November 3, 2025 • 8 mins
Our influencer at sea, Christina, calls in about her experience on the Norwegian Cruise Line!
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Today's daily Highlight from Elvis Duran in the Morning show.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
Oh what a day waking up on board Norwegian Prima,
looking out at the ocean, planning out your day, like
what are we gonna eat?
Speaker 3 (00:14):
What are we gonna do?
Speaker 2 (00:15):
What are we gonna see? And then you get a
knock on the door saying you're on the air in
five minutes because you've got a job to do. We're
talking about our friend. Christina. Christina Pignataro is on with
Us Life. She is officially our Norwegian influencer, influencer, Influenza.
She is a she is influenza, and she's on board
(00:39):
a ship. Good morning, Christina, how's everything on board Prima?
Can hear Oh boy?
Speaker 3 (00:47):
Can you hear us? All right? Can you hear me?
Speaker 4 (00:49):
Now? It's going in and out?
Speaker 2 (00:52):
I love that.
Speaker 3 (00:56):
I love that.
Speaker 2 (00:57):
Okay, moving on, So if you can't have me here
now okay, Christina is our influencer.
Speaker 3 (01:06):
This was working so well in rehearsal, Elvis A sudden,
will you zoom? See what happens? I mute my zoom.
I do that. I don't know how to do that?
Disaster And is.
Speaker 5 (01:16):
It only him that she cannot hear.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
Okay, unmute zoom, join audio. Is that what I push?
I feel like Uncle Johnny here join with computer audio.
Speaker 4 (01:25):
Hello, yeah, now I hear you.
Speaker 3 (01:28):
Okay, is it echoey? Yes, it sounds like you're in
a bathroom, but it's great, scary. Turn off my pot
from my studio. Hey, you'll do that, and now.
Speaker 1 (01:38):
I'm just on zoom. Hell's that to I'm on the toilet.
I'm saying all the toilet with a toast ranger.
Speaker 4 (01:46):
High Christina, Hi, Elvis.
Speaker 3 (01:50):
This didn't work in the rehearsal. So that was quite
a day when you found out that you were going
to be our influencer on Prima.
Speaker 4 (02:00):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (02:00):
Tell everyone what you were going through at that time
in your life.
Speaker 4 (02:04):
Yes. So I am a breast cancer survivor.
Speaker 6 (02:07):
I had just been two years cancer free and I
was just finishing up my last surgery for my reconstruction.
Speaker 4 (02:16):
It's been quite a road. I haven't been on any vacation.
Speaker 3 (02:22):
I'm sorry. I don't need to be. I don't want
to be screwed this up.
Speaker 1 (02:27):
I mean, you're talking about going through cancer and I'm
having a technical breakdown over here.
Speaker 3 (02:33):
So okay, so start out, Okay.
Speaker 6 (02:37):
So I am two years cancer free. So I am
celebrating that I'm finishing up my reconstruction with the whole
breast cancer journey.
Speaker 4 (02:49):
It's been a road.
Speaker 6 (02:50):
I wasn't able to really travel much in the last
two years because of treatment. So this could not have
come in a better time.
Speaker 3 (02:57):
Wow.
Speaker 1 (02:58):
And so you're also celebrating anniversary with your husband. And
also you won this on your birthday.
Speaker 3 (03:04):
I mean that was the right day.
Speaker 6 (03:05):
Well, you guys called me on my birthday on my
way to work, and it was the most amazing day.
Speaker 4 (03:11):
It was. I couldn't stop thinking about it the entire day.
Speaker 1 (03:14):
Oh look, well you hopped on board the beautiful Norwegian Prima.
By the way, we've been on that ship, and I'm
hoping you're I'm hoping you're not in the same room
that we stayed in because we sullied that room. I
don't know they use it anymore.
Speaker 3 (03:26):
But it is a beautiful ship. And tell them where
you're going on this journey.
Speaker 6 (03:31):
Okay, So we are on the gorgeous Norwegian Prima. If
you can see in my background here we are still
let's see right now, because we're on our way to Nassau, Bahamas.
Speaker 4 (03:42):
So that is our stop today around eleven thirty.
Speaker 3 (03:44):
Wow, beautiful. And then after that, where you're.
Speaker 4 (03:46):
Going tomorrow is?
Speaker 6 (03:50):
I think we're still in the Bahamas tomorrow. And what
is it called Great Stirrup k Oh?
Speaker 3 (03:57):
Yes, that's Norwegian's own private island.
Speaker 6 (04:00):
Yes, and we will be ziplining tomorrow in Great Stirrup
k So I'm very excited for that.
Speaker 3 (04:07):
Look at you. You had a question, Danielle.
Speaker 7 (04:09):
I know, I'm just saying it's so exciting because last
night she ate a my favorite restaurant, tepin' yaki, which
is the how it.
Speaker 6 (04:16):
Was so good, so good, And I was saying that
Abachi places in New York and New Jersey need to
step it up because they put on a show.
Speaker 4 (04:27):
They put on a full show.
Speaker 6 (04:28):
They were singing, they did more tricks with that Habachi
food than I've ever seen.
Speaker 7 (04:33):
Nice and you.
Speaker 3 (04:36):
Ate the food. See it's the magic. Yeah, it's like
when you went to a magic show.
Speaker 1 (04:39):
You don't get to eat the bunny they chop in
have but it's a different showy.
Speaker 3 (04:44):
So okay, So you got to get to work.
Speaker 1 (04:46):
You are officially our influencer on board Prima, and you
got to start influencing whatever you do.
Speaker 3 (04:51):
I mean, whatever you need to do. Gandhi, daniel do
you have any in your request for Christina?
Speaker 5 (04:57):
Yeah, I want to see all of the cool stuff
that they have to do on board when you guys
have an at C day. Because I was telling her
off the air, this is one of the best ships
that you can be on if you have an at
C day. There is so much to do and I
love it, and they have like escape rooms and all
kinds of cool stuff. So I want to see all that.
Speaker 4 (05:14):
Okay, we haven't even touched the surface here. No, you
gotta touch Yeah, daniel what do you want her to
do everything?
Speaker 7 (05:21):
I mean, because they have great shows and great restaurants,
and it's like you don't have enough time to do
every single thing on that ship because there's debt so much.
So just keep checking. I always was like checking, you know,
the little schedule that they have, and I'm like, well,
go here for ten minutes and then I'll run here
for fifteen minutes because there's just so much to do.
Speaker 4 (05:38):
Yes, Danielle, that's what I feel like.
Speaker 6 (05:40):
We need to do a little of everything because I
want to see everything.
Speaker 1 (05:43):
Yes, and you have to show which was too. That's
that's that's your job. You don't forget this is a gig.
This is a low bang job.
Speaker 4 (05:52):
That is my job.
Speaker 6 (05:53):
And I mean, if they want to follow my Instagram,
I'm posting constant stories of the whole journey.
Speaker 3 (05:59):
Okay, well what's your Instagram?
Speaker 6 (06:01):
My instagram is at make up by Christina pay but
it's Christina with a cr the Italian Way.
Speaker 3 (06:08):
Okay, make up by Christina p c are the Italian Way.
Speaker 4 (06:12):
Are the Italian And also you.
Speaker 1 (06:14):
Can follow and Elvis Durant show on Instagram. I know
I saw some stories running by, but I want to
see more. I need to see more. We got get
our money's worth out of this, Christina.
Speaker 4 (06:22):
Come on now, well Elvis, let me tell you. Do
you know well you know they have a Starbucks on board.
Yes they do.
Speaker 6 (06:29):
Look my morning coffee amazing because I can't get from
my day without Starbucks.
Speaker 3 (06:34):
All right, well, look, Christina, enough of this.
Speaker 1 (06:36):
You've done your work for now, you've done your air
your daily air check in. We're gonna let you go
and try to get our equipment to work again, and
you go have fun and show.
Speaker 3 (06:44):
Us some of that fun. But spend some time on
your own too.
Speaker 6 (06:48):
Oh I will as soon as we get to the Bahamas.
They need to lay on the beach for a little bit.
Speaker 3 (06:52):
All right, Christina with a cr the Italian way. Thank
you so much for coming on with us. Have a
beautiful day at sorrow.
Speaker 7 (07:00):
Okay, I'm so jealous. I'm gonna go and lay on
the beach for a little while.
Speaker 2 (07:09):
I've got to work today, all right, I can. Can
you turn me back on the regular night you're on? Okay,
sorry about that. We're going to figure that out by tomorrow. Christina,
have a beautiful day. Why did you want me to
tell her to flush?
Speaker 4 (07:19):
No?
Speaker 2 (07:19):
You, Elvis flush?
Speaker 3 (07:21):
Because sounded like you were on the toilet the whole time.
Speaker 4 (07:23):
It was great.
Speaker 3 (07:24):
Perfect.
Speaker 2 (07:26):
Does this sound like I'm on the toilet?
Speaker 3 (07:27):
Yeah, it sounded great. It was awesome.
Speaker 2 (07:29):
Okay, well what do we do to fix this switch better?
Speaker 3 (07:31):
Tomorrow?
Speaker 2 (07:32):
Do you know Jeff what Jeff is in the back end.
Speaker 3 (07:35):
He's trying to figure it. I think it's the mixed
minus that he's yes, these mics are feeding yours, isn't.
He will figure it out by tomorrow.
Speaker 2 (07:41):
At this time, I thought I felt something in my
back end. What's going on there?
Speaker 1 (07:48):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (07:48):
That's Jeff, I should have known. I'm familiar with him
back there all right. Well interesting, by the way, if
you want to hop on a cruise NCL dot com.
I know alex is right now on their app looking
for a cruise for us to go on.
Speaker 6 (08:01):
So
Today's daily Highlight from Elvis Duran in the Morning show.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
Oh what a day waking up on board Norwegian Prima,
looking out at the ocean, planning out your day, like
what are we gonna eat?
Speaker 3 (00:14):
What are we gonna do?
Speaker 2 (00:15):
What are we gonna see? And then you get a
knock on the door saying you're on the air in
five minutes because you've got a job to do. We're
talking about our friend. Christina. Christina Pignataro is on with
Us Life. She is officially our Norwegian influencer, influencer, Influenza.
She is a she is influenza, and she's on board
(00:39):
a ship. Good morning, Christina, how's everything on board Prima?
Can hear Oh boy?
Speaker 3 (00:47):
Can you hear us? All right? Can you hear me?
Speaker 4 (00:49):
Now? It's going in and out?
Speaker 2 (00:52):
I love that.
Speaker 3 (00:56):
I love that.
Speaker 2 (00:57):
Okay, moving on, So if you can't have me here
now okay, Christina is our influencer.
Speaker 3 (01:06):
This was working so well in rehearsal, Elvis A sudden,
will you zoom? See what happens? I mute my zoom.
I do that. I don't know how to do that?
Disaster And is.
Speaker 5 (01:16):
It only him that she cannot hear.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
Okay, unmute zoom, join audio. Is that what I push?
I feel like Uncle Johnny here join with computer audio.
Speaker 4 (01:25):
Hello, yeah, now I hear you.
Speaker 3 (01:28):
Okay, is it echoey? Yes, it sounds like you're in
a bathroom, but it's great, scary. Turn off my pot
from my studio. Hey, you'll do that, and now.
Speaker 1 (01:38):
I'm just on zoom. Hell's that to I'm on the toilet.
I'm saying all the toilet with a toast ranger.
Speaker 4 (01:46):
High Christina, Hi, Elvis.
Speaker 3 (01:50):
This didn't work in the rehearsal. So that was quite
a day when you found out that you were going
to be our influencer on Prima.
Speaker 4 (02:00):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (02:00):
Tell everyone what you were going through at that time
in your life.
Speaker 4 (02:04):
Yes. So I am a breast cancer survivor.
Speaker 6 (02:07):
I had just been two years cancer free and I
was just finishing up my last surgery for my reconstruction.
Speaker 4 (02:16):
It's been quite a road. I haven't been on any vacation.
Speaker 3 (02:22):
I'm sorry. I don't need to be. I don't want
to be screwed this up.
Speaker 1 (02:27):
I mean, you're talking about going through cancer and I'm
having a technical breakdown over here.
Speaker 3 (02:33):
So okay, so start out, Okay.
Speaker 6 (02:37):
So I am two years cancer free. So I am
celebrating that I'm finishing up my reconstruction with the whole
breast cancer journey.
Speaker 4 (02:49):
It's been a road.
Speaker 6 (02:50):
I wasn't able to really travel much in the last
two years because of treatment. So this could not have
come in a better time.
Speaker 3 (02:57):
Wow.
Speaker 1 (02:58):
And so you're also celebrating anniversary with your husband. And
also you won this on your birthday.
Speaker 3 (03:04):
I mean that was the right day.
Speaker 6 (03:05):
Well, you guys called me on my birthday on my
way to work, and it was the most amazing day.
Speaker 4 (03:11):
It was. I couldn't stop thinking about it the entire day.
Speaker 1 (03:14):
Oh look, well you hopped on board the beautiful Norwegian Prima.
By the way, we've been on that ship, and I'm
hoping you're I'm hoping you're not in the same room
that we stayed in because we sullied that room. I
don't know they use it anymore.
Speaker 3 (03:26):
But it is a beautiful ship. And tell them where
you're going on this journey.
Speaker 6 (03:31):
Okay, So we are on the gorgeous Norwegian Prima. If
you can see in my background here we are still
let's see right now, because we're on our way to Nassau, Bahamas.
Speaker 4 (03:42):
So that is our stop today around eleven thirty.
Speaker 3 (03:44):
Wow, beautiful. And then after that, where you're.
Speaker 4 (03:46):
Going tomorrow is?
Speaker 6 (03:50):
I think we're still in the Bahamas tomorrow. And what
is it called Great Stirrup k Oh?
Speaker 3 (03:57):
Yes, that's Norwegian's own private island.
Speaker 6 (04:00):
Yes, and we will be ziplining tomorrow in Great Stirrup
k So I'm very excited for that.
Speaker 3 (04:07):
Look at you. You had a question, Danielle.
Speaker 7 (04:09):
I know, I'm just saying it's so exciting because last
night she ate a my favorite restaurant, tepin' yaki, which
is the how it.
Speaker 6 (04:16):
Was so good, so good, And I was saying that
Abachi places in New York and New Jersey need to
step it up because they put on a show.
Speaker 4 (04:27):
They put on a full show.
Speaker 6 (04:28):
They were singing, they did more tricks with that Habachi
food than I've ever seen.
Speaker 7 (04:33):
Nice and you.
Speaker 3 (04:36):
Ate the food. See it's the magic. Yeah, it's like
when you went to a magic show.
Speaker 1 (04:39):
You don't get to eat the bunny they chop in
have but it's a different showy.
Speaker 3 (04:44):
So okay, So you got to get to work.
Speaker 1 (04:46):
You are officially our influencer on board Prima, and you
got to start influencing whatever you do.
Speaker 3 (04:51):
I mean, whatever you need to do. Gandhi, daniel do
you have any in your request for Christina?
Speaker 5 (04:57):
Yeah, I want to see all of the cool stuff
that they have to do on board when you guys
have an at C day. Because I was telling her
off the air, this is one of the best ships
that you can be on if you have an at
C day. There is so much to do and I
love it, and they have like escape rooms and all
kinds of cool stuff. So I want to see all that.
Speaker 4 (05:14):
Okay, we haven't even touched the surface here. No, you
gotta touch Yeah, daniel what do you want her to
do everything?
Speaker 7 (05:21):
I mean, because they have great shows and great restaurants,
and it's like you don't have enough time to do
every single thing on that ship because there's debt so much.
So just keep checking. I always was like checking, you know,
the little schedule that they have, and I'm like, well,
go here for ten minutes and then I'll run here
for fifteen minutes because there's just so much to do.
Speaker 4 (05:38):
Yes, Danielle, that's what I feel like.
Speaker 6 (05:40):
We need to do a little of everything because I
want to see everything.
Speaker 1 (05:43):
Yes, and you have to show which was too. That's
that's that's your job. You don't forget this is a gig.
This is a low bang job.
Speaker 4 (05:52):
That is my job.
Speaker 6 (05:53):
And I mean, if they want to follow my Instagram,
I'm posting constant stories of the whole journey.
Speaker 3 (05:59):
Okay, well what's your Instagram?
Speaker 6 (06:01):
My instagram is at make up by Christina pay but
it's Christina with a cr the Italian Way.
Speaker 3 (06:08):
Okay, make up by Christina p c are the Italian Way.
Speaker 4 (06:12):
Are the Italian And also you.
Speaker 1 (06:14):
Can follow and Elvis Durant show on Instagram. I know
I saw some stories running by, but I want to
see more. I need to see more. We got get
our money's worth out of this, Christina.
Speaker 4 (06:22):
Come on now, well Elvis, let me tell you. Do
you know well you know they have a Starbucks on board.
Yes they do.
Speaker 6 (06:29):
Look my morning coffee amazing because I can't get from
my day without Starbucks.
Speaker 3 (06:34):
All right, well, look, Christina, enough of this.
Speaker 1 (06:36):
You've done your work for now, you've done your air
your daily air check in. We're gonna let you go
and try to get our equipment to work again, and
you go have fun and show.
Speaker 3 (06:44):
Us some of that fun. But spend some time on
your own too.
Speaker 6 (06:48):
Oh I will as soon as we get to the Bahamas.
They need to lay on the beach for a little bit.
Speaker 3 (06:52):
All right, Christina with a cr the Italian way. Thank
you so much for coming on with us. Have a
beautiful day at sorrow.
Speaker 7 (07:00):
Okay, I'm so jealous. I'm gonna go and lay on
the beach for a little while.
Speaker 2 (07:09):
I've got to work today, all right, I can. Can
you turn me back on the regular night you're on? Okay,
sorry about that. We're going to figure that out by tomorrow. Christina,
have a beautiful day. Why did you want me to
tell her to flush?
Speaker 4 (07:19):
No?
Speaker 2 (07:19):
You, Elvis flush?
Speaker 3 (07:21):
Because sounded like you were on the toilet the whole time.
Speaker 4 (07:23):
It was great.
Speaker 3 (07:24):
Perfect.
Speaker 2 (07:26):
Does this sound like I'm on the toilet?
Speaker 3 (07:27):
Yeah, it sounded great. It was awesome.
Speaker 2 (07:29):
Okay, well what do we do to fix this switch better?
Speaker 3 (07:31):
Tomorrow?
Speaker 2 (07:32):
Do you know Jeff what Jeff is in the back end.
Speaker 3 (07:35):
He's trying to figure it. I think it's the mixed
minus that he's yes, these mics are feeding yours, isn't.
He will figure it out by tomorrow.
Speaker 2 (07:41):
At this time, I thought I felt something in my
back end. What's going on there?
Speaker 1 (07:48):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (07:48):
That's Jeff, I should have known. I'm familiar with him
back there all right. Well interesting, by the way, if
you want to hop on a cruise NCL dot com.
I know alex is right now on their app looking
for a cruise for us to go on.
Speaker 6 (08:01):
So
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