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The Golden Boys take you to New Orleans as an embarkation port — and then let the stories run wild. Bourbon Street misadventures, ghost tours, Café Du Monde beignets, and Mississippi River sailaways all get their moment, alongside the cruise where Trevor proposed to Megan. Best of all, this is the episode that debuts the Family Reunion Cruise, plus real advice on sailing with kids.
What they covered
Topics on deck
New Orleans embarkation
Bourbon Street
Ghost & cemetery tours
Café Du Monde
Port vs. Galveston
The proposal
Family Reunion Cruise debut
Cruising with kids
Don’t miss
Moments worth the wait
- May the fourth — recorded on Star Wars day, with the worst fandom mashup imaginable.
“May the fourth be with you.” “Live long and prosper.” “Wonderful quote by Doctor Who... That was after he ran into Gandalf.”
- Drunk Trevor's odyssey — a solo Bourbon Street tour that included interviewing a mounted cop and complimenting a stranger's fruit hat.
“Do you ride that horse everywhere?”
- The proposal — this was the Sunshine cruise where Trevor proposed to Megan, after asking her mom's blessing the morning after the bar crawl.
- Beignets and bodies — Trevor's 5 a.m. beignet mission takes a turn before he even reaches the café.
“As I got into town, I found the first body.”
- The Poo Dolphin — a dolphin frolicking in the ship's muddy discharge under their balcony light earns an unforgettable nickname.
“We kept calling him the poo dolphin. He was enjoying what was coming out of our ship.”
Golden nuggets
Running bits & lore born here
- Family Reunion Cruise announced — May 20, 2023 aboard the Carnival Celebration out of Miami to Aruba, Bonaire & Curaçao, booked through Amanda of Have Luggage Will Travel. This becomes the show's spine for the rest of the season.
- First “real” listener question — new group member Joseph asks about cruising with four young kids, and the hosts celebrate it as the first proper Q&A.
- The cereal cruise director — lore acquired: the CD who ended every announcement with a cereal name (“...Froot Loops.” *click*).
- The Poo Dolphin — a permanent one-off legend is born under the New Orleans balcony.
- On YouTube — the sign-off holds strong: “everything that happens on the ship stays on YouTube.”