The Chill Cruiser

About

I explore cruise ships from a chill perspective, including the spa, dining, entertainment and casino. I also share tips on how to save time, money and hassles (on land and at sea) based on my more than 50 cruises on 3 continents. More recently, I've started to focus on cruise ship casinos and how they can make it easy to earn free or discounted cruises. #cruisetips #cruiseships

The Chill Cruiser

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Recent Cruise Videos

22 tips you should know BEFORE booking a Caribbean cruise!

Tour of the relaxing thermal suite on Holland America's Rotterdam

Holland America Rotterdam: Signature Suite cabin tour (#7091 Cat SS)

Holland America Rotterdam: Large Oceanview cabin tour (#1075 Cat C)

Holland America's Rotterdam: An impressive smaller ship experience (Full Review + Tour)

25 NEW lessons after 7 recent Princess cruises

Margaritaville at Sea Islander: Tour of Breezy Balcony cabin 5242

Margaritaville at Sea Islander: Premium touches, budget prices (Caribbean cruise review)

Tour of the Expanded Casino on Virgin Voyages Scarlet Lady (April 2025)

Tour of the Expanded Casino on Enchanted Princess (Sept 2025)

Virgin Voyages Scarlet Lady: Central Sea Terrace balcony cabin tour (10222Z)

Virgin Voyages Scarlet Lady: FUN or FRUSTRATING? Caribbean cruise review + tips

15 reasons Holland America is worth a second look

25 tips you should know before cruising Europe

WOW! 360 specialty dining experience review on Enchanted Princess

Tour of the relaxing Enclave thermal suite on Enchanted Princess

Tour of the Penthouse Suite on Enchanted Princess (R606 Cat S4)

Tour of the Vista Suite cabin on Enchanted Princess (S114 Cat S6)

The Suite Life on Princess Cruises: What it’s Like, How it Compares to the Haven & Retreat

12 Super Valuable Cruise Perks ONLY on Princess

Ruby Princess: Balcony cabin tour and tips (R509 Cat BC)

Princess Casino News: Points required for "Free" cruises revealed + more

Ruby Princess offers a great traditional cruising experience - Alaska cruise review + tips

8 FASCINATING cruise trends revealed by the launches of Icon and Sun

How to make sure a NOISY cabin doesn't RUIN your cruise

Tour of the Enclave thermal suite on Sun Princess

Sun Princess: Premium Oceanview Cabin Tour & Tips (6201 Cat O3)

Sun Princess: Deluxe Balcony Cabin Tour & Tips (10636 Cat DD)

Impressive performance in the piazza after the Captain's toast on #sunprincess #shorts

Sun Princess: Luxury or Letdown? Full review after 40 days onboard

#wakeview of the #sunset from #sunprincess off the southern coast of Spain in August

21 HITS and MISSES on Sun Princess

My experience riding out Hurricane Milton on a cruise ship (Sun Princess)

Sun Princess 101: How to navigate the new Sphere Class design

20 lessons after cruising MSC for the first time

How I used URComped and status match to try a new cruise line for free with top tier perks

Tour of the casino on Sun Princess

Tour of the casino on Regal Princess

Tour of the casino on Ruby Princess

Bright idea or flawed design? My first impressions of Sun Princess

Happy ending to British Isles cruise on Regal Princess

GOOD and BAD surprises on Regal Princess in the British Isles

So far so (mostly) good on Regal Princess to the British Isles

Welcome to stunning Gerainger, Norway #norwaycruise #cruise

WOW is all I can say after 2 nights on Rotterdam, Holland America's newest ship

An epic 77 day European cruise adventure begins NOW #cruise #europe

Cruising Alaska on Ruby Princess: Ketchikan + sea day

Bow view of the John Hopkins Glacier from Ruby Princess #alaskacruise #princesscruises

Cruising Alaska on Ruby Princess: Juneau, Skagway & Glacier Bay National Park

First impressions of Ruby Princess on the way to Alaska

Top 10 ways smart cruisers save time and money on every trip!

Tour of Mini-suite cabin on Enchanted Princess (R218 Cat MB)

Tour of Standard Balcony cabin on Enchanted Princess (S307 Cat BC)

The Ultimate Princess Cruises Spa Hack You Need to Know

Tour of interior cabin (B730 Cat ID) on Enchanted Princess

10 tips you should know BEFORE planning a Princess cruise

There's a lot to like on Enchanted Princess! Caribbean cruise review + tips

Is Caribbean Princess too old? I went back to find out

The Sanctuary on Enchanted Princess: Full Review + Tips on How to Get In!

What I learned about “free” cruises in the Princess casino *SEE UPDATES IN COMMENTS*

25 lessons after 6 recent Princess cruises

Lots of jackpots (and smoke) in Sky Princess casino

Cabin tour: Mini-suite on Sky Princess (E223, Cat MC)

Sky Princess: A brutally honest review of my Caribbean cruise

Caribbean Princess offers the best of older and newer ships

Norwegian Joy: Lots of PROS but some major CONS on Bermuda cruise

13 costly travel insurance lessons after missing my cruise ship

12 planning lessons learned after missing my cruise ship

Not so Majestic cruise to Alaska on Princess

8 tips you need to know before cruising out of Vancouver

Does bigger mean better with the Majestic Princess casino?

What I learned about “free” cruises in the Princess casino SEE UPDATES IN COMMENTS