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Helen Avaient
Motivational speaking | iPhone Photography | Author
Coming from: Pottsville,  NSW  Australia


Enrichment speaker Helen has worked in a variety of jobs including the Government, remote mining sites in the Australian outback, travel journalist, photographer and success coach. Helen has been presenting motivational talks on cruise ships for over 15 years. Helen shares her story of how she became 70 kgs (150lb) lighter. As the author of “The List Book – how to organise your life in simple steps” she talks about how to make better use of your time, how to become organised, and get most of the things you want in life. As a photographer, Helen shares tips and tricks on how to take better photos with your iphone.
Bill Belew
Western Civilization, Origins to Social Networks
PhD, Professor of Western Civilization and Writing, Novelist
Coming from: Sunnyvale,  California  USA


Bill held a Top Secret Clearance during his years in the US Navy as Intelligence Officer serving at the peak of the Cold War Era. Bill then spent nearly 20 years in the Far East – Japan, China, Russia and India where he taught university, created and grew his own language school throughout Japan and Far East Russia. Bill is fluent in Japanese and converses in Chinese and Russian. Bill paid his sizable Silicon Valley mortgage as a professional blogger while also living within walking distance of the tech titans. He and his 13-yo daughter co-author a popular series for young adults.
Stuart Boreham
Enrichment, Entertainment, Adventurer
Coming from: Stratford-upon-Avon,  Warwickshire  UK


Enrichment speaker, Stuart Boreham, is used to a gruelling challenge or two! Stuart, who was born with cerebral palsy, saw his childhood defined by surgery and physiotherapy. After childhood operations, a great deal of grit, determination, and tenacity, Stuart was the first physically disabled person in the world to row the Atlantic Ocean solo, unassisted and unsupported – a feat which saw him cover 3341 miles alone at sea between the Canaries and Barbados, taking an elapsed time of 109 days.
Barbara Clifford
Stress Management | Time Management | Resilience | Mindset
Coming from: Alice Springs,  NT  Australia


Barbara Clifford is known as The Time Tamer and is a co-founder of The Hinwood Institute. She is a well recognised leader in Time Management and Stress Management. An experienced coach, speaker, columnist, work place mediator, and facilitator, Barbara equips busy people to make courageous decisions in pressure situations for the long-term benefit of their personal wellbeing, business or team. She's passionate about making order from chaos and transforming stress into a source of strength.
John Dabrowski
Motivation & Inspiration
Mental Resilience Expert
Coming from: Langley Mill,  Nottinghamshire  UK


John has enjoyed a wide ranging and successful career which has seen him work across a number of sectors in the business and sporting world. He has played basketball both as a professional and for England in the Commonwealth Games. He has travelled extensively in his search for new skills and techniques to help himself and now other people. He has a desire to make a difference in this world and wants to use his extensive knowledge and skills to help people 'unlock their full potential'. John is a gifted communicator and his talks will both inspire and motivate the audience.
James Davis
Health & Wellness | Midlife | Psychology | Coaching | NLP
Coming from: London,  London  UK


Claire and James Davis are the husband and wife team behind the multi-award winning wellbeing company 38 Degrees North and thriving midlife coaching business, The Midlife Mentors. The couple’s evidence based approach, leveraging their backgrounds and qualifications in psychology, coaching, hormones, nutrition, personal training, stress management, menopause and NLP, empowers individuals with the practical tools and knowledge they need to make positive, long lasting changes to their lives.
Catherine DeVrye
Lifestyle | Writing | Motivation
Coming from: Manly,  NSW  Australia


Best-selling author of 9 nonfiction books, translated into multiple languages, Catherine is a past winner of the Australian Executive Woman of the Year-twice voted Australian Keynote Speaker of the Year-and Speaker Hall of Fame inductee. From an orphanage in Canada-to an MSc in the USA-to a university lecturer before postings as an IBM executive to Japan & Hong Kong, she has spoken professionally to educate and entertain diverse audiences in 30+ countries, plus cruise ships. Catherine is a storyteller who has travelled to the 'ends of the earth' for exciting, fresh and relevant tales that can be tailored for your cruise demographics.
Evelyn Field OAM
Psychology | Relationships | Self Improvoment
Coming from: Melbourne,  Victoria  Australia


Evelyn M Field OAM, FAPS is a practising psychologist, Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society, professional speaker, best-selling author and media commentator. She is an international expert in dealing with school and workplace bullying and social survival skills. She has written five books on bullying. In 2014 she was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for her school and workplace bullying initiatives. As an enrichment speaker, she believes that passengers want presentations that offer interesting information, humour, meaningful topics and simple, practical ideas that they can implement immediately!
Gillian Garratt
Popular Psychology
M.A. Psych. M.A. Prof. Writing, BEd (Hons)Accredited CBT Therapist
Coming from: Falmouth,  Cornwall  UK


Gillian is a Psychologist, Cognitive Behavioural Therapist & author. She has extensive lecturing experience, as Business Consultant for leading ‘Blue Chip’ companies in the U.K. and California. From 2005-2008, she was on-board Manager for the ‘Discovery’ Lecture Programme on “Queen Mary 2”, for Oxford University. Her first book, 'CBT for Work', was published in 2012, her next book is:- 'Your dog and you – understanding the canine psyche'. Topics include Sports Psychology, CBT, Pet therapy, Longevity, Laughter, Luck & Palmistry. She has a varied and fascinating lecture repertoire.
Dr Despina Hatzdiakos
Wellness | Fitness | Life Coaching | Culture | Dance
Coming from: Rhodes,  Dodekanisa  Greece


Dr. Despina Hatzidiakos is the holder of two Bachelors’, two Master’s and one Ph.D. degree. She has taught in Secondary Education in Canada, USA and England for more than 30 years. She has served in the diplomatic core representing her country abroad. She presently teaches at the University of Aegean in Rhodes, Greece. Her interests are in health and wellness, fitness, environmental education, culture, life coaching, self-awareness, dancing, leadership, life skills and public speaking. She is outgoing, sociable, very fit, and energetic and has a love of teaching. She enjoys meeting new people and travelling.
Philip Hesketh
Professional Speaker
The Psychology of Persuasion & Influence
Coming from: Harrogate,  North Yorkshire  UK


Philip is a Psychology graduate from Newcastle University and is a full time professional speaker on ‘The Psychology of Persuasion and Influence’. He combines a powerful mix of well researched, persuasive techniques with a unique brand of humour. He inspires, entertains and informs on how persuasion, influence and relationships work. He is inspirational, motivational and extremely amusing. He gives ‘can-use-today’ techniques to be more influential.
Russell Lee
History, culture, humor and storytelling
Not your average lecturer!
Coming from: Cupertino,  California  USA


Russell Lee’s life and career are a celebration of creativity in the art of communications and storytelling. He has experience as an entertainer, educator, lecturer, motivational speaker, cartoonist, musician, songwriter, actor and stand-up comedian. With an eclectic background in research and multimedia presentations, Russell can lecture on a wide range of topics, including cultures and geographies; history and famous historical figures; science and technology; and art and music. He believes in being entertaining as well as educational, and he uses storytelling to create memorable experiences for his audiences.
Peter Maeck
Alaska | Mexico | Writing | Photography | Poetry
MFA/TEDx/Hot 100 Photographers Award/French teacher
Coming from: Raleigh,  North Carolina  USA


Peter Maeck is a writer, speaker, teacher, and photographer. His Alaska presentations draw from the work of his grandfather Dr. William S. Cooper whose ecological studies in the Glacier Bay region led to his successful promotion of Glacier Bay National Park. His plays and dance scenarios, including for Pilobolus and MOMIX Dance Theatres, have been produced in New York City, Europe, and Africa. Peter has been a featured speaker at multiple TEDx events and international mental health conferences and has created training and motivational programs for corporations worldwide.
Diana Moran
TV & Radio Presenter, Author, Journalist & Speaker
Coming from: Middlesex,    UK


Diana Moran is TV’s original fitness guru known as The Green Goddess. In 1983 she was the first person to present fitness on TV in the UK on BBC Breakfast Time and her successful career as a fitness guru has spanned four decades. She has appeared on virtually every UK TV channel since. Diana is an amusing motivational speaker and has been a regular Celebrity Guest Speaker on major cruise lines for over 25 years.
Lisa Phillips
Confidence Coach & Empowerment Expert
Wellness, Personal Development, Life Skills, Confidence,
Coming from: Corby,  Northamptonshire  UK


Lisa Phillips is an award-winning wellness expert whose work featured extensively on TV, Radio and press. Often described as being warm, funny, personable, down-to-earth and honest, Lisa is a seasoned motivational speaker and Confidence coach with 18+ years of coaching, training & speaking experience. She is also the author of 'The Confidence Coach’ book. Lisa is currently the expert Confidence Coach ‘The Love Destination’ TV and has won several awards for her work.
Helen Pointer
Caricaturist & Artist
Coming from: Caterham,  Surrey  UK


As an artist Helen is quick to set her audience at ease and is marvellous at caricaturing. She provides an absorbing, effective and spontaneous style of presentation, using her art to exemplify her perceptive facilitation of group work. By pulling people out from the audience Helen guides you through personal impact and interpersonal skill areas whilst sketching humorous caricatures – it’s interactive, gripping and novel, and people come away understanding so much more about their choices. Helen’s starting points deals with the everyday issues that face us all.
Robyn Ratcliff
Enrichment & Destination Speaker
Coming from: Bensville,  NSW  Australia


Robyn Ratcliff is an International Award-Winning Success Coach, Hypnotherapist and Corporate Trainer. She helps her clients to make positive changes in their lives and businesses so that they are living their best life and achieving their desired goals. Robyn is a sought after Speaker, Coach and Trainer because of the way she easily builds rapport with her audiences whilst she inspires, motivates, and delivers thought provoking and interesting topics. She typically delivers presentations in the self-help and personal development, mindset, and hypnotherapy areas.
Arnie Skelton
Personal Development | Barn Dancing | 60s Pop Music
Coming from: Reddish,  Stockport  UK


Arnies's aim as a cruise speaker is to inform and entertain. He has been a lecturer and trainer for 46 years, so over that time he has acquired a load of information and has learned how to engage his audience. Arnie has a wide range of interests that he can talk about, often built around interesting and little known facts - if he's done his job well, his audience will leave wanting more...! Arnie also provides sessions that can improve his audience's skill set - for example, two specialist areas of his are how to improve memory, and how to build a positive and powerful mindset.
Clive Steeper
Motorsport & Business
Coming from: Swindon,  Wiltshire  UK


Clive knows about what it takes to achieve world-class performance in both motorsport and business. He has worked with many motorsport legends in his role as Formula 1 race Tyre Engineer for Goodyear and as Team Manager for TWR Silk Cut Jaguar Sports Car team at Le Mans; he also races regularly. As a business leader, he has led many international fast-growth companies to achieve record profits. Clive is an engaging speaker who draws on his experiences & knowledge to deliver thought-provoking and entertaining lectures that offer insight into risk, performance and leadership.
Sue Stockdale
Explorer & Adventurer
MBA Entrepreneurship, MSc Quality Management
Coming from: Swindon,  Wiltshire  UK


Sue Stockdale is a polar explorer and adventurer; author, and inspirational speaker who has undertaken more challenges to date than many people do in a lifetime. In 1996 she became the first British woman to ski to the Magnetic North Pole, and has also participated in expeditions to Chile, Antarctica, Geographical North Pole and Greenland. In her richly inspirational presentations she combines her personal expertise as a polar explorer with her profound business knowledge, including areas like Change Management, Leadership, Motivation, Risk Management and Managing Diversity.
Malcolm Teasdale
Author, Adventurer and Enrichment Speaker
Coming from: Destin,  Florida  USA


Malcolm Teasdale was born in Coventry, England and is a successful entrepreneur who now spends his time traveling to “off-the-beaten-track” places. Since retiring from the technology industry, he now travels to the more unusual destinations in the World in search of rich cultural experiences. His 4th travel book has just been published called, “Religion, Spirituality and the way of life in the Himalayas” which describes his experience in the Himalayan Kingdoms of Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet and Myanmar. Malcolm has a wide repertoire of talks on destinations, adventure and travel.
Marshall Ulrich
Extraordinary Life
Adventurer, Mountaineer, Extreme Athlete
Coming from: Evergreen,  CO  USA


The author of Running on Empty, Marshall Ulrich is a versatile, world-class extreme endurance athlete: an ultrarunning icon, Seven Summits mountaineer, and competitive adventure racer. His prolific athletic career has earned him numerous wins, records, and firsts on some of the toughest courses in the world and taken him to the top of the highest mountains on every continent—all in his forties and fifties. Dubbed by Outside magazine as an Endurance King, he defies the ideas of “too far,” “too old,” and “not possible.” Revered among athletes, Marshall Ulrich is also an acclaimed speaker.
Alan Wright
Travel Writer & Motivational Speaker
After Dinner Speaker | Enrichment & Destinations
Coming from: Hartlepool,  County Durham  UK


Alan’s career as a travel writer and professional speaker goes back over thirty years. He was an award-winning BBC broadcaster for over 25 years and is busy these days on training in presentation skills and media for some of the biggest companies in the UK and Middle East. In the 1990's he became Chief Executive of Durham County Cricket Club. He specialises in business and VIP travel to the Middle East about which he gives talks as well as on cricket.
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