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The Joy of Cruising PodcastCruise Tips TV, MSC Euribia Yacht Club, Middle East and the United Arab EmiratesSend us a textHello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul. I am delighted to welcome back to The Joy of Cruising Podcast Sheri of Cruise Tips TV. Sheri is a special friend to me, having been featured in my first two cruise books, The Joy of Cruisinghttp://amzn.to/2EAMddF and Cruising Interrupted http://amzn.to/3seFU8y, and then being my first choice for the initial episode of The Joy of Cruising Podcast which she graciously accepted Episode 1. Sheri returned to the podcast for Episode 93. Today Sheri becomes...2025-05-0853 minThe Joy of Cruising PodcastGreece, Dr. George Alexakis, Tourism & Hospitality ProfessorSend us a textHello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul. This week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, I am proud to welcome Dr. George Alexakis, a former colleague of mine from Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers. George is a Hospitality Professor at FGCU, and he did some collaboration with the organization I led, which was the Office of Continuing and Off-Campus Education. George and I always had a good rapport given our mutual interests—not just in continuing ed but hospitality, which I had taught at my prior institution. George taught cruise ma...2025-05-0555 minThe Joy of Cruising PodcastLadybugTravels: Adventurer on a Year-Long CruiseSend us a textHello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul. I am delighted to welcome this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, Belencia Wallace, creator of Ladybug Travel of Facebook, Instagram, and with its 55k following on TikTok, which is where I met her. I was amazed to learn Belencia decided last year to leave her professional career to embark on a full year at sea. Belencia sails on a variety of Royal Caribbean ships and estimates her one-year journey to cost approximately $100k. When Belencia’s The Joy of Cruising Podcast ep...2025-05-0154 minThe Joy of Cruising PodcastRaquel & Vincent, Sailing Around the WorldSend us a textHello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul and this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast I am delighted to welcome Racquel and Vincent, two cruisers who have never been on a cruise ship. Yes, you heard that right. All of you, well the vast majority of you—I know we have listeners who aspire to take their first cruise—the vast majority of you have been on cruise ships, yet unlike most of you Racquel and Vincent have cruised around the world. Confused? Well, with respect to mains...2025-04-241h 00The Joy of Cruising PodcastAuthor, JD Harbor, Romance at SeaSend us a textHello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul and this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, I am delighted to welcome JD Harbor, author of the new seafaring novels, Emerald Tide, and Sapphire Seas. They are both set aboard a luxurious cruise ship and were inspired by JD’s own experience. You see, he met his wife onboard a singles cruise in 2014, and they have sailed together ever since. Man, that sounds fun! As JD notes, “Meeting my wife on that cruise is proof that the magic of the sea really can lead...2025-04-1752 min
4th Bottom LineAndrew Thornton: "My mid-life crisis was going and buying a couple of supermarkets"In Episode 5 of the second series of the 4th Bottom Line, Paul Hargreaves is in conversation with Andrew Thornton for a very open and honest conversation about a stellar career in the food retail sector, growing up in Catholic Ireland, buying two supermarkets and now putting the heart back into business. If you want to learn more about Paul’s work, follow him on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/paulwhargreaves, visit www.paulhargreaves.co.uk or look out for his two books – Forces for Good and The Fourth Bottom Line. Hosted on Acast. See acas...2025-04-161h 04The Joy of Cruising PodcastPaul & Cheryl, Reflections of A Journey to Barrier Reefs of Mexico, Belize and Honduras, Explora Journeys ISend us a textHello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul and this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast I am delighted to welcome back a special guest, my cohost Cheryl.We are largely in the bucket list checking stage of our lives, and just got the opportunity to check one off—a cruise on a luxury cruise line, specifically Explora Journeys and its first ship, Explora I. Let me preface with a brief overview oo the main categories of cruise lines:Mainstream-Carnival, Royal Caribbean, NCLPremium-Celebrity, Holland America, Pr...2025-04-1433 minThe Joy of Cruising PodcastShelton and Ke’, Your Favorite CoupleSend us a textHello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul and this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, I am delighted to welcome Shelton and Ke' creators of the YouTube channel, Your Favorite Couple. As frequent listeners know, I enjoy watching cruise YouTube videos and from time to time I get introduced to potential The Joy of Cruising Podcast guests. That’s how I met Shelton and Ke'. I enjoyed their fun, informative video style and their diverse choices in terms of cruising and sensed similarities to our own cruise choices. They ha...2025-04-1058 minThe Joy of Cruising PodcastSometimes Sailing, Uncruise Safari Explorer, Hawaii/ Viking Torgil in Portugal/AmaWaterways, AmaMagna (double-wide river cruise ship) on the DanubeSend us a textHello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul and this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast I am delighted to welcome back again to The Joy of Cruising Podcast Mikkel and Dan, creators of the Sometimes Sailing cruise website and Instagram. Mikkel and Dan are special friends, that I got to know when I wrote about Sometimes Sailing in my latest book release, The Joy of Cruising Again http://amzn.to/3lAfyON where I wrote about their penchant for small ship cruising as well a...2025-04-031h 10The Joy of Cruising PodcastProf Cruise, Hawaiian Holiday, Holland America Line ZaandamSend us a textHello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul. I am delighted to welcome back this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, Prof Cruise. I first met Prof Cruise featured her in my 3rd cruising book, The Joy of Cruising Again amzn.to/3lAfyON, to The Joy of Cruising Podcast. Yes, Sarah really is a former university professor—but her passion for cruising not only contributed to her decision to move on from teaching, but also directly influenced her family’s decision regarding where to live after she did so...2025-03-2756 minThe Joy of Cruising PodcastEmma & Jack, Live A LittleSend us a textHello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul and this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, I am delighted to welcome Emma & Jack, creators of the YouTube channel, Live A Little. As frequent listeners know, I enjoy watching cruise YouTube videos and from time to time I get introduced to The Joy of Cruising Podcast guests. That’s kind of how I met Emma & Jack. I say kind of because normally I just watch videos and then perhaps transfixed by someones video style, or sense of humor, comprehensiveness of their vi...2025-03-201h 08
The Kangaroo Leadership by MaxFab ConsultingEpisode #42: Paul B. Thornton: What are the stories being told about you, the leader?I’m excited to introduce our guest, Paul B. Thornton, an accomplished author, speaker, and former professor of business administration. He studied management, psychology, and political science at Ohio University, where he had the privilege of learning from renowned educators Dr. Paul Hersey and Dr. Ken Blanchard. Their teachings sparked his passion for understanding what the best coaches, leaders, and managers do to maximize individual and organizational performance.With advanced degrees in business (M.B.A.) and education(M.Ed.), Paul has amassed significant experience as a teacher, business executive, and writer. He has been instrumental in designing and de...2025-03-1840 minThe Joy of Cruising PodcastMy Cruising FamilySend us a textHello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul and this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, I am delighted to welcome Peta-Gaye and Allan, creators of the My Cruising Family YouTube channel, Instagram, and blog. As frequent listeners know, I enjoy watching cruise YouTube videos and from time to time I get introduced to The Joy of Cruising Podcast guests. That’s how I met My Cruising Family (with their fun, mostly family-oriented videos often accompanied by a Jamaican beat.) I also occasionally interact with them on social media and de...2025-03-171h 27The Joy of Cruising PodcastNancy & Dale Houchens: Still Living On Cruise ShipsSend us a textHello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul and this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast I am delighted to welcome back Nancy and Dale Houchens. I learned about Nancy and Dale when I read articles about them in both USA Today and Miami Herald. The Houchens retired in 2015 to a life—planned well before their last day at work—of living on cruise ships. I wrote a feature about the Houchens, Living On Cruise Ships in my new book, The Joy of Cruising Again amzn.to/3lAfyON in a sect...2025-03-131h 18The Joy of Cruising PodcastWorld-Renowned London Community Gospel Choir, Caribbean Gospel Choir Workshop Cruise, MSC World AmericaSend us a textHello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul and welcome to The Joy of Cruising Podcast, and in this special episode we meet members of the World-Renowned London Community Gospel Choir (LCGC) and discuss their participation in this summer’s Caribbean Gospel Choir Workshop Cruise on the stunning new MSC World America. I am delighted to welcome the founder of LCGC, Bazil Meade; Kaylin Cain, who is coordinating the Caribbean Gospel Choir Workshop Cruise, and long-time member of LCGC, Jenny La Touche.LCGC is one of the most energetic and inspiring fo...2025-03-101h 00The Joy of Cruising PodcastRitzy Travel GuideSend us a textHello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul and this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, I am delighted to welcome Bill, creator of Ritzy Travel Guide. As many listeners know, I am a serial viewer of YouTube cruise channels, watching them continuously while I work on my podcast and will even play them on mute when I listen to music. They are informative and sometimes introduce me to prospective podcast guests. That was the case with the Ritzy Travel Guide. Bill’s seductive voice and accent first caught my attention, but mo...2025-02-271h 01The Joy of Cruising PodcastRound Trip NatSend us a textHello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul and this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, I am delighted to welcome Nathalie Holiday, creator of Round Trip Nat, Travel Content Creator and World Cruiser.Nathalie notes, “I like to speak on the reality of travel. Nothing is ever perfect no matter what price point you are traveling at. Someone at a 4-Star accommodation can have the same issues as someone staying at a 2-star. I like inspiring people that don't think they have the finances to travel. There are so many options th...2025-02-201h 14The Joy of Cruising PodcastPaul & Cheryl Reflections of The Soul Train Cruise on Holland America Line Nieuw AmsterdamSend us a textHello passionate cruisers. This is Paul and I am joined by a special guest, my wife Cheryl, to share our thoughts on the Soul Train Cruise. Longtime listeners and readers of my books know of my fascination of theme cruises, especially my first cruising book, The Joy of Cruising http://amzn.to/2eamddf where I included a section on theme cruising and featured a chapter on my first theme cruise, Festival at Sea, the oldest African-American Cultural Cruise, and a chapter about StarVista Live, a company that does a series of...2025-02-1350 minThe Joy of Cruising PodcastSean and Stef, Margaritaville at Sea IslanderSend us a textHello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul. I am delighted to welcome back this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, Stefanie Mullen, co-creator of the Sean and Stef blog and YouTube Channel. From the Sean and Stef website: ‘We are Sean & Stef, your favorite cruise travelers! We are professional filmmakers and have won 3 Emmy awards for our video work. We are positive filmmakers who focus on the joys of travel and all the fun that goes along with the journey. We travel the world exploring destinations, all while making video memories th...2025-02-1053 minThe Joy of Cruising PodcastDCL DuoSend us a textHello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul. I am delighted to welcome back this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, Sam & Brian, hosts of the massively successful DCL Duo podcast. DCL Duo is a Disney Cruise Line-focused podcast, with occasional detours into general cruising and Disney topics including the Disney parks, Adventures By Disney, Run Disneyand Disney Vacation Club. It is great to get back together with Sam and Brian, who are not just friends of mine but are podcast mentors as well. DCL Duo is featured in...2025-01-301h 10
Plumbing AroundPlumbing Around - Episode 7: Breweries, Wineries, and Plumbing Lines: A Chat with Paul IveyIn this episode of Plumbing Around, Scott Thornton is joined by Paul Ivey from Wayland Industries for an insightful and entertaining conversation about the world of sanitary stainless steel and the importance of relationship-driven business in the plumbing industry. Paul shares his journey from the restaurant industry to becoming a business development manager overseeing 14 states, along with his passion for off-roading, Star Wars, and his love-hate relationship with holiday traditions. Discover how sanitary stainless steel plays a critical role in industries like food production, dairies, wineries, and distilleries, and learn why relationships and expertise are still the c...2025-01-2820 minThe Joy of Cruising PodcastChristopher Warren, Hospitality & Ocean Photographer ExtraordinaireSend us a textHello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul and this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, I am delighted to welcome Chris Warren. As you know, I try to portray cruising in all its diversity: region of the world; age; celebrities as well as “ordinary” cruisers with extraordinary stories; and profession—cruise CEO’s, Captains and crew, chefs, performers, travel writers, cruise influencers and content creators, etc. Here we are with over 160 episodes and have yet to host a professional travel photographer. Until today…Chris is a talented photographer born in Philade...2025-01-2741 minThe Joy of Cruising PodcastCruise LifestyleSend us a textHello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul. I am delighted to welcome this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, Laura Pedlar, and Craig Shaw of Cruise Lifestyle Blog. Those of you with my second cruising book, Cruising Interrupted amzn.to/3seFU8y, know that I featured Laura and Cruise Lifestyle in a section called “Bloggers: Cruise Community Champions.” Laura also came on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, Ep 46 Cruise Lifestyle over a year ago and I’m glad to talk to her ag...2025-01-231h 15The Joy of Cruising PodcastEmma Cruises, AfricaSend us a textHello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul. I am delighted to welcome back this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, Emma of the massively successful Emma Cruises. Emma is one of the most well-known cruise personalities in the world—and she is still in her 20’s. I first met her in 2019 after Emma shocked the UK cruising community at age 23 by winning the UK Wave Award for Best Cruise Blogger for her irreverently named blog, “Cruising Isn’t Just for Old People.” I was writing my first cruise book, The Joy...2025-01-2054 minThe Joy of Cruising PodcastProfessor Melissa, Cruising Through LifeSend us a textHello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul. I am delighted to welcome this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, Melissa Newman.Melissa Newman is a university professor who loves to cruise. For most of her life, she held two full-time jobs, serving as professor and also running a nonprofit organization. In 2022 she decided to stop letting work dominate her life and she exited the nonprofit sector and used her newly found free time to pursue one of her passions... Travel. And specifically, cruise travel. She now cruises monthly and...2025-01-161h 02Plumbing AroundPlumbing Around: Episode 6 - From Military Service to Plumbing Leadership: Paul Inman’s Inspiring JourneyIn this powerful episode of Plumbing Around, host Scott Thornton sits down with longtime friend and mentor Paul Inman to explore his incredible journey from serving 21 years in the Marine Corps to becoming a respected leader in the plumbing industry. Paul shares how his military experience shaped his leadership style, emphasizing discipline, teamwork, and exceeding limitations—qualities that later helped him thrive in the plumbing world.Listen as Paul and Scott discuss the importance of mentorship, building a strong company culture, and the challenges of transitioning from military service to civilian leadership roles. With pe...2025-01-1436 minThe Joy of Cruising PodcastKim Anderson, Design Her Travel PodcastSend us a textHello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul. I am delighted to welcome this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, Kim Anderson, global nomad, host, and creator of the Design Her Travel podcast. Design Her Travel inspires you to live the life of your dreams and incorporate more travel into your daily life. Each week you'll discover travel tips and tales from individuals doing just that. Whether you're dreaming of taking your first trip or an experienced globetrotter, each week—through guest interviews and solo episodes—you'll hear inspiring stories and discover prov...2025-01-0944 minThe Joy of Cruising PodcastColleen McDaniel, Editor-in-Chief of Cruise CriticSend us a textHello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul and this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, I am delighted to welcome a special guest, Colleen McDaniel. Among the global cruise personalities, we are blessed to host, today, I am honored to welcome another one of those Googleable individuals (is that a word...yes) we occasionally have the honor to host. Colleen McDaniel is Editor-in-Chief of Cruise Critic. She considers cruising to be a true passion, having traveled the world by water – from Alaska, the Caribbean and Hawaii, to Europe’s river...2025-01-021h 15The Joy of Cruising PodcastBrandee and Shannon Lake, The Ultimate World CruiseSend us a textHello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul. I am delighted to welcome this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, Brandee and Shannon Lake, a couple of special guests who were recently sailors, roommates on Royal Caribbean’s Ultimate World Cruise on Serenade of the Seas. We want to get their reflections about the special cruise which left Miami December 10, 2023, and disembarked in Miami on September 10, 2024. Shortly after embarkation Ultimate World Cruise became a social media sensation, and for several passengers it became a social media obsession. One of the be...2024-12-3058 minThe Joy of Cruising PodcastThe Gault Family’s Alaskan Nightmare on NCLSend us a textHello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul and this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, I present to you something quite different than what you are used to hearing from me. It’s a cruise news story—an absolutely amazing one. First, let me welcome to the show Cailyn. Joshua is an entrepreneur in Tulsa, Oklahoma who is a central figure in said cruise news story, and as a busy entrepreneur was not able to join us. I don’t normally cover cruise news. I leave that up to others who are re...2024-12-161h 26The Joy of Cruising PodcastMelissa Davis, from Ship Life to Cruise, Shop, SaveSend us a textHello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul and this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, I am delighted to welcome Melissa Davis, and have a conversation with her about how she grew from running Port Shopping Programs onboard cruise ships to providing Port Shopping information and running to all cruisers as a private entrepreneur.After running shopping programs on Crystal Cruises, Regent, Oceania, Viking, and Marella, and launching the first and only onshore shopping program on Viking River Cruises, Melissa decided to create an online recommended and guaranteed shopping pr...2024-12-121h 01The Joy of Cruising PodcastQuirky Cruise, Uniworld Sao Gabriel, Portugal/American Cruise Line, Amer Revolution Cruise, Chesapeake BaySend us a textHello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul. I am delighted to welcome back this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, Heidi Sarna and Ted Scull’s Quirky Cruise, which was featured in my second cruise book, Cruising Interrupted in a section called “Specialty Cruising: Fun and Quirky.” When I first interviewed Heidi and Ted I knew very little about small shipcruising, that is, a small ship designed to hold 300 or fewer passengers; some low double digits, even single digits! These small ships can range from spartan to ultra-luxury, and be...2024-12-0559 minThe Joy of Cruising PodcastPatrice Covington, I’m Your Whitney TonightSend us a textHello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul. I am delighted to welcome this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, a special guest, Patrice Covington. We were introduced to Patrice on our recent anniversary cruise to the A, B, and C Islands in the Southern Caribbean on Celebrity Ascent. Patrice put on a show, I’m Your Whitney Tonight, a Whitney Houston Tribute.Patrice Covington is an Emmy award winning Broadway, television and film actress. She is an accomplished singer, actor, voice over artist, media personality and educator of the ar...2024-12-0242 minThe Joy of Cruising PodcastPaul & Cheryl Reflections of A, B, C Islands on Celebrity AscentSend us a textHello passionate cruisers, this is Paul. This week on The Joy Of Cruising Podcast Cheryl and I will share our reflections on our recent cruise—a 9-day sailing to the Southern Caribbean—A, B, C Islands aboard Celebrity Cruises newest ship, the latest in its Edge-class, the Ascent. A, B, C is an acronym for Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao. The full itinerary of Ascent was embarkation at FLL followed by a sea day; a stop at Cayman/Georgetown, a seaday, then Aruba, Curacao, and Bonaire, then 2 sea days on...2024-11-2822 min
The Fin FactorSharks OT Drama, Thornton Tribute RecapIn this episode, we dive into a week full of action and emotions for the San Jose Sharks. The Sharks kicked things off with a thrilling 5-4 overtime win against the Red Wings, where Celebrini scored an electrifying OT game-winner. Next, they faced a tough 2-5 loss to the Stars, a game that included two empty-netters, making the score seem worse than it was. In St. Louis, the Sharks fell just short in a 2-3 shootout loss, where Askarov made his Sharks debut and showed promise despite an early turnover. The week ended with a 2-4 loss to the...2024-11-251h 52The Joy of Cruising PodcastRoland & Emma, 61-Day Epic Europe Land & Sea Adventure, Sky Princess/Royal Caribbean Oasis of the SeasSend us a textHello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul. I am delighted to welcome back this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, Roland and Emma, a couple I first met on a Facebook cruise group, and I immediately anointed them as my new travel role models. That cruise group happened to be the most influential on Facebook—the 106,000 member Melanin At Sea, created by friends of the show and global cruise personalities A Rich and Jazzy Life. Roland and Emma were the first guests to come on The Joy of Cruising Podcast...2024-11-251h 24The Fin FactorSharks Road Trip Points, Thornton Day PreviewIn Episode 225, Aaron and Deveraux recap the Sharks’ week, including three consecutive road trip losses and the upcoming special celebrations for Joe Thornton. The Sharks gave fans plenty to talk about, from hard-fought battles in Philly, New York, and Pittsburgh to plans to honor the legendary Jumbo Joe with a Legends Game and jersey retirement. Join the hosts as they break down the highs and lows, highlight standout performances from Smith and Celebrini, and share fan moments from the road. Get the inside scoop on the upcoming Joe Thornton Day and what’s ahead for the Sharks.
The...2024-11-181h 00The Joy of Cruising PodcastTravel Blog JamieSend us a textHello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul. I am delighted to welcome back this week to The Joy of Cruising Podcast, Jamie Robins, creator of Travel Blog Jamie, a blog and YouTube channel. I first met Jamie over a year ago when I hosted each of the finalists for The Wave Awards who had not previously been on the show. The Wave Awards, UK cruise industry’s premier award; included are award categories for cruise lines, ships, travel agencies, and most pertinent to this episode—Favorite Cruise Influencer. Travel Blog Jamie again made...2024-11-1847 minThe Joy of Cruising PodcastVitamin Sea UKSend us a textHello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul. I am delighted to welcome back this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, fun couple Scott and Tom, creators of Vitamin Sea UK. They were on a year ago and were a lot of fun and I can tell from Instagram they have sailed more fun cruises so we want to hear all about them. Vitamin Sea UK’s credo is ‘Sailing the seven seas (and rivers), two Hawaiian shirts at a time. We're here to show that there's a cruise line for everyone, shat...2024-11-141h 00The Joy of Cruising PodcastJohn Shallo, Cruise AddictsSend us a textHello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul. I am delighted to welcome this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, John Shallo, the founder and editor of Cruise Addicts, a premier online community for cruise travelers. John’s love for cruising began after his first cruise in 1989. He later established Cruise Addicts in 1999 to share his passion for cruise travel with others, and it has become an award-winning destination for self-professed Cruise Addicts looking for the latest cruise industry news, forums, ship reviews, and travel tips. You can find him on the we...2024-10-3158 minThe Joy of Cruising PodcastCruise AddictedSend us a textHello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul. I am delighted to welcome this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast,Cathy and Emma, creators of Cruise Addicted—YouTube channel, blog, Facebook and Instagram platform; and shortlist candidate for The Wave Awards, Favorite Cruise Influencer. Let me set the stage by pointing out The Wave Awards is the UK cruise industry’s premier award; included are award categories for cruise lines, ships, travel agencies, and cruise influencers. As you are aware I greatly appreciate cruise bloggers, vloggers and influencers and have writ...2024-10-241h 16