8 Cruises To Avoid | You'll Regret Booking These

Today we share the 8 cruises to avoid. These are cruises that will definitely put a damper on your cruise vacation. We will share what each one is and why we think you should avoid it.
Among the cruises you should avoid are:
Transatlantic repositioning cruise from the US to Europe
Alaska Cruise in May or October
Carribean Cruise during hurricane season
Spring Break Cruises
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  • @fosteringleaders9872
    @fosteringleaders98724 ай бұрын

    As a puertorrican who has cruised a lot, I must add this one: low priced Caribbean, short (4-5 days) Summer cruises, if you want to avoid rowdy teenagers and drunk young adults. Those are party cruises, if you want relaxation and peace, not your cruise). Thanks for the tips! ❤

  • @grantbob
    @grantbob4 ай бұрын

    One other option for very few kids is to take longer than 7 day cruises. We have done Journeys cruises on Carnival that had only a handful of kids because they can't get away from school for that many days.

  • @pipegarmich

    @pipegarmich

    4 ай бұрын

    Also cruises with itineraries that do not interest kids , ( fjords etc) and never Carnival

  • @pipegarmich

    @pipegarmich

    4 ай бұрын

    Also take cruises on smaller ships ,Seaborne , Crystal , , Azamara there’s nothing on them for kids

  • @kevinmatthews365

    @kevinmatthews365

    4 ай бұрын

    We love Carnival Journeys cruises and usually those under 18 years of age amount to less than a 20 individuals out of a 4000+ passenger ship. Rarely see children.

  • @grantbob

    @grantbob

    4 ай бұрын

    @@kevinmatthews365Thats been our experience too.,

  • @kens805

    @kens805

    4 ай бұрын

    You must not have cruised during the summer!! LOL LOTS of kids! Any ship with "water slides" usually have lots of kids!! @@kevinmatthews365

  • @kathryncashner3294
    @kathryncashner32944 ай бұрын

    Another cruise to avoid, whether you have kids or not, is any that has a "Kids Sail Free" promotion. RUN! Run away fast!. If you have kids, you'll find the kid programs very full and crazy. If you would prefer to not have double the normal number of kids running thru halls, trashing beverage stations, hogging elevators and pushing every button, these are not for you. The problem is that the crusie lines can announce these promotions after you booked thinking you were getting a "normal" cruise. Overall, I agree with your comments, but....we've done many September cruises (low rates, kids in school, family birthday) and only once had bad hurricane issues when our 7 night cruise became a 4 night. Yes, we've had cruises where ports were altered, but we considered these to be an adventure and visited some new ports that we might not have seen otherwise. We did the second to last Alaska cruise one season and the weather was not cold. We never eve wore our warm coats. Things vary from year to year. Totally agree that heading west on crossings is easier than east. However, I have a trick. We LOVE the long cruises and often book both a spring and a fall crossing. This has allowed me to book round trip air for the crossing portion, saving a lot of money. Worse than the inaugural cruise on a new ship is the maiden voyage of a new cruise line. I will spare you the details. DO NOT do this!

  • @kens805

    @kens805

    4 ай бұрын

    This veteran cruiser agrees with everything you've said!! BTW, we just did our first Princess cruise, and even though we're both in our 70's we felt like youngsters!! Lots of scooters,wheel chairs and walkers!

  • @tessabutlergarageyourbike6048

    @tessabutlergarageyourbike6048

    4 ай бұрын

    How do I do your trick with the spring and fall crossing and round-trip airfare?

  • @kathryncashner3294

    @kathryncashner3294

    4 ай бұрын

    @@tessabutlergarageyourbike6048 OK how I do it....Assuming MIA to BCN in April, the reverse in October. That means I need to fly from my home to MIA in April and from BCN to my home city after the cruise. I book one way on SW for the domestic portion, so that is easy. You can only book 330 days in advance, so you'll need to wait until 330 days before your fall flight. I book BCN to LAX in May (the end of the first cruise), and book a return of LAX to BCN in the fall. If I'm not planning to stay in Europe, I'll book the spring for one day after my ship docks and the fall to arrive 2 days early (just for safety...in case of issues). It usually costs about the same for the round trip as for a one way; sometimes even less! I could also book LA to MIA in the spring/MIA to LA in the fall, but we like SW and I don't see any need to book that as a round trip. You can also do an "open gatch" if your return cruise is not from the same port (in my example BCN). I looked at a fall cruise from Rome to MIA, but decided on both from BCN.

  • @beverlybeisgen3822
    @beverlybeisgen38224 ай бұрын

    My cousin lives in Juneau and she thinks cruising in October or late September is crazy. The locals often leave for warmer climates, closing stores. The days are so much shorter - it gets dark early shortening viewing time . Its colder and she sees many miserable tourists fighting the cold and rain. Great video. Thank you

  • @JeffHalapin
    @JeffHalapin4 ай бұрын

    We just did back to back repositioning cruises....Seattle to Japan in October and Lisbon to NYC in November. Had a great time and many fewer folks on the cruise. We've also done Alaska cruises in October. Loved them because there were no families with kids on the cruise. To each his own I guess.

  • @kevinmatthews365
    @kevinmatthews3654 ай бұрын

    We had a cruise booked on an NCL ship out of Port Canaveral Florida when hurricane Ian blew through. Driving from Canada, and nearing Cincinnati, we got notice finally from NCL that they cancelled the cruise. They would not cancel the night prior when we called. So we got 100% refunded and we called Carnival and got on Carnival Glory out of New Orleans instead. Stopped by Graceland in Memphis with the extra day we now had to make it there and then ended up on a fantastic cruise in the western Caribbean with smooth sailing and warm temps. We had never cruised out of New Orleans so this ended up being a treat and we got to experience a bit of NOLA as well for the first time. Great trip!

  • @andrewquint7962
    @andrewquint79624 ай бұрын

    There is another reason for avoiding an inaugural cruise. Often, neither the ship nor the crew is ready for prime time. Sometimes there’s still construction going on. Also, you often get a new and somewhat untrained crew, so you pay more for an uncompleted ship and a less than trained crew.

  • @dl11950
    @dl119504 ай бұрын

    We've done six transatlantic crossings so far - as round trip sailings on QM2, not 'repositioning' cruises. We have found that we are adjusted to our destination time on eastbound sailings - but do like getting the five hours back on the return crossing.

  • @cmmjaime
    @cmmjaime4 ай бұрын

    We've found out the hard way that "last " cruises before a ship is to be retired or refitted are a bad idea too. Somehow we've made that mistake several times now without realizing it in advance. Need to figure out how to avoid that!

  • @nowboardingvlogs
    @nowboardingvlogs4 ай бұрын

    I would have never thought about considering the direction of travel due to the time changes on the transatlantic or transpacific. Great tip!

  • @kimcanty1885
    @kimcanty18854 ай бұрын

    We never wanted to go on an inaugural cruise. You’re so right about spring break. Right again, we never cruise between September & November.

  • @jayoneill1533
    @jayoneill15334 ай бұрын

    I guess we were lucky on our Alaskan cruise in May. The weather was cool but nice, the tourist towns were very glad to see us after the long quiet winter, and best of all, the notorious Alaskan bug season had yet to arrive.

  • @BostonHeather

    @BostonHeather

    4 ай бұрын

    I loved my Alaska cruise!!!

  • @johnnolan5579
    @johnnolan55794 ай бұрын

    Went on the Norwegian Escape during Thanksgiving. Never again! The ship was completely full, even maxed out with many rooms with four passengers. There were lineups for everything, and far too many children running around.

  • @allenesaacson1978
    @allenesaacson19784 ай бұрын

    We purposely went to Alaska the second week of May last year to avoid rain and bugs. We started in Seattle on Sunday at 90° and didn’t have a high under 70° till we hit Victoria the following Saturday. Thursday was the high of the actual sailing at 80° in Skagway. We got very lucky. I told everyone that was why I specifically chose that week when booking the previous October.

  • @suewolf3279
    @suewolf32794 ай бұрын

    Totally agree with you regarding inaugural cruises. We don't go on inaugural cruises, just like the fact that we don't buy a brand new make and model car for the first 3 years that comes out

  • @isellorganic

    @isellorganic

    4 ай бұрын

    I NEVER buy the 1ts of anything. They have to work the bugs out.

  • @gerardmackay8909
    @gerardmackay89094 ай бұрын

    I found the Transatlantic issue the complete opposite with sleep adjustment being more difficult Westbound than Eastbound (proves we are all different I guess). I think kids can be problematic on cruises because they are often bored out of their brains. I know the mega resort ships you find with RC have plenty to occupy them but a regular ship does not (eating, drinking, more eating, sunbathing, playing the slots, watching shows may appeal to a lot of adults but it’s deathly dull to most children and that’s when they start making a nuisance of themselves) hence I NEVER cruise during school holidays.

  • @BostonHeather

    @BostonHeather

    4 ай бұрын

    Me too

  • @KBTCaseyFlynn
    @KBTCaseyFlynn4 ай бұрын

    We’ve never had the issue you did with the eastbound Transatlantic cruise. We love them and find we have no jet lag when we get there. In addition we find the westbound flight home much easier than eastbound flights to Europe. I totally agree about inaugural cruises though primarily because the crew is all new and don’t know the vessel and are still working out the kinks. Like you we always avoid the holiday times partly to avoid crowds but also they tend to be more expensive. We were once in a cyclone between New Zealand and Australia. I loved the rough sea as did about 13 other people. Everyone else was miserable. Completely agree about Alaska which can be frigid.

  • @nicholasglisonn836
    @nicholasglisonn8364 ай бұрын

    I did an Eastbound trans Atlantic a few years ago and they adjusted the time at noon rather than midnight. It made a big difference.

  • @angelgomez8210
    @angelgomez82104 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the info! I love your channels ❤

  • @markt9805
    @markt98054 ай бұрын

    This is a great video and you guys also look great. You both look so relaxed, and I watch a lot of your videos. I agree with you on everything you said, especially inaugural cruises. When I was very young, my mother loved to travel, and she always had to be on the inaugural cruise, we live in Florida, and even as a kid we lived in Florida, so I saw the cruise industry grow. I can’t tell you how many times we went on an inaugural cruises and the systems on board did not work, the food was cold, the crew was lost, and disoriented as the crew had never worked together as a team. Inaugural cruises are expensive, and in my opinion, and from my experience, simply not worth the money.

  • @josephgribus3153
    @josephgribus31534 ай бұрын

    Great info! Love your channel!

  • @raymac1946
    @raymac19464 ай бұрын

    We have done quite a few Transatlantics, including back to backs around the British Isles. We much prefer the eastbound, as we are early risers and we never get shiplagged when we arrive in Europe. The weather is usually great in the spring (no hurricanes.) Also we love the sea days at the start of the cruise, then the ports in Europe. Horses for courses, I guess.

  • @Lynn-kh5rs

    @Lynn-kh5rs

    4 ай бұрын

    I've never been on a cruise & the possibility exists I may end up on one in Europe. Could you recommend a cruise line please going from US to Europe? Thanks!

  • @Elle-kr8od

    @Elle-kr8od

    4 ай бұрын

    @@Lynn-kh5rs Cunard Queen Mary 2 is the ocean liner that goes back and forth from NYC to England.

  • @apfelstrudel714

    @apfelstrudel714

    4 ай бұрын

    @@Lynn-kh5rsSeabourn offers a great itinerary in March from the Barbados, Martinique, and St Kitts to several ports in Portugal, Spain, Italy, and France, ending in Monte Carlo.

  • @tixximmi1
    @tixximmi14 ай бұрын

    Really good tips. Thanks.

  • @summerwinter4
    @summerwinter44 ай бұрын

    Thank you for all the excellent tips!

  • @WolfgangMotif
    @WolfgangMotif4 ай бұрын

    Excellent info from seasoned travelers. Thanks!!

  • @rfmonii
    @rfmonii4 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the tips. My 2nd cruise just happen to be during Spring Break. Because I don't have kids I didn't realize this was a thing when I booked it (solo cruiser on the Norwegian Escape). Even though I had a GREAT time, my goodness was the ship jammed with kids and teenagers. While the kids were, for the most part just being kids, the teenagers had this moody, obnoxious, entitled behavior that made being around them unbearable. I'm convinced even their parents wanted very little to do with them. Though I had a great time with employed and retired teachers (they know how to have a good time), I said "never again" to Spring Break cruises!

  • @madchatteress

    @madchatteress

    4 ай бұрын

    I got lucky with my NCL Bliss Mexican Riviera during spring break last year. One of the best onboard experiences I had and didn't not feel too jammed packed with kids or teenagers.

  • @angelarita3445
    @angelarita34454 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much great info

  • @wendyl594
    @wendyl5944 ай бұрын

    These are such great tips. I have been planning on cruising either to or from Spain at one point in the future & the points you made are so helpful. Thank you.

  • @genitagray6126
    @genitagray61264 ай бұрын

    Great video. I never thought about the time change so that tip was helpful. Thank you!

  • @leemg4560
    @leemg45604 ай бұрын

    Guys, thank you for providing us with this very useful information. Makes complete sense.

  • @salliestewart4713
    @salliestewart47134 ай бұрын

    Thank you. This was an excellent video

  • @PauMaz
    @PauMaz4 ай бұрын

    We took our children on many spring break cruises and never had any issues. Contrary to what many people think there are very few if any college age students on spring break cruises. There are however a lot of younger children onboard during spring break. But again we never had any issues.

  • @DulceCassia

    @DulceCassia

    3 ай бұрын

    Spring break isn't just for college age students, it's for students of all ages. Younger children make a ruckus on cruises too. I ended up being on a cruise during the same time as Canada's spring break and it was awful. Kids running around and parents not disciplining their kids.

  • @SHYsArt
    @SHYsArt4 ай бұрын

    Cruising is my jam, thank you.

  • @HopeStreet2024
    @HopeStreet20244 ай бұрын

    Thank you Rob & Allie for all the wonderful videos on all your channels. I feel I'm such a blessed man because, I SEE THE WORLD THROUGH YOUR EYES. I watch all your videos over and over. May God continue to Bless you. Thank you so much Robert

  • @suzannecuerrier279
    @suzannecuerrier2794 ай бұрын

    Excellent advice. Thank you

  • @LMays-cu2hp
    @LMays-cu2hp4 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing these cruise ships.😊

  • @TheRicsilver48
    @TheRicsilver484 ай бұрын

    This was by far your most informative report. I've enjoyed all your comments, but this was the best.

  • @barbaralienhard3490
    @barbaralienhard34904 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the tips.

  • @user-rp6en1hs8w
    @user-rp6en1hs8w2 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the tips. Especially about which way to book repositioning cruises..

  • @suewolf3279
    @suewolf32794 ай бұрын

    If you don't want a lot of children definitely do the transatlantic, or the repositioning between the state of Washington and the state of Florida

  • @hannahzander9541
    @hannahzander95414 ай бұрын

    Great....i booked a May cruise for 14 days to alaska. Im hoping for the best.

  • @GwenDeeful
    @GwenDeefulАй бұрын

    Thank you for the tips.

  • @iloveanimals1662
    @iloveanimals16624 ай бұрын

    Fantastic advice guys! Thankyou 🙌🏻

  • @MzBettyK
    @MzBettyK4 ай бұрын

    Allie and Rob, this video surprised me in so many ways. You were informative about time changes, sea sickness, hurricane seasons, and quite a few things that never occurred to me. I just love watching everything you do and say. Excellent. I’m off to find another. 😊

  • @gloriouslove9009
    @gloriouslove90094 ай бұрын

    Too late 🤦🏽‍♀️ booked a TA from Orlando to Rome 😂. I was blessed on my cruise to Alaska in October… it was wonderful.

  • @markbergthold6181
    @markbergthold61814 ай бұрын

    Good point on TAs. We were docked in the same spot as where you took the photo at the “Rome” port, did a Holy Land & then a TA to Ft Lauderdale on the Odyssey.

  • @PrayShopCruise-fl3po
    @PrayShopCruise-fl3po4 ай бұрын

    Very informative video! Thank you !

  • @suewolf3279
    @suewolf32794 ай бұрын

    Yep you can check those school calendars especially if you don't have children find out when they have their spring break, when they start their Thanksgiving break, when they start their Christmas break, and when their summer break begins as well. I would also avoid the week before the week of the week after 4th of July

  • @kens805
    @kens8054 ай бұрын

    OOPS! I've got an Alaska cruise booked for late May cruising from Seattle (it seems that all the inside passage cruises leave from Vancouver and I'm not a big fan of Canada) and a 17 day cruise from San Diego to Hawaii round trip in November!! No sea sickness for me so I'll be ok but you've certainly given some good advice!! (I just became a new subscriber!). I completely agree about "Inaugural" cruises! I've never done one and never will! I really appreciated your advice about relocation trans oceanic cruises!! I been tempted by them. THX for all the good advice!!

  • @ScottiveNatish
    @ScottiveNatish4 ай бұрын

    Looking back, this is kind of embarrassing. I don't know what we were thinking. I think the cruise was a 10 day Caribbean. When we were leaving the north side of the DR, I noticed we were going the complete opposite direction. We had been on the cruise so long that a hurricane had popped up quickly and was smashing a nearby island. In our little bubble, we had no idea. Never heard anything about it. It was no big deal for the ship. We just went a different route to the planned port. In retrospect, we realized we had booked the peak DAYS of hurricane season- September 15 & 16. And we live on the gulf coast!! I think our excitement to cruise won over our better judgment. Also, the port of embarkation was only 45 minutes away. So we took the chance. Not again. We had zero issues and beautiful weather. But we were so close to danger...and blissfully unaware because of no cell signal. Next 14 day Caribbean cruise is in January...lol.

  • @JohnDoe-pe6iu
    @JohnDoe-pe6iu4 ай бұрын

    Great points! I agree the westbound cruises make more sense when you are on a vacation and gain the extra hour each day. I just came back from a Panama Canal Cruise full transit from LA to FLL and losing the one hour day over day especially on port days did not feel the best even though it was just a 3-hour change. With regards to Alaska cruises I love the shoulder cruises (beginning or end of season) actually. The fares are lower and never had extreme cold weather in May or Oct. I however do miss the salmon in May but the tons of whale sightings make up for it! Balcony for Alaska cruise is nice but not a must have in my opinion. The newer ships have such well designed common areas with great views of the outside that even an interior works great and helps you save some money for the expensive excursions at Alaskan ports.

  • @caroleanne8529
    @caroleanne85294 ай бұрын

    Great video and everything is right on point. Only addition is that I don't think Viking is child friendly, but I have never sailed them. Saw children on an Alaska cruise on Holland America, but they were exceptionally well behaved (you never know, though).

  • @LauraJdogmom

    @LauraJdogmom

    4 ай бұрын

    Viking is 18+. No kids.

  • @dianeallen7313
    @dianeallen73134 ай бұрын

    We realized the time change thing after sailing Alaska from Vancouver to Seward. We live on the east coast and I should have chosen Seward as the starting point and sail down to Vancouver. It's why we chose to start in Barcelona and come back to the states. Thank you for affirming that

  • @KLEINMAN12
    @KLEINMAN124 ай бұрын

    Good tips. Thanks so much.

  • @dougstraveljournal8614
    @dougstraveljournal86144 ай бұрын

    Good video , thanks. I would, however, prefer a repositioning cruise from the US to Europe in the Spring and avoid the the Atlantic/Caribbean hurricane season. Most hurricanes never hit land but spin out spin out into the Atlantic Ocean. If you are unlucky you could have some very uncomfortable days onboard your ship.

  • @madchatteress

    @madchatteress

    4 ай бұрын

    That's the first thing I thought as well. .... I've never done a TA and don't intend to do one (work schedule and prefer port intensive cruises) but know that avoiding the Atlantic during hurricane season is wise especially when you are so far out sea.

  • @suewolf3279
    @suewolf32794 ай бұрын

    Okay, I totally disagree with your comment regarding taking the transatlantic from the US to Europe. We took our second transatlantic in 2023. We are in our 70s. I found it a lot easier and totally acclimated to the time when we ended our trip in Italy and spent an additional two weeks I've been to Europe so many times in my lifetime and flying over there and trying to get adjusted to a 5, 6, 7 hour time zone change has always been awful.

  • @NormanAllan53
    @NormanAllan534 ай бұрын

    Innaugural Disney cruise: we did this twice only to discover we were on the 2nd of 5 weeks of so called Innaugural cruises. The ship was nice but under staffed and by 10PM they literally rolled up the sidewalks.... Several bars never opened including the piano bar.No Karaoke ever operated. After the cruise Disney claimed they were still figuring out what worked best.

  • @debbiericker8223
    @debbiericker82234 ай бұрын

    I'd rather reposition E to W, US to Europe. I just hate that overnight US to Europe flight. It's too short to get a full night's sleep, even in lie-flat seats. Flying back to the US might be longer, but I'd rather be awake and able to occasionallly walk around. To each his own.

  • @prpman99
    @prpman994 ай бұрын

    Yup got cancelled for the Sun Princess inaugural cruise... Princess did give us a bunch of future cruise credits in addition to the refund of cruise price. Have rebooked for a later cruise that actually is more costly than this cruise but only an additional day of cruising. Could have cost us some additional $$$ in hotel and airfare but sort of held off until last minute to purchase. Concur with you though, won't sign up for another inaugural cruise again.

  • @SkyBlu868
    @SkyBlu8684 ай бұрын

    Good information.

  • @lovettedeleon4082
    @lovettedeleon40824 ай бұрын

    Good advice

  • @heatherbakken1936
    @heatherbakken19364 ай бұрын

    Great tips, thanks!

  • @sherrydarnell7812
    @sherrydarnell781220 күн бұрын

    We like sailing one of the last week Alaska cruises because all the shops have great sales because they want to get their merchandise sold before packing up and closing for winter .

  • @michaelrobertson1882
    @michaelrobertson18824 ай бұрын

    Another problem with an inaugural cruise is that it is the first time they are putting all systems aboard the ship to the full test. No fun not to have bathroom facilities while at sea for days because the ship was full and they had no parts to fix the problem.

  • @toyac.7523
    @toyac.75234 ай бұрын

    Very great advice!

  • @mlhobbs
    @mlhobbs4 ай бұрын

    Holland America is marketing to families with kids sail free. We were on the Niew Amsterdam in December 2023 before Christmas and it was full of kids so much so that the kids took over the main swimming pool. Princess is also doing the same thing.

  • @m.m.4645

    @m.m.4645

    4 ай бұрын

    We experienced the same last year in mid September on a cruise ex Amsterdam to Norway. September, you would expect kids to be at school. Well, not in the Netherlands! That age group totally took over the Hot tubs on the "Rotterdam" Also, there were lots of kids of young age on board - the noise level was something else! Never again without checking the school vacation times in the Netherlands !

  • @DINMIR1973

    @DINMIR1973

    20 күн бұрын

    very strange: no schoolvacation mid september in The Netherlands.

  • @Bahamut_Mega
    @Bahamut_Mega4 ай бұрын

    Haha. Me and my wife are doing a 31-day from Australia to the US starting April 1st. We shall bear the odds! 😂😊

  • @alanarmstrong3775
    @alanarmstrong37754 ай бұрын

    We did a Viking River Cruise from Budapest toBucharest. FIrst one of the season, There was snow. However, it did make the face at the Iron Gate standout.

  • @bj2294
    @bj22944 ай бұрын

    Went to Alaska third week in May and had a great time.

  • @cleonereed2059
    @cleonereed20594 ай бұрын

    I just went on an Alaskan Cruise from October 20 - 30, and we had wonderful weather except one day it was icy and we walked on the street and not on the sidewalks. We really lucked out, and had a balcony, a must!

  • @diamondpearlgem7589
    @diamondpearlgem75894 ай бұрын

    Our inaugural cruise for the Jubilee was canceled in November. But it worked out with future discounts, and we were able to book a back to back with money left over.

  • @user-iw9ez4jt2q
    @user-iw9ez4jt2q4 ай бұрын

    Maybe I just got lucky, but I cruised the inside passage in Alaska the first week of May 2023. We flew into Seattle to 90 degree days. We spent the whole cruise in the pools drinking frozen margaritas, I came home with a tan.

  • @markwestaway7207

    @markwestaway7207

    4 ай бұрын

    That was us too out of Vancouver.

  • @greenthumb2706
    @greenthumb27064 ай бұрын

    I would like to recommend acupuncture for sea sickness. I have suffered dearly from Sea Sickness, trust I had tried everything. Acupuncture is an amazing treatment with no side affects. Please think about it for future cruising.

  • @broccanmacronain457
    @broccanmacronain4572 ай бұрын

    Our first cruise was Alaska on Princess. It was in late June and had girls out at the pool in cut-off sweatsuits and bra tops. We commented that not very many people had swimsuits to one of the staff and they said two weeks ago they had an inch of snow of the decks.

  • @stevenkukene9970
    @stevenkukene99704 ай бұрын

    We went on a Celebrity cruise out of Ft. Lauderdale the beginning of December and I think there might have been 6 kids on the whole ship. Choose your date wisely and aLways avoid school vacation weeks on land or sea!

  • @charlieb893
    @charlieb8934 ай бұрын

    Great Video!! who would have thought about losing an hour a day heading to Europe.

  • @carmenat6542
    @carmenat65424 ай бұрын

    Viking cruises are also child free. Only people over 18 are allowed, and the truth is that most guests are above 40.

  • @suewolf3279
    @suewolf32794 ай бұрын

    I don't know how it could make more sense for the time adjustment. I would rather fly back and gain all my hours, and get on with my day.

  • @janward1502
    @janward15023 ай бұрын

    Can’t agree re Alaska cruises at end of season. We went on our first cruise in 2010 late September last ship of the season, 7 nights Vancouver to Seward on Holland America followed by 5 days to Denali and it was the most amazing experience ever! It was quieter with less ships, sales were on in shops, and the weather was settled and fine the whole time. We saw Denali (Mt McKinley) for 5 days with a cloudless sky!! It was a little cool but I could not say cold, we are from NZ and it was like our autumn. We enjoyed it so much we’re going on our second Alaska cruise in September this year also Holland America. Experience of a lifetime!!!

  • @apfelstrudel714
    @apfelstrudel7144 ай бұрын

    The reasoning is flawed. A transatlantic cruise crosses only about 5 time zones, so it’s impossible to lose one whole day, whichever direction and however many days you cruise.

  • @refresh-qc6oj
    @refresh-qc6oj4 ай бұрын

    we want from sydney to vancouver in april, and didnt have a single rough day!

  • @tspfull
    @tspfull3 ай бұрын

    love me some hurricane cruising for the costs!!! no cheaper time and also the least amount of kids. the ship is the destination for me. just get some beefy insurance, dramamine and adjusted expectations.

  • @Kitsambler
    @Kitsambler3 ай бұрын

    Not just the first (inaugural), but also the next several are risky for cancellation (Queen Anne, for example).

  • @colleens7641
    @colleens76414 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the great advice. I was debating whether we should cruise Transatlantic from Florida to Barcelona or vice versa. We’ll fly there and cruise back. Watching this made up my mind.

  • @kathryncashner3294

    @kathryncashner3294

    4 ай бұрын

    We LOVE transatlantics, although I agree that Europe to the US is the better option.

  • @404goldie7

    @404goldie7

    4 ай бұрын

    It's nice to end the cruise in the states, relaxed, instead of facing a long plane ride.

  • @m.m.4645

    @m.m.4645

    4 ай бұрын

    We book at least one Transatlantic crossing per year - for 2024 we already have 2 in the pipeline. For us it does not matter which way! We live in Europe, are retired and have the choice which part will be the flight, we decide on the air fare!

  • @colleens7641

    @colleens7641

    4 ай бұрын

    @@m.m.4645 for us, we are Canadian and not retired, next year, so we need all the time gain we can get. Usually we don’t have the best options for flights where we live. We always have to fly to a major city to get anywhere. The cost won’t be that much. Thank you for the great comment. I love hearing other people’s experiences.

  • @m.m.4645

    @m.m.4645

    4 ай бұрын

    @@colleens7641 Hi there fellow Canadians🙋! Where do you live? My husband grew up in Vancouver, Montreal and mainly Toronto before emigrating to Germany in the 80's. We still have relatives in the greater Toronto area and try to visit them at least every 2 years.

  • @dennisegrant5901
    @dennisegrant59014 ай бұрын

    Hmmm I've got a NYC to London cruise happening in April. I'm still going to enjoy it though!

  • @suewolf3279
    @suewolf32794 ай бұрын

    My worst experience with children was on princess on a Caribbean cruise 4th of July week

  • @margaretgreene1929
    @margaretgreene19294 ай бұрын

    Advice. Always book a hotel for at least a night at the beginning of a cruise and a night afterwards. This relieves anxiety. Mind you - we are a bit odd. We spend a week in Ushai before out Antarctica Expedition ( not cruise) . It was great!

  • @travel_therapy_mskimlpc
    @travel_therapy_mskimlpc4 ай бұрын

    I appreciate your content and sharing this info. I've been following your travel journey for quite a few years.Thank you.

  • @gardengaga322
    @gardengaga3223 ай бұрын

    Holland America is changing somewhat in that they are now encouraging families to cruise with them. One of the west coast cruises at Christmas had 400 children! Try not to go during any school vacation times.

  • @broccanmacronain457
    @broccanmacronain4572 ай бұрын

    Inaugural cruises can have breaking in pains as everybody gets used to the new ship equipment.

  • @maurinet2291
    @maurinet22914 ай бұрын

    A few of these have caveats though, like a cruise in the Caribbean in hurricane season might be discounted enough to take the risk. You can get some very good deals. Also the Alaska repositioning might go to more unique places than the standard fare up the inside passage, and by risking the cold weather on the shoulder season you also cut down on the crowds and kids. (And AK cruises tend to have a bunch of kids in the summer, even on HAL and Princess.) So some of these are weighed by what's important to you.

  • @harlanabraham7772
    @harlanabraham77724 ай бұрын

    Would like to do both take a trip to Europe and from Europe back to the US. Don't like to go on brand new ships. I like to let them go on a few trips first. Don't like Spring Break Cruises. Too many kids. Going during hurricane season is where you can get some good deals. Good thing I like to stay on the inside of a cruise ship.

  • @user-dr1zd4fx2d
    @user-dr1zd4fx2d4 ай бұрын

    Sometimes you can find a cruise over to Europe and one coming back a few days latter. It’s a lot better than flying

  • @mariaweldzius9937
    @mariaweldzius99373 ай бұрын

    Hi Thank you for all your talking about all Cruise lines you have cruising . We love to go cruise every year this year(2024) we going to miss it , we try to have next year 2025 to Egypt on Vikings. Will you have some experience on Vikings Cruise ? Please we like to hear what you guys have to said . Thank you.

  • @redhatbear1135
    @redhatbear11354 ай бұрын

    We got surprised by a spring break cruise. It was not spring break in our area, but it was for other areas! We were told there were 500 kids vs 150 for most spring breaks.

  • @MsPeggyCruise411
    @MsPeggyCruise4114 ай бұрын

    I went through five or six time changes coming back to the US. I did a back-to-back Southampton. The cruise dropped me in New York. I didn’t have to pay for a plane ticket 🎟️ back to the US.

  • @debsantana1182
    @debsantana11824 ай бұрын

    I love their channel. I can plan my life around their information LOL. My friend and I are trying to plan a cruise in June. We are super lost. She got an Itinerary directly from the cruise line that cost 12,000 for all five of us..Me+ 2 kids and her 1 child. I quickly had her cancel. My bank account would have PTSD. We need some help!

  • @danacasey8543
    @danacasey85434 ай бұрын

    I have to agree that a late season cruise to Alaska is not a good idea! I sailed on the last Alaska cruise of the season. Ports had closed and it was cold and windy. Not good.

  • @dougwahr4086
    @dougwahr408627 күн бұрын

    Thoughts on South Pacific cruise in March / April from New Zealand to Seattle? Regarding sun heating up the cabin, does it matter which side of the ship for this cruise? Thanks

  • @robzilla69
    @robzilla694 ай бұрын

    Spring break cruises on Celebrity HAL and Princess are fine. RC Carnival Virgin and NCL Not!