navybankerteacher Posted May 14, 2019 #101 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Death on the Hell Ships (no, not about NCL - about POW transports during WW II in the Pacific). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted May 15, 2019 #102 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Hardly a cruise ship but then a few of them aren't any better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgreenberg Posted May 22, 2019 #103 Share Posted May 22, 2019 The French Atlantic Affair (Ernest Lehman). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_French_Atlantic_Affair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny blonde Posted July 23, 2019 #104 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Cruising in Your Eighties is Murder by Paul Jacobson is part of his "Geezer Mystery" series – I haven't read it yet, but I plan to. BTW, does anyone know whether an audiobook downloaded to an iPhone before boarding can be listened to on board the ship without an internet package? I assume it can, but I've never tried it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GottaKnowWhen Posted July 23, 2019 #105 Share Posted July 23, 2019 19 minutes ago, tiny blonde said: Cruising in Your Eighties is Murder by Paul Jacobson is part of his "Geezer Mystery" series – I haven't read it yet, but I plan to. BTW, does anyone know whether an audiobook downloaded to an iPhone before boarding can be listened to on board the ship without an internet package? I assume it can, but I've never tried it. Yes. To confirm for yourself, download a book, any book. Then turn off your cell data and WiFi. Then listen to the book... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBP&O2/O Posted July 23, 2019 #106 Share Posted July 23, 2019 “The Golden Rendezvous” by Alistair Maclean? Set on a cargo ship that carries passengers? ”The Da Vinci Code”. That flits around Europe ... well France and Scotland? ”Hannibal” is set mainly in Florence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny blonde Posted July 23, 2019 #107 Share Posted July 23, 2019 On 5/23/2019 at 8:03 PM, d9704011 said: 1 hour ago, GottaKnowWhen said: Yes. To confirm for yourself, download a book, any book. Then turn off your cell data and WiFi. Then listen to the book... Thanks. I thought so. Good to know, as I like to listen to my books. 😋 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom47 Posted July 24, 2019 #108 Share Posted July 24, 2019 (edited) Death Takes Passage by Sue Henry. takes place on a small ship Alaska cruise. It looks like McCanberra beat me to it. However, both my wife and I read and enjoyed this book. We also sailed on this ship in 1995 for our 25th anniversary. Edited July 24, 2019 by Tom47 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaisonRose Posted July 24, 2019 #109 Share Posted July 24, 2019 13 hours ago, tiny blonde said: Thanks. I thought so. Good to know, as I like to listen to my books. 😋 Cruising wouldn’t be the same without carrying audible or readable books. I must have over 100 and often check out digital books for free from my public library (they have a due date, though). It is important to remember that, for example in your kindle library, to check your list of books: on the book’s icon is a small arrow in the bottom corner. Tap that arrow and the book will download while you are connected to the internet. It takes a few minutes. Then you have it permanently. When I take audible books I use Bluetooth earphones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny blonde Posted July 24, 2019 #110 Share Posted July 24, 2019 6 hours ago, MaisonRose said: Cruising wouldn’t be the same without carrying audible or readable books. I must have over 100 and often check out digital books for free from my public library (they have a due date, though). It is important to remember that, for example in your kindle library, to check your list of books: on the book’s icon is a small arrow in the bottom corner. Tap that arrow and the book will download while you are connected to the internet. It takes a few minutes. Then you have it permanently. When I take audible books I use Bluetooth earphones. Thank you! I'll do that before my cruise. 😋 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
October17 Posted July 24, 2019 #111 Share Posted July 24, 2019 (edited) I just finished listening to “Passenger 23” by Sebastian Fitzek, I don’t think it is available as a readable book in English, only German. Audio book in English though A fairly dark psychological thriller set on a modern day cruise ship Edited July 24, 2019 by October17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaisonRose Posted July 25, 2019 #112 Share Posted July 25, 2019 (edited) The Woman in Cabin Ten by Ruth Ware is an entertaining read. The setting is the maiden voyage of a luxury cruise liner with many amusing passengers, etc. Greed, murder, mayhem...all there. For classic literature read THE CATS TABLE by Michael Ondaatje, author of the English Patient. The main character is a pre teen chap being sent to England from Sri Lanka to reunite with his mother and enter the English boarding school system. His female cousin is there to guide him but alas her affairs keep her occupied. As an a unaccompanied minor our protagonist gets his mealtime assignment at The Cats Table: sharing with sundry quirky staff, mostly entertainers. If you love the romance of cruising, following this amusing (hilarious) saga just might be your cup of tea. I found the ending a bit of a fizzle but the adventure is worth the trip. Edited July 25, 2019 by MaisonRose Additional info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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