Hanging Out With Mike
✨Casual CreatorHanging Out With Mike description on YouTube:
Welcome to Hanging Out With Mike! If you love discovering hidden gems, exploring Central Florida, cruising the high seas, and finding fun things to do beyond the usual tourist spots, you're in the right place. Join me as I explore Orlando, Sanford, and destinations all across Central Florida to answer one simple question: Is it worth hanging out here? From underrated towns and local food spots to weekend adventures, hidden gems, theme parks, cruises, and everything in between, this channel is all about real experiences, honest opinions, and bringing you along for the adventure. Whether we're exploring a small Florida town, checking out a new restaurant, setting sail on a cruise, or discovering something unexpected, there's always somewhere new to hang out. New videos every week, so grab a coffee and come hang out with me! Be sure to subscribe and join the adventure!
We’ve analysed 198 of 492 videos so far.
Solid sample of Hanging Out With Mike'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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- 202512858%74 of 128100%74 of 74
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- 2022330%0 of 33— no cruise videos
- 2021385%2 of 38100%2 of 2
- 2020120%0 of 12— no cruise videos
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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.
Seals are awarded when topics or audiences cross positive thresholds with sufficient volume.
What Creators Are Saying
Selected quotes from our creator panel.
“What a perfect day at Coco Cay. Won't you agree Rose? Yes.”
“definitely going to book a cruise next year this time Carnival”
“I love celebrity I I mean I I can't I can't praise enough it was a lot of fun um great ship great crew great Cruise director great bartenders great service it was a great Cruise”
“It is delicious. It's like a fruit roll-up to me is what it tastes like.”
“I would highly recommend this one.”
“The guaranteed rooms are not guaranteed.”
“after a thorough investigation of the room I do believe this is the only Outlet which is crazy”
“I'm sorry today is really boring.”
“It's an older ship, probably my least favorite cruise ship I've ever been on. And it was just falling apart.”
“I feel like I got duped a little bit. Um, they gave me kind of a crap room.”
Pro Tips From Creators
The most-shared advice for Hanging Out With Mike.
Don't pay scalper prices for popcorn buckets; they generally don't sell out.
If you can get a table at La Cava Del Tequila, do it, but be aware it is loud.
Use the Japan Kawaii Cool Culture Museum as a place to cool down in the air conditioning.
Check out Club Cool for free samples of Coca-Cola from around the world.
Get a balcony if you can for the scenery.
Come early in the morning to avoid cigarette smell in the casino.
If you only have 5 hours in port, consider skipping excursions to explore the town.
Book excursions that guarantee enough time for shopping and sightseeing.
Videos (198)
33:24VlogNorwegian Jade Day 2 - Cancelled Great Stirrup Cay, Pool Olympics, Wheel Of Fortune & Perfect Couple
41:22VlogNorwegian Jade Embarkation Day - Exploring the Ship, NCL Military Coin, and a couple Rants
4:15TourCarnival Venezia Interior Upper Lower Stateroom - Cheapest Room on the Ship
28:05TourRoyal Caribbean Utopia of the Seas Complete Walkthrough - Deck by Deck
7:07TourRoyal Caribbean Utopia of the Seas Balcony Tour - Plus a few of my Cruise Essentials
33:37VlogRoyal Caribbean Utopia of the Seas Final Day - Perfect Day at CocoCay, Chill Island, and
30:27VlogRoyal Caribbean Utopia of the Seas Sea Day - Veterans' Tribute, World's Sexist Man, & Disappointment
30:57VlogRoyal Caribbean Utopia of the Seas - Favorite Bars in Nassau, Ducks in Central Park, and All In!
29:11VlogUtopia of the Seas Embarkation Day - Royal Caribbean's Newest and 2nd Largest Cruise Ship!
26:16TourCarnival Celebration Ship Tour - Deck by Deck of the Common Areas
11:49VlogCarnival Celebration Day 7 - Last Day at Sea
34:08VlogCarnival Celebration Day 6 - Military Appreciation, Synchronized Swimming & Color My World
28:59VlogCarnival Celebration Day 5 - St. Thomas, Bluebeard's Castle, Towel Animal Takeover & Chibang
31:13VlogCarnival Celebration Day 4 - San Juan, Puerto Rico, Ghost Tour, & The Original Pina Colada
33:15VlogCarnival Celebration Day 3 - Amber Cove Dominican Republic & The Most Magnificent Circus Show
13:54VlogSeaWorld Orlando 2025 Seven Seas Food Festival - Quick Walk Around and Sampling some Tasty Food
35:20VlogCarnival Celebration Day 2 - Legends of Lido, Suess-A-Palooza Parade, Thriller, & Celestial Strings
37:14VlogCarnival Celebration Embarkation Day - Going on the Celebration for the 1st Time!
9:52TourCarnival Celebration Cove Balcony Stateroom Tour, Birthday Decorations, and Cruise Essentials
5:22TourVirgin Voyages Valiant Lady Sea Terrace (Balcony) Stateroom Walk Through
19:41VlogEPCOT Festival of the Holidays - Same Day Candlelight Procession Tickets - Glimmering Greenhouse
13:12VlogBlue Springs State Park - Visiting the Manatees in the Springs - Day Trip from Disney
28:59Carnival Celebration Sail Away Party! January 12th, 2025
24:43VlogVirgin Voyager Valiant Lady Day 4 Sea Day - The Groupie Karaoke, Holiday Show, & Opa Hour