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Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips

Doug Parker

Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.8 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 1 January 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

This week on Cruise Radio, we cover cruise news along with a ship review of Disney Wish. Stories include a rescue at Celebration Key, Hawaii's new cruise passenger tax, and changes at Norwegian Cruise Line's private destination, Great Stirrup Cay.

In this episode:

A four-year-old fell between Carnival Sunrise and the pier at Celebration Key and was rescued by her mother and crew members
Hawaii implemented an 11% cruise passenger tax effective January 1, 2026 Around 100 passengers reported gastrointestinal illness on Celebrity Eclipse
Coral Adventurer ran aground on a reef near Papua New Guinea, and passengers were evacuated
Norwegian Cruise Line opened a new pier and amenities at Great Stirrup Cay, with drink package changes
Review of Disney Wish

Ship review:

The three-night sailing aboard Disney Wish departed from Port Canaveral, with a planned stop at Nassau changed to a sea day due to weather, and a visit to Castaway Cay. The review covers rotational dining across three themed restaurants, Broadway-style shows, and adult-only spaces.

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0:00.0	This is Cruise Radio.
0:02.2	I cruise a lot and I always sail with travel insurance.
0:05.2	You should too.
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0:09.0	Here we go.
0:10.9	Broadcasting from the Tripinsurance.com studios in Jacksonville, Florida.
0:15.2	This is Cruise Radio.
0:17.4	Hey, how's it going?
0:18.3	My name is Doug Parker.
0:19.3	Thank you for checking out this episode of Cruise Radio.
0:21.9	The very first of 2026 has happened at Christmas and New Year's Day, both a lot of Thursday.
0:28.5	Staff writer Richard Sims on deck with Cruise News and a review of Disney wish today.
0:33.9	But first, staff writer Richard Sims, happy New Year, Richard.
0:37.4	And happy New Year to you. It's been a while.
0:39.5	Yes, it has. We'll jump right to news here, kicking things off with a scary situation that could
0:44.4	have been a whole lot worse. You know, people often talk about things being every parent's nightmare.
0:50.5	Well, this 1,000 percent qualifies. The Carnival Sunrise was docked at Celebration Key in Grand
0:57.9	Bahama when apparently a four-year-old child sort of, you know, you turn your back for a second and
1:03.1	kids can get in trouble. And apparently she wandered away from her mom and wound up falling into the
1:08.8	water between the ship and the pier. So think about it.
1:12.0	You know, when the ship is at dock, if you're coming back or getting off, you go up and down the
1:19.8	gangway and that gangway sort of gives you a bridge over the water. And there's a,
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