Trip Bacon — The secret ingredient to the perfect getaway logo
Trip Bacon

5 Cruises To Stay Far, Far Away From. And Why!

Tips For Travellers
Tips For Travellers
🥈Expert
👁️ 370K views📅 2 years ago⏱️ 12:52
What This Creator Said
Creator Warns AgainstTips & Advice🥈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

I told my friends not to book the cruise as it was one that I keep warning Cruisers to stay well clear of because they almost always disappoint

the seven others were cancelled because the ships were not ready throwing the plans of Cruisers into absolute chaos

every review I've ever seen of Maiden voyages is about how frustrated people have been or how things kind of basically need time to bed in

I avoid peak season cruises in all three of the main cruising regions as well

Creator's Tips & Advice

Stay clear of maiden voyages and let the ship bed in
Look at cruising on one of the line's older ships instead
Avoid the first cruise when ships are coming out of a dry dock
Avoid peak season cruises in the Caribbean, Mediterranean, and Alaska
Look for short taster cruises run out of holiday periods and midweek
Avoid themed cruises you're not a part of

🆕New to Cruising? This Creator Addresses:

Maiden voyages being cancelledStay clear of maiden voyages and let the ship bed in
Not experiencing the usual cruise line on short taster cruisesLook for taster cruises run out of holiday periods and midweek

Questions This Creator Answers

QWhich cruises should you avoid and why?
QWhat are the risks of booking a maiden voyage?
QHow can you reduce the risk if you really want to book a risky cruise?

Topics Covered

Crowd Capacity3½ Sad BaconService Crew4 Sad BaconEntertainment Shows4 Sad BaconBooking Process4½ Sad BaconShip Condition4½ Sad BaconValue Pricing3 Happy BaconItinerary Route2½ Happy Bacon

Port Highlights

Barcelona4 Sad Bacon
Port of Florence4 Sad Bacon
Rome4 Sad 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.

About our Bacon Score methodology
YouTube Video Description

I told my friends not to book the cruise as it was one that I keep warning cruisers to stay well clear of as they almost always disappoint. But they insisted and sadly, three days before they were due to depart, what I feared would happen did. It was cancelled. I’m Gary Bembridge and I’m here to warn you about this and 5 cruises I suggest you NEVER book, along with tips of what to do instead - or how to reduce your risk if you really do want to do them. For bonus & exclusive content (including videos, articles, eBooks and more) become a channel member or patron: --------------------------------------------------- * Patreon Patron: https://www.patreon.com/tipsfortravellers * YouTube Channel Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_qE-Obs2ocdmPXY0TIU-cw/join Check out my cruise-themed T-shirts and products: --------------------------------------------------- * T-Shirts: http://bit.ly/TFTStore * Mugs, notebooks, hoodies etc: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/tipsfortravellers?ref_id=22354 My social media: --------------------------------------------------- * Blog: https://www.tipsfortravellers.com * Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/garybembridge * Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tipsfortravellers * Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/garybembridge * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bembridge ABOUT TIPS FOR TRAVELLERS: If you want to get cruising right, Tips For Travellers makes it easy to plan and have the incredible cruise experiences you dream of every time. All my Tips For Travellers advice, tips and tricks tips draw on everything that I have learnt on the 101 cruises I have done to date. #cruisetips #CruisingTips #CruiseTipsAndTricks 00:00 Start 01:08 Maiden 03:46 Dry Dock 05:48 Peak 07:50 Taster 09:23 Themed