Following the 120th birthday celebrations of perhaps the greatest-ever British crime writer, Agatha Christie, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is launching an exclusive themed cruise, in conjunction with Agatha Christie Limited. This will be Balmoral’s 10-night L1102 cruise to Iberia and Morocco, departing from Southampton on 23rd April 2011.
Agatha Christie is the most popular crime writer ever to have lived, and during her life, wrote 80 bestselling novels and short story collections, as well as many plays, including the longest-running play in history – The Mousetrap – which is still thrilling audiences today, after a staggering 59 years!
As part of Fred. Olsen’s programme of special interests, The ArtsClub, this cruise will feature guests giving talks and lectures on the great crime writer and her work, including Agatha Christie’s grandson, Mathew Prichard, who will be enthralling guests with his personal memories of his grandmother.
Author, John Curran, will also be joining this special cruise. John is a lifelong fan and noted expert on Agatha Christie’s life and writings, and a frequent TV and radio broadcaster on the subject. His most recent book ‘Agatha Christie’s Secret Notebooks’, revealed the secrets of how she wrote, and has so far been translated into 16 languages.
There will also be live performances on board – featuring actors, along with selected members of the audience – of some of Agatha Christie’s rarely-heard 30-minute radio plays.
The cruise has an attractive itinerary, visiting La Coruna in Spain, romantic Casablanca in Morocco, Gibraltar, and the Portuguese ports of Portimao and Lisbon, before returning to Southampton. Prices start from £899 per person, based on two adults sharing an inside twin cabin, Grade ‘H’. The price includes all meals and entertainment on board, and port taxes. There is no extra charge for taking part in the Agatha Christie activities.
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