Brandon Barker
✨Casual CreatorBrandon 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
We’ve analysed 717 of 2,100+ videos so far.
Solid sample of Brandon Barker's catalogue — the patterns below should be reliable.
How cruise-focused are they, and how much of it have we analysed?
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Topic-by-topic creator consensus
Every topic scored on the Trip Bacon Score — 0 to 5. More bacon, more love.
Dining
Cabins
Entertainment
Deck & Recreation
Ship & Crew
Value & Logistics
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 methodologyWho’s this ship for?
How the ship rates with different travel parties.
Consensus Seals
Auto-awarded when creators consistently praise specific aspects of this ship.
What Creators Are Saying
Selected quotes from our creator panel.
“Star of the Seas is incredible. That's one. She's one of my favorite ships of all time, if not my favorite of all time.”
“Star of the Seas is an absolutely incredible ship. I don't know. Let's see. I did book a cruise the other day.”
“I got about 45 days until my next one. Very very excited for it.”
“I think Star of the Seas is probably the best best ship out there right now”
“Royal hands down for sure”
Pro Tips From Creators
The most-shared advice for Brandon Barker.
Consider travel insurance, especially if you only cruise once or twice a year
If you have the budget, try an Icon class ship at least once
Try the 1400 Bar on Icon Class ships for a historical tribute to Royal Caribbean.
Consider booking a seven-night Icon Class cruise for a full experience.
Check out the new water slides on Hero of the Seas for longer ride times.
Try the Voyager class ships for a traditional nautical feel.
Consider the Freedom class for a newer, more spacious experience.
Book a balcony cabin if possible for better comfort.
Videos (717)
0:15Carnival Celebration in St. Thomas (from a distance) #shorts #carnival #carnivalcelebration
0:15Wonder of the Seas Rainy Sailaway! #shorts #wonderoftheseas #royalcaribbean #worldslargestcruiseship
0:15Oasis of the Seas Arrival in Port Canaveral! #shorts #oasisoftheseas #royalcaribbean #cruiseship
15:43VlogCruise Ships Sail Away in Severe Weather from Port Canaveral!
0:15MSC Seaside in Port Canaveral! #shorts #msc #mscseaside #portcanaveral #cruiseship
1:14:26Cruise Ship Simulator! + Cruise Chat Live Stream!
0:15Worlds Largest Cruise Ship #wonderoftheseas #royalcaribbean #cruiseship #portcanaveral
1:46:10VlogPlaying a Cruise Ship Simulator! + Cruise Chat Live Stream!
11:10VlogAmerica's Cup 12 Meter Regatta | Wonder of the Seas | Ep. 8
12:59VlogAqua Theater Show | Wonder of the Seas | Ep. 4
0:11Wonder of the Seas in St. Thomas! #shorts #wonderoftheseas #royalcaribbean
0:11Cruise ship in lightning storm! #shorts #costadeliziosa #storm #lightning #cruiseship
14:46VlogSail Away From Coco Cay! Freedom of the Seas | Ep. 6
0:06That cruise-day feeling! #shorts #freedomoftheseas #royalcaribbean
0:16Wonder of the Seas Sail Away! #shorts #wonderoftheseas #royalcaribbean
0:15Mardi Gras sail away from Port Canaveral! #shorts #carnivalmardigras #carnival #carnivalcruise
0:15Mardi Gras sail away! #shorts #mardigras #carnivalmardigras #cruiseship #carnival
0:15Norwegian Prima in Port Canaveral! #shorts #norwegianprima #cruiseship
0:16Wonder of the Seas #sailaway #shorts #wonderoftheseas #cruiseship
0:14Worlds largest cruise ship sailing away from Port Canaveral! #shorts #wonderoftheseas #cruiseship
0:15Anthem of the Seas at CT-1 in Port Canaveral! #shorts #anthemoftheseas #cruiseship
59:39VlogIcon of the Seas Fortnite Gameplay! + Cruise chat
0:17Wonder of the Seas heading out to sea✨ #shorts #wonderoftheseas #royalcaribbean
1:05:10VlogIcon of the Seas Fortnite Gameplay! + Cruise chat