Selected Publications

“Cruises and Bruises: Safety, Secutrity and Social Issues on Polar Cruises,” Cruise Tourism in Polar Regions: Promoting Environmental and Social Sustainability (ed. M. Luck, P.T. Maher, and E. Steward), London: Earthscan Ltd. (Forthcoming 2010)

“Environmental Impacts of Cruise Tourism,” Prows Edge Cruise Magazine and Guide to Cruising, July 2009.

Cruising without a Bruising: Cruise Tourism and the Maritimes, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, March 2009

Paradise Lost at Sea: Rethinking Cruise Vacations, Halifax: Fernwood Publishing. 2008

"Protecting Paradise: Minimizing the Downside of Cruise Tourism,” Proceedings of the 5^th International Coastal and Marine Tourism Congress: Balancing Marine Tourism, Development and Sustainability (ed. M. Luck et al), Auckland: New Zealand Tourism Research Institute, pp. 242-257. 2007

“The Politics of Environmental Activism: A Case Study of the Cruise Industry and the Environmental Movement,” Sociological Research Online, 12:2 (March), 2007 (http://www.socresonline.org.uk/12/2/klein.html)

"Attack of the Oversized Playpen,” Briarpatch Magazine 35:7 (November), pp. 14 -17, 2006

"Troubled Seas: Social Activism and the Cruise Industry," Cruise Ship Tourism: Issues, Impacts, Cases (ed. Ross K. Dowling), Oxfordshire , England : CABI Publishing, pp. 377 - 388.  2006

"Turning Water Into Money: The Economics of the Cruise Industry," Cruise Ship Tourism: Is sue s, Impacts, Cases (ed. Ross K. Dowling), Oxfordshire , England : CABI Publishing, pp. 261 - 269.  2006

Cruise Ship Squeeze: The New Pirates of the Seven Seas, Gabriola Island , BC : New Society Publishers. 2005

Playing Off the Ports: BC and the Cruise Tourism Industry, Vancouver , BC : Canadian Centre for Policy Al ternatives. 2005

The Cruise Industry and Environmental History and Practice: Is A Memorandum of Understanding Effective for Protecting the Environment, San Francisco : Bluewater Network and Seattle: Ocean Advocates.  October 2003

Charting A Course:  The Cruise Industry, the Government of Canada , and Purposeful Development, Ottawa : Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. September 2003

Cruising - Out of Control: The Environment, Workers, and Atlantic Canada 's Ports, Halifax : Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. March 2003

"Sweatships: The Cruise Industry and the Socialist Agenda" Socialist Studies Bulletin, 70 (Spring-Summer), pp. 5 – 18, 2003

“Cruise Ships Blues: A Cruise Junkie Exposes the Industry’s Darkside,” The New Times, July 2003

“Major Cruise Lines Charged, Fined for Pollution – But Not in Canada ,” CCPA Monitor, (June), 28 – 29, 2003

“Cruise Ship Blues: The Darkside of Sailing the Deep,” Whole Life Times, 25:3 (March), 22 – 25. 2003

"Cruise Ships: The Industry's Dark Side," Conscious Choice: Journal of Ecology and Natural Living, 16:2 (February), 24 – 25, 29. 2003

“High Seas, Low Pay,” Motionsickness: The Other Side of Travel, Issue #4, 20 – 25. 2003  (Reprint of article in Our Times Magazine, December 2001/January 2002.)

"Cruise Ship Blues: A Cruise Junkie Explores the Environmental and Social Costs of Industrial Tourism," Shared Vision, 171 (November), 16-19. 2002

Cruise Ship Blues: The Underside of the Cruise Ship Industry, Gabriola Island , BC : New Society Publishers. 2002

"Left In Its Wake: The cruise industry prefers a voluntary approach to environmental responsibility but performance has been poor where tough regulatory controls are not in place," Alternatives Journal, 28:4 (Fall), 23-27. 2002

“High Seas, Low Pay: Working on Cruise Ships,” Our Times: Canada’s Independent Labour Magazine, December/January, 29-34.  2001

“Cruising Attitude,” Doctor’s Review, 19:10 (October), 103-106, 209. 2001

Death by Chocolate: What You Must Know Before Taking a Cruise, St. John’s : Breakwater Books.  2001

"Jumping Ship: A Cruise Junkie Explains Why Doctors Should Think Twice Before Booking the Week at Sea," Doctor's Review, 19:4 (April), 78-81, 197.  2001


Lectures and Presentations

“Sweatships: Historical and Contemporary Reflections on the Crews of Passenger and Cruise Vessels,” Marine Studies Research Forum, Memorial University of Newfoundland (September 2009)

“Keeping Cruise Tourism Responsible” Coastal Tourism/Development Panel, International Centre for Responsible Tourism – Belize, San Ignacio, Belize (May 2009)

“Building Cruise Ship Tourism in Newfoundland and Labrador: Issues and Challenges,” The Leslie Harris Centre of Regional Policy and Development, St. John’s (April 2009)

“Building Cruise Ship Tourism: Issues and Challenges,” Council of Haida Nation, Skidegate (January 2009)

“Making Cruise Ship Tourism Sustainable,” Gaaysiigang – An Ocean Forum for Haida Gwaii, Skidegate (January 2009) “Paradise Lost at Sea,” Mount Saint Vincent University Tourism Program, Halifax (November 2008)

“Cruising without a Bruising,” Sir Wilfred Grenfell College Tourism Program, Corner Brook (October 2008)

“Troubled Seas: Social Activism and the Cruise Industry,” University of Northern British Columbia , Department of Recreation and Tourism, Prince George (February 2007)

 “Troubled Seas: Social Activism and the Cruise Industry,” University of Victoria Department of Sociology, Victoria, BC (February 2007)

“Rethinking the Benefits of Cruise Tourism,” Vancouver Island Public Interest Research Group and James Bay Neighbourhood Environment Association, Victoria (February 2007)

“ Paradise Lost at Sea: Cruise Ship Workers as Commodity,” Serving the New Economy: Critical Perspectives on Hospitality and Tourism Work – A Centre for Research on Work and Society Workshop, York University , Toronto (October 2006)

“Turning Water Into Money: The Economics of Cruise Tourism,” New Zealand Tourism Research Institute and AUT University School of Hospitality and Tourism, Auckland (August 2006)

Keynote Address, Ships vs Spit Business Breakfast, Save Our Spit Alliance, Gold Coast (August 2006)

Keynote Lecture, Cruise Ship Tourism Forum, University of Prince Edward Island (co-sponsored by Institute on Island Studies and Dean of Arts), Charlottetown (July 2006)

“Troubled Seas: The Cruise Industry and Social Activism,” Kea’au Community Center (co-sponsored by Sierra Club and KAHEA: The Hawaiian Environmental Alliance), Hilo (November 2005)

“Protecting Paradise: Hawai’i and NCL America,” University of Hawai’i (co-sponsored by University of Hawai’i and KAHEA: The Hawaiian Environmental Alliance), Honolulu (November 2005)

“Environmental Regulation of the Cruise Industry: Legal Issues and Challenges,” University of Hawai’i Richardson School of Law (Environmental Law Program), Honolulu (November 2005)

“Turning Water Into Money: The Economics of the Cruise Industry,” Mount Saint Vincent University (Department of Business and Tourism), Halifax, NS (October 2005)

“The Art of Greenwashing: The Cruise Industry and the Environment,” Brock University (Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies), St. Catharines, ON (May 2005)

“Renewable Energy: Save Money, Save the World,” Caribbean Media Exchange on Sustainable Tourism VI – Exploring Tourism: Widening the Boundaries of Caribbean Sustainability (Panel Participant), Saint Lucia (June 2004)

“Weighing Anchor: Maximizing Benefits, Minimizing Risks of the Cruise Ship Industry in Atlantic Canada,” Maritime Museum of the Atlantic (sponsored by Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Ecology Action Centre, and Maritime Museum of the Atlantic), Halifax (June 2004)

“Charting A Course:  An International Congress for Coral Reef Protection from Ship-based Tourism” (Panel Participant), White Water to Blue Water Partnership Conference (sponsored by UN, US State Department, CARICOM, Government of Canada, et al), Miami (March 2004)

“The Politics of Environmental Activism: A Case Study of the Cruise Industry and the Environmental Movement,” British Sociological Association, York (March 2004)

"Cruising Out of Control," Nancy Foster Environmental Centre -- NOAA (sponsored by Last Stand and Livable Oldtown), Key West, FL (January 2004)

“Corporate Responsibility of The Cruise Sector – An Environmental, Economic And Labour Analysis,” Caribbean Media Exchange on Sustainable Tourism V -- Tourism and The Media: The Next Generation, Bridgetown, Barbados, (Panel Participant) December 2003.

“Cruise Out of Control,” Maui Community College, Kahului, Maui (co-sponosored by KAHEA, Maui Today, Sierra Club Maui, and University of Hawaii Sea Grant), October 2003

“Cruise Out of Control,” Kealakehe High School Cafeteria, Kailua-Kona (co-sponosored by KAHEA and University of Hawaii Sea Grant), October 2003

“Cruise Out of Control,” Komohana Ag Complex, Hilo (co-sponosored by KAHEA, Sierra Club Moku Loa), October 2003

“Cruise Out of Control,” McCoy Pavillion, Honolulu (co-sponosored by KAHEA, Sierra Club O`ahu, Environmental Defense Fund Hawaii), October 2003

“Charting a Course: The Cruise Industry, The Government of Canada, and Coastal British Columbia,: University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George (co-sponsored by Economics, Geography, Resource Recreation and Tourism, International Studies, and Social Work), September 2003

"By Land, By Sea, or Both?" Caribbean Hotel Industry Conference (Caribbean Hotel Association Annual Meeting), Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. (Panel Participant) June 2003

"Sweatships: The Cruise Industry and the Socialist Agenda," Keynote Address at Annual Program Meeting of Society for Socialist Studies, Halifax , June 2003

"Cruise Ship Blues: The Underside of the Cruise Industry," The Commonwealth Club (co-sponsored by Bluewater Network), San Francisco, CA.   January 2003

"Sweatships: The Cruise Industry, Its Workers, the Environment, and the Developing World," University of Toronto, School of Social Work, Toronto, ON.  January 2003

"The Cruise Industry and the Environment," Department of the Environment, City and County of San Francisco, Sanfrancisco, CA.  January 2003

"Is the Cruise Industry Environmentally Sustainable?:  Industry Practices, International Regulation, and the Developing World,"

• University of Saskatchewan, Department of Sociology, Saskatoon, SK (October 2002)
• Dalhousie University, Department of International Development Studies and Lester Pearson International, Halifax, NS (October 2002)
• University of Alaska, Environmental Studies Program, Anchorage, AK (October 2002)
• Memorial University of Newfoundland, Department of Sociology (November 2002); School of Social Work (November 2002)
• University of Victoria, Co-sponsored: School of Social Work and Vancouver Island Public Interest Research Group, Victoria, BC (November 2002)
• Monterey Institute for International Studies, Co-Sponsored: Ocean Conservancy, Save Our Shores, Friends of the Sea Otter, Monterey, CA (January 2003)
• Juneau City Council Chambers, Downtown Neighborhood Association, Juneau, AK (January 2003)

"Sweatshops at Sea: Unglamourous Work in a Glamourous Environment," Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association / Society for Socialist Studies, Toronto , 2002

"Images versus Realities of the Cruise Industry: Ethical, Moral and Professional Issues for Social Work," University of South Florida (Tampa, FL) and University of Manitoba (Winnipeg, MB), 2002

“How Green Is Green?: The Cruise Industry and the Environment,” Marine Institute, St. John’s, NF. 2001

“Death by Chocolate: An Inside Look at the Cruise Industry,” Maxwell School of Public Policy, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY.  2000