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Be sure to check out this review of our Jacksonville-based Carnival Elation from Cruise Radio! Cruise Podcast: Carnival Elation Bahamas Review + Cruise News  

My good friend Doug Parker of Cruise Radio is on board the brand new Carnival Horizon. The ship is sailing roundtrip from Barcelona on a 7 day Med cruise. Check out his podcast by clicking on the link below! https://cruiseradio.net/cruise-podcast-broadcasting-aboard-carnival-horizon/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+cruiseandblog%2FhXuX+%28Cruise+Radio%29

If you’ve followed my blog for any amount of time, you know that I’m not a huge fan of NCL. I’ve sailed on the Pearl on the Blake Shelton cruise and on the Groove Cruise. Shortly after 9-11 I sailed on NCL in Hawaii for an 11 day cruise. My …

As you may have heard, Carnival recently introduced a photo package onboard their ships. They started out with a great introductory price, but then dramatically increased the price shortly thereafter. After a very loud objection to this price increase on social media, today Carnival’s Senior Cruise Director and Brand Ambassador …

Skift.com has an interesting story about cruising to Cuba. I would love to sail to Cuba for one reason, to see those amazing cars! Click on the story below! https://skift.com/2018/04/17/cuba-is-attracting-more-cruise-visits-as-traditional-travel-gets-complicated/

CNN is reporting a heartwarming story about a young man with autism building a replica of the Titanic with Legos. RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean in the early hours of 15 April 1912, after colliding with an iceberg during its maiden …

You may have heard that a “freak wave” caused a woman to be swept into the sea while she was on deck of the P&O Pacific Dawn. News.com.au is reporting an update to this story. “A NEW photo has emerged from inside P&O’s Pacific Dawn cruise ship, as an eyewitness …

I just read this article about the most instagrammed cruise destinations for 2018. For years I’ve enjoyed Twitter (@scottlara1961) and Facebook, and I’ve recently come across Instagram. Check out the link below and start taking those pictures! https://www.forbes.com/sites/nomanazish/2018/04/12/most-instagrammed-cruise-destinations-in-2018-revealed/#39e3daec3f3d

WWL.com is reporting that the Port of New Orleans continues to attract cruise passengers. The story states, “We are on pace to surpass our 2017 milestone for cruise passengers,” says Donnell Jackson, Media Relations Manager for the port. “In 2017, we saw more than 1.15 million cruise passengers.”  It’s a shame …

For several years I’ve been spending my free time sharing my tips, insights and reviews of cruise ships. I’m honored to be listed in the top 50 cruise blogs on the internet along with many of my friends. Shouts to everyone on the list. Click on the link below for …