This eBook is a "seaman's sampler" for those of you who want to wade into cruising before you dive right in! Eight stories—one each from The Captain's Log and The Captain's Journal and six new ones. Get your feet wet with these, then join the thousands of readers who have enjoyed the other books.True stories about real people, often funny and exciting and sometimes moving. From finding a starving stowaway destined for greatness to fishing expeditions gone wrong in Alaska. If you wa...

Ever wondered what it is like to be captain on a cruise ship? This book gives you more information than you will ever need..The Captain's Journal is a sequel to the successful Captain's Log.Author Hans Mateboer, long time captain for some of the worlds most prestigious cruise lines takes you on a wonderful journey of personal experiences.Many of the stories you will read are hilarious, some are compassionate but in the end, every story goes back to the basics of eve...

Cruise ships can be compared to small floating cities and unlike their counterparts ashore they actually move around. This makes them unique as one day a ship can be found in Manhattan and a few weeks later she could be in the South China Sea. This book is about ânormal' everyday people who sail on these ships who just like their counterparts ashore do have their faults their hopes and at times achieve their share of greatness. The captain sits at the top of the ships pyramid and if he l...