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Broadcasting from the cruise capital of the world or cruise shipping Miami

2013.

This is Cruise Radio.

Hey, I'm Matt Baskford.

And I'm Doug Parker.

Check us out online at cruise radio.net.

We are broadcasting this week from the Miami Beach Convention Center at Cruise Shipping

Miami and annual cruise industry conference, uh, meeting of the minds, if you will.

This year we'll be talking to the CEO of MSC cruises, Rick Sassau, also CEO Charlie

Robertson of American Cruise Lines.

He'll be stopping by.

They just launched the Queen of the Mississippi at 150 guest paddle wheeler on the Mississippi

River year round.

We'll also hear what's hot in the family travel sector with Nancy Schreter from the Family Travel Network, Theresa Norton-Massick editor-in-chief of vacation agent magazines with us. Love them both. Love them all. But first, Stuart, you're on the cruise guys here. Hello, Stuart. Hey, Matt, hey, Doug? Very good. We were lucky to take part in the state of the industry address with all the big presidents and CEOs of all the major cruise lines.

And it's kind of comforting to know that we're, I guess they're on the right track when we hear some of the topics discussed.

It's things we've talked about on cruise radio.

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