When Cruises Disappoint | Cruise Cast Ep 42

Name: When Cruises Disappoint | Cruise Cast Ep 42
Uploaded: 2025-10-08T00:00:00+00:00
Duration: 40 min 26 s
Channel: Suite Natured

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👁️ 95 views📅 8 months ago⏱️ 40:26

P & O Cruises

Marella Cruises

Royal Caribbean Group

Arcadia

Aurora

What This Creator Said

2 Sad Bacon

Creator Had Mixed FeelingsFull Ship Review🥈Expert Creator

Veteran Cruiser

Source: Our analysis of the creator's lived experience, based on what they said in this video.

Creator's Key Takeaways

What are we even doing here? All the gang ways down. The hopes are high for a turquoise sea and a sunny sky, but the buff's cold and the staff is tired.

I would rather be on a disappointing cruise than no cruise.

It's definitely disappointing. Doesn't scratch your itch.

Find a safe space. Find a bar or lounge or something or a lounge or a dinner venue that is your safe space.

Creator's Tips & Advice

✓Consider adult-only cruise lines if you want to avoid children.

✓Book cruises during term time if you want fewer children.

🆕New to Cruising? This Creator Addresses:

Cruise not living up to expectations — Manage expectations and remember that first cruises set a high bar.

Too many children on family cruises — Book adult-only cruises or during term time to avoid crowds.

Questions This Creator Answers

QWhat to do when a cruise disappoints you.

QHow to handle expectations vs. reality on cruises.

QWhat are the implications of P&O making adult-only ships family-friendly.

Topics Covered

Service Crew2½ Sad BaconDining Specialty4 Happy BaconKids Family3 Sad BaconPool Deck2½ Sad BaconValue Pricing2 Sad BaconShip Condition1½ Sad BaconCrowd Capacity2½ Sad BaconLoyalty Program1 Happy Bacon

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.

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YouTube Video Description↓

Send us Fan Mail (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2296509/fan_mail/new) In this episode, Linzi and Mark discuss the often overlooked topic of disappointing cruises. They explore the gap between expectations and reality, share personal experiences of disappointment, and delve into service quality and standards across different cruise lines. The conversation also touches on recent cruise news, including P&O's controversial changes to their adult-only ships and Virgin's new fare structure, which has sparked significant backlash. The episode concludes with updates on Marella's ship developments, leaving listeners with insights and reflections on their own cruising experiences. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Disappointing Cruises 01:11 Expectations vs. Reality in Cruising 02:39 Personal Experiences of Disappointment 07:13 Service Quality and Standards 12:05 Finding Your Safe Space on a Cruise 16:39 Cruise News: P&O's Controversial Changes 23:15 Virgin's New Fare Structure 31:46 Marella's New Ship Developments Support the show (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2296509/support) If you enjoyed this episode please consider supporting the channel via our YouTube Membership https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNaAHapT85jdtLYwrJhFsCw/join And please consider subscribing to the channel https://youtube.com/c/suitenatured to keep up to date with all our latest videos, podcasts and live streams Tune into the Suite Natured cruise cast for the latest cruise updates, personal experiences, and cruising news, all recorded live and unedited. Cheers, and have a lovely day Linzi & Mark