CrownCast Episode 71

Episode 71 is now available for download.

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Hosts: Jamie and Veronica Snyder
Location: Live from the Sea view Cafe aboard Jewel of the Seas
Guest: Dianna from Indiana
Episode Sponsor: None

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Topics:

• Top news stories and rumors of the week
• A Canadian cruise ship struck submerged ice off Antarctica and began taking on water.
• Oranjestad, Aruba - Natalee Holloway Update.
• The Latest Cruise Companies to implement a fuel surcharge are Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Silversea Cruises, Windstar Cruises, Crystal Cruises and NCL Corp.
  • RCCL’s $5 per passenger, per day charge, capped at $70 per person per voyage, applies to bookings not paid in full by Nov. 16 on sailings on or after Feb. 1 on its three U.S. brands: Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Azamara Cruises.
  • Silversea implemented a $10 per person, per day surcharge for new bookings made on or after Nov. 14.
  • NCL Corp. said passengers on Norwegian Cruise Line and NCL America ships will be levied $7 per person, per day for bookings made on or after Dec. 1. A $3 per person, per day surcharge will apply to third and fourth passengers in a cabin.
  • Windstar will levy a $8.50 per passenger per day fuel surcharge on bookings not paid in full by Dec. 14 on cruises through March 2009.
  • Crystal Cruises, which had set a $5 per passenger, per day fuel surcharge for its 2007 sailings, will implement a $7 per passenger surcharge on 2008 sailings not paid in full by Jan 1.
    
    
• Potpourri
• Today - 1890 - In West Point, New York, the United States Naval Academy defeats the United States Military Academy 24-0 in the first Army-Navy football game.
  
• A discussion of a recent cruise aboard Adventure of the Seas out of San Juan, Puerto Rico
• Hot Post - Discussion of a hot post on Cruise Critic
• Stop! Towel thief.
  
• Join us on our next cruise, check out Group cruise for more information

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Is that Explorer of the Sea? not likely.

Running Time: 58:38

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