PurserKit

This is so wonderful! I dropped out of college for a year (1965), much to Dad’s disgust). I needed a job…and heard someone mention that Eastern Steamship was looking for a “bursar”. I showed up at the Port of Miami office…discovered that it was “purser…whatever that was)…and they put me on the next day’s cruise for a trial run. 7 months later, having been 3rd Purser under two amazing German chiefs (Wolf is one name I remember; Tom was 2nd purser). A million memories, including ushering Sean Connery & entourage on a tour of the ship (until Wolf heard about it and quickly pushed me aside!)…and I was an extra in a Thunderball scene on Paradise Island. The 2nd officer was a Caymen Islander (name escapes me now)…who befriended me, taught me to drink scotch (tasted like perfume to me), engine room Greeks were fun, had a lounge expense account which worked great for meeting passengers. A million memories. Here’s a photo of Wolf, Tom & me