CrownCast Episode 75.2

Episode 75.2 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: Donna from New York
Episode Sponsor: None

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Topics:

• Top news stories and rumors of the week
• Cruise fares for the Caribbean should remain solid through at least the first half of 2008 despite the volatility of fuel prices and Americans’ economic uncertainty.
• Princess passengers find themselves in a winter wonderland as snow magically falls in the ship’s atrium. A new holiday feature on Princess Ships, the daily snow flurries are adding to the holiday atmosphere on December sailings.
• An Illinois teenager, whose appendix ruptured at sea, hundreds of miles from help, got safely to shore Tuesday after an unusual rescue in which the Navy airlifted her from a cruise ship for emergency surgery.
• Potpourri
• Today - 1606 - The Virginia Company loaded three ships with settlers and set sail to establish Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in the Americas
  
• On this episode we will talk to Donna about Maui
• The island of Maui is one of the islands of Hawaii, a state of the United States of America. It is the second largest of the eight major islands.It’s been said many times. Maui no ka ‘oi. Maui is the best. Any resident of Maui—in fact, many people in Hawaii—will tell you this.
• Maui has a basic public transportation system, many places are not accessible by bus, and most visitors rent a car. Fortunately, renting a car in Hawaii is much cheaper than anywhere else in the United States.
• The Sugar Cane Train, the Lahaina Kanaapali Railroad is both an attraction and a means to travel between the Kannapali resort area and Lahaina Town. The official Lahaina Kanaapali Railroad web site offers more information as well as discounted tickets.
• Humpback whales breed off the coast of Maui from about December to March. Whalewatching cruises make frequent trips, though more often the whales are easily visible from shore.
• Take the road trip on Hwy 36 (Hana Hwy) stopping on the road to see waterfalls, lush greenery and beaches. A private aroboretum and botanical garden (with an entrance fee) called “Garden of Eden” around the 10-mile marker has peacocks, bamboo gardens and view of Puohokamoa Falls.
• Hot Post - Discussion of a hot post on Cruise Critic
• Since when was “hot and heavy” in bed a bad thing?
  
• Join us on our next cruise, check out Group cruise for more information

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The Sugar Cane Train - With a blast of its steam whistle, the locomotive chugs along a six-mile stretch of track at a leisurely pace. During your train ride, the Sugar Cane train crosses a 325-foot curved wooden trestle whose elevation yields panoramic views of neighboring islands and the West Maui Mountains.

Running Time: 30:00

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Royal Caribbean Declares Dividend

MIAMI - December 19, 2007 - The Board of Directors of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE, OSE: RCL) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share payable on January 8, 2008, to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 28, 2007. [Read more]

Girls Night Out - December Episode

Girls Night Out is now available for download.

Questions and show ideas can be e-mailed to the host
Hosts: Veronica Snyder
Location: The Crown and Kettle Pub aboard Explorer of the Seas
Guest: Christie from New Jersey and Terry from Massachusettes

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Topics:

Did you hear about that girl Noel? She was stalking a whole bunch of people on their vacation. And Rock and Roll is more than music.

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Live from The Crown and Kettle Pub aboard Explorer of the Seas

Running Time: 45:06

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Powerful quake shakes Alaska’s Aleutian Islands

A 7.2 magnitude earthquake shook the western end of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands early Wednesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The quake was detected at 12:30 a.m. Alaska time (4:30 a.m. ET).

A tsunami warning was immediately issued but soon canceled for the Alaska coast by the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning

Listener Cruise Trip Report December 2007

Explorer of the Seas

Departure Port: Cape Liberty Cruise Port, New Jersey
Ports of Call: Cape Liberty Cruise Port, New Jersey; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas; Casa De Campo, Dominican Rep; Labadee, Haiti; Cape Liberty Cruise Port, New Jersey
Date: October 2007

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This months Listener Cruise review is from ChristieNJ , as she says in her review “I had the time of my life on this cruise and would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone!” and if there is one thing Christie knows about it is Explorer. She will also discuss her trip in the Girls Night Out episode for December.

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Explorer of the Seas

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This weeks listener cruise photograph

Christmas tree surrounded by palm trees in Oahu, Hawaii

Photo from Webshots

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