[smart_track_player url=”https://traffic.libsyn.com/cruiseradioshow/EPI_174_JAN_8_13_Mixdown.mp3″ title=”Pride of America Review” artist=”Cruise Radio” ]This week  we are joined by Editor in Chief of World of Cruising Magazine, Simon Veness, who just took a seven-night sailing aboard Norwegian Cruise Line’s Hawaii-based Pride of America. Hear a full review of the ship and some great pre-cruise destinations when visiting Hawaii. You can follow his seablog here.

Also, Stewart Chiron, The Cruise Guy® stops by with Cruise News on:

• Carnival cutting a couple of Western Caribbean ports
• Fish nets damaged Carnival Splendor in Mexico
• Norwegian Cruise Line IPO
• Norwegian’s new ad campaign in NY, there seems to be a lot of excitement for Norwegian Breakaway
• Norwegian Breakaway announces they’ll have fireworks

Listener question regarding cruise lines to Grand Turk.