Category: From the brush of…

  • 12 August, 2025
    Many ships, especially passenger vessels, become well-known when they enter service. As the years pass they tend to fade out…
  • Blue Flue- Sea Breezes article

    2 May, 2025
    Many ships, especially passenger vessels, become well-known when they enter service. As the years pass they tend to fade out…
  • 2 April, 2025
    Many ships, especially passenger vessels, become well-known when they enter service. As the years pass they tend to fade out…
  • Sea Breezes, from the brush of David Bray - Monte Rosa

    25 January, 2025
    Many ships, especially passenger vessels, become well-known when they enter service. As the years pass they tend to fade out…
  • Sea Breezes, from the brush of David Bray - Atlantic Greyhounds

    25 January, 2025
    I have occasionally been asked which ships I consider to be the best looking of all. It's a difficult choice,…
  • 5 September, 2024
    Ship speed is measured in “knots”, a knot being a speed of one nautical mile per hour. I am occasionally…
  • 24 June, 2024
    My seafaring career could have said to have started on the deck of the "Royal Sovereign". Allow me to explain.…
  • Salsette

    24 June, 2024
    The "Salsette" has been described as the prettiest vessel operated by the P&O, and I wouldn't disagree. This mini-liner was…
  • 30 January, 2024
    The Cunarder “Campania” was the first of two liners completed in 1893 for the prestigious North Atlantic route. Built at…
  • Q3

    30 January, 2024
    As the 1950s came to a close, Cunard was forced to appraise the future of their express North Atlantic service.…