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Take to the Lifeboats
Safety Briefing Then and Now By John Martin Viking Neptune alongside Viking Venus in Kusadasi- Turkey Joining the brand new ‘Viking...
John Martin
Jun 11, 20235 min read
Bunking Up With A Stranger
SS Oriana - "The Queen of the Sea" I was recently reading a cruise line blog where a lady was looking for someone to share a cabin with...
Salty Seadog
Jun 4, 20235 min read
UNFIT FOR A QUEEN
Shaw Savill's Gothic was refitted to become the royal yacht for a tour of Australia and New Zealand. The Royal Yacht Britannia was...
Randolph Magri-Overend
May 28, 20238 min read
P&O & The £10 Poms
Orient Line- ss. Orcades When I joined P&O in 1973 the “Ten Pound Pom” scheme had just finished the previous year. "10 Pound Poms" refers...
Salty Seadog
May 21, 20236 min read
THE UNSINKABLE - Violet Jessop
Violet Jessop was indeed a remarkable individual with a series of fortunate escapes from shipping disasters during her career at sea. She...
Salty Seadog
May 14, 20233 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...
Salty Seadog
May 7, 20234 min read
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
Azamazing Suite Upgrade on Azamara Pursuit
Azamara Pursuit - Argostoli Greece April 23 Let’s face it we all like a bargain and love to be upgraded on airline flights, hotel rooms...
Salty Seadog
Apr 20, 20235 min read
Adult Only Cruising
From Purser to Punter By Randolph Magri-Overend P&O ARCADIA On Wednesday 26 February 2014 Jenny, Siobhan and I caught the 9 pm from...
Randolf Magri Overend
Apr 14, 20234 min read
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