Planned
The balcony question, settled
When the upgrade is worth every dollar, when it is theater, and the one itinerary where the cabin is the destination.
Video series
Jude’s cruise takes. Unfiltered.
Short episodes, real opinions: which ships are worth it, what the pricing games mean, and the industry habits that need calling out. From the founder — no sponsors, no scripts from the cruise lines.
First episodes are being filmed now. Nothing to watch quite yet — join the list below and the first episodes reach you before they go anywhere else.
Planned episodes
On the slate.
Topics in production or planned — the list grows from viewer questions, so send yours.
Planned
Wave season: what the ads don’t say
“70% off” of what, exactly? How to read the January offers like someone who sells them.
Planned
The one excursion rule
A single rule that sorts the excursions worth booking from the ones worth skipping — on any ship, any port.
Planned
Big ship vs. small ship, honestly
Not which is better — which is better for you. The personality test the brochures never print.
The rules of the series
What to expect.
No. No cruise line pays for placement, and no episode is scripted by one. If that ever changes, it will be disclosed in the episode itself — not buried in a description.
Short — a few minutes each. One take per episode: one question, one honest answer, no padding.
Please. The slate grows from viewer questions — reply to any episode alert email with yours, and the best ones become episodes.
First to watch
Episodes land here first.
Join the list and the first episodes arrive in your inbox before they go anywhere else. One email per episode — nothing else.