Cruise Addicts Talk Show

Doug is in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for Cruise3sixty, an annual cruise industry conference put on by the Cruise Line International Association. Doug and Scott will interview execs from Celebrity Cruises, Royal Caribbean, Jamaica Tourism and Cruise Guy is back with the weekly cruise news.

Travel writer Chris Owen will answer questions on staying connected at sea, short cruises and what to pack on a river cruise. Dan Skilken, ceo of Trip Insurance answers the mysterious question about “pre-existing conditions” on Travel Insurance policies. Cruise Guy is here with Cruise News on Princess Cruises’ Star Princess that passed a fishing boat at sea, Celebrity Cruises airing the Summer Oly...

Director of Product Development for Carnival Cruise Lines, Greg Poplewko joins us to talk about the new features that just rolled out on Carnival Miracle in New York City — Hear about The Taste Bar, Punchliner Comedy Club presented by George Lopez and Punchliner Comedy Brunch. Listener Scott Lara joins Doug in Fort Lauderdale to give his review of Holland America’s 1,258-passenger ms Maasdam and ...

Fran Golden, cruise expert and Trip Coach for Budget Travel Magazine talks to us about the brand spanking new Disney Fantasy. Hear Fran’s take on the entertainment, dining and nightlife for adults. Cruise Guy stops by with our weekly dose of Cruise News and Doug talks to a movie goer about Titanic 3D and gets their thoughts.

Maritime attorney Jim Walker joins us to talk about the Carnival Triumph that got detained in Galveston, Texas over the weekend by the feds.  Travel writer Chris Owen weighs in on the consumer side of this weekend’s debacle. Cruise Guy is giving us the latest cruise news on the Disney Fantasy preview cruise, fire aboard Azamara Quest, Princess Cruises home-porting a ship in Asia, and Royal Caribbe...

This week Doug is broadcasting from Amsterdam aboard Viking River Cruises brand new longship, Viking Odin. Many journalists stop by the broadcast this week like: CBS News Travel Editor Peter Greenberg, Avid Traveler’s Ralph Grizzle, Fran Golden from Budget Travel, and more! Hear what Viking Odin longship is like and why these longships are gaining so much popularity.  Follow our Daily SeaBlog from...

Doug’s down in Panama this week with the Captain aboard Holland America’s ms Zuiderdam plus Cruise Guy joins us with Cruise News. Be sure to check out the right sidebar of our website to find all about our upcoming iPhone and Android app.

This week is one of the biggest conferences in the Cruise Industry as Cruise Shipping Miami takes place at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Doug is broadcasting live and he’ll have Cruise Guy ; Carolyn Spencer Brown, editor-in-chief of Cruise Critic; Charles Robertson, ceo of American Cruise Lines; and travel industry VP Vicky Garcia stops by to talk about travel trends.

On this episode Lania Rittenhouse, VP of Product Development for Carnival Cruise Lines joins us to talk about the big transformation announcement on Tuesday morning. Carnival Destiny turns into Carnival Sunshine, hear all about it. Cruise Guy is giving us the Cruise News for the week: New Royal Caribbean ship order, Disney Fantasy arriving in Port Canaveral, Cruise industry goes to Capitol Hill, a...

Doug is sailing aboard Holland America Line’s ms Zuiderdam. They are on a 10-night sailing heading over to the Panama Canal. Make sure to follow the SeaBlog to follow his journey. His co-host this week is Craig Zabransky from Stay Adventurous .

This episode we check in with Doug Parker aboard MSC Cruises’ MSC Poesia on a 7-night Western Caribbean itinerary. He will have a couple of passenger reviews and get all the details on the sailing. You can hear our previous show aboard MSC Poesia here . Stewart Chiron the Cruise Guy stops by to catch us up on Carnival news, Disney news, and a new Norovirus vaccine that could be in the works.

This week we talk to Stewart Chiron the Cruise Guy on the new muster drill policy, Carnival putting a new ship in NY, and Carnival putting Carnival Legend in Europe. We talk to Dan Skilken of TripInsurance.com and he takes listener calls on the subject of Travel Insurance. Clem Bason, President of the Hotwire Group drops by to tell us how their cruise trends are doing post Costa Concordia accident...

This week Doug joins Stewart Chiron the Cruise Guy in Miami for Cruise News. Get caught up to speed on the recent Carnival and Princess Cruises refurbishments, Disney Fantasy being delivered, Costa Concordia update, and the norovirus that struck some ships last week. We replay an interview from our medical correspondent, Ed McDonough, and listener Kristin joins us from St. Louis to review their Me...

Stewart Chiron the Cruise Guy gives us the information on Costa Concordia and details the reimbursement the passengers received. Disney Cruise Line’s is going to reposition one of their ships in Miami and we’ll talk about future cruise pricing. Author, journalist, and consumer advocate Chris Elliott joins us to talk about his new book  ” Scammed: ‘How to Save Your Money and Find Better Service in...

This week we talk to America’s #1 most quoted cruise expert, Stewart Chiron (Cruise Guy). Stewart updates on Costa Concordia information and breaks down the compensation package. Maritime lawyer’s Jerry Hamilton and Jim Walker of Cruise Law News weigh in on cruise safety and possible law suits that could stem from the sinking of Costa Concordia. Bob Umbdenstock from Resolve Marine Group in South F...

Guest line up: Ian Donoff: A passenger aboard Costa Concordia. He shares the timeline of events and about the evacuation  process. Stewart Chiron: The Cruise Guy ® America’s most quoted cruise expert. Contributor to ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, WGN, Good Morning America, CNBC, Travel Channel and CNN. Also we’ll play sound bytes from today’s Press Conference with Costa’s CEO, Pier Luigi Foschi.

This week Cruise Guy is with us talking about Disney Fantasy float-out, MSC Poesia getting grounded on the rocks, Royal Caribbean moving Vision of the Seas back to the US, and Port Everglades’ record weekend. See the video of MSC Poesia aground taken by a diver. Maritime attorney Jim Walker stops to get us up to speed on the NBC Dateline story “Overboard,” about missing passenger George Smith. Mil...

Cruise Guy is here with Cruise News giving us info on Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas first call in St. Kitt’s, Celebrity Cruises new behind-the-scenes programs, Disney Cruise Line’s float out and their inaugural update. We’re joined by Theresa Norton Masek, Editor-in-chief of Vacation Agent Magazine to talk about all the new cruise ship builds for 2012. Listener Sonya Sherow from Houston joi...

This week Cruise Guy gives all all the details on the damage to Disney Cruise Lines’ new ship Disney Fantasy, Viking River Cruises new ocean-going ship order, and fuel prices going into 2012. Chris Owen from Gadling.com takes some listener questions about internet connections at sea and dining on Norwegian Epic. Phil and Lisa give us their full review of Royal Caribbean’s Jewel of the Seas.

This week Doug is aboard Carnival Liberty putting Fun Ship 2.0 to the test, Carnival’s $500-million dollar ship enhancement program. Hear passenger reviews, the Cruise Director, and members of the media weigh in with their thoughts. See the Fun Ship 2.0 implementation schedule and Sea Blog here .

This week we talk to Stewart Chiron the Cruise Guy to cover the latest news in the cruise industry. Doug links up with Cruise Radio listener Scott Lara in South Florida who’s fresh off Holland America’s ms Eurodam, and we interview the Cruise Director aboard Royal Caribbean’s Jewel of the Seas about sailing during the holiday season. Some great info! Watch Royal Caribbean’s new TV campaign here .

This week Nancy Schretter from the Family Travel Network joins us to give us a report from Falmouth, Jamaica. Travel Blogger, Simon Duvall stops by the talk about his latest 7-night Western Caribbean sailing on Norwegian Pearl and Stewart Chiron the Cruise Guy has our run down of Cruise News.

This week we talk with journalist and TV personality Rick Steves. Listener Joe Tolley gives us his review of Norwegian Sun and Cruise Guy stops by for Cruise News.

This week we are broadcasting live from Mazatlan, Mexico to answer one question and one question only: Is Mazatlan safe? We have all the details.

This week we are in Galveston, Texas for the the US inaugural of Carnival Magic. Grammy award-winning group Maroon 5 took the stage and we were there broadcasting live just before the show started. Listen!