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

448 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2014

About the author

Brian David Bruns is a bestselling author, speaker, and award-winning humorist—repeat winner of Foreword Magazine’s Humor Book of the Year as well as winner of the prestigious Benjamin Franklin Award and the USA REBA Grand Prize.

ABC 20/20’s Deborah Roberts observed, “This man has seen it all,” and CBS Today Show’s Peter Greenberg calls his work, “Absolutely hilarious!”. But really he is most delighted by being a British tabloid favorite.

Bruns has lived in Transylvania—in Dracula’s hometown!—and adventured in over 70 countries around the world. His unique experiences have been featured in articles in a dozen languages. He is also a keynote and motivational speaker, and does commercial narration, including voice work with celebrities such as Gene Simmons.

Most recently Bruns is creator of Motivational Monsters®—a unique blend of cheeky wit, quirky history, and self improvement disguised as monster lore. The brand includes books (The Motivational Ghost), lectures (How Vampires Saved My Family), podcast appearances, and the Motivational Monsters Club.

He also introduced the Not Monsters Pledge, donating 1% of profits to help animals abused because of superstition, fear, and ignorance—black cats, wolves, and bats. And just in case there’s sea monsters, he’s helping clean up our oceans, too.

Reviews

[Timothy M. · Rating 2 out of 5]

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 · Rating 5 out of 5]

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 · Rating 3 out of 5]

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 · Rating 4 out of 5]

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.

[Rickie Franklin · Rating 2 out of 5]

If you like history (with a tiny bit of cruise ship) and the drama that passengers don't see then consider reading this book. But at least read the first book in the series for this book to make sense.

[Tatiana Morari · Rating 4 out of 5]

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

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice follow up to the prior 3 books.