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Broadcasting from the Cruise Radio studios in Jacksonville, Florida.

This is Cruise Radio.

Hey, I'm Matt Baskford. And I'm Doug Parker. Check out our cruise news at cruiseradio.net. On this show, we'll have Mike Greve, President of Global Destinations Development. They'll join us to give us a behind-the-scenes look on what makes a cruise port cruise ship ready. And later on in the program, we'll have Kelly Gilles, VP of Marketing with Viator.

This short excursion company actually has this promise. Well, basically, if you miss the ship because of their excursion, they'll send you to the next port of call. We want to dig in deeper, so we'll have her on the show later on. But first, Stuart, you're on the cruise guys here. Hello, Stuart. Hey, Matt. Hey, Doug. Hey Stuart, give us an update on the river pilot strike in Oslo. Are ships still being diverted?

Well, the good news is they have come to... Stuart. Hey, Matt. Hey, Doug. Hey, Stuart. Give us an update on the river pilot strike in Oslo.

Are ships still being diverted?

Well, the good news is they have come to terms. What those terms are, we don't know. But future ships are not going to be diverted from Oslo and other Norwegian ports. So, you know, striking like a Norwegian is over. I understand that there's three queens in Southampton this week for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

I haven't seen three queens this large since Doug's birthday party in New Orleans last week.

Well, in this case, there were Knarge three queens that were there in Southampton, England, celebrating Queen Elizabeth

the second's 60 years on the throne.

So it's an ongoing thing, you know, a couple of weeks ago when I was in London myself,

and they were getting ready for the pageantry, which began on the second and went through

June the 5th.

It was quite a celebration, and I know

Kinnard with their Royal British Heritage and participation, they were very excited to be there.

Very cool. Last week, Norwegian Cruise Line announced a new addition to their private island,

Cabanas at $249. Yeah, that seems pretty steep.

You think of, you know, they're also providing a $50 food and beverage credit when, you know,

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