This biography of Ian and Janet Sinclair was written
on 29 March 2005. To read the results of Ian C. Sinclair's
family history research into the Sinclairs of South Leith,
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Last updated: 12 November 2005.
CRUISE LECTURERS
Brief profile of Ian and Janet Sinclair
18 White House Way, Solihull, W, Mids B91 1SE, England, GB
Tel: 0044 121 705 7183
E-mail: ianc@clansinclaircanada.ca
(Photo: William Penny)
Ian and Janet have wide experience of travelling
and of cruising. They have served as port and destination
lecturers on cruises since 2002. Details are set out below.
Ian is a retired solicitor/lawyer, who specialised in
water and environmental law. His professional career was
mainly in the British water industry, ending his career as
the Authority Secretary and Solicitor of Severn Trent Water
Authority. On privatisation, he became the first Company
Secretary and Solicitor of Severn Trent plc & Severn
Trent Water Ltd, the second largest of the British water
companies. Following his retirement from full time employment,
he became an international adviser on water and environmental
law, lecturing, writing and drafting legislation in many countries
and speaking at international conferences.
Janet’s professional background is in healthcare
and education, starting as a nurse and health visitor
in London, teaching health subjects in Further Education
Colleges in the West Midlands, and using practical skills
in family planning and childcare. She served as a Magistrate
in Solihull for 21 years, and as a Member of a Board of
Visitors for an open prison. For many years, she was
involved in the management of Methodist International House,
Birmingham, a home for overseas students, and is now
a Company Director of Birmingham International Student
Houses Ltd.
From 1992 till 2001, for some 2–3 months each year,
they served as Christian Volunteers at The Garden Tomb,
Jerusalem, where they acted as guides and assisted in the
management of that important Christian pilgrimage site.
They are presently involved with the running and organisation
of the Solihull Blossomfield branch of the University
of the Third Age, and host the Music Enjoyment Group.
Since their youth, they have travelled and lived abroad
extensively, on business and for pleasure, and also have been
involved in conducting parties and lecturing abroad. They have
an extensive collection of many thousands of colour slides
of the countries and places that they have visited and with
which they illustrate their lectures.
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Countries Visited
Countries visited for work* or pleasure, listed by region:
WESTERN EUROPE
*British Isles – The United Kingdom of Great Britain
— England, including Islands – Scilly, Lundy, Wight, Man
— Scotland including Islands – Orkney, Summer
— Wales
— Channel Islands, including Alderney and Jersey
Iceland
Greenland
Denmark, including Bornholm – The Faroe Islands
Finland
Norway, including Spitzbergen
Sweden, including Gotland
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg
France, including Monaco and La Reunion
Spain, including the Balearic Islands (Mallorca, Ibiza, Formentera)
— the Canary Islands (Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, Tenerife, La Gomera)
— Ceuta (Spanish Morocco)
Portugal, including Madeira
Italy, including Elba, Capri, Sicily
Regions
EASTERN EUROPE
Estonia
Latvia
Hungary
Romania
Greece, including Crete and various islands
Yugoslavia, including Bosnia, Hertzogovana, Croatia
*Georgia
*Azerbaijan
*Czech Republic
*Russia
Regions
MIDDLE EAST/ MEDITERRANEAN
Gibraltar
Morocco
Tunisia
Malta, including Gozo
Cyprus
Turkey
*Israel
Jordan
Egypt
Regions
ASIA
China, including Hong Kong and Macao
Thailand
Singapore
Regions
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
*Swaziland
Mozambique
*Tanzania, including Zanzibar
*Uganda
Kenya
Regions
INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS
Seychelles — Mahe; Praslin; La Digue
Mascarenes — Mauritius; La Reunion
Madagascar — Nosy Be
Comores — Mayotte
Tanzania — Zanzibar; Mesali
Regions
AUSTRALASIA/PACIFIC
New Zealand, North and South Islands
Cook Islands (Roratonga)
Regions
NORTH AMERICA
United States (23 States)
Canada
Regions
CARIBBEAN ISLANDS
Antigua
Aruba
Barbados
British Virgin Islands
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Isla de Margarita (Venezuela)
St Martin/St Maarten
St Kitts
*Trinidad & Tobago
Regions
SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina
Ecuador, including Galapagos Islands
Uruguay
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Cruises Undertaken
Listed by type of cruise:
River Cruises with Voyages Jules Verne
River Yangtse, China – 1991
River Nile, Egypt – 1996
Cruises
Sea Cruises as Passengers
- Spain, Portugal, Canaries, Madeira (Fred Olsen)
– Black Prince, November 1998
- Orkneys, Iceland, Spitzbergen, Norway (Seabourn Cunard)
— Seabourn Sun, July/August 2001
- Caribbean Islands (Fred Olsen)
– Braemar, January 2002
- Galapagos Islands (Galapagos Adventure Tours)
— MY. Samba, February/March 2004
- Indian Ocean (Seychelles, Mauritius, La Reunion, Madagascar, Comores, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Kenya), "Indian Ocean Odyssey/Pearls of the Indian Ocean" (African Safari Club)
— M.S. Royal Star, 5–26 March 2005
Cruises
Sea Cruises as Port/Destination Lecturers
- Baltic Sea, "Legends of the Baltic" (Fred Olsen)
— Black Watch, July/August 2002
- Mediterranean, "Islands of Antiquity" (Fred Olsen)
— Black Prince, April 2003
- Mediterranean, "Barcelona to Venice" (Celebrity Cruises)
— Millenium, June 2003
- North Sea, "Spitzbergen & North Cape" (Voyages of Discovery)
— Discovery, July 2003
- Mediterranean, "South to the Mediterranean" (Page & Moy)
— Ocean Majesty, September/October 2003
- Atlantic, "Autumn Getaway" (P & O Cruises OR321)
— Oriana, October 2003
- Mediterranean, "Adriatic" (Fred Olsen BW454)
— Black Watch, 4–25 May 2004
- North Atlantic, "Greenland, Iceland & the Faroes" (Page & Moy 4HA2)
— Ocean Monarch, 20 Aug – 1 Sept 2004
- Baltic Sea, "The Baltic" (Fred Olsen BW463)
— Black Watch, 3–17 September 2004
- Mediterranean, "Barcelona to Rome" (Page & Moy 4J16)
— Ocean Majesty, 5–13 October 2004
- Baltic Sea, "Baltic Capitals"
— Saga Rose, 18–31 May 2005
- North Atlantic, "Voyage to Greenland"
— Saga Rose, 4–22 August 2005
Cruises
PLANNED for 2006
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