Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips

We get a review of Carnival Cruise Line's Spirit-class ship, Carnival Legend. This was a seven-night sailing to Alaska that left from Seattle, Washington. We get a detailed review of the Carnival Alaska cruise experience, what the ship was like, and why this class of ship is so popular.

Action News Meteorologist Greg Dee gives us an update on all the questions we've been receiving about Bermuda cruises and the first named storm of the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season.

Sherry Laskin has cruise news on:

• Carnival Cruise Line ship comes to the rescue
• Royal Caribbean just announced a major refurbishment
• A retired fisherman came to the rescue of the tragic plane crash in Alaska that killed six
• Nassau is considering changing their cruise ship dumping laws

Listener Question: Anytime dining on Norwegian Cruise Line.

And we answer some of your shore excursion questions with CruisingExcursions.com.

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Review of Royal Caribbean's Navigator of the Seas and the grand opening of The Perfect Day at Coco Cay from Tommy. Tommy is the host of the Always Be Booked cruise podcast.

Sherry has cruise news on:

• Plane crash that killed six cruise guests
• Celebrity Cruises getting adding new dining concepts
• Royal Caribbean brings another ship to the Caribbean
• Carnival Cruise Line swaps out a lot of ships
• New transportation option to Port Everglades and Miami

Listener question: Have you ever gone on a cruise at the end of December and is the ship decorated for Christmas? Also, how's the weather in Nassau I'm afraid I wasted $$ on an excursion and it won't be warm enough. - Sierra

Watch the Carnival Sunrise video tour here.

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We get a seven-night review of Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas. This went to the ABC islands and sailed roundtrip from San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Sherry has cruise news on:

• Princess Cruises raising gratuities
• Cruise ship quarantined because of the measles outbreak
• Royal Caribbean laying the keel for an upcoming ship
• The financial impact of the Oasis of the Seas dry dock accident in April

Listener Question: How easy is it to get to LAX from Long Beach. We are in the planning stages of our upcoming cruise and trying to figure out if an Uber is cheaper than a Carnival transfer. We are a family of 4.

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We get a first look at Norwegian Cruise Line's newest ship to the Alaska market, Norwegian Joy. This was the very first passenger sailing in North America and we covered a lot of ground.

With 18 dining options, go-karts, laser tag, a virtual reality gaming complex; Footloose, the musical, and other shows - it was a very packed sailing.

Norwegian Joy is the sister ship to Norwegian Bliss (launched in 2018). Many people don't know that Joy was launched first in 2017, but was purpose-built for the Chinese market.

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We get a review of Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Breeze. This ship was launched in 2012 and currently sails year-round from Port Canaveral, Florida. This was a seven-night Eastern Caribbean cruise that went to Grand Turk, San Juan, St. Thomas, and Amber Cove.

Sherry has cruise news on:

• Another cruise line hikes gratuities
• Carnival Sunrise is now sailing from the east coast
• We could see another world's largest cruise ship
• Mobile passport is now adding an optional fee
• A unique partnership with MSC Cruises

Listener question: I have a question about the Carnival loyalty program. I currently have 22 nights with Carnival, making me red level. You need 25 nights to reach gold level, which I will receive in the MIDDLE of my next cruise. When does my gold status activate?

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A review of Norwegian Getaway, a Norwegian Cruise Line cruise ship that is currently based in Manhattan.

Sherry has cruise news:

• Norwegian Cruise Line has a new cruise ship on the west coast
• Disney Cruise Line has a new captain
• 911 operators were fired after calling in sick to cruise
• Carnival Corporation in hot water of environmental issues
• Nassau warns visitors not to rent scooters and bikes

Listener Question: How soon is Faster to the Faster on sale for Carnival Cruise Line?

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We get a review of Disney Magic. One of Disney Cruise Line's older cruise ships. This was a repositioning cruise from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Miami, Florida.

Carnival Cruise Line Brand Ambassador John Heald answers some questions.

Dan Skilken from TripInsurance.com talks to us about WOW airline that just went out of business and how that impacts travelers without travel insurance. Also, the recent Oasis of the Seas incident and how the guests who had air and hotel were covered.

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A Carnival Horizon 2019 review. This was an eight-night Southern Caribbean cruise from Port Miami.

A chat with Holland America Line's president, Orlando Ashford. Also a couple of sound bytes from Carnival's Brand Ambassador John Heald.

Sherry has cruise news on:

• Carnival Cruise Line's new TV game show
• Excel suites that are going to debut on Carnival Mardi Gras
• People getting banned for destroying an elevator
• Royal Caribbean halting Sky Pad after an incident and a $10M lawsuit
• Listener Q: How much does it cost to use a travel agent?

Watch the Carnival Horizon review on YouTube.

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By request, a review of Norwegian Cruise Line's Manhattan-based Norwegian Gem. This was a 10-night Southern Caribbean cruise that went to St. Thomas, San Juan, St. Maarten, St. Lucia and Antigua. We get a bow-to-stern comprehensive review of this sailing as well as details about the cruise ship.

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A review of Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas, currently the World's Largest Cruise Ship (as of Spring 2019). This was a seven-night Western Caribbean review. Matt gives us all the details on the sailing, dining, entertainment, and public spaces on this mega cruise ship.

Sherry Laskin has cruise news on:

• Norwegian Cruise Line will no longer be making towel animals
• Crane falls onto Oasis of the Seas while at dry dock
• Carnival debuts Carnival Panorama waterpark
• Cruise lines take advantage of April Fool's Day
• Listener Question: Do you have any Celebrity Reflection tips?

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