Use YouTube to Research Your Next Trip

I find myself searching YouTube for a lot of the same content as I would in Google, especially when it comes to travel. My wife and I travel whenever possible, and I prefer to be an informed traveler. I generally take cruise ship / hotel / resort “tours / reviews” on the company’s website at face value. I like to find reviews, photos, and videos from actual past guests. There are many sites, such as Trip Advisor, that will give you a text & picture review, but nothing gives you the full picture like an amateur on-site video.

My YouTube videos of my cruise on the NCL Sky has thousands of views, much higher than most of my other videos. People want to see from a guest perspective what they can expect. In planning our cruise on the Carnival Triumph (sailing late August), I found a passenger who just sailed the exact same itinerary, and did several on-site thorough review videos on YouTube. They were great to watch, and we have been dialoging back and forth about the ship. I got information from her that I would never get from the Carnival website.

I encourage you to search YouTube before booking your next destination; you never know what you may find out! Post your own videos as well. I will be filming and “tweeting” from onboard the Carnival Triumph in August. By doing this you are not only participating in a community, but you will record some great memories. I still look back at mine and laugh!