🚢 How To Find Cheap Cruises | Top Tip to Afford Living On A Cruise Ship

[@romcomdiva4271]

Hi Lynelle, I love your channel.😊 You can save more money on a MSC cruise if you apply for their Matching Status since you’re Platinum on Carnival now. You can do the same on Virgin Cruises but you have to take one of their cruises before the end of the year. I don’t know if they will continue in 2025. Happy Cruising!!🛳️

[@PovertyToParadise]

📌Oh wow!!! I did not know that. Gonna pin this comment so I can remember and others will see it. Thank you so much for this helpful info!!! & thanks for watching.🚢

[@connieshebs9586]

Have you looked at CPC? Casino players club, they have fb and website. You send them proof of casino offers and they get you offers on other lines

[@Bibiznatch]

"Do what you want with your money" Facts.

[@PovertyToParadise]

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[@rnptenafly]

6:50 if you’re including Holland America, and Princess, you should include Celebrity. It can be surprisingly affordable.

[@PovertyToParadise]

To each his own; again, this was JUST an example. Thanks for watching.

[@JohnDoe-tq4fb]

Hi Lynelle, I think your information was awesome!! Living on a cruise ship can definitely be an alternative way of life in comparison to us land dwellers. I cruise often and that cruise plum may be an excellent source for finding cheap cruises to allow earn rewards to get to top tier status quicker. I’m definitely with you concerning gratuities.. what most people don’t realize is that the money actually goes to the cruise line and not necessarily the workers.. I usually have them taken off my account and give cash to whomever I feel like it.. usually the cabin steward…thanks again.

[@PovertyToParadise]

@JohnDoe-tq4fb Thank you. I appreciate your perspective. Yes, we can use cruise plum for so many different planning strategies. I think people put too much emphasis on other people's wallets. 🤷🏽‍♀️🙏🏽🛳

[@chikaadiele3155]

This is a great tool for just finding cruises in general within your budget! Thanks so much!! :)

[@TheHighValueNurseCJKyles]

Love this channel. Im a nurse and im going to take this advice.

[@PovertyToParadise]

Awesome sauce. Glad it was helpful. Thanks for all you do and the services you provide. We appreciate you!!! 💗🚢

[@rnptenafly]

7:19 with your lower range budget, I wouldn’t bother selecting any cruise lines/cabins. Just location, date range, and PPD.

[@PovertyToParadise]

Thanks for the feedback. It's just a sample training for those who have never seen this before. You can choose which filters to use and which to ignore based on what you are looking for. Some people see things differently even when looking at the same data.

[@KhaoticKim]

I'm super impressed. This is inspiring. You can also turn your experience into a business by creating a course or community teaching others how to cruise for a living. I'd buy! ❤

[@PovertyToParadise]

@KhaoticKim Aw, thank you Ms. Kim. I've decided to enjoy a soft life of ease so, I'm not interested in "working" beyond just sharing my experience with others. Thank you so much for the idea though. I appreciate you. 🌻🤗🛳

[@JohnDoe-tq4fb]

Thanks!

[@PovertyToParadise]

You're very welcome. Thanks so much for the support. 💞🏆🛳

[@DestinedJourney]

Yessss!! I love this site!! Great for solos due to the 0 supplement. I always sort by per day.

[@DoItMyselfPeg]

Thanks for this tutorial on using Cruise Plum. I didn't know about the "per day" cost tab. Nice!

[@PovertyToParadise]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching. 😊🚢

[@doreenhayden-cote553]

Thanks for the tip about CruisePlum, I am definitely going to check them out. I have cruised quite a bit but always with friends or family and always in a balcony cabin! My husband passed away in December of 2023 and now I am thinking about trying out solo traveling and an inside cabin in 2025. Royal Caribbean is my favorite so I think I will aim for that. Hope I run into you on an RC cruise sometime next year!! You have been an inspiration.

[@PovertyToParadise]

@doreenhayden-cote553 Hi Ms. Doreen. Sorry, for your loss.🌻 I was widowed in 2013 and understand the need to want to travel solo. I pray for your strength & that you are comforted w/ great memories. 💝 You're very welcome and thanks for watching. I'm glad I could help you with another source to plan your travels. Wishing you the best & it would be very nice to cruise with you. ***shhh, don't tell anyone, but Royal is my favorite too. 😎🤗🌻🛳

[@mscocoa30]

Awesome information. I miss Venezia already. I don't know when I'll be cruising again as I'm hoping I'll be offered some really good deals soon. I am aiming for another B2B or some other extended cruise. Again, it was nice to meet you. (Jay from Venezia Oct 4th - Oct 25th). 👋🏾

[@PovertyToParadise]

Hi Jay 👋 Yeah, I feel ya... I don't want to get off!!! Very nice to meet you too. I'm confident you'll find a great deal. 🙏🌻Thanks for watching. 🚢

[@BeefromSC]

This is great information!!! Thanks so much!!!!!

[@PovertyToParadise]

Hi there. 👋😊 You are so welcome!

[@carolynplowden989]

Thank you so much for all your info, I'll have to check Cruise plum. I love solo cruising and the VENEZIA ship, I have been on it 3 times, once solo and about to go on again in Dec on my first Journeys cruise, also solo.

[@PovertyToParadise]

@carolynplowden989 So you knew it was AWESOME & didn't tell me!? 👀😅 I'm glad you enjoyed it... sounds like as much as I am now. I 💛 this ship! Thx for watching 😊🛳

[@davidh2420]

Do you have stock in Carnival? As in you should. 100 shares gets you shipboard credit on every sailing. NCL also has it.

[@PovertyToParadise]

@davidh2420 Nope. I don't invest in individual stocks. That credit would add up a lot for me with all these cruises but changing my portfolio for it is not attractive to me. Kudos to those who do have it tho. Thanks for the question & information 🤗🎉🏆

[@PrimeTimeTravelers]

Going to be hunting for deals using your tips! Safe travels! Hope you are having a fantastic Thursday. Your tips truly inspire us to get where you are today. Maybe in a few more years. Didn't know this website existed! I am searching right along with you.

[@PovertyToParadise]

@@PrimeTimeTravelers Yeah. It's a goldmine! I also use it to find cruises when I have gaps in the schedule of my casino deals. Hope it helps you as much as it has helped me. #LetsGo! 🤞🏾💃🏾🛳

[@PrimeTimeTravelers]

@PovertyToParadise hope so. I'm ready to go

[@theblessedtraveler7477]

Yes!! I am going to need this information for the future.

[@PovertyToParadise]

Yaaaay... Glad it was helpful!

[@JohnDoe-tq4fb]

Im your newest subscriber ❤

[@darrellatwood1152]

I have been an uber and lyft driver since 2016 and am really planning to go on my first ship on November 13. It is in the price range that are you talking about from Florida to Antartica for less than $70 per day, for a 35 day cruise.

[@PovertyToParadise]

Hi. Thx for watching. WOW!!!! That sounds amazing. What an adventure for a FIRST cruise!!! I hope you have the BEST time. Enjoy. 😊🚢

[@ladyjavandab7181]

Hi Lynnelle, I about have fallen deep over your videos and binge watch every chance I get. I can attest that I had to go to your channel and search search and misses the very first video you teaching us. I think it's how KZbin organize or something but I am working on my husband who loves cruising buy a little afraid of leaving the brick house American dream and trading for the cruise life dream! I'm so ready! I'm an emerging TA as well and it's been kind of slow but getting there. Keep up the awesome videos and thanks for allowing us to be a part of it all...big hugs and hope to see you on the beautiful seas! Jilly

[@PovertyToParadise]

Hi there Jilly. Sorry they had you going in circles. I put the link to that first video in mostly all of my other video descriptions, including this one, so you should have access to it there and also, when you go to the channel, click on videos and sort by oldest, it should come up as 1st or 2nd. Anywho, I appreciate your appreciation and YASSSS, when I'm ready to get off these ships and start country hopping, Imma need a TA to help me navigate these travel streets. Wishing you the best on your journey and I hope and pray you and hubby come to a compromise that works best for both of your dreams!!!! 🌻🤗🚢

[@murlthegirl1446]

Thanks for the info. Girllllll

[@catherine8332]

Wow lynelle u r a font of information. Thank you for introducing me to cruise plum. I knew about vacations to go (highly recommend) but not cruise plum. Continued awesome safe travels! 😊🛳️

[@PovertyToParadise]

You are so welcome! 🚢

[@rudolphharrigan1804]

Good tip you ever thought about been a travel agent book cruise and how many languages did you speak now smile supporting you from ST.THOMAS US virgin island 🇻🇮 ❤😊

[@PovertyToParadise]

Mr. Harrigan. I just retired and I'm living on cruise ships for a soft, pampered life. Why are you trying to put me back to work? 😂💅🚢

[@leonardlee7017]

This will work out good for me and Michelle. We only pay port tax, no matter how short along the cruise is this would work out perfect for us.

[@PovertyToParadise]

@leonardlee7017 ❤️👋🏽 As much as y'all sail, y'all already live on cruise ships. 🎉💃🏾

[@leonardlee7017]

lol. I’m so happy you’re living your best life. I will be on the carnival Mardi Gras November 30 until December 7. Then, after that, I think we taking another short cruise in December on MSC when I get the dates I’ll let you know.

[@dwalker6868]

Thank you very helpful

[@PovertyToParadise]

Glad it helped.

[@Thecrazyisstrong]

Great info!Thank you.

[@PovertyToParadise]

You bet!

[@autobotdiva9268]

definitely looking for a b2b cruise for2026

[@PovertyToParadise]

Nice! Go for it!!! 🎉

[@reginestlouis636]

Thanks for this info.

[@pamelajones1135]

Hello Lynelle. Do you fly to different ports? I love your channel!

[@PovertyToParadise]

@pamelajones1135 Hi. Thanks. Yes, in my monthly expense videos, I show how much I pay for flights with discounts from Airline Credit Card rewards. ☺️

[@ARBonthego]

Just subscribed . Good content

[@PovertyToParadise]

@@ARBonthego Thx for subbing & welcome aboard 🤗🛳

[@nnekakelly]

Awesome information! I know you're traveling solo. Are these prices double occupancy?

[@PovertyToParadise]

@nnekakelly Yep! The cruise fare portion is double so even if someone sailed with me, that's what we would pay together. The port fees & taxes are solo and that part would be double if someone else sailed with me so they would have to pay their portion. Hope that helps. ☺️

[@kathyyeadon3176]

Hello Lynelle, I love what and how you travel on the cruise ship 🚢. How do you avoid paying gratuities fees and do you pay travel insurance fees?

[@PovertyToParadise]

Hi Kathy 👋🏽 I do not "avoid" paying gratuities. I pay gratuities every cruise, but if you choose not to pay them or want to give cash directly to staff rather than doing the standard, you can just go to guest services and ask them to adjust or remove gratuities from your account. [Carnival & Royal Caribbean] I do not pay for travel insurance. The credit cards I use include $5k travel insurance for each trip I book and as you can see from my content, I never pay near to $5k per trip. 🤗🛳 Thanks for watching...

[@kathyyeadon3176]

@Thank you for replying to my comment. I noticed gratuities can be pricey. When having your gratuities adjusted or removed is there a set amount to pay? If so what is the amount one has to pay physically to staff (cruising solo)?

[@PovertyToParadise]

@kathyyeadon3176 You're welcome. There is no set amount. Just like tips at a restaurant. You can pay $0, you can do $2 per person, you do $100! It's 100% up to you, just like any other customer service tip. The standard amounts are $16 per person per day on Carnival. It breaks down to $4.68 cabin steward, $7.56 dining room staff, $3.76 alternative services = $16 per person, per day. Again, no set amount. Some people leave it as is, some take that amount & give cash, some people tip a couple dollars cash every time someone helps them, some people don't tip at all. All up to you. My opinion: go with your conscience. If I get bad service [which almost never happens on a cruise], then I don't tip. If I get exceptional service, I give above & beyond the standard. You do you. 🤗💞🛳

[@kathyyeadon3176]

@@PovertyToParadise Thank you so much and thank you for being here and I love you with the love of the Lord as well as your channel.❤️👍🏽

[@carewisdom]

Hi Lynelle! I am curious to know how you are getting away with paying one person fair for a cabin with occupancy of two, please. Or are you always able to find a single occupancy deals?

[@PovertyToParadise]

Good question! 📌 Nope, I pay DOUBLE occupancy just like everyone else. If you check out any of my monthly expense videos on the channel, you will see that they charge me $100 per person, so I pay $200 and then I pay the port fees & taxes for just me and I get the $200 back as onboard credit. If I had someone else on the cruise with me, we would both pay $100 each plus our own individual port fees & taxes and we would both get $100 obc. Thanks for the question and thanks for watching. 🚢😊

[@carewisdom]

@PovertytoParadise thank you very much!

[@clbert7460]

@@PovertyToParadiseWhen you get to a certain status, like the top tier in Carnival, will you play less for the second “passenger”? As you know, with Royal Caribbean, once you reach 340 nights, then you pay 40%-50% less for the second passenger. But I too am a casino player and you can’t beat the prices paying only port taxes and fees. I’m going to hopefully try this in 2026, starting in the Caribbean.

[@PovertyToParadise]

@clbert7460 Nice! Yeah, I knew for Carnival that you get a discount when you get Diamond, but I never looked into Royal cuz, it's gonna be a LONG time b4 I get there. 😆☺️🤷🏽‍♀️ Thx for sharing that info...

[@carewisdom]

Hello again, Lynelle! In one of your videos, you shared how the ship's drinking water could negatively affect one's body, and you recommended taking bottled water on board. Two questions: How are they allowing you to bring bottled water on board (Carnival states on their site that passengers are only allowed canned or boxed non-alcoholic beverages, not bottles, or you can order from Carnival at $18/per case of 12)?; and are water filtration systems, such as Brita cups, allowed? Thank you for useful information, as always.

[@PovertyToParadise]

@carewisdom Hi 👋🏽 In that video, I was explaining that I'm tired of paying the $18 & requested suggestions on types of filtering bottles that others use, so, no, I'm not bringing bottled water onboard. FYI, a lady in front of me TODAY in security line for Venezia had a case of bottled water & had no issues, in fact, security lifted the box of bottles onto the scanner belt for her, so, I don't know how strict they are, but no, I don't carry bottled water on board. Thx for allowing me to clarify. ☺️🛳

[@carewisdom]

@PovertytoParadise Thank you so much for sharing! I think that the lady in front of you got lucky 🙂

[@blaccwidowblaccemporium7972]

I’m wondering. You mentioned gratuities. I booked with ncl I’m wondering what happens if you don’t pay the gratuities how do they know what has been calculated for you at the end of the cruise?

[@PovertyToParadise]

@@blaccwidowblaccemporium7972 Hi. It depends on who is THEY? On Carnival, your room steward will know bc they put a hard copy of your final statement in your mailbox at the end of the cruise. Otherwise, it depends on who THEY is. 👀🤷🏽‍♀️😆

[@blaccwidowblaccemporium7972]

@ was wondering what exactly gratuities pay for, a personal 24 hour butler is included in my up coming cruise trip, and I’ve read that the prepaid gratuities will not go to the butler. So who will the gratuity go to? Silly question but I really don’t know lol.

[@PovertyToParadise]

@blaccwidowblaccemporium7972 If you Google cruise gratuities breakdown, you'll see examples like this: $16 per day per person 》》 $3.55 stateroom attendant $5.95 dining room staff $6.50 other [Lido deck, etc] So, on a 7 day cruise, a cabin for 2 people would be giving a room steward about $50. They do about 30 rooms each. Not everyone pays gratuities but even if only 1/2 did, it comes to about $3/k or more per month. So, they could potentially make $36k to $70k a year just in gratuities not including their regular salary and their food & accommodations are included. This is exponentially more than they could make in their home country. #HopeThatHelps 🤗

[@blaccwidowblaccemporium7972]

@@PovertyToParadise sure did help. Thank you❤️

[@PovertyToParadise]

@blaccwidowblaccemporium7972 I don't know why anyone would say it doesn't go to the butler. I would find that very hard to believe. I would trust but verify... was that a reliable source or someone just guessing??? 😆😅🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️

[@lmpreston1]

I heard the offers are changing and becoming less prevalent. Can you share if you see any differences?

[@PovertyToParadise]

Hi. I've heard that too but I'm new at this so I cannot attest to that yet. I booked most of my free cruises in March 2024 and more since then. I have a video coming out on this Sunday showing some recent offers I received and if you're subscribed, you'll see I'm still getting great casino deals. Thanks for watching & commenting. 🤗🛳

[@godschild917]

Great video, how you purchase Wi-Fi without ship wifi plan

[@PovertyToParadise]

Huh? I'm confused at your question. Why do you think you can get wi-fi on a cruise ship w/o the ship wi-fi plan? Am I missing something? 👀

[@godschild917]

​​​@@PovertyToParadise thank you for reaching back. I will phrase the question differently. How are you able to make these videos on the ship without purchasing a WiFi plan from the ship? How can you use your cell phone on the ship without purchasing a WiFi plan? If I am not mistaking in this video you said you didn't need to purchase a WiFi plan.

[@PovertyToParadise]

@godschild917 Oh, ok. I understand now. Thank you for clarifying. So, 1st, I don't need wi-fi to 'make' videos, only to upload them to KZbin. Also, I connect to cell phone towers every time the ships go back in port which is almost every week and I have Verizon coverage in U.S. territories, Mexico, Canada. When I'm at sea, I'm on airplane mode and on the ships free wifi [to use their app] occasionally that wifi allows me to see messages on KZbin, but not pictures so I can read comments and reply, but nothing else. So, if I want full access to streaming sites, I have to purchase the ships wi-fi. 🛳

[@permaculturemom9848]

Where do you get your hair done? Is it on the ship? Do the hairdressers on the ship know how to do black hair care?

[@PovertyToParadise]

Hahaha! Nope! 😅😂 That is a tricky one & why I keep it braided. Once I had it done in Cozumel port and once I had a 2 week stay in New Orleans and went to my aunt's hairdresser. I'm going to try to get some crochet in New York on my next stop, have someone in a port braid it and put the crochet in myself. Let's see if that goes as planned! Thanks for continuing to watch and comment. I appreciate you.

[@kerrymegie2799]

Hi Lynelle. Just saw your channel. Been wanting to do this for years but chicken 😂. So after you see the cruise you want on plumcruise, how do you book it?

[@PovertyToParadise]

Hi Ms Kerry. Welcome aboard. For me, I would just go to the cruise line's website and book it directly. Some people use travel agents but I have not found that makes any difference for me; but either way works. Here's a step-by-step example of how to book your own cheap cruise on Carnival. Thanks for watching. 🚢 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWiVgWZjjN6ea5o

[@Mikec718NiceLivn]

Since you book directly with the cruise lines can i be your agent. Small business owner with Cruise Planners.

[@PovertyToParadise]

@michaelcee2323 Hi. I'm good but I appreciate the offer. 😊🌻

[@rnptenafly]

When you are looking for one person, is it showing you only half the fair? Because usually the prices are Per Person Double Occupancy.

[@PovertyToParadise]

You can check into the details and it will tell you what is included. In my example, it was giving the price for ONE person traveling solo. You wouldn't necessarily double that if you have 2 people. Ie, if I was sailing on Carnival by myself for $700 total, $500 cruise plus $200 taxes and port fees, the double occupancy would not be $1400. It would be $900 - The cruise is still $500 whether there is one person or two plus $400 taxes and port fees ($200 each). Hope that helps.

[@kimandzayway]

🎉

[@Ambientmopar]

🛳🛳🛳

[@over60lowbudgettravel]

Thank you for the information! I will use that resource.

[@PovertyToParadise]

You're welcome. Glad it was helpful!

[@VocabularyOnlineInterAcademy]

Thanks for that info!👍👍

[@PovertyToParadise]

No problem 👍