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Episode 27- Seabourn Odyssey

Actor, game show host and radio personality, Geoff Edwards joins us talking about cruising and his recent trip aboard the Seabourn Odyssey.
MSNBC contributor and consumer advocate Chris Elliot gives us the low down on the $40,000 fine US Airways got smacked with and from a recent article he wrote, Chris gives us some travel tips when using unruly [...]

Episode 26 – Broadcast aboard the ‘Oasis of the Seas’

Stewart Chiron, the Cruise Guy joined us for the broadcast along with the Executive Chef and the Cruise Director of the world’s largest cruise ship. We spoke with Jack, a first time passenger who gave us his first impression of the ship and Terminal 18, Royal Caribbean’s new cruise terminal for the Oasis of the [...]

‘Celebrity Eclipse’ Makes First Public Appearance

The Celebrity Eclipse emerges for the first time out of the ship yard in Meyer Werft ship yard in Papenburg, Germany.

Hotel Review: Port Everglades Crowne Plaza

Crowne Plaza Hotel  | 455 State Road 84 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida
THIS HOTEL IS FOR YOU, IF:  you’re sailing out of Port Everglades and desire luxury rooms, complimentary shuttle service, interior corridors, and a restaurant/lounge on premises.
 
There are many great things to be said about the Crowne Plaza Airport/Cruise Port.  It’s brand new, modern, [...]

Wave Crashes Into Cruise Ship

A 26′ wave crashed into a cruise ship in the Mediterranean yesterday off the coast of Barcelona.  Two people were killed and several were injured.  The cruise ship Louis Majesty (formerly NCL Majesty) was on a 12 night Mediterranean cruise and is now in Barcelona for repairs.  Below is some amateur footage courtesy of CBS.

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Wave Crashes [...]

Episode 25 – Carnival Cruise Rate Increase

The Cruise Guy, Stewart Chiron joins us talking about Carnival Cruise Lines rate increase, a new cruise ship to be home-ported in Tampa, Florida and the noro-virus outbreak on the Celebrity Mercury.
An avid traveler and an award-winning journalist, Ralph Grizzle joins us with a recent article he wrote called “Extracting More Joy from Your Cruise.”
Frequent cruiser Sherry [...]

Episode 24 – European Travel Trends

Stewart the Cruise Guy talks to us this week about Princess Cruises’ memo of understanding to purchase two new ships and he will answer some listener emails. 
Whether your cruising, flying or driving — travel questions are inevitable. MSNBC’s travel guru , Chris Elliot joins us to answer your frequently asked travel questions. Read his latest [...]

Episode 23 – NCL Epic

This week Stewart the Cruise Guy joins us to talk about the NCL ‘Epic’ and Barcelona.
With the rising costs of airfare and the tighter restrictions on airport security, Paul Motter, Editor of Cruise Mates reveals the true advantages of driving to your cruise port.  Check out Paul’s article on Driving to Your Cruise Port.
Imagine dropping [...]

Episode 22 – Cruise Booking Secrets

Stewart the Cruise Guy joins us about his recent article published by ABC News. “Secrets to Booking the Best Cruise Vacation”
Your can read the article here.
Dietmar Wertanzl, President and CEO of Cruise West joins us to talk about small ship cruising and their upcoming Around the World cruise.
Matt Orwoll, Editor of Travel + Leisure [...]

Secrets to Booking the Best Cruise Vacation

(from ABC News)

Secrets to Booking the Best Cruise Vacation Learn How to Sort Through All the Cruise Ship ‘Sale’ Hoopla
Column by STEWART CHIRON, CEO of CruiseGuy.com.  Follow him on Twitter at  Twitter.com/CruiseGuy
Feb. 2, 2010— A new year is finally here and who doesn’t need a vacation from 2009? The cruise industry fared extraordinarily well, all [...]