Cruize Cast

Our news this week contains updates from the Costa Concordia incident as well as a look at the new renovations on the Windstar fleet. We also discuss MSC's move to Miami.  Our cruise topic is European cruising, and we look at the different itineraries, ports, considerations and include lots of tips for first-timers.

We discuss the tragic sinking of the Costa Concordia, give our opinions on the different accounts of the accident and what this will mean for the cruise industry, and give an overview of basic safety precautions to take on a cruise. 

Marian Krueger from the travelshopgirl blog joins Kaleigh today to talk about why we love to cruise. We discuss misconceptions, our reactions to our first cruises and what keeps us coming back for more. We also discuss recent cruise news stories about Carnival's new ship and a new kid's program for Norwegian.

We review Royal Caribbean's Voyager of the Seas, currently sailing out of New Orleans. We cover topics such as food, ship layout, staterooms, entertainment and much more.  We also review the new movie "Chipwrecked!" which features the Carnival Dream and discuss recent cruise news.

This week we review the new show on the Carnival Elation which will be spreading to other ships, where towel animals come to life. We also discuss all the cruise news which transpired during our cruises with stories from Royal Caribbean, Disney, Norwegian and Carnival.

Scott and JC are back to give us a full review of the Norwegian Jade including amenities, staterooms, dining, entertainment and even the Chocoholics Buffet. No cruise news today due to the CruizeCast crew being on a cruise.

This week we discuss the recent awards given to various cruise lines by Porthole Cruise Magazine and Cruise Critic and give our opinions and thoughts. We also discuss recent cruise news from Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Lines.

A listener, Brian, gives us a review of the Royal Caribbean ship which was "stretched", the Enchantment of the Seas. He tells us all about the food, staterooms, entertainment and service as well as the ports of Bermuda, San Juan, St. Thomas, Dominican Republic and Labadee. Cruise news includes stories from Disney, European River Cruises and Oceania.

This week we discuss the top 10 cruise ship innovations that we are most thankful for. Our cruise news comes from Royal Caribbean with stories on iPads in every stateroom, a norovirus outbreak, and a possible new port hub in Greece. We also report on recent violence near the cruise terminal of Puerto Vallarta.

This week we interview the promoter of the Beatles Tribute Cruise, Woody Lifton, and discuss theme cruises in general. We also cover recent cruise news from Celebrity, Princess and Carnival.