<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Salty Seadog]]></title><description><![CDATA[Salty Seadog]]></description><link>https://www.milemarker.co.uk/home</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:10:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://david6194.wixsite.com/saltyseadog/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Dickie Bull]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dickie Bull Deputy Purser for the Inaugural Cruise of P&#38;O/Princess Cruises  PACIFIC PRINCESS - 1975 - Sadly passed away recently. In 1974...]]></description><link>https://david6194.wixsite.com/saltyseadog/post/dickie-bull</link><guid isPermaLink="false">659abc62c8e2605a59b7262f</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2024 16:16:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/21eec2_607acc0b9e264198bdd9920b25e77034~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_511,h_748,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Salty Seadog</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[SALTY SEADOG YOUTUBE MOMENTS 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[Salty Seadog looks back at some of the Highlights of travel during 2023 Don't Forget to Subscribe to Salty Seadog Youtube channel.]]></description><link>https://david6194.wixsite.com/saltyseadog/post/salty-seadog-youtube-moments-2023</link><guid isPermaLink="false">659181e8650691b9852d6bed</guid><pubDate>Sun, 31 Dec 2023 15:34:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/21eec2_1136685bb8ba46cc8a4ac8b158e7c127~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_539,h_539,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Salty Seadog</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christmas at Sea                                       Good, Bad and the Ugly]]></title><description><![CDATA[A year on and I thought it was worth revisiting Christmas past Capt. Peter Love. Capt. Jock Leferve and Cruise Director Chris Chapman. We...]]></description><link>https://david6194.wixsite.com/saltyseadog/post/christmas-at-sea-good-bad-and-the-ugly</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63a612a448645bcb3b062cda</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/21eec2_4b7720b628ed4db999898f3e1d47566d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_419,h_287,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Salty Seadog</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Postman Fails to Knock]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Randolph Magri-Overend Empress of Canada I almost got into a lot of bother when delivering mail in Buenos Aires The situation evolved...]]></description><link>https://david6194.wixsite.com/saltyseadog/post/the-postman-fails-to-knock</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6550ebbae607a5309cb74cb8</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Nov 2023 19:31:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/21eec2_cc2680f698bb4ab6b7c5c10f08c1063a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_524,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Salty Seadog</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Sea Mafias]]></title><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><link>https://david6194.wixsite.com/saltyseadog/post/the-irish-sea-mafias</link><guid isPermaLink="false">653a9b89cb963ab5ec203fa4</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Nov 2023 18:17:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/21eec2_101324384e6c4d959d06ad425e28c500~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_360,h_224,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Martin </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[USPH INSPECTION ]]></title><description><![CDATA[UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH By John Martin Each passenger ship had a recognized ‘code’ in the form of an announcement over the ship’s...]]></description><link>https://david6194.wixsite.com/saltyseadog/post/uspd-inspection</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65205d264b5b51e088086367</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Oct 2023 18:01:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/21eec2_816a9a46b5674162ad1082e3951c68a2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_242,h_242,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Martin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britannia-Edinburgh and the Tattoo]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Royal Yacht Britannia Edinburgh is the ideal place to take a city break, especially during the Edinburgh Festival when the Tattoo is...]]></description><link>https://david6194.wixsite.com/saltyseadog/post/britannia-edinburgh-and-the-tattoo</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65170b87a828d8e3b9b6bd65</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2023 18:22:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/21eec2_211c0d429eba453482e19f7117236ea3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Salty Seadog</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Peanuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[National Sea Training School Gravesend By John Martin Q.  “On your application form, you say you like music. Do you play an instrument?...]]></description><link>https://david6194.wixsite.com/saltyseadog/post/the-peanuts</link><guid isPermaLink="false">650c8576f0208bfc4f5a27ba</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Sep 2023 17:26:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/21eec2_9a0f047e42244c51b25fd5c45bda7a46~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_789,h_495,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Martin </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silver Dawn - Revisted]]></title><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><link>https://david6194.wixsite.com/saltyseadog/post/silver-dawn-revisted</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6505f5b3a38b1d9cc7a990cd</guid><pubDate>Sun, 17 Sep 2023 18:51:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/21eec2_6b0fbeaa487b47c3abf1808394d6774c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_600,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Salty Seadog</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three Canadian Sisters]]></title><description><![CDATA[By John Martin Except they were not Canadian.  These Empress ships of the Canadian Pacific Line were British flagged and mainly manned by...]]></description><link>https://david6194.wixsite.com/saltyseadog/post/three-canadian-sisters</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64fcb95805dcae3cbe0fbfd1</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 Sep 2023 17:47:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/21eec2_50a599616c7c4758810d28e83ad208ec~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_870,h_974,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John Martin </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man Overboard and Everything Else Over the Side]]></title><description><![CDATA[During my first year at sea aboard Oriana, we had one or two missing person routines, most ended happily with the person being found....]]></description><link>https://david6194.wixsite.com/saltyseadog/post/man-overboard-and-everything-else-over-the-side</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64e4f1c3eb551986755f9b93</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Aug 2023 17:35:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/21eec2_821e11c5f8074d2fa9717f5220f6ecdf~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_950,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Salty Seadog</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[BETTER ON A CAMEL]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Randolph Magri-Overend EMPRESS OF CANADA The EMPRESS OF CANADA  was the last passenger ship to be built for Canadian Pacific's...]]></description><link>https://david6194.wixsite.com/saltyseadog/post/better-on-a-camel</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64d52edcef89a59d135fcbbe</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Aug 2023 17:46:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/21eec2_cc2680f698bb4ab6b7c5c10f08c1063a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_524,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Randolph Magri-Overend</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ORIANA REUNITED]]></title><description><![CDATA[THE POWER OF THE INTERNET SS. 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