About Us
Xtine Santackas: Meet Xtine, our Cruise Coordinator and leader of our
merry band of Dark Avengers. she has been a part of the Goth scene in Boston for a very long time! You’ll find her hosting “HEROES”, a Manray event, or assisting at Xmortis or Bean Town’s "The Gothic Formal!" Xtine helps bring the news of GothCruise to the masses yearning to sail the high seas. She is in charge of our new YouTube Channel and our social media presence. Xtine has been with the GothCruise Brain Trust since GC14.
Bob Westphal: Bob (aka TheOneBob) has been an integral part of GothCruise since
our very first voyage and has been at the helm since GothCruise 6. As of GCXVIII, Bob promoted himself to GothCruise CEO and turned the job of running things over to Xtine. He's still busy, however, updating the website and writing our Freakishly Asked Question page. Bob’s been on several Convergence committees, and headed up Convergence 14-Ybor City. He is also one of the folks featured in "Goth Cruise the Movie." If that's not enough, Bob is also known as the host of the long-time dark music radio show called The Shape of Things to Come which was broadcast in the NYC region from 1985 to 2005.
Tess PixiRae: When the call for help went out in 2025, Tess stepped up and
quickly became a valued member of the GothCruise Brain Trust, taking over the task of running our Discord server and becoming the go‑to source for information about our voyages. She is one of the OGCs (Original GothCruisers), having sailed on many of the earliest and the most recent voyages, giving her a unique sense of GC's evolution. Tess brings a calm, steady presence to the chaos of cruise prep with her ability for keeping everyone connected. In her spare time, she loves traveling by land and/or sea, creating woven fiber art, and enjoying the pleasures of life on the West Coast.
Erica: Joining the GothCruise Brain Trust in 2025, Erica may not be a “tropical vacation” person in the traditional sense, but she’ll happily trade the sun‑soaked 
clichés for a properly shadowed seafaring adventure. A devoted pilgrim to the great goth festivals like Wave Gotik Treffen, Whitby Gothic Weekend, Castle Party, Me’ra Luna, and any other she can add to her passport, Erica now brings that same nomadic energy to her role as our new Events Coordinator. When she’s not plotting our next unforgettable event, you’ll find her restoring old houses to their former glory or indulging her love of the outdoors.
You can get in touch with all of us
at gothcruise@gothcruise.com
IN MEMORIAM
Peter Coffin
Peter was a cornerstone of the GothCruise community. He was a longtime veteran of Convergence, CorpGoth, and had been on more GothCruises than most. He served in the leadership of
GothCruise for many years, providing answers to any and all questions about ports, excursions, ships, itineraries, and many other things, whether GothCruise-related or not. If Peter didn't know the answer, he knew how to find it, and was always generous with his time. More importantly, he was skilled the art of connecting with others who became lifelong friends, and this was certainly true in the GothCruise community.
Peter passed in May of 2025, and he is deeply and dearly missed by all.
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