May 23, 2012

Episode 28 – Celebrity Eclipse

Stewart Chiron the Cruise Guy talks to us about his recent trip to Germany to board the Celebrity Eclipse.  Nancy Rubin of the Jacksonville Port Authority talks to us about the economic output cruise ships have in our local ports. Be sure to follow us on Twitter at CruiseRadio. Powered by Podbean.com Show Questions or [...]

Episode 27- Seabourn Odyssey

Actor, game show host and radio personality, Geoff Edwards joins us talking about cruising and his recent trip aboard the Seabourn Odyssey. MSNBC contributor and consumer advocate Chris Elliot gives us the low down on the $40,000 fine US Airways got smacked with and from a recent article he wrote, Chris gives us some travel tips when using [...]

Episode 24 – European Travel Trends

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 [...]

Secrets to Booking the Best Cruise Vacation

abc news

(from ABC News) Secrets to Booking the Best Cruise Vacation Learn How to Sort Through All the Cruise Ship ‘Sale’ Hoopla Column by STEWART CHIRON, CEO of CruiseGuy.com.  Follow him on Twitter at  Twitter.com/CruiseGuy Feb. 2, 2010— A new year is finally here and who doesn’t need a vacation from 2009? The cruise industry fared [...]

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 [...]

Suites on a Cruise Ship

Holland America Suite

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 [...]

Episode 18 – Cruise Booking Tips

This episode Stewart the Cruise Guy joins us talking about ‘Wave Season’ and some cruise booking tips. Suzanne Klasen of Cruise Talk dot org talks to us about her recent sailings on Celebrity Cruises. Stephanie of Travel Designed talks to us about some hot travel destinations for 2010. Keith Pitonyak of Staybridge Suites in Orlando, Florida talks to [...]

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 [...]

Interview with a Cruise Ship Entertainer

Jason on the Carnival Miracle

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 [...]