Corinth Canal.
This picture is, as most will recognize, taken from the Bridge over the Corinth Canal, in Greece. This transit was
Tag: Cruise ships
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
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
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
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
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
Transit through the Suez Canal.
Anyone who has been transiting through the Suez canal, will remember it for some time. And anyone who does it
My homes away from home, my ships in my career.
Just a little listing of the ships I have worked on, over the past decades. They have been my homes
Pictures from my travelling job, Cruise.
Have collected so many pictures over a lifetime of travelling, and especially from work. So time to share some of
Jobs and departments on a cruise ship, part III – the Hotel Department
In parts one and two, I talked about the Engine Department and the Deck department. And in this part I will
Jobs and departments on a cruise ship, part II – the Deck Department
Continuing the information about the various departments onboard a cruise ship. The next department is the Deck Department. This department
To see the world, while you work on a Cruise ship.
During all the years I have worked on cruise ships, one question which has come up again and again from
To Alaska
Blue ice. Seabourn Pride. Continuing the voyage. As already posted previously in series of blogs, I had signed
When a ship enters Dry Dock.
Dry Dock mode. A few years ago. 😁 Once in a while a ship must enter a
The various jobs on a cruise ship, part III.
The picture was shot by Chief Engineer Arvid Joakimsen, and sent to me. In parts
Travelling storyteller. 