The Joy of Cruising Podcast

Paul C. Thornton

The Joy of Cruising Podcast is a conversation with one of the dozens of amazing cruisers with fascinating stories that have been featured in The Joy of Cruising Trilogy—The Joy of Cruising, Cruising Interrupted, and new, The Joy of Cruising Again. In addition there will be conversations with global cruise personalities and cruisers I encounter with fascinating stories the cruise community would enjoy hearing. Order here: The Joy of Cruising; Cruising Interrupted; bit.ly/TheJoyOfCruisingAgain; Contact Me

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The Joy of Cruising Podcast

Episodes (247)

Today Ralph DeFalco, Cruise Ship Speaker; Author, The Counterfeit
May 28th Life of R and R (Reign & Royce, daughters of A Rich and Jazzy Life)
May 21st Carra Miller, Maritime Attorney; Cruise Passengers and the Law; Hantavirus Outbreak

The Joy of Cruising Podcast

Jun 4, 2026
59 minutes
40 MB

Send us Fan Mail Hello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul and this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast; I am delighted to welcome Ralph DeFalco, a former U.S. Navy Captain turned cruise ship enrichment speaker, who brings a rare blend of global experience and storytelling to audiences at sea. As a Smithsonian Journeys Expert as well as a speaker with Ritz-Carlton, Ponant and Viking, DeFalco lectures on geopolitics, maritime history, and world affairs—often while sailing through the very regions he’s discussing. With five-decade career spanning five continents, including time on the Pent...

The Joy of Cruising Podcast

Ralph DeFalco, Cruise Ship Speaker; Author, The Counterfeit

Paul C. Thornton

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