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Why I Usually Hate Cruise Excursions… But Booked One Anyway 🚢😬

Professor Melissa
Professor Melissa
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👁️ 17K views📅 4 months ago⏱️ 1:14
What This Creator Said
Creator Had Mixed FeelingsTips & Advice🏅Authority Creator
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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

I normally avoid cruise line excursions because one, they're expensive.

If you're a newbie cruiser, you're visiting a new location, you're concerned about safety, or you have a lot of anxiety about missing the ship, just book the cruise line excursion.

If you do book an independent excursion though, you just absolutely have to watch your time and never miss that ship.

Creator's Tips & Advice

Book a cruise line excursion if you're a newbie cruiser, visiting a new location, concerned about safety, or anxious about missing the ship.
If you book an independent excursion, watch your time and never miss the ship.

🆕New to Cruising? This Creator Addresses:

Risk of missing the shipBook a cruise line excursion if you're concerned about missing the ship.
Safety in a new locationBook a cruise line excursion if you're concerned about safety.

Questions This Creator Answers

QWhen do cruise excursions make sense?
QWhy does the creator sometimes book cruise excursions despite hating them?

Topics Covered

Excursions1½ Sad Bacon

Port Highlights

Cartagena½ Happy Bacon
Top: on your own excursion
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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

I’m usually not a fan of cruise line excursions, they’re expensive, slow, and you’re stuck on someone else’s schedule. But since this was my first time in Colombia, I played it safe and booked one anyway. Here’s my honest take on when cruise excursions make sense and when I still prefer going on my own.