Ep. 555 - Bonus Show - Tip Me Baby One More Time: Sheri from CruiseTipsTV Chats with the Duo

DCL Duo Podcast: A Disney Cruise Line Fan Podcast

Brian Flock

Leisure, Places & Travel, Hobbies, Society & Culture

4.9 • 576 Ratings

🗓️ 19 July 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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In this episode of the DCL Duo Podcast, we’re joined by Sheri Griffiths from CruiseTipsTV for a wide-ranging, fun, and insightful chat about all things cruising! Sheri shares the story behind CruiseTipsTV, from a high school graduation sailing aboard Carnival Ecstasy to launching a YouTube empire built on packing tips, cruise education, and Amazon favorites. We dig into Sheri’s experience across more than 50 sailings on lines like Princess, Carnival, Holland America, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian, MSC, Virgin Voyages, Seabourn, and Oceania. She breaks down the “vibe” and ideal demographic for each, offers honest advice for planning (or not overplanning) your first cruise, and delivers some killer tips—like what you actually need to pack for Alaska (spoiler: it involves socks and maybe a scarf). Sheri also shares her thoughts on the evolution of cruise ships, private islands, and the rise of Virgin Voyages as a boundary-breaking brand. And don’t miss her ultimate picks for first-timers, families, introverts, and the “slightly bougie” among us—plus, where she’d sail tomorrow if she had the chance. Whether you’re a DCL diehard or just cruise-curious, Sheri’s warmth, humor, and deep knowledge of the cruise industry make this an episode you don’t want to miss. Listen now and join the conversation! Check out Sheri’s podcast: CruiseTipsTV Unplugged ️ Book Your Next Disney Cruise Line Vacation: Head over to our show sponsor My Path Unwinding Travel DCL Magazine – Your Ultimate Guide to Disney Cruise Line Tips & Tricks! Join the waitlist for DCL Magazine and use promo code DCLDUO for 10% off at the WDW Magazine store! Stay Connected with the DCL Duo: Website | Instagram | Facebook | Facebook Group We’re listed alongside some other great Disney podcasts at: Top 100 Disney Podcasts | Top 20 Cruise Podcasts | Top 30 Disney Cruise Line Podcasts Disclaimer: The views expressed in this podcast are our own and do not reflect the views of the Walt Disney Company, Disney Cruise Line, Norwegian Cruise Line, or any other travel provider discussed or mentioned.

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0:00.0	I'm like mom level active. I'm like, I'll go to this activity with you. Then I'm going to go get a cocktail and lay down. Right. Right. Exactly.
0:06.3	On your own for the flow riding because I twisted my neck last time and I felt it for four years. So I'm not doing it. If I'm doing it, I'm laying down on it. I'm not on my knees.
0:35.3	Welcome back, everybody to this week's episode of the DCL duo podcast brought to you by my path unwinding travel.
0:37.2	And we're going to skip the reviews today because we need to get straight into our guest.
0:42.4	Yes.
0:43.5	Intro the guest.
0:44.4	We have such a fabulous guest today, you guys.
0:48.2	Like, you are not going to believe this is a big get for us.
0:51.7	We've got Sherry from Cruise Tips TV joining us today, and I'm like
0:55.7	just fan-girling out right now. I'm super excited to have you on the show. Sherry. Welcome to the show.
1:00.9	Thank you so much, Brian and Sam. I was actually feeling the same way because we all know,
1:05.6	well, y'all are the Disney authorities, Disney Cruise authorities, and I've never been on a Disney Cruise. So I am so
1:12.2	excited to be here with you. And I know that we're going to have fun. I know we're going to
1:15.9	wing it and just go with it. And I think that always brings some special surprises.
1:20.4	Exactly. Exactly. We are. Yeah. And we love that too. It's just like it's so fun to like cross over
1:25.7	content with other like cruise content creators like yourself,
1:29.8	Sherry, because it's like we're all kind of experts in different spaces, right?
1:34.8	For us, like really we are deeply dive dove.
1:39.5	I don't even know what the right word is into Disney Cruise line.
1:42.5	And we just kind of branch out, like,
1:44.3	we dip our toe in the water of like Royal Caribbean. We dip our toe in the water of like Virgin
1:48.7	Voyages. But we do not know like all there is to know out there about other cruise lines. You are
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