Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips

All things Hurricane Dorian in September 2019, and how it impacted the Bahamas. We find out what the cruise lines are doing to help the residents of Grand Bahamas Island and Abacos. We learn what damage was done to the cruise lines.

A guest who was on Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas during the storm shares what it was like to be at sea and have their cruise extended. And ABC Action News meteorologist Greg Dee gives some insight behind Hurricane Dorian and just what made it so powerful.

A review of Royal Caribbean's Serenade of the Seas on a 10 night Eastern Caribbean cruise.

Sherry Laskin has cruise news:

• Disney names new ship
• Norwegian ends a Florida cruise in another state
• More hybrid-powered cruise ships
• This cruise is over 200+ days

Listener: Can I make my flight on time embarkation morning?

Answering your travel insurance questions during hurricane season.

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A detailed review of a seven-night Eastern Caribbean cruise on Carnival Fascination, a ship that is based year-round out of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Date: September 1, 2019

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A seven-night Western Caribbean cruise review aboard Norwegian Breakaway. Since Breakaway was first launched in 2013, she has been all over the world. As of August 2019, she is based in Miami, Florida.

Sherry has cruise news on:

• Carnival Cruise Line guest that rolled off the pier in St. Thomas
• Royal Caribbean refurbishing their Freedom of the Seas
• Princess Cruises has a new stage show
• Pier repairs are forcing Carnival Sunrise to use a new pier in NYC

Listener Question: Buying the drink package when only one of us drinks.

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We talk go off the record with a cruise ship crew member to find out what life is like below deck, how gratuities are really distributed, and how they get paid.

Date: August 25, 2019

On this episode, we get a review of Royal Caribbean's Mariner of the Seas that stopped in Nassau and Perfect Day at CocoCay.

Sherry Laskin has cruise news:

• Carnival Cruise Line updates SkyRide closure
• Royal Caribbean will double-dip at CocoCay
• Princess Cruises adds highspeed wifi to more ships
• Virgin Voyages releases more itineraries through 2021
• Norwegian Cruise Line's newest ship completed a milestone

Listener Question: When will my guaranteed room be assigned with Royal Caribbean. And once it's assigned, can I change it?

Rob answers some shore excursion questions about Northern Europe and Mediterranean cruise itineraries.

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Stewart Chiron, America's Most Quoted Cruise Expert, stops by to share his thoughts on the Venice cruise ship ban, cruise line pricing, investing money in private islands in the Bahamas, and a look ahead at the cruise industry.

Date: August 18, 2019

We get a 2019 review of Celebrity Equinox. This ship is currently sailing Caribbean cruises out of Port Everglades. This was a seven-night sailing to the Eastern Caribbean islands that went to St. Thomas, San Juan, Tortola, and St. Maarten.

Sherry Laskin has cruise news:

• Cruise line banning door decorations
• Carnival ship fails USPH inspection
• Florida port gets another cruise ship
• Royal Caribbean waves BYE with big hand
• The largest vow renewal at sea could happen in 2020

Listener Qs

1. Booking through a travel agent versus direct through the cruise line?

2. Affordable parking at Port Canaveral?

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We get a review of a 12-night cruise in the Mediterranean from Venice from Barcelona. The ship was Holland America Line's ms Veendam.

Date: August 11, 2019

We get a review of a four-night cruise to Bermuda on Carnival Sunrise. Sunrise is Carnival Cruise Line's second Sunshine-class ship that is spending the summer in New York City before repositioning to Florida in late 2019.

Sherry has cruise news on:

• Half Moon Cay is getting a makeover
• Topher from Jack's Shack
• Royal Caribbean is going vegan
• Cruise Industry News released some mind-blowing numbers

Listener Question: What do you think is the best way to get from Miami's airport to a Fort Lauderdale hotel? And can you recommend a hotel?

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