FAMOUS faces from behind the creative worlds of television and literature are lining up for a wide selection of lectures on board the luxury cruise ship Queen Elizabeth 2, next year.

The best-selling mystery author Mary Higgins Clark and the director of television programmes such as Friends, The Two Ronnies and Monty Python, Terry Hughes will entertain passengers travelling on the world cruise.

Aboard QE2 for the Mediterranean Mosaic cruise in June will be news anchorman Michael Buerk and his former colleague Martin Bell will be joining passengers for the Norwegian Wonders cruise.

Adding to the ship's royal theme, biographer Robert Lacey and former BBC correspondent Jennie Bond will be giving the inside story on their royal affairs aboard the Mediterranean Treasures cruise.