Brandon Barker
🥈Expert 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 1,965 of 2,100+ videos so far.
Comprehensive read on Brandon Barker's catalogue. The signal below is well-grounded.
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.
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Consensus Seals
Auto-awarded when creators consistently praise specific aspects of this ship.
What Creators Are Saying
Selected quotes from our creator panel.
“The best debark I've ever had in my life.”
“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.”
“I'd highly recommend Utopia I'll I'll happily Sail on it two three four however many times more”
“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”
“the icon class is now my favorite ship of all time”
“I am so scared. If I'm being completely honest, I am terrified.”
“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.”
“the service was not even like subpar it was pretty awful”
“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”
“I've been platinum for so long and now I I honestly like I have zero motivation to go on anything Carnival anymore.”
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.
Videos (1965)
4:46CompareCelebrity Apex and Jewel OTS Sailing Summer 2021!
9:33CompareCarnival Cruise Line 2022 Ship Deployments!
4:32TipsVision of the Seas to Sail from Bermuda Summer 2021!!
52:14VlogWeekly Cruise Recap + Q&A (3/14 - 3/20)
5:30VlogMSC Sailing from the UK in May!
3:51ReviewRoyal Caribbean Announces Caribbean Cruises for Summer 2021!!
4:45TipsDisney Cruise Line Summer 2022 Itineraries!
4:27ReviewNavigator of the Seas to Los Angeles Summer 2022!
5:09TipsVirgin Voyages Announces Vaccinated Cruises
3:52VlogMSC Lirica Lifeboat Fire
1:03:58VlogWeekly Cruise Recap + Q&A (3/7-3/13)
5:00TipsU.K. Government Gives Cruising "Green Light"
4:22TipsAllure of the Seas Coming to Galveston in 2022 + More Deployments!
4:51TipsIs Royal Caribbean Putting a Ship on the West Coast?
3:36ReviewResilient Lady to Join Virgin Voyages in 2022!
3:18Tips2021 Alaska Cruises Could be Saved!!
3:03VlogPrincess Cruises Gearing up for Summer 2021 Restart in UK
3:39TipsRoyal Caribbean Short Caribbean Itineraries Mid 2022 - Early 2023
6:52CompareRoyal Caribbean Update on Icon and Other New Ships!
9:09Monopoly: Carnival Cruise Edition - Unboxing!
3:44Another MSC Ship Cruising in May 2021!
4:09TourRoyal Caribbean Gets a Second Ship Ready for Passengers
1:09:07TipsWeekly Cruise Recap + Q&A (2/21-2/28)
4:10TourOdyssey of the Seas Prepares for her River Conveyance!