Paul Thornton

That’s it; the last 10 cruises I sailed in reverse chronological order. Because I can talk cruising to anyone who listens. I wonder which of these will make my list of all-time favorite cruises which is the subject of a March ‘25 episode of The Joy of Cruising Podcast thejoyofcruisingpodcast.com Interested in any of these? thejoyofvacation.com

You’ll never find me in public without my leather man purse, murse, dude bag, crossbody bag or whatever you call it. Yet I rarely see other men carrying one. Unless I visit a larger US city—I can go a week or two without seeing one. When I travel internationally they’re a much more common sight. Am I self-conscious about it? Nope. To stop me from carrying it “you’ll have to pry it from my cold, dead hands.”

I probably am, although I think of fanboys/fangirls not just as users and lovers of a company's product. Instead, they are defensive of said company to a point that borders on obnoxious. I see a lot of that in the cruise community; say something bad about a cruise line on certain social media and people attack as if they have significant ownership in that cruise line. In that respect, I am not an Apple fanboy—but I will fight you if you take away my Apple products. My most used 12 in order of usage.

I’m like a kid at Christmas; and every Christmas I say this was the best ever. My gifts this year were amazing!

I have written 4 books and a podcast; one book is not like the others, but they are all about passion!