Wanderlust Swingers – A Swinger Podcast & Lifestyle Stories

EP214 – Swinger Cruises: Inside Bliss Cruise with CEO Russell Stephens

In this episode, we’re joined by Russell Stephens, CEO and part owner of Bliss Cruise, the world’s largest and most influential lifestyle cruise brand, for an unfiltered conversation about the past, present, and future of Bliss Cruise.

Russell shares how Bliss Cruise was acquired, why the ownership structure changed, and how decisions are actually made behind the scenes. We talk candidly about community concerns, guest privacy, pricing, drink packages, sponsorships, and the realities of working with major cruise lines while protecting a sex-positive lifestyle experience.

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We also dive deep into what most guests never see, the logistics, planning, staffing, and production required to transform a “vanilla” cruise ship into a full-scale lifestyle event with thousands of guests.

If you’ve ever wondered:

- Who actually owns Bliss Cruise and how decisions are made

- How a cruise ship is converted into a swinger cruise in under 24 hours

- Why drink packages cost what they do

- What happened with cameras, videography, and privacy concerns

- How Bliss balances legacy guests with modernizing the experience

- Whether West Coast Bliss cruises are ever coming

- What goes into playrooms, music programming, and themed cruises

In This Episode

- Why Bliss Cruise was acquired and what changed with new ownership

- Russell’s personal history in the lifestyle and why that matters

- How guest feedback and surveys directly shape future cruises

- Privacy, consent, videography, and lessons learned

- Drink packages, pricing realities, and why sneaking alcohol hurts the community

- Sponsorship decisions and why some partnerships won’t happen again

- Behind-the-scenes logistics: staffing, playrooms, AV, decor, and scheduling

- How Royal Caribbean crews actually feel about Bliss sailings

- What makes Bliss Cruise different from resorts, clubs, and land-based events

Useful Links

Join us at a Swingers Event: https://wanderlustswingers.com/swingers-events/

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Patreon – Event photos, behind-the-scenes & extra content: https://www.patreon.com/SwingingDownunder

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Wanderlust Swingers – A Swinger Podcast & Lifestyle Stories

EP213 – Sexual Wellness, Performance Anxiety & Pleasure Products for Better Sex in the Swinger Lifestyle (Promescent CEO)

Sex toys, delay sprays, arousal gels, performance anxiety, libido, orgasms, and why using sexual wellness products does not mean you’re “bad in bed.”

In this episode, we’re joined by Jeff Abraham, CEO of Promescent, one of the world’s most trusted sexual wellness brands, to talk about the real science, real psychology, and real-world use of pleasure products — especially in the swinger and non-monogamous lifestyle.

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We dive deep into premature ejaculation, the arousal gap, performance pressure, female pleasure, and why the best lovers in the world use tools.

We also explore the incredible backstory of Promescent, including clinical trials, urologists, turning down a $30M pharma buyout, and why Jeff was determined to keep these products available next to condoms, not behind a prescription counter.

If you’ve ever wondered:

- Is using a delay spray cheating?

- Is performance anxiety mental or physical?

- Do arousal gels actually work?

- What should be in a swinger’s hoe-on-the-go bag?

- How do you last longer with multiple partners?

In This Episode

- The biggest myths about sexual wellness products and what they really mean

- Why the best lovers in the world use performance and pleasure aids

- The real science behind premature ejaculation (and why it’s mostly physiological)

- The “arousal gap” and why most women need more time than most men

- Performance anxiety vs physical dysfunction — which is more common?

- The true story of turning down a $30M pharma acquisition

- How Promescent went from one product to 20,000+ retail stores (Target, Walgreens, CVS, etc.)

- Spray vs wipes: which works best and when to use each

- How long delay spray lasts and how to reapply in multi-partner scenarios

- What swingers should actually carry in their hoe-on-the-go bag

- Female pleasure, arousal gels, blood flow, and why warming/buzzing gels work

Useful Links from This Episode:

Join us at a Swingers Event: https://wanderlustswingers.com/swingers-events/

Wanderlust Swingers Website: https://wanderlustswingers.com/

Patreon – Event photos, behind-the-scenes & extra content: https://www.patreon.com/SwingingDownunder

Join SDC – Find swingers near you & explore events: https://www.sdc.com/?ref=32122

Sponsors

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EP212 – Hot Takes: The Hotwife Boom – Trend, Evolution or Opportunism? (Bonus Episode)

Hotwife is everywhere right now, searches are rising, events are multiplying, creators are rebranding, and porn studios are showing up in lifestyle spaces looking for “talent.” So is this a genuine shift in the lifestyle… or is porn culture and trend chasing bleeding into swinging?

Our Hottakes bonus episode, we unpack what hotwifing actually is (and isn’t), why the label is suddenly trending, and whether separate play dynamics are becoming more normal at couples events, or if it’s mostly just branding and algorithms.

• What hotwifing means (and how it’s different from cuckolding and “just separate play”)
• Why “hotwife” searches spiked in 2024–2025 (Google Trends nerd moment)
• The rise of hotwife-specific events, hall passes, and separate-play meetups
• Are we seeing more hotwifing in real life — or just more people using the label?
• Porn studios entering lifestyle spaces (including a couples-only cruise sponsor)
• Content ownership + why “signing talent releases” can follow you forever
• Our 10-year hotwife journey and whether we’re “missing opportunities”
• Why hunting hall-pass husbands at couples events makes zero sense (and feels messy)
• The big question: authentic evolution… or opportunistic trend

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Wanderlust Swingers Website: https://wanderlustswingers.com/

Patreon – Event photos, behind-the-scenes & extra content: https://www.patreon.com/SwingingDownunder

Join SDC – Find swingers near you & explore events: https://www.sdc.com/?ref=32122

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