but it's Bruce here with traveling with Bruce welcome to my channel today's
video is cruise ports where passengers would rather stay on the ship then go
onto the port itself things are changing so much now in the cruise business with
new ships coming out all the time even ports of call and people's habits are
changing first of all you gotta get to your cruise ship that's part of the
trouble right there long lines at airports security checks and everything
else but once you get here you've kind of reached shangri-la no longer are the
days where you get on a cruise ship and go to exotic ports of call now the
exotic part of the trip is on the ship from formal dining like the dining room
here or something casual like grabbing a hot dog or a pizza or enjoying you know
a little bit of a fast food item near the pool or maybe something like a
beautiful restaurant with a view I mean these cruise ships today are not like
they used to be 20 years ago when they look like The Love Boat don't forget of
course you gotta have the Starbucks I mean you might be on vacation but chick
gotta have home with you no matter where you're going and this is a piece of home
that cruisers insist on now here you go this is what we're talking about this is
a classic look at what a cruise ship has been about for decades you've got to
pull in the middle with the lounging chairs all around it but look at this
bumper cars in air-conditioned comfort ice skating rinks wall climbing walls
you name it here's one of the port's where
passengers are not getting off the ship the story now is upwards of 30 percent
of cruise passengers are not getting off the ship in Nassau why well they're just
not happy with the hassle of getting off the ship and going into the downtown
area there's nothing to really see unless you're on a tour you're gonna run
into street fairs like this you're gonna be approached by people who want to sell
you legal or illegal items and you may not really want to hang around this
crowd and more and more passengers aren't getting off the ship same thing
in foul-mouth in Jamaica the same thing here unless
your honor organized tour passengers are not getting off the ship
here's okhla rios another classic example you can take a tour but unless
you're doing that they're just not leaving 20 30 40 percent of passengers
are not getting off the ship those that do they end up at places like this but
they become so crowded with a whole bunch of tourists especially if two or
three ships are in town it's not a fun experience here's what awaits you just
outside the walled gates that protect the cruise port area you're just not
wise to go here for a walk not hanging out with the locals just not a wise idea
you're gonna stand out like a sore thumb and they know you don't belong here and
some folks will be nice to you but some folks won't Progresso in Mexico another
port that has a few things going for it unless you're gonna see the Mayan ruins
on an organized tour there is really no need to get off the ship it is part way
out here at the end of the pier a lot of folks have just decided you know what
I'm just gonna enjoy the manatees on board the ship I'm not gonna bother
seeing the old worn-out town here with some of the homes that look like ruins I
just don't want any part of it don't feel safe especially if you have
children just no point poor tyr to another port that sort of
people love and people don't love the the right across the street from the
port is a shopping mall Kmart Walmart a lot of beggars here the old port has
seen better days you've got soldiers with machine guns
all around here so you're safe in the port area but gosh step outside you
don't want to be doing it on your own on board the ship look at this
you've got your pool sideshows this you just never used to have this twenty
thirty years ago this didn't exist you have private islands now in Labadie and
Coco ki where you've got total security you have all the Western conveniences
you have clean bathrooms here the Disney castaway key that children are just
enthralled mom and dad can relax kids of course are gonna have a great time
especially with these ship amenities right here I mean come on surfing on a
cruise ship man you gotta love it anyway that is how
things are changing in the cruise game they're changing quickly dramatically
there is no standing still these ships are becoming resorts unto themselves
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