A review of Celebrity Equinox for a seven-night Western Caribbean cruise. This was the last sailing the Equinox did before the shutdown. We get a review of the ship, the onboard experience, and what it was like sailing on the last voyage before the shutdown. 

Richard has cruise news: 

Listener Question: What can you tell us about Carnival's shore excursion best price guarantee? 

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Thoughts or questions? doug@cruiseradio.net 

This is a seven-night review of Celebrity Summit from San Juan to the Eastern Caribbean. The cruise was expected to sail round trip from Puerto Rico but due to COVID-19, authorities did not let the ship back into San Juan. Instead, the cruise ended in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This seven-night cruise turned into a nine-night. 

Richard Simms has cruise news: 

• CDC and the cruise ship ban
• False Alarm on a European ship that resumed service last month. 
• Virgin Voyages pushed their return day back. 
• Carnival Mardi Gras is one step closer to Florida
• Princess Cruises takes delivery of its newest ship. 

Question: Is it true that you have to pay more for drinks while the ship is docked in port vs out to sea?

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Thoughts or questions? doug@cruiseradio.net 

We get a review of Celebrity Cruises' Celebrity Equinox. This was a seven-night cruise down to the Eastern Caribbean from Port Everglades. This cruise went to San Juan, St. Thomas, Tortola, and Nassau. Sarah gives us a bow to stern to review of the ship and the ports. 

Sherry Laskin has cruise news on: 

• Holland America guest getting coronavirus 
• Princess Cruise guests start heading home and redeploy Sapphire Princess 
• Scarlet Lady was delivered to Virgin Voyages 
• Norwegian Cruise Line ship gets $100 million refurbishment 
• Royal Caribbean starts on new development in the Caribbean

Listener Question: What is a family-friendly safe activity we could do in Cozumel, Mexico? 

Thoughts or questions? doug@cruiseradio.net 

A review of Celebrity Cruises' ship, Celebrity Infinity. This was a seven-night Mediterranean cruise. 

Sherry Laskin has cruise news on: 

• Princess Cruises names new ship
• Norwegian Cruise Line is going through changes 
• Celebrity is jumping on the fee bandwagon for a drink package
• A new addition to Perfect Day at CocoCay coming soon 
• Norwegian's newest ship is getting closer to North America 

Listener Question: How important it is to have an itinerary with Glacier Bay vs cruising to Tracy Arm or Hubbard?

Thoughts or questions? doug@cruiseradio.net 

We get a very detailed review of Celebrity Edge this week. Kerry and his wife just sailed a 14-night back-to-back Eastern and Western Caribbean cruise on Celebrity Cruises' newest vessel. 

Sherry has cruise news: 

• Carnival Sunrise christened in New York City
• Big news for Port Canaveral and Disney Cruise Line
• Carnival blimp is back in the airport to celebrate summer
• Carnival Splendor spent an extra night in Long Beach because of technical issues

Listener Q: Is Royal Caribbean's The Key program worth it for a three-night cruise on Mariner of the Seas? Also, how is the traffic in Port Canaveral on embarkation day?

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This week we get a review of Celebrity Silhouette on a 10-night Southern and Eastern Caribbean cruise. We get a bow to stern review of this cruise ship and what it was like sailing Celebrity Cruises. 

Sherry has cruise news on:

• New cruise terminal is officially underway in Port Canaveral
• Norwegian Cruise Line is increasing gratuities on April 1, 2019
• Norwegian Sky just got back from a three-week dry dock
• Royal Caribbean previews Perfect Day at Cococay
• Holland America cuts steel for third Pinnacle-class ship

Listener question: Curious your thoughts on a question we have been wrestling with since the Carnival Vista: how does tipping work in the specialty dining areas? Do you tip 15%-20% like a normal restaurant? - Drew

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Hear a comprehensive review of Celebrity Cruises' newest ship Celebrity Edge. After spending two nights on the new ship, we walk through the big features onboard like the Magic Carpet, Eden, the infinite balcony staterooms, and all the dining options. 

Sherry has cruise news:

• Carnival Cruise Line adds new attraction to ship 
• Mobile, Alabama cruise port will continue cruising 
• Royal Caribbean kills the upgrade fairy 
• A cruise ship powered by dead fish 
• Listener Q: What day pass resort in Nassau is better - Breezes or Hilton? 

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We get a review of an 11-night Southern Caribbean cruise onboard Celebrity Cruises's Celebrity Equinox.

Sherry Laskin has cruise news on:

• Carnival Sunshine listing (leaning over) while at sea over the weekend
• Royal Caribbean's stabilizer causing them to take on a bit of water
• Norwegian Breakaway almost a day late leaving New York City
• Two cruise ships bumped into each other because of a bad storm
• Celebrity Edge is driving up revenue for Royal Caribbean Corporation  

Listener question: Which port is better in Honduras - Mahogany Bay or Coxen Hole?

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John gives us a review of his seven-night cruise on Celebrity Equinox from Port Miami. He and his wife were in a concierge-class balcony stateroom. Hear his overall thoughts of the ship, dining venues, on board, entertainment, and ports of call during this seven-night Eastern Caribean sailing. Also the perks of booking a future cruise while on your current sailing. 

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Kerry just returned from a 14-night cruise aboard Celebrity Eclipse out of Miami. This sailing was a bit longer than he was used to but he had a wonderful time with so many ports and days at sea. Kerry covers his impressions of Celebrity Eclipse, the dining, his stateroom, and the exotic ports of call.  

Sherry has cruise news:

• A new cruise ship will carry almost 7,000 passengers
• New stateroom class for Carnival Horizon
• Carnival has raised the prices on soda packages
• MSC Cruises takes delivery of their newest ship
• Fathom has sailed her last voyage as a cruise line

Share your cruise review on air: doug@cruiseradio.net. 

John and his wife just returned from a Caribbean cruise aboard Celebrity Reflection. On this episode, we get a full blown review of Reflection, including thoughts on the stateroom, dining options, entertainment on-board, and the ports of call.

• Carnival announces the homeport for Carnival Horizon - where is she going and what kind of itineraries will we see?
• NCL changes the loyalty program - any major changes?
• Royal Caribbean now doing onboard scuba certifications - how does this program work?
• Princess invites you to take a bed home!

Thoughts or reviews? Email me: doug@cruiseradio.net 

We talk to Sheri from CruiseTipsTV and she shares the top 10 Christmas gifts for cruisers in your life. 

Later in the show, we get a review of a seven-night cruise aboard Celebrity Summit, round-trip San Juan. 

Plus, Sherry Kennedy has cruise news on:

• Carnival will sail from the Port of Tampa a bit longer 
• Princess Cruises got in a little trouble for pollution 
• Royal Caribbean made it into the book of world records 
• Carnival testing a new embarkation procedure

Thoughts or reviews? Email me: doug@cruiseradio.net 

Paul just returned from an Alaskan cruise on Celebrity Solstice from Seattle, Washington. Not being a seasoned cruiser, he didn't know what to expect on the sailing. Paul leaves no stone unturned on this detailed review of his Alaskan cruise and what he experienced. 

• Virgin Cruises details more information about their cruise line that is set to debut in 2020, what did we hear? 
• Freeport, Bahamas remains closed because of Hurricane Matthew in early Oct., what is the status? 
   
• Carnival Vista wins ship of the year - when she gets to the US, what kind of itineraries will she run? 
   
• Saying goodbye to a legend in St. Maarten. 

Thoughts or reviews? Email me: doug@cruiseradio.net 

• Carnival Imagination refurb 
• Royal extends Empress again through spring 2017 
• Carnival Vista swamps boats in Italy. 
• $30m cocaine found on cruise ship in AUS
• Carnival raises Faster to the Fun prices

Thoughts or reviews? Email me: doug@cruiseradio.net 

We get a review of Celebrity Summit, as she recently did a eight-night re-positioning cruise from San Juan, Puerto, Rico to Cape Liberty, NJ. Hear all the details about this cruise from embarkation, port stops in Bermuda, dining, entertainment, to disembarkation. 

• Harmony inaugural
• New Oasis class ship ordered
• Disney announces new sailings in 2017
• Carnival Vista med season underway
• Kdam christened

Listener Question

• More cruise lines canceling Turkey 
• Protests in Labadee causing cancelations 
• New Holland America ship passed sea trials - what's next?
• So we've seen a lot of refurbs over the years, and it looks like Norwegian and Princess are next in line - what are we gonna see? 
• Norwegian Getaway leaving Miami and heading to Europe - when is this going to happen?
• Carnival reduced deposit sale - is it big?

Thoughts or reviews? Email me: doug@cruiseradio.net 

Barry just returned from a seven-night Caribbean sailing aboard Celebrity Cruises' Celebrity Summit round trip from San Juan. On this show Barry reviews embarkation, first impressions, stateroom, dining, entertainment and ports of call on this voyage. Barry gives us his candid thoughts on the ship and what he liked and didn't care for. 

Noam just returned from a seven-night southbound sailing aboard Celebrity Cruises' Celebrity Millennium from Seward, Alaska to Vancouver, Canada. 

Jason and his family just returned from an 11-night Eastern Mediterranean sailing aboard Celebrity Reflection.

Jason Leppert is the editor-in-chief of PopularCruising.com and just returned from a seven-night sailing about Celebrity Solstice, a Celebrity Cruises ship that was launched in August 2008 and does seasonal sailing in Alaska. She is currently the largest ship sailing the Alaskan waters. Jason gives us a comprehensive bow to stern review of Celebrity Solstice, the themed Top Chef cruise he was sailing and what it's like living the Celebrity life.

Listener Questions

1. Lauren W. - East TN

We are first time cruisers and would like to know how to pick out our cabin? There are WAAAAAY to many options out there. Any suggestions for a good starting point? 

Loyal Cruiser Website

Loyal Cruiser is a consumer facing company dedicated to ensuring the cruise passenger is rewarded for their travel. This simple centralized loyalty program for cruisers is straightforward and easy to understand. We talk to the CEO of LoyalCruise.com, Baron Forbes, to learn all about the company.

Dr. Kris just returned from a seven-night California Coastal cruise on Celebrity Cruises' Celebrity Century. This cruise had a rather unique itinerary with no sea days and ports in California and Mexico. Dr. Kris gives us his review of the ship, the dining, entertainment, ports and his impressions of the ship. Celebrity Century is in her last year of service, set to retire in April 2015.

A big question I get is what to do in Rome for the day? Cruises are usually docked in Civitavecchia (port closest to Rome) for a good 12 hours, but some of that time is ate up in getting to Rome. Sherry Laskin from CruiseMaven.com joins us to gives some sights to see in Rome.

Plus Cruise Guy joins us for Cruise News. 

Thoughts or reviews? Email me: doug@cruiseradio.net 

Listeners, Carter and Kristie from Central Florida, join us this week to review Celebrity Cruises' recently refurbished Celebrity Constellation. The couple gives us a run down of the ships, dining options, entertainment and some been-there done-that tips for the cruise ship.

Stewart Chiron, the Cruise Guy, stops by with cruise news on Disney Cruise Line's new internet packages, Carnival's new entertainment program, Royal Caribbean's profits, and the dreaded norovirus. Listen and learn! 

Thoughts or reviews? Email me: doug@cruiseradio.net 

This week, we get a review of Celebrity Solstice from listener Jim Work, talk to the President of CLIA, and get Cruise News from Cruise Guy.

Thoughts or reviews? Email me: doug@cruiseradio.net 

This week, we around aboard Celebrity Reflection, taking her for a test ride. Hear from passengers, media and top to bottom reviews.

Thoughts or reviews? Email me: doug@cruiseradio.net 

This week, listener Carter checks in with his latest sailing aboard Celebrity Cruise's Solstice-class Celebrity Eclipse in the Mediterranean. Also, Cruise Guy is here with Cruise News. 

Thoughts or reviews? Email me: doug@cruiseradio.net 

Stewart Chiron the Cruise Guy talks to us about his recent trip to Germany to board the Celebrity Eclipse. 

Nancy Rubin of the Jacksonville Port Authority talks to us about the economic output cruise ships have in our local ports.