I Took a "Sleep Pod" Cruise

And behind me is a sleep pod cruise. It's like a big ship, except you sleep in these tiny pods. Some of which are even next to complete strangers. And the only thing cooler than this ship is where it's taking me. So let's board, shall we? When I boarded the ship, a man walked me right to my pod. My pod, right up there. Look at this, guys. We made it. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to mi casa Spanish. What's house in Japanese? Did I mention I'm in Japan, by the way? I'll tell you about that later. But I'm going to be on board this ship for two nights. And because of that, I booked two different pods to really experience it. Tonight, we're in the comfort pod. Which I can already tell you is living up to its name. Because I'm feeling pretty comfortable. And good thing I have bad posture, because otherwise I'd be hitting my head on the ceiling. Tomorrow, we're in the tourist pod. Don't really know what to expect. I've seen a few photos. But you know what? It's going to be a great adventure. And before I tell you guys where we're headed, why don't we have a quick tour of the room, shall we? When you walk in, you have your main hallway. But when you turn, you have these mini hallways that each have four pods in them. Kind of feels like a Minecraft strip mine. I don't know who's going to get that reference, but if you do, I appreciate you. My room is at the top corner. I realize before entering, you're supposed to put your shoes outside. And they give you these custom little slippers to wear. And then, you have the pod. You have a nice little privacy curtain that you can pull. With no locks. So I'm just praying nobody comes crawling into my room tonight. Trying to sniff my feet. They give you a pillow and a blanket, which is awesome. Because I didn't bring one. They also have a TV in here. Did someone say movie night? Except I can't quite figure out how to get YouTube or Netflix on it. So I might be stuck watching whatever this is. And then the TV started glitching. And this random screen came on. Showing that I have a dream of hitting a million subscribers by the end of this year. And we're so close to hitting it. And that you should subscribe if you want to help us hit it. You have a nice little cup holder on the side. A plug and a light. And they give you hangers to hang your clothes on, which is cool. I realize I don't really have a room on this ship. Like 30 of us have a room. And this is just my little section of it. Because we're all just in little pods in one big room. We're like one big happy family. That doesn't know each other. And some of us snore. But the pod seems like a pretty good size. I mean, I'm a big tall guy. And I fit in here just fine. You do have to be incredibly quiet though. Because these walls are literally paper thin. Which is why I'm kind of talking low. At this current moment, the people below me definitely think I'm just talking to myself up here. Maybe they're watching this video. Subscribe guys. I'm pretty jet lagged right now. So I'm really curious to see if I'm going to be able to sleep comfortably in here tonight. And I really hope I do. Because the pod I booked for tomorrow night might be a little bit worse. Alright, let's head up to the deck. I'm actually super excited to tell you guys where I'm going. And where I'm headed. What the? Hey. Carlos, what are you doing? Well, that's my younger brother Carlos. And I guess he's joining me on this trip. First, you sneak onto my cruise in Alaska. Then you sneak onto my cruise in Japan. We're in Japan by the way. Let's go. Now for us, this ship is just a cruise. Because we're just on this bad boy for enjoyment. But for some of the others on board, this ship is a ferry. It's moving their vehicles from one part of Japan to the next. Alright ladies and gentlemen. Welcome aboard the MOL Sunflower. We've been trying to figure out what kind of creature that is. What do you think? It looks like a mouse or a cat. Take your guess in the comments. Now's probably a good time to explain an important side quest that we're trying to accomplish while we're on this journey. Earlier this year, I came to Japan for the first time to film a video. And because I love Japan, I told Tonio to come try the best noodles I've ever had here. And he did. But he didn't bring me. So, we're running it back. But this time, I'm bringing the man himself. So we're going to two different stops. The first one is tomorrow in northern Japan. And the second one is the next day back in the south of Japan. Will we find a new placeholder for the world's best noodles? I hope so. Now that we were out at sea, we decided to explore the ship a little bit. And our first stop was the game corner. Now this is a room I'm going to have to investigate. Let's go. This place is cool. There's like these claw machines, some airpods, a search tag, circle smartwatch, and then a bunch of things behind me that I don't know what they are. W Arcade. One thing that's good to know is if you ever got thirsty, they got all you need right here. They got all sorts of drinks in these. One, two, three. The vibe on board was very relaxed and peaceful. Most people were just eating, or reading, or talking, or enjoying the view. I even saw these guys who made a music video on board. And then Carlos and I stumbled upon this store that we were excited to check out. Since we're here at the shop, I'm going to get a bunch of snacks and we can cozy down and try them before bed in our sleep pod. I think I'm going to get one of these. It's like a snack box. This is coffee. Ooh, fire. I think it's spicy. Spicy coffee. Or it's like fire because it's good. Dude, this is fire. Ooh, look at these. Gosh, look at this. Hi. Konnichiwa. You speak English? No. Okay. Everything good? Good. After wrapping up that awkward encounter, we decided to head to dinner, for which everyone was already in line. So we grabbed our ticket and made our way on over to the buffet. It's safe to say, dinner was delicious. We're out here on the deck. It is cold out here, man. Gonna hit the deck. That's enough of that. I think it's time that we get ready for our first night in our sleep pod. My downstairs neighbors were already ready for bed. These two guys showed up right before I started filming. I know a lot of you guys watch on TV, so I mean, probably the size of a grapefruit for you. Please ignore them. Welcome back to the pod. And I don't mean podcast. I mean sleep pod. Let's get ready for bed, shall we? Nice. Carlos, do you want to try my snacks with me before we go to bed? Yeah, you got good snacks, I do. We got good snacks. Let's start with the pizza potato chips. Those look actually pretty good. Just opening that, I got infused with the smell of Chuck E. Cheese. Dude, this pod's about to smell. It's gonna fire. Tastes exactly like what you would expect this to taste. Next up, looks like a canned latte. It says fire on it. Hopefully it's fire. We'll see. Do we shake it? Just don't speak the language. I wonder what the guys down below think is happening. Alright, sip number one. Tell me what you think that tastes like. Tastes like coffee with maybe some cinnamon? I don't know what I'm tasting. Tastes like coffee and milk. I mean, dude, this is fire. Yeah, I like it. I'll finish that later. Alright, last but not least. By the way, I have not seen what's in this either, so we're finding this out for the first time with you guys. Oh. It's cookies. Oh, and the cookies are shaped like boats. I'm taking this home. The kids are gonna love this. It's like a shortbread. Not a whole lot of flavor. Alright, bro. Well, now that my room smells like pizza and coffee, it's time for me to go to sleep in here. Are you excited? Yeah, I'm excited to rock to sleep on this boat. I feel like I'm in a fever dream. Let's go to sleep. You go into your pod. Finally, it was time to actually try to sleep in this pod. But before that, I decided to watch some TV. Okay, that's enough of that. Alright, my friends, it's time to go to bed and hopefully be able to sleep well. I'm pretty comfortable right now. We'll see how tonight goes. And before I wake up, I gotta tell you guys about something. I'm super grateful to Revolut for sponsoring this video. And if you're new to Revolut, you can actually get a $20 bonus by signing up using my link. One thing I've learned after traveling so much is that managing your money should not be the most complicated part of your trip. See, Revolut is a financial app built around giving you more flexibility with your money, especially when you travel. You can exchange, hold, and spend more than 25 currencies right inside the app with no foreign exchange fees during market hours. 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Absolutely beautiful view, ladies and gentlemen, but it's time to go try and find some breakfast because this guy's hungry. It was very peaceful inside, and when I walked in I noticed people were already in line for breakfast. So, I grabbed my ticket and then I found my seat. The food was buffet style, which I was really excited about, but I was even more excited about this super cool Japanese coffee machine. I mean, look at this thing. I thought it was cool that everybody just chilled and ate their food quietly as they watched the sea go by. His Japanese coffee was too hot. It's incredibly quiet in here, so I apologize in advance for the volume of this clip, but literally, no one is speaking. So, everyone can just hear me talking to you guys. Just you and me. Japan is out here operating in 2057. I'm going to say two descriptor words describing my experience so far, and I want you to guess what they are before I say them. 3, 2, 1 And what's crazy is, I'm actually looking at Aomori City, the snowiest city in the world, where I car camped earlier this year. Shout out to you if you remember that. We're getting closer and closer to our first stop, and I'm super excited about that as well. And I'm also feeling a little bit nervous about tonight, because tonight's spot, I think, might make last night's spot look like luxury. And just like that, we made it to our first stop, and it was time to try some ramen. Everyone here is so nice. Carlos found this ramen spot that is apparently the birthplace of curry ramen. You ready? Let's go! Spicy curry ramen. I was so excited to be here, and it kind of felt like I was just stepping into someone's house. Everybody was talking and enjoying their food, and Carlos and I could not wait to try ours. And before we knew it, it was time. Incredible. Best ramen I've ever had. Not the best ramen I've ever had. I still think the other place holds the throne. We gotta get back on our cruise to test out our next pod, but before we do, we have one last stop, and it's crucial. I really wish I wouldn't have said crucial, and instead said cruise-shul, and made a funny cruise pun. Also, I apologize for this white thing on my eyebrow. Yeah. Just had to. Real ones know you don't take a trip to Japan and not go to a Japanese 7-Eleven, alright? No matter where I am in the world, the gas station's called. After we got our snacks, we had a little bit of time before our ship took off, so we relaxed and enjoyed them, and prepared ourselves for the night that was to come. Here's your ticket. Thank you. He then led us to our room and pointed exactly at where we were going to be sleeping, and it was time. That's me. That's Carlos. You ready? Let's do this thing. Alright my friends, we've made it to the tourist room. There's about as much privacy as we're going to be getting tonight. I can't even see what Carlos is doing on the other side. Carlos, what are you doing over there? Oh, how's it going? This is going to be crazy. We took some time to get our beds all set up and ready for the night. Alright guys, rate the setups. Over here we have mine, and over here, Carlos'. A little bit more dialed. So far, no neighbor here, no neighbor here. Somebody's setting up over there. These guys are already set up. Alright guys, well, I made it to my pod. It's pretty cool that this is a thing. Am I concerned about how tonight's going to go? Just slightly, but honestly, overall, I'm just pretty content. You walk in and it's just basically a big room with a bunch of beds on the floor separated by curtains. Carlos pointed out that there is a TV in case the whole squad wanted to just stay up watching a movie. Be kind of cute. All the beds are folded up at first, so you have to fold them out. And basically what I'm laying on now is like a very thin mattress with some blankets and sheets on it on the floor. It does feel good on my back, though. It's pretty comfortable. And then each pod has these very thin dividing curtains. The big concern I have right now is just whoever's on the other side of this, just their face snoring right here in my face. Look how close Carlos' face could be to this. He could be almost sniffing his breath and not even know it. The biggest concerns would be the late night noises from the other men in this room. They have a nice little shelf right above where my suitcase is being held. I really hope that doesn't fall because if it does, it will crush my face. And then my backpack is hanging up there as well. They also have this cool net that can hold all your clothes. As I'm here talking to you guys, I'm just seeing people walking right in front of me, back and forth, right at my feet. It's kind of crazy. Got my own little lamp right here and a nice little shelf right here as well. Basically my house for the night, so kind of starting to miss the pod from last night a little bit. They say you don't know what you have until it's gone. I think we're getting ready to disembark. Or embark. I always get that wrong. We're getting ready to go, so let's head out and check it out, shall we? Made it to night two. Awesome. We're up here. We're going all the way down here. I'm wondering if it would be possible to get to meet the captain. No. Oh, no? Okay. Houston? We got two problems. Tweedledee and Tweedledum. It's just pitch darkness. Okay, guys. It's time for bed. I've just come to the conclusion that they aren't going to turn these lights off. I already hear somebody snoring over there. I think the best strategy is just to try to fall asleep as quickly as I can before potentially more snoring commences. I got my pajamas on. I just hit the public bathhouse. These are pictures from their website. Obviously I couldn't film in there, but let's just say I think the bathroom was even nicer than my bedroom. I'm going to put this sleep mask to use. Good night, ladies and gentlemen. Let's get cozy. This is absolutely essential because look at what I see when I look up. Someone is snoring so loud. Okay, guys. I just made a new friend. I'm here with … what's your name? Sei Watanabe. Did you enjoy your time on the ferry? I was taking picture of seabirds. Seabirds were flying on the sea. Did you get some good pictures? So-so. Wow, look how many. So cool. Did you sleep good last night? Yeah. Okay. Did you hear me snoring? Maybe. Where do you go next? Saitama. Okay. My home. Okay, that's awesome. Alright. Well, great to meet you. Yes, thank you. One, two, three. As we neared the shore, Carlos and I got really excited to try our last ramen spot. Hey, safety! Mission's almost complete, but we gotta go try some noodles. After getting off the ship, I followed Carlos' lead as he took us to the final ramen shop somewhere in rainy Tokyo. Have the best noodles been dethroned? I think so. I think those were better than the last place. These were like sweet, nice, wow. Totally agree. Let's go. I love my family, I love you guys, and I love getting to make videos like this. If you enjoyed this one, YouTube thinks you might like this one. And if you want to hang out more, go follow me on Instagram. I'll see you in the next one!