Topic: Women rule the waves! P&O's first female Captain takes the helm

1,200 passenger ship Artemis is on a ‘maiden’ voyage of a different kind, as she set sail yesterday with P&O Cruises first female Captain, Sarah Breton, at the helm.

Captain Breton, from Essex, was officially welcomed as Master of the ship by P&O Cruises first female managing director, Carol Marlow.

Marlow commented:

"We are delighted that Sarah Breton has been promoted to the role of Captain on board Artemis. Sarah has worked on board P&O Cruises ships for many years and truly deserves to be Master of Artemis. We wish her every success in her new role.”

Captain Sarah Breton said: “Growing up near the water I always loved boats and the ocean, so it really does fulfil a lifelong ambition of mine to be a Captain with P&O Cruises. It is made even more special to be Captain of the first cruise ship I ever served on, after joining P&O Cruises as third officer back in 1989.”

Sarah, now 45, has served on board Royal Princess (now Artemis), Sky Princess, Canberra, Pacific Princess (the original Love Boat), Grand Princess and Star Princess as third officer, second officer, navigator, first officer and safety officer. She was first promoted to staff captain in 2001 on the original Pacific Princess and then went on to serve onboard Coral Princess, Tahitian Princess, the new Pacific Princess, Artemis and most recently Ocean Village.

Captain Breton lives on the Essex Coast and when on leave spends her time in the garden, sailing - whenever the weather permits, and watching Six Nations rugby and Formula One motor racing.

I am sure she will be great at multi tasking.

Hope she can buck the trend on spacial awareness and reverse parking!

Brilliant!! and why not? I hope she isn't the last. Isn't it amazing that in this day and age that there are still so few women in what was traditionally a male occupation. Presumably she has got where she is by merit and hard work so good luck to her..Carol

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Congratulations to Captain Sarah Breton on her first command, and congratulations to P&O for giving her the opportunity she no doubt has earned and deserves.
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I am sure she will be great at multi tasking.

Hope she can buck the trend on spacial awareness and reverse parking!

A very similar comment on Facebook about parallel parking. Shocking :D

Brilliant! I bet Captain Sarah Breton has had to work twice as hard as her male colleagues to achieve this. Well done!

Val

She will be great, being an Essex girl.;)
Wonder if she will be wearing her white stiletto's when on board.:D

"Whatever women must do, they must do twice as good as Men to be thought half as good". Luckily this is not difficult. - Emily Britton. :D:D

Never a truer word spoken.........!!!!

Well Done to Captain Sarah Breton. It just might persuade me to try out Artemis!:D

I imagine the most difficult thing for any Master is docking successfully.





Understanding that things have to happen verry verrrryy slooowwwlyy..
is something I probably wouldn't be good at.

That apart, current and WIND are the enemy when entering/leaving port
but she already knows all that..
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I am sure she will be great at multi tasking.

Hope she can buck the trend on spacial awareness and reverse parking!

We all are Harry. lol

I would add my congratulations too, always good to hear of a female succeeding in a predominantly male dominated world.