Many cruisers are getting ripped off without even realizing it. Cruises have built-in traps from start to finish that quietly drain wallets from booking to disembarkation.
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00:00 Intro
01:16 Booking Blind
02:55 Swipe, Spend, Repeat
03:47 Crowded and Costly
04:57 The Health Trap
05:51 The Cork Trap
06:36 Cash Trap
07:37 Pricey Pampering
08:31 Bottled Ripoff
09:13 Costly Care
10:22 The Pricey Prize
11:37 Roaming Regret
12:22 Pricey Perks
13:17 Champagne Trap
14:07 The Bad News