The Travel Show – April 5, 2025

Segment 1: (00:00)· Welcome· Travel Show sponsored by NCL & MCT· Greetings from Taiwan (explain ROC & PRC)· Happy April! Origin of proverb, “April showers brings May flowers”· Two mobile cell phone carriers introduce service onboard a cruise ship (AT&T, Verizon)· Travel Scams· NCL Teacher’s Discount (5% to entire cabin & $50 OBC per cabin)Segment 2: (00:11)· Scotty Horn, AmaWaterways BDM · MCT group: “Mekong River Cruise & Tour”, Nov. 9-16, 2026· MCT group: "Christmas Markets on the Rhine”, Dec. 3-10, 2026Segment 3: (00:18)· “Scotland, Wales, & England” tour including International Bagpipe & Drum Corps Festival in Edinburgh, August 11-21, 2025, with post- tour Paris option. MCT group.· Biggest mistakes people make when booking a hotel & at hotel check-in· NCL “More At Sea”· Five dirtiest parts on a planeSegment 4: (00:31)· Focus on Strasbourg, France. Highlights & fun facts. Mark LevittSegment 5: (00:38)· Even if your passport is valid, you may not be able to enter these countries· Reasons you could be denied boarding your cruise· Cruise pax banned for life for this stupid behavior!Segment 6: (00:49)· Cruise tips & adviceSegment 7: (00:57)· “South Pacific Odyssey”, PPT-HNL, May 15-27, 2026. MCT group.· MCT group: “Mekong River Cruise & Tour”, Nov. 9-16, 2026· Taj Mahal fun facts· “2025: A Portrait of India,” group hosted by Carol Alegre Dec. 2-13, 2025Segment 8: (01:10)· Park ‘n Jet 20% discount· Strange travel requests, Travel trivia & fun facts· What country was just named as the “Happiest Country in the World” (Finland)