Episodes
Monday Dec 20, 2021
The Harry Greenlee Story: Cruising Confessions
Monday Dec 20, 2021
Monday Dec 20, 2021
Originally from Ireland, Harry joins Royal Caribbean in 1980 as a waiter on the Song of Norway. then goes to Dolphin as Operations Manager, then Premier/Cape Canaveral Cruise Line, Regency, and American Adventure. Harry tells stories about a wine run to Gibraltar, a lost money bag, another purser heist, the love life of a waiter, the repurposed lobster, a scary night, a "Bond" style #AMTS , and a laundry room liaison.
Monday Dec 13, 2021
The Claudia Valentine Story: Contraband
Monday Dec 13, 2021
Monday Dec 13, 2021
Claudia goes from Mexico City to London to visit a cousin and meets a French girl who is trying to work on cruise ships. She goes with her to the interview and unexpectedly gets hired to work as a cruise staff on the Nordic Empress around 1992. She tells us stories of her six years onboard about a blender, Stevie B! kidnapping her teddy bear, a Tabasco sauce bottle pinata, inheriting a pet hamster named Mary, a hotplate, a shipboard romance that didn't quite work out, and her life now in beautiful San Miguel de Allende.
Monday Nov 29, 2021
The Moss Hills Story: The Sinking of The Oceanos
Monday Nov 29, 2021
Monday Nov 29, 2021
Born and raised in the great sea-faring nation of Zimbabwe, Moss goes to South Africa and ends up as a musician on ships. On his first ship, the Astor, he's in a huge storm in 1989. But already bitten by the "cruise bug" he continues to work on ships. And then Moss tells the incredible story of how the Oceanos sank in 1991, and how he helped save all the passengers onboard. #Oceanos #SilverSea #helicopterrescue #thegreatnancy
Monday Nov 22, 2021
The Pedar Pedarson Story: Aftershock
Monday Nov 22, 2021
Monday Nov 22, 2021
Pedar comes out of "TV School" in 1996 and joins The Majesty of the Seas as a stage staff and immediately moves into a video tech position. He goes to Celebrity on the Galaxy for a long contract and then on to the new R-ships with Renaissance. He tells us about meeting his wife onboard, a hard partying sound tech, the video walls, the Acapulco overnights, the joys of the crew bar, some bar in Stockholm, Istanbul restrooms, a stint with NCL, and finally leaving the ships. Check-out the immersive Van Gogh exhibit. Brad challenges everyone to tell a story about him.
Monday Nov 08, 2021
The Paul Rutter Story: You Can‘t Make This Ship Up!
Monday Nov 08, 2021
Monday Nov 08, 2021
Paul takes his dog for a walk in 1976 and it directly results in him joining cruise ships as a casino cashier. He works for Atlanta Associates onboard for 9 years before trying a short stint as a teacher but can't shake the ship bug. He goes back to ships in 1984 with RCCL as cruise staff and port lecturer and works his way to Cruise Director. He tells some some great stories from his new book. "You Can't Make This Ship Up" A total eclipse of the sun cruise, fraternizing in the early days, a honeymoon cruise, The Vistafjord, The Renaissance, stowaways, the business of cruising, the clothing optional charter. and the Garage Mahal.
Monday Nov 01, 2021
The Nina Enciso Story: Already a Pirate
Monday Nov 01, 2021
Monday Nov 01, 2021
Nina joins us as our first new generation crew member from aboard the NCL Escape in Civitavecchia. Originally from Lima, Peru, she joined ships 2017 as a cruise staff aboard the Costa Classica. Nina tells about life onboard under the current COVID situation, her first run doing Freeport, crew parties, an unfortunate drinking incident, the guys compare and contrast the past and present, #AMTS gets lucky in an almost missed the ship story in L.A., pseudo celebrities, strange places, flattery gets you everywhere, and stay happy and healthy!
Monday Oct 25, 2021
Monday Oct 25, 2021
Michael joins the Song of America in 1984 and quickly becomes the youngest Chief Purser in the fleet. Ray goes from Michelin star restaurants in France to the Song of America as a busboy in 1991. Michael, Eric, and Brad tell the story of the dead body found on Coco Cay. Michael tells a story of a murder onboard the ship and the complications around landing a dead body. "Ciao Bella!" and how to clear a ship in Italy. Ray and Michael have a meet-cute at a brothel in Costa Rica. As a waiter, Ray gets propositioned a lot. Makes some serious money and was onboard when the ship runs aground and the Estefan family situation.
Monday Oct 18, 2021
The Sue McClay Buchanan Story: Tuna and Pineapple
Monday Oct 18, 2021
Monday Oct 18, 2021
Sue starts working for a ferry company in the UK, and after reading an Israeli newspaper ad, decides to go to cruise ships and joins the "Suffering" of the Seas in 1994, finds out she's village neighbors with Gareth Owen, troubles with Americans, Sam Evans, restrooms and safe deposit boxes, the blonde British bitchy one, she's sent to the Viking "Lemonade", is a regular at an Ensenada pizza place, shipboard romance, comment cards, an epic Purser's party, and her American accent.
Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
The Jana Garinger Story: Put a Ring on it!
Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
Jana leaves Canada for ships in 1993 aboard the Majesty in chaos. She tells us about a harrowing helicopter rescue, a psychotic breakdown, the ship's morgue and it's multiple uses, #AMTS , the unjustice on a ship, fire drill, penis comparisons, #PeggyMcLeod , ginger-bread houses, how to spot a storm, newly-wed advice, French probs, and The Ship Bug.
Monday Oct 04, 2021
Kelley Gustafson Powell Story: The Handshake
Monday Oct 04, 2021
Monday Oct 04, 2021
Kelly leaves Plant City FLA "Strawberry Capitol of the World" and joins ships in 1990 as a cruise staff / singer and hostess. She talks about the shows on ships, gets introduced to porn onboard and the secret handshake, Angie Everhart, Sally's group, an uncomfortable job situation, Carlos and Charlies, the Heimlich Maneuver, show games, driving spaceships, the Goucho Monkey, and emergency relationship-revelations.