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

Too Many Cruisers Are Making These 4 Costly Mistakes Right Now

Tips For Travellers
Tips For Travellers
🥈Expert
👁️ 209K views📅 1 years ago⏱️ 14:13
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'm frequently contacted by stressed Cruise passengers at the end of their tether seeking my help on how to get out of a costly blunder that they have made

upgrade bidding is fraught with issues and others have asked me for help or I've actually stepped in to assist when I see problems arising

the terms and conditions which every Cruiser accepts when booking a cruise means there is little that one can do because the terms and conditions allow cruise lines to change itineries and ports for pretty much any reason

her experience is a solitary lesson on the costs of going to the medical center on a cruise ship and how you can quickly end up with a huge cost for even a simple issue

Creator's Tips & Advice

Always check the terms and conditions before bidding for an upgrade
Track fare changes for your cruises and ask for upgrades or refunds
Consider travel insurance that includes missed port coverage
Take a first aid kit to deal with minor issues and avoid medical center costs

Questions This Creator Answers

QHow can I avoid costly mistakes when booking or upgrading a cruise?
QWhat should I do if my cruise fare price drops after booking?
QWhat compensation can I get if my cruise itinerary changes or a port is dropped?
QHow can I avoid high medical costs on a cruise ship?

Topics Covered

Booking Process3 Sad BaconValue Pricing3½ Sad BaconPort Destination2½ Sad BaconSafety Medical2½ Sad Bacon

Port Highlights

Bar2½ Sad Bacon
Cotor2½ Sad Bacon
Greenland4 Sad Bacon
Top: Santa Cruz tours
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 am frequently contacted by stressed cruise passengers at the end of their tether, seeking my help on how to get out of a costly blunder they've made. In recent weeks, several cruisers have been in touch about the same four issues that seem to keep catching people out these days. I thought I needed to warn cruisers about them. As well as telling you about them, I will suggest how to solve them if you have, or do, find yourself caught up by one. Links mentioned in the video: VentureAshore cruise port excursions: https://www.tipsfortravellers.com/excursions ShoreExcursionsGroup port excursions: https://www.tipsfortravellers.com/shoreexcursions 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 114 cruises I have done to date. #cruisetips #CruisingTips #cruisetipsandtricks 00:00 Start 00:31 Bidding Mistakes 04:12 Fare Mistakes 06:32 Change of Plan Mistakes 10:50 Unexpected Cost Mistakes