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Doug Parker

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🗓️ 10 January 2019

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Summary

We get a Carnival Elation review from Tony and Jenny. Carnival Elation is a Fantasy-class ship that underwent a massive dry dock in 2017 to add another deck, more dining options, and refurbishing all the existing staterooms. This was a five-night Bahamas cruise to Nassau, Bahamas, and Half Moon Cay.

Sherry has cruise news:

Mexican cruise destination rocked by violence
2018 Norovirus report released
Carnival Cruise Line reverses room service charge
Venice is now charging day visitor tax
100-year-old woman celebrates a birthday on a cruise ship
Carnival Cruise Line captain and crew honored for rescue

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0:00.0	This is Cruise Radio. Do yourself a favor, and always cruise with travel insurance. You can find a free
0:06.2	quote at Tripinsurance.com. Broadcasting from the Tripinsurance.com studios in Jacksonville, Florida.
0:13.7	This is Cruise Radio. Hey, how's it going? My name is Doug Parker. Thank you so much for checking out
0:18.6	this episode of Cruise Radio. Very happy to have you here, my friend.
0:21.9	A review of Carnival Elation today from Tony and Jenny, yeah, of Lalita Loco YouTube channel.
0:27.8	If you haven't checked them out, make sure you do it because some great videos over there.
0:31.8	And they just got off of, well, they did Carnival Elation and also pretty much back-to-back Oasis of the Seas.
0:38.0	So some good cruise footage over at the Lalita Loco YouTube channel. All right. With that said, Sherry Laskin is standing by with Cruise News. Hey, Sherry. Hey, Doug. Kind of sad news, a little bit of violence happening over in Mexico again. Yeah, again in Paya del Carmen. That's the mainland of Mexico right across the
0:55.9	water from Cozumel, and it was the scene of more gang violence. Seven men were killed and an eighth was
1:01.2	injured. So subsequently, the U.S. Department of State has issued a level two warning from Mexico,
1:08.0	which really means visitors should exercise increased caution. The reason that they gave
1:13.7	the listing is because of violent crimes such as homicide, kidnapping, carjacking, and robbery.
1:20.7	Cozumel, I really don't think, has all of those problems. It's a nice little island. I love it. But again, you always have to be
1:29.7	cautious no matter where you go. And if you're taking the ferry over to Playa del Carmen to go to
1:35.2	Tulum or up to Cancun, you know, you just have to really be careful. And the CDC has released
1:41.8	the 2018 Norovirus report for cruise ships. Where are the details?
1:46.0	Yeah, well, it was a pretty good report this year. Only 10 ships had outbreaks of gastrointestinal
1:51.1	illnesses that required reporting, and only five of those 10 ships actually had norovirus on them.
1:58.2	In total, there were 547 cases of GI illnesses in 2018,
2:03.6	and that is coming in at less than half of what was reported the previous year.
2:09.6	So maybe people are washing their hands more.
2:12.6	What's the number required that the ship has to report to the CDC?
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