Cruise Addicts Talk Show

This week Cruise Terminal Supervisor Gloria Tompkins at the Jacksonville cruise terminal. Hear just what it takes to turn a ship in a matter of hours. There is a lot more than you think. Stewart Chiron The Cruise Guy® joins us with our weekly Cruise News. Hear about: Norwegian Cruise Lines ship Dawn on drydock, the upcoming Disney Fantasy, Windstar Cruises getting bought out, and prep for hurricane season.

The Italian cruise line MSC had some issues earlier this week with one of their ships in the Mediterranean Sea, the Opera.Stewart Chiron The Cruise Guy® weighs in on the story, tells us what happened, and gives us the latest, plus the latest Cruise News. Doug interviews the Cruise Director and Executive Chef on the Holland America ms. Prinsendam. Last week Doug had a chance to stay at the brand new B Ocean hotel on Fort Lauderdale Beach. Find out all about the B Ocean hotel here.

Still sailing on our 9-nt voyage on the Carnival Magic we’re able to sit down with the senior cruise director John Heald. Also, hear passenger reviews about the ship, public spaces, and the new Carnival style. Hear all of our behind the scenes footage on Cruise Radio Premium Content.

Matt and Doug are aboard the brand new Carnival Magic covering its inaugural cruise. Listen to the inaugural ceremony and interview the Godmother of the Carnival Magic Lindsey Wilkinson. Legendary Carnival Corporation ship architect Joe Farcus and Carnival Cruise Lines President and CEO Gerry Cahill talk about what makes the Carnival Magic unique. 

This week we link up with Natalie Aroyan via satellite aboard Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Seas. She talks to us about the brand new port in Falmouth, Jamaica. Stewart Chiron The Cruise Guy® catches up on this weeks cruise news: new renovations to the Grand Princess, assisted living case on a Celebrity Cruises, cab transportation issues in Great Victoria Harbour, and if other cruise lines are going back into Egypt. You can hear the unedited and full interviews here. Check out The EatSmart Precision Voyager Luggage Scale.

This week Doug broadcasts from the cruise event of the year in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at cruise3sixty. Hear interviews with the Jamaica tourist board, crew members from the ships, and journalists. You can hear the unedited and full interviews here. Special thanks to M. Silver Associates Public Relations.

Jennifer Nittoso, Meteorologist at The Weather Channel answers listener questions about tsunami’s, rogue waves, Bermuda Triangle, and hurricanes. Stewart Chiron The Cruise Guy® catches us up on this weeks Cruise News. Get caught up on Celebrity Cruises opening up in the Asia market, the Carnival Magic’s Godmother, and Crystal Cruises new stand-by program.

Doug visited Port Canaveral this week to board the Queen Victoria as it made its maiden voyage into central Florida.  He sits down and chats with the ships master, Capt. Rynd, Lobster shell golf balls? We came across this story and had to get to the bottom of it. We talk to the inventor’s Dr. David J. Neivandt and Dr. Bob Bayer. Cool concept! You can check the article out here. I wonder if the balls are drawn to butter?

Doug just returned from Freeport, find out all about Freeport, Bahamas and what it’s really like down there. A comedian joins us and a local conch diver. Stewart Chrion The Cruise Guy® catches us up on this weeks Cruise News.  Get info on the missing Disney Cruise Lines crew member, Freedom of the Seas renovations, and Spirit airlines rate hike. AT&T has released the perfect package for the cruisers. To find out all about this Cruise Ship Passport package check out the Cellular at Sea website here.

This week Doug broadcasts down at the Miami Beach Convention Center for Cruise Shipping Miami 2011 (an industry trade show). Doug will interview Capt. Dan Blanchard CEO of InnerSea Discoveries, founder of MeetOnCruise.com joins us, and Jonathan Atkin, a professional ship photographer talks about how cool his job is. Matt is back in the studio and will go live to Jaxport where they just celebrated their 1,000,000 cruise passenger. Here is the link we were talking about: Whoopi Goldberg video diary on the Disney Dream.