Cruise Enrichment Opportunity

Enrichment Requirement Cruise Itinerary


	Viking Star
	ST220423

World Cruise 2022 Sector F


CRUISE ITINERARY - ST220423 World Cruise 2022 Sector F
Embarkation:	Istanbul Turkey	Date: Saturday, April 23, 2022
Disembarkation:	Tilbury UK	Date: Sunday, May 8, 2022
No of Nights:	16

Only Speakers focusing on History, the Arts, Sciences, World Affairs or Extraordinary Lives who can relate their talks to the itinerary and ports of call should register their interest.
Please submit your proposed lecture topics for consideration. Ideally you should list 4 talks including a title and short synopsis.


Day 1	EMBARK Istanbul Turkey
Day 2	At sea
Day 3	Piraeus (Athens) Greece
Day 4	At sea
Day 5	Messina, Sicily Italy
Day 6	Naples Italy
Day 7	Civitavecchia (for Rome) Italy
Day 8	Monte Carlo Monaco
Day 9	At sea
Day 10	Barcelona Spain
Day 11	Cartagena Spain
Day 12	At sea
Day 13	Lisbon Portugal
Day 14	At sea
Day 15	At sea
Day 16	Tilbury UK
Day 17	DISEMBARK Tilbury UK

DISCLAIMER
This information has been compiled from various sources. Whilst every effort has been made to provide accurate information, the cruise lines can and do change their itineraries. Cruise Ship Speakers cannot be held liable for any inaccuracies that these programs may contain. Please refer to the up-to-date information provided by the cruise lines themselves. Please notify the Web Administrator if there are any inaccuracies.

	Available Candidates

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The following people have indicated their availability for this cruise or sectors of this cruise. The list is in ORDER by General Discipline (ie. Art Instructors, Bridge Directors, Craft Instructors, Destination Lecturers, Enrichment Speakers, etc). Please contact the candidates directly if you would like to engage any of them. There are NO fees to do this. Alternatively, we can arrange the bookings on your behalf. Please advise us of your choice(s) for this cruise.

The following people have indicated their availability for this cruise or sectors of this cruise.
The list is in ORDER by General Discipline (ie. Art Instructors, Bridge Directors, Craft Instructors, Destination Lecturers, Enrichment Speakers, etc).
Please contact the candidates directly if you would like to engage any of them. There are NO fees to do this.
Alternatively, we can arrange the bookings on your behalf. Please advise us of your choice(s) for this cruise.

Christine Newton
Art Instructor
Professional artist, qualified adult & further education teacher


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Coming from:

Spalding, Lincolnshire UK

Christine has been delivering a totally immersive, enjoyable art experience for all abilities, disabilities and ages for over six years for various cruise lines, including three full world cruise circumnavigation and numerous grand voyages. She covers all techniques and mediums (as well as some innovative tips & tricks of her own), demonstrating and painting along with the class. Her specialty is ports of call paintings, itinerary themed, constantly updated with new techniques.

Emily Mixon
Arts & Crafts Instructor
over 25 years experience teaching in arts & crafts


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Coming from:

The Villages, Sumter County, Florida USA

Emily Bozeman Mixon has been involved in Arts and Crafts for over 40 years. She attended many crafts shows as a participant for over 15 years traveling from Tennessee to as far away as Michigan to sell her wares. She managed two craft supplies stores for a craft supply company located in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1992 Emily began teaching arts & crafts on cruise ships for Costa, Cunard, Celebrity and Holland America and has been doing so ever since. She has taught many classes with 100 or more people in attendance and others with 25-35 people in attendance.

Jennifer Eremeeva
Russian History, Royal History, Art History
As of 2022, Jennifer will be based in Riga, Latvia.


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Coming from:

Northampton, Massachusetts USA

Jennifer Eremeeva is an American expatriate writer who divides her time between Riga, Latvia, and New England. Jennifer writes about travel, culture, cuisine and culinary history, Russian history, and Royal History, with bylines in Reuters, Fodor�s, USTOA, LitHub, The Moscow Times, and Russian Life. Jennifer is a popular cruise ship lecturer and speaker on a wide range of topics relating to the history, culture, art, and literature of the Baltic, Black Sea, Adriatic, Mediterranean, and Aegean Seas.

Kathy Fawcett-Stearne
Landscape History & Ecology
Ph.D B.Sc. C Env.


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Coming from:

Melksham, Wiltshire UK

Kathy gained a Doctorate in Agricultural History & Ecological Management, from Imperial College London, in 2004. She has many year�s experience both as a civil servant and in private consultancy, organising lectures, activity workshops and study trips in England. Kathy is a member of the Speakers Club of Great Britain and is also an experienced destination lecturer. She has a passion for travel, meeting new people and seeing new places. Kathy has a range of Presentations on; Destinations, British traditions, and the countryside, which can be tailored to destinations or seasons as required.

Bill Simpson OBE
Military/Aviation Historian, Author & Port Speaker
OBE


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Coming from:

Poole, Dorset UK

Bill Simpson served in the Royal Air Force for 25 years. Responsible for air transport operations in Northern Ireland, he was awarded an MBE in 1979. He then commanded two RAF Stations, receiving an OBE from Queen Elizabeth in 1988. Bill's acclaimed biography �The Prince� was published by HarperCollins in 2006 and he now writes historical novels. Bill is an experienced enrichment and destination speaker having completed almost 60 cruises over 7 years and he has employed his passion for - and comprehensive knowledge of - military & aviation history to great effect. In March 2017, Bill was selected to join Viking Ocean as a Resident Historian.

Martin P. Lee
Destination Lecturer & Gentlemen Dance Host
BSc(Hons) MSc FBCS CITP


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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.

Keith Appleyard
Military Intelligence & History
Current Affairs


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Coming from:

Sleaford, Lincolnshire UK

Keith is a consultant in education management and teaching skills, working both independently and employed by organisations such as Nottingham Trent University. In the 1960s and 70s Keith worked for 15 years as a RAF intelligence officer. This was in the hidden world of signals intelligence and it is this experience that forms the basis of his cruise ship lectures. Each talk focuses on a specific aspect of signals intelligence and each is illustrated by personal experience and analysis of historical events, as far as the Official Secrets Act will allow!

Tony Coutts-Britton
Battlefield Guide & Historian
First & Second World Wars


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Coming from:

Westbury, Wiltshire UK

Anthony is an experienced battlefield guide and military history lecturer, specialising in the World Wars and the Napoleonic period. His other interest areas encompass the English Civil War, the Roman Army and Political and Social History of the United Kingdom. He served in the Army, commanding a battalion of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers and in senior staff posts. His lecture subjects continue to grow and he is regularly engaged as a dinner speaker and cruise ship lecturer on a wide variety of subjects. He is an elected Fellow of the International Guild of Battlefield Guides.

Nigel Cox
World Affairs, History, Great Lives


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Coming from:

London, UK

Nigel Cox is a former British diplomat with extensive Asian expertise. He is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin. In 1976, just after the death of Chairman Mao, he started two years� training in Mandarin Chinese, in Cambridge and Hong Kong. He spent a total of 8 years at the British Embassy in Beijing, including from 2000 to 2002 as deputy to the Ambassador, in the rank of Minister and Consul-General. He was then appointed Director Asia-Pacific, responsible for UK relations with the whole region from Myanmar to Japan and from Mongolia to Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific islands.

Margaret Cox
Forensic Anthropologist & Medical Historian
BA, BA Hons, Phd, MIFA, FSA


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Coming from:

West Wellow, Hampshire UK

Professor Margaret Cox is an internationally experienced forensic anthropologist who has worked in such places as Iraq, Rwanda, Kosovo, Cyprus, Italy, Belgium and France. She retired from her role as Professor of Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology at Cranfield University and now undertakes consultancy work for governments. She has authored several academic books, appeared in numerous TV and radio documentaries. Her very popular lectures deal with archaeology & anthropology and the history of disease.

Judith Cranswick
Crime Writer, History & Destination Speaker


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Coming from:

Swindon, - UK

Judith has three great passions � history, travel and writing. Her love of ancient civilizations and cultures have taken her throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia, China, Indochina, Japan, India, South America, Mexico and Central America. History & travel have inspired her writing. An award-winning novelist, she is the author of two Travel Mystery series and several standalone psychological thrillers. Judith is an experienced destinations and enrichment lecturer and has also run writing workshops for several cruise lines.

Patrick Goodness
Cultural Anthropology-Global Religion & Mythology


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Coming from:

Rudolph, WI USA

Patrick Goodness is a globally recognized thought leader in the study of ancient cultural mythologies, and brings a profound knowledge of global cultures with an engaging approach to storytelling. Patrick has traveled and lectured in more than 110 countries around the world, studying and teaching global culture. Patrick lectures frequently at universities and global conferences and is a popular enrichment speaker among discerning cruise lines. His lectures are peppered with valuable research, thoughtful observations, powerful analogies and dry comedic wit that always bring smiles.

Stephen Marsh
Wildlife and Adventure Travel


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Coming from:

St. Leonards-On-Sea, East Sussex UK

Stephen has lectured about natural history around the world since 2007, having always been fascinated by wildlife. Although marine wildlife is his speciality, his love for and knowledge of other creatures and general ecology is extensive. In 2006 when a whale swam up the Thames into London, Stephen was volunteering on the rescue and this triggered an old passion. He left three decades in advertising behind to take up the challenge of rejuvenating the whale and dolphin survey charity ORCA and created a cruise programme for the charity that led to him lecturing on cruises worldwide. An inspiring speaker, his talks are enthralling and enchanting.

Malcolm Nelson
HM Customs & Excise
Certified Australian Specialist (Australian Tourist Board)


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Coming from:

hayling island, Berkshire UK

Malcolm worked for 40 years for HM Customs and Excise in every aspect of catching smugglers. He was mainly based at Heathrow but he also spent time at London Port, Dover, St Petersberg (Russia), Malta, and at most major airports throughout the EU. Since retirement in 2005 he has developed his speaking activity and now gives talks on catching smugglers, the history of smuggling, historical events in Australia and the Russian revolution.

Peter Price AM
Economics of Organised Crime


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Coming from:

Dover Heights, NSW Australia

Peter Price AM, is an advertising and communications professional with over 25 years experience in multi-national ad agencies. His experiences as a victim of multiple crimes in South Africa helped steer him in the direction of violence prevention and law enforcement advocacy. Peter currently works in both a Criminal Law and Civil Law capacity. For the past 20 years, Peter has been significantly involved in the development of Crime Stoppers in Australia and around the world. He has served as Vice President of Crime Stoppers International and played a significant role in global operations with INTERPOL.

Howard Roitman
World Affairs, History & Geography


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Coming from:

Denver, Colorado USA

Howard is a keen student of history, geography, and current events and loves to share those passions with audiences. He's given hundreds of talks over the last six years following decades of traditional teaching. Howard began his career as a destination and enrichment speaker in 2018 after teaching for many years in the University of Denver's University College masters program. Since 2015, he has been delivering presentations through an organization called Active Minds throughout the Denver metropolitan area on a broad range of topics of current interest. He received a B. A. with honors in History from Brooklyn College and a J. D. from Yale Law School.

Gavin Roser
Shipping & Transportation


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Coming from:

Ayr, Ayrshire UK

Gavin is Ambassador at Large of the European Freight and Logistics Leaders' Forum, Brussels based think tank. He sees a dynamic world and interviews leaders focused on and meeting change head on. His has been Managing Director of a major ship agency, Chairman of first joint venture in the Falklands post conflict, Maritime Advisor to National Shipping Line of Iran and Consultant at the centre of the privatisation of the shipping industry of New Zealand. He is a member of the Royal Institute of International Affairs. Gavin has seen remarkable change over his 54 years in shipping. He greatly enjoys bringing people with different perspectives together, and discovering new things.

Professor Jon A. Wiant
World Affairs, Intelligence & Military History
SES (Ret.), Adjunct Professor of Intelligence Studies


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Coming from:

Falls Church, Virginia USA

Jon Wiant is an authority on the intelligence and international affairs. His career spanned the Cold War and the global national security challenges that followed. He served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and the NSC Director for Intelligence Policy as well as senior positions at CIA and Defense. In retirement, this recipient of the Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal has taught at Washington universities. Cruise passengers will be intrigued by his talks on intelligence and international affairs.

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