This week Shon Ford, aka CruiseMan300, joins us to tell us all about his love for Norwegian Cruise Lines.  He gives us details from his most recent sailing aboard the Norwegian Star as well as tons of port information for Bermuda. Cruise news features Royal Caribbean's upgraded Internet on the Oasis of the Seas and a lawsuit concerning the Costa Concordia. 

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.

This week our friend, Becca, tells us all about her experience on Princess Cruise Line's Sapphire Princess.  She details her cruise on the California coast with information on dining, staterooms, entertainment, activities and more. Our cruise news features stories from Celebrity, Oceania, and new itineraries from Princess.

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Our friend and resident Norwegian expert, Scott, joins us with his friend, Tracy, to give us a full and detailed review of the Norwegian Epic.  They discuss food, the controversial staterooms, ship layout, entertainment and activities. Cruise news includes a rumor from Royal Caribbean, new cruise regulations and a tragedy involving the Star Princess.

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  Cruise News
    Viking Cruises to build new ocean going vessels
    Rita's Cantina to be replaced with Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville?
    New Cruise Industry Regulations
    Star Princess fails to aid fishing boat in distress
  Norwegian Epic Review
    Embarkation and First Impressions
    The Controversial Staterooms
    Ship Layout
    Dining- main and free restaurants and specialty
    Entertainment- Blue Man Group, Legends in Concert, other entertainment
    Daily activities and outdoor decks
    Spa and fitness center
    Casino and gambling
    Final Reflections
    

Our travel agent, Debra Gordon from MEI Travel, joins us this week to tell us about her experience on the pre-inaugural sailing of the Disney Fantasy.

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   Cruise News
      Titanic Memorial Sailing- Fred Olsen's Balmoral and an Azamara ship are sailing out to the site of the disaster to        commemorate the 100th anniversary.  The Balmoral has already been twice delayed.
       "Love for Sail", a new reality dating show filmed on board Norwegian Cruise Line ships premiered on April 10th on Lifetime Television. 

   Disney Fantasy Review with Debra Gordon; For our thought on Disney Cruise Line, listen to episode 34
      New features: Satellite Falls in Adults-Only Area, Aqua Lab, Europa Nightclub District, Interactive Artwork, Animator's Palate Restaurant, New Shows
       Review: Staterooms, Food, Service

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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

We review our cruise aboard the Carnival Elation this week with lots of details about the food (including the Chef's Table) and entertainment as well as ship layout and service. Our news comes from Carnival, Holland America, Princess and Costa with continued coverage of the Concordia and the recent norovirus outbreaks. 

Back from our recent cruises, we give a full review of Carnival's new show which started on the Carnival Elation and will be spreading throughout the fleet and stars towel animals.  We also discuss all the recent cruise news.

This week Scott and JC review the Norwegian Jade, which is out of Venice doing Eastern Mediterranean sailings. No cruise news this week due to our being on vacation.