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travellingWests

travellingWests

Casual Creator
101 Cruise Videos on Trip Bacon198 Total Videos on YouTube2K subscribers

travellingWests description on YouTube:

Welcome to travellingWests! That’s spelled with a double “l”. We’re Kevin and Trenise West, an early retirement couple, who traded an ordinary, overworked lifestyle for a life of adventure at sea. Our channel is dedicated to helping you discover how to make the most of your best years—by traveling as much as possible while you physically can without breaking the bank. Here, you’ll find: • Honest reviews of cruise lines, ships, and destinations • Ship tours so you know what you’re getting into before you leave • Travel saving strategies and transportation before and after cruises • Port guides and things to do • Learn how to cruise smarter and avoid the mistakes that we have made • Tips for affordable cruising Join us, the travellingWests, as we navigate retirement and cruise throughout the world. Subscribe to learn how to cruise smarter while making the most of your best travel years—one voyage at a time.

Catalogue Coverage
Established read · travellingWests

We’ve analysed 101 of 198 videos so far.

Published
101
analysed and live on Trip Bacon
On YouTube
198
total catalogue
Catalogue coverage51%

Solid sample of travellingWests's catalogue — the patterns below should be reliable.

Annual Activity
travellingWests’s output · year over year

How cruise-focused are they, and how much of it have we analysed?

YearDiscoveredCruise Coverage(cruise-related ÷ discovered)Trip Bacon Coverage(analysed ÷ cruise-related)
  1. 2026
    27
  2. 2025
    70
  3. 2024
    58
  4. 2023
    29
Heat scale
0% → 100%“Discovered” = videos we’ve found for this channel, not necessarily on the site yet.

Topic-by-topic creator consensus

Every topic scored on the Trip Bacon Score — 0 to 5. More bacon, more love.

Strongest Praise
Crew & Service
60 mentions
Biggest Critique
Wi-Fi
14 mentions

Dining

Main Dining
Barely Crispy25 video mentions
Specialty Dining
A Nibble16 video mentions
Buffet
Barely Crispy22 video mentions
Room Service
A Nibble4 video mentions

Cabins

Interior Cabins
A Nibble28 video mentions
Balcony Cabins
Solid Strip7 video mentions
Top

Entertainment

Shows
Solid Strip11 video mentions
Nightlife
A Nibble7 video mentions
Casino
A Nibble2 video mentions
Activities
Solid Strip9 video mentions

Deck & Recreation

Pool Deck
Solid Strip13 video mentions
Water Park
Solid Strip3 video mentions
Top
Kids & Family
A Nibble12 video mentions
Spa & Fitness
A Nibble29 video mentions

Ship & Crew

Ship Condition
Solid Strip31 video mentions
Embarkation
A Nibble25 video mentions
Crew & Service
Solid Strip60 video mentions
Top

Value & Logistics

Booking
A Nibble23 video mentions
Value
Solid Strip62 video mentions
Excursions
A Nibble47 video mentions
Wi-Fi
No strong opinion14 video mentions
Low
Loyalty Program
Barely Crispy13 video mentions
How to read the Trip Bacon Score
Happy Bacon — creators loved this aspect
Sad Bacon — creators took issue with this
Meh — no strong opinion either way

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 methodology

Who’s this ship for?

How the ship rates with different travel parties.

Best Match
Solo Travelers
83%
Loved
Couples
75%
Great fit
No consensus seals earned yet

Seals are awarded when topics or audiences cross positive thresholds with sufficient volume.

What Creators Are Saying

Selected quotes from our creator panel.

The Good

I just returned from the whale watching excursion with a princess and it was excellent. Um the um staff that put the excursion together here on the ship was very well organized and the tour operator was great as well. So, thumbs up. It was worth it.

I am so glad I got off the ship.

CasualtravellingWests

Privileged to be able to travel and see the world. And I feel so blessed and let my family see that I'm still okay.

Cruising offers perks that make retirement travel for seniors one of the easiest ways to see the world.

It's so wonderful to spend time with like-minded people who could talk for hours about travel tips, money-saving hacks, and places you should definitely see.

The Watch-outs

Our flight was super late. And then once we got on the flight, we sat on the runway for 2 hours while they tried to uh move a disabled plane from the runway.

I don't know how I'm going to be a world traveler and deal with jet lag. Kevin is amazing. He could just hop into a city. Boom. He's good. Me, I'm dying.

In hindsight, had we watched some YouTube videos, we would have avoided this common scam attempt.

Only thing I did not like about Emerald Princess coming out of Fort Lauderdale is that the uh uh imbarcation and debarcation was pretty bad.

I really struggled in this area it's a lot simpler when you just have your household expenses

Pro Tips From Creators

The most-shared advice for travellingWests.

  1. Get off the ship early to explore the marina and book tours on site.

  2. Book excursions through the ship for convenience and priority disembarkation at tender ports.

  3. Bring towels from the ship to use the public beach near the port.

  4. Explore Mazatlan on your own without booking cruise excursions to save money.

  5. Follow the blue line to find the city center and get back to the cruise ship.

  6. Be prepared for rain and have a plan B for your port day activities.

  7. Bring bug spray and sunblock, as they are inexpensive to purchase locally.

  8. Use Uber for transportation from the port to the city, as it is affordable and convenient.

Videos (101)