The Ditch

Book excerpt: Twice every year, Olympiad Cruises flagship Mercury steams through the Panama Canal, transitioning between summer itineraries sailing to Hawaii or Alaska from San Francisco, and wintering in Caribbean ports sailing from Ft Lauderdale. Although this Falls eastbound repositioning voyage should be the vacation of a lifetime for Mercurys aging guest complement, and a refreshing change for her crew, they will all suffer an unprecedented betrayal that creates an International crisis. Combining first-hand description of crew life aboard a modern-day cruise vessel with an action-driven plot based on genuine CIA threat assessments, The Ditch is sure to capture the imagination and open the eyes of all readers from those who want a peek behind the crew doors, to those who call these corridors home, to others who love intense action and a killer chase.