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Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
Doug Parker gives weekly cruise news, ship reviews, money saving tips, answers your travel questions, and helps you make the most of your cruise vacation.
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- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
626 Pros and Cons of Sailing the First Cruise Ship Back to Service
What will be some of the pros and cons of being the first cruise ship back to sea. Staff writer Richard Simms weighs in on what guests will have to look out…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
625 Cruise News + 2020 Sky Princess Review | Princess Cruises
We get a review of Princess Cruises' Sky Princess. This was a 14-night cruise that consisted of a back-to-back seven-night to the Eastern and Western…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
624 Looking at Ports When Cruising Resumes + Cruise News
Over the past few weeks, we've spent quite a bit of time talking about the health and safety protocols that are going to be put in place when sailing resumes…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
623 Cruising Alaska During COVID + Cruise News | Alaska Marine Highway
An Alaskan cruise on the Alaska Marine Highway System this past fall. How much is this like a real cruise ship? We find out. Sherry Laskin has cruise news: Two…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
622 Is The Cruise Industry Getting a Fair Shake?
Is the cruise industry getting a fair shake by media outlets? We discuss a land-side outbreak that received minimal coverage while the cruise industry…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
Cruise News Update with Doug and Sherry | CRR 069
Cruise news with Doug Parker and Sherry Laskin. Happy New Year! Date: January 2, 2021
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621 End of the Year Cruising Thoughts |Final Show of 2020
The final show of 2020 brings the year full circle. We talk with a handful of cruisers and industry experts on the positives that came from the proverbial year…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
620 7 New Ships Debuting in 2020 + Cruise News
We talk about seven of the hottest ships debuting in 2020. Sherry has cruise news: Carnival Cruise Line's Mardi Gras was officially delivered Royal Caribbean…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
619 Cruise Lines Are Talking About Vaccines + News
Norwegian Cruise Line Holding's CEO Frank Del Rio has been tossing the idea of all cruise guests receiving an immunity passport. Basically, you would have to…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
LA Radio Personality Talks Cruising in Studio | CRR 067
John Phillips from KABC in Los Angeles drops by in-studio to talk about his thoughts on cruising, when he thinks it will resume, and the cruising situation out…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
618 Norwegian Epic 2020 Review + Cruise News
A seven-night review of Norwegian Epic from San Juan, Puerto Rico that was taken in early 2020. Sherry has cruise news: Carnival delays dry dock for three…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
617 9 Items in Your Cruise Line Ticket Contract + News
Most of us just accept the cruise contract and go on with our cruise vacation. But did you know there are some items buried in the ticket contract, otherwise…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
616 Norwegian Jade Star Trek Cruise Review + News | Norwegian Cruise Line
A review of Norwegian Jade. This was not your average Norwegian Cruise Line sailing. The annual Star Trek cruise went to where no man has gone before. We get a…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
615 Carnival Panorama 2020 Mexican Cruise Review + News | Carnival Cruise Line
A seven-night review of Carnival Panorama. As of 2020, this is the newest Vista-class cruise ship for Carnival Cruise Line. The seven-night Mexican Riveria…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
614 Celebrity Equinox 2020 Review + Cruise News | Celebrity Cruises
A review of Celebrity Equinox for a seven-night Western Caribbean cruise. This was the last sailing the Equinox did before the shutdown. We get a review of the…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
613 Norwegian Breakaway 2020 Review + News | Norwegian Cruise Line
A 2020 review of Norwegian Breakaway to the Eastern Caribbean. This was a seven-night honeymoon cruise was from PortMiami. On top of it being the start of a…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
Centers for Disease Control Lifts Cruise Ship Ban | CRR 067
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control announced on Friday that they would be lifting the no sail order on October 31. Cruise industry analyst Stewart Chiron…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
612 Carnival Glory 2020 Review + Cruise News | Carnival Cruise Line
A review of Carnival Glory. This was a seven-night sailing to Key West and the Bahamas from New Orleans. We get all the highlights of this Caribbean cruise…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
611 You Can Buy a Room On This Cruise Ship + Cruise News
Have you ever wanted to live on a cruise ship? It can now happen. An entrepreneur in Panama bought a Carnival Corporation cruise ship that was for sale and is…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
610 Disney Magic 2020 Review + News | Disney Cruise Line
A five-night cruise out of Miami on Disney Cruise Line's Disney Magic. The cruise went out of PortMiami to the Bahamas. We get a comprehensive review of the…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
609 Luxury Cruise Ship Review 2020 + Cruise News | Silversea Cruises
Take a luxury cruise to the Baltic this week aboard Silversea Cruises' Silver Spirit. This was an 11-night Baltic Cruise. Richard has cruise news on: The CDC…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
608 Celebrity Summit 2020 Review + News | Celebrity Cruises
This is a seven-night review of Celebrity Summit from San Juan to the Eastern Caribbean. The cruise was expected to sail round trip from Puerto Rico but due to…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
Carnival Mardi Gras Design Team Member | CRR 066
Glenn Aprile is a member of the design team for Carnival Cruise Line's upcoming Mardi Gras. Recently they just developed a new atrium concept for the Grand…
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607 MSC Seaside Review 2020 + Cruise News | MSC Cruises
A 7-night review of MSC Seaside. This cruise went to San Juan, St. Maarten, and Nassau, Bahamas. We get a comprehensive review of the ship and the Eastern…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
Behind The Scenes of a Cruise Terminal | CRR 065
We get behind the scenes look of a cruise terminal and find out what happens on embarkation day, how luggage gets sorted, and what really makes tempers flare…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
606 Norwegian Sky Review 2020 + Cruise News | Norwegian Cruise Line
A 2020 review of Norwegian Sky. This was a four-night cruise out of PortMiami that went to Nassau, Bahamas, and a scheduled stop at Great Stirrup Cay (which…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
Cruising, the CDC, and Royal Caribbean Changes | CRR 064
Staff writer Richard Simms talks to us about the meeting that PortMiami had about the state of cruising, Carnival Cruise Line ships returning to service in…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
605 Celebrity Edge March 2020 Review + Cruise News | Celebrity Cruises
A Celebrity Edge review from March 2020. This was the last cruise before the cruise industry shutdown. Ashley gives a comprehensive review of Celebrity's…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
604 Norwegian Escape 2020 Review + Cruising News | Norwegian Cruise Line
A seven-night Western Caribbean review of Norwegian Cruise Line's ship Norwegian Escape. The vessel was launched in 2015 and offers Caribbean service from the…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
Answering Your Disney Cruise Line Questions | CRR 063
Steve is the host of the DCL Podcast, a show all about Disney Cruise Line. This week he answers our questions about sailing on Disney, Castaway Cay, dining…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
603 Radiance of the Seas Review 2020 + Cruise News | Royal Caribbean
A review of Royal Caribbean's Radiance of the Seas. This was a nine-night cruise from Australia. Sherry has cruise news on: Cruise port could remain closed…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
QA: Cruising From Florida, Yacht Club, Cozumel and Dining Restrictions | CRR 062
Nancy Schretter returns this week from the Family Travel Network to answer some questions about cruising to Cozumel with small children, how to deal with food…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
602 MSC Meraviglia 2020 Review + News | MSC Cruises
Since MSC Cruises returned to cruising this past week, it's only appropriate to get a review of the MSC Meraviglia. Sheri and her family had an opportunity to…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
From Cruise Director To World's Largest Cruise Magazine | CRR 061
In our series of exploring personalities within the cruise space, we speak with Bill Panoff. Bill started his career aboard a Carnival Cruise Line ship where…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
601 Crystal Serenity Luxury Ship Review + Cruise News | Crystal Cruises
Nancy Schretter from the Family Travel Network joins us to talk about her seven-night Mediterranean cruise on Crystal Cruises' Crystal Serenity. Crystal…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
Future Cruise Credits, Embarkation at Terminals, and Travel Agent vs Vacation Planners | CRR 060
We tackle your listener questions this week. Sherry Laskin joins us to break down using onboard credits on multiple sailings and the best way to remove…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
600: Carnival Cruise CEO on Cruise Industry Shutdown + News | Carnival Corporation
We sit down with Carnival Corporation (CCL) CEO Arnold Donald on the current state of the cruise industry. We speak with Arnold about how cruising could look…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
Cruise Ship Scrapping Process with Peter Knego | CRR 059
Over a dozen cruise ships have been sold off throughout the cruise industry shutdown, with more likely to come. But what happens to cruise ships once they are…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
599 Norwegian Gem 2020 Review + Cruise News | Norwegian Cruise Line
A 2020 review of Norwegian Cruise Lines Norwegian Gem. this was a 10-night cruise from New York City that went to the Southern Caribbean. Sherry has cruise…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
28 Questions Published By The CDC For Cruise Industry | CRR 058
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have published 28 questions to the general public. We read the questions and tell you how you can respond…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
598 Disney Fantasy Review 2020 + Cruise News | Disney Cruise Line
PJ shares his experience of being on the last Disney Cruise Line ship before the industry shutdown. This is a seven-night review of Disney Fantasy that went…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
Q&A Show: Cruise Ship Tonnage, Caribbean Islands, Ship Bans, and Global Cruising | CRR 057
Cruise expert Stewart Chiron drops by the answer some listener questions. Matt Hochberg from Royal Caribbean Blog answer questions on Royal Caribbeans "Lift…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
597 Carnival Sunrise 2020 Review + News | Carnival Cruise Line
A review of Carnival Cruise Line's ship Carnival Sunrise for a Canada/New England itinerary. This ship used to be Carnival Triumph before it underwent a $200…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
SS United States Cruise Ship | CRR 056
We talk to the granddaughter of the architect of the SS United States. At one time, this ship broke the speed record and went across the Atlantic Ocean in…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
596 Regal Princess Cruise Ship Review + News | Princess Cruises
A review of an 11-night cruise on Princess Cruises' Regal Princess. This was a Baltic cruise that sailed from Copenhagen with an overnight in St. Petersburg…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
Buffets on Ships, Refunds and Cruise Line Computer Glitches | CRR 055
Aside from wearing masks on a cruise ship, buffets at sea have been another hot button topic. Royal Caribbean first said they would not have one, and then…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
595 Previewing New Cruise Ship Casinos + News | Victory Casino Cruises
A preview of what casinos at sea may look like after sailing a five-hour gambling trip. A look at what we saw with protocols and safety procedures. Sherry…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
Your Listener Questions Answered | CRR 054
We answer your listener questions on this weekend's episode of Cruise Radio Rewind. What is the best way to get from San Pedro cruise port to Los Angelos…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
594 Carnival Conquest Review 2020 + News |Carnival Cruise Line
A review of Carnival Conquest on a seven-night cruise from Port Miami. This sailing went to the Eastern Caribbean with stops in Amber Cove, Grand Turk, San…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
Cruise Deal Breakers | CRR 053
Masks, social distancing, modified or no buffets, elevators, casinos, there are a lot of potential deal-breakers when it comes to cruising as the industry…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
593 Caribbean Princess 2020 Review + Cruise News | Princess Cruises
A Panama Canal cruise review aboard Princess Cruises' Caribbean Princess. This was a roundtrip voyage from Port Everglades. Mary first sailed Caribbean…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
Norwegian Joy 2020 Review | CRR 052
We get a detailed review of Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Joy. Joy was first launched for the Asian market, in 2018, the cruise line announced that the…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
592 MSC Grandiosa 2020 Review + Cruise News | MSC Cruises
A 2020 review of MSC Grandiosa. This was a Mediterranean cruise that was cheaper than a lot of his other vacation options. Sherry has cruise news: Royal…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
Discussing and Picking Cruise Ship Cabins - CRR 052
We discuss picking and booking a cruise ship stateroom. Every person has a different strategy when it comes to booking a stateroom. Cruise Radio Staff Writer…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
591 Norwegian Star 2020 Review + Cruise News | Norwegian Cruise Line
We get a review of Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Star. This was a seven-night cruise that sailed round trip from Venice. Richard has cruise news…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
Where Is My Cruise Vacation Refund? - CRR 051
Where is my cruise refund? That is a question that is being asked by thousands of people. Are the cruise lines really doing the best they can or are they…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
590 Mariner of the Seas 2020 Review + Cruise News | Royal Caribbean
A back-to-back review of Royal Caribbean's Mariner of the Seas. This was a three and four-night cruise that went to Nassau, Bahamas, and Perfect Day at…
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Cruise Director Answers Your Burning Questions - CRR 050
Cruise Director Kabir returns this week to discuss your questions about life at sea. Some of the questions he tackles is what a cruise director's day is like…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
590 Cruise News + ms Zuiderdam 2020 Review | Holland America Line
We get a review of Holland America's Zuiderdam. This was a seven-night Eastern Caribbean sailing. This cruise went to Grand Turk, San Juan, and the private…
- Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
Hints of Getting Rid of Cruise Ship Buffets + New Financial Outlooks - CRR 049
Royal Caribbean hinted this week that they could be getting rid of its cruise ship buffets once they start sailing again. The cruise industry is going through…