Dr. Helena Aves - Geologist & Cultural Historian.
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Recent Cruise Line Lecture History

Oceania Insignia - Island Dreams - December 28, 2019 - January 8, 2020
Miami,
​Philipsburg, St. Maarten;
Fort de France, Martinique;
Castries, St. Lucia; 
Basseterre, St. Kitts;
St. John's, Antigua;
San Juan, Puerto Rico;
Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas;
Miami.     
Seabourn Odyssey - Caribbean Gems - November 30 - December 14, 2019
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Philipsburg, Sint Maarten; Sopers Hole , BVI
Gustavia, Saint Barthelemy; Basseterre, St Kitts And Nevis
Guadeloupe, French West Indies
Terre-De-Haut, Iles Des Saintes, Guadeloupe
Castries, Saint Lucia; 
Saline Bay, Mayreau, St. Vincent And The Grenadines
Bridgetown, Barbados
Port Elizabeth, Bequia, St. Vincent And The Grenadines
Trois Ilets, Martinique; Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
Charlestown, Nevis, St Kitts And Nevis
St. Johns, Antigua And Barbuda
Carambola Beach, Saint Kitts And Nevis

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten

Seabourn Sojourn - 12 Day Leeward Island Gems November 4-16, 2019.
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​Miami
​San Juan, Puerto Rico
Gustavia, Saint Barthelemy
Terre-De-Haut, Iles Des Saintes, Guadeloupe
Fort-De-France, Martinique

St. Johns, Antigua And Barbuda
Carambola Beach, Saint Kitts And Nevis
Great Harbour, Jost Van Dyke, BVI
Miami, Florida, US

Seabourn Quest - Route of the Vikings II - August 6 - 30, 2019

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Reykjavik, Iceland; Qaqortoq, Paamiut (Frederikshab), Nuuk (Godthab), Greenland
Maniitsoq (Sukkertoppen), Greenland; Sisimiut (Holsteinsborg), Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), Greenland
Iqaliut, Nunavut, Canada; Lady Franklin Island, Nunavut, Canada; Monumental Island, Nunavut,  Akpatok Island, Nunavut; Happy Valley-Goose Bay a
L Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland
Havre-Saint-Pierre, Quebec; Sept-Iles, Quebec;
Saguenay; Quebec City; Montreal.

Seabourn Sojourn - African Isles & Cape Coast - Jan 30 - Feb 21, 2019
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Victoria, Mahe, Seychelles
Mombasa, Kenya
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Mamoudzou, Mayotte
Andoany (Hell-Ville), Nosy-Be, Madagascar 

Ilha de Mocambique, Mozambique
Richards Bay, South Africa
Durban, South Africa, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Mossel Bay, South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa

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Seabourn Odyssey - Greek Island Odyssey - Sept 8 - 22, 2018.
Athens-Greece, Skopelos-Greece, Mykonos-Greece,
Naxos-Greece, Agios Nikolaos-Crete-Greece,
Syracuse-Italy, Valletta-Malta, Xlendi (Victoria)-Gozo-Malta,
Nisos Spetsai(Spetses)-Greece,
Thira (Santorini)-Greece, Rhodes-Greece, Kos-Greece,
​Piraeus (Athens)-Greece,

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​Viking Ocean Cruises - Viking Star - Cities of Antiquity and Holy Lands
Nov 9 - Nov 23, 201
7 ​Rome to Athens
Nov 23 - Dec 7, 2017  Athens to Rome.
Rome, Naples, Crete, Ashdod, Haifa, Limassol, Rhodes, Mykonos, Athens


Viking Ocean - Viking Star - Trade Routes  Sept 23 - Oct 7, 2017
Bergen, Amsterdam, Zebrugge, Portsmouth, Falmouth, Porto, Malaga, Cartagena, Barcenona,
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Viking Ocean - Viking Sky - Baltic  Jewels and Midnight Sun - July 1 - July29, 2017
​Greenwich (London),  Rosyth (Edinburgh),  Lerwick (Shetland Islands),  Kirkwall (Orkney Islands),  Lofoten (Leknes) Norway,  Honningsvag, Tromso,  Molde, Geiranger,  Bergen,
Eidfjord, Stavanger,  Alborg Denmark, Copenhagen,  Berlin Germany, Gdansk Poland, Tallinn Estonia,  St. Petersburg Russia, Helsinki Finland,  Stockholm Sweden.

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Viking Ocean  - Viking Sea - Spain to Scandinavia April 16 - May 14, 2017. ​
Barcelona Spain, Malaga (Granada) Spain, Cadiz (Seville) Spain,  Lisbon Portugal, Porto Portugal, A Coruna Spain, Cherbourg France,  Paris (Le Havre) France, Southampton UK,  Haugesund Norway, Bergen Norway,  Eidfjord Norway, Stavanger Norway, Alborg Denmark, Copenhagen Denmark, Berlin Germany, Gdansk Poland, Tallinn Estonia, St. Petersburg Russia, Helsinki Finland, Stockholm Sweden.

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Viking Ocean Cruises - Viking Sea - Med. Odyssey 3/5 - 3/17/2017
Barcelona Spain, Toulon France,  Monte Carlo Monaco,  Florence/Pisa (Livorno) Italy, Rome Italy, Naples Italy, Corfu Greece,  Dubrovnik Croatia, Split Croatia,  Venice Italy.

Viking Ocean Cruises - Viking Sea - Grand Med. 2/19 - 3/5/2017
Barcelona Spain, Toulon France, Monte Carlo Monaco, Ajaccio France, Florence/Pisa (Livorno) Italy, Rome Italy, Valletta Malta, La Goulette (Tunnis) Tunisia, Cagliari Sardinia Italy, Algiers Algeria, Valencia Spain, Barcelona Spain.

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Holland America - Rotterdam 17 Day Voyage of the Vikings August 7 - 24, 2016
Rotterdam, Holland; Dublin, Ireland; Douglas IOM, UK; Belfast, UK; Akureyri, Iceland; Isafjordur, Iceland;
Nanortalik, Greenland; St. Johns, Canada; 
Halifax, Canada; Boston USA.

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Viking Ocean Cruises - Viking Star - Homelands  July 10 -24, 2016.
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Stockholm, Sweden; Helsinki, Finland: St. Petersburg, Russia; Tallinn, Estonia; Gdańsk (Gdynia), Poland
Berlin (Warnemünde), Germany; Copenhagen, Denmark;  Ålborg, Denmark; Stavanger, Norway
Flåm, Norway; Bergen, Norway

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​Holland America - Volendam 19 Day North Pacific Crossing  Apr 16 - May 4, 2016.

Yokohama, Aomori, Otaru, Hakodate, and Kushiro Japan.
Kodiak, Glacier Bay, Juneau, and Ketchikan Alaska.
Vancouver, Canada.

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Viking Ocean Cruises - Viking Star 15 Day Grand Mediterranean Tour
February 21 - March 6, 2016

​Barcelona Spain
Toulon, France; Monte Carlo, Monaco
Ajaccio, Corsica, France; 
Livorno (Florence/Pisa), Italy;
Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy;  Naples, Italy;
Valletta, Malta; Trapani, Sicily, Italy; Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy; ​Palma De Mallorca, Spain; Valencia, Spain;

​Barcelona, Spain.

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, 2016Viking Ocean Cruises - Viking Star 15 Day Mediterranean Explorer
February 7 - February 21, 2016


Barcelona Spain; Toulon, France; Monte Carlo, Monaco
Ajaccio, Corsica, France; Livorno (Florence/Pisa), Italy;
Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy;  Naples, Italy;
Messina, Sicily, Italy; Trapani, Sicily, Italy
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy; 
Palma De Mallorca, Spain;
                                                                                    Valencia, Spain; Barcelona, Spain.
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Holland America - Volendam 33 Day Circumnavigation of Australia Oct 19 - Nov 21, 2015
Sydney,  Brisbane,  Hamilton Island, Cairns,Great Barrier Reef
The Ribbon Reef Region, Sherrard Island,  The Torres Strait,  Darwin, Komodo Island, Indonesia, Benoa (Denpasar), Bali, Indonesia; Geraldton, Fremantle (Perth) , Albany, Port Lincoln, Adelaide, Penneshaw- Kangaroo Island, Burnie-Tasmania, Melbourne, Eden, Sydney.

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Holland America Line - Veendam 
July 25 - August 12, 2015
Boston, MA; Corner Brook, Newfoundland, 
Red Bay, Labrador;  Qaqortoq, Greenland
Prince Christian Sund, Greenland;  Reykjavik, Iceland; Berufjordur , Iceland;  Djupivogur, Iceland; Geiranger, Norway; Alesund, Norway
Bergen, Norway; 
Amsterdam, Netherlands
We would like to hear more from Dr. Helena Aves. I find the Dr.  interesting, well informed and while cruising she answers many of my questions about the lands we travel in. We would love to sail with her again. HL 731

We are really enjoying the lectures of Dr. Helena Aves.... we wish she would continue on the return journey. She presents interesting intelligible lectures and is willing to spend extra time answering questions at additional sessions, besides being friendly and mingling with passengers. Emma 359

I am really enjoying the lectures of Dr. Helena Aves. The information really helps me enjoy the ports more . Effective and knowledgeable lecturer. Gail 215

You  definitely made the cruise even more memorable than it would have been.  Your lectures were one of the highlights for me.
Denise W.​
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Holland America Line - Rotterdam
March 28 - April 22, 2014
Singapore;  Port Klang, Malaysia;  Penang, Malaysia;  Phuket, Thailand; Colombo, Sri Lanka;  Marmagao (Goa), India; Mumbai (Bombay), India;
Muscat, Oman; Salalah, Oman; 
Aqaba (for Petra), Jordan; Suez Canal 
Piraeus (Athens), Greece


11 Lectures given to a large international audience. Dr. Aves received a standing ovation at the conclusion of her lecture series.

"I'm writing to tell you that your lectures are the highlight of my entire cruise - they are truly brilliant, as well as entertaining and incredibly educational."  Stephanie  Lipton

[Continuing on the cruise to Southampton] "People are still talking about what a great job you did. You can be very proud to have gotten a standing ovation."  Willie Friar

"Thank you for your stimulating / fascinating / thought provoking lectures."  Pat & Dave Lewis

Holland America Line - Maasdam
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February 7 - March 7, 2014
Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Key West, Florida
Georgetown, Cayman Islands; Oranjestad, Aruba; 
Willemstad, Curacao; Kralendijk, Bonaire;
Port of Spain, Trinidad; Scarborough, Tobago; 
Devils Island, French Guiana; Belem, Brazil;
Recife, Brazil; Maceio, Brazil; Vitoria, Brazil;
Ilhabela (Sao Sebastiao), Brazil; Rio de Janeiro;
Armacao dos Buzios, Brazil;  Salvador da Bahia, Brazil.

Holland America - Prinsendam

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July 15 - August 5, 2013
Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Bergen, Norway; Flam, Norway; Alesund, Norway
Longyearbyen, Norway; NyAlesund, Norway; Akureyri, Iceland; Isafjordur, Iceland
Reykjavik, Iceland;  Torshavn, Faroe Islands; Rosyth (Edinburgh), Scotland
Amsterdam, The Netherlands



"I loved your lectures on the ship - I wish we could have more intellectual lectures and discussion on cruises; the huge attendance should tell the cruise lines that it is popular (maybe contrary to their ideas); older people want to learn."
G Jan Beekhuis M.D.  8/10/13

"We were on the Prinsendam when you gave such wonderful lectures as the featured speaker.  We learned a lot and appreciated your expertise which significantly added to our appreciation of this trip to the Arctic."
Dr.and Mrs. Raul Caceres 8/12/13

Holland America - Oosterdam

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April 13 – May 5, 2013
Sydney, Australia; Noumea, New Caledonia;
Suva, Fiji; Dravuni Island, Fiji;
Apia, Samoa Islands; Pago Pago, American Samoa
Nawiliwili, Hawaii; Honolulu, Hawaii                 
Vancouver, Canada; Seattle Washington USA

12 Lectures given to large attentive audiences, mostly US, Canadian, and Australians.

 "I attended your lectures aboard the ship and learned quite a few things. I was especially taken by your 'Global Warming' presentation.  Unlike most other "The Sky if Falling" presentations, you present both sides of the issue very well. I have long known about the Viking presence in Greenland @ 1000 AD, but was unable to relate the fact to the global weather cycle."
Fred McCoy, St. Petersburg Florida 5/10/13

"Your lectures were very informative and interesting.  Your presentation was superb and conducive.   It was a joy to attend all your lectures. You have reminded me of my favorite university organic chemistry  professor 50 years ago! "   I hope we will have another opportunity to listen to your interesting lectures on a future cruise."
Don Wong 5/13/13    

"I thoroughly enjoyed your talks on the Oosterdam this April and I still marvel at the wonders you presented to us. "
Ray Strickland, Australia  6/10/13

Crystal Cruises - Symphony

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November 25 - December 8, 2012
Crystal Symphony - Crystal Cruises
Pacific Cruise to French Polynesia
Los Angeles - Honolulu - Moorea - Tahiti





Holland America Line - Rotterdam

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October 16, 2012 - November 2, 2012
Holland America Line - ms Rotterdam
Netherlands: Rotterdam
Portugal: Lisbon,  Funchal
Spain: Canary Islands - Santa Cruz - Las Palmas - Arrecife
Morocco:  Casablanca
Spain: Cadiz

Netherlands: Rotterdam
  

Crystal Cruises - Serenity

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September 6, 2012: 12 Night Voyage to the Crimea
Greece: Athens, Nafplion, Mykonos, Samos
Ukraine: Yalta, Sevastopol, Odessa
Turkey: Istanbul 





Holland America Line - Rotterdam

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March 4, 2012:  30 Night Hawaii, South Pacific, French Polynesia.
San Diego, Hilo,Lahaina, Honolulu, Nawiliwili, Fanning Island, Rarotonga, Raiatea, Bora Bora, Tahiti, Moorea, Rangiroa, Nuku Hiva, San Diego.


15 Lectures given to very attentive audiences, mostly US, Canadian, and Brits.

Celebrity Cruises - Eclipse

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September 12, 2011: 16 Night Med Cruise:  
Southamption, Venice, Cadiz, Cagliari, Palermo, Venice, Dubrovnik, Cartagena, La Coruna, Southampton. 

8 Lectures given to a very attentive European audience, mostly from the UK. 

Celebrity Cruises - Millennium 

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April 18, 2011:  15 night Panama Canal Cruise:  San Juan - Cartagena - Colon - Panama Canal - Costa Rica - Guatemala - Cabo San Lucas -  Acapulco - San Diego 

7 Lectures given to very attentive audiences primarily from the USA and Canada. 

Celebrity Cruises - Millennium 

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Nov  12, 2010:  10 night Caribbean Cruise:
 San Juan - St. Thomas - St. Maarten - St. Lucia - St. Vincent - Barbados - Aruba - Curacao - San Juan.

5 Lectures given to very attentive audiences. 

Princess Cruises - Royal Princess

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February  27, 2010:  28 Night Amazon Adventure Cruise:  Ft. Lauderdale - St. Barts - Trinidad - Devils Island - Santorem - Boca de Valeria – Parentins - Manaus, Brazil   - Parentins - Boca de Valeria - Santorem - Devils Island - Trinidad - Nevis - Ft. Lauderdale.