12 Cruise Tips Nobody Tells You (After 12 Months Living on Cruise Ships)

🌊 🧳 🛳️ After 12 months of cruising, I’ve learned the kinds of tips you almost never hear in the “cruise basic tips” videos—little things that make a big difference onboard. In this video, I’m sharing 12 cruising tips that have saved me time, reduced stress, and made cruise life smoother (especially if you’re cruising in your 40s, 50s, 60s+). Whether you’re a first-time cruiser or you cruise often, you’ll want to keep these in your back pocket for your next sailing. ✅ In this video you’ll learn: • Small habits that make sailing easier and more enjoyable • Simple ways to stay organized in your cabin • Real “do this, not that” tips I only learned by cruising back-to-back • What I do now that I didn’t do at the beginning (and why it matters) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🛍️ Shop My Cruise Essentials (Amazon Storefront) From cabin must-haves to travel gear I use living full-time on cruise ships — these are my go-to items. → https://www.amazon.com/shop/livingoncruisecontrol (As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 💌 Cruise Control Postcards Receive a real handwritten postcard from the cruise ships and ports I visit around the world. Each postcard is hand-selected while I’m exploring a port, personally written, and mailed as part of my journey living full-time on cruise ships. → https://www.jotform.com/form/260955535571060 (Every postcard is unique and designs will vary based on what I find in each destination.) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 👇 Question for you: Which tip surprised you most—and what’s YOUR best underrated cruise tip? 🌎 JOIN THE COMMUNITY ▶️ YouTube Membership → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCezCmLQfm5m1a-8cefMAWhA/join 🅿️ Patreon (Cruiser Casino Comp Community) → https://www.patreon.com/LivingOnCruiseControl ⓕ Facebook Page → https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61572283514391 ⭐ Star Princess 2026/2027 FB Group → https://www.facebook.com/groups/1164071521929221 ☀️ Sun Princess 2026–2027 FB Group → https://www.facebook.com/groups/824496840358572 📷 Instagram → @LivingOnCruiseControl CHAPTERS 00:00 12 Cruising Tips After 12 Months Living on Cruise Ships 00:30 Tip 1: Keep Extra Silverware in Your Stateroom (Room Service + Coffee Fix) 01:45 Tip 2: Request a Sheet/Duvet for the Couch + Swap Couch Pillows for Bed Pillows 03:03 Tip 3: Balcony Door Trick — Lean In to Slide It Open 04:11 Tip 4: Smart Elevators — Select Your Floor Before Entering + Press for Each Person 05:53 Tip 5: Ask Your Steward to Stock Extra Washcloths (So Useful Daily) 06:18 Tip 6: Pack Ziploc Bags + Bring Cold Wet Washcloths for Excursions (Game Changer) 07:44 Tip 7: Pack Post-it Notes (Steward Requests, Thank You Notes, Daily To-Do List) 10:02 Tip 8: Skip Hanging Toiletry Bags — Better Makeup Bag + Use Cabin Glasses to Organize 12:10 Tip 9: Skip Magnet Hooks — Heavy, Sharp, Cluttery, Not Necessary 14:24 Tip 10: Make Cabin Chairs Comfortable — Use a Bed Pillow for Back Support 15:21 Tip 11: Port Safety Must-Do — Screenshot All Aboard Time + Ship Contact Info (Use WhatsApp) 18:36 Tip 12: Bring/Buy a Real Coffee Mug (Better Coffee Moments + Easy to Sanitize) 20:05 Wrap-Up + Share Your Best Underrated Cruise Tips in the Comments #CruiseTips #Cruising #PrincessCruises #CruiseHacks #LivingOnCruiseControl