In 1995, P&O introduced the 70,000grt Oriana into service. She was to be the replacement for the long-lived Canberra and she ushered in a new period in British cruising history. Popular from her first days of service, she has become the epitome of P&O style, offering luxurious accommodation and public rooms. Five years later, her half-sister, Aurora, externally similar but internally much different, was introduced. Together, the two ships took P&O into the twenty-first century with a moder...

Cunard’s advertising boasts of having ‘The Most Famous Ocean Liners in the World’. It is no idle claim since the company has given us some of the best-known and best-loved ships that ever sailed, their distinctive livery making them instantly recognisable and admired all over the world. As Cunard reaches the milestone of its 175th anniversary, the popularity of this most iconic of brands has not waned, indeed it has increased – quite an achievement in today’s global economy. Much of this i...

In 1837, P&O, or the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company, won a lucrative mail contract to the Iberian peninsula. In 1840, they added Egypt and the Mediterranean to their routes. In 1843, P&O placed the first cruise advert in The Times, and in 1844 were selling passages to Gibraltar, Malta, Athens, Constantinople and Egypt to tourists, clearly becoming the world's oldest cruise company. In that year, the author William Thackeray was offered a voyage if he would write about it fo...

When Royal Princess was named in Southampton by HRH The Princess of Wales in November 1984, she was the most advanced purpose-built luxury cruise ship ever conceived and constructed. Built at the beginning of the modern commercial age of cruising, she was the trend-setter of the cruise ship world and continues to hold a number of records, among them, the first contemporary cruise ship to have all outside cabins, and in 2010 as Artemis, the first British passenger ship to be commanded by a ...

Music therapists are trained to use their first study instrument in clinical practice, yet existing literature focuses almost exclusively on the use of piano, basic percussion and voice.This illuminating book brings together international music therapists who use a diverse range of musical instruments in their clinical work: the clarinet, the piano accordion, the flute, the cello, the trumpet and flugelhorn, the bassoon, the violin, the viola, the harp, the guitar, lower brass instr...

Middle aged, Eric has an apartment overlooking the community pool in a complex stuffed with college aged barely legal beauties. He watches the wet coeds jiggle and bounce all summer long.One extremely hot day, Mia takes a dip alone. He swims right up to her and teases Mia. She flirts back with the much older man. One teeny bikini is all that stands in his way of Eric’s wet prize. A splash and a nudge later, the two move the party from the pool to the bedroom to finish in private.

One could blame it on the heat of the sun, but realistically it was Justin’s sexual urges that controlled the taboo happenings out by the pool. Kathy was a milf that lived in the same complex. She routinely wore bikini’s and shamelessly sunbathed for all to see.Justin didn’t intend to get hot with her, but one big splash loosened the milf’s bikini top. Once he’d seen a sneak peek at the goods, it was all dirty, risky and raw by the poolside. The milf wasn’t shy and everything taboo...

With Connell missing, Iris feels her life unravelling around her. Convinced that he is lying injured in the Tasmanian wilderness, or worse, she sets out to find him. In her lonely, desperate search she confronts her own long-buried fears and obstacles, and gradually steps up to take on a new, and sinister, challenge. Set amid the spectacular scenery of Tasmania and the south coast of New South Wales, The Sea Pool is an Australian mystery about love and family ties, but also human ...