TRAVEL AGENT TURNS NOVELIST WITH CRUISE LINE SAGA "QUEEN'S HOSTESS"
AUTHOR BETSEY SHAPIRO has the inside scoop about cruise ships. And she’s taken her industry knowledge, garnered from 25 years of working at cruise lines and as a travel agent, and written a fictional account of a historic cruise line and its colorful crew.
Shapiro’s debut novel, “QUEEN’S HOSTESS,” is a sweeping saga that follows the life, travels and loves of Annie Moore, the longest continuous employee of a cruise company, the fictional Queen’s Line. The story follows Moore from her first assignment, in 1962 as a novice Lady Assistant Purser on a traditional ocean liner, to her rise as Social Hostess on a 21st Century mega-cruise ship. The author’s industry knowledge provides a little-known, behind-the-scenes inside glimpse of the operations of a cruise ship.
“I’ve always found the stories of the crew and staff members on the cruise ships to be as fascinating as the guests onboard. Ocean liners have such a rich tradition and history. I wanted to share those stories about how the ships and the companies have changed over the years,” said Betsey.
Betsey Shapiro is a travel agent who also works at the Port of San Francisco assisting cruise guests and providing sightseeing tours. If you’re on a cruise in San Francisco, be sure to drop by and say hello.
“Queen’s Hostess” can be purchased online at www.lulu.com/betseyshapiro, or at http://betseyshapiro.googlepages.com/ ISBN 978-0-9724705-3-7.
AUTHOR BETSEY SHAPIRO has the inside scoop about cruise ships. And she’s taken her industry knowledge, garnered from 25 years of working at cruise lines and as a travel agent, and written a fictional account of a historic cruise line and its colorful crew.
Shapiro’s debut novel, “QUEEN’S HOSTESS,” is a sweeping saga that follows the life, travels and loves of Annie Moore, the longest continuous employee of a cruise company, the fictional Queen’s Line. The story follows Moore from her first assignment, in 1962 as a novice Lady Assistant Purser on a traditional ocean liner, to her rise as Social Hostess on a 21st Century mega-cruise ship. The author’s industry knowledge provides a little-known, behind-the-scenes inside glimpse of the operations of a cruise ship.
“I’ve always found the stories of the crew and staff members on the cruise ships to be as fascinating as the guests onboard. Ocean liners have such a rich tradition and history. I wanted to share those stories about how the ships and the companies have changed over the years,” said Betsey.
Betsey Shapiro is a travel agent who also works at the Port of San Francisco assisting cruise guests and providing sightseeing tours. If you’re on a cruise in San Francisco, be sure to drop by and say hello.
“Queen’s Hostess” can be purchased online at www.lulu.com/betseyshapiro, or at http://betseyshapiro.googlepages.com/ ISBN 978-0-9724705-3-7.
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