The Joy of Cruising Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Hello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul. I am delighted to welcome this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, Tosh Junior and George Hodges, owners of GNT Travel Pros, a Dream Vacations franchise, where they work full-time as travel advisors. During their very busy stint as relatively new travel advisors—they went through TA training in the same class as Cheryl, Shornay, and me in late-2024—they took the time to celebrate George’s 70th birthday with a spectacular combination ...

Send us Fan Mail Hello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul. I am delighted to welcome this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, Karyn Clay founder of Yes! You Can Travel. Karen is located in Hawaii—which Cheryl and I were blessed to visit a couple of years ago. Every time she greets me via email with “Aloha” and closes with “Mahalo” it momentarily brings me back! Karyn combines her passion for cruising with more than three decades of experience supporting older adults. Through professio...

Send us Fan Mail Hello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul and this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, I am delighted to welcome back Shelton and Ke' creators of the YouTube channel, Your Favorite Couple. I first met Shelton and Ke' doing what I do much of my retired-life time—watching YouTube videos about sports, politics, and my passion, cruising. And where I occasionally discover The Joy of Cruising Podcast guests. I enjoyed Shelton and Ke's fun, informative video style and their diverse ...

Send us Fan Mail Hello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul. I am delighted to welcome this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, Stacey Parks, the co-creator and producer of an amazing new television series that passionate cruisers like me and the listener won’t be able to get enough of. "Grand Voyages" is a cruise-focused documentary series now streaming on Amazon Prime in the U.S. and UK. Stacey has over 20 years’ experience producing more than a dozen feature films and series which hav...

Send us Fan Mail Hello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul and this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast; I am delighted to welcome Scott Fleming, President of Aon Affinity Travel Practice. Scott and his team work closely with major cruise lines to help design travel protection programs for today’s travelers. Given The Joy of Cruising Podcast audience’s passion for cruising, Scottcan offer a helpful, practical perspective on what cruisers should know about helping protect their trip before they...