Boat. It's the whole answer. We could just sail around aimlessly and I would be happy as long as there were geeks, and games, and fried chicken on the Lido deck.

Share your favorite podcast in honor of International Podcast Day! For bonus points: tell us your favorite you saw live on JoCo Cruise! Photo of The McElroys from JoCo Cruise by Brian Irwin #InternationalPodcastDay #jococruise #mcelroyfamily #mbmbam

What is your dream JoCo Cruise destination? Photo from JoCo Cruise by Joshua Badgley #travel #cruise #jococruise

Let's share some positivity: what is one thing you are excited for this week?

The week in Venice for Krissy's and my 30th anniversary was pretty great. That said, every year I look forward to the @jococruise.bsky.social, because I get to hang with some of my favorite creative people and/or a boat full of nerds AND get to DJ an awesome nerd prom.

Become a 2026 JoCo Cruise Helper! If you're interested, log into your User Account, & click on the Helper Signup Form link. (Sorry first-time cruisers, but you have to sit this one out... we want your first cruise to be about discovering what JoCo Cruise is all about) Photo: Kristin Amsden

We're delighted to announce that A SORCERESS COMES TO CALL by @tkingfisher.com has been selected as one of @waterstones.bsky.social Paperbacks of the year! ✨ Make sure to order your copy today! bit.ly/asctcpb

So looking forward to next year and being back on boat. 🛥️ 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

We tip our hat to you, bisexual cruisers, on #CelebrateBisexualityDay! We're thankful to have you in our community! Photo from JoCo Cruise 2025 by Bill Ulleseit

What's the Shadow Cruise? Events that the JoCo Cruise attendees organize & host. Past events range from BIPOC meetups, to Lock-picking Classes, to Swing Dance Lessons! If you're interested in submitting an event, visit your JoCo Cruise User Account to fill out the form. Photo by Steve Petrucelli

Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day! Let ye olde @paulandstorm.bsky.social inspire you today with a rousing chanty

Check out this throwback to Drew getting followed by musical menaces

Name one person you'd love to go on the JoCo Cruise with! Photo from JoCo Cruise 2025 by Cluze #jococruise #cruise #showyourrainbow

And we're always happy to share our favorite cruising hacks. Like did you know that at breakfast on the lido (buffet) deck you can grab salmon from the bagel station, take it to the eggs benedict station, and they'll happily make salmon benedicts for you?

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Can attest as a first time cruiser this year that JoCo does an excellent job orienting you. Also, the other cruisers are SO NICE and we were getting recommendations just waiting at the terminal to board!!

Nervous about how you'll know where to go and what to do on the JoCo Cruise? Be sure to attend New Cruiser Orientation on the 1st day! Plus, before the cruise there will be a schedule of events that you can look through & earmark events you're interested in Pic from JoCo Cruise by Steve Petrucelli

As the season officially draws to a close, we're curious: what was your favorite thing you did this Summer?

Next Friday: Writers With Drinks returns to San Francisco! It's your chance to hear some incredible queer and trans writers. Caro de Robertis Michal "MJ" Jones Frida Sierra Annalee Newitz Charlie Jane Anders Renée Swindle 7 PM at Strut, 470 Castro. FREE, donation requested. Masks required 😷😻

THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW! Jim Boggia The Fallser Club | Philly 9.13.25 | 8p Tix: thefallserclub.com/event/jim-bo...

Throwback Thursday to John Hodgman mastering the art of levitation 🧘 Photo from JoCo Cruise 2024 by Steve Petrucelli #jococruise #improv #johnhodgman @judgejohnhodgman.bsky.social

Happy Hump Day! Recommend a recent TV show for other JoCo Cruisers to watch! Photo from JoCo Cruise 2025 by Kristin Amsden #OFMD #ourflagmeansdeath #jococruise #jococruise2025 #puppets #puppetry

Happy Birthday to our beloved Aimee Mann! Haaaaaaa 🍰🎂✨ Photos from JoCo Cruise 2025 by Joshua Badgley and Kristin Amsden #AimeeMann #JoCoCruise

It's National Read a Book Day! Whatchya readin? Photo from JoCo Cruise by Beth Gordon #readabookday #nationalreadabookday #jococruise

We wonder if The Sims has any idea that they caused a kerfuffle on a cruise lol #umactually #jococruise #thesims #sims4

Attention #PAXUnplugged game designers: Our PAX Rising Application has been reopened and extended until 5:00 PM ET Friday 9/5, so if you missed the first deadline now is your chance! paxun25.com/RisingApp

It’s true, I really would like to save democracy

Floridans are protesting (including a young cousin of 1 of our staff, feat. in this article)! We're a proud sponsor of Equality Florida, a civil rights org dedicated to securing full equality for FL’s LGBTQ community www.tampabay28.com/news/region-... #ShowYourRainbow

Reminder: The Shattering Peace, my next novel and the 7th installment in the Old Man's War series, is out two weeks from today! Still time to pre-order from your favorite bookstore, and to plan to see me on my US book tour! Here's the link with all the tour info: whatever.scalzi.com/2025/08/16/t...

What's your coziest hobby? Photo from JoCo Cruise 2022 by Kristin Amsden #kite #jococruise

Thanks again to everyone who came to our #dragoncon JoCo Cruise meetup! Photo by Larry Fine

Time to do my weekly passing of the campaign hat. If you can donate something, regardless of how much, it’ll really help. If you’ve already donated something, you’re awesome! If you can’t donate, you can still sign up to get email updates for what the campaign will be doing. Have a great Labor Day!

Today is both International Cosplay Day and National Beach Day (not to be confused with World Beach Day), so enjoy this cosplay on the beach! Photo from JoCo Cruise by Steve Petrucelli

We are a proud sponsor of Equality Florida! Let's #ShowYourRainbow

We have meetups (where we'll give out swag and you can meet fellow cruisers) at Dragon Con and PAX this week! PAX meetup: Fri 3-3:30pm in Freeway Park Dragon Con meetup: Friday 4-4:30pm in Courtland Grand Hotel, Valdosta Room

I got my ticket to ride and just waiting for that floating rainbow of fun next year.

If you're on the waitlist for an ocean view cabin on the JoCo Cruise, be sure booking[at]jococruise dot com is in your contacts on your email! And check your spam :-) #jococruise #jococruise2026 #cruise

Our first baby Mei, then Tonbo, and Fio. All named after Ghibli characters

@jococruise.bsky.social Watson! #NationalDogDay

It's #NationalDogDay and we'd love to see your dog! Photo from JoCo Cruise by Joshua Badgley

Are you headed to Dragon Con? Join us Friday August 29th from 4-4:30pm for a JoCo Cruise meetup at the Courtland Grand Hotel, Valdosta Room. No badge is needed, so we hope to see you there! #dragoncon #dragoncon2025

My hobby is making assemblage art and collages. ne of the coolest things about it is that it encourages me to look at familiar items in a new context, and ask "what could this be"? It adds a layer of magic to everyday objects and images. Who doesn't need a little magic?

Do unplayed indie games on Steam count, if it's not an intentional collection?

I collect rocks when I travel. One day I will sway the earth enough to make my home tropical. I play the long game.

Today is your last chance to enter our giveaway and win tickets to see My Brother, My Brother, and Me or TAZ in Atlanta this week! Find our giveaway post to enter!

DYK? It's #FindYourInnerNerdDay! Tell us about something you collect OR the coolest thing about your hobby if it doesn't include collecting. Photo from JoCo Cruise 2025 by Kristin Amsden

We have meetups (where we'll give out swag and you can meet fellow cruisers) at Dragon Con and PAX this week! PAX meetup: Fri 3-3:30pm in Freeway Park Dragon Con meetup: Friday 4-4:30pm in Courtland Grand Hotel, Valdosta Room

I literally cry-laugh at the Gom Jabbar/Kareem Abdul-Jabbar bit.

GIVEAWAY ALERT: We're giving away a pair of tickets each to the Atlanta Aug 29th live My Brother My Brother and Me and Aug 30th live TAZ! Both will be at the Atlanta Symphony Hall at 7pm. To enter: follow us and share this post with your favorite "McElroy Moment" Giveaway ends midnight 8/25.

A perfect moment on the JoCo Cruise.