a cool city or rented a cottage at the beach. It costs less and we are free to leave or go to a different restaurant...
It's cheaper to cruise when you add up meals and accommodations. But, I've had my best times on excursions while in ports, and those do add up.
@@YudronWangmo it's cheaper, until you catch an illness that you can't escape because everyone onboard is sick.
You mean Royal Horton, right? Libel laws and all 😅
I have never been on a cruise. If I want to see the ocean, I book a hotel room where I can walk down the stairs and be on the beach.
Cruising has changed so much in just the 15 years since we started. Now there is enough to do on ship that we dont even feel the need to go into port, and my kid has stuff to do without going to the kids club and we enjoy spending time together. We have done a couple of resorts and the good canine lodge and cruising is definitely more bang for my buck and more fun activities. Plus watching the ocean is the best at any time of day from our balcony.
But, if you have been watching cruise vlogs and they still dont seem fun, dont let people try to make you feel bad that you dont want to go either. Unless its your spouse, then pack up and dont forget the reef safe sunscreen.
Trident Roger seeing you always is a blessing for my tired eyes.
I realy like the way reborn Cracked is going.
Hope the Cast keeps growing.
You guys are doing great work!
Thanks!
It's hard to decide between tridents, dual-bladed axes, or epic longswords. I'm more of a mage-style character, so I'd look better with a tome, staff, or maybe a flat weapon such as a war mallet.
We had a splendid time on the one "big boat" cruise we took: Princess through Alaska. Otherwise, it's small boats all the way. They're more intimate, roomy, and the excursions are more fun. You actually get to experience the cities you visit.
3:06 the moment of maximum honesty. So true.
"because that would be stupid." 😂
Here's another thing about cruise ships - they breakdown ... a lot. Being stranded at sea can be unpleasant, especially if the power goes out, the toilets on a cruise ship need electricity to flush, by the way, if there is a powersurge, the toilets can overflow, so expect to be bathed in the whole ship's liquids. It can take a week for salvage teams to tow the cruise ship back to port, and passengers cannot be evacuated unless there's a distress call, so sit tight and have fun.
Good God
Me: ahhhhhhhh
Others: Vacation!
if you had to piss you went to the toilet which is the main problem because it is clogged and overflowing onto the deck and into rooms it you had to crap they gave you a little red biohazard bag so the hallway is covered in little red shit bags on every floor and it is also hot af so you grab a bed sheet leave your room and go to the deck and make a tent like everyone else Yeah I don't think Horton knows how accurate that lord of the flies line was😭
Given that, how did anyone manage to convince the public that cruise ships were the luxurious experience of a lifetime?
Hmmm ... wonder why we never hear about this part of cruises. heh!
You had me at “eat seven meals a day.”
I had a great time on a cruise with my dad and brother. We went snorkeling had shrimp and just had a bunch of fun. I created some great memories that will last for a long time.
My wife and i just took our first cruise a few months ago, 10 days, we hit the bahamas and actually had a blast. But its all, also kinda true. There really isn't all that much to do on board unless you really like reading books to the sound of the ocean, which we both do quite a bit. We were unwilling to spend more than a few hundred bucks at the casino, and that lasted us about... oh.. ten minutes or so. The shows were good and it was fun dressing up for dinner, really, eating was the most enjoyable part honestly, he isnt wrong, you basically eat whenever you want and balloon up to an obnoxious size. We got kind of bored after five days and we ended up spending our last day pretty much completely in our cabin watching movies or playing games on my laptop or reading books. If we ever do it again it will probably be shorter, only 4 or 5 days at most, and probably a Mediterranean cruise. The bahamas were nice.. but.. also very poor. We didn't really feel all that safe going out and about, particularly in Nassau. I will also say, while expensive, the alcohol package was absolutely worth it.
As a former cruise ship engineer, this is spot on.
As a non traveller I approve of this message
As a non message I approve of this traveler
If you don't travel, you never learn how the other part of the world lives and how beautiful most parts of the world are.
@@deborahsheldon9951 have you heard of this new invention called the internet. I live in a gorgeous country that I have explored at will. Travel is a very selfish activity. You burn through tons of fuel on an airplane for a few hundred people to go somewhere. Sad really
@@OttawaOldFartWtf? Talk about loosing meaning to words.
This is why you gotta do one-way Alaska cruises, if you're gonna cruise. Shorter time, chiller people since it doesn't attract so many Joe Six-Packs + Karen and Twiddledee and Twiddledum families, and Alaska is less tacky...and smaller ships because the demand is less.
I agree the Alaskan cruise has been my favourite so far. Im done w😢 Carribbean ones
Just back from an Alaskan cruise. Worst cruise ever.
@@bob_frazier how why? It was by far my favourite cruise i ever did. Of course im nit really into the Carribbeans go an island drink go to an island drink go to an island drink.
@@brandonhitchings8540 Hi Brandon! Yep it's a favorite cruise for lots of people, and I thought we would be among them. Why not? Well, lots of reasons, but among them were: We saw nothing on our glacier day due to fog. I know, nobody's fault, but other ships went further in and waited, while our ship arrived an hour late and left 3 hours early. Alaskan scenery must be eye popping for a lot of Americans, but I'd been there before and a lot of it is similar to places here in Oregon. We gave up our best weather for mediocre weather there. Excursions were obscenely overpriced. 600,000 to 700,000 passengers all pay $149.00 to ride a train 50 or so miles up the White Pass, I did the math,, wish I owned a mile of that track! Other excursions were priced even more brutally. The ship entertainment sucked and the food was meh. My wife and I both got sick. You asked, so that's my honest answer. Now someone's going to say I'm a whiner, but we've been on 9 other cruises which were all better. Best bet for us Oregonians is someplace warm and dry mid winter, like Bonaire.
I've gone on some 5 or 6 cruises in my mid twenties with my folks and i quite enjoyed it. The view of the ocean is beautiful and I also doubt i could take a plane to antartica so easily. Never got sick or bored either.
Since one of my parents is in a wheelchair, it's actually a pretty god vacation plan. Accomodation and food are good and the quality is guaranteed. It's a lot less hassle moving about.
Of course you don't have so much time to visit a city (normally only 10 hours), so it is a superficial visit.
The entertainment will get a bit stale and true it's crowded. But for me it is quite something to be reading a book with the open ocean for a view. It's relaxing.
Honestly i think it's a valid holiday if you want to relax and experience many new places. But it is expensive, you don't have time to truly get to know the culture and experience a new place, and the food gets repetitive.
And you think its okay to destroy the ocean just so you could have a nice holiday
It’s fun as long as mommy and daddy are paying …
@@robc9706 exactly, you should try it someday
@@avc7615 And you think it's okay to shame someone you don't know so you can feel as more green and eco-friendly person :)
As I understand, you are growing your own local organic food, never travel by plane or by car, and power computer you using right now for watching TH-cam with a solar energy?
@@polip3688lmao gottem
You don't know how happy I am to laugh at a Roger video. I love the reference to the Lord of the Flies by leaving your kids in the daycare for a week. This is why I always watch these, whenever they appear in my recommendations.
I totally agree-- there is NOTHING that can get me on another cruise ship....
Biggest problem - TOO DAMN MANY OTHER PEOPLE ON BOARD. You eat in shifts - use pools in shifts - do activities in shifts etc.
And the worst part is each town you visit is exactly the same as the last one. Same stores and same restaurants.
It's worth doing once. Once.
I would never go on a cruise!
Never want to be on a big boat with a crowd of nitwits and their swarm of maggots.
remember the person who spilled her coffee on you and somehow made it your fault?
you'll see her again this evening at the dining hall.
@@gendoruwo6322 😅too true !
@@thesatsui Its not same in Europe ..i been on 10 cruises in europe ,i have 2 more this year ..that on 0:52 is Kotor from i witch i had girlfriend 20 years ago
I always knew that American's had a sense of humour. This is brilliant.
I missed these so much! So glad you guys are making them again!
2:22 "I was hoping for a luxurious vacation, like the Titanic."
Oof... Bad example!
Being on the Titanic will be preferable once you encounter this stuff on a modern one. I have heard and read horror stories. I'd rather jump ship than get that nasty new superbug of Covid/Hepatitis/Aids that will inevitably spawn on that unsanitary confined space of too many people cohabitating together at sea.
"disease incubating floating dormitories"...I'm dying. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
We cruise all the time. They are a blast . But still a funny video, love this channel
I love going on cruise ships! My favorite type of vacation
A notification for this video popped up as I happened to be watching a video about the Poop Cruise from Hell haha
You'd think people could just hang their ass over the railings and poop into the ocean instead of treating the place like a hamster cage 💩
Think of it as complimentary colonic irrigation! Ooh fancy! 😁
Same thing happened to me
Lol I just watched that. Horrible
Roger is national (or should I say international?) treasure
This gives me Adam ruins everything vibes, I like it
I love how I got a cruise ad right after this lol
I used to work in the Cruise industry, and I learned a lot about cruise ships, some of it I really wish I hadn't.
Please elaborate on the horrors
@Shortleader0 damage to reefs, the European docks are meant for smaller vessels, so the cruise ships damage those too. When one person gets sick on board it spreads quickly and then lots of people end up sick. When elderly passengers inevitably die on board they are put in freezers on the ship. Anything can happen in international waters and there are no police on ship.
I hope you got paid more than 500 bucks...a month 😭
@@shortleader0958 th-cam.com/video/m3fEdpYUV1U/w-d-xo.html
@@rogermazuca4582 the salaries are usually lower than that, but there is tips, so most stuff make around 1500$ a month on average.
I worked on for a cruise ship company and it was hell on earth. I never got an off day nor a break, I didn't complete my contract and came home that is just modern day slavery. What a saw while there made me think that the cruise industry must be one of the most wasteful industries in the world.
Damn. That sucks. I'm sure it wasn't pleasant but slavery is a term where you don't have a choice and you did . There are shit companies and we have a choice to work for them. Slaves had no choice and were fucked over for many years.
I'd say hospital/medical is up there too for wasteful industries. A lot of packaging on single-use things in a modern hospital that get thrown away (back in the day they would use a lot of reusable things that can be steam cleaned via an autoclave)
Source: my husband and I work in a hospital (me on Labour and Delivery and him on waste management)
Yeah the workload on the cruise ships was impossible, and split shifts seven days a week for four months leaves you very very tired. I got burnout after working for a well-known cruise line for four years. I quit and got a job on the Stranraer-Belfast ferry for a year. Much easier.
Well they weren't talking about working on a cruise ship
So true. I had some relatives recently come back from a Princess cruise and they were sick half the trip and stuck in their room from some bug they caught onboard.
Lmao!!! 😂😂😂 omg the vape in the beginning. Great Twilight Zone reference!
Used to have a friend who called me a snob for not going on a cruise for these very same reasons. Thank you for validation
I’ve never had a desire to share that space with thousands of people.
You do it every day at home and at work.
I bet they're happy to use buses or trains or to fly on airliners too.
@@stargazer7644 Who does?
Took the extended family on a Disney cruise years ago. Best vacation ever.
You nailed all the points that prevented me from booking a cruise this year despite beeing tempted to do so.
I was on a cruise end of 2019 and i catched a cold there despite all the hygiene measures like contact-free door openers and hand sanitizers everywhere. At least we did not overpay, we did not overeat and - not having a drink package - we did not feel pressured to drink a lot of alcohol and risk a hangover.
I have never been on a cruise but this is exactly how I imagine it to be.
Like most of his "Honest Ads" he is not totally wrong but he is exaggerating the worst aspects as part of dark humor
Yes people get sick on cruises both food and otherwise but it's like I tell my friend who is afraid of flying because of plane crashes...for every plane that crashes and makes the news thousands of flights take off and landed that day safely
Personally I have been on 8 cruises, only got sick one time to the point it lasted longer than a few hours and I blame the SEVERELY OVER THE TOP heavy handed use of cleaning solution that was so bad you could smell it hours after the crew got done AND the fact that despite being told MANY times to get rid of his chewing tobacco spit and not do it in the room my uncle continued to ignore both statements from everybody in the family who told him this and what it was doing more than the massive number of people
He's right about the part where locals hate you, I worked that industry from 2016 to 2020, he did make a valid point about how the cruise ships damage canals, reefs, and how the locals at whatever destination you're at hate you personally, but love you for your money.
Right there with you!! I have never even flown anywhere either!!
@@gregbenwell6173 I forgot to mention the pollution the ships cause by dumping waste.
It's actually really fun and relaxing so long as you have a very specific idea of what your vision for a vacation is. There is not a lot to do besides eating and enjoying leisurely floating on a current. If it helps, most cruise passengers are not jackasses 'cause they're as relaxed as you are; so you'll find friendly conversations no problem (at least in my experience). Rule #1 for entertainment on board: play bingo! (Not literally) There is a variety of stuff to check out and, while most of it may be mediocre, exploring your options till you find what suits you is the best way to experience the entertainment. Having money to burn is a huge help too! I hope my little op-ed encourages you to check it out. Once you do (I think), you'll be hooked. Been on 2 so far and looking forward to more! As they say, "The best things in life can happen to you so long as you lower your expectations." LOL!
Has Roger done anything on waterparks yet? I worked at one as a maintenance person for a few months and one of the first things I was told was the code to use when “biological incidents“ occurred in the pools and slides. It cured me of ever wanting to send my kids to one.
Yup! That’s a code Brown
If it's public and always busy, I just assume everything was recently in an accident.
There are some women who go swimming when they are on their period. I always thought that was disgusting myself and no different to if there's a code brown or yellow. I haven't swum in anything for decades as sea/river/pool it's all got shite in it. 🎉
@@LupaDomina If they use a menstrual cup/disc, it's okay.
heh these are funny. but i love cruises. i love the look of the ocean, the air at night, the soft bob of the waves, waking up at a new city/port every day, being able to walk to a variety of different activities etc. and i think the food is actually fantastic. it's great having it all in one place and go explore a different city each day. there are definitely some really luxurious cruiseliners though... i've been on a few that only had about 80 guests.
Nice to read a satisfied cruiser. 96% of first time cruisers want to go again. I was the passenger services director for 9 years before I became a hotel general manager. I cannot tell you how many guests were star struck on their first cruise. Most of them wished they had done it years ago. At Princess we have a very loyal clientele. To reach the Elite level loyalty program which is 16 cruises or 151 sea days, we have an amazing number of guests at that level.
The Love Boat actually patched up relationships. It's a lot cheaper than getting a divorce.
@@burningblue1254 my first time was at like 12 years old, my parents love cruises so they started taking me and I fell in love as well. I meet a lot of people very hesitant to go and when they eventually do they love it. The cruise director is the MVP of the ship. You brought happiness to so many people. Godspeed sir
@@Shishkebarbarian When I was the passenger services director, I had numerous people over the years say that they went on their first cruise because they were dragged onto it. But they have been ardent cruisers ever since. You said it right, the look of the ocean, the sound of the waves at night, breakfast coffee on the blacony, evening wine on the balcony watching other ships pass and the lights of the coast. The food, the entertainment, the grandeur of the ships. Visiting different ports and countries. A lot of people have negative opinions and have never set foot on a ship. Bravo to you!
You have to pick the right cruise line, though. My husband and I loved one cruise line, so we tried a different one and we ended up hating it. It didn't match our personality.
I’ve been on 2, Disney and Royal Caribbean. We loved them both. We had no issues and the kids still talk about how much fun they had.
Sad 😂
@@dickberry3910 Sad that someone had positive experiences? How is that sad?
@@dickberry3910jealous.
@dickberry3910 Nah you're the sad little insect dickberry ;)
I absolutely love cruising. IME they played up stuff that really isn’t bad and didn’t mention the things I love. I have NEVER gotten sick on cruise food, and I … er… eat my money’s worth. LOL
Jack Hunter is a legend. The way he turned on a dime from gritty to upbeat was just fantastic. His line delivery of the fire on the boat was just perfect.
Moro Castle
Lakonia
Dona Paz and Vector (not ocean liners, but still)
Fires on a ship is an awful way to go. It's also a terrible end for ships like _Normandie_ .
I can not at all blame William Gibbs for his obsession in fire safety when designing the _SS United States_ . He insisted the only wood aboard be cutting boards for the kitchen, and the grand piano, which they tested with gasoline to be sure it wouldn't burn.
The moat! That is exactly how I described my one cruise experience, except I though of it as a shopping mall with a moat.
I've traveled to over 70 countries and have just started doing do Cruising last year. I must say it's a really great way to travel by cruise ship. Like everything it has its downside but there a lot more positives than negative. I've even booked two more this year. I still like overland travel but cruise ship are also a great way to unwind.
Just loved this video. Still laughing. Do love cruising. Thought provoking. I did feel safe.
I think we need an Honest Funeral Home ad. I've heard that they also like gouging their customers
I think they do have one
Well, it's not like they get a lot of repeat customers anyway. 😆
We just spend a little over 12k on my father's funeral. And we did not embalm him , we did not buy the fancy sign in book, fancy cards and other smallish things they offered....didn't get a limo, only a hearse, bought a semi inexpensive casket, but had 2 day wake instead of 1 for all the people he knew. We also had to spend another 2.5 k for opening and closing fees at the cemetery as he bought plots only. I would imagine if we bought the things we did not buy it would have been 16K plus the plots.
@@lee6198 Well, you could certainly do it all yourself. Have the body brought to your house and displayed in the living room before it starts stinking too much (this is what flowers were for in the old days) for the wake and then hoist it in your pickup truck and bring it to the cemetery where you can somehow put it in the vault you must purchase - after you dig a hole for it. Sorry your father didn't give enough of a crap to arrange to pay for his own funeral, but the fact others will take care of it for a fee is a convenience worth paying for. Next time, have the person cremated.
@@privateer0561
That's a really fucked up way to justify what's basically an extortion racket.
this dude can put videos up with ease - and is still in his stride - who doesn't love it? And such a nice decent person too - just really inspired by the world around him everyday. I always welcome roger horton (and the actor who plays him of course) videos in my life.
It's not an act. He's a marketing genius telling you how it is and still knowing you'll purchase from him. The man is a GOD.
Roger is the guy that actually trapped me into watching TH-cam years ago.
I'm 45 and I feel a joy every time I see him, he his incredible.
@@gropatapouf5998 you've been rogered!
@@extropiantranshuman *thumbs up*
Delightful, entertaining and true. Thank so much.
I laughed out loud several times! Well done!
I'm one of the crazy ones that likes cruise ships, as I have been on 14 so far. Been to a few resorts but still prefer a cruise over a resort. Alaskan cruise was the best with a balcony. View of ocean, mountains, glaciers, rivers, eagles, whales, seals and so much more.
I, too, like cruises, but am ashamed of knowing that they hold their garbage until they get into international waters and dump, like, "everything". They also switch their fuel source to a crude form of diesel that is crazy pollution and isn't allowed to be burned almost anywhere else. The food is great, though, and it feels like you're living as a higher class.
@@robspiess source?
@@kevinneville5876 Read the wikipedia article on "Heavy fuel oil" for the alternate fuel source. For dumping, International law allows discharge of untreated sewage beyond 12 miles from shore. There are a lot of lawsuits for them dumping closer than that (google "cruise ships 20 million" for some examples).
Oh, this is probably a good read as well: wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruise_ship_pollution_in_Europe
@@robspiess first time in my life I read an answer to the comment "source" that ACTUALLY contains reliable information
What happened?!
Bad ass! I'm so happy for Roger to be making videos again. He is great!
As a former seafarer (Costa, Ibero Cruceros and MSC) i can say this is all true, literally. Especially the part about the underpaid employees.
I went on a cruise ,with my Dad, Boston to Bermuda - I loved it! Loved the ship! The ocean and full moon. The casino and the pool and the drinks! Bermuda people are sooo chill and friendly. Go to Woody’s for a grouper sandwich on raisin bread😊
Cruises are a super awesome and easy way to expose kids to international travel. So much lower stress than driving or flying to multiple places, packing and unpacking several times. It’s obviously not as in depth an experience, because you’re only at each port for a day, but it still gives them some exposure.
It's also super economical when you break it down. It'd be nearly impossible to get the same amenities on land for a cheaper price.
It's also more accessible for people with disabilities than travelling by plane (packing your chair and hoping it's not broken during the flight) and seeking for several accessible hotels, restaurants, shops etc. during the holidays. Cruise is literally an utopian dream to someone with an electric wheelchair.
@@Pali729 I agree. Most deals I've had have been about $100 a day- more or less... and that has typically been a balcony. I always say- you could go to Needles California- stay at the Motel 6- eat your meals at Denny's and you'll spend more than if you were on a cruise.
I don't really agree with much of this video...
I found my cruise to be extremely economical, enjoyable, safe, etc.
The worst thing about the cruise was the sad selection of beers 🤷♂️
I did a cruise once, 18-years ago and hated it. Room was too small, food awful, passageways too crowded, not enough time in port destinations, waiting in long lines to get on and off.
I probably wouldn't mind the tight spaces on the ship, but short times in ports and long time to get on or off the ship would deter me. Seeing the port towns would be the major attraction for me but is apparently discouraged.
@@Achill101 A cruise might be a good way to see a bunch of different places to help decide which one you want to go back to. But the areas right around the Ports are tourist traps and you can't get a good feel for local flavor as it's all designed for the tourist. Think Times Square in NYC only tourists go there not actually New Yorkers.
@EQ - I think I have some experience in avoiding tourist traps and in seeing the real town, but I need time for that, which I might not get enough of when in port. And after having seen a town, I want to look back on it from the back of the ship and raise a glass to the memories of it. (I've never taken a cruise but traveled on many hour-long ferry rides in my life.)
@@eq2092well sometimes we do go to Times Square. But it's ONLY to GET to a Broadway show or a concert at whatever they are calling Best Buy theater these days. ( or when BB Kings was open. )
@@eq2092 yup. I've been to numerous Jamaican ports, The Bahamas, Grand Turks, Barbados, St Thomas, St Lucia, and a few others and all of them are more or less the same.
I’ve been on many cruises, and absolutely love it. ❤
0:50 oo, I know this one! It's Kotor, went there this summer. Such a beautiful place, never would've thought to find a fjord-like bay in Montenegro
I had the good fortune of working on a cruise ship as a contractor making modifications. What I was made aware of due to being able to see the
behind the scenes operation and, after some socializing with the crew, found out things that the crew are told absolutely to keep to themselves. Period.
I have not been on one since and am mystified when I see throngs of people pile aboard completely clueless as to what they really stepped onto.
Keep to themselves, eh? I'm surrounded by people who put a lot of value into socialization, so they'd find it a total dead zone.
Oh come now, you can’t say all that and not tell us. Give us the tea!
I've heard the same for airplanes
Yet another instance of me agreeing with Billy Connolly, cruise ships are like prison with prawn cocktail and the additional risk of drowning. Whatever is appealing about it escapes me completely.
It's all the alcohol and gambling, generally.
Unlimited food, that's why I love it lol.
If weed was legalized I would like it more I went a while ago and it was fun but I don’t drink and being surrounded by drunk people without weed was pretty hard.
Billy Connolly did a Stand Up routine about Cruise Ships!? I've got to check that out!
He was actually paraphrasing a statement by Joseph Conrad about sailing in the 19th century: like going to prison with the chance of drowning besides.
This is GREAT content. You’re a fantastic presenter. 👍🇺🇸
I went on a cruise 10 years ago. Overate, got sick. But the worse thing was the overpowering smell from the disinfectant. It just stronger and stronger. They must apply it with a garden hose. Because of that smell I was very happy to get off that boat.
Cruising vacations are way way cheaper than other vacations. You can't even get a good hotel room for the nightly cost of a cruise.
not to mention the alcohol. i get the drink package usually and drink till my liver throws in the towel
You are right
...and you don't have to fight traffic or drag your luggage around all week. Bring yer fat clothes if yer going to the buffet 7 times a day!
Just remember that you get what you pay for.
I prefer cargo/container ship cruising. Quiet, peaceful, usually no more than ten or twelve passengers + crew of course. No shows, no casinos, just plenty of time to read, relax and watch the water go by.
I hace taken multiple cruises with my family - one for 4 days in Miami , another to Mexico and a third through Greece and Italy . All was really great . Food was great , abundant drinks . While I don’t really like being in one place my family liked it . The European trip was really great and error free . It was royal carribean .
I've never been on a cruise for a lot of the reasons brought up, but the ending made me want to go listen to Mastodon again so this is a good video.
"...eat seven times a day..." yes, you've turned into a Hobbit 😂