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

John Martin
Sep 10, 20238 min read
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BETTER ON A CAMEL
By Randolph Magri-Overend EMPRESS OF CANADA The EMPRESS OF CANADA was the last passenger ship to be built for Canadian Pacific's...

Randolph Magri-Overend
Aug 12, 20236 min read
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After Last Night
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...

Randolph Magri-Overend
Jul 16, 20233 min read
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The Suez Canal and Jam Sandwiches
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...

Salty Seadog
Jun 17, 20235 min read
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OF NUTS AND BOLTERS
By Randolph Magri-Overend. Randolph Magri-Overend was born in Cairo, Egypt in 1940. He ran away to sea as a Cadet Purser with Canadian...

Randolph Magri-Overend
Apr 29, 20236 min read
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The Ship's Quack and a Dose of Clap.
Any ship with less than 100 people on board does not carry a doctor as I was to find out when I joined Canadian Pacific Ships for a trip...

Salty Seadog
May 2, 20214 min read
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