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May 7, 20234 min read

Pheonix Rises from the Ashes.

MV Pacific Princess - April 1975 - Launch Press Photograph Cruise ships go through many changes throughout their lifetime, including...

Dec 18, 20224 min read

The Love Boat meets The Golden Hinde

PACIFIC PRINCESS - THE LOVE BOAT - 1976 As the Love Boat (Pacific Princess) sailed into Acapulco Bay in April 1975, we experienced a...

May 15, 20223 min read

The Love Boat Revisited

Mention of Pacific Princess and the “The Love Boat” springs immediately to mind. This is what happened on a recent cruise on Azamara...

Apr 5, 20226 min read

The Crew and Officers were Azamazing

Having left the wonderful unseasonable sunshine of the UK we arrived in Lisbon for a three-night stay before joining Azamara Pursuit. ...

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Sep 26, 20215 min read

Vertical Expression of Horizontal Intention.

Dancing the Dance When I joined Oriana back in 1973 Captain John Wacher was the Master of the ship. As a very junior officer on my first...

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