Ramblings of a Salty Seadog

by Michael Frost In 1969 I was Junior 2nd Mate on Cathay, a pleasing small passenger vessel (about 240 passengers) that was essentially...

I would say the Purser’s office was the heart of the ship, of course the deck department and engineering department might argue...

When P&O acquired Princess Cruise in 1974 Island Princess’s first cruise season was basically Mexican Cruising. Pacific Princess joined...

How times have changed. Back in the day it was the Cruise Director and his staff along with willing members of the ship's company that...