BrianDavidBruns

I was shocked at how much media attention this story got. I was asked by CNN to contribute and, since I don't watch TV, had no idea I would be part of such a circus. At the very least, every single passenger interviewed upon landing had nothing but praise for the crew. That, at least, I'm happy to help get out.

Too funny. I've had small artwork walk away from my ship art auctions in the past, and a colleague had a six-foot tall painting with dayglo colors disappear once (they only found the discarded frame), but there is indeed something odd about this one!

Love it! I worked for nearly a year on a haunted ship in the Med, called the Wind Surf. There were all sorts of things going on there, including the apparition of a lady only seen from the waist up. I never saw her, but many did. I'm jealous!

Once every six months? I gotta tell ya, we did this more frequently than that when I worked on cruise ships! Jus' sayin'.... Apparently things got lax in the five years I've been on land!

Hello all! My name is Brian David Bruns, and I have taken a whopping zero cruises. That said, I worked on ships for four semi-glorious years (I loved it, but there were some rough patches!). Some of you may have read my book series, Cruise Confidential, which now boasts three books. I'm currently stuck in Las Vegas and, after five years of desert, I'm finally getting to my first cruise in Feb 2013. I'll be doing a book-signing cruise on Norwegian Epic. Anyway, it's fun to be here!