May 23, 2012

Carnival Corporation cruise ships take part in safety project

Funnel from below

e MonaLisa project promises to track the locations of ships sailing in European waters, increasing safety, efficiency and reducing environmental impact.  Knee-jerk reaction to Costa Concordia being in the wrong place at the wrong time or part of an ongoing effort. “The project is a computerised tracking system that offers a continuous view of ship [...]

Costa Atlantica: Last day at Sea + Guest Relations

costa last day at sea sunset

For being our day at sea, we had great weather and were able to just chill out the whole day. A lot of people on the ship were lying out in the sun, while others spent the day indoors after having baked in the sun for the past 10-days. At 10:30 I had an interview [...]

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?

Yellow Bird

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

sale

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 [...]