Episode Details

Segment 1: (00:00)

· Welcome

· Travel Show sponsored by NCL & MCT

· Greetings from Taiwan (explain ROC & PRC)

· Happy April! Origin of proverb, “April showers brings May flowers”

· Two mobile cell phone carriers introduce service onboard a cruise ship (AT&T, Verizon)

· Travel Scams

· NCL Teacher’s Discount (5% to entire cabin & $50 OBC per cabin)


Segment 2: (00:11)

· Scotty Horn, AmaWaterways BDM

· MCT group: “Mekong River Cruise & Tour”, Nov. 9-16, 2026

· MCT group: "Christmas Markets on the Rhine”, Dec. 3-10, 2026


Segment 3: (00:18)

· “Scotland, Wales, & England” tour including International Bagpipe & Drum Corps Festival in Edinburgh, August 11-21, 2025, with post- tour Paris option. MCT group.

· Biggest mistakes people make when booking a hotel & at hotel check-in

· NCL “More At Sea”

· Five dirtiest parts on a plane


Segment 4: (00:31)

· Focus on Strasbourg, France. Highlights & fun facts. Mark Levitt


Segment 5: (00:38)

· Even if your passport is valid, you may not be able to enter these countries

· Reasons you could be denied boarding your cruise

· Cruise pax banned for life for this stupid behavior!


Segment 6: (00:49)

· Cruise tips & advice


Segment 7: (00:57)

· “South Pacific Odyssey”, PPT-HNL, May 15-27, 2026. MCT group.

· MCT group: “Mekong River Cruise & Tour”, Nov. 9-16, 2026

· Taj Mahal fun facts

· “2025: A Portrait of India,” group hosted by Carol Alegre Dec. 2-13, 2025


Segment 8: (01:10)

· Park ‘n Jet 20% discount

· Strange travel requests, Travel trivia & fun facts

· What country was just named as the “Happiest Country in the World” (Finland)