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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. So yeah, this week we're doing part two of our Majesty of the Sea Show. I just got back from a three-night cruise. And I have the listener, Kristen Ladwig from St. Louis, interview me about the experience, about the ship. So we'll talk about that a little later on in the program. Before we hop here to Stewart, let's talk about the Cruise Radio Insider Facebook page. We'd love to have you on there. Just search Cruise Radio Insider on Facebook, and we'll add you to the group there and talk about some cruise news and what Stewart talks about and all that. So with that said, he's back after six weeks. Stuart, she were on the cruise guy.

What's up, Stuart? Hey, Doug. Doing great yourself. Good, bud. So the big news last week, Carnival Corpse brand fathom is going to Cuba. Both you and I were both on NPR last week talking about us. So let's listen to that clip right now. Here's a sure sign that relations are really thawing between Washington and Havana. Carnival Cruises has

received permission from the U.S. government to take passengers to Cuba. Invere, Sam Sanders, has the

story. These trips will not be traditional cruises. It's not your grandmas and grandpa's cruise.

The ship they're deploying will not have casinos in it at all. That's Doug Parker. He hosts Cruise Radio, his own podcast, all about cruises.

There are no casinos because these trips to Cuba will only be allowed if they serve a higher

purpose, like educational activities or aid projects. Carnival says its Cuba trips will provide

cultural, artistic, faith-based, and humanitarian exchanges.

I'm seeing a lot of mission work, church groups, colleges who do mission trips, local organizations.

It'd be easy to look at this as a gimmick. Do you really need to ride a cruise ship to do good around

the world? Stuart Shiran is the CEO of Cruise Cruiseguy.com, and he says some people might.

There's a lot of people that don't want to sleep in a tent, and they don't want to eat, you know,

very, very bad food, and they don't want to be in unsafe surroundings. If the Cuban government gives

the okay, Carnival says it will start making trips to Cuba in May of 2016.

Sam Sanders, NPR News.

So what are your thoughts on this, Stuart?

Well, I think it's going to help improve the success potential for Fathom Tenfold.

It's a great move.

It's just an opportunity that kind of fell in their lap.

They took advantage of it.

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