Kids Rate the Ship
Before parents book a cruise, they want to know one thing: will my kids actually love it? Almost every cruise review is made by adults. Ours is made by two brothers, 11 and 14, who show families exactly what the ship is like for kids, and their mom covers what it really costs.
They land on opposite sides of the ship’s age line.
Same ship, two ages, two honest opinions. An 11-year-old and a 14-year-old want different things from a cruise. Micah and Caleb grade everything together, then split up for the kids’ club and the teen club, so parents of tweens and teens get both answers.
Caleb
Co-editor, and the one you can’t stop watching. First in line for everything, and brutally honest about it. Reviews the kids’ club, the slides and the snacks.
Micah
Co-editor and the tech brain. Notices everything a teenager would judge. Reviews the teen club, the arcade, the thrill rides and the late-night scene.
Two young entrepreneurs, learning by doing
This isn’t just screen time. The channel is a real business the boys are building: they film, edit and publish every video themselves, study what works, and earn from it through the YouTube Partner Program. Now they’re learning to work with brands too. Partners don’t just get content. They become part of how two brothers learn to build a business. This year they’re starting to earn a small salary, and it’s going into their own Roth IRAs, so they’re learning to save and invest at the same time.
One sailing, three beats.
Split up
Caleb in the kids’ club, Micah in the teen club. Each films his own day, his way.
Grade everything
The big rides, waterslides, the clubs, the food, and the big one: how exciting was the ship? Honest letter grades, on camera.
Mom’s real cost
What it really cost, what was worth it, and how to cruise for less.
Example layout. Real grades are the boys’ own, given on camera.
Junior Cruise Directors for a Day
On a hosted sailing, the boys stop reviewing the cruise and help run part of it. They shadow your cruise director for a day and show families how a ship with thousands of guests actually works. It’s learning by doing at its biggest, and it puts your crew front and center.
- Caleb’s morning announcement over the ship’s speakers
- Co-hosting a family trivia or game show
- Helping run a pool deck game
- Each brother leading one activity in his own club
- How the cruise director plans the whole day
- The bridge, and meeting the captain
- The galley that feeds thousands of guests
- Crew-only areas your team clears us to film
- First ride on the ship’s biggest attraction, before the lines start
Everything is shadowing and helping, planned with your team. You decide what’s possible.
A full episode set, ready for your channels too.
Here’s Norwegian Joy, Alaska 2025.
More than a dozen videos and Shorts came out of that one sailing, including the family ship tour parents still find in search, and the boys racing the ship’s go-kart track.
More brother-vs-brother formats: We Raced Across Key West to Solve 5 Clues · Inside the Kids’ Splash Academy · How the boys rank our first 3 ships
Three ships, graded by two brothers.
Micah’s #1 · Caleb’s #2
Best food of the three, and the ship Micah calls top notch.
Caleb’s #1 · Micah’s #2
Best kids’ club by far, plus go-karts at sea.
#3 overall · Best waterpark & service
Great servers and pools, but a busy ship and a weaker kids’ club.
We’re a Florida family. We drive to your port.
- A hosted sailing from any Florida port for Kelly and the boys (Dad joins too when work allows)
- Any length: a quick getaway or a longer itinerary you’d like families to see
- Flexible dates, including short notice if you have an open cabin
- Behind-the-scenes access arranged by your team
- A production fee for the full episode set. We’re open to talking about what works best for a first episode.
Grades stay honest, and every video is clearly disclosed. That’s what makes the series worth watching, and worth being part of.
Or email Kelly Damor, Mom and manager:
boundlessbrothersmedia@gmail.com