Hawaii Cruise on Pride of America in 2026 + Cruise News | Norwegian Cruise Line

Cruise Radio: Weekly Cruise News & Travel Tips

Doug Parker

Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.8 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

A review of a Hawaii cruise on Norwegian Cruise Line's Pride of America.

Richard has cruise news on:

Carnival Hikes Gratuities & Drink Package – Starting April 2, gratuities rise to $17/day in standard rooms and $19/day in suites. Bottomless Bubbles soda package also increases to $11.99/day.
Trevi Fountain Adds Entry Fee – Visitors must now pay $2.40 to get close to Rome's iconic fountain; locals and kids under 6 exempt.
Jazz Cruise Tragedy – Renowned jazz musician Ken Peplowski passed away onboard Celebrity Summit during the annual Jazz Cruise.
Drug Bust at PortMiami – Five passengers arrested with narcotics before boarding Symphony of the Seas for a themed Atlantis cruise.
MSC Guests Left Behind – MSC Orchestra couldn't dock in Marseille due to port protests, forcing guests to rejoin in Genoa.
MSC Adding Yacht Club – MSC Musica and Orchestra will receive the Yacht Club luxury enclave during upcoming refurbishments.
Disney Adventure Breaks Record – Becomes the largest passenger ship to transit the Panama Canal on its way to Singapore homeport.

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0:00.0	This is Cruise Radio.
0:02.0	I cruise a lot and I always sail with travel insurance.
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0:11.0	Broadcasting from the Tripinsurance.com studios in Jacksonville, Florida.
0:15.0	This is Cruise Radio.
0:17.0	Hey, how's it going?
0:18.0	My name is Doug Parker.
0:19.0	Thank you so much for checking out this episode
0:20.8	of Cruise Radio. Very happy to have you here, my friend. This week's show, a review of Norwegian
0:26.0	Cruise Lines, Pride of America, and staff writer Richard Sims on deck with Cruz News. Jumping to him now.
0:33.4	Hey, Richard.
0:34.8	Hey, Doug. And we start with a story that absolutely no one will like.
0:39.3	Yeah, but here we go.
0:40.6	Or maybe I should say here we go again, because Carnival Cruise Line has announced that on April 2nd,
0:45.8	they will be hiking both the daily gratuities and the price on one of their drink packages.
0:51.9	Gratuities are going to go up a dollar, taking them from $16 a person
0:55.3	per day to $17 per person per day in standard state rooms, and from $18 a day to $19
1:02.9	a day per person in suites. This is, they say, the first gratuity increase they've had since
1:09.6	2003. If you have a sailing booked and want to avoid paying these higher This is, they say, the first gratuity increase they've had since 2023.
1:11.5	If you have a sailing booked and want to avoid paying these higher increased gratuities,
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