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Jim Clement
Destination Lecturer & Maritime Historian
Baltic, Mediterranean. Asia, Caribbean,Latin America, Panama, Norway,
Coming from: Largo,  Florida  USA


Jim is a retired USA Diplomat who lived in 13 countries and has given Destination/Maritime History Lectures on more than 120 cruises in Europe, Asia, S. America. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy (BSc) and University of Chicago (MBA). He was a US Navy Submarine Officer, VP International for Fortune 500 companies. He was a University Professor for History, Geography, Logistics, and International Marketing. Having lived and worked in Panama and transited the Panama Canal 30 times and Suez Canal 4 times, Jim can give the ship's bridge commentary about the history of the Canal in English or Spanish. He has also narrated bridge commentary about Glaciers in Chile and Norway.
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.
Martin P. Lee
Destination Lecturer & Gentlemen Dance Host
BSc(Hons) MSc FBCS CITP
Coming from: Poole,  Dorset  UK


Martin P. Lee graduated with first class honours in geography and geology from King's College London in 1975 followed by a masters degree in geography from Keele University. After service as a fellow at Lancaster University, he became a lecturer at Leicester University, and then a senior lecturer at the Royal Military College of Science. Upon early retirement in 2006, Martin has been a Gentleman Dance Host and Port Lecturer. He now spends half the year at sea and half the year at his home in Bournemouth.
Dr Karen Woodman
Destination History & Culture
B.Sc., M.A., Ph.D.
Coming from: Brisbane,  Queensland  Australia


Dr Karen Woodman is a retired university professor, who is an entertaining cruise enrichment speaker on topics such as history, education, street art, culture, dance, language, and food as they relate to cruise destinations. Karen is also an avid social dancer who enjoys sharing her love of dance, the benefits of social dance, and the mind-body connection. She has traveled extensively, including North and South America, the South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, the Caribbean, Cuba, Europe, Scandinavia, and South-East Asia.
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