Ramblings of a Salty Seadog

On joining Oriana as a junior assistant purser I had a lot of life’s lessons to learn and being thrown into the deep end so to speak was...

As catering assistant on Oriana back in 1973 part of my job involved checking the provisions along with the storekeeper and butcher as...

In October 1975 Pacific Princess departed American shores and headed to the Australia and the South Pacific for the first time. At the...

My first 21 months at sea whizzed past, they were exciting and thrilling, with many new experiences and challenges. The first twelve...

Joining Oriana back in I973 as a junior assistant purser I did not realise the extent that I would be involved with entertaining the...

Having set sail on my maiden voyage as Junior Assistant Purser on Oriana in November 1973 we headed out of Southampton, after a brief...