Birthday Quote by Prue Leith

What a different world it was when I first sailed for Europe in 1930, with my mother, sister, and brother to spend six months abroad.

— Gene Tierney

I kind of was shoveled onto a boat at 11 and went to England. I didn't have any parent watching over me. It was…

— Michael Ondaatje

My father was the captain of a cargo ship. When I was about two years old, we used to sail with him. The crew…

— Jim Sarbh

For me, the making of a documentary to mark the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain was an intensely personal journey. I was…

— David Jason

I was very fortunate to grow up with parents who love to travel, so I traveled from a young age. My dad's a heart…

— Candice Accola

When I wrapped 'Falling Skies,' I took a trip to the Caribbean to visit my grandma, which is great. I was out there for…

— Brandon Jay McLaren

When I was a kid. I had traveled the world by the time I was 13 years old because of all the competitions I…

— Brittany Bowe

I was eight when we came to Australia. It was five amazing weeks onboard this ship - it was the Northern Star.

— Graeme Base

My family was going back to England to visit my mother's grandmother, who was very ill. We went up to Liverpool and I met…

— Kim Cattrall

When I was 15, I came downstairs one morning, picked up mother's newspaper and, oh, what a shock! The Titanic had gone. The 'unsinkable'…

— Henry Allingham

When I was three years old, I went to an orphanage, but because of the beatings, I ran away when I was five and…

— Choi Sung-bong

I sailed a bit as a child, but it wasn't until I was around 40, when I was halfway through Patrick O'Brian's 'Master and…

— Billy Campbell