Maritime History

• Carnivals Fantasy Class of ships ushered in a new era of Cruising in 1990.

Cruise News:

• Europe’s restart of ocean cruising hits a few road bumps
• Aida cruises relaunch of German departures for German cruises denied permission to proceed by Italy.
• CLIA Members announce extension of suspension of USA departures
• Celebrity Cruise survey of agents has positive response to the restart of cruising
• Ponant’s Le Commandant-Charcot received her Azipod propulsion system
• U by Uniworld announces 2021 theme cruises

Listener Questions:

• Kirsty asks “I’ve booked a cruise for my family in Dec 2021 on Carnival Splendor celebrating a milestone birthday. Any top tips for my first cruise”.

              Carnival Splendor Review: https://thebigcruisepodcast.com/podcast/04-carnival-splendor/

• Denise asks “A group of friends have booked a 3nt weekend cruise to nowhere. As a first-time cruiser I’m starting to worry about the sea days. Will I be bored? What happens on sea days?

Cruise Review

• Honey reviews her cruise* on Genting Dream to Malaysia, Thailand & Cambodia
• *Honey was a guest of Dream Cruises as part of a media trip. Honey is a cruise blogger and can be found at http://cruisingwithhoney.blogspot.com/
• Dream Cruises: https://bit.ly/3ilM3Jt
• Genting Dream: https://bit.ly/33A4jKQ
• Genting Dream Cruise Departures: https://bit.ly/33O2bPZ

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