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Episode 134 – Carnival Triumph detained + Cruise News

admin — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 02:43:46 +0000

Maritime attorney Jim Walker joins us to talk about the Carnival Triumph that got detained in Galveston, Texas over the weekend by the feds. Travel writer Chris Owen weighs in on the consumer side of this weekend’s debacle.

Cruise Guy is giving us the latest cruise news on the Disney Fantasy preview cruise, fire aboard Azamara Quest, Princess Cruises home-porting a ship in Asia, and Royal Caribbean’s Rhapsody of the Seas out of dry dock after a $54-million dollar renovation.

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Carnival Victory exits San Juan market, Valor enters

admin — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:07:14 +0000

Carnival Victory (photo: CCL)

Carnival Cruise Lines announced today that Carnival Victory will leave San Juan, Puerto Rico, effective February 2013, to reposition to Miami, while Carnival Valor leaves Miami and heads to San Juan. Also announced, Carnival Destiny will move to the European market spring 2013.

Here’s the scoop:

Carnival Victory will head to Miami offering guests four and five-day voyages effective February 4, 2013.

Four-day “long weekend” cruises departing Thursdays call at Key West, Fla., and Cozumel, Mexico; five-day cruises departing Mondays include stops at Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos Islands; the private Bahamian island of Half Moon Cay; and Nassau, The Bahamas. Five-day voyages departing Saturdays feature George Town, Grand Cayman; and Ocho Rios, Jamaica.

Carnival Valor will start service out of San Juan on February 10, 2013.

The itinerary features extended calls at five tropical islands – St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.; Bridgetown, Barbados; St. Lucia, West Indies; St. Kitts, West Indies; and St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles.

Additionally, Carnival Destiny will offer a 16-day transatlantic crossing departing Miami Feb. 4 and arriving Civitavecchia (Rome) on Feb. 20, 2013. Featured ports on the crossing include Ponta Delgada (Azores), Portugal; Malaga, Spain; Monte Carlo, Monaco; and Genoa and Livorno, Italy. Details on the Carnival Destiny’s European deployment will be upcoming.

Source: Carnival

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Episode 50 – Cruise Line Industry Report

admin — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:12:51 +0000

MS-NBC’s travel guru Chris Elliott explains his latest article Revenge of the hotel clerks: 5 things they’ll do to difficult guests.

Johnny Jet, the world traveler travels over 150,000 miles a year. Find out how he went being afraid to fly to making a living out of it. A dynamic guy.

Stewart Chiron The Cruise Guy® also joins us with his weekly Cruise News and commentary.

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Episode 48 – Fighting Norovirus

admin — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:02:28 +0000

One of our favorite guests on Cruise Radio, actor and game show host Geoff Edwards, joins us talking about his battle with norovirus on the cruise ship and gives us a first hand take at it and his latest book.

Faraz Qureshi, President of the social media cruise site MeetOnCruise talks about the Meet On Cruise. If your a social media person, this is for you. Such a cool concept!

Stewart Chiron joins us with his weekly Cruise News and Commentary.

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Episode 47 – A Port in Brownsville?!

admin — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 09:19:49 +0000

If you missed our write up in the Florida Times Union, we’d love for you to check it.

Andy Garnett, CEO of of Special Needs at Sea chats with us about their convenient services for providing mobility assistance at sea.

Rene Klusek, a listener of Cruise Radio chats with us about her July 4th cruise on the Emerald Princess.

Stewart Chiron joins us with his weekly Cruise News and Commentary.

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Episode 45 – Frequent Flyer Miles and Cruise Ports 101

admin — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:19:23 +0000

Randy Peterson shares with us how to get the most frequent flyer miles out of your dollar, reducing your overall cruise price.

Social Media Strategists, VegasBill and 24K (as known on twitter) give their experience of the Norwegian Epic and just how much it compares to Vegas. They are with us live from Sin City.

Stewart Chiron joins us with his weekly Cruise News and Commentary.

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Episode 23 – NCL Epic

admin — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:00:30 +0000

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 everything and touring the world for 12 months. Adam Groffman talks to us as he prepares to embark on this worldwide journey.

Steve Hattam from Cruise One chats with us about the cruising trends for this year.

Mindy Harwood talks to us about her recent trip aboard Holland America’s ‘Westerdam.’

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Episode 20 – Royal Caribbean Catches Criticism from Media

admin — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:00:53 +0000

If you have watched this news this week, the Cruise Lines have been front and center.

In this episode, The Cruise Guy, Stewart Chiron, sets the record straight about all the media hype criticizing Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines for continuing service into their private beach in Labadee, Haiti.

Julie Watson, Communication Consultant for VisitJacksonville.com talks about things to do if your cruise is departing out of Jacksonville, Florida.

Chris Elliott, founder of Elliott.org joins us to talk about the Top 5 Travel Mistakes.

Author Daniel Hall talks to us.

Why I Love Cruising

admin — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:32:55 +0000

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 out of your back door and basically spit in the ocean?
Does someone clean your room twice a day at home?
Where else can you wake up in a different city every day (without teleporting)?
If you want to work out, there is no gym membership required

After I started rattling off a few, he told me he got the point and may look into cruising in the future.

The fact of the matter is, no matter if you are eight or eighty, there is something for everyone on a cruise ship.

What other reasons can you think of on why cruising is so great?

Meals on a Cruise Ship

admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 04:59:25 +0000

Every day I get questions from first time cruisers or just folks who have general questions about cruising. Now, while I have never claimed to be an expert, if I don’t have the answer, I will get it.

I checked my email after getting back into town today and someone asked me a question about dining on a cruise ship and it’s a common questions that I get asked a lot.

How much do I have to pay for my meals on a ship?

A big misconception of cruising is that people think they have to pay for every little thing. The good news is , you don’t! Especially when it comes to on board dining.

When you book your cruise, you are booking a all inclusive package that includes three meals a day, more if you want. The dining on a cruise ship consists of a buffets, regimented forms of dining, and little restaurants scattered through the ship (pizza, sushi, tacos).

While most of the restaurants are free, there are some that come with charges (alternative dining). These restaurants are commonly a step up in atmosphere, food quality and service. Most of the steakhouses for example come with a surcharge that is not included in your cruise price. Typically the surcharges range from $25 and up.

So you won’t go broke eating on a cruise ship because the food is included. Just don’t eat too much!