CrownCast Episode 57
August 30, 2007 · Print This Article
Episode 57 is now available for download.
Questions can be e-mailed to Questions@crowncast.org
Hosts: Jamie and Veronica Snyder
Location: Live from the Sea view Cafe aboard Jewel of the Seas
Guest: Jen from California
Episode Sponsor: None
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Topics:
- Top news stories and rumors of the week
- Trafalgar Tours on Wednesday announced Robert Friedman as the executive vice president of sales.
- India is taking note of the appeal of a cruise vacation and to entice more lines to include India’s ports on its itineraries.
- Customer bytes back at online fare ‘glitch’
- Potpourri
- Today in 1835 - Melbourne, Australia is founded.
- Friday - 1962 - Trinidad and Tobago become independent.
- Saturday - 1985 - A joint American-French expedition locates the wreck of the RMS Titanic.
- We will have a preview of the island of Curacao
- Some history of Curacao.
- Fair warning on petty crime and renting cars
- Stick with the ship tours.
- Jen Joins us to tell us about her experiences in Curacao.
- What goes on in Curacao, stays in Curacao.
- Bon Voyage, to the liberty lunatics and Jen
- Hot Post - Discussion of a hot post on Cruise Critic.com
- Online Check-in peer pressure.
- Join us on our next cruise, check out Group cruise for more information
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Curacao
Running Time: 41:26
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If you choose not to go on any ship based excursions, the city itself is nice to wander around in. You will find a few more galleries than the normal port if you are looking for some interesting items (DW and I picked up some beautiful original watercolors there). I would echo that the “real” shopping is found by going across the floating bridge which crosses the main channel. The actual bay is quite beautiful, and is shaped somewhat like a heart, which is one version of how Curacao got its name (portugese I think). Take a few minutes and grab a beverage at one of the canal side cafes - if your lucky a seagoing vessel will enter the canal and you almost feel like you can reach out and touch these monsters as they float by. The shops across from the pier are more european in flavor, and you get a chance to see the interesting architecture.
Thanks for the info. It helps to hear from listeners who have been there. I would love to visit and check it out for ourselves. We just wanted to give folks “fair warning” but that should not discourage people from getting out there.