Travel & Cruise Industry News

Tropical Storm Eugene Weakens is the lead story on today's Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast, August 7, 2023 with Chillie Falls. A significant slow down from Tropical Storm Eugene and turn to the north are forecast to occur on Tuesday and Wednesday. Since Eugene is expected to become a post-tropical cyclone by tonight, the possible negative effect on the cruise industry is lessened. Also tod...

NCL Takes Delivery Of Norwegian Viva is the lead story on Friday's Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast, August 4, 2023 with Chillie Falls. Norwegian Cruise Line took delivery of their newest cruise ship, Norwegian Viva, earlier today at a ceremony at the Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera, Italy. Also today, Carnival's Perfect Health Scores; Green Tech On Two New Havila Ships, Ponant to Sail the...

$100 Million Expansion To Ocean Cay is today's lead on the Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast for August 3, 2023. We will related some of the details of the expansion to Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve in the Bahamas. Also today, Carnival Advises Disabled On Legend; Airplane Fire at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport; Trimline Assists With ADA Compliance; Princess Partners With LAR...

Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast for Wednesday, August 2, 2023 with Chillie Falls. Featured on today's show: Heald's For Fun's Sake Cruise Sold Out In 5 Minutes; Seabourn takes delivery of Seabourn Pursuit; Captain Cook Cruises Teams With CLIA; Discovery Channel's Adam Savage To Host Princess Cruise; American Eagle passes Sea Trials; Sudden Passing of David Le Batard; and a tropical Weather...

Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast August 1, 2023. Today's news stories: MSC Expands With Formula I; Crystal To Triple Size of Fleet; Overboard From Spectrum of the Seas; Weather Update; and lots more LIVE at 11 AM EDT. CLICK HERE to access video feed #travelandcruiseindustrynewspodcast @MSC #formulaI #crystalcruises #tropicalstormdora #cruise #cruisetok #crucero #transatlantic #vacation #usa...

Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast July 31, 2023 with Chillie Falls features Royal Caribbean's Bahamas Tax Update and the related price increases. Also today, MSC Cancels Cruise; HAL Set To Increase Specialty Dining Prices; United Airlines Pilot Charged By French Authorities; AC On Carnival Sunrise Fails; 2 Sisters Busted; Spectrum of the Seas to Japan; and lots more LIVE at 11 AM EDT. CLICK...

Princess Adds New Perks is the lead story on Friday Travel and Cruise Industry News, July 28, 2023 with Chillie Falls. Princess Cruises is giving guests several more reasons to book the line’s Princess Plus and Princess Premier upgrade plans. Starting with embarkations fleet-wide on August 12, 2023, cruisers who book either plan will enjoy complimentary room service delivery, express “Green Lane”...

Carnival Dream Changes Two Jamaica Ports is the top story on Thursday Travel and Cruise Industry News, July 27, 2023 with Chillie Falls. Carnival Cruise Line has reached out to guests booked aboard two upcoming cruises on Carnival Dream that the port of call visit in Jamaica has been changed. On the October 21, 2023 sailing, substitute Falmouth for Montego Bay. And on the January 13, 2024, substit...

Chillie Chats With Jason Falls is the lead on Wednesday Travel and Cruise industry News, July 26, 2023. Chillie welcomes noted Influence Marketing Thought Leader, Strategist, Author, Speaker, Podcaster Jason Falls on the latest episode of Chillie Chats. In 2021, Jason founded and serves as executive producer of the Marketing Podcast Network. He launched Falls+Partners, an influence marketing strat...

Man Overboard Carnival Elation is the lead story on Tuesday Travel and Cruise Industry News, July 25, 2023 with Chillie Falls. Carnival Cruise Line has confirmed that a 30 year old male passenger from Carnival Elation has intentionally gone overboard. The US Coast Guard launched an unsuccessful search operation for the man off the Florida east coast upon being notified of the incident, while the F...

Ferry Sinks In Sulawesi, Indonesia is the lead story on Monday Travel and Cruise Industry News, July 24, 2023. This morning, authorities launched a search operation for missing passengers following the sinking of a ferry off Southeast Sulawesi. The national search and rescue agency reported that at least 15 people had been killed in the tragic incident. Out of the 40 passengers on board, 19 were s...

9 Month Old Medevaced is today's lead story on Friday Travel and Cruise Industry News, July 21, 2023. A swift and well-coordinated emergency response resulted in the successful evacuation of a 9-month-old British citizen from the cruise ship Marella Explorer. The operation was carried out by the Coordination Center for Search and Rescue at Sea, which includes the Maritime Safety and Port Managemen...

Carnival Pride Engine Issues is the lead story on Thursday Travel and Cruise Industry News, July 21, 2023 with Chillie Falls. Carnival Pride spent several hours sitting dead in the water due to what would eventually be revealed as propulsion issues. Later, guests were informed via a letter that a propulsion issue impacting their travel speed would necessitate the ship skipping a scheduled stop in...

Carnival Increasing Use of Facial Biometric Software is the lead story on Wednesday Travel and Cruise Industry News, July 19, 2023 with Chillie Falls. During the busy summer travel season, Carnival Cruise Line is expanding the use of facial biometric technology to speed up the debarkation process for its guests. This partnership with U.S. Customs and Border Protection has already benefited 3+ mill...

Scarlet Lady Collides With Dock is the top story today on Tuesday Travel and Cruise Industry News, July 18, 2023, with Chillie Falls. According to a spokesperson from Virgin Voyages, the Scarlet Lady vessel encountered strong currents while attempting to dock at PortMiami early on Sunday morning, July 16th, causing its stern to come into contact with the pier. Fortunately, the incident resulted in...

Norwegian Prima Breaks Free, Loses Gangway is the lead story on Monday Travel and Cruise Industry News, July 17, 2023 with Chillie Falls. During exceptionally windy weather while docked in Zeebrugge, Belgium on Saturday, Norwegian Prima broke free of several mooring ropes and began drifting away from the pier. The ship moved enough so that both gangways, first forward and then aft, were dragged an...

Holland America Breaks Record is the lead story on Friday Travel and Cruise Industry News, July 14, 2023 with Chillie Falls. Holland America Line has announced that July 11, 2023 was the biggest ever booking day in the illustrious cruise line’s 150-year history. Also today, Itinerary Change To Tender Only Port; A New Designation For Ocean Cay; Carnival Returns Loyalty Benefit; Port of Galveston Re...

Future Plans For Norwegian Spirit Announced is the lead story on Thursday Travel and Cruise Industry News, July 13, 2023 with Chillie Falls. NCL revealed the Spirit will be heading to Asia. Norwegian Spirit chosen for operations in Asia is not surprising. Initially built for the Asian cruise market for Star Cruises, the vessel sailed in Singapore, Hong Kong, and South-East Asia between 1998 and 20...

Volcano Erupts Near Reykjavik is the lead story on Wednesday Travel and Cruise Industry News, July 12, 2023 with Chillie Falls and a surprise visit from Peter Hall near Reykjavik. Authorities in Iceland on Tuesday warned tourists and other spectators to stay away from a newly erupting volcano that is spewing lava and noxious gases from a fissure in the country’s southwest. Also today, Disney Raise...

Princess Cancels Port Visit Due To Protests is the top story on Tuesday Travel and Cruise Industry News, July 11, 2023 with Chillie Falls. In the face of safety concerns due to protests, Regal Princess cancelled its scheduled visit to Portland in the UK. The ship was scheduled to dock at the island as part of a 12-day voyage around the British Isles, which started from Southampton, UK. Also today,...

I Hope You Are Booked For Mendenhall Glacier is our lead story today on Monday Travel and Cruise industry News, July 10, 2023 with Chillie Falls and special guest Nate Vallier, Alaska and Yukon Tours. If you are not already booked for a visit to Mendenhall Glacier, you may not get there this year. The demand for visitors has outpaced the supply of licenses issues for the year to tour operators. Al...

Ruby Princess Collides With Pier is the lead story on Friday Travel and Cruise Industry News, July 7, 2023 with Chillie Falls. Ruby Princess collided with Pier 27 in San Francisco while returning from a 10-night Alaskan cruise. The incident happened in the early morning hours at approximately 6:05 a.m. local time as the ship was docking prior to debarkation. Also today, Chillie Chats With Nate Val...

Chillie Chats With Holly Traube Cordova is today's interview on Thursday Travel and Cruise Industry News, July 6, 2023 with Chillie Falls. Holly recently visited Vision Quest Safari Bed and Breakfast in Salinas, California. On the news side this morning, Massive Itinerary Change for Seashore; Update on Carnival Jubilee; Explora I Delayed; and much more LIVE at 11 AM EDT. #scootaround #visionquests...

Carnival On Track After Stock Surge is the lead story on Wednesday Travel and Cruise Industry News, July 5, 2023 with Chillie Falls. In 2023, Carnival Corporation has made an impressive comeback, with its stock price soaring by 133%. Also this morning, A Lego Cruise; Marella Coming to Dominican Republic; Nassau Continues to Break Records; Dock and Terminal Proposed For Thailand. CLICK HERE to acce...

Strikes Hit British Columbia Ports is the lead story on Tuesday Travel and Cruise Industry News, July 4, 2023, with Chillie Falls. Alaska-bound cruises seem unaffected despite the strikes at the British Columbia ports that started on July 1. The initial fear that these labor actions would disrupt numerous cruises sailing in early July appears to have been unfounded, at least for now. Also today, N...