Cruise Confidential in USA Today

What could possibly be better than waking up and seeing that a flurry of emails has passed, all regarding your new book's article on USA Today? My publicist Meg pitched them just that morning and by the afternoon (New York time) they had placed an entire big blog page on Cruise Confidential, celebrating its good-natured tell-all tone. Is there ship dirt in the pages, yes, but is it a negative book? Not by a long shot. I was thrilled with the instant write-up.

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A reference is also made to another book of a similar nature that hit the shelves this year, by one Misha Berman. Like all the others, it is by a privileged crew member. While it is true that the assistant cruise directors, such as he, work their tails off, they never integrate with the vast majority of the crew. His experiences are similar to mine, to be sure, and I am proud of him for making his dream of being an author come true. That being said, I think you'll find Cruise Confidential a much deeper look behind the scenes, taking you places no one has ever written about. There are a number of books and blogs out there from cruise directors, as it is their natural territory. Entertaining as they are, I have yet to meet one who was also a writer, however.

But who am I to judge? Of COURSE I am subjective! You should read them both and get back to me!