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\n[\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.19.14″]A cruise can provide any amount of subject matter for books, but just because there\u2019s a writer on board, it doesn\u2019t automatically mean there\u2019s a bestseller ahead![\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row module_class=”vollebreite” _builder_version=”3.10.1″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.hamburgcruisedays.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/shutterstock_1453645829_web.jpg” alt=”bsdjkadjskaldhjksad” force_fullwidth=”on” module_class=”bild-mit-bildunterschrift” _builder_version=”3.19.14″] 
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Cruise correspondents<\/h2>\n

The British shipping company P&O Cruises is credited with inventing the concept of cruises. Set with the challenge of trying to persuade people to take a voyage simply for pleasure, P&O came up with a cunning solution: in 1844, they gave the journalist and novelist William Makepeace Thackeray a free ticket and invited him to come on board and gather impressions for a book. He was also asked to entertain the female passengers. Thackeray did not spend the entire cruise on one ship, as he was forced the change several times in order to get to Athens, Jaffa and the Egyptian pyramids. And it wasn\u2019t all smooth sailing, as the rough sea didn\u2019t agree with him and on one leg of the journey he was distinctly discombobulated by the \u201cun-British\u201d behaviour of some pilgrims, not to mention the foreign customs and habits he was forced to endure on land. His travel report, published under the nom-de-plume Michael Angelo Titmarsh, was perhaps not as glowing as it could have been, but it did generate enough income for him to write \u201cVanity Fair\u201d, one of the all-time classic British novels. <\/p>\n

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Sailing with Huckleberry Finn\u2019s father<\/h1>\n

Mark Twain was another very early cruise passenger. In 1867, he went on board the Quaker City as a correspondent, explored the Mediterranean \u2013 and observed the quirks of his fellow passengers. He soon noticed the habit, particularly among seafaring novices, to attempt to blend in by adopting an elaborate maritime vernacular. Twain himself was familiar with ships, having worked as a pilot on the Mississippi before becoming an author. Not that this prepared him for what happened as his ship entered the port of Athens: due to quarantine rules, the passengers were ordered to forgo their long-awaited trip ashore. With his sights firmly set on the Acropolis, Twain did not want to miss Athens and so, with a few co-conspirators, covertly slipped off this ship at midnight\u2026 what happens next is described in his travelogue, \u201cThe Innocents Abroad\u201d \u2013perfect for reading in a deckchair!<\/p>\n

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Logbooks<\/h2>\n

Were they to return, Thackeray and Mark Twain might notice some slight changes to on-board entertainment since they set off on a cruise. As well as glittering stage shows, magic performances and acrobatics, book readings and writing workshops have become very popular. This also means that the number of writers at sea has shot up, which makes perfect sense as it is the ideal opportunity to combine travel and work. In fact, cruises have always been a source of inspiration, from as early as Agatha Christie\u2019s \u201cDeath on the Nile\u201d, a classic murder mystery set on a river cruise down the Nile that is thrilling today as it was when it was first published in 1937. Acclaimed writer Michael Ondaatje tells the story of a young boy who sails the Suez Canal bound for Europe in \u201cThe Cat\u2019s Table\u201d, the name given to the dining table furthest from the captain\u2019s. A writer who took a cruise and didn\u2019t like it was David Foster Wallace. In \u201cA Supposedly Fun Thing I\u2019ll Never Do Again\u201d, he describes his one week aboard a cruise ship in an essay packed with malicious observations. <\/p>\n

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Prefer to watch a movie instead of turning pages?<\/h2>\n

The sea has always been a rich source of inspiration for film directors. From nail-biting thriller to tearjerker or comedy: these seven movie highlights will get you in the mood for a cruise \u2013 or mark the fitting end to a memorable journey.
\nMutiny on the Bounty (1962) \u2013 a classic adventure movie starring the incomparable Marlon Brando
\nPirates of the Caribbean (2003) \u2013 An action-packed romp with Johnny Depp alias Capt. Jack Sparrow
\nAfrican Queen (1951) \u2013 Romance and adventure with Katherine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart
\nMurder Ahoy! (1964) \u2013 Maritime murder based on an Agatha Christie story with the sublime Margaret Rutherford as Miss Marple
\nGentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) \u2013 Classic comedy with Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell
\nAn Affair to Remember (1957) \u2013 A romance starring Hollywood legends Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr and Richard Denning
\nHotel Transylvania 3 \u2013 Summer Vacation (2018) \u2013 Cruise fun for youngsters with lovable monsters\n<\/p>\n

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Ich liebe das Meer wie meine\u00a0Seele
Der Buchtipp zum Thema<\/h2>\n

Eine kleine literarische Schatzkiste f\u00fcr Kreuzfahrer und Landratten: Ich liebe das Meer wie meine Seele<\/em>\u00a0von Karsten Eichner nimmt seine Leser mit auf die Reisen gro\u00dfer Literaten vom fr\u00fchen 19. bis ins beginnende 21. Jahrhundert und damit in die Epoche, in der die Schiffsreise in ihrer heutigen Form entstand. Viele Schriftsteller gingen f\u00fcr Wochen oder Monate an Bord: Sie fuhren in den Orient oder um die ganze Welt, jagten Robben in der Arktis oder seltene K\u00e4fer in Asien, erkundeten Fjorde und Weltst\u00e4dte. Sie trotzten St\u00fcrmen, besuchten Sehnsuchtsorte, erf\u00fcllten sich S\u00fcdseetr\u00e4ume oder brachen auf zu neuen Ufern \u2013 und verarbeiteten ihre Seereisen literarisch. Gorch Fock und Robert Louis Stevenson, Thomas Mann und Jean Cocteau, Mark Twain oder der \u201erasende Reporter\u201c Egon Erwin Kisch: Sie zeichneten ihre Erlebnisse spannend, humorvoll und mitunter h\u00f6chst akribisch auf, und Autor Dr. Karsten Eichner l\u00e4sst seine Leser daran teilhaben. Der Historiker und Journalist und besch\u00e4ftigt sich seit Jahren mit der Geschichte der Seefahrt. Er hat zahlreiche B\u00fccher und Beitr\u00e4ge (z.B. in mare<\/em> und an Bord)<\/em> ver\u00f6ffentlicht und h\u00e4lt Vortr\u00e4ge und Lesungen auf Kreuzfahrtschiffen.<\/p>\n

Karsten Eichner:
Ich liebe das Meer wie meine\u00a0Seele
<\/strong>Ber\u00fchmte Schriftsteller und ihre Seereisen
<\/em>(Koehlers im Maximilian-Verlag)<\/em><\/p>\n

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