There was no one that made traveling during Covid easier than our cruise manager, Martina. During my time on AmaSiena, Martina handled everything that we needed in order to pass freely from country to country by getting us paperwork, filling out forms, and even translating documents for the guests on board. I sat down with Martina as our cruise drew to a close to ask her about her first trip back as a Cruise Manager since before the COVID-19 pandemic. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

This week join I am joined by the CEO of UnCruise Adventures, Dan Blanchard. UnCruise is an adventure cruise company offering itineraries that sail North and South America. I sat down with Blanchard, who joined me from his office in Juneau, to talk about what you can expect on an UnCruise adventure, as well as the company's experiences in Alaska and beyond. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

This week I am joined by MSC Cruises' EVP and COO, Ken Muskat. Over the past year, MSC has been successfully operating ocean cruises in the Mediterranean making it one of the only large ship ocean cruise lines to resume service in 2020. Muskat sat down to talk with me what we can expect to see for MSC this year. On the heels of the company's simulation sailing on MSC Meraviglia, Muskat gave a great visual of what life onboard will look like when MSC resumes operations next week. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

This week I am joined by Marilyn Conroy to talk about Riviera River Cruises. The UK-based river cruise company is still relatively new to the American market, but in Conroy's own words, "[Riviera] offers a top of the premium line product, but where prices are less than premium." Because of its affordable cruise fares and amenities, the company has been busier than ever the past few years as it has introduced itself to the American market. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Last week's podcast: https://omny.fm/shows/avidtravel/taucks-2021-river-cruises [https://omny.fm/shows/avidtravel/taucks-2021-river-cruises] Past Tauck podcasts: https://omny.fm/shows/avidtravel/avid-travel-with-britton-frost-s1e15-katharine-bon [https://omny.fm/shows/avidtravel/avid-travel-with-britton-frost-s1e15-katharine-bon] https://omny.fm/shows/avidtravel/avid-travel-with-britton-frost-s2e8-taucks-small-s [https://omny.fm/shows/avidtravel/avid-travel-with-britton-frost-s2e8-taucks-small-s] https://omny.fm/shows/avidtravel/avid-travel-with-britton-frost-s3e17-taucks-galapa [https://omny.fm/shows/avidtravel/avid-travel-with-britton-frost-s3e17-taucks-galapa] In part one of a two part interview, I am joined by Michelle Molnar from Tauck. Molnar is the Senior Product Manager at Tauck and has been with the company for 17 years. Join us as we talk about Tauck's history operating tours, what's new for 2022, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.