Bruce here with traveling with Bruce how you doing today today's video is
basically called what not to buy on a cruise ship there are certain things
that you know you're gonna buy in a cruise ship like a t-shirt maybe a
souvenir mug of course but there are certain things you don't need to buy on
a cruise ship and you shouldn't because if you want to be on a cruise like this
and enjoy these kinds of scenes visit these kinds of ports of call it costs a
lot of money let's not kid each other these aren't cheap but you can really
limit your losses or expenses by being careful before you get on the cruise
ship as to what you're gonna bring with you what you buy at home is probably as
important if not more important than what you're gonna buy on the cruise for
example you know if you forget the toothpaste I get that we all forget
toothpaste from time to time you can buy a tube of toothpaste on board a cruise
ship sure it's gonna cost you much more but you know you didn't have to do that
but on the other hand okay you know if the tube of toothpaste normally costs
you a couple of bucks and now it's gonna cost you four or five dollars you didn't
lose a whole bunch of money on your cruise just because you spent five
dollars on a tube of toothpaste but when I talked about these other items this
could really add up and you don't want to be spending money unnecessarily and
having to lug around certain items with you that are just gonna make life
miserable for you on the road do it this way check out this this gal right here
here's a gal just one second heels here just a second here you're gonna see her
look at how confident she looks this can be you this person has got her all
together she's getting ready to go on a trip and it's all looked after
everything she needs in her carry-on bag here's this other gal all of her first
days needs on the cruise ship are in that carry-on bag from medication to her
valuables or computer or electronics it's all there and why are these people
smiling because they went here first and your own hometown go to your local
Walgreens or Walmart or go and pick up the items that you're
going to need for your holiday now are you gone for a week two weeks three
weeks at all depends just make sure you have enough because if you don't you're
gonna do this on the cruise ship you're gonna go god no I forgot to bring my
hairspray I forgot to bring my mouth what what was I thinking and of course
you know your partner your significant other is just gonna give you grief about
how could you forget fall even though it's not your fault so don't be these
people ahead of the curve and be prepared now on board a cruise ship like
this one here they've got everything if you do forget certain items you can
certainly pick them up here they've got the clothing they've got the alcohol
they've got the cigarettes they've got the perfume they've got everything but
don't be tempted by the so called duty-free sales duty free doesn't mean
profit free it's entirely likely that the bottle of alcohol you can buy on
board a cruise ship is probably available in your hometown for about the
same amount of money if not significantly less in certain cases and
when it comes to jewelry oh you've got to be careful don't get sucked in to the
onboard jewelry sales where they're saying to you 65% off 75% up you're
talking about jewelry items that you can't get a warranty on you can't take
back for a refund if something is wrong with it
you get it appraised by a jeweler at home and they tell you you've spent
triple what you should have spent you're in trouble you gotta buy your meds well
you can trust your meds that would be a pharmacy like Apple right here at Costco
or Walmart or whatever your pharmacist pharmacist is for jewelry items high-end
jewelry buy em at Costco and save a bunch of money he'll probably save so
much on a piece of jewelry here a nice watch or a camera like this that will
help you pay for practically your entire cruise don't be buying cameras onboard
cruise ships as again you can't get the warranty you look after if you've got a
problem because that cruise ship leaves down as soon as you get off that ship
the next day it's hundreds of miles away where are you gonna get a refund or a
replacement what a nightmare
utilize your favorite places and you'll be just fine here is what you want to be
spending your money on beautiful cruise wonderful meals outings like this at
labadie take the zip lines enjoy the rides on the water slides and entertain
the kids to no end don't get ripped off on a cruise ship again booze don't fight
on a cruise ship personal care products try to avoid those if at all possible
medication buy them at home and bring them with you for sure and in kinds of
electronics or jewelry buy that at home buy that you know from a large retailer
where you can get a return policy no questions asked
very convenient cigarettes well bring some with you but if you're gonna buy
them on board a cruise ship like this you're gonna be dearly plus you're gonna
find hard to find places to smoke a cigarette nowadays so keep an eye on
that anyway if you want to get to a place like this you could do it a lot
more affordably by picking up your items at home before you get on the cruise or
even even better buy your booze when you get back home if you want a bottle of
cheap rum you can probably find it in your hometown for a lot less than here
plus you don't have to lug it with you for hours and days and thousands of
miles and airplane rides to get it back home anyway I hope you enjoyed this
video it's Bruce here with traveling with Bruce join me Monday to Friday 5
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