Skift’s Global Tourism Reporter, Rosie Spinks, joins us from London to pull back the curtain on the cruise industry, drug running senior citizens get busted on a boat in Portugal and a cruise and rescue is successful off the coast of Cuba.
Want to go deep? (Is a silly water pun in the show notes for a cruise ship episode too much? Probably. But we're making it anyway.)
Okay, back to your regularly scheduled show notes.
Show Notes:
First Stop:
If elderly outlaws float your boat (oh Lord, another maritime pun), you can read more about the details of the case below.
And lest you think Alicia is a fledgling drug dealer, here's a link to the drug prices she referenced in this week's episode.
Interview: Rosie Spinks
At Skift, Rosie keeps us informed about cruise industry developments, including Venice's attempt to prevent cruise ship overtourism and cruisers' environmental concerns.
Environmental Studies:
These two in-depth environmental studies take a deep dive (last pun, we promise) into the issues that most worry environmental advocates.
Cruises targeting non-cruisers:
Check out how companies are trying to reach millennials and cruise skeptics like ourselves. Do you think it'll be successful?
Postcard:
Here's a look inside that successful water rescue that closed out the show.