A review of a seven-night Western Caribbean cruise onboard Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas. This was a cruise from Port Miami that departed from the brand new Terminal A. We get a detailed review of the itinerary. 

Sherry Laskin has cruise news: 

• Cruise line takes paid priority access program fleetwide
• Royal Caribbean names new ship and homeport
• Cruise ship makes history in Manhattan
• Carnival Ecstasy just completed a dry dock
• This cruise is building their 249th cruise ship

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Guests onboard Norwegian Spirit missed five ports in Northern Europe because of bad weather and the guests onboard did not appreciate it. Even though the weather is beyond the cruise lines control, these guests were no thrilled and staged a riot in the ship's main atrium. After hours of protesting, Norwegian Cruise Line eventually gave them a 25% future cruise credit.

Matt Rogers is currently sailing on Norwegian Spirit and we get the details live on location. And Stewart Chiron, American's Most Quoted Cruise Expert stops by the give details of the cruise contract. 

Date: October 13, 2019

A review of Celebrity Cruises' ship, Celebrity Infinity. This was a seven-night Mediterranean cruise. 

Sherry Laskin has cruise news on: 

• Princess Cruises names new ship
• Norwegian Cruise Line is going through changes 
• Celebrity is jumping on the fee bandwagon for a drink package
• A new addition to Perfect Day at CocoCay coming soon 
• Norwegian's newest ship is getting closer to North America 

Listener Question: How important it is to have an itinerary with Glacier Bay vs cruising to Tracy Arm or Hubbard?

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A review of a family who sailed on MSC Cruises' MSC Seaside on a seven-night Eastern Caribbean cruise. A couple of things make this interview unique. AJ and his wife are both legally blind, and they stayed in the yacht club with their two children. The also missed a port of call because of political unrest in San Juan, Puerto Rico. We get the details of the sailing and see if MSC has improved their North American experience over the years. 

Date: October 6, 2019

A 2019 review of Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas. This is a nine-night Canada/New England itinerary from Bayonne, New Jersey. 

Sherry has cruise news on: 

• Carnival Corporation details two new Bahamas projects 
• Cruises ship rescues stranded boaters sinking yacht
• Caribbean island tightens passport requirements
• Norwegian Cruise Line eliminates all plastic water bottles
• Disney Cruise Line returns to this gulf coast port

Listener Question: When a cruise line has a problem and gives guests a 50% FCC. What are the terms for that?   

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Pros and Cons of our Canada/New England cruise aboard Carnival Sunrise. The ports of call on this sailing were Halifax, Nova Scotia; Saint John, New Brunswick; Portland, Maine; and Boston, Massachusetts. 

Date: September 29, 2019

A review of Carnival Magic. Carnival Magic is a Carnival Dream-class ship that sails year-round Caribbean cruises from Florida. This sailing was a 14-night back-to-back, which broke down to two cruises, a six and eight-night sailing. 

Answering your cruise excursion questions. 

Richard has cruise news on:

• Royal Caribbean refurbing another cruise ship 
• Carnival Cruise Line and Port Miami announcement 
• Carnival ship forced to spend the night in Nassau 
• Celebrity Cruises reverses policy change 
• Royal Caribbean modifies a perk they cut 
• Ships return to Freeport, Bahamas 

Listener Q: What is the deal with Carnival Cruise Line's drink package when sailing out of New York City? 

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A review of a nine-night Baltic cruise on Norwegian Getaway. Getaway was launched in 2014 with Norwegian Cruise Line. The ship underwent a renovation in early 2019 to get some new enhancements like Norman's Pour House bar and a Starbucks. 

Date: September 22, 2019 

A review of Disney Cruise Line's Disney Fantasy. This ship currently sails year-round Caribbean voyages from Port Canaveral, Florida. Fantasy was launched in 2012 and is known for its stop at Disney's private island Castaway Cay (which this itinerary didn't go to because of Hurricane Dorian).

Sherry has cruise news: 

• MSC Cruises is stretching on of their ships 
• Norwegian Cruise Line names godmother for Norwegian Encore 
• Royal Caribbean says formal isn't leaving 
• New ship heading to Port Everglades in 2020 

Listener Q: If we skip a cruise line private island, do they offer compensation? 

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We get a back to back review of two Princess Cruise ships. Coral Princess and Ruby Princess. These were loyalty program building cruises for these guests. Princess Cruises accepts the number of cruises or cruise days sailed for their loyalty program. They started their voyage in Los Angelos, sailed to Vancouver, and then to Seattle on two different ships. Hear their experience. 

Date: September 15, 2019