5 Reasons to NOT Go on a Cruise! Watch this video if you're not sure
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
- 5 Reasons to NOT Cruise!
We all know that cruising is one of the most affordable ways to get a lot of bang for your vacation buck. All the included restaurants, entertainment, and activities are a big reason why cruise ships are so attractive, but what about some reasons why you should NOT go on a cruise? #cruise #cruiseship #travel
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From recent headlines another reason to not go on a cruise is if you can't control a tendency to exhibit aggressive behavior. Ain't nobody got time for that!
Yes! If your a d*ck, please stay home! :-P
@@VeryunOfficialTravelGuides Could you video a cruise where other than what you need internet for (your channel), from booking everything manually. From in-person travel agent to not accessing internet for dinner reservations/excursions, etc. That is how I would cruise - NO INTERNET ON PHONE - Theme Parks are problematic for the SAME reason. Please. I so enjoy your videos, Thank YOU!
That's an interesting video idea for sure. I think you can do all that with a travel agent in advance who can also print your documents before you leave for the port. Once you're onboard, you can use the interactive TV and screens around the ship to book dining reservations and shows. Not sure how you would check in for your flight on the way home, though, except doing it directly at the airport! And yes, I despise that you can't really enjoy a day in a Disney park in Florida anymore without constantly checking your phone!
Simple solution..use Norwegian or Royal and not Carnival if you stick to the big 3.
@@VeryunOfficialTravelGuides Thank you. Would the river cruising be a better option? The access to the room and in-room TV seems to be hours after boarding and it seems many things can't be booked until you are on board. It seems even the muster drills demand phone internet. Regardless if I ever cruise or not, I will always watch because you are so informative and entertaining. Thank you.
After 174 cruises, I am still looking for a reason not to cruise!
I go on cruises to see the ocean and I like value. Room food. Pool,a few nice stops. Lots of music, adults only area. Kids clubs. Sea air. Tea time. Read my book. Comedy clubs.
1. people
2. the pool
3. stuck on a boat
4. limited shore time
5. expensive excursions
You're technically not stuck on the boat. You can leave over the railing any time you want! :-P p.s. not recommended.
Just went on an Alaskan cruise a few weeks ago on HAL. The cruise was great, Alaska should be seen at least once.
My shortest time from cruise book to cruise embark is 5 days. This was in the early days of the restart, when there were a few extra steps involved. But the rewards were well worth it - acres of space, extra friendly crew, and lots of tasty food.
I was on an Alaska cruise recently. There were 5 or 6 ships at the port of Ketchikan. It felt like there were 10,000 people roaming a 5-block radius. There were too many people for a port that size. I should have stayed on the ship that day!
Use your head, research the cruse before you go. We haven't been a lot of cruises but everyone I've heard that didn't like there cruise were on the wrong ship. (for example) If you want a nice calm, relaxing experience don't use Carnival (not saying Carnival is bad) but it might not be for you.
Go on a small cruise ship to avoid crazy people. Fewer people means less chance of bad behavior going unchecked. The huge ships are scary to me.
You can also stay in the ship with a ship areas, such as NCL’s Haven and MSC’s Yacht Club.
I’m currently on the Diamond Princess around Japan and 2 of my teenagers wanted to get off the ship on day 3 and go back home.
They have been on 4 previous cruises with Royal, Disney, Costa, but Princess broke them.
This ship is like a floating elderly care center.
Oh no! How many days do you have left? :-P
@@VeryunOfficialTravelGuides
It’s a 10 day cruise. We arrive back to Yokohama on July 10.
Today is our last sea day before returning.
We have been living in Tokyo for almost a year now and a cruise around Japan has been on my bucket list for over 20 years.
I’m 50 and I feel like everyone else on the ship is 90.
It’s absolutely uneventful onboard.
Well, time to try a different cruise line for the next Japan cruise, I guess? Was the food good at least? :-P
Shockingly underwhelming. I was hoping that the food would wow us, but we’ve had way better food on Royal.
Only Princess offers the route around Japan out of Yokohama, so we had no other choice.
I took my roommate on her first cruise and she said she would never cruise again. To many people, weather was bad, and did not like being cramped in a room. Were me I love going on them
If you get motion sickness, you may not want to cruise..
This video reminded me that I miss your cruise room service meal videos !
@@justmeiniowa me too.
Me Three
I've been on 12 Cruises including trying to outrun a Hurricane out of Bermuda on a very old ship and I wouldn't trade any one of them for something else. Your reason about having to be able to return home on a monument's notice is a very good point I hadn't thought of though.
We booked about two weeks out and ended up cancelling for a medical issue.
Yay, travel insurance.
Love your arm choreo!
The shortest we had was 6 weeks. At the time, we were told that was crazy. This year, it was like...6 months.
Well I'm glad SOMEBODY noticed the choreo! :-P
5- I don't like socializing with strangers.
4- I won't eat at a buffet.
3- I get bored with the same place after a few hours.
2- I don't like public swimming. (It's a community bath.)
1- I'm scarred to death of the open ocean.
Hi Captain Morgan🙋♀️
I always enjoy your videos even when you are giving me 5 reasons not to go on a cruise.
My #1 reason is cruises are not long enough😅 If I travelling all the way from Western Canada to Europe to board a cruise, I want to make the trip worthwhile, so I would want one or two Mediterranean cruise(s) to at least satisfy my wish list❤
Love your videos Morgan!!
Hi Morgan, happy sunday to you too. Therre is one reason not to go on a cruise and that is the food. There is much good food and so much choice that I always put on weight. So the time between cruises I have to get rid of it again. Maybe I should cruise all the time when I reach my pensionada age ;)
This is my concern with Virgin Voyages. All the food we've seen in videos looks amazing. Luckily we're going on a 14 day cruise so hopefully we can pace ourselves with the food LOL
Best ways to travel for mr, number 1 by raod, by car.
Number 2 by waterm ship, speed boat,
Number 3 flight. Always prefer Number 1. Hindustan south.
another great video
Glad you enjoyed it
Had a co-worker book a cruise and hit me up relentlessly for advice. I was as patient as I could be, but it was annoying because so much of it was so basic and easily researched on her own. I don't mean to be a snob at ALL, but half the fun for me is the planning and figuring out my best options for each port. I gave her lots of tips. When she got back, she informed me that cruising was not for her. She did not book a single thing in any port. She and her family attempted to book a beach club in Cozumel two nights before the ship left and it was booked solid. They never left the ship. They were terrified of being in "a foreign country" and too afraid to venture out. No, no Barb, cruising is not for you. Nor is any travel beyond what you can drive to.
I’m there with ya. Planing a vacation or cruise is indeed half the fun. Where to go, excursions, researching ports, restaurants etc.
I hear ya. Also have a coworker with relentless questions. My hubby plans our incredible Mediterranean cruises usually 2 years or more in advance. He methodically plans flights transfers hotels and then excursions AFTER much research of course. I don't mean to be rude but the "friends" who have never cruised b4 asking endless questions AFTER you have given information AND suggestions...ugh. All they see are the incredible photos and think it happens easily. Maybe we should steer these people to a travel agent???
Hi Morgan i love your channel and your sense of humour ❤. This was a good video to make catering for the viewers that are undecided on whether to take a cruise or not. Keep up the good work your doing. 👍
We are one of "those" who are not into cruises. That may change if we ever take another one on a modern ship. We vacation in timeshares, so we are basically living in a large 2 bedroom apartment for a week. With a full-size kitchen, dining room, living room. laundry room, and 1-2 bathrooms. We pay under $300 for the week. Yes, we pay extra for meals, entertainment, and a rental car, but for us, that's what we want. Once we both are 100% retired, we will have more time to travel, and a cruise may be an option. We just would need to find a cabin with an electrical outlet by the bed (we have a cruise-legal multiplug adapter) as we both have CPAP machines so that's an issue on some ships.
Counting my fingers… 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 & 10. Yeap all still there. Hey I can count 😂
Congratulations!
I love cruises. I couldn’t imagine what “bad” things you were going to come up with about cruises because it’s my paradise. I will say, though that I think people that are more laidback and able to go with the flow are able to enjoy it more. Cruises are a big operation and there’s bound to be a few things hiccups here and there.
Morgan, you are always a delight! I have actually sailed 9 days after booking. Thanks for another great video!
Ships are far too huge nowadays. Don't want to spend my holiday time in an amusement park. Too many riff raff cruising. Too may loud ignorant people Too much nickel & diming especially on US ships. Gratuities are a joke US companies are responsible for paying their staff proper wages Not me.
A.K.A. Carnival.
My dad was born in Hamburg. Love your videos. Many great tips thank you!
Oh wow! Have you ever visited?
I NEED A CRUISE !!! a week of a terrible cold or 🦠??? and very average “summer “ weather and I am ready for a CRUISE !!! please can you pack me in your next suitcase Morgan , I’m only little 😜
My parents were on a Nile cruise when my baby was born. The emailed me 😂 I’m most concerned about the noise levels on cruise ships - people cranking their TV or music in the room next door, tromping loudly in the hall, stomping over my head, or getting stuck near the bar with hundreds of drunks staggering past for hours. It always looks so overcrowded and sounds so uncomfortable
Everyone I know that I speak to in person detest cruises.
Good Evening Morgan from Vancouver BC
A hotel isn’t taking me to multiple destinations while on vacation in route to those destinations. Cruise all day every day for me. You’re on an all inclusive on the way to the destination and back. No cooking, no cleaning, lots of fun.
We once booked 5 days before a New England cruise. Royal Caribbean would not let people who boarded the ship leave once they boarded on our recent failed Alaska cruise from Vancouver.
Just a little hello as I hear that you live in Hamburg. I was born and raise in France, but my mother is from Hamburg so I know the city quite well.
Also, it was in 2007 (or so) that I first saw QM2 just docking for the port celebration. A sight I will never forget.
One reason to not cruise: is their toilet paper? OMG! I need my triple ply Charmin to keep me happy! Oh yea and the soap in the shower? That whopping one little bar just wont work. :}
Haha.
LOL! I for one don't mind the "John Wayne" toilet paper on the cruise ship.
Don’t go on a cruise if you can’t manage you time. Don’t be a pier runner or one of these cruisers that are left on the dock…
Great video Morgan ❤️
I had a situation in which I really needed to leave a cruise and go home and couldn't. We were on a one week cruise for our 20th anniversary and my mother was at her home getting cancer treatments. The cruise had 6 stops and only the last day was an at sea day so I thought that worst case if something happened we could leave from whatever port we were at. She was holding her own at that point so it seemed unlikely anyway. We had pushed off the night before our at sea day and a few hours in my sister called to say that my mom was in ICU and I was needed at home as soon as possible. We just stayed on the ship for the at sea day and left on the regular flight. It was not a fun time though - feeling trapped and consumed with worry. I did make it back in time though.
haha ! The "what if" happened to us on our second cruise. In late Sep '22, my daughter had her 'Housewarming Party' on my Birthday weekend. Great ! She & her family live 2.5 hours away & just bought a new house. So this party/birthday celebration also turns into a pregnancy announcement/gender reveal/cruise announcement and THAT is scheduled for YES - the same weekend in April '23. Luckily she waited to have baby until we got home (arrived on 2nd, born on 5th).
I got commercials in the middle of your video. ! Cruising it’s who you cruise with.
A few more reasons not to cruise. 1) You are an addict. Drugs are not allowed on cruise ships. I would also expect that those who need a nicotine fix every 5 minutes would be inconvenienced on a cruise ship, because smoking areas are limited. Gambling addicts are an exception, and the cruise lines would love to take your money in their casinos. 2) You don’t like the idea of “sampler” travel. One rarely gets enough time in each port to thoroughly explore and engage with the culture of a place. I like this, because I get just enough time to know if a place is one I would like to return to for an extended visit. Tourist heavy places rarely live up to the hype and one day is enough. 3) You don’t like or fear “foreigners”. Cruise ships cater to a diverse clientele from all around the world and are primarily staffed by non-Americans, so your fear of “the others” may make cruising uncomfortable for you. An RV trip within the U.S. may be a better option for these people, and I have recommended this option to those who have expressed these concerns.
Disclaimer: This post is mostly sarcasm, for those who may not have understood my intent.✌️
But also not wrong! (Unfortunately) 😅
UA-cam unsubscribed me again😡. Just thought you should remind people to check if they are still subscribed.
OMG that is sooooo annoying!!!! Thanks for the heads up.
I’ve noticed more children on HAL lately. There is not much for them to do but they seemed to do all right. Too bad the nice outside pool is full of cigarette smoke. It would be a great place for children save that.
There is not much to do on HAL period, for anybody! I got very board when I went on HAL. Never again!
@@dougwheeler1265 I find plenty to do. Yeah, there aren’t big Ferris wheels and huge water slides but that’s not why we cruise. We go to different places where most cruisers don’t. I guess I’m just different.
My 4th of July sucked because I lost my 17 year old kitty that morning 😢, but I’m doing okay from it.
Oh no, Sally! I’m so sorry!
So sorry, Sally. Your loss is a very hard one. 😢
The ship can be a petri dish of norovirus!
You are so funny!
Hi! Have you ever sailed on the Vasco da Gama, operated by German Nicko cruise line? Cheers from Canada
I have not yet, but I did do a river cruise with Nicko and can recommend it. Have you seen those videos? ua-cam.com/video/mfuTH-tV-Wk/v-deo.html
I don’t see me being held as a prisoner on a ship that may sink
Do you fly?
You’ve seen Titanic wayy too much. 😂
Statistically, you have a much, much higher rate of dying in a car crash than you do on a ship. Also, you are not held prisoner. You can leave the ship at any time over the railing ;-)
@@cyoohoos but yet here you are on a cruise channel. 😂
@@crazykev6491this is a comment even I can agree with
The abbreviated version of this video is: "There's no reason not to cruise!"
(agree) :-P
We love cruising. However, we would never cruise on Ghetto Carnival.
For me, the best reason not to cruise is that it costs a lot more to travel solo. There are some deals out there, but the solo supplement basically shreds any savings cruising offers over a land based hotel or airbnb. Solo cabins, when they exist, are still pricey, but they're basically shoeboxes. Cruise lines would get a lot more business from me if they would put some more effort into catering to me as a solo cruiser rather than punishing me for it. Many land-based resorts are the same way. I'd love to take myself on a vacation, but I'm not going to do it if I'm paying for an invisible person.
Flying is also the absolute worst. If airlines would bake any kind of predictability into their fares and schedules - and if you could be reasonably sure to get to your destination on time and with all of your luggage - that would be great. One of the worst parts of cruising is that you can book your cruise 2 years out, but who knows what airfare will be when you're able to book that 6 months out? No one, does! Airfare can cost half the price of the cruise and it's hard to budget for an unknown. Will there be overhead storage for your carry-on? Probably not, even if you buy a ticket that allows a carry-on. I swear, not having to fly is probably the best reason to choose something other than a cruise. I don't like starting and ending my cruise getting frisked, stuffed cheek-by-jowl with strangers into a cramped metal tube, running around the maze that is the airport, and worrying about delays. Sometimes, the stress of flying ruins the R&R benefits of a vacation. Sometimes, I just want to travel with an extra couple of layers and a full size shampoo bottle, darn it.
Oh wow, those are all very good points, especially the travelling solo part!
NCL has passenger rooms for solo travelers that are priced for one person.
@@carolynlucca3269actually they are more expensive then an inside cabin on those same ships far solo person. They charge the solo suites more because of the extra benefits you get like the lounge .
Wow... first twice in one week!
A few days ago I caught a new video I sub to 15 secs after it was posted and here I did it again.... I should have bought lottery tickets... or something... oh wait. I did...
:)
Sorry I can't send you a medal or a trophy, but I'm glad you watch anyways :-P
The shortest time from booking to set sail was 45 days. Last April Hawaii to Vancouver. We were one of the last ships to visit Lahaina before the fire.
We didn't need to jump ship on our last day when my brother had the widow maker that wasn't. The hospital refused to let him call in sick that day. Mom left a message on our shared cell phone, which was locked in the car at the airport.
Twice in my life. Like being in a huge shopping mall with tons of people. Excursion? Sure, with about 3,000 other people going at the same time. Fantastic food. Friendly crew. That’s about it. Big waste of time, money. Lot of headaches arranging the whole trip. Never again, I hope.
I left a cruise after the first port once because the clientele was insufferable. Unsupervised kids, loud obnoxious NJ drunks, overzealous obese people in the buffets and hot tubs and too many people with mobility issues making it take forever to get places!
I just don’t see why going on a cruise is a bad idea when thousands of people go and have lots of fun. 🤷 👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽
From very good travel tips to totally stupid cruise "tips" in just a couple of videos. How could that happen to Very unOfficial Travel Guides? The answer is very simple, and Morgan says it himself in this video: he doesn't care about the content anymore, as long as it serves the UA-cam algorithm. What a pity.
He’s a full time creator now and that’s how he makes a living. Nothing wrong with that.
@@crazykev6491 He's been a full-time creator for many years. That doesn't mean he has to make bad content. He didn't until recently.
@@HeicoHomburg yes. But had a “real” job outside of YT for a while too.
@@crazykev6491 Let's ask him about that. @Morgan: did you have a "real" job outside of YT since you started to be a full-time UA-camr (in addition to be a full-time creator)? You never told your audience about that. If so, how did you manage to that? Did you extend your day to more than 24 hours?
Just like anything else if you don’t like it then turn the channel 🤦♀️