Cruising

By: Michael Shayan

Narrated by: Christine Baranski, Tituss Burgess, André De Shields, Andrew Rannells, Cecily Strong

Welcome aboard Cruising, an uproarious and wildly original comedy that will leave you breathless with laughter and touched to your core.

Max is having a relapse summer. He’s an aspiring playwright and professional pie addict with a PhD in self-sabotage. Stuck in his grim Encino apartment with a leaky ceiling and a declining will to live, he escapes into an intoxicating fantasy cruise ship in his mind that’s full of bottoms and people who are hitting them.

As Max's imagination sets sail, his reality begins to capsize, blurring the lines between truth and fiction in a spectacular collision that forces him to confront the very demons he so desperately wants to outrun.

Written by Emmy nominee Michael Shayan, directed by Tony nominee Robert O’Hara, dazzlingly performed by Christine Baranski, Tituss Burgess, André De Shields, Andrew Rannells, and Cecily Strong, Cruising is a darkly funny, unabashedly sexy exploration of the human spirit, offering listeners a delicious slice of hope.

Available in Dolby Atmos on Audible.

Please Note: Cruising contains adult language and mature themes. Listener discretion is advised

©2025 Michael Shayan (P)2025 AO Media, LLC

Pretty Good with Excellent Narration

This short listen is ultimately about surrendering self-defeating habits and opening to self-honesty instead. It's done in a light, supportive, and at times poignant way. The full cast is great - very colorful personalities. There is a brief sex scene and later a brief reference to it that I could have lived without, but it too was part of the main character facing his emotional reality - his loneliness. The point is that he does get real with himself - seems for the first time in his life. With that, the book moves toward the end with a new beginning. Overall it's an enjoyable listen. I don't think I'll listen again, but I do recommend it. Well done.

WTF? 2 Hour You will NEVER Get Back!

This starts off cute and interesting but then takes a turn to WTF!? 1/10 do not recommend.

A very strange story

I was not quite prepared for this Audible original. At times, it left me confused as to the plot. I am sure someone else might enjoy it, but I particularly did not. It lacked cohesion in many ways.

In my opinion, Too many F words

It seemed like there were F*** words in every sentence. Only listened to the first 5 minutes then deleted book from my library.

Annoying voice

I’m sorry, but I never made it through the first chapter. The cruise host hurt to listen to, and the story was lost in all the background noise.