Cruise Radio News Brief - October 7, 2018

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🗓️ 7 October 2018

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Cruise Radio News Brief - October 7, 2018. Guests on Royal Caribbean's Voyager of the Seas were upset when women were running around dressed like Playboy bunnies. Carnival Corporation's chairman Micky Arison and wife are donating to disaster relief across the world. And Norwegian Cruise Line's free airfare promotion has expanded to Caribbean and Hawaii cruises.

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0:00.0	I'm Doug Parker, and this is your Sunday morning news brief for October 7, 2018.
0:05.2	Some cruise passengers in Australia were upset when their ship was overrun with more than
0:09.5	a thousand men from a tobacco company who held wild parties featuring women dressed as
0:14.2	Playboy bunnies aboard Royal Caribbean's Voyager of the Seas.
0:17.7	Royal Caribbean issued a statement, we operate with the safety of our guests and crew as our
0:21.7	highest priority and currently looking into all the guests' feedback regarding this incident to ensure
0:26.2	it does not happen again. The cruise line also issued a refund to all the guests on board.
0:31.8	Carnival Corporation Chairman Mickey Erison and his wife are helping the storm victims in the U.S.,
0:36.1	Philippines, and Indonesia. The couple are donating $5 million to help global disaster relief efforts.
0:42.3	The family's charitable foundation will give cash to save the children and direct relief
0:47.2	to support most urgent hurricane, typhoon earthquake, and tsunami relief efforts in North and
0:53.2	South Carolina, the Philippines, and Indonesia.
0:56.1	The cruise line brands are also doing fundraising initiatives to provide additional support.
1:01.6	And finally, Norwegian Cruise Line announced on Friday morning that they'll offer free airfare
1:05.8	on select Caribbean and Hawaii sailings throughout 2019. You'll want to read the fine print, though, as not
1:11.7	every category will qualify for this offer. Guests booking an Ocean View, balcony, or
1:16.5	mini-sweet state room can receive free or discounted airfare from select gateways. Again,
1:22.3	read the fine print. More stories at cruiseradio.net. Doug Parker Cruise Radio News.

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