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Tyler Perry’s appearance and performance at the ultra-popular Tom Joyner Fantastic Voyage served to further fuel reports that he is going to direct a movie based on the popular annual urban cruise. Perry appeared with his singers at the beach resort Blue Lagoon in Nassau, Bahamas on the final day of the Tom Joyner Cruise.…

Tom Joyner and Reach Media had a plethora of photographers on deck to capture the best happenings of the Tom Joyner Fantastic Voyage 2013. Despite this, however, there were instances, pictures and happenings that only fans and the celebrities themselves could capture a slice of and most of it was uploaded on Instagram and other…

This is how I envision most people in Vegas or Atlantic City would love to do — to crawl out of their hotel beds in their pajamas, throw on a robe and walk downstairs to continue the gambling they engaged in the previous night. That’s exactly what many passengers of the Tom Joyner Fantastic Voyage 2013…

Tom Joyner and his son, Oscar, made sure that the Tom Joyner Fantastic Voyage 2013 commenced and concluded with some serious musical fireworks. It began on the deck of the Carnival Glory ocean liner in Miami with actor, comedian and singer Jamie Foxx, who blaze through a set of his biggest hits before inviting on…

NASSAU, Bahamas — Comeian Rodney Perry (above) was ravaged during the Tom Joyner Cruise light-skin, dark-skin water gun fight, basically taking one (well a lot more) for his team on the pink beaches of the Blue Lagoon. Perry’s valiant efforts went for naught as much lighter-hued comedian Myra J declared the light-skinned team the winners…

Many celebrities are repeat offenders on the Tom Joyner Fantastic Voyage — meaning they return year after year to immerse themselves in the same activities and events as the rest of the cruisers. They end up having such a good time that many of them, including comedienne and actress Kim Whitley, bring their relatives (Whitley…

People always ask: how much fun is the Tom Joyner Fantastic Voyage? Not only is the Tom Joyner Cruise fun, there are endless ways to achieve bliss on this vast vacation vessel. In order to maximize the fun on the TJFV, you should come aboard having had plenty of rest and possessing a good game…

Don’t dare tell the cruisers on the Tom Joyner Fantastic Voyage that their themed nights are not serious business, most particularly ” ’70s Night,” which is now called ” ’70s Players’ Ball.” Taking their cue from the funk-master demigod Bootsy Collins (below), most of the 3,000 passengers donned their best outfits that best represent the…

It was an absolute, unadulterated party on the deck of the 2013 Tom Joyner Fantastic Voyage as Snoop Dogg, aka Snoop Lion, lit the stage up — and lit up on stage, literally — with his classics “Gin and Juice,” “Beautiful,” “Drop it Like It’s Hot,” “What’s My Name?” and “Ain’t Nuthin but a G…

Day two of the Tom Joyner cruise picked up where the magnificent opening night left off. Tyrese took his mostly female audience in his hand and led them back to the Baby Boy days. Guy Torre has proven without a doubt to be a more prolific and funnier comedian than his older brother. And day…

NASSAU, Bahamas — The Carnival cruise ship emptied 3,000 people onto the beaches of Nassau Bahamas, where Ludacris was waiting to perform his greatest hits. Some were, Move B—, Get Out the Way, Fantasy, Southern Hospitality and others. Jamie Foxx was supposed to perform with Luda, but he got a movie role and had to…

When radio legend Tom Joyner invited Jamie Foxx aboard the Fantastic Voyage 2013, he didn’t know what he was in for. Foxx not only ripped through a set of his greatest hits on the opening night of the 14th annual cruise through the Caribbean, he also invited a host of surprise guests to join him…

As Jamie Foxx prepares to burn up the stage on the deck of the Tom Joyner Fantastic Voyage’s opening night — setting the table for his superstar musical brethren to shine during the weeklong excursion through the Caribbean Sea — we take a quick look back at the best photos and activities of the TJFV…

And you thought the Tom Joyner Fantastic Voyage (TJFV) was over-the-top before. Ford Motor Company is taking it to even higher levels. Ford, the presenting sponsor of the Tom Joyner Cruise for the past two years and the sole exclusive automotive sponsor for the past seven TFJV cruises and Tom Joyner Foundation, is doing so…

The celebrity performance lineup for the Tom Joyner Fantastic Voyage Cruise 2013 is wickedly good and is the perfect marriage of new millennium music mixed with old-school sensibilities. When you have Gen-X and Gen-Y superstars Jamie Foxx, Snoop Dogg and Ludacris on one hand, and also have legends of the Baby Boom era like Frankie…

When you book a cabin on the Tom Joyner Fantastic Voyage, also called the “Tom Joyner Cruise,” you have signed up for one of the funnest and most invigorating weeks of your life. First timers have no idea what they’re getting themselves into. Those who have been on the cruise more than once (and some…

If you’ve never been on the Tom Joyner Fantastic Voyage , also called the Tom Joyner Cruise, then you definitely need to add the week-long entertainment and party extravaganza to your bucket list. The Tom Joyner Cruise 2013, sponsored by Ford Motor Company, begins April 7 and runs through the 14th. It’s really an indescribable excursion.…

Joyner, Perry and Packer Making New Film

Ford Motor Company’s Shawn Lollie’s gregariousness, effervescence and open managerial style are the attributes that make it ideal for her to attend and maximize opportunities at the crème de la crème of annual urban events such as the Tom Joyner Cruise, the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans and the ultra-popular Steve Harvey Hoodie Awards…

NASSAU, Bahamas — This is an island city of considerable beauty and wealth, and when the Tom Joyner Fantastic Voyage steamrolled into Paradise Island, many were awestruck by its man-made and natural magnificence. From it’s world-class hotels, grandiose resorts, aquamarine golf course, translucent waters and captivating skyline, first-time cruisers to this Caribbean country were simply spellbound.…