Jason from PopularCruising.com joins us to tell us all about his experience on the inaugural cruise of the Disney's Pixar Themed Cruises on the Disney Wonder in California. We get an unexpected treat in the interview when we find out that Jason has dined at Remy's, the most expensive specialty restaurant at sea, and he reviews it for us. News features stories from the upcoming Norwegian Breakaway, upgrades to a newer Carnival ship, and a refurbishment of the Serenade of the Seas.
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This week we discuss which ships are the best to sail if you don't want to spend anything extra on board. Which ships have the best included food, entertainment and amenities? Which ones represent the best value? While we disagree somewhat in our answers, you're sure to find the conversation interesting. Our cruise news features how Carnival plans to solve the problem of "chair hogs", a new CEO for Celebrity, and our thoughts on a lady who wore a bathrobe for her entire cruise.
Vanny from CruiseExpertsTravel joins us this week to tell us all about her experience on board the Oceania Riviera including first hand tidbits about what sets this "premium plus" ship apart from premium or luxury cruise lines. Cruise news features stories of strikes in Oslo, Royal Caribbean new deployments to China and a missing iPhone found via an interesting way on the Disney Wonder.
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Cruise News Carnival Destiny to be completely refurbished and renamed Carnival Sunshine Disney Fantasy Christened in New York Interview with Chef Jacques Van Staden, Vice President in charge of culinary for Celebrity Cruises The philosophy of how Celebrity keeps such high quality in dining How Qsine was conceived Why and how the Lawn Club Grill came to be A preview of the future of Celebrity Cruises dining Our thoughts on Celebrity Dining Main dining room, buffet, Mast Grill, Cafe al Bacio, AquaSpa Cafe, Bistro on 5, Qsine, Tuscan Grill Dress codes are the conversation this week as we discuss what the cruise lines suggest vs. what they allow. We also talk about how cruise lines might lessen the confusion regarding what to wear in the main dining room, and discuss the various opinions on the subject. Our cruise news focuses on two stories: the Costa Allegra's fire and subsequent engine failure and the robbery of twenty-two cruise passengers in Puerto Vallarta.
This week we give a full review of our recent Voyager of the Seas cruise with Royal Caribbean including food, stateroms, entertainment, public spaces and much more! We also talk cruise news.
Listener Brian gives us a review of Royal Caribbean's Enchantment of the Seas and tells us all about his adventures in the ports of Bermuda, San Juan, Labadee, Dominican Republic, and St. Thomas. Pictures are posted on our facebook page.
Our cruise news this week features stories about two cruise lines who changed their minds. Royal Caribbean, in an effort to save face or make things right (or both), decided to reimburse the passengers they stranded in San Juan last week. Details of the reimbursement have not been released, with Royal Caribbean preferring to deal with passengers on a one-on-one basis.
Disney changed their alcohol policy this week, only to change it back just a few days later. With one of the most liberal alcohol policies on the seas, it was not surprising when Disney announced that they were limiting the amount of beverage to be brought on the ship to some degree. What was surprising was that they changed back to their older, more liberal policy only days later. One is left to wonder whether someone at Disney made a mistake, and what exactly, sparked this change. Cruise ship dining is the discussion this week as we give you tips and suggestions for the buffet, main dining room, specialty restaurants and quick serve places. A companion blog "Top 10 Tips For Cruise Ship Dining" was also published on the site this week. This week we talk about how to choose a cruise and give our favorite aspects and initial reactions to each cruise line.
Show Outline Cruise News Brief Hurricane Overview- Traveling during hurricane season Royal Caribbean and Carnival forced to leave passengers in San Juan (Updated: later this week, Royal Caribbean decided to reimburse passengers) Choosing a Cruise- We give our top criteria when choosing a sailing and then talk about our favorite aspects of each cruise line. |
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