Ramblings of a Salty Seadog

Becoming a P &O Purser Cadet. During my time at catering college studying hotel management it had always been my ambition to work on a...

Dickie Bull Deputy Purser for the Inaugural Cruise of P&O/Princess Cruises PACIFIC PRINCESS - 1975 - Sadly passed away recently. In 1974...

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A year on and I thought it was worth revisiting Christmas past Capt. Peter Love. Capt. Jock Leferve and Cruise Director Chris Chapman. We...

By Randolph Magri-Overend Empress of Canada I almost got into a lot of bother when delivering mail in Buenos Aires The situation evolved...

Hand in the Till - "Did you see that" I was asked. By John Martin I was in the Holyhead office of SEALINK British Ferries. I was...

UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH By John Martin Each passenger ship had a recognized ‘code’ in the form of an announcement over the ship’s...

The Royal Yacht Britannia Edinburgh is the ideal place to take a city break, especially during the Edinburgh Festival when the Tattoo is...

National Sea Training School Gravesend By John Martin Q. “On your application form, you say you like music. Do you play an instrument?...

It is a year since our first cruise on Silversea - Silver Dawn, last year we were in the Mediterranean in the period following the death...

By John Martin Except they were not Canadian. These Empress ships of the Canadian Pacific Line were British flagged and mainly manned by...

During my first year at sea aboard Oriana, we had one or two missing person routines, most ended happily with the person being found....

By Randolph Magri-Overend EMPRESS OF CANADA The EMPRESS OF CANADA was the last passenger ship to be built for Canadian Pacific's...

THE POWER OF THE INTERNET SS. ORIANA - The last and largest liner to be built in Barrow-in-Furness I joined Oriana in November 1973; we...

How P&O and Sitmar led the way to fun Australian Cruising RMS STRATHAIRD She was the second of five sister ships in what came to be...

By Graham Rosso I received a captivating tale from Graham Rosso, which I believe you'll find delightful. Graham's journey with P&O began...

By Randolph Magri-Overend I am perched on the edge of my seat at the rear of the 9.30 am bus from Lake Taupo to Wellington, a lens stuck...

MV LARA will set sail for 1000 day World Cruise MV Lara - 42,289 Tonnes - 1266 Passengers - 389 Crew Earlier this month Miray Cruises...

Azamara Quest Explores Greece and Turkey Azamara Quest - R Class Ship 7 Launched May 2000 - 686 Passengers and 408 Crew. Under normal...

ORIANA - Queen of the Sea - Queen of the Dessert Last year we made two new friends on Azamara Pursuit, Elaine and Malc. Elaine and I...