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TV judge and former Liverpool goalkeeper to speak on Crown Princess
TV host Judge Robert Rinder, former Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar, and star of The Chase Shaun Wallace have been confirmed as celebrity speakers on board Crown Princess this year.
Each speaker will host a 45-minute talk with questions and answers, as well as a meet and greet session including photographs and book signings.
At least one celebrity will appear on almost every Crown Princess sailing during the UK season.
The 3,080-guest ship will be based in Southampton and will sail to the Mediterranean, northern Europe and Canaries from May to November.
Other speakers confirmed this week are Pete Best, musician and former Beatles drummer, and Patrick Aryee, biologist and TV presenter.
Speakers already announced include gardening expert and TV presenter Charlie Dimmock, Linda Gray, who starred as Sue Ellen in Dallas, Duncan James, former singer in the boy band Blue, and former British Olympic skier Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards.
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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