548 Nieuw Statendam 2019 Review + Cruise News | Holland America Line
Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips
Doug Parker
4.8 • 636 Ratings
🗓️ 1 August 2019
⏱️ ? minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
A review of Holland America's latest ship the Nieuw Statendam on a seven-night Eastern Caribbean cruise.
Sherry has cruise news on:
- Propulsion issues slow down more Allure of the Seas sailings
- Carnival lowers Faster to the Fun on two cruise ships
- Cruise over-tourism becoming a problem again
- Princess Cruises rolls out their first jazz club
- A brawl lands two arrested on a cruise ship
Listener Questions:
1. How strict is Carnival with boarding times at Port Canaveral?
2. Suggestions for snorkeling in Nassau, Bahamas?
Thoughts or questions? doug@cruiseradio.net
--
Support our sponsor: Audible
Get a free audiobook download and a 30-day trial at http://audibletrial.com/cruise.
Want daily cruise news? Subscribe to the Cruise Radio News podcast feed.
Get in-depth cruise news and industry insight at www.cruiseradio.net.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | This is Cruise Radio. |
| 0:02.3 | I cruise a lot and I always sail with travel insurance. |
| 0:05.3 | You should too. |
| 0:06.2 | Get a free quote today at Tripinsurance.com. |
| 0:11.3 | Broadcasting from the Tripinsurance.com studios in Jacksonville, Florida. |
| 0:15.6 | This is. |
| 0:16.8 | This is Cruise Radio. |
| 0:19.4 | How's it going? |
| 0:20.0 | My name is Doug Parker. |
| 0:20.9 | Thanks for checking out this episode of Cruise Radio, a review of Holland America's New Amsterdam today. |
| 0:26.2 | Also, Sherry Laskin is here with Cruise News. |
| 0:28.9 | Just got back from that four-night cruise aboard Carnival Vista. |
| 0:32.6 | It was a last-minute cruise for $49 a person. |
| 0:35.8 | So it was like I had to pay double occupancy, so I paid $98 plus tax. |
| 0:39.7 | It was around $148 out the door, which is something good to remember because if a cruise ship is going |
| 0:45.1 | into dry dock, they might get done early and do a sailing like this. Or if you're flexible and |
| 0:51.0 | if hurricane season gets crazy this year, there might be some good deals to be had |
| 0:54.9 | out there as well. So being flexible and be able to go somewhere last minute, it's always a |
| 0:59.0 | plus. While I was over in Cozumella had a chance to hop on board Carnival Fantasy for the day. |
| 1:03.9 | I have a video tour of that ship up on the Cruise Radio YouTube channel. And as always, |
| 1:08.4 | don't forget about Cruise Radio News. It's the podcast that runs |
| 1:11.4 | opposite of this one. Just search Cruise Radio News where you listen to your favorite podcast. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Doug Parker, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Doug Parker and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.