hey everybody its Bruce here with traveling with Bruce welcome to my
channel today today's video is called 15 facts you should know about before
taking a Caribbean cruise ship holiday it's a long title but boy there are 15
facts you got to know about fact number one the only people that are going on
the cruise with you on the cruise ship have all like you've been pre-cleared
by US Customs if you're leaving from Miami Fort Lauderdale
Port Canaveral Tampa Galveston any of these ports you leaving from Los Angeles
for even a Mexican cruise you have been pre-cleared on the ship by US homeland
security remember when you checked in
electronically with the cruise line you have to enter your passport number with
the cruise line they're already mat passing that on to Homeland Security 72
hours before the grows so that you've been pre-cleared to go and everyone else
has to that means the folks on the cruise ship are not serious criminals
you're talking about some pretty good folks center with you just like you
looking to go on a vacation it's a nice thought to have in the back of your mind
everyone on the ship has is none of them are on no-fly lists none of the folks
are on terror watch lists it's a good bunch of people number two your staff on
board the cruise ship well-trained highly motivated they love their jobs
they're well paid compared to where they come from don't be fooled by the scare
stories out there that your cruise personnel are underpaid in our work to
death it's just not true they have a lot of benefits they love their jobs you
talk to your room Stewart yes he works hard but he's well paid he sends money
home every month give him a good tip they'll even give you better service
fact number three the passengers on the cruise ship with you are just like you
you're all looking to be on a holiday you're going from say Miami back
to Miami via a couple of stops in the Caribbean you're going from Fort
Lauderdale to was st. Thomas st. Martin maybe San Juan Puerto Rico and back to
Fort Lauderdale everyone on the ship is got the same idea you have it's a seven
day getaway let's say and you're looking to relax remember you're not surrounded
by people who are refugees trying to get into the United States everyone started
the trip from the United States you're not gonna run into any refugee
situations number four ships avoid the worst
weather if at all possible cruise ships do not go into hurricanes
because they want to they avoid them at all costs
when it's hurricane season in the Caribbean cruise liners will change
their itineraries to avoid the worst ports of call keep you safe and then
keep you in warm calm stable waters number five food preparation is
five-star quality cruise lines are known for top-notch food presentation either
in the buff Bay in any of the restaurants on the deck beside the pool
everything is freshly made hot just prepared the main dining room the food
is excellent the specialty restaurants the food is top-notch you're gonna love
the food fact number six for security there are security personnel everywhere
cameras on every corner of the ship every hallway has cameras all the public
areas have cameras and security is a moment away a phone call away go to the
help desk they will take good care of anyone bothers you you'll be looked
after number seven room service is available for breakfast
lunch and dinner this is important to know if you are traveling and not
feeling well and you've got kids you can order room service for breakfast lunch
and dinner usually 18 hours a day it is a bailable on some cruises room service
is a 24/7 feature and you can spoil yourself rotten by even having breakfast
on your balcony first thing in the morning in your bath
roll it is wonderful fact number 8 you're not feeling too well
they have onboard medical facilities with trained medical staff if you've
sprained your ankle if you hurt your wrist you cut yourself you'll be looked
after right away professionally not a worry but if it's something more serious
they know what your medications are for they know why you're taking certain
medications and if you need more serious medical care they will get it for you
either you'll have to be evacuated off the ship by the Coast Guard or the next
port of call they will arrange to get you to a hospital the medical staff know
what they're doing on cruise ships and they'll take care of you fact number
nine there is more entertainment on board and you'll ever be able to take in
you got the Broadway shows in the evening the piano bars that casinos
during the day you've got the pools you got the rock climbing walls you've got
the the water slides bumper cars on some ships ice skating rinks it goes on and
on and on you can't do it all fact number 10 what people don't realize
and they forget is when you're factoring a trip on a cruise ship versus a land
vacation people forget to have to rent a car when you're on a land vacation on a
cruise ship you don't rent a car you never rent a car the entire week here on
the ship they do all the driving you're never gonna have to worry about being
over the limit when it comes to alcohol you can enjoy yourself and late your
hair down for the entire time when you're in port you're not driving anyway
you're gonna love it fact number eleven children love cruise
ships there are children play zones on board
children pool areas and they have the activity clubs on board cruise ships for
children age three and older even the teenagers you're not gonna see the kids
for quite some time during the day because they're having way too much fun
without you it's fantastic fact number twelve ship excursions are available
it's the safest way to see a country that you've never been to before
especially a third-world country like Jamaica or somewhere else you'll go with
a ship excursion they have security with you'll be brought back to the ship on
time it's a safe way to go you don't have to go if you don't want to it's
optional fact number 13 when you go to a stop in the Caribbean the port facility
is blocked off from the local population it's a security zone so there are
security guards all around the perimeter you've got duty-free shops with
personnel inside the stores that have all been cleared by security to be there
so if you're looking to buy some duty-free liquor or some perfume or some
jewelry just want to buy some t-shirts you can purchase items inside the area
near the port near the ship without going into town and exposing yourself to
narrow to l's fact number 14 in McAra bein Cruise Lines have started to build
out in the last ten years private islands and private resorts it's now
becoming more and more common where a cruise ship will leave Miami spend a day
or two at private islands that the cruise ships own and operate with their
own personnel you'll never be hassled by a panhandler someone trying to sell you
drugs or looking to mug you this is a very important fact and it is a growing
area of cruising in the Caribbean cruise lines are making sure their passengers
are safe at all costs finally fact number 15 and this is a pure fact it's
the best value there is for a vacation you cannot get an ocean front balcony
suite in a land-based resort five star or higher anywhere near the price that
you can get a balcony cabin on a cruise ship with changing views every day every
hour of every day for the same kind of money cruise ship deals are phenomenal
you can be on a balcony cruise on a cruise ship for $300 a day for two
people all included tips and everything you can't spend under five hundred six
hundred bucks a day in a five-star resort not a chance
try to book the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami for a week you're not getting out
of there for under five or six thousand bucks
you don't have the entertainment you don't have the meals even that is more
on board a cruise ship it's virtually all-inclusive except for of course your
drinks especially restaurants and of course gambling losses I can't help you
there anyway there are 15 facts you should know about before you go on a
Caribbean cruise if you've never been on a cruise before you have want to check
this out you really should do it I think if you take a cruise you'll never regret
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