A Life at Sea Beckons
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...
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Salty Seadog
Jan 72 min
Dickie Bull
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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Salty Seadog
Dec 31, 20231 min
SALTY SEADOG YOUTUBE MOMENTS 2023
Salty Seadog looks back at some of the Highlights of travel during 2023 Don't Forget to Subscribe to Salty Seadog Youtube channel.
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Salty Seadog
Dec 23, 202310 min
Christmas at Sea Good, Bad and the Ugly
A year on and I thought it was worth revisiting Christmas past Capt. Peter Love. Capt. Jock Leferve and Cruise Director Chris Chapman. We...
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Salty Seadog
Nov 12, 20237 min
The Postman Fails to Knock
By Randolph Magri-Overend Empress of Canada I almost got into a lot of bother when delivering mail in Buenos Aires The situation evolved...
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John Martin
Nov 5, 20237 min
The Irish Sea Mafias
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...
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John Martin
Oct 7, 20233 min
USPH INSPECTION
UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH By John Martin Each passenger ship had a recognized ‘code’ in the form of an announcement over the ship’s...
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Salty Seadog
Oct 1, 20234 min
Britannia-Edinburgh and the Tattoo
The Royal Yacht Britannia Edinburgh is the ideal place to take a city break, especially during the Edinburgh Festival when the Tattoo is...
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John Martin
Sep 24, 20236 min
The Peanuts
National Sea Training School Gravesend By John Martin Q. “On your application form, you say you like music. Do you play an instrument?...
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Salty Seadog
Sep 17, 20237 min
Silver Dawn - Revisted
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...
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John Martin
Sep 10, 20238 min
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...
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Salty Seadog
Aug 26, 20236 min
Man Overboard and Everything Else Over the Side
During my first year at sea aboard Oriana, we had one or two missing person routines, most ended happily with the person being found....
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Randolph Magri-Overend
Aug 12, 20236 min
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...
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Salty Seadog
Aug 6, 20237 min
ORIANA REUNITED
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...
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Salty Seadog
Jul 30, 20233 min
Fair Dinkum
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...
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Graham Rosso
Jul 23, 202323 min
Jail Break
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...
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Randolph Magri-Overend
Jul 16, 20233 min
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...
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Salty Seadog
Jul 14, 20232 min
RUN AWAY TO SEA
MV LARA will set sail for 1000 day World Cruise MV Lara - 42,289 Tonnes - 1266 Passengers - 389 Crew Earlier this month Miray Cruises...
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Salty Seadog
Jul 9, 20236 min
QUEST FOR TRAVEL
Azamara Quest Explores Greece and Turkey Azamara Quest - R Class Ship 7 Launched May 2000 - 686 Passengers and 408 Crew. Under normal...
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Salty Seadog
Jun 17, 20235 min
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...
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