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Martide blog posts about the lighter side of the shipping industry, including topics like old sailor traditions, interesting nautical facts and maritime quotes.

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World Cup 2026: Football / Soccer Clubs with Maritime Badges

Ever wondered why so many football club badges have maritime imagery on them? Read on to find out which soccer teams have a connection to the sea.

A middle ages couple looking thoughtful with a cruise ship and tropical beach to their left and a polar expedition ship to their right

Cruise Ship or Expedition Ship: Which Vacation is Right for You?

Trying to decide between a cruise ship vacation and a trip on an expedition ship? Not sure of the difference. Our blog has the answers you need!

A cruise ship at sea at sunset

How Do You Know if Going on a Cruise is Right for You?

Tempted by a cruise ship vacation but not quite ready to make the leap and book it? Our guide helps you determine if cruising is right for you.

diver under water

Dive Deeper: 21 Inspiring Quotes About Diving (with Insights)

Looking for inspirational and interesting seafarer quotes, maritime quotes and quotes about diving? This blog post has you covered!

Leisure boats in the Philippines flying the country's flag

National Maritime Day Philippines 2025: Facts, Stats & the Future of Filipino Seafaring

Philippine National Maritime Day is celebrated yearly on the last Friday in September. So here's some facts about the nation's shipping industry.

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16 Fascinating Facts About Shipping & Geography

Looking for some fun, fast and fascinating facts about shipping, ships, geographical places, football and the moon!? We have 16 for you here!

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Interesting Facts about Modern Maritime Transport

You might be surprised to know how maritime transport started with hollowed logs in ancient times and turned into the behemoth ships that we have today.

The AISA Perla cruise ship in port

Why Are Ships Referred to as 'She'?

Why did the seafarers of yore refer to their ships as ‘she’? In fact, the term still gets used today? But why ‘she’ and not ‘him’? Our blog tells you why.

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15 Iconic Lighthouses Across the Globe You Must Visit

Want something different to do on your next trip or vacation? How about visiting a lighthouse? Here are 15 iconic lighthouses you shouldn't miss.

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16 Nautical Quotes About Storms

You know we love seafarer quotes! And as today's Halloween we're giving you spooky maritime quotes. So here's a seaman quotes blog about storms!

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National Maritime Day Indonesia: Facts & Stats

September 23rd is National Maritime Day in Indonesia so we thought we'd check out some interesting facts about the nation's maritime industry.

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30 Funny Seafarer Quotes About Boats, Sailors & the Sea

Looking for funny seafarer quotes about sailing, sailors, the sea & ships? This is the blog post for you as we have 30 humorous maritime quotes.

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Inspiring Seaman Quotes in Tagalog

Inspiring seaman quotes in Tagalog! Wag mo hayaang sumasabay ka lang sa agos ng dagat. Minsan, dapat ikaw mismo ang kokontrol ng direksyon nito.

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What is the Line Crossing Ceremony for Seafarers?

The maritime industry isn't without its fair share of superstitions. One such sailor superstition has stood the test of time—the “true” beginning of your seaman career is marked by an age-old ceremony, Crossing the Line.

Two backpackers standing on a dock looking at a container ship and surrounded by seafarers

Can Passengers Travel on Cargo Ships?

From opulent cruise ships to Antarctic explorer ships, we’ve seen it all. However, have you ever thought about taking a voyage in the "Container Class"?

storm at sea

10 Motivational Quotes About Storms

It's been a while since our last post, 10 Seafarers Quotes That We Love About Sailing, so we thought that we'd bring you another, this time about storms.

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10 Seaman Quotes About Compasses

Looking for seafarer quotes about life at sea and nautical equipment and instruments such as anchors and compasses? If so, you've come to the right blog post.

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10 Seafarer Quotes That We Love About Sailing

Are you looking for seaman quotes and sayings about sailboats and sailing? Our Martide blog post has all the inspirational sailing quotes you’ll ever need!

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10 of Martide's Favorite Seafarer Quotes About Rowing

We love seafarer quotes and quotes for seamen so we wondered what quotes about rowing we could find. Here’s a few inspirational quotes we’ve put together.

storm at sea

10 Inspirational Quotes for Seamen About Storms

Seafarer quotes, quotes about the ocean, inspirational quotes for seamen, quotes about ships. We like making lists of seaman quotes! Read our latest post.

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10 of Martide's Top Seafarer Quotes About Storms at Sea

At Martide we enjoy a good list of seafarer quotes every now and again! So with that in mind, here are 10 maritime quotes about stormy seas for you to enjoy.

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10 of Martide's Favorite Seafarer Quotes

Seafarers are the people that keep the maritime industry moving through hard work and determination. So here are 10 inspirational seafarer quotes just for you.

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10 of Martide's Favorite Seafarer Quotes About the Sea

In this blog post we thought it'd be nice to put together then of our favorite seamanship quotes about that thing that features in all our lives: the sea.

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13 of Martide's Favorite Seafarer Quotes About Anchors

We've already covered our favorite seafarer quotes about the sea and storma so for this post we thought we'd give you a list of maritime quotes about anchors.

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10 of Martide's Best Seaman Quotes About the Ocean

The maritime world is a source of inspiration and if you're looking for inspirational quotes for seaman, here’s some ocean quotes with lots of positive vibes.

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10 of Martide's Favorite Seafarer Quotes About Ships

The vessels that sail our oceans are varied. In this post we pay tribute to ships of all shapes and sizes with some of our favorite seafarer quotes about them.

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10 of Martide's Favorite Seamen Quotes About Sailing

At Martide sometimes we like nothing better than taking a short break from our usual blog posts about maritime recruitment to write lists of seamen quotes!

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12 of Martide's Favorite Seamen Quotes

In this post we take a look at some seafarer quotes from various well known (and not so well known) sources that continue to inspire us and make us think.