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 223 of 306 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?
- 20266668%45 of 66100%45 of 45
- 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.
“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”
“I rate the cruise 10 out of 10 so far”
“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.
Try some of the different things you normally wouldn't on the ship.
Book reservations for specialty dining quickly as they fill up fast.
Skip the lines and explore the island your way with A&M Rentals Key West.
Visit amscooterskeywest.com to book today and follow them on Instagram @amscooters KW.
Visit your cruisebestie.com to get your booking on the Margaritaville at Sea Islander.
Try the pizza at Frank and Lola's Pizzeria.
Make sure you try their smoked old-fashioned at Hemisphere Dancer Craft Spirits.
Keep an eye on the Beachcomber coming in January 2027.
Videos (223)
0:10Virgin Voyages Scarlet Night Party Indoor Edit
0:07Virgin Voyages Life Jackets
0:07Virgin Voyages Brilliant Lady Mental Health Walk
0:19Virgin Voyages Brilliant Lady Swag Reveal
0:57TipsCarnival Cruises Cracking Down on Guest Behavior
29:53TourNorwegian Aqua: The Biggest NCL Ship Yet?
0:47TipsCarnival Cruise Line Offering Adults Only Cruises
0:42ReviewStar of The Seas Has Some Issues
0:42TipsRoyal Caribbean’s Wonder of The Seas Switching it Up
0:33Star of The Seas Infinite Balcony Room Tour, but I’m directing
0:10Dirt Bikes on a Cruise Ship?
0:19TourStar of The Seas Tour- BTS (Coming Soon)
0:11Boarding Day Royal Catribbean’s Star of The Seas
0:24ReviewCarnival Cruise Line Affected By Hurricane Erin
0:26ReviewTragedy at Carnival’s Celebration Key
0:29VlogRoyal Caribbean Star of The Seas Issues Oscar Alert
0:22Royal Caribbean Star of The Seas Announces New Godmother
0:33VlogRoyal Caribbean Star of The Seas Loses Godmother
0:33TipsCarnival Cruise Line Introducing Shorter Sailings
0:32TourDisney Cruise Line Introducing New Ship
0:40ReviewCarnival Cruise Line Denying Refunds
0:58TourStar of The Seas: What’s New? What’s Different?
0:34TipsCarnival Cruise Line Making Changes to Celebration Key
0:42TipsNorwegian Cruise Line Eliminating Plastic Water Bottles?