Episodes
Monday Mar 06, 2023
The Sharon Waugh Story: The Sharonicles
Monday Mar 06, 2023
Monday Mar 06, 2023
Former cruise ship employee, writer, actor, blogger, and social media star, Sharon worked for Carnival and Norwegian Cruise Lines. She tells about a collision between two ships in Cozumel, the trials and tribulations of a Grope Coordinator, an incident with a fire screen door, Fountains, and her transition from ships into a social media creator. https://www.instagram.com/rodrigoflamingo/ https://www.instagram.com/thesharonicles/
Monday Feb 27, 2023
The Linda Carol Woodward Story: A Peep Through the Porthole
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Monday Feb 27, 2023
From a young age Linda dreamed about going to sea. Finally in 1996 she joined the Nieuw Amsterdam with Holland America as a fitness instructor working for Steiner. She was on many different lines on 40 ships in many positions over her 15 year career. She tells stories about being fired from Steiner, getting back onboard as Social Host with Carnival, an epic birthday celebration and aftermath, a rogue wave, the reasons for leaving ships, karaoke blackmail, and deciding to write a book.
For more stories check out her new book: https://www.amazon.com/Through-Porthole-Linda-Carol-Woodward-ebook/dp/B0BMC3QZZ7
Monday Feb 20, 2023
The Bas van der Linden Story: Who’s The Boss?
Monday Feb 20, 2023
Monday Feb 20, 2023
Bas goes from working in Hotels to working for Royal Caribbean on the Brilliance of the Seas in 2012 as Cruise Staff. He tells about being on an arrested ship, ship pranks played on the Cruise Director, cleans guest staterooms during a norovirus outbreak, meets a passenger, and leaves ships after the pandemic hit.
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
The Brian David Bruns Story: Cruise Confidential
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
In 2002 Brian falls in love with a woman and follows her to the Carnival Conquest. He tells about the trials and tribulations of being the only U.S. waiter to finish a full contract with Carnival. On his second contract, has a chance encounter that lands him a position as an Art Auctioneer, and ends up happily with a different Romanian woman. After ships Brian becomes a best-selling author with a series of books about his life on ships. https://www.amazon.com/Cruise-Confidential-4-book-series/dp/B074CFCNF5
Monday Dec 12, 2022
The Kerem Suna Story: Smell of the Seas
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Monday Dec 12, 2022
In 1995 Kerem leaves hotels in Istanbul to join the Nordic Empress as Assistant Food & Beverage Manager with Royal Caribbean. He tells about getting forgotten on the Legend of the Seas, going to the Monarch to improve USPH inspections, a fire in the galley, life in the Windjammer buffet, the comment card mobile app idea, the melting pot of ships, and the evolution of work life onboard.
Monday Dec 05, 2022
The James Horan Story: Confidential Mr. Bollocks
Monday Dec 05, 2022
Monday Dec 05, 2022
In 1989 James borrows 2000 pounds and sets out for Paris to get a job working on a cruise ship. He goes to work as a busboy for Premier Cruise Lines and joins the Oceanic in Port Canaveral. He quickly gets promoted to waiter and tells stories of his adventures in the dining room, Mick The Fish and the stoned Canadian pianist, yellow warnings, and that one degree of separation. He wrote a book under the name James Spencer titled "Cruiseline Confidential"
https://www.lulu.com/shop/james-spencer/cruise-line-confidential-part-1
Monday Nov 28, 2022
The Nicolae Florea Story: Work - Love - Wine
Monday Nov 28, 2022
Monday Nov 28, 2022
Nico has a dream to get out of Romania and see the world. He gets a job in the bar department working for Renaissance and joins the R5 in Saint-Nazaire for her maiden voyage. He quickly gets a girlfriend and gets promoted, has a problematic roommate, wants to be a crew member again, and now in the U.S. running a winery.
https://www.maisondamis.com
Monday Nov 21, 2022
The Rob Mauldin Story: 100 Blowjobs
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Rob leaves Texas in 1991 to work for Royal Caribbean on the Nordic Empress as an Assistant Purser. He admits to pushing a dancer in a wheelchair and cast into the pool at the Marriott, tells some stories when Eric and Rob were cabin-mates, resigns from RCCL to work for Flagship Games, Diane makes a cameo, he then goes to Disney Cruise Line shore side and shipboard Hotel Mgr, tells about the Disney start up issues, and meets his wife on the Majesty.
Monday Nov 14, 2022
The Melanie Howell Brooks Story: The Millennium Cruise Riot
Monday Nov 14, 2022
Monday Nov 14, 2022
Melanie leaves Wisconsin in 1998 to join the Celebrity Elation in Los Angeles as a musician. She tells about Lumpy the snake, a riotous millennium cruise, hangs out with celebrity entertainers, and tours Bob Marley's house.
Monday Nov 07, 2022
The French Manchego Story: The Cruise Ship of Love
Monday Nov 07, 2022
Monday Nov 07, 2022
French leaves Peru in 2008 to work as an assistant waiter on the Spirit for Norwegian Cruise Line. She tells about her one and only contract that completely changes her life forever. #cruiseshipoflove