A review of Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Encore. This ship was launched in 2019 and only sailed a couple of months before the cruise industry shutdown. William and his family sailed this seven-night cruise to Southeast Alaska from Seattle.

Richard has cruise news on:

• Grand Turk could see cruise ships by the end of 2021
• More Carnival Corporation cruise ships returned to service over the weekend
• San Francisco reopened to cruise ships this week
• Nearly 250,000 guests have sailed Carnival Cruise Line over the past three months
• Another cruise line adds a second world cruise

Listener Questions:

If you've got a minute could you tell me if the Covid home test for Royal Caribbean can be done anytime during the day/night.  We are heading to Miami 2 days before sailing and need to be at the airport by 9:00 a.m. Thursday (sailing Saturday).  Would be nice if we could use the test kit around 7 a.m. — Carol

We are sailing Mardi Gras and have a question about Carnival Kitchen. How much does it cost, what is involved, and how do we make reservations for it? Is this like a chef's table experience?

Thoughts or questions? doug@cruiseradio.net