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Doug Parker

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4.8609 Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2015

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Thanks for 300 amazing shows!

Ben Souza and his wife just returned from a four-night Alaska sailing on Princess Cruises' Ruby Princess. This was a special sailing that started in Vancouver, BC, stopped in Ketchikan, and ended in Seattle, Washington. 


Ben gives us a bow to stern Ruby Princess review, leaving no stone unturned. 

Stewart Chiron the Cruise Guy has cruise news on: 
  • Norwegian Dawn grounding in Bermuda
  • Drowning aboard Norwegian Gem  
  • Celebrity Cruises' new Caribbean overnight itineraries 
  • Disney heading back to Miami, NYC, and Galveston 
  • Speculation of Carnival Corp. upcoming announcement in NYC
Thoughts or reviews? Email me: [email protected] 
 
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Transcript

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0:11.1

Broadcasting from the Tripinsurance.com studios in Jacksonville, Florida.

0:15.5

This is Cruise Radio.

0:19.2

Hey, what's up? My name is Doug Parker. Thank you so much for checking out this episode of Cruise Radio. So happy to have you here, my friend. Yeah, big show today. We have a review of Princess Cruises, Ruby Princess from Ben and his wife. They just got back from a four-night sailing aboard Ruby Princess in Alaska, from Vancouver to Seattle via Ketchikan.

0:40.3

So we'll catch that interview a little bit later on in the show.

0:46.8

But also, before we get to Stuart Shear on the Cruise Guy, I do want to tell you a lot of articles there at cruiseradnet.

0:54.0

Be sure to check them all out and join the conversation on Facebook pretty active lately, Facebook.com slash cruise radio. As always, Stuart Sheeron on the Cruise guy. What's up, Stuart? lately, Facebook.com slash cruise radio.

0:56.8

As always, Stuart, Sheron, the cruise guy.

0:57.6

What's up, Stuart?

0:58.7

Hey, Doug, doing great.

1:03.2

So we're recording this on May 20, 2015, in case you're listening in the future.

1:09.7

And not a good week for Norwegian cruise line, because first off, something happened in Bermuda with Norwegian Dawn.

1:10.2

What happened?

1:15.8

Well, the ship briefly lost power as it was leaving, heading into the channel and departing Bermuda.

1:25.6

And because of the power loss, the shift drifted into the seabed and was essentially beached, you know, just outside the channel.

1:32.1

Power was immediately restored, but the ship wound up staying there until the early morning.

1:36.2

It did get back into Bermuda at 7 a.m. It was closely inspected to determine whether or not, you know, there was any damage from the grounding to wish there was none.

1:44.4

The ship was certified safe and left at 3 p.m. heading back and as expected to arrive back

1:51.9

into Boston as scheduled Friday morning.

1:54.5

Okay, good.

1:55.0

So no disruption there.

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