Hope, High Seas, and Heartfelt Moments: Niver’s April News

April News 2025 Niver’s Newsletter 184

April Adventures: Gratitude, Growth, and New Horizons

April has been a month filled with gratitude, celebration, and big dreams for the future. After 19 months, my memoir BRAVE-ish became the #5 Most Wished For and reached #10 in its travel category—a milestone that fills me with immense gratitude and amazement. I’m especially thankful for time spent with family, celebrating my mom’s birthday skiing in Park City, and gathering for Passover, the Jewish holiday about freedom from narrow places, a powerful reminder to always hold onto hope—for ourselves, for each other, and for the safe return of the 59 hostages still held in Gaza.

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Professionally, April brought the chance to dream even bigger at SeaTrade Cruise Global in Miami Beach, soaking up sunshine and strategy with cruise lines, destinations, and travel innovators from around the world. From brainstorming bucket-list adventures to exploring what’s next for new ships, ports, and itineraries, the energy was electric—from meetings by day to mingling by night at the SLS, Gale, and The Betsy.

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One highlight was sailing on MSC’s newest ship, packed with incredible entertainment and an unforgettable stop at their private island—I brought my college friend Heather with me and she loved her very first cruise! I wrapped up the month celebrating travel dreams in motion at the newly renovated Sonesta Los Angeles Airport Hotel, the perfect spot close to LAX to toast new beginnings.

Here’s to freedom, family, and the future—on land and at sea.

Sea Trade 2025 Miami

MSC World America: Let’s Holiday on the media preview cruise April 9-12, 2025

Happy Birthday Mom

Celebrating my mom’s birthday at Sammy’s Bistro in Park City. From spring skiing to the warmest welcome at dinner — complete with birthday singing and the most unforgettable carrot cake — we felt the love. So grateful for these moments, this family, and the chance to celebrate together.

Celebrating with Spring Skiing

Where to stay and play at LAX? Sonesta Los Angeles Airport Hotel

ANTARCTICA with Quark Expeditions: now over 60 videos

RECENT ARTICLES:

• Soaring Above the Ice: Helicopter Adventures with Quark Expeditions
• Kayak with Kelly in Antarctica on Quark Ultramarine
• Exploring Antarctica’s Penguins with Quark Expeditions
• My Media Journey on Icon of the Seas

RECENT INTERVIEWS:

Media in Minutes: “Chasing Adventure: Travel Journalist Lisa Niver’s Global Odyssey” Thank you to Angela Tuell and Communications Redefined for this amazing interview!

Authority Magazine: Travel Journalist Lisa Niver: Second Chapters; How I Reinvented Myself In The Second Chapter Of My Life

Woman’s World: Best Travel Deals at Costco. Thank you Anna Traver for including me in your Woman’s World article, “How to Book Your Next Vacation Through Costco—The Best Travel Deals and Perks Explained.

Learn more about my events: click here and my articles here

I have events nearly every month–hope to see you at a live event soon–and you can invite me to speak at your conference, library, bookstore, book club live or on ZOOM!

Want to travel more? I have a Travel Writer 101 class on Udemy. CLICK here for a coupon to take my class for FREE!

I have students in 9 countries so far: Australia, Canada, India, Italy, New Zealand, Philippines, Portugal, Thailand, USA! Join us on the adventure of travel writing!

THANK YOU for watching my award-winning podcast, Make Your Own Map: Are YOU ready to be BRAVE? It has now been seen and heard in 58 countries on 7 continents. Five newest countries watching: Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Chile and Ukraine. Welcome!!

Have you heard my recent podcast episodes?

Soaring Above the Ice: Helicopter Adventures with Quark Expeditions’ Sarah Zaubi

Kayaking with Kelly in Antarctica on Quark Ultramarine

Exploring Antarctica’s Penguins with Quark Expeditions

WATCH my podcast, “MAKE YOUR OWN MAP: ” on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Podcast,  Google Podcasts, Audacy, Audible, Anchor, Pandora & iHeart Radio

WHERE CAN YOU FIND MY TRAVEL VIDEOS?

Here is the link to my video channel on YouTube where I have over 2.3 Million views on YouTube! (now at: 2,370,000).

Thank you for your support! Are you one of my 4,580 subscribers? I hope you will join me and subscribe! For more We Said Go Travel articles, TV segments, videos and social media: CLICK HERE

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EPIC JOURNEY Crossing the Antarctic Circle with Quark Expeditions. Click here to see my Antarctica videos !

Do you LOVE my book BRAVE-ish? PLEASE WRITE A REVIEW!! Click here to go directly to rate or review BRAVE-ish on Amazon (now at 61 reviews. Help me get to 75) You can find my book on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Simon & Schuster, Post Hill Press, Target, Walmart, BookShop, BAM! and wherever you get your audiobooks!

People always ask me where is it best to buy my book. I recommend you go into or call your favorite local book store and ask them to order it for you and pick it up IN THE STORE! You never know what other treasures you will find. Any bookstore can order my book because my publisher is Post Hill Press and it is distributed by Simon and Schuster. My book is now in the library on Quark Ultramarine and in the store at Dubray bookstore on Grafton in Dublin, Ireland! Brave-ish is available all over the globe!

You can also find me now on SUBSTACK!