It’s safe to assume that when Queen Elizabeth christened the P&O Oriana in 1995, when she was a mere child of 69, that nobody imagined two decades later she’d be christening another P&O ship, the Britannia. It happens tomorrow. This is the biggest ship ever built for Brits. It weighs 141,000 tons, carries 3,647… Continue reading Britannia To Rule The Waves
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New in 2015 — P&O Britannia
First in a series about ships The first new ship of 2015 will set sail in March and be based in Southampton before leaving for its winter home, Barbados. P&O is billing this as a five-star ship with all the amenities of a like-rated hotel, but on water. The locals won’t have trouble recognizing her… Continue reading New in 2015 — P&O Britannia
Battles Line Being Drawn in Great Britain
Most of us are too young — ah, isn't it nice to be called too young? — to remember the Battle of Britain. We read about it in history books, we may have even heard stories from family members who fought in World War II, maybe even seen a movie or something on the History… Continue reading Battles Line Being Drawn in Great Britain