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This week we talk to listener Simon Duvall, Simon will give us his full review of Norwegian Cruise Lines’ Norwegian Epic — a 4,100-guest mega-ship that splits time between Port Miami in the winter and the Med during the summer. View the video of the 747 landing in St. Maarten. Also, Stewart Chiron, The Cruise [...]
This week health coach Nicole La Placa joins on on staying healthy while cruising and what you can do to avoid gaining those extra pounds. Friend and Rome tour guide Teressa stops by as well. In Cruise News, Cruise Guy gives us the latest on: Carnival Cruise Lines re-signs another year in Jacksonville, Florida Bermuda [...]
Mike Greve with Global Destination Group joins us this week to give us a behind the scenes look on what makes a cruise port “cruise ship ready.” Viator is a cruise excursion company the promises if your excursion isnt back to the ship, they’ll pay for you to get to the next port. We dive [...]
A poll announced this week by Cruise Critic, the world’s largest cruise reviews site and cruise community, reveals that 58 percent of cruisers say the threat of hurricanes won’t stop them from cruising, and a further 19 percent haven’t ruled it out entirely. Cruise Critic asked cruisers if they will sail during hurricane season, and [...]
Mary Beth Wressell has been promoted to vice president, marketing communications, for Holland America Line. She is responsible for the line’s overall marketing initiatives, including advertising, social media marketing, e-marketing, the Mariner Society loyalty program and market research. Most recently, Wressell was director, media advertising and e-marketing, where she was tasked with better aligning the [...]
Royal Caribbean International announced at a press conference today in Beijing, China that the recently refurbished Mariner of the Seas will head to Asia in June 2013, offering various itineraries from China, Japan, Singapore and Korea. Offering a wide variety of itineraries, ranging from three nights to 12 nights, the move is designed to offer [...]
This week we are joined by Mike Watts, VP of Marine Development with Cochran Marine. Mike talks to us about shore-side power and how it’s making cruise ports greener, one port at a time. TripInsurance.com is giving away $5,000 for a vacation of your choice — no strings attached. Enter to win here! Listener James [...]
After sorting through the more than 57,000 cruise vacation photos that were submitted to the Princess Cruises “1,000 Memories at Sea” photo contest, judges have chosen an image of the soaring columns of Ephesus submitted by Christine Svircev of Illinois as the grand prize winner. The winning photo depicts the grandeur of the ruins of [...]
On 30 April 2012, Dr. William DeLuca became the first American to wed aboard Cunard Line’s flagship Queen Mary 2 since the company unveiled its Weddings Program in April. DeLuca, an anesthesiologist from Massachusetts met British executive chef Kelly Lewis one year ago while visiting England. Unable to decide between marrying in the U.S. or [...]
Holland America Line was the recipient of the 2012 Rear Admiral William M. Benkert Environmental Protection Award from the U.S. Coast Guard in recognition of the line’s environmental leadership and for successfully achieving several environmental objectives established by the company that exceed standard regulation. The William M. Benkert Award is the premier marine environmental protection [...]
2011 was a record year for the cruise port of New Orleans, seeing 736,908 cruise passengers, beating the previous record set in 2004 of 734,643 passengers. The direct local economic impact was $132.1-million or $937,000 per cruise ship, creating 3,000 jobs. “New Orleans is a hugely popular cruise port and cruise lines are taking notice [...]
The luxury small-ship cruise line Seabourn has announced a major expansion of the benefits it offers to loyal guests returning to its award-winning ships. Seabourn Club benefits, which already included a milestone award of a complimentary cruise after sailing 140 days, have always been the most valuable in the cruise industry. Now the line has [...]
This week in Cruise News: Royal Caribbean repositions Brilliance of the Seas to Tampa Celebrity Millennium emerges from dry dock “Solsticized” Carnival Breeze complete sea trials in Adriatic Sea Norwegian’s $1000 air credit offer Norwegian Cruise Line cuts steal on upcoming Norwegian Getaway Theresa Masek, editor-in-chief of Vacation Agent Magazine gives us her review of [...]
This week Fran Golden, cruise expert and Trip Coach for Budget Travel Magazine talks to us about the brand spanking new Disney Fantasy. Hear Fran’s take on the entertainment, dining and nightlife for adults. Cruise Guy stops by with our weekly dose of Cruise News and Doug talks to a movie goer about Titanic 3D [...]
Popular radio show and website Cruise Radio announces the launch of Cruise Radio Live, a new iPhone and Android application that instantly connects users to a variety of cruise-related content. Cruise Radio Live offers easy access to weekly Cruise Radio shows, videos and premium content, as well as consumer cruise news. The app also features iProducer, which enables [...]
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