The Cruise Dudes Podcast: 2015

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Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Episode #61 - 2015 Cruise Predictions Results, 2016 Cruise Predictions and the Los Angeles Travel Show Recap

Welcome to episode #61!

We have a very busy show for you today. Finally, we are reviewing the results of our 2015 predictions on the cruise industry and then we prognosticate our 2016 predictions. We had mostly misses, but we did get a few things right or half right. All in all, it was a lot of fun and we enjoy taking a guess what the cruise lines will do to impress us next. Do you have a cruise prediction for 2016? Email or call our voicemail line and we will add your prediction to the list.

Also, we share about our experiences at the Los Angeles Travel and Adventure show in Long Beach. We had a lot of fun and enjoyed talking and meeting with friends at the cruise lines. It is also a lot of fun making and meeting new friends, fellow bloggers, vloggers and new media people.

Our Instagram feed has some great photos and video from the Travel Show and of Long Beach Shoreline Village, Boat Marina, The Queen Mary and the Carnival Cruise Port: https://www.instagram.com/thecruisedudes/

Be sure to check out our friends that we mentioned on the show:

52 Perfect Days - Alexia Meisler, Create Your Perfect Travel Day! www.52perfectdays.com

Ensenada Speialist - Cintia Soto, www.cintiasoto.com

Monica Goes - Monica Ortega, Day Trips, Hiking, Adventures, Vlogger, www.monicagoes.com

Los Angeles Travel & Adventure Show - http://travelshows.com/shows/los-angeles/

Have you made plans for a cruise this summer?

Don't forget, we would love for you to join us this summer for our "Cruise With The Dudes" cruise! July 25th - 29th, 2016 on the newly renovated Carnival Inspiration! Details can be found here: www.cruisedudesevents.com

Finally, please continue to share us with your family and friends - it really helps to expand and grow our show through word of mouth and the various social media outlets we use. We appreciate you - you are the best!

Happy Cruising!

Tommy & Scott

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Sunday, November 8, 2015

Episode #48 - Family Entertainment, Experiences & Activities

Welcome to Episode #48!

We are back and the holiday season is upon us. Can you believe that 2015 is almost over and 2016 is right around the corner? Incredible!

On this new show, Scott and I discuss the family entertainment options and experiences on Carnival and Royal Caribbean cruise lines, specifically, the licensed characters from Dr. Seuss and DreamWorks and how they incorporate the characters along with children's activities, unique spaces on the ship, with parades, shows, movies, photo opportunities, dining experiences and more.

Carnival and Royal Caribbean are moving forward and are aggressively promoting these special interactive opportunities with these well known children's characters on board their ships. We expect to see in future advertising and marketing materials these licensed characters being used to draw potential cruise decisions. And why not? On a cruise ship, you will have a much more intimate and quality experience than in a theme park. Undoubtedly, these experiences have huge potential for the cruise lines and we expect them to make further investments into these licensed characters with the addition of unique spaces and more on board ships in the coming years ahead.

Also on this show we have cruise news, cruise chit chat, and our theme cruise of the week! It's an action packed show of cruising goodness, we hope you will enjoy it! Feel free to contact us and ask any questions, we will answer them on a future show.

We appreciate our listeners and their support of our show - you are the best!

Happy Cruising!

Tommy & Scott

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Also visit The Cruise Dudes Amazon Associates Store for your cruise gifts!

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Monday, October 26, 2015

Episode #47 - Double Bonus Show: Working On Cruise Ships & Cruising The Southern Caribbean

Welcome to Episode #47!

It's a double bonus show!

On this new show we interview Amanda Hathorn-Geary from Get A Life At Sea and Don Bucolo from Eat, Sleep Cruise.

First up, Amanda worked on cruise ships for 10 years, she shares her experience and stories what it is like to work on these ships while traveling all over the world. She also tells us how she earned 4 degrees while working on board as well. Amanda now helps prospective clients find their perfect job on a cruise ship. We are sure are going to enjoy this informative and insightful interview as much as we have.

Our next interview is no stranger to our listeners. Don just got home from a Southern Caribbean cruise on the Royal Caribbean's Adventurer of the Seas with his wife, plus his sister-in-law and mother-in-law who were first time cruisers. And they had an exciting adventure indeed: their ship had to navigate around Tropical Storm Erica, so their itinerary changed on this cruise, and they had to make some quick decisions what to do at these unplanned ports stops. Don tells us all about what they did and how they still had a great time despite what happen.

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Amanda's Contact Info and Links Mentioned in the Interview:

www.GetaLifeatSea.com

Free Quiz: "Are you Ready for a Life at" Sea: www.getalifeatsea.com/quiz

Blog Post: "How I earned 4 degrees in 6 years working onboard cruise ships"

http://getalifeatsea.com/how-i-earned-4-degrees-in-6-yrs-while-travelling-the-world-working-on-cruise-ships/

New Online Course: 'Cruise Ship Jobs 101' course in Feb. 2016 which will include EVERYTHING a cruise ship job seeker needs to know regarding onboard employment. Check out the Pre-Launch Page:

http://getalifeatsea.com/course/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/getalifeatsea.comhomeiswheretheanchordrops
Twitter: @getalifeatsea https://twitter.com/Getalifeatsea
Instagram: https://instagram.com/Getalifeatsea/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4_evAY55BzOe1wdZSSdzmA
Periscope: https://www.periscope.tv/Getalifeatsea

Don's Contact Info:

www.EatSleepCruise.com

Twitter: @eatsleepcruise - https://twitter.com/eatsleepcruise

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eatsleepcruise

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/eatsleepcruise/

Instagram: https://instagram.com/eatsleepcruise

We hope you enjoy these interviews!

Tommy & Scott

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Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Episode #43 - Summer 2015 News Blast

Welcome to Episode #43!

Labor Day has passed us by and now we take some time to give our listeners our
"news blast" of what's been happening in the cruise industry this past summer. Of course, Scott always has a opinion, a bad idea, or some half brain scheme about every story. (Guess who is writing the show notes?)

Actually, the future of cruising is very bright and yet competitive.

Cruise lines will have to make the investment into larger ships that will have to have more amenities, services, specialty restaurants, activities, water slides, custom pools and unique experiences to "wow" veteran cruisers and entice new first time cruisers.

And lets not forget that the Asia market for cruising is expanding and growing very rapidly. If you have ever wanted to visit China or Japan, the cruise lines are building ships expressly for this region. Expect to hear more about that in the coming year.

These things along with competitive pricing and customer appreciation and loyalty programs will hopefully, the cruise lines think, develop long term relationships that will bring guests back year after year to spend their vacation time on a cruise ship.

In the end, we believe that cruising is best value for your vacation dollars because the competition between the cruise lines are fierce and that benefits you, the consumer.

Our podcast strives to share and promote the cruise lifestyle around the world and we think the future of cruising bright and we intend to be there to share it with you!

We appreciate your support of our show! Please continue to share our show with your family and friends.

Thank you! Tommy & Scott

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Thursday, August 6, 2015

Episode #41 - Part 2: Pam's Mediterranean Cruise on the Emerald Princess

Welcome to episode #41!

In Part 2 of this new show, Pam Andrews, my sister and Scott's wife, shares her thoughts and experiences on the beautiful Emerald Princess cruise ship and the amazing Mediterranean ports that they visited.

It's all here: the food, the weather, her cabin steward Angel ("he was a rock star!"), dolphins, the shows, the medical center, the spa, the ports, shopping, the Catacombs, city tours, mint chip gelato, escargot aka snail shots and Pam's cruise and tour tips.

Cruise Ports:
Rome, Italy (Embarkation)
Palermo, Sicily
Naples, Italy
Livorno, Italy (Pisa, Lucca, Florence)
Genoa, Italy
Tulan, France
Barcelona, Spain (Disembarkation)

So many ports and things to see and do, it was a "buffet of travel!"

Pam goes into detail the way she likes to "get lost" and experience ports differently while finding interesting things to do and see and even how to bargain for a tour and save some money.

It was a cruise of a lifetime - the were filled with so many wonderful memories that were made with my father, his wife, and her step sisters on the beautiful Mediterranean sea.

Princess put on phenomenal cruise and Pam highly recommends you consider cruising with them for your upcoming Mediterranean cruise.Check out our links below:

Princess Cruises: www.princess.com
Emerald Princess: http://www.princess.com/learn/ships/ep/
Princess Mediterranean Cruises: http://www.princess.com/learn/cruise-destinations/europe-cruises/med-and-greek-isles/

Thank you Pam for sharing your cruise adventure with our listeners!

Do you have any questions or comments for Pam about this cruise? Send us a voice mail or email us and we will get an answer for you on a future show.

We appreciate your support of our podcast! Please continue to share our show with your family and friends.

Thank you! Tommy & Scott

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Thursday, July 23, 2015

Episode #40 - Part 1: Pam's Pre-Mediterranean Cruise Tour of Paris and Rome

Welcome to episode #40!

On this new show we welcome Pam Andrews, my sister and Scott's wife to The Cruise Dudes Podcast for the first time live and in person! She just got back from a incredible 17 day European trip and Mediterranean cruise.

In part one of this podcast, Pam share her adventures with our step-sister Karen in Paris and then joins up with the rest of her stepsisters and our father and step-mom in Rome.

In Paris you will learn about how she found the best deals on food, accommodations, tours, and transportation. She toured the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, the Catacombs and enjoyed the sights and smells of Paris. You don' t need to spend a lot of money to have a great time and there are ways to save time and money in France. She loved Paris and had a fantastic time without emptying out her bank account. In Rome, you will hear about her adventures to the Colosseum, the Vatican, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon and more.

On the next show, Pam will be telling us all about her Mediterranean cruise on the Emerald Princess!

Here are the websites that Pam mention on this interview:

www.viator.com
www.airbnb.com
www.uber.com
www.princess.com

We appreciate your support of our podcast! Please continue to share our show with your family and friends.

Thank you! Tommy & Scott

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Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Episode #34 - Seaside Scuttle: Listener Voicemails, Update on our “Cruise With The Dudes” Cruise and a Mini Interview with Gavin MacLeod!

Welcome to Episode #34!

Wow, have we got a big show for you today!

This past Sunday at the Los Angeles Festival of Books, we had the awesome opportunity to meet and speak with Gavin MacLeod who played Captain Merrill Stubing on the famous TV series, The Love Boat. This show introduced us to the world of cruise ship vacations and it catapulted the Princess Cruises business into the stratosphere. The weekly TV show lasted for 9 seasons and is currently still in syndication in 125 countries. And if you are sailing on a Princess Cruises ship, you can watch the show on a exclusive TV channel in your cabin. Gavin is currently the Princess Ambassador for Princess Cruises and was recently honored as the "Godparent" of their newest ship, the Regal Princess.

Gavin has written about his amazing life and acting career in his new book, "This Is Your Captain Speaking". His journey from Broadway to Hollywood to sailing with Princess Cruises is filled with great stories and encounters with celebrities, politicians, as well as a spiritual rebirth. Gavin graciously gives God the credit for everything bestowed upon his life and family.

Scott and I hope you enjoy this mini interview with Gavin and we hope in the future to speak with him again. He was such a gracious gentleman and we thank Princess Cruises for their help in making this arrangement happen on such a short notice.

We have an autographed copy of Gavin MacLeod's new book that we are going to give away for free on our next show! All you need to do is email us at: thecruisedudes@gmail.com and put in the subject line, "Book Contest" and we will put your name into the hat for the drawing that will be done live on episode #35.

You can also buy "This Is Your Captain Speaking" from our Amazon affiliate link here:

Please share this show with your family and friends - we appreciate your support!

Happy Cruising! - Tommy & Scott

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Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Episode #32 - 7 Foolish Things You Don't Want To Do On A Cruise!

Welcome to Episode #32!

On this new episode, we tell you about the foolish things that people do and what to avoid doing while on a cruise. Of course, we share the most strange and unusual foolish acts of nonsense we have seen and encountered for your entertainment and information.

Also, you can now sign up for our first "Cruise With The Dudes" cruise to Ensenada Mexico. The online form is on the left side of this page. Our travel agent will contact you with the pricing and details right away.

As always, we have the latest cruise news, cruise chit chat, our themed cruise of week and Scott's dry humor (he needs to write better jokes).

We appreciate your support of our podcast. Please continue to share us with your friends!

Thank you so much for taking the time to listen to our show! - Tommy & Scott

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Monday, February 9, 2015

Episode #28 - The Top Cruises For 2015

Welcome to Episode #28!

First off - January 2015 was our biggest month of dowloads of our show! We have the best listeners ever! Thank you so much for listening and sharing our show with your family and friends. We truely appreciate the support!

On this new episode, we take a look at the most interesting cruises for 2015. Do you like exotic and unique places to cruise and explore? Did any of these vacations interest you? Let us know and we will share your thoughts on the next show.

Of course, as usual we have interesting cruise news, cruise chit chat, our themed cruise of week and Tommy's growling, hungry stomach. Let us know if you can hear it!

Again, we really appreciate your support of our show. Please continue to share us with your friends and family. Thank you! - Tommy & Scott

Send us some love via Patreon!

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"7 Things You Need To Know Before You Go On Your First Cruise!"

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Monday, January 12, 2015

Episode #26 - Rants & Raves: A Look Back at Cruising in 2014

Happy New Year and Happy Birthday to Us!

Welcome to Season 2 of The Cruise Dudes Podcast!

Episode #26 marks our 1st year of podcasting - we released our first episode on January 11, 2014. Each and every month we have seen continued growth and expansion of our show downloads. We appreciate you, our listeners, that enjoy and share our show with your family and friends.

This show's topic, "Rants & Raves: A Look Back at Cruising in 2014" we share what we love and what ticks us off and needs to be changed in the world of cruising.

Do you have a rant or rave? Let us know and we will share it on the next show!

Of course, we have cruise news, cruise chit chat, theme cruise of week and other podcasting goodness.

2015 is going to be an awesome year about cruising and we can't wait to share with you this adventure.

We appreciate your support of our show. Please continue to share us with your friends!

Thank you! - Tommy & Scott

Download our free E-Report:
"7 Things You Need To Know Before You Go On Your First Cruise!"

https://www.dropbox.com/s/r0knpkisykutqkr/7things%20ebook.pdf?dl=0