When I got into work this morning I almost couldnt believe my eyes. My travel show (Cruise Radio) month end reports were released and the Cruise Radio listenership is over 31,000 people a week! To think that a show under a year old is getting more views than a lot local TV/ Radio stations blows my mind. I wish [...]
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We took a last minute cruise on the NCL ‘Sky’ for a three day Bahamas cruise to tape an episode of Cruise Radio and it was pretty eventful. Since my radio show is independent, I can have an unbiased look at it all. We are both in our 20′s, so of course having fun was [...]
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Tags: great stirrup cay, MIAMI FLORIDA, nassau bahamas, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Norwegian Sky, port of miami
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Yesterday at work someone asked me: Why do you love cruising so much? I couldn’t help but laugh as I gave him a laundry list of reasons. Everything is all inclusive You only have to unpack once It’s impossible to get a DUI on a cruise ship! Where else can you walk [...]
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Here in Jacksonville, Florida it has been just as bitterly cold. I wake up every morning at 3:45 to get ready for work and there is nothing like stepping outside and waiting for the car to warm up in sub-arctic temperatures! I find myself doing a dance sometimes outside my car while the car warms [...]
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| Tags: florida weather, jacksonville florida, key west florida, MIAMI FLORIDA, orlando florida, record breaking temperatures, tampa florida
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Earlier today I was talking to my dad who is a retired harbor pilot. See earlier post on river/harbor pilots. We were talking about the different bow configurations of cruise ships and why some ships have bubbles on the bows (front of ship). Skating around the whole physics part of the bow bubble (bulbous bow the [...]
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| Tags: bulbous bow, cruise ship, Interviews, passenger ship, river pilots, ship building
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I was asked this question the other day: Is it hard meeting people on a cruise ship? My answer: Absolutely not! From formal dinners to excursions, you are put into so many different social atmospheres on your cruise. We will use a cruise I took back in 2005 as an example. Three of us took the [...]
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The other day I got to sit down with Jason, the ‘piano man,’ of the Carnival Glory. He answered a few questions that I had about life at sea. I thought I would pass this question and answer session on to you. What is your position? On board entertainer …. ‘piano man’ Tell us a little about yourself? I was born [...]
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The following is a sit down session that I had with Scott Lara, a man of the cloth and frequent cruiser. Scott…I understand that back in March, you actually performed a wedding on board the Monarch of the Seas…tell me about that.. You know Doug, I have known several friends that have had their weddings [...]
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Last weekend I had the experience of staying at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Orlando, Fla. Let me tell you, if you ever are in the Orlando area, this is a must. They have an ICE exhibit there (seasonal), basically its two million pounds of ice carved into three dimensional figures… oh yah, and its 9 [...]
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| Tags: gaylord palm, hotels orlando, ICE exhibit, orlando florida, resorts
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With Christmas right around the corner and the gift of giving upon us, it’s time to start thinking about those holiday presents! Personally, I think a cruise traveler is one of the easiest people to shop for. A typical cruiser is laid back and easy come, easy go personality. I put together a list of [...]
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| Tags: christmas gifts, cruise blog, cruise radio, cruiser gifts, gift ideas
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