Talking Cruise
🏅Authority CreatorTalking Cruise description on YouTube:
Welcome to Talking Cruise, your ultimate source for navigating the world of cruising! 🛳️ We deliver the latest cruise news, comprehensive cruise ship tours, and engaging discussions on all things cruising from around the globe. Join host Chris Cardona, with 25 years of insider expertise in the cruise industry, as he shares his passion and helps turn landlubbers into confident cruisers. Whether you're a first-timer or a seasoned sailor, our fun and unique format will inspire your next voyage. Tune in and let's talk a little ship! 👍 Like, Comment, and Subscribe to our YouTube channel! ✍️ Let us know what cruise topics or ship tours you'd like to see in future shows. 📧 Contact our team: https://www.talkingcruise.com/contact Join our official cruise community at https://forums.talkingcruise.com No matter how you reach out, you'll always get a response. We look forward to connecting with you about your cruising adventures!
We’ve analysed 558 of 562 videos so far.
Comprehensive read on Talking Cruise's catalogue. The signal below is well-grounded.
How cruise-focused are they, and how much of it have we analysed?
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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.
Consensus Seals
Auto-awarded when creators consistently praise specific aspects of this ship.
What Creators Are Saying
Selected quotes from our creator panel.
“What I think is fantastic is they do have a rain forest shower head.”
“I absolutely love these two tops that have a view down to the Grand Plaza.”
“This is probably my absolute favorite dining venue on Oasis class ships.”
“Climb the towering 170 ft tall Jaguars Peak and take on its two dueling slides with over 2 minutes of hairraising twists and turns.”
“this is probably my absolute favorite spot my wife's as well”
“one thing that is really not satisfactory is the way they've designed these doors to open they actually open into the door for the room as well as the bathroom”
“2020 was supposed to be another incredible year for new cruise ship launches then kovat 19 happened”
“the bathroom was the biggest disappointment aside from having no tub it looked like just any other regular bathroom you'd find in an inside stateroom”
“For a ship this size, this pool is vastly undersized.”
“it is much more expensive than I've seen on any other ship”
Pro Tips From Creators
The most-shared advice for Talking Cruise.
Bring a long USB cable to charge devices in the upper bunk.
Use an adapter to convert the European socket to US power.
Close the curtains when opening the infinite balcony window to mitigate hot air.
Use your medallion to unlock the door via proximity sensors.
Bring adapters for European outlets to get more charging options.
Store bags under the bed to save closet space.
Leave a key in the room to maintain power for charging devices.
Buy adapters for European-style power ports on Amazon.
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