Cruise Enrichment Opportunity

Enrichment Requirement Cruise Itinerary


	Viking Star
	ST190425

Mediterranean Odyssey


CRUISE ITINERARY - ST190425 Mediterranean Odyssey
Embarkation:	Barcelona Spain	Date: Thursday, April 25, 2019
Disembarkation:	Venice Italy	Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2019
No of Nights:	12

Only Speakers focusing on History and World Affairs who can relate their talks to the itinerary and ports of call should register their interest.
Please submit your proposed lecture topics for consideration.


Day 1	EMBARK Barcelona Spain
Day 2	Barcelona Spain
Day 3	Toulon France
Day 4	Monte Carlo Monaco
Day 5	Livorno (for Florence) Italy
Day 6	Civitavecchia (for Rome) Italy
Day 7	Naples Italy
Day 8	At sea
Day 9	Corfu Town, Corfu Greece
Day 10	Dubrovnik Croatia
Day 11	Split Croatia
Day 12	Venice Italy
Day 13	DISEMBARK Venice Italy

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.

Gillian Taylor
Destination & Ports Speaker


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Coming from:

Brentwood, Essex UK

Gill Taylor, originally from London, is a qualified French linguist. Her love of languages and international cultures was deepened by her years living in Hong Kong where her public speaking experience also began. Following her travels in the Far East she has more recently spread her wings in almost every continent. Her years of English language teaching have prepared her well for destination speaking and it is a great pleasure for her, mixing facts and figures with self-deprecating London humour so that audiences are well informed and also entertained.

Patricia Andrew
Art & Cultural History
AMA, FSA, FSAScot, FRSA (NADFAS)


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Coming from:

Edinburgh, Scotland UK

Patricia has enjoyed a wide-ranging career in cultural services. After teaching English in Italy, she became a curator and manager of museums and galleries, responsible for collections and services ranging from art to archaeology, military history to geology. She holds degrees in English literature and art history, and has published widely. She now works freelance as a lecturer, writer and consultant, her specialisms being art and culture, social and garden history, from the 17th to the 21st centuries.

Judith Cranswick
Crime Writer, Tutor & Destination Speaker


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Coming from:

Swindon, - UK

Judith has two great passions � writing and travel. She has travelled extensively throughout Europe, China, Indochina and Japan, Asia, India, Africa and Central and South America. Judith is an award-winning novelist and author of the Fiona Mason Mysteries and several stand-alone psychological thrillers. Travel has always been the inspiration for Judith�s novels. Judith is an experienced speaker and in addition to writing her novels, she now works part time teaching Tai Chi and cruise ship lecturing.

Dr. Robert Donaldson
Political Science & World Affairs
Ph.D., Russian and American Foreign Policy


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Tulsa, Oklahoma USA

Robert (�Bob�) Donaldson retired after 45 years of College teaching in Political Science, specializing on Russian and American Foreign Policy and World Politics. At the University of Tulsa, where he was President in the 1990s, he was chosen �Faculty Member of the Year� in 2013. Dr. Donaldson has three degrees from Harvard and is author or co-author of 6 books and two dozen articles and book chapters. In addition to teaching at 4 universities, he has spoken to Foreign Relations Committees in 25 cities has lectured for the U.S. State Department in Europe and the Indian Sub-continent.

Sir David Durie
International Affairs & Geographical History
KCMG / Former Governor of Gibraltar / Scottish Heraldry


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Coming from:

Richmond, Surrey UK

Sir David Durie, who has had a distinguished career in the public service, was Governor and Commander-in-Chief, Gibraltar, from 2000 to 2003. Between 1995 and 2000 he was Director General for Enterprise and Regions in the Department of Trade and Industry in London, and before that he was UK Permanent Representative to the European Union in Brussels. David's talks include the history of Gibraltar and his experiences living there, the Ottoman Empire and the Mediteranean more generally, the workings of the European Union and Scottish heraldry.

Gillian Garratt
Popular Psychology
M.A. Psych. M.A. Prof. Writing, BEd (Hons)Accredited CBT Therapist


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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.

Elizabeth Griffith
Economic & Cultural History


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Coming from:

Chevy Chase, Maryland USA

Dr Elizabeth Griffith is an independent historian with a particular interest in the intersection of economic and cultural history. She was a business school dean at Georgetown University for six years, and worked earlier in her career at National Public Radio, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Phillips Collection, and Monticello. An engaging speaker for audiences of all ages, she crafts richly illustrated presentations that feature destination highlights in historical perspective. And she loves to make people laugh.

Douglas Harrison
Wine


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Coming from:

London, Middlesex UK

After many years of enjoying and learning about wine, Douglas�s wine career began in 1977 when he opened and operated three Wine Bars in the City of London and one in Leicester. And so began his long and successful career in wine wholesaling and shipping. In recent years Douglas has hosted a great variety of wine events ranging from formal dinners to tastings for local wine societies. He has also been the guest wine speaker on ocean cruises and river cruises. His talks are factual, informative, delivered with a touch of humour, and are always well received by wine imbibers at all levels.

Dr Dan Jones
Historian & Archaeologist
Dip Arch, MA, PhD


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Coming from:

Suffolk, UK

Dan holds a PhD from University of East Anglia and is currently working on post-doctoral mediaeval material from Norwich. He has been a Member of Kent Archaeological Society since 1965 and has assisted in excavations, mainly on Roman and Mediaeval sites in UK and France since 1965. Dan is particularly interested in practical archaeology, ecclesiastical architecture and near-eastern ancient and classical history and talks on specific sites, or the general history of an area.

Lindsay Murray
Science
CSci CBiol CRadPro FRSB FLS


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Coming from:

Gretna, Dumfries and Galloway UK

Lindsay Murray is a graduate biologist with something in excess of 30 years professional experience both in the UK and overseas, employed variously in clinical and veterinary microbiology, radiation protection, research management, and latterly in health and safety and research ethics. He regularly lectures on a wide range of science related topics to diverse audiences, and has a particular interest in public engagement with science.

Helen Poole
Archaeology & History
BA, Dip Arch, AMA, PGCE


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Coming from:

Haywards Heath, West Sussex UK

Helen studied English, History and Archaeology at Bristol University before going on to postgraduate studies in archaeology at Durham and museum studies at Leicester. Teaching qualifications at Brighton followed later. A vacation studentship at the British Museum led to a lifelong enthusiasm for a museum career. Helen is an enthusiastic sharer of information and she has been lecturing on cruises in and around the Mediterranean and the Red Sea from 2005.

Flint Whitlock
Military Historian and Author


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Coming from:

Denver, Colorado USA

Flint Whitlock graduated from the University of Illinois in 1964 with a degree in art, but has always been as much a writer as an artist. His love for military history began at an early age. Wanting to serve his country, Flint was commissioned a 2nd Lt. through ROTC and served in Germany and Vietnam before retiring in 1970. He has authored 13 books (mostly on WWII), lectured on Viking, and guided WWII battlefield tours for the Smithsonian, National Geographic, and other tour operators.

John Wilcock
Archaeology, History, Science & Computing
MA(Oxon), BSc, PhD, CEng, FIET, FBCS, CITP


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Coming from:

Stafford, Staffordshire UK

Dr John Wilcock read Physics at Oxford University then worked for 7 years as an Engineer in the computer industry (1st and 2nd generations), before entering academia in 1969. He was one of the first world practitioners in Computer Archaeology (the application of computers to archaeological research). Categories include Archaeology, Egyptology, History, Computing, Espionage, Codes & ciphers, Science, Geology and Music. See full profile for suggested list of stand-alone and destination-based topics.

Jim Williams
Historian & Author
Frauds and Charlatans


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Coming from:

Stockport, UK

Jim comes to lecturing with a background as a formerly practising barrister, a lawyer in the international construction industry and an internationally published author of eleven novels and two non-fiction works. One of the novels, The Hitler Diaries, caused a sensation when it was published nine months before the famous forgery scandal. Jim talks about his specialist knowledge of the history and practices of charlatans: the frauds and colourful characters who manage to persuade other people to believe in the most improbable things.

Dr Karen Woodman
Destination History & Culture
B.Sc., M.A., Ph.D.


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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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