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Brutal Honesty About Our 2025 Cruise Adventures - Best & Worst

Deb & Matt Chat
Deb & Matt Chat
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πŸ‘οΈ 2K viewsπŸ“… 5 months ago⏱️ 32:11
What This Creator Said
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Source: Our analysis of the creator's lived experience, based on what they said in this video.

Creator's Key Takeaways

Crown Princess at the beginning of the year when we did that and we it was our first Crown sailing blew me away. Absolutely loved it.

The one that um I wasn't expecting was beautiful Eden um in New South Wales.

I will book more virtual balconies. They present cracker value.

We made that effort to go and try Anthem of the Seas. We flew to Singapore for that and I want to do more of that sort of thing.

Creator's Tips & Advice

βœ“Get travel insurance
βœ“Try new ships and destinations
βœ“Pack lighter and mix and match outfits

πŸ†•New to Cruising? This Creator Addresses:

Packing too much β€” Reduce luggage by mixing and matching outfits, potentially down to one or two bags

Questions This Creator Answers

QWhat were the best and worst cruise experiences of 2025?
QWhat are the top 10 likes, dislikes, memorable moments, and shock moments from the year?

Topics Covered

Service Crew4Β½ Happy BaconCabin Balcony4 Happy BaconPort Destination4 Happy BaconExcursions4 Happy BaconEntertainment Activities3Β½ Happy BaconCabin Interior3 Happy BaconDining Specialty4Β½ Happy BaconItinerary Route3Β½ Happy Bacon

Port Highlights

Bali4Β½ Happy Bacon
Top: snorkeling trip to east coast Bali
Phuket4 Happy Bacon
Top: Phuket and Pong Bay
Yuma4 Happy Bacon
Top: choo choo train tour
How to read the Trip Bacon Score
Happy Bacon β€” creators loved this aspect
Sad Bacon β€” creators took issue with this
Meh β€” no strong opinion either way

Scale: 0–5 strips in half-step increments. 0 = β€œmeh”, 5 = β€œbacon bliss”. Aggregated from creator-review sentiment, weighted by channel expertise.

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YouTube Video Description↓

G'day everyone! Join us for an `end of year` `youtube recap` as we reflect on 2025. We're sharing our top 10 `likes and dislikes`, `ranking` our most memorable moments, and even some shocking ones from our `travel vlog` adventures. This `daily vlog` is a bit different, but we hope you enjoy our `year in review`! As 2025 comes to a close, we’re taking a moment to reflect on our cruise and travel highlights and low lights of the year β€” and sharing them with you in this special Merry Christmas end-of-year episode πŸŽ„πŸš’ In this video, Deb and Matt put each other on the spot, taking turns to name a highlight or a low light across 10 different cruise and travel topics from our 2025 adventures. Some moments were unforgettable, some were challenging, and a few taught us lessons we’ll never forget. This is an honest, reflective, and fun look back at a huge year of cruising β€” from incredible ships and destinations to things we definitely hope not to repeat next year. πŸ’¬ We’d love to hear from you: What was your cruise highlight or low light of 2025? Let us know in the comments. Thank you for being part of the Deb & Matt Chat community this year. Your support, comments, and conversations mean the world to us. πŸŽ„ Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Deb & Matt πŸŽ„ Here’s to more cruising, travel, and deep & meaningful adventures in 2026. Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:34 Topic #1 – Highlight or Low Light? 02:08 Topic #2 03:51 Topic #3 06:28 Topic #4 08:43 Topic #5 13:04 Topic #6 16:51 Topic #7 18:47 Viewer Comment – @macedma1002 19:30 Topic #8 24:27 Topic #9 27:27 Topic #10 31:35 Merry Christmas & Final Thoughts πŸŽ„