Cruise Addicts Talk Show

Dr. Kris joins us with his review of Holland America’s ms Maasdam. Dan Skilken of TripInsurance.com gives the details on the latest contest to win $5,000 to travel anywhere you’d like. You can register for five-grand here. Cruise Guy has our weekly Cruise News:

• Princess Cruises reveal on Royal Princess
• Passengers sue from rough weather six years ago
• Tour bus hauling Royal Caribbean excursion passengers crashed
• The haters in Venice against the cruise industry

This week Doug is aboard Carnival Glory on a five-night Canada/New England sailing out of Boston. He will talk to passengers aboard Carnival Glory along with things to do in Saint John, New Brunswick and Halifax, Nova Scotia. Cruise Guy updates us on Cruise News:

• Oceania Cruises making North America debut
• Celebrity Cruises ceo resigns
• Viking signs for two ocean going ships
• Royal Caribbean’s Freestyle Coke Machines
• Costa Concordia article from Miami Herald

This week health coach Nicole La Placa joins on on staying healthy while cruising and what you can do to avoid gaining those extra pounds. Friend and Rome tour guide Teressa stops by as well. In Cruise News, Cruise Guy gives us the latest on:

• Carnival Cruise Lines re-signs another year in Jacksonville, Florida
• Bermuda saying “Stop stealing out beach glass” cruise passengers!
• SilverSea acquired a Galapagos expedition vessel
• Norwegian Cruise Line has more deals, any substance to them?

We talk to Senior Cruise Director of Carnival Cruise Lines, John Heald, about all the Mediterranean cruise ports that Carnival Breeze visits. Great advice from Nancy Schretter from The Family Travel Network as well as travel writer and former cruise industry executive, Art Sbarsky. You can find all our Carnival Breeze coverage here.

This week we are aboard Carnival Breeze, covering Hasbro, The Game Show; The Punchliner Comedy Club presented by George Lopez; we get John Heald’s tips for cruising the Med; and talk to the Captain of Carnival Breeze. Follow our SeaBlog, Videos and subscribe to our Cruise News Updates.

This week we are aboard Carnival Breeze testing all their new features. We talk to ceo Gerry Cahill, passengers and get the journalist reviews of the ship.

We talk to Joe Farrell, owner of Resolve Marine Group, a new $6.5-million maritime training facility that cruise lines are using, Vicky Garcia joins us again with trends post-Costa Concordia and if we are seeing a ripple effect and Bud Darr, VP with Cruise Line International Association gives us an update on the Cruise Line Operational Safety Review. Cruise Guy is back with Cruise News.

• Details on Carnival Cruise Line’s new loyalty program, VIFP
• Carnival increasing steakhouse surcharge by 17%
• Charleston to finally see it’s day in court over cruise ships
• Boycotts in Venice to stop ships from coming in
• Details on the low cruise fares we are seeing in Europe

Mike Greer with Global Destination Group joins us this week to give us a behind the scenes look on what makes a cruise port “cruise ship ready.” Viator is a cruise excursion company the promises if your excursion isnt back to the ship, they’ll pay for you to get to the next port. We dive into the details with their VP of Marketing, Kelly Gillease and take your calls. Get 10% off your next cruise excursion with Viator by using promo code CRUISEVIATOR10 until June 30, 2012. Stewart Chiron has Cruise News.

• An update on the river pilot strike in Oslo
• Three queens in Southampton this week for the Queens Diamond Jubilee
• Norwegian announced Cabanas on Great Stirrup Cay
• Carnival Breeze set sail from Venice, Italy this past wknd on it’s first 12-night Med
• Grandeur of the Seas has emerged from drydock

Paul Motter, editor-in-chief of CruiseMates.com on a recent article on Cruise Secrets Revealed. Scott is down in South Florida with Kevin Sheehan, ceo of Norwegian Cruise Lines, we’ll touch base with him about the upcoming Norwegian Breakaway. Marcy Bucy reviews Holland America’s recent sailing out out of NYC aboard ms Veendam.

Stewart Chiron the Cruise Guy stops by with this week’s Cruise News:

Mike Watts, VP of Marine Development with Cochran Marine. He talks to us about shore-side power and how it’s making cruise ports greener, one port at a time. Listener James from Alabama reviews Carnival Conquest out of New Orleans.