Travel & Cruise Industry News

Tropical Storm Erin Forms in Atlantic is the lead story on Travel and Cruise Industry Podcast, Wednesday, August 13, 2025 with Chillie Falls. Also today, Cunard Introduces Fee For Some Shows; Tropical Storm Erin Forms in Atlantic; FBI Investigates Chicago Travel Agency Accused of Defrauding Hundreds; HAL Adds Astronomy Experts; 7 Nights In Paradise; CDC Issues Level 2 Polio Travel Alert for 39 Cou...

Star of the Seas Arrives in Florida is the lead story on Monday Travel and Cruise Industry Podcast, August 11, 2025 with Chillie Falls. Also today, American Shot In Puerto Rico; Brawl at Long Beach; Two Die on Greek Island; Just a Few Friends Festival; Disney Destiny Floats Out; Hamburg To Require Shore Power; Disney to End Australia and New Zealand Sailings; Details on Princess Deployments To Jap...

Bomb Threat Prompts Evacuation at Southampton Cruise Terminal is the lead story on a specal, unscheduled broadcast of the Travel and Cruise Industry Podcast, August 10, 2025 with Chillie Falls. Also today, NYC Launches Libby; Steel Cut for 4th Wish Class Ship; Celebrity Beyond Adjusts Fall Itineraries Due to Reduced Speed; Norwegian Escape Alters January 2026 Western Caribbean Itinerary; Liberty o...

1K United Flights Delayed is the lead story o Friday Travel and Cruise Industry Podcast, August 8, 2025 with Chillie Falls. Also today, Scarlet Lady First Virgin Ship To Iceland; Kilauea Erupts Again; New Rule Will Expand Drone Usage; Pride of America Drops Water; Brawl at the Oasis Lagoon; Odyssey Fails Health Inspection; Princess Doubles Deployment To Japan; MSC Latest To Change Drink Packages;...

Star of the Seas Reaches Puerto Rico is the lead story on Wednesday Travel abd Cruise Industry Podcast, August 6, 2025 with Chillie Falls. Also today, Perfect 100 Score From CDC; Meraviglia To Move To Miaml; Celebrity Ascent Visit to Santorini Shortened Due to Port Congestion; TSA Launches “Families on the Fly” Program; New Dock Proposed For Juneau; Sexual Assault on Carnival Breeze; Koper Opens N...

The Chillie Chats Interview with French-Venezuelan writer, digital storyteller, and perpetual wanderer Amanda Quintero Aguerrevere is the lead story on Monday Travel and Cruise Industry Podcast. Also on today's show, Celebrity Constellation Experiences Power Loss, Drifts Off Southern Italy; Regal Princess Changes Itinerary; Royal Caribbean Itinerary Change; Flood Threat Near Mendenhall Glacier May...

25 Hospitalized After Delta Airlines Flight is the lead story on Friday Travel and Cruise Industry Podcast, August 1, 2025 with Chillie Falls. Also today, Chincoteague Pony Roundup; Mosquitoes Causing Problems in Italy; Carnival Issues Warning; Norwegian Pearl to Visit Norfolk; Coast Guard Evacuation During Tsunami Warning; Labadee Canceled Until November; Amsterdam Protests; Cruise Line Negligent...

Tsunami Waves Strike Hawaii is the lead on Wednesday Travel and Cruise Industry Podcast, July 30, 2025 with Chillie Falls. Also today, Ships Sailed, Cruisers Left Behind; Norwegian To Build 19 Slide Waterpark; Guest Falls From Pool Deck; Cancellation of Pearl Cove Reservations; Passenger Death Leads to FBI Investigation; Delta Pilot Arrested; State Department Raises Travel Advisory; and lots more...

Crew Member Jumped After Stabbing Incident is the lead story on Monday Travel and Cruise Industry Podcast, July 28, 2025 with Chillie Falls. Also today, Costa Cancels Middle East Program; Emergency Evacuation at Denver Airport; Dolphin Tours Scaled Back; Drug Bust In Bermuda; No Bahamas For Getaway Bahamas Cruise; and lots more LIVE at 11 AM EDT. CLICK for video feed #mondaytravelandcruiseindustry...

ICON of the Seas Crew Member Lost Overboard is the lead story on Friday Travel and Cruise Industry Podcast, July 25, 2025 with Chillie Falls. Also today, Pilot Arrested After Failing Breathalyzer; Battery Powered Starlink Mini; US Passport Strength Continues To Fall; Norwegian Rolls Out 2027 Deployment; Whale Swims Into Sydney Cruise Port; Cruise Passenger Arrested After Skipping Bus Fare and Assa...

Celebrity Beyond Undergoes Repairs in Freeport as Propulsion Problems Persist is the lead on Wednesday Travel and Cruise Industry Podcast, July 23, 2025 with Chillie Falls. Also this morning, Captain Kirk Named For Xcel; Captain Kyriakos “Kirk” Matragkas to Helm Celebrity Xcel Upon Launch; Princess Cruises to Update Premier and Plus Packages With New Pricing and Perks; Protest at Syros Port Forces...

Carnival Vista Officially Opens Celebration Key is the lead story on Monday Travel and Cruise Industry Podast, July 21, 2025 wih Chillie Falls. Also today, Aqua Cancels Great Stirrup Cay on Perfect Day; Star of the Seas Departs Finland; Celebrity Beyond Delayed; 38 Killed in VietNam Tourist Boat Accident;18 VISA Holding Crew Deported; Erosion Issues on Lookout Cay; Pregnant woman among five dead a...

Chillie Chats With Nate Vallier: The End Is Near is the lead interview on Friday Travel and Cruise Industry Podcast, July 18, 2025 with Chillie Falls. Nae is the owner/operator of Alaska Travel Desk and has been on the Crown Princess World Cruise. Also this morning, Larger Ships Deployed in New Orleans; Vanuatu Reopens After Earthquake; Terminal Reductions In Barcelona; CDC Investigates Outbreak o...

Fire on Island Princess is the lead story on Wednesday Travel and Cruise Industry Podcast, July 16, 2025 wth Chillie Falls. Also this morning, Court in France Blocks Mayor's Order; Crew Detained and Deported; Volcanic Eruption In Iceland; New Margarittaville at Sea Ship Named; and lots more LIVE at 11 AM EDT. CLICK HERE for video feed #wednesdaytravelandcruiseindustrypodcast #travelandcruiseindust...

Carnival Vista First To Visit Celebration Key is today;s lead story on Monday Travel and Cruise Industry Podcast, July 14, 2025 with Chillie Falls. Also today, AIDA Cancels Middle East Season; Zero Emission Norway; Norwegian Star Power Outage;Taxi Scam In Greece; Weather update; Eruption from 148 year Dormant Volcano; Whales Return To Rio Early; and lots more LIVE at 11 AM EDT. Click for video fee...

Woman Collapses In Panic at Missing Ship is the lead story on Friday Travel and Cruise Industry Podcast, Jul 11, 2025 with Chiooie Falls. Also this morning, Labadee Replaced; Panama Eliminates Incentives; United To Resume Flights To Israel; Fire Forces Emergency Landing; Man Sucked Into Plane Engine; Royal Takes Delivery of Star of the Seas;Oceania Takes Delivery of Oceania Allura; Unruly Tourist...

Passengers Evacuated From Burning Bus is the lead story on Wednesday Travel and Cruise Industry Podcast, July 9, 2025 wth Chillie Falls. Also today, Breakaway and Prima Swap Homeports; Power Outage on Celebrity Infinity; Carnival Breeze Cancellations; Serenade Returns To Homeport; Storm Sinks Tourist Vessel; Keep Your Shoes On; Disruptive Tourist Behavior in Croatia; Selfies and Dash-cams in Austr...

Europe Cracking Down on Bad Tourist Behavior is the lead story on Monday Travel and Cruise Industry Podcast, Jul 7, 2025 wth Chillie Falls. Also today, Measles Vaccination Not Required on Cruise To Roatan; Serenade of the Seas Cancels Port; Crew Denied Shore Leave; Power Outage and Propulsion Issues on Harmony; NCL Cancels 41 Cruises; Weather Update; and lots more LIVE at 11 AM EDT. CLICK for vide...

Body of Missing Cruise Guest Found in Alaska is the lead story on Friday Travel and Cruise Industry Podcast, July 4, 2025 with Chillie Falls. Also today, HAL Announces 4th of July Cruise; Harmony of the Seas to Sail Early; Passenger Dies In Corfu; Suitcase in the Ocean; Ferry Sinks Off Bali; MSC Joins Grand Bahamas Partnership; A suspected foreign spy arrested in Crete; and lots more LIVE at 11 AM...

Caregiving With Special Guest Sandy Gilbreath is the lead story on Wednesday Travel and Cruise Industry Podcast, July 2, 2025. Also today, 2 Ships Dodge Flossie; Cannes Bans Large Cruise Ships; Measles Vaccination in Honduras; Carnival Drops Pepsi for Coke; Royal Caribbean Has Second Window Shatter; 3 Men Sentenced For Rape; TSA Adds Miilitary Lanes; and lots more LIVE at 11 AM EDT. #wednesdaytrav...

More itinerary Changes for Crown Princess is the lead story on Monday Travel and Cruise Industry Podcast, June 30, 2025 with Chllie Falls. Also today, Weather Update; Technology Outage at American Airlines; MSC replaces Ships For South America; San Juan Reopens; Independence of the Seas Adjusts 2 Cruises: Disney Dream Rescues Father and Child; and lots more LIVE at 11 AM EDT. CLICK for video feed...

School Bus Collides with SUV in Alaska is the lead story on Friday Travel and Cruise Industry Podcast, June 27, 2025 with Chillie Falls. Also today, ICON of the Seas Returns To Ponce; New Travel Tax in Norway; Viking Takes Delivery Of Viking Vesta; TSA Expects 18.5 Million Over 4th of July; Cargo Vessel Sinks With Thousands of Cars Aboard; Stranded on Remote Island; Carnival Vista Lengthens Port S...

New York Charter Boat Slams Into Pier is the lead story on Wednesday Travel and Cruise Industry Podcast, June 25, 2025 with Chillie Falls. Also today, US Issues Travel Warning; Carnival Liberty Cancellation; MSC Helps Stranded Couple; Itinerary Change For World Cruise; 14 Year Old Girl Assaulted by Former Cop; and lots more LIVE at 11 AM EDT. CLICK for video feed #wednesdaytravelandcruiseindustryp...

Monday Travel and Cruise Industry Podcast, June 23, 2025 with Chillie Falls features 4th Pier in Cozumel on Hold Again; US Airlines Suspend Middle East Flights; Drone Images Show Trail Left by BCL Viva; Biofuel In Italy; ASTA Pushes Back; Seabourn Captain Passes; and lots more LIVE at 11 AM EDT. CLICK for video feed #mondaytravelandcruiseindustrypodcast #travelandcruiseindustrynews #podcast #cruis...

Friday Travel and Cruise Industry Podcast features Hurricane Erik; Man Charged With Fake Identity; Kitchen Waste Floods Cabin; Royal Caribbean To Upgrade 3 Ships; American Patriot Sets Sail; Crew Boat Building Challenge; and lots more LIVE at 11 AM EDT. CLICK HERE for video feed #fridaytravelandcruiseindustrypodcast #travelandcruiseindustrynews #podcast #cruisenews #travelnews #cruise #travel #chi...