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Cruise Radio

Doug Parker gives weekly cruise news, ship reviews, money saving tips, answers your travel questions, and helps you make the most of your cruise vacation.

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Update frequency
every 5 days
Average duration
30 minutes
Episodes
1006
Years Active
2009 - 2025
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643 Remembering Gavin MacLeod, Captain Stubing from The Love Boat

643 Remembering Gavin MacLeod, Captain Stubing from The Love Boat

This week we’ve put together a very special episode of Cruise Radio to honor and celebrate the life of ‘The Love Boat’ actor Gavin MacLeod, who passed away on May 29 at the age of 90. Best known as C…

00:25:29  |   Thu 03 Jun 2021
642 Protocols on the First Cruise Back + News | MSC Virtuosa

642 Protocols on the First Cruise Back + News | MSC Virtuosa

We get a preview of the first cruise to return to the sea from the UK in 14-months. Journalist Dave Monk just returned from a four-night sailing. He discusses the protocols onboard, what dining, the …

00:42:33  |   Thu 27 May 2021
641 Cruise News and More CDC Cruising Progress

641 Cruise News and More CDC Cruising Progress

Stewart Chiron the Cruise Guy stops by to unpack the latest developments from the CDC as well as the state of Florida's lawsuit against the agency. 

Sherry has cruise news on: 

  • Judge speaks on State…
00:22:56  |   Thu 20 May 2021
640 Cruise News + Listener Cruising Questions Answered

640 Cruise News + Listener Cruising Questions Answered

As cruise lines prepare to resume sailings again, we are getting more and more questions about ships, destinations, casinos, and news ships that will be debuting over the next few years. 

Sherry has …

00:30:23  |   Thu 13 May 2021
639 Taking a Land Cruise During the Industry Shutdown

639 Taking a Land Cruise During the Industry Shutdown

To avoid going completely insane during the industry shutdown, I decided to take a land cruise across America. Nancy Schretter from the Family Travel Network interviews me about the road trip to Las …

00:41:52  |   Thu 06 May 2021
638 Cruise News + Frequent First Time Cruise Questions

638 Cruise News + Frequent First Time Cruise Questions

We answer your cruise questions: what type of cabin should I book? How do I know what cruise line to pick? Should I buy the stateroom upgrade? 

Stewart Chiron the Cruise Guy stops by the unpack the C…

00:30:08  |   Thu 29 Apr 2021
637 How Travel Insurance Has Changed During COVID+ Cruise News

637 How Travel Insurance Has Changed During COVID+ Cruise News

Travel insurance is more important than ever now. And policies have changed during the pandemic. Some items that used to be covered may not be covered, as well as certain clauses have been put in pla…

00:37:44  |   Thu 22 Apr 2021
636 First Ship Back, A Look at Adventure of the Seas | Royal Caribbean

636 First Ship Back, A Look at Adventure of the Seas | Royal Caribbean

We talk in detail about Royal Caribbean Adventure of the Seas. This is one of Royal Caribbean's first ships sailing for US residents. Where are the quiet spots, how does it manage passenger flow and …
00:27:39  |   Thu 15 Apr 2021
635 Empress of the Seas Throwback Review + Cruise News | Royal Caribbean

635 Empress of the Seas Throwback Review + Cruise News | Royal Caribbean

A review of Royal Caribbean's former cruise ship Empress of the Seas that took place on the vessel's very last sailing with the company. 

Sherry Laskin has cruise news: 

  • Carnival Cruise Line has can…
00:26:54  |   Thu 08 Apr 2021
634 Comparing All-Inclusive Resorts vs Cruise Vacations

634 Comparing All-Inclusive Resorts vs Cruise Vacations

We compare and contract cruise vacations to all-inclusive resorts. What is the difference between the two? How are they similar? We get a full over of everything from the stay, dining, excursions, an…

00:35:43  |   Thu 01 Apr 2021
633 Cruise News with Sherry Laskin

633 Cruise News with Sherry Laskin

  • The show must go on for cruise lines, whether the CDC likes it or not.
  • If Nassau, Bahamas or Bermuda isn't your cup of tea, you can head further south.  
  • Some positive news from the White House rega…
00:16:25  |   Thu 25 Mar 2021
632 Weekly Cruise News Update

632 Weekly Cruise News Update

This week we catch up with Sherry Laskin with a busy week of cruise news. 

Sherry has news on:

  • The first major cruise line sailing from the United States will now require a vaccination 
  • More uncerta…
00:16:18  |   Thu 18 Mar 2021
631 Passing Time During the Shutdown + Cruise News

631 Passing Time During the Shutdown + Cruise News

What have you been doing since the cruise industry shutdown? We catch up with listener Tommy to see what he's been doing and what are some of the first things he'll do once he gets back to sea.

Sherr…

00:31:33  |   Thu 11 Mar 2021
630 Alaska, Key West, and Returning to Sea + Cruise News

630 Alaska, Key West, and Returning to Sea + Cruise News

Stewart Chiron, The Cruise Guy catches us up to date with some of the decisions the cruise lines have made over the past few months and what the landscape is starting to look like as we start to move…

00:30:42  |   Thu 04 Mar 2021
629 Return to Cruise Rules Released and Rescinded + Cruise News

629 Return to Cruise Rules Released and Rescinded + Cruise News

Carnival Cruise Line released return-to-cruise protocols, then hours later it was rescinded. We break down what the rules initially said and why they were quickly taken down. Some of the protocols to…

00:23:23  |   Thu 25 Feb 2021
628 Seabourn Alaska Cruise Review + News | Seabourn Sojourn

628 Seabourn Alaska Cruise Review + News | Seabourn Sojourn

A review of Seabourn Sojourn on an 11-night sailing from Vancouver, BC to Anchorage, Alaska on a luxury cruise line. Find out what the difference is between a regular Alaska cruise and taking the lux…

00:44:47  |   Thu 18 Feb 2021
627 Norwegian Epic in the Mediterranean | Norwegian Cruise Line

627 Norwegian Epic in the Mediterranean | Norwegian Cruise Line

We get a review of a cruise aboard Norwegian Epic. This was a seven-night sailing from Rome that hit all the popular ports of call. We learn what it is like sailing Norwegian Cruise Line in Europe an…

00:36:34  |   Thu 11 Feb 2021
626 Pros and Cons of Sailing the First Cruise Ship Back to Service

626 Pros and Cons of Sailing the First Cruise Ship Back to Service

What will be some of the pros and cons of being the first cruise ship back to sea. Staff writer Richard Simms weighs in on what guests will have to look out for and what we know so far about the ret…

00:26:14  |   Thu 04 Feb 2021
625 Cruise News + 2020 Sky Princess Review | Princess Cruises

625 Cruise News + 2020 Sky Princess Review | Princess Cruises

We get a review of Princess Cruises' Sky Princess. This was a 14-night cruise that consisted of a back-to-back seven-night to the Eastern and Western Caribbean, stopping at all the popular islands. 

00:30:47  |   Thu 28 Jan 2021
624 Looking at Ports When Cruising Resumes + Cruise News

624 Looking at Ports When Cruising Resumes + Cruise News

Over the past few weeks, we've spent quite a bit of time talking about the health and safety protocols that are going to be put in place when sailing resumes. But one thing we haven't really discusse…

00:23:34  |   Thu 21 Jan 2021
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