522 Cruise News, Cruise Awards, and Listener Questions

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Doug Parker

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4.8 • 609 Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2019

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Meteorologist Greg Dees answers the question on why Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line always miss their private island because of weather. And lightning in the Gulf of Mexico.

Colleen McDaniel from Cruise Critic joins us to talk about the big winners in their 2018 Editors' Picks Awards.

Sherry Laskin has cruise news on:

Itineraries for Carnival Cruise Line's new Carnival Mardi Gras
Princess Cruises private destination Princess Cays caught fire
Virgin Voyages is rolling gratuities into the cruise fare
Princess announces the largest balconies at sea

Shelly from CruisingExcursions answers some listener questions on some cruisers sailings to Rome, Athens, Mallorca, and Mykonos.

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0:00.0	This is Cruise Radio.
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0:22.1	This is Cruise Radio.
0:24.5	Hey, how's it going?
0:25.3	My name is Doug Parker.
0:26.2	Thank you so much for checking out this episode of Cruise Radio, where it's all about you this week.
0:31.2	ABC Action News meteorologist Greg D. is here this week to answer a couple of your weather-related questions.
0:36.9	Also, Shelley from Cruising Excursions.com, answer some Mediterranean questions.
0:41.2	Colleen McDaniel, Senior Executive Editor at CruiseCritic.com, stops by to talk about their
0:45.8	2018 Editor's Picks Awards, and we'll see what Cruise Lines were some heavy hitters this year,
0:51.5	as well as Sherry with Cruise News.
0:53.3	Before we get to Sherry, don't forget, Cruise Radio News, it's our Cruise Radio Facebook group coming there and kick around the cruise conversation. Our Cruise Radio YouTube channel, that's out there. I got some new videos up there on Carnival Mardi Gras, The Fire at Princess Kay, and a Carnival Pride walkthrough tour, so check that out on YouTube. And last but not least, Cruise Radio Daily News Brief.
1:12.9	Really quick, 90-second bits of the news every day, Monday through Friday.
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1:21.4	All right, that's done.
1:22.3	It's time for Sherry with Cruise News.
1:24.2	Hello, Sherry.
1:25.1	Hi, Doug.
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