North America's Worst Cruise Ship

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Published 2023-09-15
Today we're embarking on a 2 day "mini cruise" to the Bahamas and back aboard the Margaritaville At Sea Paradise, the oldest major cruise ship in North America. After trying out most the ship has to offer, here's my honest thoughts on what this cruise ship is actually like, why this product exists in the modern cruise industry, and why in my opinion, it's the worst cruise ship in North America.

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Chapters:
Opening - 0:00
Cruise Line's History - 0:54
Ship's History - 3:07
Voyage & Cabin - 4:55
Food & Drinks - 8:24
Activities - 12:20
Ship's Design - 14:19
Rough Appearance - 18:45
Experience - 20:48
At Port - 22:26
Pricing & Comparables - 23:15
Score - 27:44
Final Thoughts - 29:37

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All Comments (21)
  • @GeneralCane
    That thing with the billiard balls killed me. They can't be bothered to upkeep the pool table mechanics but they can send a security guard out to actively sabotage the sparse fun that the guests ARE experiencing.
  • This is the most depressing cruise ship I've ever seen. It's like a floating retirement home, but with no people.
  • @Laurel5544
    the season pass thing is so fascinating as someone who almost worked on cruise ships and went to school for hospitality and tourism. a lot of older people choose to die on cruise ships, it's so common that there are morgues in the ship and it's talked about beyond the industry. the pass almost feels like it's encouraging it, plus the target audience for this would be older people. it gives me a weird feeling
  • @abaliagoob
    As a graphic designER I CROAKED at the Chinese copyrighted stock photo wall art. Absolutely amazing.
  • @eon6274
    That man taking all the balls from an active game and saying "Game's Over" seems quite on brand for what I'd expect from the title of the video
  • @PsRohrbaugh
    I guarantee you that the tape over the smoke alarm was done by previous passengers so they could smoke in the room, and just wasn't noticed by cleaning staff.
  • @z-beeblebrox
    I was shocked when you started revealing the prices. For how jank everything is I was expecting it to at least be cheap to match, but you can get the same value for your money on a low end royal carribbean cruise, have a blast, AND not worry about whether the carpet in major areas of the ship is growing moss! That's what truly makes this the worst cruise. If this had been an absolute bottom barrel price, I'd totally get why you'd sail on this. As it is, I think you'd probably get better value for your money finding a game of 3 card monte and betting it all on the left cup.
  • Emmi's face at 12:40 reacting to the entertainment was priceless, it made me belly laugh. I've had a moment like that on at least every cruise I've been on.
  • @Marshal_Dunnik
    Bright Sun Travels put more effort into making this video than the owners have in their cruise line
  • @amandagreen4332
    If the passenger rooms and public spaces are so sketchy, what must the crew quarters look like?😬
  • @hellokt9101
    Went on this cruise just before Christmas. The pool table is still broke and the netting over the pickle ball court was down on one corner. We easily found seating around the pool and buffet. The back pool isn't at all accessible for some in a wheelchair. I enjoyed the food in both the buffet and Fins. Others in my group order $25 steaks that were tough and tasteless. We played trivia games and won a lot of margaritas. I didn't buy the drink package and stuck with the free water, lemonade and juice in the buffet. I enjoyed the dueling pianos and theatre shows. You forgot to include the mandatory tips and fuel surcharge that will add $200 to your cost...and billed to your CC after you leave port.
  • @3UZFE
    This seems like the quintessential nightmare cruise. Thank you for enduring what you did so we don't have to!
  • @gwcrispi
    Imagine the "wear and tear" on the areas you can't see? Like the kitchen or the engine room.
  • @darjiaethera
    "Take a picture in front of the Titanic staircase" Yeah, that's definitely what I want to be thinking about on my questionable ocean adventure aboard a slightly janky ship. 😂
  • @ViewerofContent
    At 31:27 “Pairs well with water.” My assumption is any wine that includes “pairs with water” is probably mostly water itself. 😂
  • @caseypender7415
    Thank you for this review Jake. It was great. I’m a Florida native and we’ve been looking into going on one of these. We may still try it, but I think my standards will just be super low. We typically sail Disney and have recently gotten into MSC cruises. I have the same environmentality gripe with MSC. They swear they’re the greenest ships on the water, but the amount of paper you get onboard is bananas. Keep doing these!! I’m a cruise ship fanatic too so stuff like this is awesome
  • Eddy Burback and Ted Nivison did a video a while back where they visited every Margaritaville restaurant/resort location in North America. The only thing they didn’t check out was the ship. After watching this video, I think Eddy and Ted would’ve been glad they didn’t go anywhere near the ship.
  • Them ruining your pool game is so funny to me because there was literally no reason to do that. It’s not like they were really losing money. If the thing was broken, people couldn’t pay to play it anyway? Idk either way it feels pretty salty.
  • @Rex_Crackerz
    Corn lasagna isn't real. It can't hurt you. Corn lasagna:
  • @tim3172
    6:42 "Wine... pairs well with water." France and Italy have left the chat.