Dockside Travel
🥈Expert CreatorDockside Travel description on YouTube:
Welcome to Dockside Travel – your go-to channel for cruise vlogs, honest ship reviews, and real travel tips from seasoned cruisers with 20+ years of experience. We’re Kris and Melanie, and we’ve taken over 35 cruises across top cruise lines and destinations from the Caribbean to Europe. Whether you're planning your first voyage or your next big adventure, you're in the right place. Here’s what you’ll find: 🚢 Vlog Series from Wonder of the Seas, Celebrity Beyond, Sky Princess, Celebrity Reflection, Infinity, Liberty of the Seas & more 🛳 Ship Tours deck-by-deck 🏝 Port Guides with practical tips 🍽 Food Tours & Dining Reviews 🎙 Weekly Cruise Chat with news, tips & stories We keep it honest, helpful, and a little bit humorous—because cruising should be fun, and planning it shouldn’t feel like work. 👉 Subscribe and join the Dockside Crew to cruise smarter, explore more, and get the most out of every sailing. New videos every week!
We’ve analysed 172 of 267 videos so far.
Solid sample of Dockside Travel'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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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.
“Santorini was my number one. I almost could not believe I was there.”
“That afternoon on the water with the sunset behind the skyline, cruise ships waiting in the distance, that's the stuff you miss when you fly in the morning of and run straight to the port.”
“This became a ritual for us. Every evening, we found ourselves heading back here. Not because we had to, not because it was the only good option, but because it felt like the best place on the ship to slow down and appreciate where we were.”
“The view from up here, out over the harbor, the water, Old Town below, it's extraordinary.”
“Mykonos overall gets four to five from Dockside Travel. It is iconic for a reason.”
“The biggest issues you're going to have are getting into the port, which is brutal.”
“Our day in Casablanca did not go as expected. It was probably the worst tour we've ever had organized for us.”
“It was brutal.”
“I actually found a couple little pieces of metal in mine.”
“Melanie is extremely disappointed”
Pro Tips From Creators
The most-shared advice for Dockside Travel.
Plan for significant traffic delays when leaving for the Port of Miami; leave extra early.
Use the back elevators on embarkation day to avoid crowds near the main entrance.
Take advantage of the ability to drop bags in your room immediately upon boarding.
Visit the Ocean View Cafe for a less crowded embarkation day lunch.
Split your travel into two half days with a buffer for delays.
Stay overnight near the airport before your cruise to avoid exhaustion.
Use the link train and Alt Hotel for an easy Pearson layover.
Take a sunset boat tour in Miami before boarding your cruise.
Videos (172)
22:35First Time on a Cruise? Here's What Sea Days Look Like | Celebrity Beyond
29:02TipsWe Spent an Hour Stuck in Port Traffic Before Celebrity Beyond Even Started
13:51TipsDon't Fly the Day of Your Cruise | Here's What We Do Instead
15:08ReviewThe Most Stunning Ship We've Ever Sailed | Celebrity Beyond Full Review
10:36TipsCruise to Mykonos? Here's What Nobody Tells You About the Reality
10:01TipsCruise to Santorini? Here's What Nobody Tells You About the Reality
16:12TipsAthens Cruise Port: Don't Waste a Single Hour in This City
11:12TipsNassau Bahamas Cruise Port: What to Do, See & Skip on Your First Visit
0:23TipsCruise Philosophy: Experiences vs. Luxury Upgrades?
0:28ReviewVirgin Voyages Entertainment is 10/10!
12:42ReviewRoyal Beach Club Nassau: What They Don't Tell You Before Booking
9:41ReviewWe Tested Brightline Premium to Florida Cruise Ports — Here's What We Found
9:03TipsWe Got Stuck in Miami Port Traffic for 1.5 Hours – Here's Why
9:48TipsBonaire Cruise Port Guide: Klein Bonaire, Snorkeling & What to Do on Your Port Day
0:44Vlog1 Million Views?! Thank You Dockside Crew! | Cruise Channel Milestone 🚢
41:04ReviewVirgin Voyages Resilient Lady: Everything You Need to Know Before Booking
12:34VlogLive Cruise Embarkation - Celebrity Silhouette First Impressions
25:14VlogCelebrity Beyond Embarkation Day LIVE | Port of Miami Traffic & First Impressions
10:23TipsFULL Day in Willemstad, Curacao | Cruise Port Tips & Beach Recommendations
16:44ReviewVirgin Voyages' Final Sea Day Party vs. Miami's Disembarkation Disaster
10:34VlogScarlet Night on Virgin Voyages Made Us Blush (After We Solved a Murder)
11:31TipsSan Juan Puerto Rico Cruise Port: What to Do, See & Skip on Your First Visit
16:18VlogWe Organized a Bar Crawl on a Cruise Ship | Here's What Happened
9:30Tips