Cruising
Guides
About Ocean Cruise Guides
Ocean Cruise Guides, founded in 1993, is a publishing house producing guidebooks specifically for the cruise traveler. We do not sell or market cruises or tours. The company's head office is located near Vancouver, Canada, with a distribution office in Point Roberts, WA.
OCG currently publishes five titles for the cruise
market, namely:
Alaska By Cruise Ship,
Caribbean By Cruise Ship,
Mediterranean By Cruise Ship
Panama Canal By Cruise Ship and
The Complete Cruise Handbook.
Over 400,000 cruisers now use our guidebooks. Books and travel remain linked as one of life's enduring relationships, a joined opportunity to add greatly to one's understanding of the world. We try to provide a clear perspective of each destination's history, culture and attractions, and hope our books increase your cruising enjoyment.
Response from the media:
“...there are few books better on cruising than
those by Anne Vipond.”
Globe & Mail
“The thing that is most attractive about this
book (Alaska By Cruise Ship) is its focus on activities interesting to
cruisers, as opposed to the long list of hotels and restaurants.
Five Stars.”
Amazon.com
"Alaska By Cruise Ship ranked as Most Popular
of Alaska books 2001 – 2003."
Amazon.com
“Alaska By Cruise Ship is a beautiful book to,
what appears to be, a beautiful destination.”
CBC Radio.
“Mediterranean By Cruise Ship covers this destination
with solid detail and from the cruiser’s perspective.”
Travel Trade magazine, New York
" Anne Vipond goes beyond the standard cruise-guide fodder of ship and port descriptions.
It's a comprehensive work."
Chicago Tribune
“...(this) Caribbean cruise guide is packed with useful information.”
Toronto Star
“Here’s an ideal guide to the 49th state...this
book is the best way to navigate Alaska before leaving home.”
Toronto Sun
"Alaska by Cruise Ship is a gem for travellers
taking a cruise ship to Alaska."
Vancouver Province
“ Anne Vipond has, finally, written a guide that
is relevant to the Mediterranean cruise experience. Five Stars.”
Amazon.com
Our company includes:
William Kelly, Publisher –
With 25 years in the publishing business, including senior management
positions with Canada's major magazine publishers, Bill has also co-published
several cruise books with Thomas Cook Publishing in the UK.
Anne Vipond, Editor –
The author of more than a dozen cruise and travel books for publishers
worldwide (including Thomas Cook UK and JPM of Switzerland), Anne has
also contributed feature travel articles to newspapers and magazines in
North America and the UK, and is the editor of our cruise destination
books.
Michael DeFreitas, Contributing
editor and photographer – Michael is
the author of two popular books on the Caribbean, the most recent being
Caribbean Adventures In Nature by John Muir Publications. Michael has
contributed articles and photography to On-Board Media and International
Voyager Media, and has also written feature stories for Ebony, Caribbean
Travel and Life, Destinations, Expressions and Islands Magazine.
Alan Nakano, Artist and contributing photographer
– Alan is a graduate of the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles
and has worked for many years with design and advertising companies in
Canada and the United States. For the past decade Alan has concentrated
on fine art, specifically maritime illustrations, and has created dozens
of paintings depicting cruise ships in settings around the world. Alan,
artist for all the covers of best selling cruise books published by Ocean
Cruise Guides, recently won the coveted Award of Excellence at the 21st
Annual Marine Art Exhibition at the Mystic Maritime Gallery and the 2003
Purchase Award.
“These books represent an important addition to
the cruise experience for our customers.”
Mark Comfort, Cruise Holidays, Kansas City
“As a former shore excursion manager for many years,
I am thoroughly impressed with the information contained in your guide
books – they are clearly the best that I’ve seen.”
Louis Moskovis, DSM Holland America Line, Central
California.
"I highly recommend Caribbean By Cruise Ship for
cruise passengers. It is especially helpful for people who want to explore
the ports-of-call on their own."
Suzanne Marlatt, American Express, Travel Source
Int., Bellevue
“My wife and I have been on 28 cruises – eight
of them in Europe – and I must say we thoroughly enjoyed having your
book, Mediterranean By Cruise Ship, along on our recent cruise.”
R.J. Scott, St. Catharines, ON
"The Mediterrean By Cruise Ship book is excellent.
Easy to read and very useful."
Peter Stevens, Vancouver BC
