Cruise for Bookworms

Are you a bit of a bookworm whilst on a Cruise ?  I must confess that reading a book is something that I really only get around to doing whilst I am either on holiday or going on a train journey – which even then doesn’t always happen as my last cruise there was so much going on I didn’t even have time to sit and read at all..
But back to the subject in hand – Cunard are to host their first literature festival at Sea on board the Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic sailing from New York to Southampton on November 10th 2019.
The cruise will have on board many authors and literary experts including Robert Harris, Mark Billingham, Damian Barr and Ben Macintyre along with the latest addition to this list Louis de Bernières, bestselling author of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin.  I haven’t actually read this book but have seen the accompanying film which was very good. 

The event is being run in parnership with the Times/Sunday Times and there will be several editors and journalists also on board.  Cunard marketing vice president Angus Struthers said: “It promises to be one of the most inspiring experiences for literature lovers who can indulge in their passion whilst crossing the Atlantic in luxurious surroundings.”

If this cruise is of interest to you I am able to package this together with the preceding Transatlantic sailing from Southampton to New York or to arrange to fly you out to New York to enjoy a few days in this vibrant city before relaxing with your book on the homeward journey…

Sailings for the Literature festival 2019

I was actually speaking to a regular customer recently, who is a member of a book group at home, and is set to travel on a Princess Cruise in September and has found detail of the cruise line offering a book group on board and they provide a list of books that they will talk about… Do you belong to a Book Group ? Is this something that you have ever attended a group for on board ? Sounds like a great idea to me – do let me know your comments along with your favourite Cruise reading books..

As you are reading this I will be returning from London on the train Friday morning – following a Cruise Awards ceremony, more to follow on that next time – and will hopefully have had time to read a bit more of my current book..


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