Nickname: “The Dude”
Position/Title: Financial Department
Where are you from: Berne, Indiana
What type of work do you do in a typical day: Answering phone calls and talking to lovely people who are looking for a great vacation.
What is the best part of your day: My best part of the day is going home after work and enjoying a nice relaxing moment in a great novel.
What was your favorite vacation ever taken: When my brother and I spent 4 days in Maine visiting a friend from college.
What is a special talent that you have: Destroying people in Tetris.
What is your favorite verse and why: Philippians 2:3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. If we all lived our lives according to this verse, we would be doing the will of God.
Make up your own unique question: If you could live anywhere else in the world, where would you live?
Nickname: “Beth or somebody”
Position/Title: Manager
Where are you from: Middle of nowhere, NC
What type of work do you do in a typical day: What don’t I do? That’s a better question.
What is the best part of your day: Hearing a customer say “Thank you so much!”
What was your favorite vacation ever taken: It’s a toss between Disney and the TN mountains. Why don’t they build Disney in the mountains? That would be awesome.
What is a special talent that you have: My hair color changes with my mood.
What is your favorite verse and why: Psalm 119-9-11. In most Bible’s it is under the heading “Beth”. Because they represent my name, it’s been great for me to apply these verses to my life.
Make up your own unique question: Are you related to William Wallace from Braveheart? In my own mind, YES!
Nickname: Bee
Position/Title: Administrative Assistant
Where are you from: High Point, NC
What type of work do you do in a typical day: Anything Beth wants me to do!
What is the best part of your day: Lunch!
What was your favorite vacation ever taken: Cruise/Disney World last year.
What is a special talent that you have: I just finished my first quilt! Not a talent YET, but still pretty awesome!
What is your favorite verse and why: Lamentations 3:31-32 “For no one is abandoned by the Lord forever. Though he brings grief, he also shows compassion because of the greatness of his unfailing love.” The verse says it all.
Make up your own unique question: How many Hanson concerts have you been to? Four! I’m not ashamed!
Position/Title: Administrative Assistant
Nickname: Brooklyn, Brooker
Where are you from: Firth, NE but I have lived in Tyler, TX for about 5 years now.
What type of work do you do in a typical day: Whatever will help my boss.
What is the best part of your day: Morning. I love some good coffee in hand and checking things off my “to do” list.
What was your favorite vacation ever taken: Colorado with my husband. We hiked, camped and drove with the windows down. This kind of thing barely ever happens in Texas. It’s always too hot!
What is a special talent that you have: I sing and my fingers are really double jointed. These 2 things are not related in any way.
What is your favorite verse and why: Psalm 63:1-3 1 O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water. 2 I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory. 3 Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.
A good reminder that only He can satisfy our deepest longings, and that His love for us is better than anything this life could offer.
Make up your own unique question: Favorite Food: Mexican! I could eat it everyday for every meal!
Position/Title: Cruise Consultant
Nickname: “The best employee anyone ever had!”, “You deserve a raise!”, “The pride and joy of PCC!”
Where are you from: High Point, NC
What type of work do you do in a typical day: Sell, Sale, Sail.
What is the best part of your day: Being the best part of someone else’s day!
What was your favorite vacation ever taken: My honeymoon with Megan to XCaret, Mexico!
What is a special talent that you have: I’m the drummer for the rock band, Runaway City! (myspace.com/runawaycity)
What is your favorite verse and why: Colossians 3:1-4. Keeps things in perspective!
Make up your own unique question: Do you have any pets?: I have a Great Dane named Slater, and a Rat Terrier/Chihuahua named Diesel!
Position/Title: Vice President of Sales and Customer Service
Nickname: D-Man
Where are you from: High Point, North Carolina
What type of work do you do in a typical day: Encouraging Premier Christian Cruises’ sales staff; Creating & Developing ways to sell the greatest Christian vacation experience on earth; Thinking of ways to improve Premier Christian Cruises’ customer service delivery systems; Brainstorming and dreaming up new cruise ideas with a team extremely talented folks; Talking on the phone or corresponding via email with our fantastic customers, and goofing off, but only occasionally…(the owners are watching)!
What is the best part of your day: Laughing at the hilarious office antics which surround me on any given day (often times including laughing at myself).
What was your favorite vacation ever taken: It’s really a tie which is surprisingly simple: My honeymoon with my wife Cindy almost 25 years ago in Charleston S.C and a decade later a 2 week family vacation at Myrtle Beach back when our 3 kids (grown now) were toddlers. The great thing is that spending vacation time with all of my family really keeps getting better and better as the years progress.
What is a special talent that you have: I can come up with more utterly ridiculous completely worthless sales ideas faster than just about anyone on the planet! My statistical ratio of bad ideas to good is about 1000 bad ideas to 1 good one! The only reason I actually have a job is that I keep trying and I’m really fast with the bad ones!
What is your favorite verse and why: I Chronicles 29:15 (LB) “For we are here for but a moment, strangers in the land as our Fathers were before us; our days on earth are like a shadow, gone so soon without a trace.” I am motivated to live every day to its fullest by this verse…
Make up your own unique question: What is your favorite place on earth? Answer: Any where on or near the water…I’ve loved the ocean and the sea since the first time I saw it as a kid, and my heart pounds in my chest every time I stand on deck of any boat or ship. Add a sunset, family, and friends, and maybe some great Christian music, and I can’t think of anywhere else I’d rather be. How about you?
Nickname: Aroostika
Position: Cruise Consultant
Where are you from: Maine (but I obviously live in North Carolina now)
What type of work do you do in a typical day: I help families plan amazing vacations
What is the best part of your day: When I get to go home, eat some cereal, and slay some dragons in Azeroth.
What was your favorite vacation ever taken: I spent a week at Ft. Meyers Beach with my best friends from college.
What is a special talent that you have: I do great impressions of nerds…probably because I am a nerd.
What is your favorite verse and why: Revelation 12:7-9. It reads like something out of a Tolkien novel.
Make up your own unique question: Why must we continue to say “what’s up?” The answer is obvious! Up is a preposition.
Position/Title: Cruise Director
Nickname: "Em" and all sorts of crazy names that my sister and husband call me.
Where are you from: I grew up in Raleigh, NC and spent the past 9 years in Nashville, TN before moving to Florida in summer 2009.
What type of work do you do in a typical day: Lots and lots of emailing and planning to get all the performers safely on the ship and to their soundchecks, performances, autograph sessions, etc.!
What is the best part of your day: It's a tie between waking up and "commuting" to my living room for work and when my husband and I go walking around one of the beautiful lakes here!
What was your favorite vacation ever taken: Before marriage: a family trip in 2005 to San Francisco. After marriage: honeymoon in 2009 to Honolulu.
What is a special talent that you have: Spraying my cat Ernie with a water bottle in the middle of the night so that he will let me sleep!
What is your favorite verse and why: I don't think I could ever pick one favorite verse, but there are always powerful verses that meet me right where I am such as Jeremiah 10:23. "I know, O Lord, that a man's life is not his own; it is not for man to direct his steps." This verse reminds me that I am not "running the show", so to speak. I am to seek God's leading in my life and not force my own ways.
Make up your own unique question: What are your favorite restaurants: Bruegger's Bagels, Boston Market, Old Spaghetti Factory and The Melting Pot.
Position/Title: Cruise Consultant
Where are you from: I grew up in Florida, but call North Carolina home as I have lived here for over 20 years.
What type of work do you do in a typical day: Talk to all my wonderful customers and give the best customer service available – of course!
What is the best part of your day: In reality… I live out in the country and the best part of my day is driving down my long driveway, that we share with my oldest daughter and her family and having the woods and my family surround me. (I sound like a squirrel or something!)
What was your favorite vacation ever taken: When our whole family (I am married and have 4 daughters – two married – and two still home) (also have two grandsons) goes to the mountains and just “catch up” !
What is a special talent that you have: HA – I am the only one without a talent – I play the radio and sing in the shower!
What is your favorite verse and why: Right now I’m chewing on II Timothy 4:2-5 – “Preach the Word” It shows the power of the Word to SAVE us and it also warns us what we need to be keeping our eyes open to around us in these last days!
Make up your own unique question: Closing Thought… - When all is said and done…will all be done and said? Am I so busy “doing” for the Lord that I am not focused on “being” for the Lord? Is He pleased with my life – today?
Position/Title: Online Marketing
Where are you from: Phoenix, Arizona
What type of work do you do in a typical day: I'm on the phone and in front of a computer. Always working on all of our online websites.
What is the best part of your day: Working from home. Thank God for technology! All I need is a computer and a phone to do what I do!
What is a special talent that you have: I write songs, play guitar. I used to play guitar in the christian rock band Pillar and Justifide. Now I play in a band called Stars Go Dim (www.starsgodim.com) oh yeah... I can touch the tip of my nose with my tongue. Ha!
What is your favorite verse and why: I don't think I have a favorite verse but it all depends on what is going on in my life at the moment. Right now This verse speaks volumes-"It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God." (Matthew 4:4)
Position/Title: Vice President of Operations
Nickname: J-man
Where are you from: Texas
What type of work do you do in a typical day: Bending over back-wards! It's actually lots of e-mail, phone calls and spreadsheets.
What is the best part of your day: Dinner time - I love it when I can sit down with my wife and three awseome children to hear about their day. We do a lot of laughing.
What was your favorite vacation ever taken: Premier sent my wife and me on a luxury yacht alnog the coast of France one time. All I can say is Wow!
Nickname: Kathy with a “K”!
Position/Title: Cruise Consultant
Where are you from: North Carolina
What type of work do you do in a typical day: Talking to our wonderful customers and booking cabins! After that… off to my “second” job at “home”!
What is the best part of your day: Getting home and chilling with my husband and two spoiled poodles.
What was your favorite vacation ever taken: Just a really long and relaxing week at North Myrtle Beach with the family and a two week working vacation in Seattle!
What is a special talent that you have: Well, let me get back to you on that one… hummm… good question… Do organizational skills count?
What is your favorite verse and why: Romans 8:28 because it just gets me through a lot of stuff that I don’t understand.
Nickname: Laney
Position/Title: Administrative Assistant
Where are you from: High Point, NC
What type of work do you do in a typical day: I send out cruise information to the customers that have booked a cruise or are interested in booking one. I also make spreadsheets for the different cruises that are interested in getting brochures and more information about a cruise.
What is the best part of your day: Honestly and sadly enough, when my friends send me funny texts.
What was your favorite vacation ever taken: Family roadtrip across the US for 2 weeks.
What is a special talent that you have: I have a memory like an elephant.
What is your favorite verse and why: 1 Corinthians 13:13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. This verse is my favorite verse because to me, love is the most powerful force in the universe and everything else stems from it.
Make up your own unique question: If you could have one of these super powers which would it be: invisibility, being able to fly, or xray vision?
Position/Title: Cruise Consultant
Where are you from: High Point, NC
What type of work do you do in a typical day: Answer a lot of questions about the cruises which gives job security. I also love it when clients book a cruise with me!
What is the best part of your day: Knowing I’ve helped someone understand more about the cruise than when they first called in. The going home part is pretty nice also!
What was your favorite vacation ever taken: The K-Love cruise to Grand Turk which could have only been better if I had someone to share it with me. The food, friends, tropics and music were a perfect combination for a music lover.
What is a special talent that you have: God has given me the ability to sing which is my ministry to others. I’m a pretty good cook to!
What is your favorite verse and why: I love Zephaniah 3:17 which says, The Lord your God is with you, He is mighty to save, He will take great delight in you, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing. The reason this is my favorite verse is my dad found it for me at a very low time of my life. It just confirms how relational God is with the five actions He takes to prove His love to me.
Make up your own unique question: Is this Beth, Laura, or Mark’s way of getting those of us who are single on our own web-site?
Nickname: Nope, don't have one, but I think I'd like one -- let's call me Trixie
Position/Title: Group Sales Coordinator
Where are you from: Alabama -- yes, I say y'all a lot just call me and see
What type of work do you do in a typical day: I Typical day? I'm still waiting to have one, but until then my regular day usually consists of talking to group leaders and working on ways to increase their groups. I spend a good bit of time talking with my group leaders, encouraging them and asking how we can help them build the best groups ever. When I'm not on the phone, you'll find usually find me emailing or updating our cruise facebook status. There's nothing typical about my day, but it's the unpredictability that I love.
What is the best part of your day: all of it -- but that's a copout isn't it? I love the beginning of the day when the to-do list looks manageable and all is right with the world. I also love working with my group leaders -- it's fun and it's challenging. I want to bring them exciting new ideas they can use to get the word out about the cruises. I want to create resources that are easy to use and innovative, but above all that I want to make sure my group leaders are having a great time being a group leader. It's all about the fun -- after all it's a cruise we're talking about and that's fun stuff.
What was your favorite vacation ever taken: My favorite? Yikes, that's like asking me to pick my favorite child. I love the mountains with my hubs and I love Disney with the family. I LOVE the Girl's Get A Way Cruise! Love it. All girls, all the time!
What is a special talent that you have: I'm feeling a little insecure here.... I don't have any special talents? I love to sing, but it's truly not a talent, in fact most people call it torture. I can't juggle and really don't see the need to learn. I never could do the splits and I can't whistle through my nose or anything. I'm really good at managing multiple facebook accounts and twittering while I work. Is that a special talent? I'm not sure, but I'm claiming it as one. Social media juggler! That's me.
What is your favorite verse and why: It changes from time to time but right now it's 1 Peter 2:9
"But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 1 Peter 2:9 - I love this verse because it's a description of who we are in Christ and it reminds me that He, and He alone, has called me out of the darkness to walk in the light of Jesus. It's so easy to get distracted by the world and this verse reminds me to proclaim His glory and walk in His truth.
Position/Title: Cruise Consultant
Nickname: Weezer, it's what my nephews call me!
Where are you from: Winston Salem, NC
What type of work do you do in a typical day: Phone Calls, Customer Service, Paper work, Blogging (True Life Confessions of a Travel Agent)
What is the best part of your day: Skeet Shooting
What was your favorite vacation ever taken: New York City Trip
What is a special talent that you have: I can whistle out of my nose. (randomly)
What is your favorite verse and why: Revelation 12:11; It’s instructions on how to overcome.
Make up your own unique question: What is your favorite ABBA song? “Take a Chance on Me” (inspired by Andy Bernard from the Office when he was singing to Angela) (please youtube if you have not seen!)
Position/Title: Online Marketing
Where are you from: Tulsa, OK
What type of work do you do in a typical day: I am on the computer all day, or on the phone, or both at the same time.
What is the best part of your day: Working from home or anywhere really. And working with nice people.
What is a special talent that you have: I play bass guitar in a pop group called Stars Go Dim (www.starsgodim.com).
What is your favorite verse and why: I am a fan of Revelations 20:10. I will let you look it up to see why.
Nickname: Mom
Position/Title: Media Relations Director, Cruise Division
Where are you from: Grew up in Tulsa and have lived in Nashville and Dallas. Currently live in Little Rock, Arkansas.
What type of work do you do in a typical day: I get to deal with lots of radio stations and I totally love it!
What is the best part of your day: At night when I tuck my kiddos in bed.
What was your favorite vacation ever taken: A cruise to Tahiti for my 10th wedding anniversary.
What is a special talent you have: Juggling too many things at one time (not necessarily balls).
What is your favorite verse and why? Romans 5:3 & 4 - "But we glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope. Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us." Right now, God is building perseverance, character and hope in me!
Make up your own unique question? What is your favorite meal to make? Stormy Chicken Enchiladas with some yummy homemade guacamole finishing it all with Pumpkin Chocolate Chip cake for dessert.
Position/Title: Marketing Director
Where are you from: Winston Salem, NC
What type of work do you do in a typical day: Oversee all of the marketing details for the cruises.
What is the best part of your day: Feeling like I got a lot accomplished. I also love running, going to Spin class and sitting down to eat supper with my husband.
What was your favorite vacation ever taken: New York City...and the Music Boat 2009 Cruise ranks right up there too.
What is a special talent that you have: This is strange, but I actually love to clean my house.
What is your favorite verse and why: Isaiah 40:28-31...it's a promise that when we grow weary from all of the bad in this world, we can take a step back and look towards God and He will give us strength!
Position/Title: Accounting Department
Nickname: Whole pint (something my grandfather called me as a kid)
Where are you from: Thomasville, NC
What type of work do you do in a typical day: Working with lots of numbers all day, etc.
What is the best part of your day: Watching the sunset with my family in our backyard
What was your favorite vacation ever taken: Spending the week at the beach with my family
What is a special talent that you have: I love to work puzzles and I like to fix things
What is your favorite verse and why: Romans 8:28—“And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.” This verse has become a favorite of mine since a close friend’s daughter was diagnosed with leukemia at 3 years old. Although she is going through something bad and hard, I have seen God work miracles in her life and those around her. So God is working good into something that seems bad.
Position/Title: Cruise Consultant
Nickname: Zach
Position/Title: Cruise Consultant
Where are you from: North Carolina
What type of work do you do in a typical day: I work a construction job during the day building things and then I come in and work for Premier Christian Cruises at night. At Premier I answer phones, email, sell cruises, help with customer service and any other way I can.
What is the best part of your day: Probably when I get to go to sleep! Haha. Seriously though it would have to be when I wake up and spend time in Gods word.
What was your favorite vacation ever taken: I would have to say my favorite would be when my family went on the Music Boat Cruise in May of 2009! It was incredible!
What is a special talent that you have: I have a lot of talents but one of my favorites is I play a lot of instruments and sing.
What is your favorite verse and why: I would have to say James 1 because of how much it applies to my life on a daily basis.
