Knowing
that some cruise passengers want to use their vacation time not only to relax
and play but to learn something new, many cruise lines offer enrichment
programs with expert lecturers on art, history, the sciences, local culture and
other topics. Sometimes, these special guests have so much star power that
their presence alone is enough to make you choose a specific cruise.
For
example, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate, recently
lectured on a segment of Holland America Line’s 2014 Grand World Voyage aboard ms Amsterdam. As the ship sailed from Durban
to Cape Town, Tutu spoke about his role as the first black African to serve as
archbishop of Cape Town and about his work on behalf of racial equality
throughout the world.
Cunard
Line’s flagship, the Queen Mary 2, is
welcoming special musical guests during 2014, the ship’s 10th anniversary year.
When the grand ship sails from New York on August 27, James Taylor and Band
will be on board to serenade guests with two special concerts. The members of
London’s National Symphony Orchestra and their conductor, Anthony Inglis, will
board the ship for its September 8 departure from Southampton, England. Inglis
has been known to ask passengers to form a choir and sing with the symphony,
and even to invite a few to take a turn with the baton.
World-famous
oceanographer and environmentalist Jean-Michel Cousteau is a frequent guest
host on Paul Gauguin Cruises’ m/s Paul
Gauguin. He shares his love of the world’s oceans with cruise guests
through lectures, video presentations, and SCUBA dives into the deep blue water.
The m/s Paul Gauguin’s special
watersports platform takes guests down to sea level, making it possible to dive
right from the ship.
Cruise
ships are known for providing wonderful dining experiences and menus designed
by award-winning chefs: but, on a Celebrity Cruises ship, you can meet a true
celebrity chef. Beginning this July, 13 former “chef’testants” from the Award-winning
television series “Top Chef” will sail on four Celebrity voyages: one each to Bermuda,
Alaska, Europe and the Caribbean. Cruise guests will have the opportunity to
meet the chefs; taste their dishes; watch them work in complimentary cooking
demonstrations; and even learn from them in private cooking classes.
To
learn about more opportunities to sail with special cruise guests, talk with Anita,
your Cruise Holidays personal cruise expert.
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