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Sally was a WAP on the Sea Princess, Uganda and Oriana between 1983-86. She's already done a great job of adding lots of missing names in photos already on the site and has promised to send a few of her own with memories from a female perspective which she so rightly points out is a little thin on this site.

Bring 'em on Sally :)

The above picture was cut from a Toga night series in Alan MacKenzie's Sea Princess section.

Sally's email address is available in the interactive area.

Steve Borrill © Amberfluid Web Design

Sandra Whaites

I didn’t know Sandra at all so if anyone knows anything worthy of print please email me. That’s Sandra on the far right back row.

L-R:

Back:

Josie McKenzie, Dianne Ashworth, Rosemary Walker (Deceased), Sandra Whaites.

Front:

Pauline Miller, Celia Cowan.

Steve Borrill © Amberfluid Web Design

Sarah Merwood

Sarah is the beautiful daughter of Jan & Cliff Merwood. Cliff was an Engineer with P&O back in the good old days of the 70's & 80's. Sarah followed her Dad's footsteps and went to sea as a Dancer.

Sarah is on the left of her friend Renee and this photo was taken on the Fantasy based out of Port Canaveral. She's about to return to sea early February '07 joining the Carnival Triumph in Miami.

Sarah is 2nd from left.

Sarah is centre stage in this one.

Sarah is far left (pale one) in this one.

and is 2nd from right (middle blonde) in this great shot.

Scott Becker

That's Scott on the left on his very first cruise. He remembers they didn't have a bunk for him, nor name tags, uniforms ... anything. The E/O was a really great man. Unfortunately his name has left his memory. This is about 1985.

Scott recalls;

Back in the 80s, I worked for Cunard aboard QE2 & Cunard Princess. Later (1988) I went to work for Princess Cruises in their Los Angeles office. So I was never crew for P&O/ Princess, but was an employee. Growing up in the 1970's in Los Angeles, I dreamed of working aboard these ships. I feel very fortunate to have been able to have the experiences I did but I feel that I missed so much because the 1960's and 70's must have been fantastic!

Your web site allows me to see all the great ships, places and above all the people. It's always the crew that makes any ship. And clearly there are a lot of special people who have shared their experiences here.

QE2 in St Thomas.

and again in Barbados.

This is a husband and wife entertainer team - musicians.

This is Scott in the Cruise Staff office.

I'm not sure about where this is but it was taken by the food and beverage manager, John Hewittson.

Some friends relaxing at the Sheraton Macuto at La Guira.

QE2 leaving Venezuela with the Rotterdam following.

Scott's next ship... Cunard Princess arriving just off the stern of the Queen Mary in Long Beach.

The next two pics are of Cunard Princess in Alaska. Scott's somewhere on deck in one of those.

Embarkation prior to departure from Vancouver.

A fellow cruise staff member.

Then one she took of me while leaving San Francisco and a pretty windy day. This was a jazz cruise with Sarah Vaughn, George Shearing and quite a few others.

Scott has his own excellent sea related website called rms Queen Elizabeth

Scott's email address is available in the interactive area.

Sean Keogh

Courtesy of Debbie McAughtrie & Brian Griffin

Sean is the one in the middle with Brian Griffin on the left and Geoff Seddon It was taken in the Island Princess in 1976.

Shirley Golby

Shirley was a great entertainer on Oriana. As you can see above, she was drop dead gorgeous with a pair of pins to die for and was also a really lovely person to boot :)

Courtesy of Dave Jewkes

This was taken very recently on the 2nd September 2006 when, low and behold, our lovely Shirley turned up on a cruise on Jewksie's Oriana. Dave reports that Shirley's only just got over some form of cancer treatment, but is doing very well even though she still gets very tired at the end of each day. Besides that, she's never been happier and is married to a wonderful man.

Well I reckon a cruise would've been the best possible medicine anyone could have prescribed and the whole of the Seadogs-Reunited community wish you all the very best Shirley. I love the way bit by bit we're all coming together after 30 over years. Simply brilliant stuff.

There’s more photos of Shirley on the famous Lifeboat BBQ of 1975 in Kevin’s Memories and a new section in Reunions with Jewkesy.

Simon Lockyer

Simon was A/B, Bridge Seaman, Night Leading Seaman, Acting Coxswain on Oriana 1971-1978 & Coxswain on the Sea Princess 1978-1980.

This was taken at the Dragon Pool when Simon was 'Night Leading Seaman' with the late Joey Higgins on the hose! I remember both these guys so well from my time on Oriana. They did a fantastic job keeping the ship looking her best in the middle of the night while the passengers were counting sheep.

Simon writes;

I've tried to find out how and when Joey died but nobody amongst all my ex Oriana friends knows, bless him anyway he was a nice lad.

Simon recalls;

Although this sort of behaviour was strictly forbidden in uniform, you and I know it was part of every day life aboard the liners of yesteryear!. Here's a photo of 'yours truly' doing what every good "Seadog" should and hoped to do during those fabulous years circa 70's!!. I know it was and possibly is still frowned upon, but just couldn't help myself!!!.

I don't blame you Mate ... good looking filly.

Simon recalls;

Captain Peter W. Love meeting my future wife Janette in 'The Red Carpet Room' Sea Princess on her first cruise out of Sydney in 1978. That would have made Peter Love 47 years old, how time flies. Janette and I have now been married for 27 years!

Simon painting shipside on a main passenger gangway! (work place health & safety would not be amused these days!!).

After a BBQ yours truly with the then Chef De Cuisine 1977 Dragon Pool Oriana.

Simon with 'The Hollywood Bosun' Jim Sullivan.

Simon has sent in 3 great photos of Oriana and a brilliant photo of 2 great captains and two amazing Oriana brochure shots that I've poster all together in the Oriana section and 2 of Oriana's Night Gang.

Simon's email address is available in the interactive area.

Stephen Bannister

No photo yet!

Stephen was with P&O from 1969 to 73. He sailed on Orsova, Oronsay, Arcadia, Chusan and Oriana. He couldn't believe that the first picture on the Oronsay site is exactly the same as the one on his bedside. He intended leaving Oronsay but stayed on when it took over the Alaska run when Arcadia couldn't make it.

Stephen's email address is available in the interactive area.

Stephen Wedd

Stephen was an Engineer on Oriana in 1970 and he’s also got a website about the great days at sea.

L-R:

Les Harris, David Betts, Stephen Wedd, Mark Gardiner.

The photo above is a very familiar scene only the tension is quite evident as they’re not drinking. Stephen tells me they were patiently waiting for the Slops to arrive.

This is what Stephen looks like now.

I need more photos and information about the people I didn’t sail with. Come on guys, start scanning and writing stories.

Stephen’s email address is available in the interactive area.

Steve Borrill

This is me on local leave in Perth 1975 sailing up the Swan River on a friend’s boat.

Having a smoke out on deck.

Enjoying the breeze through my hair pondering the meaning of life.

Christmas 1975 going to work … smoking again!!

A close up on the same day with “Bendy Dog” my loyal pet while at sea.

Above is me with Charlotte, a Jokers Seven girl (croupier) who was a good friend of Betty’s

This was taken in Caracas, Venezuela.

L-R:

Geoff Heap (Groucho), Me, Alan Conlin (TT), Bob Chambers and (Geordie) John Atkinson.

Me and TT somewhere in the world.

This is Jen whom I met on Nevasa and married nearly 30 years ago (28th Aug 2006). The picture was taken in my cabin on the cruise that we met just off the coast of Naples in December 1974.

I think this was taken the night of the initial wheel in.

Here she is wearing my fabulous Davey Crocket Hat bought in Turkey :)

She hasn’t looked at me like that for a long, long time and I’ve no idea what that expression on my face meant but it doesn’t look good does it?

This is mid 1975 when she came on a cruise on Oriana. Now I’m too fat and she’s too skinny but somehow we’re still together after all this time.

Here’s a shot of a few Officers relaxing off duty in some paradise. L-R Laying down: Dirty Harry, Mike Jack and TT with his legs over my shoulders … as you do. Behind Dirty Harry is a very young Dave Jewkes and the guy standing up was a crew member from the Boiler Room if I remember right.

This is me with Heather. She sailed from Vancouver to Southampton in May 1976. I remember thinking how brave she was as she knew nobody in England and had nowhere planned to stay when she got off the ship. I’ve often wondered how she managed and where she finished up. I’d love to hear from you if you ever read this Heather.

Great days.

There’s more photos of me here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here,

My email address is steve@seadogs-reunited.com