Best Rich Thornton Podcasts (2024)

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Gary Bembridge, Tips for Travellers 1:10:13

3h ago1:10:13

1:10:13

Send us a Text Message. This week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, I am delighted to welcome back Gary Bembridge, the embodiment of the successful Tips For Travellers blog, podcast, and most notably, YouTube channel. I have to be careful introducing Gary, lest you think of me as being sensationalistic. I’ll just give you one opinion, and one fact ab…

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The Five Foot Traveler 47:21

6h ago47:21

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Send us a Text Message. This is Paul and this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, I am delighted to welcome Sarah Gallo AKA The Five Foot Traveler. I had the pleasure of interviewing Sarah for a feature in my second cruising book Cruising Interrupted amzn.to/3seFU8y, in a section called The Globetrotters, featuring travelers, passionate cruisers a…

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Sail With Gail and Mike, Sailing Cunard's Queen Anne 1:18:50

4h ago1:18:50

1:18:50

Send us a Text Message. This week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, I am delighted to welcome Gail and Mike, a couple from UK and creators of the Sail With Gail and Mike YouTube channel, Instagram platform, and Facebook group. They are specifically from Liverpool, UK, which takes on a special significance related to the main topic of this episode. On…

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Brandee Lake, The Ultimate World Cruise 1:09:44

6d ago1:09:44

1:09:44

Send us a Text Message. I am delighted to welcome this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, a special guest straight from somewhere in the world, Brandee Lake, the creator of Tik Tok’s 179k followers iambrandeelake, and same named Instagram. Brandee’s profile at IG says simply: “Asia finishing…Africa loading.” On December 10, 2023, Brandee embarked…

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Alex The Cruiser 53:25

16d ago53:25

53:25

Send us a Text Message. This is Paul and this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, I am delighted to welcome Alex Roberson, creator of Alex the Cruiser, internet persona and major cruise Facebook and Instagram cruise personality. Alex has been cruising since he was 5 years old and has over 150 days at sea under his belt. He currently has his 27th, …

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Jazz Cruises: The Jazz Cruise, The Smooth Jazz Cruise, & Chris Botti at Sea 46:35

22d ago46:35

46:35

Send us a Text Message. This week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, I am delighted to welcome Michael Lazaroff, Executive Director and Owner, Jazz Cruises, the world’s leader in full-ship charter jazz music cruises, having produced over 90 full-ship charters featuring more than 2000 musicians including several legendary performers and dozens of Gramm…

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Cruising Canucks 54:17

13d ago54:17

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Send us a Text Message. This week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, I am delighted to welcome Jill and Jerry, creators of Cruising Canucks the Canada-based blog, YouTube channel, Facebook Group and Instagram platform. I always enjoy meeting passionate cruisers who are like me, curious about what the cruising world offers and who go out of their way t…

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Ep5: Behind the scenes with Rich and Roy 19:43

1M ago19:43

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Hosts Rich and Roy are put in the hot seat as Roy’s partner Artika interviews them about why they are interested in leadership, and why they launched the podcast. https://lifeworldsofleadership.podbean.com/ https://www.simpleeducationfoundation.org/ Rich’s PhD Thesis: Purposed-leadership: neoliberal subjectivity and India’s education social entrepr…

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Team Reese Travels 1:13:53

17d ago1:13:53

1:13:53

Send us a Text Message. This week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, I am delighted to welcome Raimele (Rai) and ShaKeia (Keke) Reese, creators of the fast-growing Team Reese Travels YouTube channel, Instagram platform, and Facebook Group. In addition, Keke partners with Charvon of Parkers On The Go, and Cheryl of SIG Cruiser as hosts of the Cruise Ki…

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Ep4: Organising as Leadership: libraries, inclusivity, and Mridula 47:17

1M ago47:17

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Hosts Rich and Mainak meet The Community Library Project founder and community organiser Mridula Koshy, and learn about the politics of reading and inclusion in India, anti-caste mobilisation, the potential of libraries, and how anger is a fuel to hope. https://www.thecommunitylibraryproject.org/ linktr.ee/TCLP_Insta This podcast is produced and co…

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Eat Sleep Cruise, Mega Ship Riches! 1:15:42

24d ago1:15:42

1:15:42

Send us a Text Message. I am delighted to welcome back this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, Don Buculo, one half—along with his wife Heidi, of the influential Eat Sleep Cruise blog, YouTube channel, and Instagram platform. When it comes to mega ships, I consider Eat Sleep Cruise among the very best content creators/cruise influencers, and 2024…

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A Girl In Every Port 53:43

30d ago53:43

53:43

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 …

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Ep3: Theatre as Leadership: dissent, hope, improv, and San 40:33

2M ago40:33

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Hosts Rich and Mainak meet Aagaaz Theatre Trust founder and artistic director Sanyukta, and learn how good leadership is about encouraging dissent, using the values of improv theatre, and allowing oneself to feel the magic and keep the hope. https://www.aagaaztheatre.org/ linktr.ee/AagaazTheatre This podcast is produced and co-hosted by Rich Thornt…

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Ships and Champagne 57:32

2M ago57:32

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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 ep…

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Ep2: Self-reflection as Leadership: mental health, self-doubt and Riya 43:38

2M ago43:38

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Hosts Rich and Mainak meet Riya Biswas, founder of mental health NGO Mantavya, who shares how her own struggles with mental health have inspired her to use self-reflection, active listening, and arts-based methods in her community-focused on-ground practice Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mantavya_foundation Linked: In https://www.linkedin.com…

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Sometimes Sailing, River Cruises, AmaWaterways AmaKristina Reflections 1:16:50

2M ago1:16:50

1:16:50

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 crui…

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Cruise Life Matt 53:00

2M ago53:00

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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 …

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Nadeen, Hypnotist of the Seas! 54:16

1M ago54:16

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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 authorit…

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Dixie Krystals, The Diva, Virgin Voyages Scarlet Lady 37:08

2M ago37:08

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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’…

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Cindy & Ken’s 73-Day Grand Africa Voyage, HAL Zuiderdam 1:10:47

2M ago1:10:47

1:10:47

Send us a Text Message. This week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, I am delighted to welcome Cindy Williams. I wrote about Cindy in my first cruising book, The Joy of Cruising amzn.to/2EAMddF, in a feature called, A Cruising Ministry. I have known Cindy, the epitome of a passionate cruiser, for virtually my entire life—we are related. However, when …

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JJ Cruise 1:07:59

2M ago1:07:59

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Send us a Text Message. I am delighted to welcome this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, Jared and Jordan, creators of the popular JJ Cruise 60k member YouTube channel, blog, Facebook Page and Instagram. From JJ Cruise https://lovelandandsea.com: Jordan and Jared are a married couple who LOVES CRUISES! They are the co-founders of the popular You…

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Damon Williams, Comedian/Host, Friends of Festival at Sea, Soulful Epicurean French River Cruise, AmaWaterways, AmaKristina 47:45

2M ago47:45

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Send us a Text Message. I am delighted to welcome this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, a special guest, Damon Williams, a legendary comedian, actor, host, writer, and producer. He is a native of Chicago who has become a household name in the entertainment industry for over 30 years. Williams' journey to stardom began as a young entrepreneur, o…

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Paul & Cheryl’s Virgin Voyages, Scarlet Lady Transatlantic Cruise Reflections 36:09

3M ago36:09

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Send us a Text Message. This week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast we want to share our reflections on our recent cruise—a transatlantic on Virgin Voyages Scarlet Lady—Miami to the Med. Not a review, YouTube can do a much better job than us, but just our random reflections. The cruise starts with 8 sea days, so we will be trying so much of the award-…

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Paul & Carole Love To Travel, Mekong River Cruise, AmaWaterways, AmaDara, Japan! 1:07:38

3M ago1:07:38

1:07:38

Send us a Text Message. I am delighted to welcome back to The Joy of Cruising Podcast Paul & Carole, creators of Paul & Carole Love To Travel. I go aways back with Paul & Carole whom I consider friends though I have never properly met then. But I kind of felt like I met them in our first interaction when I featured them in my first cruise book, The…

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Spike Davis, Comedy On the Ocean 41:47

3M ago41:47

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Send us a Text Message. We love stand-up comedy here at The Joy of Cruising Podcast, and no one does it better on the ocean than Carnival Cruise Lines. I am delighted to welcome this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, Spike Davis, a Carnival favorite comedian, host, and writer. He is a native of Louisville, Kentucky, now residing in Atlanta—when …

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Ep1: Facilitation as Leadership: presence, clowning and Sukhmani 45:09

3M ago45:09

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Hosts Rich and Mainak meet India Youth Jam facilitator and certified clown, Sukhmani Kohli and learn how good leadership is all about intuitive listening, knowing when to have difficult conversations, and centralising play. Find out more about Sukhmani ... Facilitation and Clowning: https://www.purplemangoes.com/ India Youth Jam (Yes Jams): yesworl…

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Le Boat, Who's On Board? 38:24

3M ago38:24

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Send us a Text Message. This week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, I am delighted to welcome Lisa Mclean, Le Boat, Marketing Manager for North American. Le Boat is the market leader in providing luxury houseboat vacations on the beautiful rivers, lakes and canals of Europe and Canada. They have the world’s largest fleet of luxury houseboats and the …

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Lucy, Cruising As Crew 51:51

3M ago51:51

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Send us a Text Message. This is Paul and this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, I am delighted to welcome Lucy, creator of the Cruising As Crew, website, YouTube channel, and Instagram platform. Lucy has worked for P & O and Virgin Voyage in the shops, and for Royal Caribbean and Disney Cruise Lines as a shopping ambassador. I will be sure to as…

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Life Well Cruised 1:08:14

3M ago1:08:14

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Send us a Text Message. I am delighted to welcome back to The Joy of Cruising Podcast Ilana of Life Well Cruised. Ilana is one of my first friends in the cruising blogosphere, having been featured in my second cruise book, Cruising Interrupted http://amzn.to/3seFU8y, and she has been a social media friend since my first book (which Ilana would have…

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Dream Cruise to Greenland, Tom and Dom Travel 1:01:04

3M ago1:01:04

1:01:04

Send us a Text Message. This week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, I am delighted to welcome Tom and Dom, a couple from UK and creators of the Tom and Dom Travel blog, YouTube channel, Instagram platform, and Facebook group. Tom and Dom have only been cruising since right after the pandemic, sailing MSC Virtuosa on a short cruise to nowhere—referred…

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Cruise Tips TV 50:22

3M ago50:22

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Send us a Text Message. I am delighted to welcome back to The Joy of Cruising Podcast Sheri of the Cruise Tips TV. Sheri is a special friend to me, having been featured in my first two cruise books, The Joy of Cruising http://amzn.to/2EAMddF and Cruising Interrupted http://amzn.to/3seFU8y, and then being my first choice for the initial episode of T…

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Mr. Bucketlist 59:16

4M ago59:16

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Send us a Text Message. I am delighted to welcome this week to The Joy of Cruising Podcast, Justin Sorrell aka MrBucketlist. Justin is a video creator and influencer and the creator of the MrBucketlist YouTube channel where 16k subscribers get to follow his adventures on the seas usually on the newest ships, like the largest ship in the world that …

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Transatlantic Crossings: Myths & Facts, Suite Natured 1:12:50

4M ago1:12:50

1:12:50

Send us a Text Message. This week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, I am delighted to welcome Linzi and Mark, a couple from UK and creators of the Suite Natured blog, YouTube channel, Instagram platform, and Facebook group. They are a CLIA Choose Cruise member 2024. Linzi and Mark state on their website: Based in Northern England, getting to the crui…

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Where’s Walter Travel 59:21

4M ago59:21

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Send us a Text Message. I am delighted to welcome this week to The Joy of Cruising Podcast, Walter Biscardi, Founder of Where’s Walter Travel. Sometimes I mention passionate cruisers I interview who moved me to add a destination or experience or vessel to my ever-expanding bucket list, or to book one already on my bucket list. Walter was one such p…

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Cruise With Ben & David 46:01

4M ago46:01

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Send us a Text Message. I am delighted to welcome back this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast Ben & David of the massively successful Cruise With Ben & David. Their 248k followers on YouTube puts Cruise With Ben & David as one of the top cruise channels in the world. Along with Cruise Mummy, Cruise With Ben & David are the only two-time winners o…

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Cruise with Colin and Nick, Cruising’s Young and Restless 52:18

4M ago52:18

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Send us a Text Message. This week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, I am delighted to welcome Colin Stewart and Nick Jackson, co-creators of the new brand Cruise with Colin and Nick, comprised of a YouTube channel, Instagram platform, and Facebook Group. As some of you know, Cruising’s Young and Restless has been a recurring section in The Joy of Cru…

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Lois: No Cruise Control 1:07:02

5M ago1:07:02

1:07:02

Send us a Text Message. This is Paul and this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, I am delighted to welcome Lois, creator of the UK based Lois: No Cruise Control blog, YouTube channel, and Instagram platform. Lois is a highly regarded cruise influencer—39th in the world according to Feedspot. Although she has been cruising for 14 years, she has sa…

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Hollydaysatsea, Sun Princess Inaugural Cruise 1:00:55

5M ago1:00:55

1:00:55

Send us a Text Message. This is Paul and this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, I am delighted to welcome Holly Crabtree, creator of the UK-based Hollydaysatsea, YouTube channel, Instagram platform, and Facebook group. Holly is visiting The Joy of Cruising Podcast today to discuss mainly her recent cruise on the inaugural sailing of the highly a…

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MH Family Adventures 1:00:59

5M ago1:00:59

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Send us a Text Message. This is Paul and this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, I am delighted to welcome RacQuelle and Ron, creators of the fast-growing MH Family Adventures, YouTube channel, Instagram platform, and Facebook Group. MH Family Adventures is a growing YouTube cruise channel with 15k subscribers, and 55k followers across their vari…

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Venus’ Sydney, Australia Bucket List Cruise on Carnival Splendor 1:13:07

5M ago1:13:07

1:13:07

Send us a Text Message. Hello, passionate cruisers! I am delighted to welcome this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, Venus Anderson, I was browsing Melanin At Sea, one of the most influential Facebook affinity groups comprised of 96,000-member, created by friends of the show and global cruise personalities A Rich and Jazzy Life. Venus happens to…

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Mike Jason, President, StarVista LIVE Music Theme Cruises, Grammy Nominee 1:00:37

5M ago1:00:37

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Send us a Text Message. This week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, I am delighted to welcome Mike Jason, President, StarVista LIVE, one of the world’s largest producers of music-themed cruises. StarVista LIVE offers a diverse collection of eight theme cruises covering a cross-section of music genres all generally aimed at 55-plus cruisers. StarVista…

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R&B Superstar Maxwell’s Valentine’s Day Cruise Reflections 20:07

5M ago20:07

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Send us a Text Message. Hello passionate cruisers, this is Paul. And this is Cheryl. This week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast we want to briefly share our reflections about our most recent cruise. This one was a short R&B music cruise to the Bahamas on the Norwegian Pearl. The cruise starred R&B superstar Maxwell and was called the “Urban Hang Suit…

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Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, Former CEO of Celebrity Cruises; Author, Making Waves: A Woman's Rise to the Top Using Smarts, Heart, and Courage Episode 54:51

5M ago54:51

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Send us a Text Message. This week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, I am delighted to welcome a special guest, Lisa Lutoff-Perlo. Among the global cruise personalities, we are blessed to host, today, I am honored to welcome another one of those Googleable individuals we occasionally have the honor to host. Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, the Chief Executive Offic…

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World's Largest Ship, Icon of the Seas Launch With A Rich and Jazzy Life 1:23:59

6M ago1:23:59

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Send us a Text Message. This week I am delighted to welcome back to The Joy of Cruising Podcast, Rich and Jasmine of A Rich and Jazzy Life. It is only fitting that this first the first reflections of the launch cruise of the world’s largest ship come from one of the world’s most influential cruise personalities. A Rich and Jazzy Life has over 101K …

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The Joy of Cruising Podcast, Bucket List Cruises 2024-2025 24:50

6M ago24:50

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Send us a Text Message. We were blessed to check off some of our bucket list in the past 14 months: Mediterranean Cruise, The Smooth Jazz Cruise, Hawaii, and Alaska. We’re leveling up with our bucket list cruises for 2024-2025. In this short bonus episode on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, Paul and Mrs. The Joy of Cruising Podcast, Cheryl, discuss the…

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Alanna Zingano, Travel The World From A To Z 55:29

6M ago55:29

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Send us a Text Message. This week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, I am delighted to welcome Alanna Zingano, creator of the Travel The World From A To Z Facebook, and self-named blog and YouTube channel. Alanna is a highly regarded cruise influencer. I consider Cruise Bloggers, Vloggers, and Content Creators as Cruise Community Champions and have fe…

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Happy 1st Birthday, The Joy of Cruising Podcast: Most Memorable, Funniest, Embarrassing Moments 1:35:56

6M ago1:35:56

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Send us a Text Message. This week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, I am thankful. Thankful that you have allowed me into your personal space for 80 times over this past year. I am thankful to the listeners that have made this podcast global in 100 countries. Cruising is loved throughout the world! And I am so appreciative of our guests, who make it …

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Sean and Stef 41:01

6M ago41:01

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Send us a Text Message. This week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, I am delighted to welcome 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 film…

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LifeWithUsTv, Stanley & Lynette 1:14:22

6M ago1:14:22

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Send us a Text Message. Hello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul and on this bonus episode The Joy of Cruising Podcast, I am delighted to welcome Stanley & Lynette, (the Queen!), creators of popular and growing LifeIsUsTV YouTube channel, Instagram platform, and Facebook Group. LifeIsUsTV is the 17th most-watched YouTube cruise channel with 100k su…

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Secrets of a Cruise Ship Doctor, Joanna Nell, Best Selling Author 59:56

6M ago59:56

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Send us a Text Message. This week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, I am delighted to welcome Joanna Nell, bestselling author, medical doctor, and advocate for positive aging. Born and raised in UK, Joanne studied medicine at Cambridge and Oxford universities, then trained as a general practitioner in UK before emigrating to Australia with her husban…

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