Ramblings of a Salty Seadog

I’m afraid you will need to let me know by this evening if you can offer me the job”, I told my interviewers at the London Hotel, “I have...

A telegram came in. ‘You have a virus. Do not play games.’ Games? Games! It was the last thing I would want to do; play games on a...

When serving on passenger liners one always knew where you were going and when you were likely to arrive. Cruise lines today can even...

It's great when fellow Seadogs get involved and share their story. John Martin tells of the final voyage of Elder Dempster's passenger...

One of the delights of writing this blog has been making contact again with old colleagues from my days working for P&O/Princess back in...

Although Princess Cruises was founded by Stanley B. McDonald back in 1965, at which time he chartered ships. In 1972 Princess Cruises...

It has been a very sad week for old P&O seadogs. First we hear that Sue Huggins has passed away. Although l never sailed with Sue, all I...