Every since Costa Concordia sunk of the Tuscan Coast this past January, residents of the island of Giglio and around the world have been wondering when the salvage operation would begin. This past Friday Costa Cruises announced they’ll be teaming up with salvage companies Titan/Micoperi to float and remove the ship that sits only 30’ [...]
When Holland America Line’s 1,848-passenger ms Oosterdam arrived in Seattle yesterday it kicked off the 2012 Alaska cruise season for the port. Following the Oosterdam, the Amsterdam and Westerdam will arrive this month offering 52 voyages out of the seaport. “We always look forward to the start of the Alaska season because it represents a [...]
Our medical correspondent, Ed McDonough, answers all the questions concerning norovirus. Cruise Guy drops by the catch us up on Cruise News. Powered by Podbean.com Be sure to check out Cruise Radio Premium content on CruiseRadio.net. Subscribe to our weekly show on iTunes. Be sure to follow us on Twitter at CruiseRadio. Show Questions or [...]
Nancy Rubin, Communication Director for the Jacksonville Port Authority joins us about the latest on the cruise terminal in Jacksonville and its future plans. Actor/Game show host Geoff Edwards talks about his latest trip on the Star Clipper. Stewart Chiron joins us with his weekly commentary. Be sure to follow us on Twitter at CruiseRadio. [...]
While taking a cruise out of your home port is always a great idea…. it’s not always that easy. Recently, I caught a cruise out of Miami, Florida so we will use that as our case study. Living in Jacksonville, Florida it was about a five hour road trip down to Miami. We left Jacksonville [...]
This week, Stewart Chiron “The Cruise Guy” chats about a record breaking week for the Oasis of the Seas in Fort Lauderdale and Spirit Airlines carry-on baggage charges… will it impact you? Paul Motter from CruiseMates.com discusses his recent article he wrote about Fuel Surcharges and its impact on you, the traveler. Craig Cason, a [...]
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 [...]
This morning I saw a twitter message with my name on it so I checked it out. The twitter message was someone telling their friends about Cruise Radio (which you should check out). Turns out, they were planning a cruise and wondered what suites are like on a cruise ship… so here is my short answer: First [...]
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 [...]
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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