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Note: The Titanic was not a cruse ship but an ocean liner, more akin to today’s airliners by being a form of transport rather than for leisure.

I have a friend in Norway who works on cruise ships. He is an electrician. He says every job responsible for the ships running or safety of passengers are from western countries with educations. But every other of the 2,5k crew are mostly from the Philippines and work with shitty conditions

I saw a clip of a stand-up comic recently who went on his first cruise. His impression was, "Going on a cruise was like going to prison... If the prison was inside an Applebee's." 😂😂😂

The one thing I will say in support of cruises is that they (or certain cruise lines) are the best way for my disabled mother to travel reliably. They do a lot of work to make areas of the ship accessible, and to mark out which excursions are accessible and which aren't, and as long as she books through the cruise itself, she knows she won't get left behind. I personally don't love cruising, but I can see why she does, since it reduces the amount of effort she has to put into travel by a LOT.

When visiting Copenhagen for a few days, I remember walking through a very nice, quiet park where one bench had the message "Tourists are vermin" sketched into it. I was a bit sad someone would think that way... Until 30 minutes or so later this little quiet area was absolutely SWARMED by a crowd coming from a cruise ship. It was complete chaos and utter hell and I couldn't imagine what it would be like having to experience that on a daily basis

I am disabled and when I travel, I have to use a wheelchair. Cruise ships are a nice way for me and my family to travel because of all accommodations that are available. We avoid the upsells just like we do everywhere else (Disneyland, concerts, the grocery store) and travel with purpose. As nice as it might be for others to travel in other ways, those kinds adventures are just not designed for someone like me.

The Titanic wasn’t a cruise ship. Travellers used to use ships to get from Europe to the US as there was no commerical flight.

I just went on a Princess Alaska cruise, and it was really amazing and definitely worth the money in my opinion. Also, it was really great how open they were about environmental issues and how they were aiming throughout the ship ways to lower that in the carbon emissions, (there were like pamphlets and videos about it) etc…

After spending more than 20 years in the US Navy, you couldn't pay me to step on a cruise ship.

Sending this video to your family who like cruising won’t burn any bridges because I can’t imagine anyone who’s ever been on a cruise being swayed by this video.

It really is a genuis business model. Take a butt tonne of people somewhere they can't escape from and imprison them in a cozy space that's a potential gold mine for further sales because there is nothing else to do.

There is one cruise I am interested in. There is one that goes up the coast of Norway. It doesn't have a pool, casinos, shopping maul, etc. It does apparently have a library on board. They are electric and recharge when they dock. They also don't dump waste in the water. They are supposed to be amazing for seeing the northern lights in the winter. Apparently they are also mail ships and a form of mass transit for the coastal towns.

The real shame is so many of the other options for vacation end up being so expensive.

for me personally, being on a cruise would be the worst way to spend my vacation. it's basically being sea-sick in a hotel, stuffed full of people, with no accessible nature around, and most likely waaaay to warm. and you can't even go somewhere else.

Apparently people die on cruise ships all the time. It’s not a unique event. Considering high number of all the older retired people, it’s quite common.

You don't do cruises for the same reason you don't go to Vegas casinos. And in the casinos you can still escape reasonably, while on the ships you can't.

I love these videos; it’s evident that they’re made with care and passion. It would be amazing to see a video about something good. Something great that’s happening in our world, weather it’s awesome or nostalgic. The trend has become to only report on the bad, and the ugly, on the stressful and scary. Thank you

The cruise ship industry’s contribution to pollution and emissions alone is disgraceful!

I worked onboard small cruise ships for several years until bulkhead fell on me & crippled me for life. I’m in constant pain now. Norovirus stays ruining cruises & killing elderly. It’s the reason the bulkhead wasn’t secured. The virus should be a major scandal but $$$ protects the cruise lines. Ruined my whole life. Thank you @FutureProof for making this video.

That hawk sound effect freaked me out, because I was listening with headphones on a balcony where I regularly see and hear red-tailed hawks. And yes, it is a hawk sound effect, not an eagle, because Eagle's don't sound as cool, so movies and TV shows use hawk cries instead 😂

does anyone remember the poop cruise from hell?😂

Being trapped on a ship with 1000s of people is my idea of hell tbh

Americans and Canadians have the least vacation time in the world. A cruise is nice because it's a predictable way to spend your time that guarantees a certain level of enjoyment. A super intentional vacation where you engage with culture and expand your mind is all well and good, but if you only get a few days off per year from a job that you hate, rolling the dice on something like that where the spread is much wider, with your increasingly limited dollars, is a very daunting prospect.

We just did an Alaskan cruise, our first. And many times we said "the house always wins" in response to the foolishness of cruising that permeated the experience. They even go as far as create logistical nightmares for getting off and on the ship just so you can spend $ at their private port (Ward Cove) rather than in the local economy. The ONLY thing I really enjoyed was the excursions (two hikes, a walking tour of BC, and a smaller vessel spotting sea otters and whales) and the snippets of the little towns when we got off the beaten path. Sitka was a real highlight.

I live on the Great Lakes, and it's probably not a coincidence that the cruises operating here seem to operate better than ocean cruises, since the nature of the lakes and waterways connecting them limits ship size, and they're entirely within the borders of the US and Canada so there's no international waters loopholes. Not saying they're a good thing necessarily since they still have plenty of issues, but if you just want to relax on a big boat for a few days, that might be a less bad option. (Anecdotally, they also seem to cater more to European and Asian customers, which is an interesting outlier for the cruise industry.)

My husband refuses to do cruises because he used to hve to deal with patients who had come back from cruises with viral infections. One of those I witnessed when I was visiting him at work - patient was screaming “It hurts” and was constantly vomiting. When he got home all he had to say was “That is why you will never get me on a cruise ship”. And honestly, the idea of being trapped with so many people on the water…just makes me anxious thinking about all the what-ifs on things going wrong.

You can have a blast on a cruise ship without spending an extra dollar on board. I have done it many times

I never undestood the appeal of cruise ships because they just drive to a certain area, then they just leave. I want to actually be able to to Mexico or something for more than 30 minutes, before being forced into a massive boat again

As a Cruise Consultant from Ireland ... I disagree with almost everything you said.... but interesting vid

A cruise ship is everything I try to get away from with a vacation. Give me a quiet campsite in a forest please.

As long as the ports are picked smart I don't mind them too much. I live in Haugesund, Norway. a town of about 50 000 people. There's been many controversies regarding cruise ports in Norway, especially in the smaller villages of what, 500 people. But also some in cities like Stavanger where they plonk the cruiseships right in front of people's houses in the old town district. Here though? It's much better suited for it. First of all they dock at the harbour, which is about a 1km walk from the downtown. Surrounded by industrial buildings, other ships, parking garages etc. So if they wanna see the town theiy either need to walk there themselves, or take a shuttle bus. And they do leave quite a bit of money behind in shops cafes, etc. The way the town is designed, with one large pedestrian shopping street spanning most of the way downtown I guess that also helps with crowds. It's fun, it adds a bit of buzz to the town. Though it never feels suffocating to walk there when a cruiseship is in town, like it does in other places.

Don't forget - private islands means all of the money spent stays with the cruise line. It is easy for them to upsell with water sports. I find it easy to just say No, and sit on the beach

I've got to say that - while cruises are everything you said and more (or less) - taking a "normal" travel vacation is ridiculous too. Between the crazy cost of airfare and the hotels that charge way, way too much for their rooms; valet parking; and facility fees; to the car rental companies; and the restuarants that charge you $50 for a decent meal for ONE (not counting breakfast or lunch); the cruise industry has created a "niche" for an affordable 7-days with the family away from work.

As a family we do enjoy cruising. However the cruises we book will stay overnight in ports so we get more time to explore. I also have food allergies and struggle to find food in a lot of countries so this allows me a safe option. We also use a cruise ship kind of as a plane and stay a few days when we get off the boat. We also book our activities outside of the cruise company. It also gives us glimpses of places so we can make a more informed decision for our traditional travel destinations.

My wife and I do a cruise every year, but it is a music cruise with around 20 bands playing a dozen shows a day. It's fantastic and we don't even disembark when in port. Nobody tries to sell us anything and the crew seems to genuinely enjoy themselves. I couldn't imagine doing a "regular" cruise.

my grandparents went on one of those small cruises to alaska like the one you showed at the end of the video and they said it was literally the best cruise they’ve ever been on

There's 2 types of people in life... Cruise people and non-cruise people. I've never understood the cruise people.

Hurtigruten in Norway is another company that is like UnCruise. They focus on sustainability, local culture, local food, and history. My experience there gave me a massive appreaciation for the country.

I’ve always thought that it’s interesting how many people love to comment on how much they loath cruises. Great, if you don’t like move on with your day. People like different things.

Short remark: the Titanik was not a cruiseship, but an ocean liner which is an actual mode of transport, and not a floating hotel. That's like the difference between a tour and a commuter bus.

It's a hell of a lot cheaper than Disneyland these days

Who ever would want to be around that many people?

I've been on a "cruise" twice in my life. In 2017 I used a ship (Queen Mary 2) to travel to the US from Europe and back. That was an amazing way to travel and I just wish there were regular ocean liner services across the Atlantic. No jet lag, very relaxing atmosphere, just reading books, sitting in clubs drinking sherry and eating pretty good food at the restaurants. After a 7-day voyage I was refreshed and ready for my month-long road trip across America. On the other hand, I am not sure I would want to spend the week (or more) just hopping from port to port a few miles apart going nowhere.

This doesn't even dive (no pun intended) into all the liability issues that could pop up should anything happen to you or your family. Incidents happen on international waters, so insurance companies aren't keen on payouts if anything goes wrong. And I mean "when shit hits the fan" situations like life insurance implications where insurance can weasel out of paying 10s if not 100s of thousands of dollars.

Maybe they want to spend their vacation time eating, drinking and sleeping with a new beautiful view and the possibility of seeing a different country. Let people live and be happy.

One of my college friends is a full-time musician and he was in a cruise ship band. This was in the early 1990's. THEY TOOK HIS PASSPORT until he finished his contract of 18 months I want to say. Based on that story alone, I have never felt the urge to go on a cruise, magnificent as the ships may be.

I live in Victoria about 3 blocks from the cruise ship terminal. I can smell the exhaust from here. While I like talking to the tourists on the street, I wouldn't take a cruise if it were free. People-lasagna ships with tiny cramped rooms. Liberia-registered, so crimes like theft and sexual assault go unpunished. Interestingly, about 20 people a year go overboard worldwide, almost 2 every month. Nothing is ever done about it. Why does the Pacific have a massive floating island of plastic? Cruise ships have been dumping their garbage overboard at night for decades, because who's going to know? (Aside from my elderly mother who witnessed it at 2am when she couldn't sleep.) Nope, you couldn't pay me to get on board.

while not quite a cruise, there is a ferry between Tallinn and Stockholm that is an overnight trip and i absolutely adore it. Its long enough to have shows and activities on board while also just being an enjoyable time on the sea. But short enough where you dont start to buy shit you dont want.

on overcharging, I have a friend who works at a tourist stop (sight-seeing train). They do some trips that just cater to cruise passengers, and they've started asking out of interest how much their passengers paid for a ticket, because it's different every time. The train has a standard price of I think USD$90, which is what they charge the cruise ships, but the cruise passengers buy their ticket through the cruise line, the most I've heard of them paying is USD$450. The cruise line isn't even organising transport from the port to the station, the rail line does that.

My parents (who'd be 102 this year if alive) went on 27 cruises in the 1970's and 80's, when the ships were reasonably sized with only 150 to 800 passengers; there was no upselling anything. You paid a flat rate and it included everything: all the food, drinks, entertainment. I think that was the golden age of cruising.

Dude, doesn’t your city still pump all of the city’s dookie out to sea? What’s a couple cruise ships compared to more than 100k residents?

I used to tell my late husband two things he will never do take out a life insurance policy without my permission. Second thing take me on a cruise. I refuse to be pushed over and unaccounted for.😂

Unlimited drinks on a cruise typically require purchasing a beverage package. On Carnival cruises, these packages can cost around $65 per person, per day. It's important to note that some packages may have limitations, such as a 15-drink maximum. Additionally, cruises often have a mandatory daily gratuity which can be around $15. Factoring in these additional costs can increase the overall price of your cruise beyond the initial ticket price (e.g., a $500 ticket could become $630 with gratuity). Not to mention if you do anything outside of the base price then the cost could skyrocket. Wifi is like $20 a day.

they treat the waste before dumping it. It's actually really clean. Similar to how land treat our sewer before dumping it onto the coast. Same shit XD. As for low paying most of the staff are from 3rd world countries with extremally low cost of living. The lowest staff get paid like around 7k to 15k a year including tips. The average wage in Vietnam is 4k a year. That's double your income. To put it into perspective the average wage in CA is 70k a year and its like making 140k working only 9 months out of the year with food and housing included. Pretty good deal for working 12 hrs days and they get port days as well. It's a great way to travel the world for them.

The only cruise I ever went on was in 2001 with my family, when I was 14 years old. Unlike most Americans, we went to Alaska because none of us tan well 🤣 We stopped at ports in at least 5 different Alaskan towns and went on hikes, bike rides, an old-fashioned train, shopping in local shops, etc. This was long before Americans had heard that cruises were so problematic, so we had a guilt-free vacation. Most of my memories are of the places we visited on land, not about the cruise ship itself. It remains one of my fondest memories of family trips--especially since it was the last vacation we all took together (my older siblings were adults by then, with their own busy lives). In fact, that trip was so memorable that my two oldest sisters and their mom (we're half-siblings) recreated the same vacation nearly 20 years with their own kids! I didn't have the heart to tell them by then that cruises are so objectionable for environmental and human rights reasons. I'm still too afraid to send this video to them because...yeah...it probably WOULD burn some bridges...

Cruises are so fun. I talked with workers how they liked their jobs and no one said they didnt like their job. They did say they didnt like being away from family for so long (Carnival)

My wife and I just completed an Alaskan cruise. While it was fun, my wife said that “a cruise is a giant infomercial “ We were in Victoria but I didn’t get off the cruise. It’s a beautiful area. Sad that we didn’t know that they pollute so much.

how is a sea hamster cage fun to anyone, when you have to bump into stranger and suffer their smells and noises? disgusting.

Travel is all about planning and all the mistakes and learnings you make along the way. I cant imagine being stuck in the middle of the ocean with thousands of people and if anything goes wrong its not like you can easily nope out.

Me and my gf went on a cruise for under 800 total. Spent almost nothing on the boat and spent most of our budget on food and alcohol while in mexico.

Great for groundnews to have the story about the whale. But I still have so many questions about this.

I do have 3 family members who worked on cruise ships on different levels- before the pandemic. After that the company changed their headquarters from Germany to Italy, and everybody noticed the levels of chaos just evolving, staff had to work in masks, while NONE OF THA PASSANGERS (you know, rich, mid-rich old people) were tested for Covid-19. My "favorite" story was in 2020 a staff worker made a complaint against the poor conditions of Covid19-testing, and their manager replied "then you should go home". To a Ukrainian man 😐😐 Gladly, my relatives didn't had to interact entitled passengers, and they didn't get sick, but an alarming amount of humans thought that, after 1 year of plague, they demanded their vacation for being "too stressed". it's blood-boiling, how everyone expects to go everything 1000% ALL THE TIME, any anything happens, it's like while flying: to avoid a total mayhem staff won't tell you about if a fridge is broken, or they ran outta something. Or a dead body they had to store somewhere (yes, people do die on cruise ships a lot, ya know, old people), otherwise, all the Karens will go on a rampage. In the middle of the ocean it'll turn into a rabid monkey cage :/

My husband and I went on a chartered cruise on a major cruise line and that will be our first and last cruise. Besides the fact I walked off the boat sick with a start of a very bad cold, my husband ended up having Covid, then I got Covid after my cold. We didn’t like the high pressure selling of food and drinks plus all the tipping. We didn’t like rigid dinner schedule with the high pressure selling to up our bill. Luckily, there were no kids in board and we did have some nice experiences and good food on our excursions but it all felt to confined. Everyone we have told about our 25th Anniversary cruise vacation all said they have zero interest in cruising. They thought we were nuts for going in a cruise ship. I have zero interest in going on a giant, party megaship. I’d only go again if it was like those fancy cruises you see in old movies without kids and waterslides.

I don't like open water. I will not go on a cruise.

Literally in the first few seconds he calls Titanic a cruise ship😭

Future Proof: “People are really enjoying something. Let’s try to ruin it in the most smarmy, virtue-signaling way possible!”

I went on my first cruise 2 months ago for a week and it was a blast highly recommend it to anyone wanting to try something new on vacation

Great job on this project! Your hard work and dedication is evident in the quality of your work. I am impressed with your attention to detail and the creative solutions you came up with. Keep up the good work!

LOVE LOVE LOVE cruising. I have been on over 100. No regrets

There was this one family in a church we used to attend that would always go on cruises! Like it was an every 2-year thing for them. They got so hoity toity about it that they looked down on anyone who didn't want to do it too. Hotel Transylvania 3 actually does an amazing job of highlighting how ridiculous cruise ships are.

I go on vacations to get away from people. Cruising sounds like a nightmare, being trapped.

I've never been on a cruise but while on holiday in Greece, i met a cruise worker from the Philippines. He said he works so hard hasnt had a day off in ages. He only has breaks occasionally when the ship is docked.

My dad use to work in Shipyards and he told me that cruise ships were poopholes because, the engines are not up to safety standards. This was in the 1980's I am sure it is worst nowadays.

Love your channel and the topics you choose to cover! I was just having a similar conversation with my parents about the disruptive natureof the cruise industry. Also, lol, to see my hometown Lviv in one of the shots, even though it's landlocked and doesn't even have a river flowing through it 😂

I’ve determined from watching Bright Sun Travel videos that cruises seem like a miserable experience and I refuse to go on one.

I love how most of this video was either hyperbole or outright lies. With that said please do a whole series of similar videos to discourage people from taking cruises. They are so popular that the prices are skyrocketing!😂

Titanic was an ocean liner not a cruise ship

Ah. We just went on a Disney cruise in March. My wife wanted to take the kids on either that or go to Disneyworld. Because still in 2024, it is somehow burned into the minds of American women that their kids must visit this place by law or something. I digress. All my kids wanted to do was use the pools and the splash pad. I obliged, and spent the entire trip in or next to the pools and splash pad. Or on the island, next to the swim area in the ocean. They of course hated every dinner. They fell asleep during every nightly show. It wasn't misery or anything, but it's definitely not something I ever need to do again. Also, the days at sea were my own personal nightmare. You know how the ship holds a bazillion people? Yeah. On those days you're not at a port, alllll those people are on the ship. Not for me.

I actually had a really really good time on the cruises I've been on. They taught me the importance of getting off the internet. Because the net was an extra cost and I'm not going to pay extra money just to have access to the net. I realized that not being on the internet made me happier. I'd just sit on the edge of the boat and read an actual book as the air passed by. It was lovely. I do hope someday there are ships made that aren't just insane pollution machines.

I’m a nurse in Victoria and the patients we got from the cruise ships were hands down the worst behaved patients I’ve ever cared for 😅 our infrastructure is stressed enough with our own overgrown population!

I recommended this topic awhile ago and am so stoked that you made this video ☺️

I still remember how one dude went fighting with the sharks just because he was dared to last year on a cruise.

love that you also talk about the environmental aspect of cruise ships! it’s ironic that they make money from being on water but also polluting it at the same time

This is important. I think it is an interesting question as to how much longer they will be popular because everyone I know who goes on these things increasingly seems to be older. I do not see as many younger people independently choosing this method of travel.

I know it has its downsides. But there is something fascinating about this ridiculous kind of vacation which one should have experienced. Just enjoy in moderation and choose your route / ship wisely.

Even if I found the idea of a cruise ship appealing - the ecological impact of those monsters just makes me nope out on principle.

As a fellow Victorian, I know what you are saying about cruises and cruise lines, but show me an industry that does not do this kind of thing. Disney World does it, Vegas does it, hell even Westjet and other airlines do it. Want to take a cheap low-cost flight, but the bags are an added cost and the planes also pollute the air. There really is no getting around it if you do want to travel. Even the eco tours that you mentioned at the end of the video also create waste as those older smaller ships are not as efficient as the newer LNG-powered ships. With everything, there are pros and cons to tourism and every industry out there.

Ive been on quite a few cruises. Honestly every time ive been on a carnival one i was miserable. If youre anywhere near introverted as i am theres basically nothing to do that youd want to do. Also a common travel style is what i at least call the island hopping style where you sail out and see island after island but the problem is that you only see those islands for a few hours at a time which isnt ideal

My wife was interested in one of those European river cruise trips… yeah we read the itinerary… It’s like they rush you around the city they’ve stopped at because if the boat isn’t out of there by sundown it turns into a pumpkin. 😂 No thanks we’d rather explore at our own pace and just use rail to get between places (and maybe a ferry).

I went on a 7-day Caribbean cruise last month, and have been subjected to cruises since I was a kid, as it was my grandparents’ favorite way to travel (shoutout to the QE2!). The upselling and microtransactioning is getting to video game levels are this point. And man the staff, mostly from south-east Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, were visibly dejected at the amount of food we all wasted from the buffet every single day.

I worked as an entertainer on a cruise ship for two years and thoroughly enjoyed it. However, it's a highly competitive industry, and I felt that it often pitted employees against each other.

This video came at the perfect time because I've never taken a cruise but I won't lie, all the recent marketing for them had really got me thinking I should at least *try*. But you're so right

Cruise ships are still saver than traveling by car, most go completely fine, and the smallest stories make the biggest news. Enjoy life and get out there, dont let the news scare you.

Never heard of you before but I really enjoyed the video. Good job 👍

Someone who actually likes traveling would never choose a floating hotel to do so.

I have literally been searching for my next cruise for the past three days and was about to book one today and this video came out haha

Went on my first and last cruise last year. You are basically trapped in a hotel for days.

Cruise Ships dumping waste in Victoria waters is probably the lesser issue for your waters there, where does the regular sewage get dumped? Into the ocean but hey lets blame cruise ships first.... hahahahaha

Thank you for this video! Coming from a highly visited port town myself (no cruise ships, just rich, retired, entitled jackholes), I know how awful TOURONS can be. I sincerely hope that some of those Disney Cruise Line vloggers take a minute to watch this and reconsider their choices. The environmental impact, culture clash and "organized fun" ( OH how I hate organized fun) are the things that have kept me from ever going on a cruise. Thank you for confirming my suspicions and even raising more concerns. The exploitation of underpaid work staff is very disturbing. I had at one point considered a small river cruise in Viet Nam, but the thing that kept me from doing it was the worry about the impact on the locals and cruise staff exploitation.