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)
1:12:31VlogWeekly Cruise Recap + Q&A (6/20 - 6/27)
1:21:47VlogWeekly Cruise Recap + Q&A (6/5 - 6/12)
1:00:25VlogWeekly Cruise Recap + Q&A
1:07:27VlogWeekly Cruise Recap + Q&A (3/21 - 3/27)
4:46CompareCelebrity Apex and Jewel OTS Sailing Summer 2021!
9:33CompareCarnival Cruise Line 2022 Ship Deployments!
52:14VlogWeekly Cruise Recap + Q&A (3/14 - 3/20)
4:45TipsDisney Cruise Line Summer 2022 Itineraries!
1:03:58VlogWeekly Cruise Recap + Q&A (3/7-3/13)
1:09:07TipsWeekly Cruise Recap + Q&A (2/21-2/28)
1:10:48VlogWeekly Cruise Recap + Q&A (2/13-2/20)
1:05:45VlogWeekly Cruise Recap + Q&A
3:28ReviewMSC Takes Delivery of Their Largest ship! (So far)
1:04:40TipsWill We Cruise in 2020? - Weekly Cruise Chat LIVE!
6:28TourHalf-Finished Cruise Ship Could be Scrapped
9:48Carnival Celebration coming in 2022 + Project Leonardo Update!
12:08CompareNorwegian Cruise Line 2021 Ship Deployments
7:16Tips5 Things You Didn't Know About Carnival Cruise Line
9:55CompareRoyal Caribbean 2021 Ship Deployments
8:02CompareCarnival Cruise Line 2021 Ship Deployments
4:19Compare3 Ships Told to Leave Port (April 3, 2020)
5:47TipsQuantum of the Seas to Alaska in 2021!!
8:46My Cruise Ship Model Collection! (Update)
5:03TourCarnival Horizon Havana Cabana - Cabin Tour 5201