Cruise line names celebrity line-up to interact with passengers

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Rather than giving onboard talks or performances, Reeves and Eclair, along with celebrity photographer Scarlet Page, have been appointed as Fred Olsen’s so-called “Moments Crew.” Their onboard role is to capture memorable passenger moments through paintings, prose and pictures. “Personally, I hope to see some spectacular scenery, dramatic waterfalls and interesting birds like auks, darters and maybe even some puffins, which are always a delight to paint.” Eclair will be Fred Olsen’s writer-on-board during a 13-night Baltic cruise aboard Balmoral departing 27 June. “In years to come, photos will take you back to places you loved, but it is often words on a page that will remind you of how those places felt.” Meanwhile Page, who has photographed artists such as Robbie Williams, Oasis and the Foo Fighters, will be onboard for shoots with cruise passengers during Fred Olsen’s Volcanic Vistas of the Azores and Madeira cruise. Sonia Holman, marketing director at Fred Olsen Cruise Lines, said: “We know that some of life’s best memories are made on the high seas, so what better way to ensure they are caught than by assembling the first-ever crew dedicated to recording these unique moments in unique ways.