Our Services

Our services encompass a wide variety of projects, including event planning, developing historical context for documentaries, drafting content for placards in museum exhibitions, writing media releases and briefs, presenting keynote speeches and researching specific maritime topics.

In doing so we have worked directly with cruise lines, TV stations, radio broadcasters, print and digital media as well as museums and PR agencies.

Writing & Story Telling

We started our journey with a website, and have since published 18 maritime history books and written countless articles for global publications. Today, we're experts at crafting media releases, keynote addresses, speeches, briefing documents and passenger information cards for cruise brands worldwide.

Maritime Historians

From delving deep into the archive, to interviewing passengers and crew, maritime history is at the core of what we do. Our decades-long maritime history expertise, and research skills allow us to add considerable value to contemporary cruise events, voyages & PR activity.

Cruise History Research

Research is an important part of any project and a unique skillset unto itself. Our strong understanding of the history of passenger shipping, coupled with Rachelle's expertise in reviewing archival documents, allows us to develop a robust research approach that reveals exciting and fascinating details from the history of the brands that we work with.

Live Presentations

Highly sought-after and known to attract a full house crowd, Chris has been presenting engaging and exciting maritime history lectures to audiences both large and small since 2008. He has been a keynote speaker at multiple events, is a skilled emcee, and has even guided ship tours.

Project Support & Planning

Our marketing and public relations background combines with our understanding of the cruise industry and its history to make us a valuable project planning partner. From assisting in the development of themed cruises to supporting local media events, our approach is tailored to each brief, ensuring a positive outcome for the brands we work with.

Public Relations Support

With more than a decade of experience in public relations and media management, Chris has a clear understanding of how to write, talk and engage the media. Couple this with Rachelle's highly sought after writing skills, and we're a powerful support to cruise brands and their PR agencies. Over the years, we've worked with multiple brands, drafting, proofing and finessing media releases, PR statements and onboard collateral.

Expert Opinion

Among the leading maritime historians in Australia and the world, Chris and Rachelle are regularly called upon by cruise brands and PR agencies to provide context, insight and expert opinion. This bespoke service ranges from behind-the-scenes research and fact-checking to facing a live audience at cruise events to answer unscripted questions about the ships and the industry.

Media Spokesperson

With deep knowledge of the cruise industry, and a unique background in maritime history, Chris is a skilled spokesperson. Media trained, with extensive experience in front of the camera, Chris has led press conferences, undertaken live interviews and participated in documentaries for networks across the globe.

Philip Engelberts, Founder and Director at PEPR Agency

"The team at PEPR Agency has worked with Chris and Rachelle for a number of years on projects in content creation and video production for agency partner Cunard. They are extremely professional and a total pleasure to deal with. Chris & Rachelle are very well researched, and their work is of the highest standard. Definitely recommend."