Brandon Barker

🥈Expert Creator

718 Cruise Videos on Trip Bacon2,093 Total Videos on YouTube19K subscribers

Brandon Barker description on YouTube:

Are you passionate about cruising, sea-adventures and luxury travel on the high seas? You’ve found your crew. On Cruising Is Life, we bring you immersive, exciting, and informative content about everything from mega-ships and hidden islands to port explorations and cruise lifestyle tips. What you’ll discover here: Ship tours and behind-the-scenes looks at top cruise lines Port destination guides: culture, food, excursions and hidden gems Packing & budget hacks to make your cruise stress-free Cruise news, trends and insider updates Vlogs of on-board experiences: dining, entertainment, cabins and more

Disney Cruise Line128 videos Carnival Cruise Line398 videos Holland America Line10 videos Princess Cruises55 videos Royal Caribbean Group537 videos

Catalogue Coverage

Established read · Brandon Barker

We’ve analysed 718 of 2,100+ videos so far.

Published

718

analysed and live on Trip Bacon

On YouTube

2,093

total catalogue

Catalogue coverage34%

Solid sample of Brandon Barker's catalogue — the patterns below should be reliable.

Annual Activity

Brandon Barker’s output · year over year

How cruise-focused are they, and how much of it have we analysed?

YearDiscoveredCruise Coverage(cruise-related ÷ discovered)Trip Bacon Coverage(analysed ÷ cruise-related)

2026
155
100%155 of 155
52%80 of 155
2025
548
100%546 of 548
46%251 of 546
2024
475
98%464 of 475
39%182 of 464
2023
327
95%311 of 327
40%125 of 311
2022
141
95%134 of 141
5%7 of 134
2021
108
98%106 of 108
17%18 of 106
2020
44
77%34 of 44
29%10 of 34
2019
54
100%54 of 54
11%6 of 54
2018
106
92%98 of 106
12%12 of 98
2017
35
80%28 of 35
93%26 of 28

Heat scale

0% → 100%“Discovered” = videos we’ve found for this channel, not necessarily on the site yet.

Showing the most recent 10 years · 1 earlier year not shown.

Topic-by-topic creator consensus

Every topic scored on the Trip Bacon Score — 0 to 5. More bacon, more love.

Strongest Praise

Ship Design

7 mentions

Biggest Critique

Wi-Fi

30 mentions

Dining

Main Dining

Solid Strip35 video mentions

Specialty Dining

Seriously Tasty120 video mentions

Top

Buffet

Solid Strip92 video mentions

Cabins

Interior Cabins

A Nibble34 video mentions

Balcony Cabins

Seriously Tasty57 video mentions

Top

Suites

Solid Strip17 video mentions

Entertainment

Shows

Solid Strip69 video mentions

Nightlife

Solid Strip44 video mentions

Casino

A Nibble11 video mentions

Activities

Solid Strip98 video mentions

Deck & Recreation

Pool Deck

Solid Strip86 video mentions

Water Park

Solid Strip101 video mentions

Kids & Family

Solid Strip55 video mentions

Spa & Fitness

Solid Strip15 video mentions

Ship & Crew

Ship Design

Seriously Tasty7 video mentions

Top

Ship Condition

Solid Strip710 video mentions

Embarkation

Solid Strip87 video mentions

Crew & Service

Solid Strip87 video mentions

Value & Logistics

Booking

Solid Strip173 video mentions

Value

A Nibble198 video mentions

Excursions

Solid Strip10 video mentions

Wi-Fi

No strong opinion30 video mentions

Loyalty Program

A Nibble136 video mentions

How to read the Trip Bacon Score

Happy Bacon — creators loved this aspect

Sad Bacon — creators took issue with this

Meh — no strong opinion either way

Scale: 0–5 strips in half-step increments. 0 = “meh”, 5 = “bacon bliss”. Aggregated from creator-review sentiment, weighted by channel expertise.

About our Bacon Score methodology

Who’s this ship for?

How the ship rates with different travel parties.

Best Match: Adults-Only

Couples

81%

Loved

Families (Young Kids)

81%

Loved

Groups

83%

Loved

Best Match

Adults-Only

90%

Loved

Consensus Seals

Auto-awarded when creators consistently praise specific aspects of this ship.

Foodie Favorite

Dining consistently praised

What Creators Are Saying

Selected quotes from our creator panel.

The Good

“The best debark I've ever had in my life.”

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“That was by far one of the best aqua theater shows and just general shows in general I've ever seen on a cruise ship.”

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“I'd highly recommend Utopia I'll I'll happily Sail on it two three four however many times more”

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“I would 100% do the ship again or I would go out of my way to go to Long Beach to get on the fen like absolutely”

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“the icon class is now my favorite ship of all time”

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The Watch-outs

“I am so scared. If I'm being completely honest, I am terrified.”

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“We're about to lose those. We're about to lose those last ones. Wait for it. That's an unfortunate turn of events. Lines just snapped.”

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“the service was not even like subpar it was pretty awful”

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“the chef's table which is probably the most noticeable increase it always ranged between $80 to $99 and it did change from 99 to 150”

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“I've been platinum for so long and now I I honestly like I have zero motivation to go on anything Carnival anymore.”

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Pro Tips From Creators

The most-shared advice for Brandon Barker.

Let the host know your location on the ship to be zoomed in on during sail away.
Take the $25 island tour in Tortola for a good value experience.
Use cold washcloths provided when returning to the ship on hot days.
Bring a brightly colored towel to wave from the ship for better visibility during sailaways.
Tune into marine radio to listen to ship radio traffic if you're local.
Screenshot prices for cable car rides to plan budget.
Visit Taste at Paradise Point for a fantastic view of the ship.
Buy your Jetty Park day pass online ahead of time to avoid delays at the entrance.