113 CruiseOne & Cruises Inc. National Conference

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Doug Parker

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🗓️ 10 November 2011

⏱️ 20 minutes

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We are broadcasting aboard Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas for the 2011 national conference. Hear the benefits of using a travel agent, company execs and Cruise Guy with cruise news.

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0:00.0	With the winter weather around the corner, consider Tripinsurance.com to cover your next cruise investment.
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0:14.3	Okay, standby.
0:16.3	Broadcasting from the Cruise 1 and Cruises Inc.
0:19.7	2011 national conference, this is Cruise Radio. Hey, I'm Matt Basker. Doug is on assignment right now, aboard Royal Caribbean to lower of the seas for the Cruise One and Cruises Inc. national conference. He'll be talking to senior vice president and general manager of Cruise One and Cruises Inc. And some members of the press from cruise critic and gaddling.com. Lots of informative guests like this guy. As always, Stuart Shear on the Cruise Guy.
0:41.6	Hey, Matt. Carnival Cruise Lines really shaking things up in Port Canaveral. What do you have for us?
0:46.7	They're bringing in their third cruise ship into Port Canaveral, which is making them the largest cruise operator from the port.
0:53.6	They're going to have a ship doing three- and four-night cruises.
0:56.3	They brought in ecstasy to do four-and-five-nine cruises to the Bahamas.
1:02.2	And that, of course, complements their third ship, which is Carnival Dream.
1:07.0	So they're estimating to bring in 600,000 passengers to Port Canaveral, which is the third
1:13.1	largest cruise port in the world behind Port Everglades at number two and the port of Miami,
1:18.2	which retained its crown at number one.
1:20.7	By the way, I just heard they jacked up their daily gratuities.
1:23.9	Yeah, I don't know if anyone's really surprised, but, I mean, they went from $10 to $11.50.
1:30.8	These are recommended guidelines.
1:33.2	I love it when they bring up gratuities, which are, you know, at passenger discretion, but, you know, the lines really stick it to you.
1:41.1	But, you know, it's important to note that your busboy or cabin steward
1:44.7	and your waiter are really working hard to make sure that you have a really nice experience.
1:51.0	So it's a good idea.
1:52.6	And, of course, you have the option of going up or down depending on the level of service you
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