The Joy of Cruising Podcast
The Joy of Cruising Podcast is a conversation with one of the dozens of amazing cruisers with fascinating stories that have been featured in The Joy of Cruising Trilogy—The Joy of Cruising, Cruising Interrupted, and new, The Joy of Cruising Again. In addition there will be conversations with global cruise personalities and cruisers I encounter with fascinating stories the cruise community would enjoy hearing. Order here: The Joy of Cruising; Cruising Interrupted; bit.ly/TheJoyOfCruisingAgain; Contact Me
The Joy of Cruising Podcast
Emery Gill aka DJ Gilla, Headlining Cruise Ship DJ
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Hello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul and this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast; I am delighted to welcome my friend Emery Gill, aka DJ Gilla. I call him my friend as I first interacted with DJ Gilla on a long cruise, our first transatlantic, it was Virgin Voyages Scarlet Lady where I would find some shade around the pool and chill, or groove, depending on what he was spinning. There was a lot of that as the first 8 days of this long cruise were sea days. We got to cruise with DJ Gilla again on our last cruise, one of the inaugurals for the new and very attractive Princess Cruises Star Princess. We were on the Star Princess along with several hundred other travel agencies like ours, The Joy of Vacation by Dream Vacations, as Dream Vacations was holding its annual conference. DJ Gilla dj’d a couple of private parties for as some of you might have seen a short video of DJ Gilla spinning in the promo for this episode.
I am particularly excited for this episode. Besides my love of music, I have tried to bring my listeners a perspective of everyone one who works on cruise ships to make your experience great. I have hosted Cruise Directors, performers, comedians, Captains, and various crew and staff, but in all my 230 episodes of so have not brought you the perspective of a DJ, one of the mostly hidden people so key to making your voyage memorable.
Emery Gill, known as DJ Gilla, hails from the Central American Country of Belize. He's an open format Disc Jockey that started out playing for students at his high school some fourteen plus years ago, which was where his fan base had originated. DJ Gilla made it to the International Stage in 2017 when he was highlighted at the International New Orleans Jazz Festival in Louisiana. In 2019, he became a part of a Pro DJ fleet serving numerous cruise lines allowing him to perform sets for audiences of many different cultures, all around the world. DJ Gilla has also performed on Carnival Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises, and Azamara Cruises, as well as theme cruises, The Groove Cruise and The Temptation Cruise, both in 2023. Key Clients & Partners have included BPM Supreme, iHeart Radio, and Belikin Beer.
Among DJ Gilla’s significant Events & Venues:
• New Orleans Jazz Festival (NOLA)
• Farah Night Club (Marseille, France)
• The Vault (Miami, FL)
• Club Upperclass (Los Angeles, CA)
• Triple Deuces (New York)
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