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Scientology is bursting with news about its aging cruise ship, which is totally not sinking

 On Monday, after we’d wondered about Joy Villa’s lowly schlepping of Scientology at a seaside vendor’s table in England, we posted Joy’s own ringing endorsement of the gig. She said that she was having a whale of a time selling copies of Dianetics to the punters, and who are we to say otherwise, []

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THE VALESKA PARIS DECLARATION: Here’s her full report to Clearwater PD on Scientology abuses

 On April 28, Valeska Paris and two other Australian former Scientology Sea Org workers, Gawain and Laura Baxter, filed a new labor trafficking lawsuit against David Miscavige and the Church of Scientology, alleging that they had been forced into hard labor and harrowing punishments while still only children. []

Video proof that Scientology’s cruise ship is the happiest place on earth

 OK, this is pretty cool. Not only did we get a rare look at activity on the decks of Scientology’s private cruise ship the Freewinds at a dock in Aruba, but the footage sent in by one of our readers is pretty fresh.

As in, it was shot []

A triple BONANZA of Scientology vids promoting its rockin’ cruise ship, the Freewinds!

 Now this is a great way to keep our Thanksgiving weekend vibe going! []

After a year and a half, Scientology’s cruise ship finally sails — to Curaçao drydock

[The Damen repair docks, the ‘Antillia’ drydock is the long narrow one.]

What do you know. We take our eyes off of the satellite tracker for a few days, and Scientology’s private cruise ship the Freewinds moved on []

Crazy fun on Scientology’s private cruise ship in the Caribbean, still tied to the dock

 Since Scientology’s private cruise ship the Freewinds had its wings clipped when the pandemic hit, the church has only increased the flood of propaganda being sent to Scientologists, begging them to come to the ship, which has been stuck in port in Aruba since March []

Another hype video! Scientology still begging members to go to the cruise ship’s ‘OT Bubble’

 For the past sixteen months Scientology’s private cruise ship the Freewinds has been stuck in port in Aruba, and there’s no sign that it’s hitting the high seas again any time []

Does Scientology know that it’s a Truman Show? Let us show you their newest magazine cover.

[Jim Carrey in the 1998 film ‘The Truman Show’]

We want to thank the tipster who sent in a scan of the cover of a new Scientology magazine they just received. They knew that we’d do a spit-take when we saw []

Ahoy, thetan: Ready to fondle empty bottles on Scientology’s cruiseless cruise ship?

 Judging by how our tipsters are being bombarded recently with mailers, Scientology is really trying to sell its members on flying out to Aruba to spend their time (and cash) on the Freewinds, the private cruise ship owned by the church which has been stuck in port since the pandemic started more than a year []

A shocking glimpse inside Scientology’s floating cathedral: ‘All I hear is desperation’

[Valeska Paris and Criceida Leon]

We’re still knocked out by the amazing leaked conference call that Rod Keller brought us yesterday. Sharron Weber, commanding officer of Scientology’s private cruise ship the Freewinds, was recorded giving marching orders to Australian “Field Staff Members,” exhorting them to sell more Scientology courses amid the obstacles of the coronavirus []