LinerLore Lectures aboard “Seabourn Encore”
LinerLore Lectures aboard “Seabourn Encore”
Ahoy! Alfredo and I are comfortably ensconced aboard the elegant “Seabourn Encore”, our at-sea home for the next 18 days in exchange for our popular LinerLore maritime history presentations. From the birth of oceanic travel to the Titanic, from the Golden Age of passenger liners to the explosion in cruising, there’s something for every salty soul to enjoy.
Plus, I’ll be working on the sequel to my bestselling award winning mystery, Upon This Rock. Now in its second printing with its screenplay being shopped around Hollywood, “Rock” takes place in the magical Italian hilltop town of Orvieto. Its sequel — Thorns of the 15 Roses — features a murder aboard a luxury cruise ship headed to Spain and the tiny Andalusian town of Grazalema.
Below, the schedule for the coming crossing from Panama City to Honolulu.
Ahoy, Aloha and Mahalo!
— David Eugene Perry
Titanic: Legend and Legacy
Without a doubt, the most famous ship – and shipwreck – in the world, RMS Titanic has lived longer in memory and ongoing fascination than her all-too-brief maiden voyage. Learn of the 1898 book that “predicted” her story (and loss), and take a tour through the dozens of movies, and hundreds of books that continue to bring this classic sea tale to new generations.
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Paddlewheels, Steam & Speed:
The Birth of Oceanic Travel. For millennia, humans have sought to bridge the “Old World” to the “New” over the “Western Ocean”. From St. Brendan to SS Great Britain from sail to steam, former ship office and award winning author David Eugene Perry chronicles the story of TransOceanic travel, Atlantic & Pacific.
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Ocean Olympians: Ships of State, Immigration & Sometimes War
From 1900 – 1914, millions of Europeans crossed the Atlantic: immigrants, business people and tourists. The competition among the ship owners of the US, Britain, France, Germany, Holland and others was intense, and changed the world leading up to World War I.
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Manuscripts, Movies & A Murder Mystery at Sea.
Best-selling author David Eugene Perry talks about his award-winning mystery thriller Upon This Rock set in the historic town of Orvieto, Italy, currently in screenplay developmentand shares a section of its sequel, including a murder on a cruise ship: Watch out!
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The Golden Age of Liners: Blue Riband Royalty.
Queens Mary and Elizabeth, Rex, Normandie, Breman & Europa and SS United States. These fastest and most glamourous of liners defined an age, and a way of life, between the Wars, and after. A crowd pleasing “must sea” talk of the Sea!
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From Crossing to Cruising: A New Golden Age at Sea.
In the late 1950s, air travel surpassed passage by sea for crossing oceans. What to do with aging, elegant ships meant for passenger comfort but not competitive with jets? The answer: “Getting there is half the fun.” Learn how “crossing” gave way to “pleasure cruising” and what’s in store for the future.
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Linerlore: Classic Tales of the Sea and Famous Ship Stories.
Nothing is more evocative than “Tales of the Sea.” Learn about the Italian beauties Michelangelo & Raffaello, FDR’s presidential yacht Potomac, historic warships of the Pacific and even a few “unsolved” maritime mysteries!
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By Wave and Wing: Pacific Passenger Travel
From the great ships of Canadian Pacific, to Japan’s glamourous NYK liners, and finally by air during the brief glory age of the Pan Am Clippers, passage on (and over) the Pacific has inspired countless writers and wanderers to exotic climes. Also, we look into one of the Pacific’s most enduring mysteries: Amelia Earhart’s last flight.
