Cruise Addicts Talk Show

Live from NYC; Fun Ship 2.0

This week we’re broadcasting from NYC at Carnival Cruise Lines at their Fun Ship 2.0 event. Fun Ship 2.0 is Carnival’s new $500-million dollar enhancement program that’s scheduled to roll out over the next couple years. This week’s guests include: Carnival Cruise Line’s CEO Gerry Cahill, Celebrity Chef Guy Fieri, Comedian George Lopez, and cruise industry experts Fran Golden and Chris Owen. Video interview with Food Network’s Guy Fieri.

Bermuda cruise review, Pre-cruise advice, & Cruise News

Listener Jade joins us this week with a review of her latest Bermuda cruise on Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas, Paul Motter is here with pre-cruise tips, and Stewart Chiron is back with Cruise News.

Review of Carnival Dream & Cruise News

Listener’s Scott and Jeanne Spradlin, give us a comprehensive review of their 7-night Eastern Caribbean sailing on the 3,652-passenger Carnival Dream. Stewart Chiron the Cruise Guy® is back with more Cruise News.  This week he tells us about Norwegian Cruise Line’s steel cutting of their new Project Breakaway ship, the Carnival Breeze float out, Princess Cruises heading to Port Everglades with more Caribbean and Panama Canal sailings, and water skiing behind a cruise ship — you gotta see this video!

Review of Carnival Destiny, Jones Act, Cruise News

This week we talk to Chris Owen about the his latest trip on his four night trip on Carnival Destiny out of Miami, Florida. Maritime Attorney Jim Walker tells us about the Jones Act and why cruise ships can’t travel directly between two US ports. Stewart Chiron the Cruise Guy® is back with more Cruise News talking about  the 691-passenger cruise ship, ms Nordlys’, that caught fire Thursday morning off the coast of Norway. We hear about Grand Cayman, Norwegian Cruise Line returning to Jamaica, and we answer a listener question on having a passport card.

Majesty of the Seas, Hotel Director, + Cruise News

Stewart Chiron the Cruise Guy® is back with more Cruise News, giving us post-Tropical Storm Lee news, Disney Cruise Line’s big milestone, and Royal Caribbean’s new Asian schedule.

Chris Harms from Cruisers Connect talks to us about his recent trip about Royal Caribbean’s Majesty of the Seas. We link up with Carnival Destiny Hotel Director Kevin Thorogood about day to day shipboard operations.

Vampire cruise, Celebrity Cruises CEO, and News

International correspondent Natalie Aroyan, talks to Dan Hanrahan, CEO of Celebrity Cruises in Sydney, Australia. Find out what passengers are saying about the Solstice-class ships. Ever hear of a Vampire cruise? Us either until this week but apparently they too like to cruise. We talk to Linda Wolf, event producer for Vamps at Sea, a vampire themed cruise to Alaska. Barry, host of Cruising Authority gives us his review of Norwegian Cruise Line’s Pride of America. Stewart Chiron the Cruise Guy® is back with more Cruise News, giving us post-Hurricane Irene news, Disney Cruise Line news, and about Oceania Cruises.

Hurricane Irene Bahamas

This week is all hurricane talk. Jennifer Nittoso from the Weather Channel joins us. A vacationer is down at Atlantis resort in Nassau, Bahamas, he recounts Hurricane Irene. We talk to a former US Navy serviceman who spent years at sea and tells us just how rough the ocean can get. Stewart Chiron the Cruise Guy® gets us caught up to speed with Cruise News.

Cell Phone tips at sea, and Emerald Princess review

Stewart Chiron the Cruise Guy® is back with more Cruise News featuring: A new port being built in the Dominican Republic, Norwegian Cruise Lines efforts to go green, Oceania Crusies pulling out the Med. in 2012. Travel blogger Chuck Flagg joins us with a recent article he wrote “Staying in touch on vacation and not going bankrupt.” Listener Jason Coleman shares his latest journey on the Emerald Princess from the Baltic.

Listener call-in show

The experts are all here in this all-star episode. Chris Elliott from CBS Interactive, Nancy Schretter,  of the Family Travel Network, Travel writer Chris Owen, Maritime attorney Jim Walker , Jennifer Nittoso from The Weather Channel, and Stewart Chiron the Cruise Guy® !

Weather Channel, Carnival Splendor, & iPhone app

Cruise Guy® joins us with Cruise News: Disney cutting Florida discount for Disney Dream, Royal Caribbean stock prices fall, Carnival Corporation ordering new ships, and listener question on Alaska. The Weather Channel meteorologist Jennifer Nittoso gives us a tropic update on Tropical Storm Emily and a passenger review on Carnival Splendor. The new app from MeetOnCruise.com is out and is pretty cool, you can download it for free. Transcript for this week’s show is available here. Listen below: