jimdicap Posted December 29, 2016 #1 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Wondering if anyone has any good suggestions for books to read ABOUT cruising. I love reading books about the cruise experience--not directories, travel guides, etc. Some favorites: What time is the Midnight Buffet Cruise Control Cruise Savvy The Truth About Cruise Ships etc etc Any suggestions? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllinoisGirl1978 Posted December 29, 2016 #2 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Check out Hans Mateboer' s Captain's Log and Captain's Journal Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimdicap Posted December 30, 2016 Author #3 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Thanks! I have read Captains log, but i'll read Captains Journal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry and Lucille Posted December 31, 2016 #4 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Kon Tiki by Thor Heyerdal. Sail a balsa raft across the Pacific to Easter Island. Will make your cruise ship look like the biggest and best castle in the world. Whole experience, with pictures. From building the raft to the day to day experiences along the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimdicap Posted February 5, 2017 Author #5 Share Posted February 5, 2017 bumping in hopes of more suggestions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musigurl Posted February 5, 2017 #6 Share Posted February 5, 2017 "The Spice Necklace" and "An Embarrassment of Mangoes" -- both by Ann Vanderhoof. I highly recommend both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
movingimages Posted August 24, 2017 #7 Share Posted August 24, 2017 I enjoyed the Joshua Kinser series of books, Chronicles of a Cruise Ship Crew Member and the Brian Bruns Cruise Ship Confidential series of books. David Weber's Cruise Chronicles: Working on a Cruise Ship. It was basically a collection of his blog posts of working as a musician, but still interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogboy Posted September 14, 2017 #8 Share Posted September 14, 2017 Life of Pi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faularne Posted January 9, 2018 #9 Share Posted January 9, 2018 If you are into thriller/crime books, I can recommend you "Passenger 23" from Sebastian Fitzek. It is about a police officer who lost his family on a cruise and years after that incident, there are some new developments and new hints what might have happend. Most of the plot takes place on a cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmeliaF Posted January 10, 2018 #10 Share Posted January 10, 2018 If you are into thriller/crime books, I can recommend you "Passenger 23" from Sebastian Fitzek. It is about a police officer who lost his family on a cruise and years after that incident, there are some new developments and new hints what might have happend. Most of the plot takes place on a cruise. I did like that book a lot, too. I can also only recommend it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broadwaybaby123 Posted April 29, 2018 #11 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Wondering if anyone has any good suggestions for books to read ABOUT cruising. I love reading books about the cruise experience--not directories, travel guides, etc. Some favorites:What time is the Midnight Buffet Cruise Control Cruise Savvy The Truth About Cruise Ships etc etc Any suggestions? Thanks "Mr. Monk Gets Onboard". Based on the TV show "MONK", our favorite detective goes on a cruise ship out of San Fransisco to Catalina Island. For those that haven't seen the show, it's about a cop-turned-detective named Adrian Monk. He was married to a woman named Trudy, who was murdered 10 years ago. Since that murder, his OCD has returned (all 400+ obsessions and compulsions) and Trudy's case is the only one he's unable to solve. The book series is told through the eyes of his assistant, Natalie. She's now a P.I and a single mom (widowed). With her daughter Julie now in college, Natalie and Monk go into business together. Natalie decides to take the cruise to promote the business and is astonished when Monk (who hates boats and can't swim) decides to tag along. Of course a murder occurs and they're put on the case! Sent from my SM-S327VL using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mrs_Tiki Posted May 14, 2018 #12 Share Posted May 14, 2018 The .woman in Cabin 10 is a mystery/thriller set on a small ultra-luxury ship. I enjoyed it, but it is surely not representative of a typical cruise experience! Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campbell soup Posted May 18, 2018 #13 Share Posted May 18, 2018 My husband loved that book. He read it on our last cruise. It was in the ship's library. How appropriate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capncarp Posted July 5, 2018 #14 Share Posted July 5, 2018 If one is into classics, there's Agatha Christie's "Murder on the Nile". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cakc Posted July 18, 2018 #15 Share Posted July 18, 2018 I read the cruise ship life books by Tobias Biddick while cruising last month. They were a fun read because he starts his career on the Grand Princess and that was the ship we were sailing on! Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campbell soup Posted August 5, 2018 #16 Share Posted August 5, 2018 I just finished "Set Sail for Murder" by Carolyn Hart. It is light reading, no blood and guts. They travel to the Baltic and visit the Hermitage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry and Lucille Posted August 11, 2018 #17 Share Posted August 11, 2018 I still recommend ""The Kon Tiki Expidition". In fact I have a few copies and deposit one in the ships libraries when we cruise. Hope folks enjoy this real life cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
movingimages Posted October 6, 2018 #18 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Just returned from a short cruise out of Long Beach. I brought along Mr. Monk Gets on Board, featuring the detective from the TV series. It was a fun, easy read while cruising, and especially fun because in the book Monk goes to the same ports we were going to. Interesting side note, this series of books is based on the television show, and this is the only book that comes from a script that was never made into an actual episode - because they couldn't get a cruise ship to let them film on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
movingimages Posted September 23, 2019 #19 Share Posted September 23, 2019 (edited) On 4/28/2018 at 8:36 PM, broadwaybaby123 said: "Mr. Monk Gets Onboard". Based on the TV show "MONK", our favorite detective goes on a cruise ship out of San Fransisco to Catalina Island. For those that haven't seen the show, it's about a cop-turned-detective named Adrian Monk. He was married to a woman named Trudy, who was murdered 10 years ago. Since that murder, his OCD has returned (all 400+ obsessions and compulsions) and Trudy's case is the only one he's unable to solve. The book series is told through the eyes of his assistant, Natalie. She's now a P.I and a single mom (widowed). With her daughter Julie now in college, Natalie and Monk go into business together. Natalie decides to take the cruise to promote the business and is astonished when Monk (who hates boats and can't swim) decides to tag along. Of course a murder occurs and they're put on the case! Sent from my SM-S327VL using Forums mobile app This one was good. More suggestions? Edited September 23, 2019 by movingimages Wanted to change post to encourage more discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare philv Posted November 21, 2019 #20 Share Posted November 21, 2019 A good entertaining read is Michael Crichton's "Pirate Latitudes", especially if you are cruising Caribbean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belgian fry Posted February 5, 2020 #21 Share Posted February 5, 2020 I love to read books based wherever I am travelling, so am looking for advice on books based in the Caribbean and Miami. Do you have any suggestions for me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey & Sophie Posted June 13, 2020 #22 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Whatever you do, DO NOT read or listen to Mayday by Nelson DeMille while on an airplane. His opening is (paraphrasing) - if you are on an airplane and listening take the ear buds out NOW. If you are reading put the book away. Loved the book but just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BklynBoy8 Posted July 1, 2020 #23 Share Posted July 1, 2020 A Night to Remember... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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