Alf & Sally Fiddes

Good Day!

Meet Alf and Sally Fiddes who are great fans of P&O Cruises. Mr and Mrs Fiddes did their first cruise in 1957 on board IBERIA with Commodore Mallet, and the fare was £32.00 per person for a 10 day cruise. Their first port of call was to be Agidir however they had an earthquake there and the ship had to berth in Casablanca. Their second cruise was on ARCADIA number 2 with Captain Mayne and Staff Captain Dickie Firth. Sally says that on those days you had to register three years in advance to get on board! In 1962 they left New York on the CANBERRA on the day that Marilyn Munroe was found dead.

Alf and Sally have completed 132 Cruises with P&O Cruises many of these being Round World Cruises and Long Voyages - too many to count says Sally!!! They did their 100th Cruise on board ARCADIA number 3 with Captain Richard Fennelow and were upgraded to the top suite. Alf and Sally have been married for 54 years - they celebrated their Golden Wedding on board this ARCADIA in 2005. They have sailed on every P&O Cruises Ship that has been in service since 1957.

I asked Sally what was the highlight of all this travel with P&O Cruises and she said it was when she was with me in 1995 and we were presented to HM The Queen at the naming of ORIANA.

As very loyal passengers they were invited to the ceremony.

Sally tells everyone she is my 'Granny'! Which I take as a term of endearment. You could not meet nicer people than Alf and Sally, they bring joy and happiness to every occasion and above all Sally says that it is their cruising holidays that give them the energy to carry on with the Charity Work when they are back home.

Best wishes to Alf and Sally for many more happy cruises, we love you! I know they have two more booked! But that's no surprise is it?

Once you've booked - you're hooked!!

Bye for now,

James.

'It's the people that make the places'