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 716 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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- 20196100%6 of 6100%6 of 6
- 20181580%12 of 15100%12 of 12
- 20173281%26 of 32100%26 of 26
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 (716)
9:36Disney Fantasy & Norwegian Escape Port Canaveral Sail Away
0:15MSC Meraviglia Sail Away from Port Canaveral! #shorts #mscmeraviglia
15:03VlogArrival into Cozumel! | Symphony of the Seas | Ep. 13
0:12Norwegian Prima Sail Away from Port Canaveral! #shorts #norwegianprima
0:15Carnival Magic Sail Away from Port Canaveral #shorts #carnivalmagic
0:15Norwegian Escape Sail Away from Port Canaveral! #shorts #norwegianescape
0:14Wonder of the Seas Sail away from Port Canaveral! #shorts #wonderoftheseas
0:16Carnival Mardi Gras leaving Port Canaveral! #shorts #carnivalmardigras
0:17Mardi Gras Sailing away from Port Canaveral! #shorts #carnivalmardigras
0:13Norwegian Prima Sail Away from Port Canaveral! #shorts #norwegianprima
10:26Disney Wish and Carnival Freedom Sail Away From Port Canveral
10:07VlogSail Away From Miami! | Symphony of the Seas Vlogs | Ep. 3
0:11Liberty and Freedom of the Seas together! #shorts #libertyoftheseas #freedomoftheseas #cococay
0:20Mardi Gras in Port Canaveral! #shorts #carnivalmardigras
10:41VlogA Day in Nassau! | Independence of the Seas | Ep. 5
21:39TourCarnival Mardi Gras Ship Tour!!
8:00VlogIcon of the Seas Construction Update!
9:19VlogExploring the Ship! | Independence of the Seas | Ep. 2
0:28Disney Dream Leaving Port Canaveral!
14:58VlogMSC Meraviglia Begins her Winter Season in Port Canaveral!
3:43Carnival Jubilee Coming to Galveston in 2023!!
38:37VlogMariner of the Seas Pre - Cruise Live Stream
5:00TipsHalf of Carnival's Fleet Will Return by October!!
44:20VlogWeekly Cruise Recap + Q&A (6/28-7/3)