Ramblings of a Salty Seadog

Dominion Monarch - Shaw Savill and Albion Line - Silvertown (You will recognise this photo if you watch the BBC's popular series "Call...

By Jamie Shedden As junior purser on Shaw Savill's ss. Southern Cross I had a grandstand view from the bridge when I was ‘berthed’ in...

Shaw Savill A Ships By Jamie Shedden When I joined Arawa in January 1970, I was surprised that the Purser's staff were made up with...

By Jamie Shedden When I joined Shaw Savill in 1967 as assistant Purser, one of the many jobs of the Purser was to “wear” the baggage...

Prior to getting the job at sea, when I left school, I had a job with the British Linen Bank, in Glasgow, one of many branches in the...

On my first voyage (Dec '67) on Shaw Savill's Southern Cross, after the incident in Papeete, I had to keep my head low and try to do the...

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...