The Joy of Cruising Podcast Paul C. Thornton

Send us a Text Message.I am delighted to welcome this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, Kate Smith aka A Girl in Every Port. Kate Smith is a writer and nurse who has lived and worked all over the world, both on land and at sea. When she’s not writing, she and her husband are chasing two small boys and various animals across their small farm in Maine. Kate, when in her 20s, went on a few cruises to the Caribbean and Mexico with her family and really enjoyed them, but remained foc...

Send us a Text Message.This week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, I am delighted to welcome Flavia Gray, creator of Ships and Champagne, A Luxury Cruise and Lifestyle Blog. I wrote about Flavia’s story in my first cruising book, The Joy of Cruising amzn.to/2EAMddF, in a section called The Influencers, which focuses on individuals like Flavia who epitomize what The Joy of Cruising is about: individuals moved by their passion for cruising who choose to manifest that passion in an engaging way wh...

Send us a Text Message.I am delighted to welcome back to The Joy of Cruising Podcast Mikkel & Dan, creators of the Sometimes Sailing cruise website and Instagram. I got to know Mikkel and Dan when I wrote about Sometimes Sailing in my new release The Joy of Cruising Again http://amzn.to/3lAfyONwhere I wrote about their penchant for small ship cruising as well as “ship-within-a-ship” spaces, for instance, Celebrity Cruises The Retreat, Norwegian Haven, and Princess Cruises Medallion Class....

Send us a Text Message.I am delighted to welcome back to The Joy of Cruising Podcast, Matt, creator of Cruise Life Matt. I first “met” Matt on Instagram, mainly due to the prevalence of stunning cruise ship drone photos on his feed that caught my eye—leading me to dub him the best cruise ship drone photographer on the internet. Last summer it was my pleasure to host Matt on The Joy of Cruising Podcast Ep 32 Cruise Life Matt. I follow Matt on social media and recently started seeing...

Send us a Text Message.I am delighted to welcome this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, my second special guest in a row that I met on my recent cruise on Virgin Voyages Scarlet Lady. Nadeen Manuel. I met Nadeen on my first cruise ever on Virgin Voyages, a transatlantic cruise from Miami to Barcelona, Spain. Nadeen is a global hypnosis authority, and Virgin Voyages sailors got to experience Nadeen in several settings: comedy theater, where I met her as the featured performer; a lecture cal...

Send us a Text Message.I am delighted to welcome this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, a special guest. Dixie Krystals, The Diva, Virgin Voyages Scarlet Lady. I just met Dixie on my first cruise on Virgin Voyages, a transatlantic cruise from Miami to Barcelona, Spain. I experienced Dixie in several settings and always enjoyed her. What I didn’t expect is--can she ever sing! Dixie has a website, is on all major social media platforms, and has a podcast, Spill’n The Tea with Dixie where her...