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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- 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)
0:13Norwegian Dawn sail away from Tampa! #shorts #borwegiandawn #norwegiancruiseline #tampa #cruiseship
1:52:49Tour🔴 LIVE: Cruise Ships Sail Away from Tampa 🚢 | Port of Tampa Livestream
0:14Norwegian Joy sailing away from Port Canaveral! #shorts #norwegiancruiseline #norwegianjoy #cruise
0:13Carnival Mardi Gras sail away! #shorts #mardigras #carnivalmardigras #carnivalcruise #cruiseship
2:12:30Vlog🔴 LIVE: 6 Ship Sail Away from Port Canaveral | Cruise Ship Spotting 1.3.26
0:14MSC Seascape in Ocean Cay! #shorts #msc #msccruises #mscseascape #cruiseship #bahamas
0:13Norwegian Prima sail away at night! #shorts #norwegianprima #norwegiancruiseline #cruiseship
0:16Sky Princess sailing away from Port Canaveral! #shorts #skyprincess #princesscruises #cruiseship
0:13MSC Grandiosa docked in Port Canaveral! #shorts #msc #msccruises #mscgrandiosa #cruiseship
0:13Sky Princess sail away from Port Canaveral! ##shorts #princesscruises #skyprincess #cruiseship
0:13Carnival Mardi Gras sail away from Port Canaveral! #shorts #mardigras #carnivalmardigras #cruiseship
1:59:08Vlog🔴 LIVE: 6 Cruise Ships Sail Away from Port Canaveral | Massive Sail Away Livestream 12.27.25
3:10:30Vlog🔴 LIVE Cruise Ship Sail Away: 5 Ships Depart Port Canaveral | 12.28.25
0:15MSC Seashore sail away from Port Canaveral! #msc #msccruises #mscseashore #cruiseship #portcanaveral
0:13Norwegian Joy sail away! #shorts #norwegianjoy #cruiseship #norwegiancruiseline #portcanaveral
18:36TourIcon of the Seas Full Ship Tour – Complete Walkthrough & Highlights
0:12Carnival Venezia sail away from Port Canaveral! #shorts #carnivalvenezia #carnivalcruise #cruiseship
0:12Norwegian Prima sailing away at night! #shorts #norwegianprima #norwegiancruiseline #cruiseship
18:00VlogINSANE 8 Cruise Ship Sail Away from Port of Miami!
0:13Star of the Seas sail away from Port Canaveral! #shorts #cruiseship #staroftheseas #royalcaribbean
0:14MSC Grandiosa sounding her horn! #shorts #msc #msccruises #mscgrandiosa #cruiseship #portcanaveral
2:51:58Vlog6 Ship Sunday Sail Aways from Port Canaveral | 12.21.25
0:11Carnival Mardi Gras sailing away! #shorts #carnivalmardigras #mardigras #cruiseship #carnivalcruise
0:15Mardi Gras sailing away from Port Canaveral! #shorts #mardigras #carnivalmardigras #carnivalcruise