Portholes and Pixie Dust
🥈Expert CreatorPortholes and Pixie Dust description on YouTube:
Welcome to Portholes & Pixie Dust – your sprinkle of magic for planning unforgettable family cruise adventures! We help parents navigate the practical side of cruising with kids, toddlers, and infants – from essential packing lists and choosing the right family cabin to finding the best onboard activities and kids clubs. But we also believe in the pixie dust! Join us for practical family cruise tips, engaging vlogs, and inspiration to make your next cruise vacation easy, fun, AND magical. Discover how to handle naps at sea, find toddler-friendly shore excursions, and create cherished family memories. Let's make your dream family travel adventure a reality! Subscribe now for your weekly dose of practical tips and magical inspiration for cruising with kids!
We’ve analysed 224 of 313 videos so far.
Solid sample of Portholes and Pixie Dust's catalogue — the patterns below should be reliable.
How cruise-focused are they, and how much of it have we analysed?
- 20266868%46 of 68100%46 of 46
- 202516179%127 of 161100%127 of 127
- 20245888%51 of 58100%51 of 51
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.
“The best steak I've ever had on a cruise ship or anywhere else ever.”
“two good Cruise ports in a row Harvest key and Rowan 10 out of 10”
“I rate the cruise 10 out of 10 so far”
“I rate today 10 out of 10 like I said earlier it's worth the price tag”
“10 out of 10 would do it again”
“Two Carnival Cruise Line guests have drowned at Celebration Key.”
“A 79year-old man and a 74 year old woman drowned at Celebration Key yesterday.”
“Now we find out it's not butter at all, but margarine.”
“Passengers aboard the Celebrity Constellation were left without power for two hours as they were leaving the port of Montenegro.”
“One person is dead and one person is seriously injured on the world's biggest cruise ship, Icon of the Seas.”
Pro Tips From Creators
The most-shared advice for Portholes and Pixie Dust.
Decide if you want the ship to be the main event before booking.
Don't try to maximize everything or you will turn your vacation into a checklist.
Pick your version of the ship (e.g., focus on pools vs. focus on nightlife) rather than trying to do it all.
Go to the galley on embarkation day because of all the different options.
Try one of everything from every place in the galley.
Make sure to try the Pretty Fly for a white pie at the pizza place.
If you can't get in for dinner at the Wake Steakhouse, try to get in for brunch.
Get reservations for the Aqua Show in advance.
Videos (224)
40:16VlogPHAPD Live: 1 Year Anniversary Celebration & Talking Future Cruises
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0:13Virgin Voyages Cruise News- Unlimited Drinks?
21:11The NEW Lakeland Antique Mall: Rare Disney & Universal Collectibles Just Unpacked
0:39Norwegian Aqua Slidecoaster POV
1:09:35ReviewSymphony of the Seas Review: What We Loved, What We Hated, & Our Final Verdict! | Ship It or Skip It
0:20Cruise Deal: MSC World America
0:18ReviewBreaking Disney Cruise News: 💩 💩 💩 Problems on the Magic
8:44VlogNorwegian Escape: Not Bad, Not Great, Just Meh
0:27TipsCruise News: Free Shuttles in Port of Miami
0:20TipsCruise News: Norwegian Cruise Line Hits Two Milestones
0:19Cruise News: Leave The Sprays at Home
0:29TipsCruise News: New Age Guidelines on Carnival and Royal Caribbean
8:35VlogFlorida Strawberry Festival 2025: A Day of Delicious Food & Live Entertainment
20:16VlogNorwegian Escape: Did We Finally Get the Cruise We Were Hoping For?
10:08VlogDisney's Flower & Garden Festival Opening Day 2025 At EPCOT! NEW Foods, NEW Merch & NEW Topiaries!
17:57TourStella Nova: We Explored EVERY Corner of Epic Universe’s New Hotel… Here’s the Truth
27:46VlogNorwegian Escape Room Chaos: What They Did in Our Room Left Us Speechless
22:05ReviewNorwegian Escape Disaster: The Crucial Detail Norwegian Kept Quiet!
0:24The World’s Best Travel Stroller DOES EXIST!
0:19TipsRoyal Caribbean: Kids Cruise Free Details
27:05TourNorwegian Escape Tour - NEW for 2026 + MUST-KNOW tips!
25:54VlogMEGACON Orlando 2025: Incredible Cosplays, Star Wars, Pokémon, Disney, Ghostbusters & More!
55:58VlogIt’s Cruise Day: Let’s Talk 🚢