Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips

Ted and his family just returned from a three-night Bahamas cruise aboard Disney Dream. This is their first Disney cruise, cruising strictly with Carnival previously. On this episode, Ted gives us a bow to stern run down of Disney Cruise Line and what the Disney experience is like, not only for him but his son. This is an excellent Disney Cruise Line review. We tackle your questions on taking crui...

Janet gives us her review of Royal Caribbean's Jewel of the Seas, a seven night Alaska sailing from Seattle. Janet talks about her Alaska cruise experience, her onboard experience, and her favorite Alaska ports in this Jewel of the Seas review.    Stewart has cruise news on: Hurricane causes major ship movies in Bahamas and Bermuda Grand Cayman could see a new cruise pier HAL raises gratuities  Qu...

Today, we talk cruise etiquette with Vickie from Vancouver, an avid cruiser. She loves to cruise and being on board. After being fed up with how some cruise guests act on-board, she wrote an article on the ins and outs of cruise etiquette. She stresses that common courtesy goes a long way!  Thoughts or reviews? Email me:  doug@cruiseradio.net   Find in-depth cruise news and ship reviews at  https:...

We talk about our trip down to Carnival Corp.'s new cruise pier in the Dominican Republic, Amber Cove.    On this episode, Kris gives his family's account of their Northern Europe cruise aboard Royal Caribbean's Brilliance of the Seas. Kris did a 12-night Norway/Iceland cruise.   Thoughts or reviews? Email me:  doug@cruiseradio.net   Find in-depth cruise news and ship reviews at  https://cruiserad...

Richard just returned from a seven-night Florida-Bahamas sailing aboard Norwegian Gem from Manhattan. Being a NYC resident, Richard loves sailing from the Manhattan Cruise Terminal because it's a short walk from his house. Richard leave no stone unturned on this Norwegian Gem review and covers all the bases of this cruise ship.  Thoughts or reviews? Email me:  doug@cruiseradio.net   Find in-depth...

Mark just returned from a four night Western Caribbean sailing aboard Carnival Victory. On this sailing Mark stopped at Key West and Cozumel and had a day at sea. Hear a comprehensive Carnival Victory review.  Stewart Chiron has cruise news on: Carnival Cruise Line returns to Mobile, Alabama   Norwegian Escape update    New cruise port Jamaica on the Southwest coast Listener question:Is Istanbul s...

Janet just returned from Royal Caribbean's Liberty of the Seas, a five-night cruise from Bayonne, NJ to Bermuda. Hear Janet discuss the ship, Bermuda, and some first time cruise tips. Janet leave no stone unturned on this Liberty of the Seas review.  Thoughts or reviews? Email me:  doug@cruiseradio.net   Find in-depth cruise news and ship reviews at  https://cruiseradio.net

On this show, we get a review of Royal Caribbean Adventure of the Seas from Don. Don and his family did a seven-night Southern Caribbean cruise from San Juan, Puerto Rico. The cruise had an interesting twist when both a tropical storm and hurricane affected their sailing. Hear a comprehensive review of Adventure of the Seas.  Cruise Guy has cruise news on:  Carnival cutting lobster  Norwegian Esca...

Theresa Russell just returned from a seven-night Alaska cruise on Holland America Line's ms Amsterdam where she got to experience the beauty of Alaska. Hear a comprehensive review of this ship from a travel expert. Thoughts or reviews? Email me:  doug@cruiseradio.net   Find in-depth cruise news and ship reviews at  https://cruiseradio.net

Craig and his family just returned from a seven-night cruise aboard Carnival Pride from Baltimore. Hear a comprehensive review of Carnival Pride.  We answer more of your shore excursion questions from CruisingExcursions.com.  Stewart has cruise news on: Carnival Liberty ends cruise in St. Thomas  Royal Caribbean building a new cruise terminal in Miami  Norwegian Escape conveyance  New stores on No...

Christine Duffy recently took the helm as President at Carnival Cruise Line, after leading up CLIA (Cruise Line International Association) for years. Christine stops by to talk about the happenings at Carnival Cruise Line including: Carnival Vista, Carnival Journeys, what trends the line is seeing and some of her favorites ships and burgers.  Thoughts or reviews? Email me:  doug@cruiseradio.net  ...

On this episode, we get cruise news on:  Amber Cove cruise port  Carnival ups Bermuda sailings  Mobile sees cruise ships again  Holland America tweaks internet plans  Fathom announces first Cuba date Dan from TripInsurance.com is here to answer your questions about travel insurance. Dan tackles questions about cancelation due to loss of a job, weather and how the process actually words.    Thought...

Vicki stops by the share her Alaska cruise review aboard Crown Princess. She goes into detail about embarkation from the Port of Seattle, her impressions, stateroom, on-board dining, ship entertainment and Alaskan ports of call.  Thoughts or reviews? Email me:  doug@cruiseradio.net     Find in-depth cruise news and ship reviews at  https://cruiseradio.net

John and his family just got back from a five-night Caribbean cruise aboard Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Conquest. A ship based out of Port Everglades that does five to eight-night sailings. John gives us a complete review of Carnival Conquest, including the kids program that his daughter took part in.  A lot of cruise lines pass Grand Cayman by, because it's a tender port and it would take too...

Bobby and Linda just returned from an eight-night Caribbean sailing aboard Carnival Breeze from Miami. This Carnival ship was launched in 2012 and has a dozen dining and entertainment options, including a lot of Carnival's Fun Ship 2.0 features. Bobby leaves no stone unturned on this Carnival Breeze review.  Thoughts or reviews? Email me:  doug@cruiseradio.net     Find in-depth cruise news and shi...

Sonya just returned from a sailing out of Galveston on Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Triumph, a five-night Mexican cruise. Sonya gives us a full Carnival Triump review about the staterooms, post-Fun Ship 2.0 dining, entertainment and ports.  Stewart Chiron has cruise news on: Escape float out Princess new venue Disney changes alcohol policy  Thoughts on Houston not being a cruise terminal anymor...

Noam just returned from a seven-night southbound sailing aboard Celebrity Cruises' Celebrity Millennium from Seward, Alaska to Vancouver, Canada.  Noam talks about the excursions on his Alaska cruise, all about the dining on-board the ship and what to do expect when going on an Alaska cruise.    Thoughts or reviews? Email me:  doug@cruiseradio.net     Find in-depth cruise news and ship reviews at ...

Theresa just returned from an 18-night repositioning sailing aboard Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Jewel from Houston to Seattle. Hear a comprehensive Norwegian Jewel review. Theresa Norton-Masek has cruise news: New class of service for Royal Caribbean Carnival WIFI soon to go fleetwide Houston loses cruise ships, again Hawaii seeking consultants to boost cruise business Norwegian Cruise Line...

Kerry and his wife just returned from a seven-night cruise aboard one of the largest cruise ships in the world, Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas. On this sailing they did a Western Caribbean itinerary that included a stop at Royal Caribbean's private island Labadee, Haiti.  Hear a comprehensive review of Oasis of the Seas from a guy who is no stranger to the Oasis-class ships.  Thoughts or revi...

Greg and his wife just returned from a five-night Bahamas cruise aboard Carnival Sunshine. The cruise went to Nassau, Freeport and Carnival's private-island Half Moon Cay.  On the episode, Greg gives us a comprehensive Carnival Sunshine review - with no stone unturned.    Theresa Norton-Masek from Travel Pulse has cruise news: Norwegian Cruise Line announced some big news earlier this week: (Epic...

Jason and his family just returned from an 11-night Eastern Mediterranean sailing aboard Celebrity Reflection. He shares his pre-cruise thoughts, how embarkation was, his first impressions of Celebrity Reflection, stateroom, dining, entertainment and port thoughts. Find out why Jason choose Celebrity Cruises for his last cruise.    Thoughts or reviews? Email me:  doug@cruiseradio.net     Find in-d...

Eric just returned from a sailing aboard Royal Princess and shares his trip with us. Eric leaves no stone unturned in this review, covering his pre-cruise thoughts, embarkation, stateroom, dining, entertainment and how the ship was during sea days.    Theresa Norton-Masek from TravelPulse has Cruise News:   Costa Cruises orders two massive cruise ships Norwegian Cruise Lines parts ways with Celebr...

We took a weekend trip down to Carnival Sunshine in Port Canaveral, Florida and talked to the Cruise Director Ryan. This is Ryan's second week on the job as he's filling in for the original Cruise Director Jamie D. We also chat with a passenger about their Carnival Sunshine experience.  The summer is heating up with Caribbean shore excursions and we talk about cruise excursions in St. Thomas, Arub...

We get a review from listener, Tommy, about a cruise line out of West Palm Beach, Florida called Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line. The interesting thing about this cruise line is that the ship used to belong to Carnival Cruise Line as Carnival Celebration. It was finally sold off after being transferred a couple times within the Carnival Corporation.    Stewart Chiron, The Cruise Guy, has cruise news:...

We talk to a couple from Florida who have done 100 cruises on the same ship from Port Canaveral, Florida. They tell us why they have been on the ship 100 times, what keeps them coming back, and if they plan to cruise elsewhere.  Josh the Cruise Director from Carnival Sensation drops by the talk about Carnival Sensation and what makes it so appealing.  A listener gives us a review of their eight-ni...