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I Thought Cruise Passengers Were Bad…

La Lido Loca
La Lido Loca
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👁️ 119K views📅 1 months ago⏱️ 12:33

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The creator discusses his experience taking a nine day land cruise through Ireland, which involved traveling by tour bus and staying in various hotels to immerse himself in the local culture. While he highly recommends this style of travel, he notes that it carries the risk of encountering rude tourists. He shares two specific anecdotes to illustrate this behavior. The first involves a tour in Kilkenny where a group of tourists continuously talked over a tour guide named Paul during his presentation. The creator questions whether this was a cultural difference or simple rudeness. The second incident occurred at the Cliffs of Moher, where a woman aggressively enforced the integrity of a queue for a shuttle service, only to later jump to the front of the line herself when boarding the return tram. The creator concludes by advising travelers to choose happiness despite the absurdities of others and encourages viewers to avoid being rude themselves.

Written by TripBacon from this video's transcript.

What This Creator Said
Creator RecommendsCruise Vlog🏅Authority Creator
Other · 9 nightsFrom Dublin

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Creator's Key Takeaways

I highly recommend cruising. I love cruising. That is my favorite form of travel. But I am also going to say I highly recommend this traveling via the tour bus

I don't know of any culture where the reality is if you don't understand what somebody who you just paid to take you on a tour, if you don't understand their language, where the default is now I'm going to overtalk them.

In all things, choose happiness because you're going to be a a better person because of it.

Creator's Tips & Advice

Choose happiness despite the absurdities or rude behaviors of others.
Check yourself before you wreck yourself; don't be a rude traveler.

Questions This Creator Answers

QIs rude tourist behavior a problem on land tours compared to cruises?
QWhat is the rudest thing you've ever seen while traveling?

Topics Covered

Excursions2½ Sad BaconCrowd Capacity1½ Sad Bacon

Port Highlights

Cliffs of Moher4 Happy Bacon
Top: Shuttle service/tram
Dublin
Kilkenny1 Happy Bacon
Top: Train tour around Kilkenny (€850)
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