Tim and his wife recently took a seven-night eastern Caribbean cruise aboard Carnival's newest ship Carnival Celebration. He goes over his first impressions of an Excel-class ship, what he thought of the BOLT roller coaster, how he liked the dining and entertainment options on board, and what he and his wife did while in port.

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Adam, his three-year-old daughter, and his father-in-law took a cruise aboard Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas out of Bayonne, New Jersey, this past December. The cruise visited Florida and the Bahamas. He goes over why Anthem is the perfect ship for chilly winter weather, what their experience was with the entertainment, how his daughter liked the kids' club, and what they did during their day at Royal Caribbean's private island Perfect Day at CocoCay.

Richard has cruise news: 

• Royal Caribbean gets rid of the Sky Pad feature 
• Norwegian Cruise Line reverts back to e-muster drill 
• Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings CEO Frank Del Rio steps down 
• Carnival Corporation sells Seabourn ship 
• Costa Venezia transferred to Carnival Cruise Line, and work beings 
• Celebrity Ascent opens two preview sailings for booking before the christening 

A 2023 review of Carnival Luminosa. This was a three-night sailing from Brisbane, Australia with no ports, otherwise known as a cruise to nowhere. A frequent Carnival Cruise Line cruiser, John gives us the details about the ship and his initial thoughts on the refurbishment that Luminosa underwent following its transfer from Costa Cruises. 

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Daniel and his family took a five-night sailing in December aboard Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Encore to what was planned to be a Western Caribbean sailing. The voyage was modified because of strong winds and it wound up having three sea days and two ports of call, Ocho Rios, Jamaica and Nassau, Bahamas. We get a comprehensive review of The Haven experience on Norwegian Cruise Line. 

Richard has cruise news: 

• Trouble in Paradise with Royal Caribbean 
• A cruise ship magician assaulted
• New alcohol-free drinks on Carnival Cruise Line 
• Royal Caribbean accidentally sells wrong package
• Busted for bringing plants ashore 
• Owl on a cruise ship 

Getting you caught up on this week in the cruise industry.

Staff writer Richard Simms has cruise news on:

• Royal Caribbean changing room service from twice to once
• Death on a Carnival Cruise Line ship in which the FBI is involved 
• Royal Caribbean detailing its Royal beach Club in Nassau, Bahamas 
• Disney Cruise Line giving details about its Lighthouse Point opening soon 
• Norwegian Cruise Line skipping a port over port congestion and detailing where Norwegian Sky is going 
• Holland America Line launching a new series of journeys that sail round trip from North America 

A review of Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Valor. 

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In this episode, we get a review of a four-night voyage to Bermuda aboard Carnival Magic out of Norfolk, Virginia.

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