text: M814 - Hong Kong to Singapore
  Hong Kong to Singapore - 5 nights, Mar 2018
  M814 leaving Hong Kong for 5 nights from 31 March to 5 April 2018 on board Queen Mary 2
  Begin five nights aboard in Hong Kong's dazzling harbour, overlooked by Victoria Peak. Ahead is Nha Trang, close to which Vietnam's largest pagoda houses a 21-metre-high seated Buddha. The incredible modern buildings Singapore's along waterfront signal adventure's end.
  Oceanview From $1,298
  Balcony From $1,418
  Princess Grill From $2,698
  Queens Grill From $2,799
  Taxes, fees and port expenses of $55.74 are additional.
  Chase Untermeyer - Former US Ambassador
  Harry M. Strong - Oceanography
  Harry M. Strong is the Vice Chairman of the Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services (RTCM), setting standards for navigation, communication, and maritime safety in U.S. territorial waters. He is the President of HMS Consulting, LLC, has been a special interest speaker and visiting scientist on numerous cruise ships.
  Mr. Strong worked for a non-profit corporation for 38 years, spending the last 15 years supporting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Washington, D.C., addressing a broad range of environmental issues.
  He led efforts with NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) to develop the U.S. nationwide Doppler weather radar network (NEXRAD), has been instrumental in supporting the development of the international Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) and worked closely with NOAA's and NASA's weather satellite programs and with the U.S. Coast Guard.
  Prior to his work with NOAA and NASA, Mr. Strong directed the company's work with federal health care initiatives, the U.S. State Department and the intelligence community. He has been an adjunct professor at the University of Buffalo and the American University and member of the Board of Trustees at Keuka College.
  Margaret Gilmore - Former BBC News Correspondent, Award-Winning Journalist
  Margaret Gilmore is an award-winning writer and broadcaster who has been an authoritative face on British TV screens for more than 20 years, highly respected for her specialist knowledge and investigative skills.
  Her distinguished career in television, radio and newspapers included most recently the job of BBC Senior Home Affairs Correspondent covering high profile stories for the flagship News Bulletins – including the July 7th bombings for which the BBC won a prestigious BAFTA award.
  Margaret continues to write and lecture extensively as an academic with the leading UK security think tank RUSI (Royal United Services Institute, based in London, Washington and Qatar) where she is a Senior Research Fellow, specialising in counter-terrorism. She makes frequent appearances on television and in the newspapers globally as an expert analyst.
  She has first-hand experience reporting from the frontline on some of the toughest and most sensitive assignments, and has travelled extensively, including throughout Europe, to the Middle and Far East, the USA, and war zones like Iraq and Somalia. Margaret's book The Terrorist Hunters, co-written with a former intelligence chief, is available in the bookshop.
  Speakers may be subject to change
  Paul Stickler - Crime Researcher
  Paul Stickler was a serving police officer for 30 years, spanning most aspects of policing including major crime, firearms, public order command and strategic command. Paul retired as the police commander for Southampton (Chief Superintendent) having been previously responsible as a senior detective investigating major and organised crime in Hampshire, including a large number of murder enquiries.
  As Chair of the Hampshire Constabulary History Society Paul Stickler was responsible for the development and marketing of Hampshire policing, assisting others in publication of books relating to this subject area. Paul maintains an active interest in historical murders and enjoys reading and carrying out ancillary research.
  Paul studied history and the social sciences for his Bachelors degree, graduating from the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia with a post-graduate diploma in Law Enforcement. He studied criminology with Southampton Solent University for his Masters degree specialising in the research of historic crime and 1960s East End criminality.
  He is currently an Associate Lecturer at Southampton Solent University in criminology and law, teaching third year LLB undergraduates in policing and social control.
  Brian Finlayson - Geographer
  As an inveterate traveler, geography has provided Brian with extensive opportunities for travel, camera in hand. He has worked on physical geography projects all around Australia, in the UK, Switzerland, Spain, the Netherlands, Antarctica, the USA, Indonesia, South Africa, Taiwan, Laos, Singapore and China. His richly illustrated lectures have informed and entertained undergraduate and postgraduate students for decades.
  Brian Finlayson was born in Rockhampton, Queensland and after completing secondary school he trained as a primary school teacher. Following two years teaching in rural Queensland he went to the University of Queensland in Brisbane, where he completed an honours degree in Geography. After a short stint lecturing at James Cook University in Townsville he went to the UK where he first completed a PhD in Geomorphology at Bristol University and then taught at Oxford University (Jesus College) before returning to Australia. The remainder of his career has been spent in the School of Geography at the University of Melbourne in teaching and research in Physical Geography, specializing in geomorphology, spelaeology and environmental hydrology.