February 5, 2012

Episode 37 – Silversea Cruises

Game Show Host, Radio personality and Travel writer Geoff Edwards will be talking to us about the Silversea Spirit. Find out what cruise line rated the top in Eco-friendliest in Cruise News. Stewart Chiron (Cruise Guy) joins us with weekly commentary. Be sure to follow us on Twitter at CruiseRadio. Powered by Podbean.com Show Questions [...]

Why I Love Cruising

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 [...]

Woman Jumps Off Ship

I have been out of town but my producer sent me an email today. I’ll go ahead and get right to it. Associated Press | MIAMI —  The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a cruise ship passenger who reportedly jumped overboard in the Bahamas. The Coast Guard says crew members aboard Royal Caribbean’s Monarch of [...]

Can I Meet People on the Ship?

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I was asked this question the other day: Is it hard meeting people on a cruise ship? My answer: Absolutely not! From formal dinners to excursions, you are put into so many different social atmospheres on your cruise.  We will use a cruise I took back in 2005 as an example. Three of us took the [...]

Carnival Dream Video

On December 3, Matt Basford and Doug Parker did a walk through of Carnival Cruise Lines’ “Carnival Dream.”  This was the very first embarkation day from Port Canaveral, Florida.  Enjoy the video.

Getting Married On a Cruise Ship

Scott after officiating the wedding.

The following is a sit down session that I had with Scott Lara, a man of the cloth and frequent cruiser.  Scott…I understand that back in March, you actually performed a wedding on board the Monarch of the Seas…tell me about that.. You know Doug, I have known several friends that have had their weddings [...]

What is a ‘PILOT’ boat?

'PILOT' Boat

This may sound random (it pretty much is) but I was at dinner the other night and someone asked me: What is that orange pilot boat thing? (exact words) Having grown up on the water my whole life and family members that have been in the merchant marines for generations, I cant help but to chuckle [...]

Black Friday Cruise Deals

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Sitting here on the couch after eating everything in sight, I got to watching all the hype for ‘Black Friday.’  The news, as always is making a big deal out of all the shopping.  I decided to throw my hat in the ring and jump online to see if I could find any black friday [...]

Cruise and Blog Radio — Live from Port Canaveral

 In this episode Doug is calling us live from Port Canaveral, Fla., on the incident in Mexico last week where the Royal Caribbean ship and Carnival Cruise Lines ship bumped. Also, how would you like to take the same journey the folks on the RMS Titanic did,…. without sinking…. we’ll explain how you can.  TJ [...]

Ten Disembarkation Tips

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Disembarkation — To go ashore from a ship. Well its the final morning you’ll be waking up  throwing your towel on the floor, having someone clean your cabin, and getting to leave your plate at the table. Yes, disembarkation day has arrived.  Don’t worry though, this is a very organized process. A couple of tips for disembarkation that [...]