A review of a seven-night Western Caribbean cruise onboard Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas. This was a cruise from Port Miami that departed from the brand new Terminal A. We get a detailed review of the itinerary. 

Sherry Laskin has cruise news: 

• Cruise line takes paid priority access program fleetwide
• Royal Caribbean names new ship and homeport
• Cruise ship makes history in Manhattan
• Carnival Ecstasy just completed a dry dock
• This cruise is building their 249th cruise ship

Review of Royal Caribbean's Navigator of the Seas and the grand opening of The Perfect Day at Coco Cay from Tommy. Tommy is the host of the Always Be Booked cruise podcast. 

Sherry has cruise news on: 

• Plane crash that killed six cruise guests 
• Celebrity Cruises getting adding new dining concepts 
• Royal Caribbean brings another ship to the Caribbean 
• Carnival Cruise Line swaps out a lot of ships 
• New transportation option to Port Everglades and Miami 

Listener question: Have you ever gone on a cruise at the end of December and is the ship decorated for Christmas? Also, how’s the weather in Nassau I’m afraid I wasted $$ on an excursion and it won’t be warm enough. - Sierra

Watch the Carnival Sunrise video tour here. 

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We get a seven-night review of Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas. This went to the ABC islands and sailed roundtrip from San Juan, Puerto Rico. 

Sherry has cruise news on: 

• Princess Cruises raising gratuities
• Cruise ship quarantined because of the measles outbreak
• Royal Caribbean laying the keel for an upcoming ship 
• The financial impact of the Oasis of the Seas dry dock accident in April 

Listener Question: How easy is it to get to LAX from Long Beach. We are in the planning stages of our upcoming cruise and trying to figure out if an Uber is cheaper than a Carnival transfer. We are a family of 4. 

We get a review of Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Breeze. This ship was launched in 2012 and currently sails year-round from Port Canaveral, Florida. This was a seven-night Eastern Caribbean cruise that went to Grand Turk, San Juan, St. Thomas, and Amber Cove. 

Sherry has cruise news on: 

• Another cruise line hikes gratuities 
• Carnival Sunrise is now sailing from the east coast 
• We could see another world's largest cruise ship 
• Mobile passport is now adding an optional fee 
• A unique partnership with MSC Cruises 

Listener question: I have a question about the Carnival loyalty program. I currently have 22 nights with Carnival, making me red level. You need 25 nights to reach gold level, which I will receive in the MIDDLE of my next cruise. When does my gold status activate? 

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A review of Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas, currently the World's Largest Cruise Ship (as of Spring 2019). This was a seven-night Western Caribbean review. Matt gives us all the details on the sailing, dining, entertainment, and public spaces on this mega cruise ship. 

Sherry Laskin has cruise news on: 

• Norwegian Cruise Line will no longer be making towel animals 
• Crane falls onto Oasis of the Seas while at dry dock 
• Carnival debuts Carnival Panorama waterpark 
• Cruise lines take advantage of April Fool's Day 
• Listener Question: Do you have any Celebrity Reflection tips?

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This week we get a review of a four-night sailing on Royal Caribbean's Brilliance of the Seas. This was a quick sailing to Cozumel over Super Bowl weekend. We also learn the importance of having travel insurance. 

Sherry has cruise news on: 

• Carnival's new destination in the Bahamas
• Princess Cruises putting a waterpark on one of their ships
• More Virgin Voyages news
• A Celebrity cruise ship just got a major makeover 
• Listener question comparing Caribbean itineraries and ships.

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A review of Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas from a seven-night Eastern Caribbean cruise. We get a family's perspective of one of the largest cruise ships in the world and how the experience was. 

Sherry Laskin has cruise news: 

• The name of Carnival Cruise Line's new ship 
• Royal Caribbean ditching the Dreamworks partnership 
• But building a nearly $100M terminal in Galveston, Texas 
• PortMiami breaking a cruise passenger record 
• A cruise ship plows through a mooring area in Key West 

Listener Question: Best time to board the ship on embarkation day?

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We get a review of Cuba cruise on Royal Caribbean's Empress of the Seas. This was a four night cruise to Cuba that also went to Nassau, Bahamas. If you've ever thought about taking a cruise to Cuba or have one booked, you'll want to listen to this review.  

Sherry has cruise news on:

• Bahamas is cutting the cash supply off to the cruise lines 
• Carnival Cruise Line is raising daily gratuities 
• Princess Cruises makes an unexpected change to their traditional dining times? 
• A tattoo studio is coming to one cruise line 
• MSC Cruises is entering the ultra luxury market

Listener question:  I was just wondering if I should bring my own shampoo, body wash and conditioner or if the stuff that comes in your stateroom will be enough?

We also answer your shore excursion questions.

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We get a review of Royal Caribbean's newly refurbished Mariner of the Seas. Don recently took a three-night Bahamas cruise that stopped in Nassau, Bahamas and the cruise line's private island Coco Cay. We get a detailed review of CoCo Cay, a construction update, and what it was like sailing this newly refurbished cruise ship. 

Sherry has cruise news on: 

• A Carnival crew found unresponsive 
• The talk of passenger fuel surcharges as the price of oil increases 
• Princess Cruises has a burger available on land 
• Royal Caribbean had the largest movie premiere at sea

Listener questions on: 

• Bringing two bottles of wine onboard 
• ATM onboard cruise ships 
• Getting to St. John from St. Thomas 

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