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Doug Parker

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4.8 • 609 Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of the Cruise Radio podcast, host Doug Parker and staff writer Richard Simms discuss various topics related to the cruise industry.

They talk about the record-breaking number of passengers at PortMiami, the opening of the newly revitalized Nassau cruise port, Virgin Voyages' new ship, Carnival bringing another ship to Florida, and where to get your passport stamped in Nassau, Bahamas.

We also get a review of a 10-night Carnival Miracle cruise to Alaska. Our guest shares his experiences on the cruise including embarkation, dining, entertainment, and ports of call. We offer tips for future cruisers, such as exploring the ship, booking excursions early, and purchasing trip insurance. Despite some minor hiccups, our guest and his family all had an enjoyable experience on their Carnival Miracle cruise to Alaska.

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0:00.0	This is Cruise Radio.
0:02.3	Now more than ever, you should consider trip insurance for any kind of trip you take, not just cruises.
0:07.7	Get a free quote at tripinsurance.com.
0:11.1	Broadcasting from the Tripinsurance.com studios in Jacksonville, Florida.
0:16.3	Cruise Radio.
0:17.6	Hey, how's it going?
0:18.3	Thank you so much for checking out this episode of Cruise Radio. Very happy to have you here. A review of Carnival Miracle this week going up to Alaska from San Francisco.
0:28.3	Excited to hear about that one. Kind of a longer, not your typical seven-day cruise there. Also, staff writer Richard Sims on deck with cruise news jumping to him right now. Hey Richard.
0:38.3	Hey, Doug. What do you call it when you have tens of thousands of cruise passengers in one place?
0:44.0	A record-breaking day. That's what you call it. And Port Miami just had one. They welcomed a record-breaking
0:52.5	67,594 passengers in a single day.
0:58.1	This, what's kind of cool is this came only like two months after the last time they broke a record, which was when they welcomed 58,984 passengers on February 12th.
1:10.6	So which ships helped them cross the line this time around?
1:14.7	Well, if you happened to be a passenger on Oasis of the Seas,
1:18.2	Explorer of the Seas, Norwegian Encore, Carnival Horizon, Carnival Celebration,
1:24.0	MSCCC, Scarp, Scarlet Lady, or Seaborne Ovation.
1:28.3	Well, then, if you were on one of those ships when they arrived on April 9th,
1:32.3	congratulations, you win.
1:34.2	Not that I have any prizes to hand out or anything, but you still have bragging rights
1:37.9	and you can say, hey, I was one of the people who helped break that record that day.
1:43.0	I think the other thing you can definitely call it is
1:45.0	proof that the industry is definitely back. I mean, that's like seven ships important one day. And you know, Orlando International Airport also broke a record. I can't remember, Richard, when I brought you to the airport like a year ago or so, was it a hot mess trying to fly out in Orlando? Awful. Awful, awful, awful.
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