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4.8 • 609 Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2024

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Cruise Radio, Doug Parker and Richard Simms shared their experiences and insights on Carnival Firenze.

They started with embarkation stories on the Carnival Firenze and discussed the ship's design and amenities.

They also covered dining options, detailing the variety of food available on board, from the Italian restaurant and teppanyaki to Fahrenheit 555 Steakhouse.

Entertainment was also a topic, with mentions of shows and trivia games.

The episode included tales from ports of call like Puerto Vallarta and Cabo, and ended the intereview with a conversation about drink packages and the benefits of VIP status.

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0:00.0	This is Cruise Radio.
0:02.1	I cruise a lot and I always sail with travel insurance.
0:05.0	You should too.
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0:09.4	Broadcasting from the Tripinsurance.com studios in Jacksonville, Florida.
0:14.6	Cruise Radio.
0:15.7	My name is Doug Parker.
0:17.2	Thank you so much for checking out this episode of Cruise Radio.
0:20.2	Very happy to have you here,
0:21.3	my friend. Staff writer Richard Sims on deck with cruise news and then I'm going to hold him through
0:26.5	to talk about Carnival Forensia. That is the sister ship to Carnival Venetia. We'll be doing
0:32.1	that review just after the news. But first, as always, staff writer Richard Sims. Hey, Richard. Good afternoon, Doug.
0:39.2	Good afternoon. Our first story involves a man who was not allowed to board a cruise for a very
0:45.2	specific reason. One of the things we try and talk about as often as possible is that before
0:51.3	heading to a port for your cruise, you should really make sure you are 100% prepared.
0:56.2	And I'm not just talking about making sure you have everything you need, the clothes you need if you're going to Alaska or your own personal supplies, but have your paperwork in order, have any documentation you're going to need, et cetera. Unfortunately, when
1:12.6	Mike Ashton and his family arrived at the port in Southampton, they were going to board
1:16.4	P&O's Ventura. It turned out he had not submitted the form he needed to in order to bring a
1:23.4	mobility scooter on the board. Because of this, he was denied boarding. He did, I mean, he did
1:29.5	this incredibly generous thing and was like, told his family, go, go ahead. I will stay behind.
1:35.4	Rather than ruining everyone's vacation, he did tell them to go. Obviously, this is a really
1:40.9	terribly sad and awful situation. But it goes back to the fact that he didn't
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