Ahoy, Mystery Novel Buffs
1/18/02 Four of
Alaska’s most well-know mystery writers will join World Explorer’s
14-night Alaska cruise aboard the Universe Explorer, departing
May 14, 2002.
Guests
include Dana Stabenow, author of “The Singing of the Dead” and a
contributor to “Alaska Magazine”; Sue Henry, 27-year Alaska-resident and
author of nine mystery novels, including “Murder on the Iditarod Trail”
and “Death Takes Passage” – which is set on an Inside Passage cruise
(woo, spooky!); and John Straley, a part-time private investigator and
author of a mystery novel series featuring Cecil Younger, a Sitka-based
investigator. Father Brad Reynolds, S.J. also will be onboard the
vessel. In addition to publishing four books, his work has appeared in
“National Geographic,” “American Scholar,” and the “Anchorage Daily
News” among other publications.
The
writers will host panel discussions, book signings and writing
workshops.
The
Universe Explorer will depart from Vancouver and visit Ketchikan,
Sitka, Skagway, Glacier Bay, Hubbard Glacier, Valdez, Seward, Juneau,
Wrangell and Victoria. Rates begin at $1,995 per person, with second
person half off. Call your travel agent or 1-800-854-3835 or visit
www.wecruise.com.

World Explorer Cruises
has been offering unique voyages of discovery, learning and adventure
since 1978. Throughout the years we have been highly acclaimed by
knowledgeable leisure travelers for providing meaningful educational
programs aboard ship and ashore.
These vacation experiences focus on
the culture, history, natural wonders and wildlife of the areas in which
we sail. We are commencing our 25th year of cruising in Alaska
and our second year of cruising in Central America with full
transits of the Panama Canal.
With World Explorer Cruises you are assured of our strong
commitment to quality, good value and above all, responsible tourism
with imaginative itineraries and a casual and friendly shipboard
ambience.