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Cruising With Captain Cliff

Cruising With Captain Cliff

🥉Knowledgeable Creator
151 Cruise Videos on Trip Bacon173 Total Videos on YouTube252 subscribers

Cruising With Captain Cliff description on YouTube:

Welcome to Cruising With Captain Cliff! After completing my U.S. military career, I traded my boots for a life of exploration. I’ve been procrastinating on sharing my journey, but now I’m ready to bring you along as I return to full-time travel and cruising. My first cruise in August 2015 sparked a passion for seeing the world by air, land, and sea. Since then, I’ve traveled solo to 99 UN countries, explored 40+ U.S. states, completed 95 cruises across six cruise lines, and spent 854+ days at sea. This channel shares my real experiences: cruise tips, ship reviews, ports of call, travel strategies, and stories from meeting amazing people around the world. With my youngest of three children graduating high school and starting college, I’m beginning a new chapter — multiple cruises from Southampton, UK to Singapore, then continuing my journey through Asia. Legend of the Seas inaugural sailing - July 4, 2026 There is so much to see, learn, and experience. Subscribe and join the voyage!

Catalogue Coverage
Established read · Cruising With Captain Cliff

We’ve analysed 151 of 173 videos so far.

Published
151
analysed and live on Trip Bacon
On YouTube
173
total catalogue
Catalogue coverage87%

Solid sample of Cruising With Captain Cliff's catalogue — the patterns below should be reliable.

Annual Activity
Cruising With Captain Cliff’s output · year over year

How cruise-focused are they, and how much of it have we analysed?

YearDiscoveredCruise Coverage(cruise-related ÷ discovered)Trip Bacon Coverage(analysed ÷ cruise-related)
  1. 2026
    62
  2. 2025
    32
  3. 2024
    35
  4. 2023
    11
  5. 2022
    7
  6. 2021
    4
  7. 2020
    17
Heat scale
0% → 100%“Discovered” = videos we’ve found for this channel, not necessarily on the site yet.

Topic-by-topic creator consensus

Every topic scored on the Trip Bacon Score — 0 to 5. More bacon, more love.

Strongest Praise
Water Park
1 mentions
Biggest Critique
Nightlife
2 mentions

Dining

Main Dining
A Nibble2 video mentions
Buffet
Solid Strip2 video mentions

Cabins

Interior Cabins
A Nibble4 video mentions
Balcony Cabins
A Nibble8 video mentions
Suites
Solid Strip1 video mention

Entertainment

Shows
Seriously Tasty7 video mentions
Top
Nightlife
No strong opinion2 video mentions
Activities
A Nibble9 video mentions

Deck & Recreation

Pool Deck
Solid Strip1 video mention
Water Park
Bacon Bliss1 video mention
Top
Kids & Family
Solid Strip3 video mentions
Spa & Fitness
Solid Strip1 video mention

Ship & Crew

Ship Condition
Seriously Tasty9 video mentions
Top
Embarkation
Barely Crispy3 video mentions
Crew & Service
Solid Strip49 video mentions

Value & Logistics

Booking
Barely Crispy2 video mentions
Value
Solid Strip4 video mentions
Loyalty Program
Seriously Tasty18 video mentions
How to read the Trip Bacon Score
Happy Bacon — creators loved this aspect
Sad Bacon — creators took issue with this
Meh — no strong opinion either way

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 methodology

What Creators Are Saying

Selected quotes from our creator panel.

The Good

We went to number one in the fleet, ladies and gentlemen.

I am very very thrilled I was lucky enough to follow through the last stages of her construction

Look at that. It's like concert, man.

It's been an absolute pleasure being your cruise director for the last seven days.

Thank you for staying with us. Thank you for being with us and never ever forget us, will you?

The Watch-outs

That is ridiculous. I don't want to I don't want to drop my phone.

Pro Tips From Creators

The most-shared advice for Cruising With Captain Cliff.

  1. Try the free lazy river at Taino Bay when Adventure of the Seas is docked.

  2. Consider if you prefer the traditional balcony over the infinite veranda for cold weather.

  3. Ask for the removal of non-complimentary items if you don't want them.

  4. Consider the helipad for a front-row sail away experience.

  5. Use your Concierge Class cabin for exclusive invites.

  6. Identify yourself as a veteran to ship management when you board to help organize gatherings

  7. Reach out to older veterans who may be alone to protect them from scams

  8. Coordinate with the ship's staff in advance to plan veteran activities

Videos (151)