A Dusting of Cruising

Episode 5 coming soon

noreply@blogger.com (Rachel Levine) — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 16:39:00 +0000

Please listen to the file for more info.

Episode 4: New Ships are Coming

noreply@blogger.com (Rachel Levine) — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 21:44:00 +0000

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Shownotes

Welcome

Twitter (at pixiesscope)

Facebook

Contest extended until March 25th for more information please see this

Cruise News (Disney)

Two new ships are coming

My thoughts on the new ships and whats going on with the Anthem of the Seas

Special Mini Episode #1: Cruise Critics Cruisers' Choice Awards (Disney #1 in 9 categories)

noreply@blogger.com (Rachel Levine) — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 22:24:00 +0000

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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)

Episode 3: More Prepared and a Contest!

noreply@blogger.com (Rachel Levine) — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 20:36:00 +0000

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Shownotes

Welcome

Twitter (at pixiesscope)

There is now a Facebook page! All the information about the podcast will be posted there.

Cruise News

Zika 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 News

Zootopia exibit opens at Animal Kingdom (the article was written before it opened)

Animal Kingdom snake incident

DCL Special Reviews

Didn'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 26^th, 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.

Thanks for Listening!

Episode 3 Preview and Facebook Page

noreply@blogger.com (Rachel Levine) — Sun, 31 Jan 2016 20:25:00 +0000

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!

Promo

noreply@blogger.com (Rachel Levine) — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 16:25:00 +0000

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.

Episode 2: Poll Results, Star Wars Cruise and More

noreply@blogger.com (Rachel Levine) — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 01:48:00 +0000

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Shownotes

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.

Thanks for listening!

Episode 2 preview

noreply@blogger.com (Rachel Levine) — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 16:46:00 +0000

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.

Episode 1: Hello

noreply@blogger.com (Rachel Levine) — Sun, 03 Jan 2016 19:06:00 +0000

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Note: I said 2015 and not 2016... oops just realized that

Shownotes

Introduction of myself (find me on Twitter as Pixiesscope)

Cruise News

Disney Removes Greece and Turkey from Summer 2016 Itinerary

Disney Cruise Line’s used cooking oil helping power vehicles in Bahamas

USA 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