John Maxtone-Graham (born 1929) is a well-known cruise ship speaker. He was raised in Hoboken, New Jersey and graduated from Brown University in 1951. He served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War and had once worked unsuccessfully as a Broadway stage manager. In 1972, he wrote his first book on ocean liners, The Only Way to Cross, to be followed by numerous other books for small publishing houses. He recently wrote France/Norway, published by W.W. Norton in 2010. His next book, Titanic Tragedy, is due out from W. W. Norton in March 2012. He is known for his self-described "transatlantic" accent, which some have mistaken for a British accent.
He is the father of writer Ian Maxtone-Graham.