Welcome to Episode #34!

Wow, have we got a big show for you today!

This past Sunday at the Los Angeles Festival of Books, we had the awesome opportunity to meet and speak with Gavin MacLeod who played Captain Merrill Stubing on the famous TV series, The Love Boat. This show introduced us to the world of cruise ship vacations and it catapulted the Princess Cruises business into the stratosphere. The weekly TV show lasted for 9 seasons and is currently still in syndication in 125 countries. And if you are sailing on a Princess Cruises ship, you can watch the show on a exclusive TV channel in your cabin. Gavin is currently the Princess Ambassador for Princess Cruises and was recently honored as the "Godparent" of their newest ship, the Regal Princess.

Gavin has written about his amazing life and acting career in his new book, "This Is Your Captain Speaking". His journey from Broadway to Hollywood to sailing with Princess Cruises is filled with great stories and encounters with celebrities, politicians, as well as a spiritual rebirth. Gavin graciously gives God the credit for everything bestowed upon his life and family.

Scott and I hope you enjoy this mini interview with Gavin and we hope in the future to speak with him again. He was such a gracious gentleman and we thank Princess Cruises for their help in making this arrangement happen on such a short notice.

We have an autographed copy of Gavin MacLeod's new book that we are going to give away for free on our next show! All you need to do is email us at: thecruisedudes@gmail.com and put in the subject line, "Book Contest" and we will put your name into the hat for the drawing that will be done live on episode #35.

You can also buy "This Is Your Captain Speaking" from our Amazon affiliate link here:

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Happy Cruising! - Tommy & Scott

Welcome to our bonus show - Episode 33!

On this new show we welcome to the podcast Don Bucolo of www.EatSleepCruise.com. Don and his wife are avid cruisers and love to share there thoughts, photos, and videos about their cruise trips and experiences. They especially like to write and share about FOOD!  There are some amazing and delectable photographs of the snacks, entree's, desserts and drinks that they have enjoyed while cruising. That is why we have officially given them the title, "Foodies of the Seas"!

Don shares how he and his wife discovered their love for cruising and how it has grown over the years that they now reach out to the world through a blog, videos and social media to a growing and active online community. 

You will also learn about their recent cruise on Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas and their thoughts about RCCL's Dynamic Dining program and all the wonderful food and entertainment that they enjoyed. Don has some thoughtful opinions about the use of technology on board and how it is changing the way people nowadays cruise. 

Scott and I really appreciate Don and his wife's contribution to the online cruising community and I hope that you enjoy the interview! Reach out to them today:

Web Site: www.EatSleepCruise,com

Twittter: @EatSleepCruise https://twitter.com/eatsleepcruise

Facebook: www.facebook.com/eatsleepcruise

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Happy Cruising! - Tommy & Scott

Welcome to Episode #32!

On this new episode, we tell you about the foolish things that people do and what to avoid doing while on a cruise.  Of course, we share the most strange and unusual foolish acts of nonsense we have seen and encountered for your entertainment and information. 

Also, you can now sign up for our first "Cruise With The Dudes" cruise to Ensenada Mexico. The online form is on the left side of this page. Our travel agent will contact you with the pricing and details right away. 

As always, we have the latest cruise news, cruise chit chat, our themed cruise of week and Scott's dry humor (he needs to write better jokes). 

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Thank you so much for taking the time to listen to our show! - Tommy & Scott