Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips

We turn the tables this week and I get interviewed about my recent sailing aboard Royal Caribbean's Majesty of the Seas. I talk about pre-cruise thoughts, dining, entertainment, the ship, and the private island Coco Cay and Nassau, Bahamas.  Cruise Guy has cruise news on: fathom going to Cuba (I will play the NPR clipping) Royal cutting Dynamic Dining from ships  Norwegian going a la carte on spec...

Royal Caribbean recently announced that Majesty of the Seas will stay with the Royal fleet and undergo extensive renovations in 2016. Part of those renovations include a waterslide, additional dining venues, kid programs, and complimentary high-speed internet.  We sit down and talk with the Cruise Director and Hotel Director of Majesty of the Seas and get their takes on the ship, renovations, thei...

We answer a listener question about what to do when visiting St. Kitts this summer.  ShipMate App has a new update that puts all your cruise, port, and ship information in one stream (like Facebook).  We talk to creator Mike Jirout about the update.   Plus, cruise news on Carnival Vista floating out,  MSC Cruises to base ship in Cuba,  Norwegian ending Nickelodeon agreement,  Celebrity adds value...

We answer a question about a pre-cruise hotel in Port Canaveral, Florida. We talk with the General Manager of Radisson Resort at the Port to find out about the property and what it offers. During the interview, a rocket took off and it was super cool to be a part of that.  We get a listener review of Carnival Conquest on an eight-night Caribbean sailing from Port Everglades. We learn about the shi...

Listener, Andy, just got back from a four-night Bahamas cruise on Carnival Sensation. The cruise left from Port Canaveral, Florida and stopped at Freeport and Nassau, Bahamas. Theresa Norton-Masek, Cruise Editor of TravelPulse.com has cruise news on: Cruise passengers killed in floatplane accident Carnival Corporation orders three mega ships Coin Ceremony completed on Carnival Vista   Walking Dead...

Jason joins us fresh off his Disney Cruise Line's Disney Wonder, straight from Alaska. Hear a bow to stern review. We recently received a listener email telling us that we need to educate the listeners more on using travel agents, so we got Vincent Dowling from Enchanted Memories Travel on the phone to tell us why we should use a travel agent. Resources Mentioned $100 Onboard Credit Offer Disney W...

Richard Branson is no stranger to the travel industry with airlines, hotels, space, trains, and now a cruise line.  We headed to Miami for the announcement and  got response from industry professionals and listened to public opinion.  Also, we'll answer listener questions about Caribbean shore excursions in Cozumel, Nassau, and diving locations.    Thoughts or reviews? Email me:  doug@cruiseradio....

Listener, Richard, gives us a Norwegian Getaway review after returning from his seven-night Eastern Caribbean sailing out of Miami. Plus, travel expert Jason Coleman and answers listener questions about U.S. Customs and Immigration, passport stamps, and seasickness medication. Thoughts or reviews? Email me:  doug@cruiseradio.net     Find in-depth cruise news and ship reviews at  https://cruiseradi...

On this episode, we get a comprehensive review of Norwegian Cruise Line's Pride of America from Theresa Russell. She shares her Hawaii cruise experience, what is was like sailing on a U.S. flagged ship, and what the Hawaiian Islands were like.  Cruise News Norwegian revamps their dining package Cruises to nowhere ending Recapping Carnival's no bottle policy  HAL Noordam rescues sightseeeing boat  ...

On this episode, we talk to listener Marcy who just returned from an eight night cruise aboard Carnival Legend in Alaska. The cruise started in Vancouver and ended in Seattle. Marcy gives her full Carnival Legend review.  We talk   to the creator of one of the newest cruise apps out there, Cruise Deals, an iPhone app that monitors cruise prices drops. You can find price drops reduced as much as 80...

On this show, Vickie gives us a review of Princess Cruises' Crown Princess on her recent California Coastal cruise. We get to hear about the ship, staterooms, dining, and ports of call. Angie Keilhauer is a talented acoustic musician we came across on Carnival Legend last year in Tampa. Since then she's been spotted by some big names in country music like Kenny Chesney and is going big places! She...

On this episode, Sherry Laskin joins us to talk about a cruise she took aboard Carnival Pride earlier this year from Tampa to the Western Caribbean. Sherry gives us all the details on this Carnival Pride review. Recently, Carnival Corporation announced the start up of a new brand called 'fathom.' The brand is centered around social impact and has created quite the buzz on social media and on the m...

Carnival Corporation has launched a tenth cruise brand called fathom . The brand category, called social impact travel, will offer an impactful travel experience and work alongside locals to tackle community needs. Fathom is purpose built, starting with one ship, and allowing guests to immerse themselves in local culture and economic development. Based out of Miami with a 700-passenger cruise ship...

On this episode, Jeff from Tampa gives us a comprehensive review of his latest four-night Bahamas sailing aboard Norwegian Sky from Miami. Jeff covers his impressions of Norwegian Sky; the stateroom, food, entertainment, and what he did in Freeport and Nassau, Bahamas. Last week, we had Nancy Schretter on from Family Travel Network about her review of Norwegian Jade. Listener, Jessica, emailed in...

On this episode, Nancy Schretter stops by to give us her Norwegian Jade review. She just returned from a 10-day cruise in the Eastern Mediterranean.   Stewart Chiron the Cruise Guy has cruise news: Allure of the Seas dry dock complete NCL reverse food only in dining room policy Three queen meet up in Liverpool Queen Elizabeth 2 left to rot New guesses on Carnival Corp. announcement Thoughts or rev...

Thanks for 300 amazing shows! Ben Souza and his wife just returned from a four-night Alaska sailing on Princess Cruises' Ruby Princess. This was a special sailing that started in Vancouver, BC, stopped in Ketchikan, and ended in Seattle, Washington.  Ben gives us a bow to stern Ruby Princess review, leaving no stone unturned.  Stewart Chiron the Cruise Guy has cruise news on:  Norwegian Dawn groun...

Carrie McLaren and her family recently returned from a seven-night Caribbean cruise aboard Carnival Liberty that went to St. Thomas, San Juan, and Grand Turk. On this show, Carrie gives us a full Carnival Liberty review, leaving no stone unturned. Mike Jirout is the creator of the ShipMate App, an awesome smartphone app that encourages you to get excited about your cruise vacation. Recently, Mike...

Howard just returned from a seven-night Bermuda cruise on MSC Divina. Not only was it a Bermuda cruise, it was a Bermuda cruise spent in the MSC Yacht Club - MSC Cruises' ship within a ship feature. Hear this full MSC Divina review.  Stewart Chiron The Cruise Guy has Cruise News on: Norwegian Cruise Line charging for room service Norwegian Sky goes all-inclusive alcohol in 2016 MSC Divina returns...

Tiffany and her husband just returned from a seven-night Caribbean cruise aboard the Carnival Dream out of New Orleans. Tiffany drops in to give us her Carnival Dream review, leaving no stone unturned. She covers her pre-cruise thoughts, embarkation, first impressions, stateroom, food, entertainment, and how the sea days were. Stewart Chiron The Cruise Guy has Cruise News on: Majesty of the Seas c...

We caught up with Carnival Cruise Line's Senior Cruise Director John Heald about the latest happenings at Carnival. John chats with us about: Carnival room service charges Carnival LIVE concert program Moving Carnival Magic to Port Canaveral Carnival Pride goes back to Baltimore And gets personal about his weight loss journey Ship Review Don Bucalo gives us a review of his sailing his seven night...

Craig Kell from Chicago just returned from Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Splendor, a seven-night Eastern Caribbean sailing, round-trip from Miami. This was, also, a Carnival LIVE sailing, where Craig got to experience the band Journey perform in the ship's main theater in St. Thomas. Cruise News Carnival charging for some room service items Norwegian Cruise Line charges delivery fee on two ships...

Listener Tommy lives in NYC and just took a 9-night Eastern Caribbean sailing aboard Norwegian Gem. On this sailing they hit San Juan, Puerto Rico; St. Thomas, USVI; Philipsburg, St Maarten; and Tortola. Tommy gives his first impressions of the ship, and reviews Freestyle Dining, his stateroom, entertainment, ports, and gives his final thoughts of Norwegian Gem. He leaves no stone unturned on this...

Carissa, her husband and four kids just returned from a 7-night Caribbean cruise on the Disney Magic out of Port Canaveral. This is her family's third Disney cruise. In this episode Carissa gives a bow to stern review of Disney Magic's embarkation process, first impressions, staterooms (she had both interior and ocean view), dining, entertainment, Castaway Cay, and some first time advice for guest...

Listener Don and his wife just returned from Royal Caribbean's Enchantment of the Seas to Nassau, Bahamas and Coco Cay. Don gives us a comprehensive review of the ship, dining, entertainment, and more.  Cruise Guy has Cruise News on:  More cruise lines canceling after Tunesia New Holland America Line entertainment Royal Caribbean shaking things up in China and Alaska Carnival Sunshine seasonally l...

It was recently announced that Carnival Cruise Line is repositioning Carnival Sunshine to New York City, seasonally June - Oct. 2016. Terry Thornton is the Senior VP of Itinerary Planning for Carnival and talks to us about the move, the itineraries, and the future of Carnival Magic.  Jason Leppert joins us to give us a review of Carnival Freedom, his latest six-night Western Caribbean cruise from...