Ep. 584 - Bonus Show - Sail It, Map It, Track It! Chatting with EmmaCruises About the Cruise Globe and Cruising Trends

DCL Duo Podcast: A Disney Cruise Line Fan Podcast

Brian Flock

Society & Culture, Leisure, Places & Travel, Hobbies

4.9 • 577 Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

In this bonus episode of the DCL Duo Podcast, we’re catching up with cruise influencer Emma LaTeace of EmmaCruises and her business partner Matt, the co-founder of The Cruise Globe. Together, they’ve built an innovative platform where you can track your cruises, see your routes on an interactive map, order printed maps and cruise cards, and relive your time at sea in style. We chat about the inspiration behind The Cruise Globe, how it’s changing cruise tracking for good, and how they’re using data to connect the global cruising community. Emma also shares her take on the latest cruise trends—from the rise of younger cruisers and mega-ships to simplified pricing and the future of cruise tech. Listen now and join the conversation! Connect with Emma and The Cruise Globe The Cruise Globe | Emma's Website | Emma's YouTube Channel Book Your Next Disney Cruise Line Vacation: Head over to our show sponsor My Path Unwinding Travel. DCL Magazine – Your Ultimate Guide to Disney Cruise Line Tips & Tricks! Join the waitlist for DCL Magazine and use promo code DCLDUO for 10% off at the WDW Magazine store. Stay Connected with the DCL Duo: Website | Instagram | Facebook | Facebook Group We’re listed alongside some other great Disney podcasts at: Top 100 Disney Podcasts | Top 20 Cruise Podcasts | Top 30 Disney Cruise Line Podcasts The views expressed in this podcast are our own and do not reflect the views of the Walt Disney Company, Disney Cruise Line or any other travel provider discussed or mentioned. #EmmaCruises #CruiseGlobe #CruiseTracking #CruiseMaps #CruiseCards #CruisingLife #CruiseCommunity #DisneyCruiseLine #CruisePodcast #CruiseVlog #CruiseTech #CruiseApp #CruiseTrends #DCLDuoPodcast #CruiseNerds #CruiseTips #CruiseGoals

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0:00.0	We were expecting good things and we were very excited.
0:03.2	But we had so much interest at the start.
0:05.8	So many people adding their cruises, thousands and thousands and thousands.
0:09.4	We have 70,000 plus users now.
0:12.1	So at the beginning, I mean, it's what we wanted is what we asked for, but it was a lot.
0:17.0	Thank you. lot. Welcome back, everybody to a special bonus episode of the DCL duo podcast brought to you by
0:35.4	my path unwinding Travel.
0:41.1	And Sam, we got a returning guest from... Yes. I'm so excited. It's long time. It's been way too long since we've had Emma from Emma
0:49.3	Cruises on our show. And she's bringing with us friend Matt to the show. Welcome Emma and welcome
0:55.5	Matt. Hi. Thanks for having me back after a couple of years. I think it's been. Yeah.
1:01.7	Emma, if let's just put this out there. If you live under a rock, you may not have heard about
1:07.3	Emma and her YouTube channel on Emma Cruises. She was on our show ages ago now. I think when your channel was still called, Cruising's just for old people. No, cruising's not for... Groozing's not just for old people. Sorry. Sorry, cruising's not just for old people. But now it's Emma Cruz is much cleaner, simpler to remember. What are you up to now on YouTube, Emma? Like, you must, like, how many followers
1:27.6	to have our subscribers? I think on YouTube, I'm just over 400,000 subscribers, I think. So it's got really
1:35.8	busy since the pandemic. Obviously, I started my website before that. Everything shut down for a long
1:41.4	time. But thankfully, everyone is back cruising and more
1:45.1	interested in cruising than ever, I would say. So I've been very, very busy. Co-founded a new
1:49.8	company with Matt, who's here, which is great. And yeah, I've been traveling all over the world.
1:55.5	Yeah. Yeah. You have, I mean, you have a ton of cruising experience, obviously, because you full-time run this YouTube
2:03.5	channel.
2:04.3	You're constantly sailing all over the world, different ships.
2:08.0	Obviously, a lot in Europe, because Emma and Matt are both over in the UK, if that isn't
2:11.9	obvious from their accents to our American, mostly American audience.
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