A Dusting of Cruising: Recent Episodes
Rachel Levine
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Contest extended until March 25th for more information please see this
Cruise News (Disney)
Two new ships are comingMy thoughts on the new ships and whats going on with the Anthem of the Seas
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Hey guys, This is just a special mini episode to just talk about the Cruise Critics Choice Awards. I saw this on a Facebook group and wanted to share my thoughts on them as well as comparing them to the USA Readers Poll. As you can see on the title Disney was #1 in 9 of them for the Large Ships (2,000 passengers or more).
Here they are:
Overall (Dream #1, Fantasy #2)
Cabins (Dream #1, Fantasy #2)
Dining (Fantasy #1, Dream #3)
Embarkation (Fantasy #1, Dream #2)
Entertainment (Dream #1, Fantasy #2)
Service (Dream #1, Fantasy #2)
Families (Dream #1, Fantasy #2, Wonder #3, Magic #4)
Fitness and Recreation (Fantasy #1, Dream #2)
Public Areas (Dream #1, Fantasy #2)
ListenShownotesWelcomeTwitter (at pixiesscope)There is now a Facebook page! All the information about the podcast will be posted there.Cruise NewsZika Virus
Fantasy mechanical problems (if you where on this cruise and would like to send a story, please use the subject title Fantasy Mechanical Problems to listener letters at a dusting of cruising dot com (with the symbols and without spaces)
DCL 50% off deposit
USVI Gov asks DCL to consider St. Croix
Magic going to Amsterdam?Park NewsZootopia exibit opens at Animal Kingdom (the article was written before it opened)
Animal Kingdom snake incidentDCL Special ReviewsDidn't get a chance to watch them like I planned. Next episode it should get done though.Contest!That's right our first contest. It's for a $25 Disney Gift Card. All you have to do is send an email to listener letters at a dusting of cruising dot com with the title A Dusting of Crusing Gift Card Contest and your Disney Cruise Story. Entries must be in by February 26th, 2016. I will be then sharing the stories on the next episode with the winner being picked at random. Please keep your story to 1500 words or less please. I will be contacting the winner soon afterwards via email.Because of the contest there is no Question of the Week for this week.
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Going to be more prepared for this week's episode don't worry :). I have some reviews of DCL tv specials along with the usual segments. Plus the first contest for the podcast.
In addition there is now a Facebook page for the podcast which you can find here. I will be posting many things there including episodes, videos and more.
Check back next Sunday for all the fun!
This is just a promo for the podcast that I recorded. It's less then 30 seconds long and just something that I wanted to do. You can listen to it on iTunes.
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Welcome and applogies
We are now on iTunes! Search A Dusting of Cruising
Cruise News
USA Today Poll Results are out
Star Wars Day at Sea have started
Changes to the Smoking Policy on the Magic and Wonder
Cheese Gate
Park News
DWTS pros to host Disneyland 60th Anniversary Celebration special
Attractions closing
Stories/Feedback/Question of the Week
None for this week
Question: What is your favorite ship? DCL only please at this time
Emails can be sent to listener letters at a dusting of cruising dot com (without the spaces), please send them by February 5th, 2016 as I'll be recording that weekend.
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Hey guys!
Episode 2 will be released on Sunday. I will be giving the results of the USA Today poll and other news pertaining to DCL, WDW, DL and more.
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Note: I said 2015 and not 2016... oops just realized that
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Introduction of myself (find me on Twitter as Pixiesscope)
Cruise News
Disney Removes Greece and Turkey from Summer 2016 ItineraryDisney Cruise Line’s used cooking oil helping power vehicles in BahamasUSA Today Readers' Choice Poll for Favorite Cruise Lines
Park News
5 things to look forward to at Walt Disney World in 2016
Stories/Feedback
Have a story or feedback you want to share, then send an email to listener letters at adustingofcruising dot com (without the spaces)
Question of the Week
When was your first cruise (Disney/Non Disney)?
Send your answers to listener letters at adustingofcrusing dot com (without the spaces)
Here are some photos I took on the Fantasy during our cruise in December of 2015