Cruising in the Past

GoCruisewithJane in the 60’s ~ Orcades part II & Rock of Gibraltar

Following on from the success of last weeks film footage of life as a child onboard a Mediterranean cruise on on Orcades in 1968, I bring to you part two…..

GoCruisewithJane in the 60’s

I know that my insight into P&O cruising during the 1960’s with P&O cruises is very popular with you. You might recall in my last post in the series, posted on 3rd December, I recalled some of my memories from the Orcades in 1968 and took you back to my time spent in the playroom [...]

GoCruisewithJane in the 60’s

I thought it was time I bought to you another photograph, and tales, from my ‘Cruising in the Past’ collection.

P&O Orient Lines ~ Cruising as it was

Its no secret that I started cruising some 42 years ago as a child on my first P&O cruise. Here is me attending my very first Captains cockatil Party onboard Canberra Christmas cruise 1967 (yes Im the one with a glass in my hand!)
Some 150+ cruises later I have collected many bits of memorabilia along [...]

Arcadia Dining …. 1975 style!

I have just found this old menu from an Arcadia cruise in 1975. This was the second in the line of four Arcadia ships and I sailed on her a few times as a child. I would have been 12 at the time, so maybe a little past the age for childrens tea. I used [...]