094 Oasis of the Seas: Behind the Scenes | Royal Caribbean

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4.8 • 609 Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2011

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Over the weekend, Cruise Line International Association hosted us aboard Oasis of the Seas to talk about their environmentally friendly 'Save the Waves' program.

Rich Pruitt, Associate Vice President of Environmental Programs, Royal Caribbean International gave us a tour of Oasis and sits down for an exclusive one-on-one interview with us.

Marine Scientist/Author Dr. Ellen Prager talks about the impact of cruise ships on the environment and her new book Sex, Drugs, and Sea Slime: The Ocean's Oddest Creatures and Why They Matter.

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0:00.0	Welcome aboard to Cruise Radio, your home port for everything, cruising and more.
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0:12.4	From the Cruise Radio Studios in Jacksonville, Florida, I'm Matt Bousford.
0:16.0	And I'm Doug Parker. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter at Cruise Radio.
0:19.6	This past weekend, Doug was down in Port Everglades for the environmental tour,
0:22.7	hosted by Clea, aboard Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas.
0:26.3	Yeah, and if you don't know what Clea is, it stands for a Cruise Line International Association.
0:30.2	They're basically the world's biggest cruise association,
0:33.4	and their primary focus is the promotion and growth in the cruise industry.
0:37.2	And since this was the environmental tour, obviously, it was all about what the cruise industry
0:41.1	is doing to help protect the environment.
0:43.3	Exactly.
0:43.8	We also learned about Royal Caribbean's initiative in their Save the Waves program, which
0:48.2	will be talking to Rich Pru at the Associate Vice President of Environmental Programs Royal Caribbean.
0:53.1	We're also going to talk to Dr. Ellen Prager, who is a marine scientist and author of the new book,
0:57.6	Sex, Drugs, and Sea Slime.
0:59.5	But first, Stuart, Sharon the Cruise guy is here, as always.
1:03.8	Hello, Stuart.
1:04.5	Hello, guys.
1:05.5	Hey, man.
1:06.2	Getting right to it.
1:07.4	Cunard, failing inspection on one the Queen's ships there, which one?
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