If You Believe These Things About Cruising You're Wrong!

[@livewithattention9561]

The first thing I discovered when I began cruising is that you can almost always find quiet space on cruise ships even on the bigger ships

[@julieolson9832]

We took a themed cruise on Symphony of the Seas (quilting). I couldn’t find a quiet place on that ship except in my cabin. We aren’t RC cruisers. We’re Princess/Viking cruisers.

[@penelopepitstop762]

I’m 50 and my husband is 59, but our 4 kids ranging from 19 to 25, also love cruising. We see all ages on cruises from babies to the elderly and all in between! Before our first cruise, I can remember my husband being worried about feeling “trapped in the middle of the ocean” and he’s the one who probably loves cruising the most out of all of us.

[@intruderone234]

I love it, not really near the dead rattle! I prefer older crowd with few unsupervised children. We love the excursions and take advantage of them. I also like the smaller ships. This is all just personnel preference and their are lots of ships to choose from to make people happy. In all, I agree with you and your video! As long as I get bacon in the morning, I'm a happy boy

[@Hawkeye2001]

And I'd agree. We started out with Holland America and loved their demographics. We took a couple Carnival cruises and quickly realized we were on the wrong cruise line. I don't mind the supervised children. But it seems so many are caffeine and sugar overloaded with no one watching them.

[@marilynnkadan7948]

I agree with watcher Hal, I been on few different lines, since 2017 travel solo. I enjoy HAL yet going this March 4dy carnival 50th anniversary. Wish Solo$ be better

[@duncanconnor5277]

We've cruised on all sizes of ships and really the experience is the same. This is our time as a couple to be together, and it doesn't matter whether the ship has 500 people or 5000, we still have a good time and never feel crowded out. It was only on a Galapagos cruise with 20 passengers that we felt we had to be more 'sociable' than is natural for us.

[@PaulandCaroleLovetoTravel]

All packed in..definitely not the case! Great video showing the truth and all the options that are available!

[@nancybeacroft2107]

Thanks, Gary. Good video. We went on the Oasis of the Sea in 2018. My husband wasn't sure he was going to like a ship that big. By day 2, he was loving it. Yes, it is big and did have a lot of passengers but there were so many venues and quiet spots on the ship that we never felt trapped or overwhelmed.

[@jeremy1350]

Hi Gary, I grew up in Miami and worked as a travel agent (85-90) and for RCI (90-92) for a couple of years. The quote "Cruises are for newly weds, and the nearly dead" is an old trope. I used to hear it all the time, when there were many classic cruise ships still in circulation. I attempted to change that tune, one customer at a time. Before they began to build ships for the "in between crowds." People only hear what they want to hear and we call that the special gift of selective hearing.

[@Alphacentauri819]

From a neuroscience perspective...there are negativity biases, confirmation biases, that are "filters" & yes, they do seem like selective hearing, or hearing what one "wants to hear"...but when you dig deeper to subconscious, and the deeper "why", it isn't always that simple. Amygdala, hippocampus, play a role...and at the end of the day, what drives people is a desire for safety and certainty. What those 2 things entail very greatly person to person, depending on many variables. Many, many behaviors, (many unconscious) are strategies to feel safe and certain. Remember that when others are annoying...applies to all of us.

[@colleenmelton1558]

Thanks for the postive side of crusing...we'll get back.....good information for especially the new comer.....

[@Michele-ot8bh]

This is why I only like to sail with Seabourn. As you said, cruising with thousands of people would be a nightmare

[@cherifurr3935]

Try Regent!

[@cydneystephen2814]

Sir Gary. Amazing you find time to work while on vacation. Well it’s appreciated. We are mid 50’s traveling with the college age kids. Once they graduate and life revolves around their friends, we will move into the second category. You are no way stuffy. Seem quite fun actually. Was so busy listening to the sewer component, forgot to keep commenting. Great video as usual. Thanks so much and see you next video.

[@Michele-ot8bh]

Also I love transatlantic crossings- on small ships

[@jayce8001]

Just got off a 10-day cruise on celebrity silhouette. It was awesome. So much to do on board. Didn't do any excursions either. While others did, and had a great time, we loved having the ship nearly to ourselves. Also, half booked on this one. So under 1000 passengers. The news saying people are trapped on there and "stranded" are lies. Ports, being their own country, have reserved their right to close to ships that have some cases on board. For our cruise we had less than 1% positive cases and no severe symptoms. There are more cases in my neighborhood than the cruise ship.

[@Gardis72]

Were you required to wear masks? I cannot imagine spending 7 days in a mask ( I hate them). It would definitely ruin things for me and it's unnatural anyway to be wearing a mask especiaolly in the tropics of the Caribbean. Your thoughts?

[@Oxxo1984]

I am so excited to attend my first cruise to Alaska. Your videos have helped me so much to learn the culture and what to expect. Love your videos ❤

[@Hawkeye2001]

Alaska is an amazing place. Pick some of the excursions that take you inland, to see the scale that is Alaska.

[@rlhunter6200]

Just completed my 10th cruise last week since 2009. I’m 40.

[@KCRReads]

We have a friend in her 80s. She has been everywhere and most of her travel in her 60s and 70s. She has hiked, sailed, hopped on camels. Travel is for everyone with a sense of adventure.

[@markpatterson2507]

.....and lots of money.

[@jameswebster65]

Newly Weds & Nearly Deads. Gotta love that slogan

[@Andygarrett357]

It's also called "Florida"; where I live and play ice hockey.

[@Canuck1000]

Very good summary. With regards to crime on ships, we're not talking about being randomly assaulted or robbed when you are walking on a corridor between your cabin and the Lido deck. Most of the crimes are associated with people who already know each other or just met, say at one of the bars, and the crime occurs inside the cabin of one of the people who met each other. This is far different than crimes that occur in a city.

[@chriswilliams6568]

Reporting from CLIA indicates that the average age of Canadian ocean cruisers in 2017 was 51, but passengers on Caribbean routes are younger. While longer itineraries, such as a trans-Atlantic or exploration cruise, tend to attract older travellers, at 46, the average age of passengers in the Caribbean is the youngest.

[@bobneedham6224]

Finally a New You Tube video that talks about something other than COVID

[@ericlomax1793]

The only Adults Only Cruise I have recently seen is now “ Virgin Cruises” a cruise line owned by Richard Branson, I do it could more expensive than “Princess Cruises”, the line my wife and I use which we enjoy a lot. Cunard is where, Yes you do dress for dinner every night or evening, good if you like doing that, but I am very casual most of the time when I dine for my meals. Most people who fall off ships is due to their own carelessness. If you one of those safes in your staterooms please make good use and keep your money, wallets, passport, excursion tickets, and any other vital information on paper you need for your cruise. Just pick a four number digit combination that you know and can remember to use.

[@julieolson9832]

I love repositioning cruises because of the sea days. There are more onboard activities on those days. Or I can find a comfortable seat and read.

[@francesm5976]

Good one Gary. I find myself explaining to folks with some of these ideas-the mega ship one and boredom ones in particular.

[@Redneckboy991]

Although covid is important, it's great to see a cruise video not discussing it. We took a 12 day Celebrity cruise in December. It has a capacity of 2800 passengers but sailed with only 1800. Loads of elbow room. My preference is a ship with less people. Just getting away and being on the water with the Mrs. and my favorite beverage is all I need.

[@markpatterson2507]

Covid is important?How about other viruses?

[@Redneckboy991]

@@markpatterson2507 It's important to avoid all viruses. I had covid and it was a non event. I guess it's all about your own personal health and what you feel comfortable with.

[@robyncarter5173]

I wouldn't consider a cruise ship with water slides, go carts and surf simulators to be "relaxed" cruising. In the same way a trip to Disney World is not a relaxing vacation. It is loud, crowded and high energy. Even when I was cruising in my mid-30s, I didn't want to take a cruise with a lot of commotion and screaming kids. I want a calm, tranquil, relaxing experience. I prefer the "older" demographic lines specifically for the calm. No interest in a loud, boisterous environment.

[@eddybrownII]

So nds like MSC would be a good fit for you.

[@thanq2467]

Gary, I really enjoy your informative KZbin channel. Thanks for all the great cruising-related topics. One thing that I haven’t heard from you when recommending which cabin to choose on an ocean cruise based on one’s preferences, finances is on which side of the ship, starboard or port to choose. I presume that it depends on the cruise route/destination.

[@cbpd89]

It's nice that there are ships that are sort of geared towards different age demographics. I specifically booked a cruise that let my kids sail for free and had kids clubs for all their age groups. That is what I need in a cruise vacation! And for folks who don't want to be around noisy kids or partying 20-somethings, there are cruise ships that are gear towards that demographic as well.

[@everythingbutthegirlfan762]

I would love to see Gary go on a Carnival cruise from Jacksonville or Galveston, the reaction video would be hilarious.

[@hed2410]

During spring break! 🤯

[@DavidDeeble]

"Not strict on dress code" is an understatement - on Carnival I saw a guy on formal night wearing his extra-fancy tank top.

[@breadyegg]

LOL I so believe it. To that sort, a Tuxedo is a type of cocktail. Which is fine. There's a cruise ship for that. If you want a proper Black Tie night, go on Cunard, for example.

[@bigshel99]

Bonus points if he had a tie on with it hahahaha

[@juliabouzan1739]

Oh wow lol. Was that recently? I was on carnival dream in 2015 and one of our table mates was turned away from the main dining room on formal night because he was wearing shorts.

[@quicksilver2510]

This video made me realise how much I miss cruising 😔 I have no idea when cruising will start back up in Australia

[@scottshriner439]

Thanks, Gary! Very good info that we will put to use.

[@travelingwithmikeandpam9074]

I also like the smaller crowd. We're going on Holland American Rotterdam, a perfect size ship in March. Smaller is better!

[@ZStitchDisneyFan]

Another really informative video. I actually thought of you yesterday as I was in Southampton for the first time and visited the sea city Museum is really interesting as it talks a lot about Titanic the Queen Mary and has a lot about sailing and at the moment there is a special exhibition on and it talks about some of the cruise lines that started from Southampton. Adults can get in for £9 and it is highly recommended it’s not far from the seaport either so if you do get to Southampton poor early and you’ve got a couple of hours to kill definitely go and see this place I have done some live videos on my Facebook and I will try and upload some videos onto KZbin channel

[@01cthompson]

Very good video. While I do know someone who had a miserable time on a cruise (due to the line dropping the ball on a required accommodation ) I realize this has to be an uncommon occurrence. The vast majority of trips must go off just fine.

[@rickcudmore8156]

I think some cruise lines are confusing cruising with amusement parks. That theme should be left to the private islands.

[@kimadams2479]

Gary, Thank you for another very informative video!

[@twaunniebusse7262]

Thank you for your video- I tried to find your behind the scene video that you mentioned in this video but I was unable to locate it in your list of videos. I would appreciate it if you could tell me the title of that video. Thank you

[@BillPeschel]

Gary, I'm not sure if you're referring to the right video at the end. "What causes more fights between cruise passengers" you say, but you're pointing to "The 7 things smart cruise passengers always do." Is that right?

[@genep7344]

Thanks Gary for sharing! Very good information to know.

[@tipsfortravellers]

Glad it was helpful!

[@JordanScottMills]

@0:45 and you hardly look it, if I hadn't seen some of your older videos where I believe you said you had to be a specific age for something or the other I would have said you were in your very late 40s, keep doing whatever it is you do to stay young Gary!

[@wendyhiggins902]

Curious if the average age changes in any significant way when you factor in where you are cruising.

[@snerdterguson]

I've had a moment of boredom on a cruise, but it was just because I wasn't enjoying the particular stage show I was watching right then. Other than that, if you're sitting around bored, its probably because its very hard to entertain you. And like you said, you're not on the ship long enough. I've never had more than 2 and a half consecutive sea days and that was just one way to Bermuda. Left NYC at 4 pm on a sunday and disembarked at the Royal Dockyard by 8 am on Tuesday. Ship arrived while I was still asleep.

[@karenjensen2345]

What about those tiny American River Cruises? We are going on one of them for the first time in October. I would love for yo to do a video on one of those, no one has. We normally sail on NCL or Carnival.

[@tammydriver5759]

Love the shirt

[@matthewcarello9280]

By looking at clips of smaller ships it looks like theres less to do like pools hot tubs ect. I dont know for sure as iv never been on a cruse. And the lack of buffets these days on cruses steers me away. I wouldnt say its not for me, i am looking into a cruse next year but im really on the fence about it. Having to schedule all meals for specific times sounds horrible. I would most likely stay on the ship when its in port so i could enjoy it more. Snd i can be so wrong about what i think so i will have to see an agent as i dont know what i dont know.

[@TinaLee2042]

Gary, the link you point to is the 7 things video not about whatever causes fights - which was that?

[@tipsfortravellers]

Thanks, will change that!

[@ellenriddick2461]

Windstar the only way to go. 300 passengers.

[@rgruenhaus]

4000 passengers is nothing! It's like saying to a New Yorker, "How can you live in a City with 8M people?" There are only a few times during the day when many of those people are out and about! A cruise ship is the same! Rarely would a passenger feel like those 4000 passengers are in the areas they are except maybe the pool or a show! That's only hundreds to a thousand!

[@terrifromm5085]

I actually know someone who thinks he'd not only be bored on a cruise, but he would go "stir crazy" on a ship! He feels he'd be trapped and confined on a cruise ship. Just don't understand people. Tried to explain that once he cruised, he'd be hooked. Oh well.

[@georgediaz8501]

He just has fear of the unknown. He would not know until he tried it, but, then again he is likely afraid of living it and needing to book many more😀

[@chriswilliams6568]

I am a retired Travel Agent and often it was the wife that trundled her hubby in to talk about a cruise. After they had sailed, it was the hubby that brought his wife in for the next one.

[@guayames]

Agree 100%!

[@thanq2467]

Gary, thank you for all the informative KZbin videos that you offer. I find them most enlightening and entertaining. One thing that I don’t believe you have addressed when choosing a cabin on an ocean cruise best suited to one’s preferences/budget, is on which side, starboard or port of the ship is most desirable. I suppose the route and destination would have a lot to do with ones decision. Any comments?

[@andreaski100]

I believe he addressed this recently in a video about choosing a ship. He talks about knowing where you're going and how that night effect which side of the ship you pick for your cabin

[@thanq2467]

Thanks for the info, I must have missed that one.

[@andreaski100]

Understandable! He's got a lot of content

[@eugenebartlett99]

That you Gary

[@rgruenhaus]

Which name came first Bembridge or Bainbridge?

[@monkeyb1820]

I think it's the first.

[@thewanderingsanta9078]

My wife and I are starting doing cruises and have only done four so far that have all been Mexican cruises, which are fun but we are wanting to spread out our choices. We are really wanting an Ireland cruise and watched a video of yours that had mentioned even covering getting picked up from home and dropped off where we need to go and then after getting back home to our door through a travel agent. I was hoping that you might have some suggestions for a good travel agent that can accommodate that kind of vacation just to make the whole experience without worrying about not bringing enough money to do at least the basics for older new comers like us that may make inexperienced financial mistakes. Hope to hear from you.

[@chriswilliams6568]

It is Saga Holidays that pick folk up at home and drop off after the cruise. They are British and also do Fly and Flop vacations and river cruises. For the over 50s.

[@Desertfox18]

Me, a 16 years old who loves premium type cruises.

[@tomtiernan8134]

I was on a Princess cruise recently. Incredibly disappointing. The food was mostly bad, mediocre even at the more upscale venues. To me it is more about an image than substance. I won’t be going with them again.

[@YudronWangmo]

Gary, I’d like to see you address the air pollution from cruise ships as well. Thanks in advance.

[@grene1955]

Well... we did an Alaska cruise on the Oosterdam of the Holland America line, and I felt trapped. It was a second cruise, after a short Caribbean cruise years earlier. It was like being in a large hotel with a food court and a few shops. This was BEFORE covid. Someone tested positive for something, and suddenly all the restaurants were no longer self serve. And every time we turned around, a crew member was standing behind us with hand sanitizer. All I could think was, if it's that bad, LET ME OFF!. I'll never go on an ocean cruise again.

[@feleciawallace8420]

I prefer not vacationing on a luxury cruise with children... I'll choose cruises for adults only...

[@camikasofta117]

Oli

[@markpatterson2507]

For sewage dumping.....how much waste do millions of ocean animals dump in the ocean?The oceans are beyond vast and deep and shit from your ship won't really bother them

[@glynismccartneyintricatesc5281]

❄️❤️❄️🇨🇦

[@Sitti2300]

first comment!

[@tomt810]

Honestly, cruising still sounds kinda terrible to me. It sounds downright deceptive. From watching your videos it seems like damn near everything is an upcharge (except ice cream?!). It really sounds like you're better off booking a stay in a super nice hotel room or all inclusive resort or something. I guess I just don't like the way the business practice sounds. Maybe I'll try it sometime, but I still have a few decades before I'm 50 lol :)

[@jeffross5424]

princess is not premium

[@wookie2222]

An overcrowded place with a lot of bored, old people that releases untreated sewage into the ocean - or the Unitded Kingdom, how we Europeans call it.😂

[@baronedipiemonte3990]

12 Miles or more, and MORE than 4 knots to release "black waste water". If you got a "back stage" tour, then you saw what they wanted you to see.

[@johnpritchard5410]

newlyweds and the nearly-dead!

[@randomlyentertaining8287]

I know I put it elsewhere but might as well reiterate here. Because I can XD People who think cruise lines are bad for the ocean because they dump sewage into the ocean clearly have no idea what they're talking about. For one, they obviously don't realize that sea life does, in fact, release their own waste. They are not super creatures that can use 100% of the material they consume and release no waste. And there are a LOT more of them releasing their organic waste into the ocean than humans. Second, the amount of sewage dumped is a statistical non factor when compared to the size of the ocean. 150k gallons for a 3,000 person cruise of one week? That's a drop within a drop times a thousand compared to the ocean. Even if there was 1,000 of those cruises happening each week (kinda hard to do when there's not that many 3,000 person cruise ships in the world), every week, for an entire year, it would still only add up to 7,800,000,000 gallons of sewage a year (which is roughly the equivalent of if every person in the entire world released a single gallon of waste at the same time). Sounds like a lot, right? Well, there is 352 quintillion gallons of water in the ocean (352,000,000,000,000,000,000). 7.8 billion is only 0.0000000022159% of the world's oceans water content. Even if this was to go on for 100 years (thus 7.8 billion would become 780 billion), the percentage just has two zeros shaved off. It would take literally thousands and thousands of years worth of this cruise insanity to even break double digits in terms of how much of the ocean is suddenly sewage and by that point, ocean life will have adapted to deal with it. Point is, no, cruise ships dumping their waste into the ocean doesn't harm anything. Their diesel engines are doing more harm than the sewage. Really, people aren't concerned about the sewage affecting the ocean. What they're concerned about is their private section of beach having sewage in the water. Which is taken care of by the 12 mile rule.

[@hed2410]

You sound rather naive. There are 27 ++million - I said million- people who cruise annually. They toilet themselves 2-3 times A DAY FOR 3 TO 10 DAYS, and shower at least once, releasing their sweat, cosmetics, chemical toiletries and sunblock into the ocean- not into a water treatment plant. So we're looking at 100 Million DUMPS a year, each one w a volume and weght of 2-4 pounds. These Einsteins also vomit and flush their other wastes into the ocean. No comparison to the natural sea ecology.

[@maureensullivan2139]

I had my Kindle and $50 stolen from my room. Crew was extremely unhelpful and uncooperative.

[@nichtsistkostenlos6565]

Great thumbnail. "You're wrong about cruises, off to jail with you!"

[@notyourtypicalwatchreview2563]

Nearly dead… hilarious.

[@notyourtypicalwatchreview2563]

@@JulieWallis1963 I’m soooooo sorry I’m not as up on this stuff as you are.

[@jkokich]

@@JulieWallis1963 nope, your comment was snarky, and I called you on it. You have no right to be pissed.

[@maureensullivan2139]

Gary, please speak a bit slower. I miss about a 1/4 of what you say.

[@bradh3139]

Newlywed? Nearly dead? Same thing!