25 Cruise Mistakes Even Experienced Cruisers Make
Planning a cruise? Whether this is your first cruise or your 20th, there are some cruise mistakes that can cost you money, waste valuable vacation time — or even cause you to miss the ship. After almost 50 cruises, we've learned many of these lessons ourselves. In this video, we're counting down 25 cruise mistakes even experienced cruisers make, from packing and dining mistakes to excursions, drink packages, passports, cabin selection, embarkation-day travel and one mistake that could actually leave you standing on the pier while your ship sails away. If you're a first-time cruiser, this is one video we'd recommend watching before your cruise. And if you've cruised before, see how many of these you've made — because we still occasionally make some of them too! IN THIS VIDEO: We cover cruise packing mistakes, cruise dining tips, embarkation-day mistakes, cruise ship excursions, drink packages, cell phone roaming at sea, prohibited cruise items, seasickness, cabin selection, choosing the right cruise ship, travel insurance, passports and cruise documents, flying to your cruise, ship time vs. local time, and getting back to the ship before all-aboard. 25 CRUISE MISTAKES 00:00 25 Cruise Mistakes Even Experienced Cruisers Make 00:24 #25 — Overpacking for Your Cruise 01:26 #24 — Eating Every Meal at the Buffet 02:11 #23 — Not Exploring the Ship on Day One 03:16 #22 — Waiting to Complete Your Muster Requirement 04:02 #21 — Ignoring the Printed Daily Schedule 05:07 #20 — Trying to Do Everything 05:32 #19 — Saving Your Must-Do Activities for Later 06:23 #18 — Not Researching Cruise Ports 06:56 #17 — Thinking Ship Excursions Are Your Only Option 08:27 #16 — Independent Excursions With No Time Buffer 09:14 #15 — Assuming Everything Is Included 10:57 #14 — Buying a Drink Package Without Doing the Math 11:59 #13 — Leaving Cellular Service On at Sea 12:58 #12 — Packing Prohibited Cruise Items 14:18 #11 — Not Preparing for Seasickness 15:27 #10 — Putting Important Items in Checked Luggage 16:03 #9 — Not Packing an Embarkation-Day Carry-On 17:20 #8 — Choosing the Wrong Cruise Cabin 19:18 #7 — Choosing the Wrong Cruise Ship 21:01 #6 — Booking a Cruise for Just One Port 22:08 #5 — Skipping Travel & Medical Insurance 23:18 #4 — Passport & Cruise Document Mistakes 24:36 #3 — Flying In the Morning of Your Cruise 25:40 #2 — Losing Track of Ship Time 26:21 #1 — Cutting It Too Close to All-Aboard OUR PLAYLISTS: First Time Cruiser Academy - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE_BUqn4epOk Ship Tours - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkw4CStQSHNKNwNaSWZh0wfCqldeoQzrc Excursions and Ports - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkw4CStQSHNJu5NkI_3qQbyP_QqvySD-2 💬 YOUR TURN: How many of these cruise mistakes have you made? And what's one mistake you think we should have included? Leave it in the comments — your tip could help another cruiser. We're Crystal and Marshall, and after almost 50 cruises, we share honest cruise experiences, ship tours, cruise tips, packing strategies and destination information to help you cruise smarter and travel better. 👉Subscribe to Cruising with Crystal and Marshall for more cruise tips, ship tours and honest cruise reviews. https://www.youtube.com/@CruisingwithCrystalandMarshall 🌐 More cruise guides and resources: https://cruisingwithcrystalandmarshall.com/ #CruiseMistakes #CruiseTips #FirstTimeCruise