Corinth Canal.
This picture is, as most will recognize, taken from the Bridge over the Corinth Canal, in Greece. This transit was
Category: Cruise Industry
Stories from my time in the Cruise Industry
A regular day on a cruise ship.
Working on a cruise ship, is more than just pretty uniforms with a lot of gold stripes on your shoulders.
When the alarm bells are sounding.
Relax, it was just a drill. The weekly drill all ships in the world must conduct, according to international maritime
When bad weather sets in.
I have over the years been asked many times about how it is to work on a cruise ship when
The journey begins.
The date is 19th of October, 1995 As I walked up the gangway on M/V Seabourn Pride, in Piraeus, I
The Insane Logistics of Shutting Down the Cruise Industry.
In March 2020, the cruise industry shut down. There are no qualifiers to that sentence– it’s not that certain ships
Today’s picture.
Todays picture is called “Ship Handling”. A former Captain of mine and myself thought we should have some fun, and
Blessing on the Bridge.
We see it in movies and tv-series. Many people still think that the ship’s Captains can marry people. This is
Today’s picture.
Today’s picture reminds me of a simpler time. A simpler time for us who work in the Cruise Industry. The
Today’s picture.
Today’s picture reminds me of a simpler time. Yes there were such things as simpler times folks. 🙂 I think
When the ship’s crew celebrate Christmas onboard.
To spend Christmas and New year onboard a ship as a crew member, is a very special time. This is
Today’s picture.
Today’s picture is of myself and one of the ship’s deck hands, Mr. Ramon Cabugon. Ramon (from the Philippines) later
Today’s picture.
The picture I want to show today, without to much explanation, is one of my absolute favorites. The picture was
Alaska, worth visiting with smaller vessels.
I have been several times to Alaska with my job onboard cruise vessels. And one thing is for sure, when
Today’s picture.
Today’s picture is to illustrate that when you are an Officer on a cruise ship, you have a lot of
Why Cruise Ships And Yachts Are Mostly Painted White.
So when we say the word cruise ships or luxury yachts, what color will it be in your imagination? Probably
A Cruise Ship History: Marella Dream.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Marella Dream is being retired by Marella Cruises and now faces an
First Look As Newly-Stretched Star Breeze Leaves for Sea Trials
The newly stretched Star Breeze for Windstar Cruises is undergoing her first set of sea trials for Windstar Cruises having
Marella to Retire Marella Dream
Marella Cruises today announced it is retiring the 1986-built Marella Dream from its fleet after a decade of service. The
How are today’s cruise ships different from those of Titanic’s day?
The Titanic’s only voyage ended in tragedy on April fifteenth, 1912. At the time of the disaster, it was the
Travelling storyteller. 