This photo of the famous Mid-Atlantic crossings of the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth put me in mind of a painting by that great marine...

Pacific Princess to Survive! One of the most loved small cruise ships and one of the last small ships left offering reasonably low-cost...

Borrowing an old line popularised by Freddie Mercury, it was sad to see that the first brand new ship ordered by a fledgling Carnival...

Rollei toting Bing was a keen photographer and used to haunt the darkroom on the Elizabeth and Mary when crossing the Atlantic. You can...

My first attempt to get a job on the RMS Queen Mary was to be a ship’s photographer. Following a written application, I was invited for...

Hunting through my drawers (no, not those) I have discovered this invitation to the last Officers’ Party ever held aboard the RMS Queen...

The main differences from land-based parties is that there is usually a far greater mix of nationalities than ashore, which is not...

: As a former entertainment’s officer aboard the RMS Queen Mary, I was saddened by the fact that the British Government appeared to go...

I scored my first job on a passenger ship as a junior photographer. Cruising from Southampton, the Greek Line’s Lakonia used to take...

I have to tell you the tale of Richard Bennett. In England, there was Beken and Son, and in the USA they had Morris Rosenfeld. They were...

Southampton seems to be seeing a lot of the QM2 just lately with her frequent Covid cruises to Weymouth! She keeps this up she might...

The Oasis ships are the wonders of the seas and have fantastic opportunities for those of us that love taking photos. This futuristic...

Can you imagine this? The five biggest cruise ships in the world in a close-knit crossing situation. One thing is for sure, the captains...

I was standing on the wharf taking this photo of Allure of the Seas when a fellow passenger came up and asked me did I know where the...

Bahama Cruise Line’s Grand Celebration is claiming the first ocean-going cruise since Covid restrictions. With 40% less capacity, she...

One of my favourite stories, which I used in my book, "High Tea on the Cunard Queens", was about the passenger, who on embarking and...

The media needs to shift its focus to the right enemy. I’ve certainly picked up a virus more frequently travelling by air than ever on a...

My book editor asked me to try and explain the watch system on ships. Here goes: This age-old measurement of a sailing ship’s time is...

Captain Hashmi and I look are looking very serious and I would like to say that when we came to navigating northern Queensland waters,...

In the early days of the Covid hiatus, we had a mini convention of two aboard QM2 when I got to chat with the young author of My Way with...