Cruize Cast

Cruise dining options are highlighted this week including tips and information on the main dining room, buffets, specialty dining, room service and extras. Cruise news includes stories from Royal Caribbean and Disney Cruise Lines.

We discuss the factors that go into choosing a cruise including an quick look at each cruise line, and what they have to offer. Ports, itineraries, ships and price are also addressed. We also comment on the recent hurricane and how Carnival and Royal Caribbean each reacted to an unfortunate situation in San Juan as well as tips for cruising during hurricane season.

We interview Jennifer of Care Vacations and Michell of travelinwheels.com to learn about accessible cruise port touring. We also discuss recent cruise news like the Carnival Breeze designs and Celebrity's specialty restaurant pricing.

James interviews a friend from Puerto Rico who gives us some great information about San Juan and how to tour it as a cruise passenger. We also discuss recent cruise news including some new terminals, Disney quarterly earnings and Carnival in Baltimore.

This week we talk with Vanessa Bloy of Windstar Cruise Line, who tells us all about their itineraries, ships, food and ... Fabio from Top Chef? We also discuss the recent cruise news of Carnival Corp. ordering ships for some of its subsidiary brands and increasing cruise traffic to Malta.

We provide you with a detailed itinerary of the port and embarkation city of Barcelona with information on transportation, how to get to the port, attractions and tips for touring. Cruise news revisits the taxi strike in Greece as well as a discussion on whether cruises are really all-inclusive.

This week, we give you a full rundown of one of our favorite cities and cruise embarkation ports, New Orleans. We give you hotel tips, restaurant and attraction recommendations as well as a full commentary on the ships and itineraries out of New Orleans. We also discuss the recent taxi driver strikes in Greece with our opinions and some insight into how this has affected and will continue to affect cruise passengers.

Our friend, Scott, joins us to review his recent cruise on the Norwegian Spirit out of New Orleans. We also discuss the recent river cruise tragedy in Russia and provide you with some great cruise deals.

We find out exactly what someone who has never cruised before knows about cruising though our first cruise quiz as well as discuss the latest cruise news.

We detail how to tour Rome on your own from the port of Civitavecchia including both the Ancient sites and the Vatican sites. We also address recent news which might give insight on Royal Caribbean's future plans for the Mediterranean.