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James Cusick - Executive Purser with P&O Cruises
I am the Executive Purser of P&O Cruises ARCADIA and have been since the ship came into service in 2005. I joined the Company in 1983 and fell in love with the sea. My first ship was Sea Princess which became Victoria. Then followed various ships (including P&O Australia and Princess Cruises), Canberra, Oriana, Aurora, Oceana and Adonia to name a few. I have served in all the Purser roles, Administration, Food & Beverage, Accommodation, Tours and Front Office , also working shore side on New Build Teams as Liaison Officer for ship launches. I have travelled the globe experiencing exciting cruising areas from Sydney to New York, Rio de Janeiro to Hong Kong, Cape Town to Shanghai, Venice to ..............! I have met so many interesting people and made so many friends over this time. Every day is different and I look forward to sharing my experiences in this blog.
- Wed, 30 Nov 2011 at 11:41 AM
- Good Day Everyone
- Tue, 1 Nov 2011 at 5:51 PM
- Thursday 27th October 2011 – Palermo
- Mon, 31 Oct 2011 at 5:34 PM
- Wednesday 25th October 2011 – Venice
- Tue, 25 Oct 2011 at 4:47 PM
- Monday 24th October 2011 – Dubrovnik
- Sat, 22 Oct 2011 at 6:02 AM
- Thursday 20th October 2011 – Palma de Mallorca
- Fri, 21 Oct 2011 at 9:57 AM
- Wednesday 19th October 2011 – Valencia
- Mon, 17 Oct 2011 at 9:18 AM
- Sunday 16th October 2011 – at sea
- Mon, 10 Oct 2011 at 9:26 AM
- Saturday 8th October 2011 – at sea
- Thu, 6 Oct 2011 at 9:44 AM
- Tuesday & Wednesday 4/5th October 2011 – alongside in Quebec
- Tue, 4 Oct 2011 at 10:11 AM
- Sunday 2nd October 2011 – alongside in Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Mon, 3 Oct 2011 at 9:55 AM
- Saturday 1st October 2011 – alongside in Saint John New Brunswick
- Fri, 30 Sep 2011 at 12:17 PM
- Thursday 29th September 2011 – alongside in Portland
- Thu, 29 Sep 2011 at 10:07 AM
- Aurora in Boston
- Wed, 28 Sep 2011 at 9:58 AM
- Aurora in New York
- Tue, 27 Sep 2011 at 11:17 AM
- Friday 23rd September – at sea
- Sun, 25 Sep 2011 at 5:24 PM
- Thursday 22nd September – at sea
- Wed, 21 Sep 2011 at 2:38 PM
- Monday 19th September – at sea
- Mon, 19 Sep 2011 at 8:48 AM
- My final blog post.....
- Sun, 11 Sep 2011 at 4:51 PM
- Tue, 6 Sep 2011 at 12:55 PM
- Hello from somewhere between Greece and Turkey!
- Wed, 31 Aug 2011 at 3:11 PM
- Hello from cruise R112!
- Thu, 25 Aug 2011 at 8:19 AM
- Still in the Mediterranean, and it's HOT HOT HOT.....
- Sun, 21 Aug 2011 at 4:40 PM
- Hello from Split in Croatia!
- Wed, 17 Aug 2011 at 1:17 PM
- Sat, 13 Aug 2011 at 10:41 AM
- Back to the Mediterranean...
See the Ships
View Earlier EventsThursday 12 February
From 7am – Arcadia will make her way into Fremantle Harbour. She will dock at the Fremantle Passenger Terminal at 8am before departing at 6pm.
Monday 16 February
6.00am – Oriana will make her way into Sydney Harbour. She will dock at the Overseas Passenger Terminal in Circular Quay at 7am before departing at midnight.
From 7am – Arcadia will sail towards Outer Harbour, docking at 8am. She will remain in Adelaide until 6pm.
Wednesday 18 February
From 4.30am – Arcadia arrives into Port Phillip before docking at Station Pier at 8am before departing at 6pm.
From 7am – Oriana sails into Brisbane River, docking at Portside Wharf at 8am where she remains for the day. Oriana will depart Brisbane at 6pm.
Friday 20 February
6.00pm – Arcadia will arrive in Sydney Harbour, docking at the Overseas Passenger Terminal at 7.00pm. Arcadia will remain in Sydney over night, departing on Saturday 21 February at midnight. Please note: there will be no fireworks display as part of the visit.
Monday 23 February
From 7.30am – Arcadia sails into Brisbane River to dock at the Fisherman Island Wharf. Arcadia will remain in Brisbane for the day, departing at 6am.
Friday 27 February
From 7am – Aurora makes her way into the Brisbane River, docking at 8am. She will then depart Brisbane at 6pm.
Sunday 1 March
From 6.30am – Aurora will make her way into Sydney Harbour, anchoring at Point Piper Buoy at 7.00am then berth at the Overseas Passenger Terminal at 9.00pm. She will remain in Sydney overnight, departing on Monday 2 March at 6pm.