Lainey Melnick
✨Casual CreatorLainey Melnick description on YouTube:
CEO | Luxury Travel Agency | Luxury Travel Advisor | Luxury Lifestyle Expert | Travel Media Spokesperson | Award Winning Travel Video Producer | Marketing Guru | Tesla Diva | Scuba Diver _________________________________ Dream Vacations - Lainey Melnick & Assoc. What I do ... I use my 35+ years of executive experience in media, technology, marketing and management to advise and curate my clients’ bespoke travel experiences. I specialize in luxury travel by jet, yacht, cruise, rail, chauffeur, self-drive, plus I assist with global vacation villa rentals. My worldwide travel supplier partners build my commission into their pricing so my service is only to your advantage. Awarded 2025 Luminary Award • 2024 Travel Weekly Travel Agent Innovation Silver Magellan • 2024 TravelAge West Trendsetter • 2021 Game Changer • 2019 Brand Ambassador • 2018 Travel Influencer • 2018 Westlake Chamber of Commerce Member of the Quarter • 2017 OPAL Outstanding Performance & Leadership Award for Women
We’ve analysed 474 of 1,400+ videos so far.
Solid sample of Lainey Melnick's catalogue — the patterns below should be reliable.
How cruise-focused are they, and how much of it have we analysed?
- 20268834%30 of 88100%30 of 30
- 202512743%54 of 127100%54 of 54
- 202418831%59 of 188100%59 of 59
- 202334624%82 of 346100%82 of 82
- 202233438%126 of 334100%126 of 126
- 202123534%80 of 235100%80 of 80
- 2020967%6 of 9100%6 of 6
- 20193650%18 of 36100%18 of 18
- 2018956%5 of 9100%5 of 5
- 2017956%5 of 9100%5 of 5
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.
“oh my God oh my God so delicious”
“crystal you are blowing me away with your food”
“Snorkeling with playful sea lions and marine iguanas is absolutely out of this world.”
“The food is absolutely amazing. I honest to God I didn't want to leave the restaurant.”
“Luxury Leaders Alliance is access at the highest level of luxury travel.”
“I can't do this excuse me sir I don't want to do it can I just come back”
“I'm scared I don't like it said you're going to go back I don't want to go I don't want to go let me go back”
“we lost power and so we propped open the garage but these trees are keeping us inside we can't move they're so heavy and full of ice they just fell off of our trees”
“that kid don't let this happen to you you don't want to be that person who is being made fun of and being videotaped for running to the ship because you missed it”
“this was the biggest mistake”
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The most-shared advice for Lainey Melnick.
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Videos (474)
0:57VlogGood morning from the middle of the ocean aboard Holland America Nieuw Amsterdam
5:54VlogPike’s Place Market Seattle Waterfront
0:16Trip prep with Ati Villa Salon and Spa
0:27VlogAustin to Seattle on Delta
1:39VlogHolland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam, a negative rapid Covid Antigen test result is required
4:18VlogMade it to Seattle Renaissance Downtown
53:28VlogTesla Road Trippin - Austin, Texas to Syracuse, New York and Back - May 2021
1:15TipsCDC Approves Celebrity Edge to Sail In June from Florida #cruise
1:00TipsNorwegian Prima is Coming to Galveston for 2 Amazing Itineraries #short #shorts
1:05TipsCruise News - Holland America Cruising Greece This Summer #shorts
4:23VlogRoyal Princess Russia & Scandinavia Cruise - July 2014
0:59TipsIceland is Opening to Vaccinated Americans This Summer #shorts
0:59TourWonderland on Royal Caribbean Symphony of the Seas #shorts
0:53TourCruise like a Rockstar on Virgin Voyages Scarlet Lady #shorts
0:29TipsTrust a Travel Agent For Your Benefit #shorts
0:22Royal Caribbean Odyssey of the Seas Inaugural Season from Israel #shorts
9:27VlogVintage Disneyland in Anaheim California Travel Home Movie - May 1991
5:17Vintage DisneyLand Travel Home Movie from 1967 when my parents went without us
0:30Ritz Carlton Yacht Collection 2022/2023 Season ... #shorts
0:32#Azamara Croatian Intensive Voyages ... #shorts
0:22Getting Some #Piglet Love Swimming with the #Pigs in the #Bahamas ... #shorts
0:07#Swimming with the #Fishes in #SanJuan ... #shorts
4:31:29VlogCosta Rica In Depth - Santa Teresa, Manuel Antonio, Arenal Volcano, San Jose - January 2021
5:32:18Tips2020 Vision Dream Vacations Conference - November 2020
