May 17, 2012

Episode 130 – Goodbye Carnival Destiny, hello Carnival Sunshine

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On this episode Lania Rittenhouse, VP of Product Development for Carnival Cruise Lines joins us to talk about the big transformation announcement on Tuesday morning. Carnival Destiny turns into Carnival Sunshine, hear all about it. Cruise Guy is giving us the Cruise News for the week: New Royal Caribbean ship order, Disney Fantasy arriving in [...]

Episode 129 – Aboard Holland America’s ms Zuiderdam

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This week Doug is sailing aboard Holland America Line’s ms Zuiderdam. They are on a 10-night sailing heading over to the Panama Canal. Make sure to follow the SeaBlog  to follow his journey. His co-host this week is Craig Zabransky from Stay Adventurous. PLAY IN POP-UP PLAYER   Subscribe to our Cruise News Updates.

Episode 128 – MSC Poesia review + Cruise News

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This week we check in with Doug aboard MSC Cruises’ MSC Poesia on a 7-night Western Caribbean itinerary. He will have a couple of passenger reviews and get all the details on the sailing. You can hear our previous show aboard MSC Poesia here. Stewart Chiron the Cruise Guy stops by to catch us up [...]

Episode 127 – Travel Insurance + Cruise News

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This week we talk to Stewart Chiron the Cruise Guy on the new muster drill policy, Carnival putting a new ship in NY, and Carnival putting Carnival Legend in Europe. We talk to Dan Skilken of TripInsurance.com and he takes listener calls on the subject of Travel Insurance. Clem Bason, President of the Hotwire Group [...]

Episode 126: Norovirus + Celebrity Equinox review

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This week Doug joins Stewart Chiron the Cruise Guy in Miami for Cruise News. Get caught up to speed on the recent Carnival and Princess Cruises refurbishments, Disney Fantasy being delivered, Costa Concordia update, and the norovirus that struck some ships last week. We replay an interview from our medical correspondent, Ed McDonough, and listener [...]

Episode 125 – Cruise News + Consumer Advocate Chris Elliott

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Stewart Chiron the Cruise Guy gives us the information on Costa Concordia and details the reimbursement the passengers received. Disney Cruise Line’s is going to reposition one of their ships in Miami and we’ll talk about future cruise pricing. Author, journalist, and consumer advocate Chris Elliott joins us to talk about his new book  ”Scammed: ‘How [...]

Episode 124 – Costa Concordia Salvage + Update

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This week we talk to America’s #1 most quoted cruise expert, Stewart Chiron (Cruise Guy). Stewart updates on Costa Concordia information and breaks down the compensation package. Maritime lawyer’s Jerry Hamilton and Jim Walker of Cruise Law News weigh in on cruise safety and possible law suits that could stem from the sinking of Costa [...]

Episode 123 – Costa Concordia Tragedy

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Guest line up: Ian Donoff: A passenger aboard Costa Concordia. He shares the timeline of events and about the evacuation  process. Stewart Chiron: The Cruise Guy® America’s most quoted cruise expert. Contributor to ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, WGN, Good Morning America, CNBC, Travel Channel and CNN. Also we’ll play sound bytes from today’s Press Conference [...]

Episode 122 – Titanic cruise + Allure of the Seas review

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This week Cruise Guy is with us talking about Disney Fantasy float-out, MSC Poesia getting grounded on the rocks, Royal Caribbean moving Vision of the Seas back to the US, and Port Everglades’ record weekend. See the video of MSC Poesia aground taken by a diver. Maritime attorney Jim Walker stops to get us up [...]

Episode 121 – New ships for 2012 + Carnival Triumph review

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Cruise Guy is here with Cruise News giving us info on Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas first call in St. Kitt’s, Celebrity Cruises new behind-the-scenes programs, Disney Cruise Line’s float out and their inaugural update. We’re joined by Theresa Norton Masek, Editor-in-chief of Vacation Agent Magazine to talk about all the new cruise ship builds for 2012. [...]