High Seas Drifter

Cruise Confidential #4

by Brian David Bruns

After one year on the world's largest sailing vessel, Brian had finally found a ship of his own. He'd become part of a ship family, one with a wildly diverse group of not-so-kindred spirits, from ship photographer to chief officer. Plying the Mediterranean was the highlight of four years at sea… and the end. It wasn't the betrayal that bothered him so much, but the lawsuits. High Seas Drifter, the fourth and final chapter in Bruns' critically acclaimed Cruise Confidential series, is the most adventurous, enlightening, maddening, and hilarious of them all.

Genres: Nonfiction

400 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 1, 2014

About the author

Brian David Bruns is the author of Cruise Confidential, Foreword Magazine’s Humor Book of the Year and a Benjamin Franklin Award winner. ABC’s 20/20 featured his work; Deborah Roberts said, “This man has seen it all.” Peter Greenberg of the Today Show called it “absolutely hilarious.”

Bruns has lived in Transylvania, traveled through 70 countries, and turned up in articles in a dozen languages—and, to his delight, in the British tabloids.

He now writes Motivational Monsters®, a blend of cheeky humor, quirky history, and useful life skills disguised as monster lore. He also created the Not Monsters Pledge, helping animals abused by superstition, fear, and ignorance: black cats, wolves, and bats.

Reviews

[Timothy M.]

Not as good as the previous books in the series. This book feels more like a description of other ports and countries rather than a lot of descriptive explanation about life on a cruise ship. I would avoid this one.

[Michael Davis]

Excellent conclusion to the series! I may have enjoyed this book more than any of the other three. It felt like I was traveling the Med with Brian.

[David]

An easy breezy read...Just like his previous books-the author does a great job writing about life working and playing on a ship. For those who love cruising and/or travel-these books hit the spot, particularly when stuck on land.

Just like in his previous books, however, the author is a bit full of himself. Everyone else is uglier, more stupid, etc then he is. And once again, he contends that he was great at his job, and exceeded his goals, but was either hated and/or fired because someone above him in the hierarchy had it out for him.

[Jaymie Wright]

I found it to be an interesting peak into the behind the scenes of my favorite vacation method. It did drag out a bit, but I liked it enough to finish the whole series in about a week of binge reading. Not Shakespeare, but fun reading, especially if you are interested in travel, history, and art.

[Tatiana Morari]

answer to the mostly asked question: he is not marrying Bianca

[David]

Nice follow up to the prior 3 books.