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On this show, we'll talk to travel writer Chris Owen about his latest article on gaddling.com. Ten ways to save money on a cruise without being a cheap skate. But first, Stuart Sheron the cruise guy joins us. Hello, Stuart. Hey, Matt. Hey, Doug. Hey, man. Let's get right to it. Give us an Egypt update. Well, this past weekend, both Celebrity and Asimara have canceled the remainder of their

Egypt ports for 2011, a total of seven in all, which also includes the brand new celebrity

silhouette that is scheduled to debut in July.

So unfortunately, because of the unrest, they are going to cancel their Egypt stops and make

some substitutions.

So, you know, look, it's a good thing.

You know, you certainly want to err on the side of caution.

Speaking of pulling out, Carnival pulled out of Mazatlan today?

Yeah, they are the latest cruise line to indefinitely cancel stops in Mazatlan, Mexico, because of violence.

And so, you know, they're joining Disney and, you know, some of the other lines.

And it's a good thing.

They will include an additional day in Cabo-San-L-Lucas,

like several of the other lines, NCL, so that this way, you know, their passengers, their current

and future passengers know exactly what their itineries are. And, you know, they're certainly,

you know, looking out for the safety of the ship and its passengers. And once their security teams

are comfortable with the plan and implementation

of new safety measures in Mexico, they'll return to Mazin.

Whenever a cruise line pulls out of a port like that, does that affect the port taxes?

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