Travel & Cruise Industry News

Upgrade to Utopia's Ultimate Abyss is the top story on Wednesday's Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast, June 12, 2024 with Chillie Falls. Also this morning, Juneau Cruise Limit Hits a Snag; Quantum of the Seas Update; Details on MSC Armonia Fire; 2 More Crew Arrested For Child Porn; and Lots more LIVE today at 11 AM EDT. CLICK HERE for video feed #wednesdaytravelandcruiseindustrynews #podcast...

Update to Tales of the South Pacific is the lead story on Tuesday's Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast, June 11, 2024 with Chillie Falls. Also today, Norwegian To Focus On More Open-jaw Cruise; TUI Expands; Carnival Incident Updates; NCL Ends Vaccination Requirement For New Hires; and Lots more LIVE today at 11 AM EDT. #tuesdaytravelandcruiseindustrynews #podcast #cruisenews #travelnews #crui...

Zero Single Supplement is the lead story on Monday Travel and Cruiser Industry News Podcast, June 10, 2024 with Chillie Falls. This currently applies to both transatlantic cruises for the Norwegian Blis sailing on January 4 from Miami and February 2 from Southampton. Also today, Update From Norway; Carnival Considers Shorter Cruises; Technical Upgrade for P&O Australia Ships; 28 Day Cruise To Alas...

Man Overboard Rescue is the top story on Friday's Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast, June 7, 2024 with Chillie Falls. Guests onboard MSC Euribia reported an overboard situation near Flam, Norway, in the very early hours of yesterday. The overboard alarm was sounded at approximately 2:15 a.m. Also today, Reef Rescue; Carnival Removes Casino Perk; and Lots more LIVE today at 11 AM EDT. CLICK H...

Flooding On The Danube is the lead story on Thursday Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast, June 6, 2024 with Chillie Falls. Also today, Princess Partners With Country Music Academy; Carnival Pride Finally Makes a Port; Disney Guest Arrested in Port Everglades; Stockholm Ready With ShorePower; Cuban Dancer Airlifted; Rotterdam Search  Called Off; Ambience Involved In a "fender bender"; and Lots...

Wednesday Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast June 4, 2024. Today's headlines: Two More Crew Arrested For Child Porn; Investigation Finds No Violation; Holland America Summer Sale; AIDA Transforming Education; and Lots more LIVE today at 11 AM EDT. #wednesdaytravelandcruiseindustrynews #podcast #cruisenews #travelnews #cruise #travel #chilliescruises #chilliefalls #chilliechats #whill_us To ac...

High Winds Impact Cruise Ships in Elliott Bay is the top story on Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast, June 4, 2024 with Chillie Falls. Two cruise ships were stranded in Elliott Bay outside of Seattle yesterday morning due to high winds. Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas and Hurtigruten Expeditions’ ms Roald Amundsen could not make port and were stranded waiting for tugboats to assist. On...

Sick Cruise Guests Cause Flight Cancellations is the top story on Monday Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast, June 3, 2024 with Chillie Falls. A United Airlines flight from Vancouver, Canada to Houston, Texas on Friday, May 31 had an unexpected illness outbreak onboard with 25-30 passengers becoming ill during the flight. A quick investigation revealed that all the sick flyers had been part of...

Cruise Passenger Indicted For Strangling Girlfriend is the lead story on Friday Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast, May 31, 2024 with Chillie Falls. A grand jury recently indicted a 27 year-old resident of Pennsylvania for strangling and beating a woman, who appears to be his girlfriend, during a cruise aboard a cruise ship operated by Norwegian Cruise Line to the Caribbean in 2022. The U.S....

Federal Judge Rejects Attempt to Stop Bar Harbor Cruise Limits is the lead story on Thursday Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast, May 30, 2024 with Chillie Falls. Maine’s federal court has denied an attempt to stop Bar Harbor partial passenger limits. Initially approved by the Town Council on November 8, 2022, the ban ordinance placed a 1,000-daily cap on cruise passenger arrivals for the 2024...

Carnival Legend Completes Drydock is the lead story on Wednesday Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast, May 29, 2024 with Chillie Falls. Less than three months before celebrating her twenty-second anniversary of entering service, Carnival Legend is completing a month-long dry dock renovation and upgrade. This update will bring fresh new spaces to the ship as well as ensure her technical systems...

On Tuesday Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast, May 28, 2024 with Chillie Falls, the top story is about ten Carnival Ships with non-smoking casinos. Also today, we will investigate these headlines: MSC Euribia Connects To ShorePower in Kiel; Barcelona Mayor Supports Limits; MSC Expands Family Offerings; Former Costa Ship To Accommodate Police Force; and Lots more LIVE today at 11 AM EDT. CLICK...

Carnival Radiance Rescues 25. The lead story on Monday's Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast, May 27, 2024 is about Carnival Radiance rescuing 25 people from a small, stranded boat off the Pacific coast of Mexico on Saturday, May 25, 2024. The ship was initially contacted by the US Coast Guard (USCG) about the small vessel’s distress call, and immediately responded to divert to the boat’s loca...

Could We See A Tropical Storm This Weekend? This is the top story on Friday's Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast, May 24, 2024 with Chillie Falls. Nine days before the official start of hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center is tracking the first potential disturbance of the season. While the area of showers is unlikely to develop into an official subtropical or tropical storm, it st...

Andrea Bocelli To Headline Christening is the lead story on Thursday's Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast, May 23, 2024. Cunard has disclosed details about the upcoming christening ceremony for the Queen Anne, announcing that renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli will headline the roster of performers who will entertain at the gala event. The 3,000-guest ship will be named in Liverpool, Engla...

Aviation Experts Begin Probe is the lead story on Wednesday's Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast, May 22, 2024 with Chillie Falls. Aviation investigators arrived in Bangkok today to learn how and why severe turbulence sent a Singapore Airlines plane into a sudden dive that tossed passengers and crew around the cabin, leaving a British man dead and dozens of others injured. Also, today's headl...

4 Passengers Arrested on MSC Seaside is the lead story on Tuesday's Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast, May 20, 2024 with Chillie Falls. Italian authorities have detained four young passengers on charges of allegedly raping an Italian woman aboard the MSC Seaside while the ship was traveling from Marseille to Genoa. Today's headlines: 4 Passengers Arrested on MSC Seaside; Microplastic Filter...

Teenagers Stranded in Vanuatu is the lead story on Monday's Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast, May 20, 2024 with Chillie Falls. A group of 16 teenagers and their chaperones was stranded in Vanuatu when Air Vanuatu declared insolvency on May 9, immediately grounding all flights. The Hive Rotary Club Australia volunteer group had no way home. Today's headlines: Teenagers Stranded in Vanuatu; A...

Chillie Chats With CEO Elysia Everett of Friendly Like Me is the main topic of today's Friday Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast, May 17, 2024. Chillie and Elysia discuss how Friendly Like Me can assist people with disabilities to make, everyday trips to new places, such as the theater or a dinner with friends, which are often preceded by fear of the unknown and hours of online reconnaissance...

Disabled Man Unable To Board Due To Wheelchair Form is the lead story on Thursday's Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast, May 16, 2024 with Chillie Falls. A 69-year-old cancer survivor said he felt “hopeless” after his family said goodbye as they boarded their cruise ship and he stayed behind. It all came down to a form for a wheelchair. Today's Headlines: Disabled Man Unable To Board Due To Wh...

Carnival Pride Back In the News is today's lead story on Wednesday's Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast, May 15, 2024 with Chillie Falls. Two weeks of sailings on Carnival Pride are now canceled due to a change in dry dock scheduling. The impacted sailings are from March 29 through April 12, 2026, when the ship was scheduled to be offering 7-night cruises from Baltimore, Maryland. Today's Hea...

Chillie Chats Wth Mr Bucketlist. The feature on Tuesday's Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast, May 14, 2024 is Chillie Chats With Mr Bucketlist. Good friends for several years, when these two get together, it is always entertaining. Justin just returned from Hawaii, his 5th state that culminated a phenomenal year of traveling. They will also look at Mr Bucketlists future schedule, especially f...

Skagway Objects To Crown Princess Story is the lead for Monday's Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast, May 13, 2024 with Chillie Falls. The Skagway Tourism Department replied and objected to my story from Friday concerning the cancellation of the Crown Princess visit. In its place, Crown Princess would visit Haines. All of the details are revealed here. Also today, Skagway Objects To Crown Prin...

Port Canaveral's New Cruise Terminal is the lead story on Friday's Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast, May 10, 2024 with Chillie Falls. Port Canaveral has announced a plan for a brand new cruise terminal to open in just two years. The fast expansion is possible by strategic use of existing berth 8 space with planned modifications to accommodate a variety of the largest ships from multiple cru...

Technical Issue For Carnival Vista is the lead story on Thursday's Travel and Cruise Industry News, May 9, 2024 with Chillie Falls. Technical Issue For Carnival Vista has resulted in itinerary changes. Originally set to depart from San Juan at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, the ship did not depart until about 7:30 a.m. yesterday. The unscheduled overnight has resulted in Carnival Cruise Line rearranging the i...