About our family

CrownCast.org is the home of the CrownCast Podcast the unofficial podcast about the ships and ports of call for Royal Caribbean International. CrownCast.org was founded in October of 2006 to bring you information that would be helpful on planning and enjoying your cruise experience on the RCI family of ships.

The Snyder family at dinner aboard Jewel of the Seas

 

Jamie Snyder - (jsnyder@crowncast.org) Jamie is in his mid thirties and works as a computer network technician for a local middle school. Jamie enjoys watching college football and grilling on his Weber Grill. His favorite food is the Ranch Steak. His most valuable crew member has been Asif from India (Head waiter on Voyager of the Seas)

Veronica Snyder - (vsnyder@crowncast.org) Veronica is in her mid thirties and works as a dental hygienist with a private practice. Veronica enjoys spending time on the cruise boards and her favorite ship is Jewel of the Seas. Her most valuable crew member has been Claudio from Chile (Head waiter on Jewel of the Seas)

Tess Snyder - Tess is in elementary school and enjoys Tae Kwon Do and swimming. She loves PollyPockets and her favorite cruise experience has been the Dolphin Discovery in Cozumel, Mexico. Her most valuable crew member has been Ketut from the Philippines (Assistant Waiter on Sovereign of the Seas)

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CrownCast would not be possible if not for the help of some great people and programs. I would like to take this time to thank: Dan Crowther, our website technical advisor; Rob Oles, our Podcast audio advisor; and Keith Saan for many of the banner pictures and episode photos you will see on this site. I also would like to thank John Adamo and Martin Chai for their feedback and help designing the CrownCast website.

I would also like to thank these companies and individuals for their contributions:
Planet Phoenix, LLC - Web Hosting (http://www.planetpx.com)
WordPress - Blog Tool and Weblog Platform (http://wordpress.org )
Vladimir Simovic - Award winnig WP skin (http://www.vlad-design.de )
AA Media Music - Pod safe Music (http://www.promusicloops.com )

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Our inspiration:

We were inspired to start producing this podcast after becoming long time listens to WDW Today a podcast that covers various topics from around Walt Disney World. This panel podcast airs new episodes three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays with a live call-in show every month and older episodes available for download. With its panel members:

• Matt Hochberg hosts WDW Today and runs a number of Walt Disney World web sites based upon the Disney-MGM Studios.
• Mike Newell runs several Walt Disney World Internet radio stations as well as being involved in a number of other media outlets.
• Mike Scopa has been a WDW content provider and staff columnist for Mouseplanet.com.
• Len Testa works on the Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World as well as creating custom touring plans for the public at TouringPlans.com.

 

Disclaimer
Neither my wife nor I are journalists, nor do we work for Royal Caribbean. We are enthusiasts and consider this Podcast a hobby. We are not interested in the sensationalism main stream media has been using to gain ratings at the cost of the cruise lines. If you did not have a satisfactory time on a RCI ship or your vacation, there is nothing that this website or we can do or will do for you. Our observations and comments on either this website or podcast are based on our own opinions and experiences. Thank you for taking the time to look at our website and listen to our podcast.