MidLife Cruising
🥈Expert CreatorMidLife Cruising description on YouTube:
Steve and Angela are retired public servants with a passion for adventure, travel, and breathing new life into forgotten places. When they're home in the mountains of Western North Carolina, you'll usually find them transforming their abandoned cabin in the woods—one renovation project at a time. Their love of exploration has taken them around the globe, including spending more than a year traveling the world aboard a cruise ship. Along the way, they've discovered incredible destinations, unforgettable experiences, and plenty of lessons worth sharing. Join Steve and Angela as they bring you along on their journey with cruise adventures, destination guides, travel stories, cabin remodeling projects, cruise tips and tricks, and everything in between. Whether you're planning your next voyage, dreaming of life at sea, or following along with their cabin transformation, there's always a new adventure waiting.
We’ve analysed 251 of 310 videos so far.
Solid sample of MidLife Cruising's catalogue — the patterns below should be reliable.
How cruise-focused are they, and how much of it have we analysed?
- 20262352%12 of 23100%12 of 12
- 20259297%89 of 92100%89 of 89
- 202417486%150 of 174100%150 of 150
- 2017100%0 of 10— no cruise videos
What Creators Are Saying About MidLife Cruising
Princess Cruises is changing their final payment timeline and they're also raising deposit prices.
Dawn
And in this show, we've got brand new and exciting adventures with Princess Cruises to look forward to.
Derek
Whether you're looking to cruise locally or afar, with thousands of unmissable deals available right now, you can be sure we'll find you your perfect cruise holiday.
Derek
So when I get to my destination, I just pull the hooks out and hang it in the closet in the cruise ship
Travel Gear Report
While the highs are high, the lows are very boring on this ship. But of course, Princess is not exactly known for the most lively cruise ship.
Good Morning Adventures
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.
“You must do this.”
“This is definitely a bucket list item.”
“We love it. Love it. Love it.”
“Congratulations, David. You get to come join us for 30 days.”
“I'm going to give this one a 10 out of 10.”
“I'm like this is not how we want to spend Easter like stressed to the max almost missing flights and it just it shouldn't have happened”
“One scary thing we walked up on on our very first day in Osaka, there was a huge uh fire and department and police presence.”
“So when they brought that cluster of passports back to the ship, Stephanie's wasn't there. So panic set in”
“I'm giving it a 2.0. I'm not happy.”
“our hearts are are heavy for all our friends in Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee and all of that southern Appalachia”
Pro Tips From Creators
The most-shared advice for MidLife Cruising.
Book accommodation in Hornillos del Camino way ahead as it gets booked out quickly.
Always be prepared for rain regardless of the forecast.
Use athletic tape for plantar fasciitis if you experience foot pain.
Use the Wise Pilgrim or All Caminos app for accurate trail navigation.
Carry only one small water bottle and refill in towns to reduce weight.
Pre-book accommodations in advance, especially in towns with limited rooms.
Carry rain gear for legit rain walks.
Consider private rooms for comfort but check air conditioning policies.
Videos (251)
21:40VlogWe SOLD our CABIN on the Villa Vie Odyssey | Hiroshima, Japan | Ep 140
14:43VlogWho knew? | Kochi, Japan | Villa Vie Residences | Ep 139
19:26VlogGet Me Out Of Here | Shanghai, China | Villa Vie Odyssey | Ep 138
20:33Vlog🇨🇳Escaping the Military Lockdown | Ming Tombs | Summer Palace | Beijing, China | Villa Vie | Ep 137
19:07VlogNever Again... | The Great Wall of China | Beijing 🇨🇳 | Villa Vie Odyssey | Ep 136
17:42Vlog🇯🇵 Japan's Vibrant Cities | Osaka & Kobe Japan | Villa Vie Odyssey | Ep 135
28:49VlogWhat will they find? | Kyoto, Japan 🇯🇵 | Villa Vie Residences | Ep 134
22:31Vlog🔥Scorching Hot | 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan | Villa Vie Residences | Ep 133
10:59VlogUgh... | Yokohama, Japan | Villa Vie Residences | Ep 132
47:52VlogLive from Kyoto, Japan
23:16Vlog🍽 Not a Chance...| Food in Hachinohe & Sendai Japan🇯🇵 | Villa Vie Odyssey | Ep 131
14:44Vlog🚢 The End... A 10 Day Journey | Hakodate, Japan | Villa Vie Odyssey | Ep 130
33:49Vlog🍽 Would you eat this? | Meals on the Villa Vie Odyssey | Ship Life | Kodiak, Alaska | Ep 129
26:43Vlog🛠 Full Remodel | Golden Ticket Winners | Kenai Fjords National Park | Seward, Alaska | Ep 128
28:09Vlog💵 Careers for a Life on the Villa Vie Odyssey Cruise Ship | Homer, Alaska | Ep 127
24:28VlogUnreal....| Ship life on the Villa Vie Odyssey | College Fjord, Alaska | Ep 126
23:08TourCabin Crawl | Villa Vie Odyssey World Cruise | Ep 125
20:00Vlog📰 Big News.. | Skagway, Alaska | White Pass and Yukon Railway | Hubbard Glacier | Villa Vie | Ep 124
0:52Daily walks on the promenade living full time on the Villa Vie Odyssey cruise ship. #cruise
25:35VlogGlacial Ice is No Joke | Juneau, Alaska | Sawyer & Mendenhall Glaciers | Villa Vie Odyssey | Ep 123
17:16VlogExploring Alaska and Life on Board the Villa Vie Odyssey | Hoonah, AK | World Cruise | Ep 122
27:14TourOur Latest Room Tour | Ketchikan & Wrangell Alaska | Villa Vie Residences | Ep 121
16:26VlogFor Better or for Worse | What has Changed ? | Villa Vie Odyssey World Cruise | Ep 120
26:06Tour