

Cruise Radio
Doug Parker
Doug Parker gives weekly cruise news, ship reviews, money saving tips, answers your travel questions, and helps you make the most of your cruise vacation.
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Sep 23, 2018 • 1min
Cruise Radio News Brief - September 23, 2018
Cruise Radio News Brief - September 23, 2018. Carnival Horizon celebrates the ship arriving in Miami, Florida in a big way. If you're a football fan you can sign up for a free Carnival Cruise Line sailing. And Venice is tired of guests sitting on their sidewalks. -- Thoughts or questions? doug@cruiseradio.net Want daily cruise news? Subscribe to the Cruise Radio News podcast feed. Get in-depth cruise news and industry insight at www.cruiseradio.net.

Sep 20, 2018 • 36min
503 Carnival Fantasy, Alaska Excursions, + News | Carnival Cruise Line
We get a review of Carnival Fantasy. This Carnival Cruise Line ship is currently the oldest ship in the fleet, and was the first Fantasy-class ship. This Western Caribbean cruise went to Costa Maya and Cozumel, Mexico. Richard Simms has cruise news: Carnival Horizon is officially at her new home Carnival offers a new type of boarding photo Guy's Burger Joint now offering new burgers Could Norwegian Cruise Line prices be going up? New NCL ship deployments for 2020 Royal Caribbean eliminating in-room baby sitting Simonne from Cruising Excursions answers questions based on your emails. We cover tours in Juneau, Ketchikan, Skagway, and an accessible tour for Mendenhall Glacier. -- Thoughts or questions? doug@cruiseradio.net Want daily cruise news? Subscribe to the Cruise Radio News podcast feed. Get in-depth cruise news and industry insight at www.cruiseradio.net. Follow Cruise Radio's Socials: LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter | Patreon

Sep 16, 2018 • 1min
Cruise Radio News Brief - September 16, 2018
Cruise Radio News Brief - September 16, 2018. Disney Cruise Line could be home-porting in Miami if everything goes as planned. It's back to normal for the cruise lines impacted by Hurricane Florence. And the new Princess Cruises ship has arrived in Sydney for the season. -- Thoughts or questions? doug@cruiseradio.net Want daily cruise news? Subscribe to the Cruise Radio News podcast feed. Get in-depth cruise news and industry insight at www.cruiseradio.net.

Sep 12, 2018 • 40min
502 MSC Seaside Caribbean Review, Hurricanes, + Cruise News | MSC Cruises
Cruise Radio is being released a day early this week because of Hurricane Florence. We get a review of MSC Cruises' newest ship to the Caribbean MSC Seaside. This was a seven-night Eastern Caribbean cruise. Matt from Royal Caribbean Blog fills us in on the ship that is taking shelter from Hurricane Florence in Florida. Action News Meteorologist Greg Dee answers some hurricane questions on tracking these storms, how rough it gets in the ocean, and a couple pieces of advice for cruising during hurricane season. Richard Simms has cruise news on: Carnival Cruise Line's steakhouse price hike Norwegian Cruise Line's hull art for the upcoming Norwegian Encore Nassau trying to improve their port, again Listener question: First-time cruiser on Carnival, should I purchase the beverage package. -- Thoughts or questions? doug@cruiseradio.net Want daily cruise news? Subscribe to the Cruise Radio News podcast feed. Get in-depth cruise news and industry insight at www.cruiseradio.net. Follow Cruise Radio's Socials: LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter | Patreon

Sep 9, 2018 • 2min
Cruise Radio News Brief - September 9, 2018
Cruise Radio News Brief - September 9, 2018. The tropics are on pretty active with potential hurricanes impacting the southeast. A Windstar Cruises' ship broked down in Buzzards Bay on Friday. And the Carnival Cruise Line airship (blimp) tour marches on.

Sep 6, 2018 • 28min
501 Explorer of the Seas Alaska Review + Cruise News | Royal Caribbean
We get a review of Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas. This was a seven-night Alaska cruise from Seattle. Richard Simms has cruise news on: Flooding at the port of Galveston Carnival Cruise Line dismissed a dining rumor Carnival Corporation christened their largest ship to day Norwegian Sun has wrapped up their Cuba season Carnival guests could soon be paying more to sail out of Port Canaveral Listener question on the best time to embark a cruise from New York City Follow Cruise Radio's Socials: LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter | Patreon

Sep 2, 2018 • 2min
Weekend Cruise News Brief - September 2, 2018
Weekend Cruise News Brief - September 2, 2018. A woman was airlifted off a Carnival Cruise Line ship over the weekend. Grand Cayman does not want a cruise pier, and they mean business. And other cruise lines said they will not be removing automated gratuities. -- Thoughts or questions? doug@cruiseradio.net Want daily cruise news? Subscribe to the Cruise Radio News podcast feed. Get in-depth cruise news and industry insight at www.cruiseradio.net.

Aug 30, 2018 • 31min
500 Carnival Breeze Review + Cruise News | Carnival Cruise Line
We get a review of Carnival Cruise Line's ship Carnival Breeze. Sherry has cruise news: Little French Key burns (off the island of Honduras) Carnival Horizon hits a pier in New York City Carnival launches a blimp that's currently on tour Royal updates their beverage policy Holland America's new ship completes sea trials Question on cruise line price drops Follow Cruise Radio's Socials: LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter | Patreon

Aug 26, 2018 • 2min
Weekend Cruise News Brief - August 26, 2018
Weekend Cruise News Brief - August 26, 2018. Royal Caribbean is changing the way you interact with their customer service department. Carnival's brand ambassador gave an update on Carnival's limit on the CHEERS! drink package, and a good future for the cruise industry. -- Thoughts or questions? doug@cruiseradio.net Want daily cruise news? Subscribe to the Cruise Radio News podcast feed. Get in-depth cruise news and industry insight at www.cruiseradio.net.

Aug 23, 2018 • 36min
499 Disney Magic Review, Travel Insurance Qs + Cruise News | Disney Cruise Line
We get a review of Disney Cruise Lines' Disney Magic. This was a one way sailing from Rome to Barcelona. We get a full review of the Disney cruise experience and an overall review of the cruise ship. Stewart has cruise news on: Woman jumps off Norwegian Star Carnival Cruise Line announces new port of mega ship Princess Cruises names new ship Woman sues cruise line because she lost trivia Plus, Dan from TripInsurance.com answers some of your listener questions on travel insurance. -- Thoughts or questions? doug@cruiseradio.net Want daily cruise news? Subscribe to the Cruise Radio News podcast feed. Get in-depth cruise news and industry insight at www.cruiseradio.net. Follow Cruise Radio's Socials: LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter | Patreon