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Cruise Addicts Talk Show
by Cruise Addicts
The Cruise Addicts Talk Show features cruise ship reviews, industry news, expert interviews, tips for new cruisers and much more.
Episodes
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Michael Consoli Talks New Viking Special Offers & Itineraries
Join Cruise Addicts founder John Shallo and Viking expert Michael Consoli, World Leader in Viking Sales, for a special live discussion covering the latest Viking cruise offers, exclusive savings, and exciting new itineraries now available for booking. Whether you're considering your first Viking...
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Tragedy at Celebration Key: Mobility Scooter, Pier Safety, and Cruise Passenger Risk
Join Attorney Tom Scolaro of CruiseInjury.law and Scolaro Law for an important discussion surrounding the recent tragedy at Celebration Key and the broader issues of cruise passenger safety. This live episode will cover: ⚠️ Mobility scooter safety onboard and in port areas ⚠️ Pier and terminal...
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Viking Cruising In 2024: Don’t Make These Mistakes On Your Viking Cruise
In this episode, Cruise Addicts host John Shallo is joined by expert Michael Consoli to share Viking Tips on the best practices when planning and taking your Viking cruise in 2024. We cover what mistakes you shouldn't make while planning and taking your cruise. Listen in as he offers expert…
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Viking Cruises News And Q&A With Expert Michael Consoli
In this episode, we are joined by Viking cruise expert Michael Consoli. We'll be covering some recent Viking news. Next, we'll answer your questions during our live Q&A and Member Check-In. Please note that this episode is recorded live stream from Sunday, October 21, 2023. We are sharing it as a...
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Peter Knego Interview - Cruise Ship Historian, Collector and Journalist
Join Cruise Addicts onboard Carnival Cruise Lines, newest ship, the Carnival Celebration, as we sit down with Peter Knego. Peter is a well known cruise ship and ocean liner historian, collector, and journalist. Peter shares details about his collection of items that are now on display and part of...
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Interview With Comedian Jason Love
In this episode of the Cruise Addicts Talk Show, John Shallo interviews Jason Love, a talented comedian, and performer. Jason is a nationally touring headliner who has appeared on HBO, Comedy Central, America’s Got Talent, and Dry Bar Comedy. His clips are also played daily on Sirius XM. He is a...
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Cruise Director Lee Mason Interview | Carnival Cruise Line
In this episode of the Cruise Addicts Talk Show, John Shallo interviews Lee Mason, the cruise director aboard Carnival Cruise Lines' newest ship, the Carnival Celebration. They discuss Lee's background and how he started in the cruise business and came to work for Carnival Cruise Line. We also...
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Exclusive Look at MSC Cruises - We Answer Your Cruise Questions
Join Don from Eat Sleep Cruise and John from Cruise Addicts. Like always, we answer all your cruise questions, make terrible food jokes, and get into trouble with our wives! This week we have an exclusive look at MSC Cruises. We are back from another media event onboard MSC Cruises MSC…
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Ten Questions with Scott Lara of TheCruiseGenius.com
Cruise Addicts welcomes Scott Lara for Ten Questions. In this episode, John Shallo speaks to Scott Lara from TheCruiseGenius.com. Learn some of his secret tips when visiting Half Moon Cay and much more during this fun interview. Visit Scott on his website at https://TheCruiseGenius.com. You can...
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Ten Questions with Don Bucolo (DB) of EatSleepCruise.com | Cruise Addicts
Cruise Addicts welcomes Don Bucolo or (DB) for Ten Questions. In this episode, John Shallo speaks to Don Bucolo (DB) from EatSleepCruise.com. Learn what it was like to be aboard one of the last cruises to sail as the USA ordered the COVID-19 suspension of cruises. Find out what happened and much...
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Ten Questions with Alanna and Rafael Zingano
Cruise Addicts welcomes Alanna and Rafael Zingano for Ten Questions. In this episode, John Shallo speaks to the co-creators of Travel The World From A To Z with Alanna Zingano. We learn how this cruise loving couple saves for their upcoming cruises and much more during this fun and informative...
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Ten Questions with Michael Consoli
Cruise Addicts sits down with Travel Agent Michael Consoli for Ten Questions. In this episode, John Shallo speaks with top producing travel agent Michael Consoli. We learn what made him fall in love with cruise travel and other great insights. Want to have Michael Consoli help book your next...
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We Attend Hamburg Cruise Days 2019 | Hamburg, Germany | Seatrade Europe
Join your Host John Shallo as we learn all about Hamburg Cruise Days 2019 from Randy Warren of Cruise Addicts. He recently returned from a visit to Hamburg, Germany where he was able to attend Hamburg Cruise Days 2019. He was also able to visit Seatrade Europe to see all of the latest advances in...
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MSC Seaside Cruise Director Gene Young Interview | MSC Cruises
Join Cruise Addicts aboard MSC Cruises, MSC Seaside. We had the chance to sit down and talk with MSC Seaside's Cruise Director Gene Young. He gave us some great tips when cruising aboard MSC Seaside and we learned what makes the entertainment onboard so unique. So sit back and relax as we get to...
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MSC Seaside Caribbean Cruise Review 2019 | MSC Cruises
Join your host John Shallo and Guest Randy Warren as they talk about their cruise aboard MSC Cruises, MSC Seaside. Their MSC Seaside cruise visited the Western Caribbean ports of Ocho Rios, Grand Cayman, Cozumel and Nassau. This detailed review covers many topics and we hope you enjoy the...
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Carnival Magic Begins Sailing from Port Canaveral - Guy's Pig & Anchor BBQ & Smokehouse Grand Opening | Carnival Cruise Line | EP1
Join Cruise Addicts as we're welcomed aboard the Carnival Magic as she is welcomed to Port Canaveral for the first time. Hear from our guests Travel Writer, Chris Owen (ChrisCruises.com), Scott Lara and Sherry Laskin Kennedy of CruiseMaven.com. Learn more about the Carnival Magic's new and unique...
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Carnival LIVE and Journey Concert aboard Carnival Liberty
Join Cruise Addicts as we cruise aboard the Carnival Liberty to experience Carnival LIVE and Journey in concert. On this show we'll be speaking with Felipe, Cruise Director of the Carnival Liberty. He’s going tell us all about Carnival LIVE and some of what happens behind the scenes. I’ll also…
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Princess Cruises Unveils Partnership with Oscar-Winning Composer Stephen Schwartz
Princess Cruises recently announced a first-of-its-kind cruise industry partnership with three-time Oscar winner and composer of Wicked, Pippin and Godspell Stephen Schwartz. At a special event at the Hudson Theater in New York City, Cruise Addicts and Cruise Radio was on hand to cover this…
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Norwegian Epic + Caribbean Port Shopping
Listener Kabir just returned from a sailing aboard Norwegian Epic, taking him on a seven-night jaunt around the Western Caribbean. Kabir gives us a full Norwegian Epic review, including embarkation, the stateroom, dining options, entertainment and shares his tips and secrets.
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Quantum of the Seas Review |Royal Caribbean Cruises
Don Bucolo and his wife just returned from Royal Caribbean's brand new Quantum of the Seas, based in Bayonne, NJ - for now. This cruise ship has it all from almost two dozen dining venues, indoor skydiving, robotic bartenders to bumper cars. This is one ship you'll want to take a cruise vacation on!
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Carnival Vista Revealed | Carnival Cruise Lines
On January 22, 2015, all the details of Carnival Vista were revealed at Lincoln Center in New York City. The ship has a lot offer like a brewery on board, a skyway, a brand new water park, more dining options like a Lobster Shack and more! The food part alone made my mouth water! On this episode…
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Norwegian Escape Reveal + New Carnival App | Carnival Cruise Line
January has proven to be a busy month for the cruise industry with the reveal of Norwegian Cruise Line's upcoming Norwegian Escape, Carnival Cruise Line announcing a new smartphone app and brand new internet at sea packages and New Orleans hitting one million cruise passengers. We were in New…
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Norwegian Escape + Carnival Cruise Line app
Norwegian Cruise Line Escape Reveal in NYC, Carnival Cruise Line's new app and cruise news.
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Kathie Lee Gifford Back on Carnival
Kathie Lee Gifford is back on Carnival Cruise Line, but this time not dancing around the Lido deck in a bathing suit - she comes with her signature wine. Hear all about it in our one-on-one interview with Mrs. Gifford.
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Kathie Lee Gifford Wine Partnership + Cruise News | Carnival Cruise Lines
Kathie Lee Gifford, former spokesperson for Carnival Cruise Line, returned to Carnival on Sunday to introduce her GIFFT Collection of wines at a tasting event for cruise guests on Carnival Breeze at PortMiami. The wines are now available for sale fleetwide on Carnival's 24 ships. Hear about the...
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Disney Fantasy Review + Cruise News | Disney Cruise Lines
Jason Leppert returns to talk about his latest family vacation aboard Disney Cruise Lines' Disney Fantasy. Jason discusses his experience aboard Disney Cruise Lines, what it's like traveling during the holiday season on Disney and goes into detail about the dining experiences. Hear his Disney...
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2014 Cruise Vacation Review + 2015 New Cruise Ships | Carnival Cruise Lines
On this episode we check in with cruise editor for TravelPulse.com and Vacation Agent Magazine, Theresa Masek, to give us a cruise rewind of 2014. We cover some of the big news that hit the headlines like Carnival LIVE, Quantum of the Seas, Margaritaville on Norwegian Cruise Line and Royal...
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Cruises to Cuba and Cruising Costa in the Caribbean | Cuba Travel
Earlier this month President Obama announced a new travel friendly policy with Cuba. This a big step for the United States getting into Cuba since the embargo was put in place over 50 years ago. With 11.6 million North Americans cruising in 2013, this could be huge for Cuba's economy. I recently...
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Listener Qs on Tipping + Difference in Cruise Vacations |Cruise Lines
On this episode Jason Leppert from Popular Cruising drops by to chat about the major differences between luxury cruises and a mass market cruises. Having never sailed on a luxury cruise before, this interview was very eye opening. Travel expert Jason Coleman tackles some listener questions on…
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Carnival Conquest Review + Cruise News |Carnival Cruise Lines
Listener Joe Tolley from Charlotte, North Carolina just returned from a seven-night Eastern Caribbean sailing aboard the 2,974-guest Carnival Conquest, a Conquest-class cruise ship based currently based in Miami. Joe talks with us about his family's cruise to Nassau, St. Thomas, San Juan and…
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Carnival LIVE Review + Cruise News | Carnival Cruise Lines
Nancy Schretter from the Family Travel Network just returned from a sailing aboard Carnival Cruise Lines' Carnival Breeze where she participated in one of the cruise lines signature Carnival LIVE sailings. This particular sailing had country music/Top 40 group Lady Antebellum. Hear all the…
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Ruby Princess Cruise Ship Review
Hear a review of a 10-night Canada New England sailing of Ruby Princess.
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Ruby Princess Review | Princess Cruises
"The Canada/New England itinerary had been on our to-do list for several years. We chose this particular sailing because it started in Quebec City, and we really wanted to spend time there pre-cruise (instead of NYC). It also offered more stops in Canada than New England, though it did have the...
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Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas Broadcast
Join us aboard Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas this week as we take the new ship out for a test drive and discuss all the features of this new ship that will surely WOW you!
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Quantum of the Seas Review | Royal Caribbean
This week we are broadcasting aboard Royal Caribbean's brand new Quantum of the Seas. On this sailing we put all the brand new features to the test like the RipCord by iFly indoor skydiving, Northstar pod that takes you 300 feet above sea level and the Seaplex, complete with bumper cars, roller...
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Regal Princess Inaugural Cruise
This week we are broadcasting aboard Princess Cruises latest ship, Regal Princess. She was first launched May 2014 in Europe and is now spending the winter and spring in the Caribbean. Hear us give a full review!
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Broadcasting on a Pacific Northwest Cruise | Uncruise Adventures
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to sail the Columbia or Snake Rivers in the Pacific Northwest? These rivers are practically untouched and have some of the best scenery that America can offer, not to mentioned a ton of American history. This week we are broadcasting aboard the…
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Staying Connected at Sea, Alaska Cruise Question + Cruise News
This is a not-to-miss episode as we chat with the folks at MTN Communications and talk about staying connected at sea. MTN just launched the website ConnectAtSea.com and it's a portal filled with great information when it comes to your cruise vacation. Whether you're just texting, Facebooking,...
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Ebola Virus Scare On Cruise + Cruise News
For years the cruise industry has asked boarding passengers to fill out a health questionnaire, primarily to help stop the spread of norovirus. In light of the Ebola concerns, cruise lines today began asking more pointed questions about whether they’ve had contact with a person with Ebola or...
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Star Princess Review + Cruise News | Princess Cruises
On this episode Jason Leppert, editor of Popular Cruising joins us to talk about his latest experience aboard Princess Cruises' Star Princess, a cruise ship based seasonally on the West Coast. Jason gives us a full review of the itinerary and a bow to stern review of this 950' cruise ship. This...
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Expedition Cruising + Cruise News
Jason Leppert comes on the show to review the Silver Discoverer from Silversea Expeditions and my cruise to the Russian Far East across to remote Alaska.
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Cruise News + MSC Divina Review
On this show we get a review of MSC Divina, find out about travel insurance and get this past week's Cruise News.
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Carnival Cruise Lines signs exclusive agreement with Cigar City Brewing
Cruise Addicts was aboard the Carnival Legend today as Carnival Cruise Line and Cigar City Brewing announced an exclusive agreement to offer Cigar City's award winning craft beer aboard their ships. Starting on July 13th, 2014 Cigar City's Florida Cracker Belgian-Style White Ale and Invasion Pale...
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Carnival Freedom Broadcast
This week we are broadcasting on an eight-night Caribbean sailing aboard Carnival Freedom, covering Fun Ship 2.0 and Seuss at Sea. Hear reviews and from the executives at Carnival from the ship.
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Cruise Ship Speaker + Cruise News
Mickey Live is a cruise ship speaker who goes beyond the chalk board and dives into technology. Hear all about his classes, sailings and crossing the international date line. Plus, Stewart Chiron is here with cruise news.
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Review of Queen Mary 2 + Carnival Cruise Matre D Ken Byrne
On this show we talk to listener Barry who just returned from a sailing aboard Queen Mary 2, on a seven-night transatlantic sailing between New York and Southhampton. Get a full review of this ocean liner. Also, Carnival Cruise Line's senior matre d, Ken Byrne, gives us his background, the…
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Carnival Fantasy Review + Cruise News
This week listener Ashley joins us about her recent sailing on Carnival Fantasy, a five-night Bahamas cruise from Charleston, South Carolina. Hear a detailed review of Carnival Fantasy.
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Cruise Dining, American Cruise Lines + Cruise News
On this show we talk to Jason Leppert of Popular Cruising about cruise ship dining, how its evolved through the years along with some tips and suggestions for your next cruise ship dining experience. Susan Shultz, Director of Sales for American Cruise Lines, stops by to talk to us about American...
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Carnival Liberty Eastern Caribbean Review
On this show we are broadcasting aboard Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Liberty. We will talk to the Cruise Director, Shore Excursions Manager about Nassau, Bahamas; St. Thomas, San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos. We also talk with some cruise passengers and the owner of…
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Grandeur of the Seas Review + Cruise News
Listener Janet Heaton just returned from a seven-night sailing on Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas from the port of Baltimore. Janet talks about embarking from Baltimore, first impressions, public areas, the food, stateroom, entertainment, outdoor areas and the ports. Cruise Guy has cruise...
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