Posted by admin on June 28, 2010
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. [...]
Categories: Radio Shows
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Tags: cruise ship, jacksonville cruise industry, norwegian epic
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Posted by admin on May 3, 2010
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 [...]
Categories: General Cruise Info
| Tags: cruise parking, cruise ship, MIAMI FLORIDA, pier parking
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Posted by admin on April 12, 2010
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 [...]
Categories: Radio Shows
| Tags: bag surcharges, cruise ship, Oasis of the Seas
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Posted by admin on February 21, 2010
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 [...]
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| Tags: airlines, cruise ship, radio, travel
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Posted by admin on January 8, 2010
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 [...]
Categories: General Cruise Info
| Tags: cruise blog, cruise radio, cruise ship, suites, travel, vacation
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Posted by admin on December 27, 2009
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 [...]
Categories: Fun Stuff, General Cruise Info
| Tags: bulbous bow, cruise ship, Interviews, passenger ship, river pilots, ship building
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Posted by admin on December 23, 2009
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 [...]
Categories: Fun Stuff, General Cruise Info
| Tags: blog, Carnival Cruise Lines, crew members, cruise, cruise ship, cruise ship jobs, interview, pinao, travel
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Posted by admin on December 11, 2009
What is the deal lately with people going over board on cruise ships? The US Coast Guard just rescued a 31 yr., Robert Mado, a crew member from Royal Caribbeans ‘Majesty of the Seas,’ after a two hour rescue search. The ship was en-route back to Miami from Key West when the man was reported overboard. [...]
Categories: Cruise Line News
| Tags: cruise ship, Key West, majesty of the seas, miami, Royal Caribbean, us coast guard
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Posted by admin on November 5, 2009
If you look the word “seasickness” up online, it will say: a sickness resulting from the pitching and rolling of a ship or boat in water, especially at sea. If you want to get all web MD, its your brain adjusting to an unstable environment. Today I was asked a question from a co-worker: Whats the [...]
Categories: General Cruise Info
| Tags: cruise and blog, cruise and blog radio, cruise blog, cruise ship, pressure point wrist band, sea sick, seasick
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Posted by admin on October 26, 2009
A question was posed to me over the weekend about financing a cruise through the cruise line or travel agency. My first question is Why? With the economy that we are in, I think financing something (other then a need) is ridiculous. I always try to pay with cash when possible. To answer his questions, [...]
Categories: General Cruise Info
| Tags: cruise ship, cruise vacations, layaway, travel
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