Monday, March 18, 2024

Episode 209 - Is AI Infiltrating The Cruise Blogosphere? Part 2

We are back with part two examining the suspiciously clickbait article titled "What A Cruise Is Really Like - Fantasy Versus Reality" by Nicole Castelino. It is very apparent that this was written by AI and not by a real travel/cruise writer. This poorly written article was published to draw readers who are drawn into fake drama and negative stories, with unsupported "facts". This article's sole purpose is to create controversy to feed the search engines algorithms that like negative stories, videos, etc. We are exposing their tactics.

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Tommy & Scott


Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Episode #208 - Is AI Infiltrating The Cruise Blogosphere? Part 1

 

Scott recently ran across a blog post about cruising with a suspiciously clickbait title "What A Cruise Is Really Like - Fantasy Versus Reality" by Nicole Castelino. We take a dive and read through this article which was full of straw man arguments, untrue accusations and just poor writing about cruising. Why was this even published? Who is Nicole Castelino? What is Livstyl.com all about? It became more apparent as we read through this "article" we felt that an AI bot wrote this. Is this the future of cruise blogging? Listen and let's discuss. Share with us your thoughts on this show.

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Tommy & Scott

Monday, January 29, 2024

Episode #207 - Seven Things Cruisers Need To Stop Doing In 2024!


This is a different kind of episode. Normally, we like to keep it positive and such, but we have noticed some trends and attitudes that need to change amongst our cruising community. We all have seen some crazy things that happen on cruise ships, and most of the time, people just turn a blind eye to it. But not today. We are going to call out somethings and hopefully, some of you will change your tune. And if you think there is something else we should call out, let us know and we will share it on a future show. We want everyone to have awesome cruise vacations, so hold on to your handrails and enjoy the show!


Keep On Cruising!
Tommy & Scott