THE WHITE SHIPS
by DUNCAN O'BRIEN
Enrichment
Sharing the Story of Matson's Luxury Liners
MALOLO • LURLINE • MATSONIA • MARIPOSA • MONTEREY
DUNCAN O'BRIEN
CROWN PRINCESS, PAPEETE
Upcoming "White Ships" Enrichment Presentations
2024
April 14 - 27, 2024
GRAND PRINCESS
Papeete - Moorea - Honolulu - San Francisco
October 9 - 26, 2024
CROWN PRINCESS
Papeete - Moorea - Bay of Islands - Napier - Wellington - Picton - Sydney
November 17 - December 3, 2024
GRAND PRINCESS
Suva - Dravuni Island - Papeete - Moorea - Raiatea - Los Angeles
December 3 - 19, 2024
GRAND PRINCESS
Los Angeles - Hilo - Honolulu - Kauai - Ensenada - Los Angeles
2025
January 3 - 19, 2025
RUBY PRINCESS
San Francisco - Hilo - Honolulu - Nawiliwili - Ensenada - San Francisco
January 20 - February 4, 2025
ISLAND PRINCESS - World Cruise Segment
Los Angeles - Nawiliwili - Honolulu - Suva
February 20 - March 8, 2025
RUBY PRINCESS
San Francisco - Honolulu - Nawiliwili - Hilo - Ensenada - San Francisco
Recent Cruises
2024
February 22 - March 9, 2024
CROWN PRINCESS
San Francisco - Nawiliwili - Honolulu - Hilo - Ensenada - San Francisco
PHOTO GALLERY - COMING SOON
March 9 - 25, 2024
CROWN PRINCESS
San Francisco - Hilo - Honolulu - Nawiliwili - Ensenada - San Francisco
PHOTO GALLERY - COMING SOON
January 24 - February 5, 2024
ISLAND PRINCESS
Honolulu - Kona - Pago Pago - Auckland
PHOTO GALLERY
2023
December 4 - 19, 2023
DISCOVERY PRINCESS
Los Angeles - Honolulu - Kailua-Kona - Ensenada - Los Angeles
PHOTO GALLERY
October 30 - November 16, 2023
SAPPHIRE PRINCESS
Los Angeles - Hilo - Honolulu - Apia - Pago Pago - Suva
PHOTO GALLERY
October 11 - 23, 2023
ROYAL PRINCESS
Papeete - New Zealand (Tauranga, Auckland, Bay of Islands) - Sydney
PHOTO GALLERY
March 23 - April 3, 2023
CROWN PRINCESS
Honolulu - Lahaina - Pago Pago - Apia - Papeete
PHOTO & VIDEO GALLERY - Coming soon
BACKGROUND
Since publishing The White Ships in 2009, Duncan O'Brien has given live presentations about the Matson Line ship era to audiences in California, Hawai'i and Canada. He has presented in dozens of museums, book stores and schools. He has also appeared in numerous TV interviews and documentaries.
In 2023 Duncan brought his extensive archive of Matson Line era content to audiences at sea, as an Enrichment Presenter aboard PRINCESS CRUISES ships.
On selected cruises between California, Hawai'i, the South Seas, New Zealand and Australia, Duncan shares his personal collection of vintage photos, videos, and stories, celebrating the memories of the golden age of steamships on the Pacific.
PRINCESS THEATER, CROWN PRINCESS
ON-DEMAND PRESENTATIONS
on Stateroom TV's
SOCIAL MEDIA COVERAGE
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