This week, the Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio Show broadcasts from The Buccaneer in Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. The Buccaneer is a member of the association of Historic Hotels of America, and the longest running resort in the Caribbean. Carolyn Spencer Brown, Editor-in-Chief for Cruise Critic, chats with Peter about Cuba, cruising the Caribbean, and the trends we can expect from the cruise industry in the near future. Fire Chief Larry Johnson of the Virgin Islands Fire Service gives his perspective on St. Croix as an island local. Lisa Kirkley Terry, Science Technician for The Nature Conservancy’s Coral Nursery and Restoration Program, talks about her life as a science diver and how the Nature Conservancy is working to repair and preserve the coral reefs of the Caribbean. There’s all of this and more as the Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio Show broadcasts from The Buccaneer in Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Carolyn Spencer Brown, Editor-in-Chief for Cruise Critic, chats with Peter about Cuba, cruising the Caribbean, and the trends we can expect from the cruise industry in the near future.
Zandy Hillis-Starr, Chief Resource Management of the National Park Service of Christiansted NHS/Buck Island Reef NM/Salt River Bay NHP & EP, shares a wealth of historical information about St. Croix and how it has influenced the community on the island. She also opens up about her work with the turtles who nest on St. Croix each year.
Meredith Hardy, National Park Service Cultural Resource Manager for St. Croix, discusses the island’s history, the upcoming archaeological digs she’s involved with, and the 100th anniversary of Transfer Day, which celebrates the transfer of the U.S Virgin Island from the Denmark to the United States.
Peter Knego, Cruise Ship Historian, talks about the Viking Rhine christening of its two latest Longships and recent western Caribbean cruise to Belize, Roatan, and the Mayan ruins aboard Oceania’s Marina.
Elizabeth Armstrong, Third Generation Owner & General Manager of The Buccaneer, sits down with Peter and dives into the the unique history of The Buccaneer and the property it sits on.
Christine Negroni, American Aviation & Travel Writer, reveals her hypothesis about what actually downed Malaysia Air Flight 370 and other lessons she’s learned working on her book The Crash Detectives.
Fire Chief Larry Johnson, of the Virgin Islands Fire Service, gives his perspective on St. Croix as an island local.
Lisa Kirkley Terry, Science Technician for The Nature Conservancy’s Coral Nursery and Restoration Program, talks about her life as a science diver and how the Nature Conservancy is working to repair and preserve the coral reefs of the Caribbean.
By Mara Marski for PeterGreenberg.com
