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[Doc Vernon]

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The largest liner yet, Royal Caribbean's Symphony of theSeas, was delivered today (Fri Mar 23rd) from France's STX yard at StNazaire.

A quickcomparison:

Titanic (1912) 46,329 tons 882 ft long 2,603 passengers
Queen Elizabeth (1940) 83,673 tons 1031 ft long 2,283passengers
Carnival Destiny(1996) 102,853 tons 893 ft long 2,642 passengers
Symphony of the Seas (2018) 236,963 tons 1188 ft long 6,680 passengers

[j.sabourn]

Today about the only place you are going to see catering staffs are on the likes of passenger liners. You may still see them on eastern bloc ships where shipping is really to all intents and purposes not run for large profit margins. If you believe in democracy then you must believe in the theory of personal gain. I believe if you go back far enough in Mr. Corybins history he was and probably still is a strong believer in the theory’s of some of these other countries. JWS

[robpage]

I liked cooks / bakers on board , fresh bread every day , tab nabs , everything cooked fresh , accommodation kept clean , to me the past was better , 6 jobs at least on every cargo ship

[j.sabourn]

Today Rob, you would be getting another frozen loaf out of the freezer and thawing it out. If in a hurry stitck the slices in the toaster. Even in the 60s I usd to carry a hot plate for emergencies. Was very useful in drydocks.

[Ivan Cloherty]

Most of the catering crowd on passenger liners crossing the Western Ocean wouldn't see daylight from sailing day in the UK until going ashore in Canada/USA.
Regards.
Jim.B.

I didn't envy them one bit Jim, but at least they were not paying for the privilege and must have had some side benefits as when docking in the UK and two cars waiting on the quay one for the Captain and one for the Ch Steward, one Jaguar, one Morris Minor, it would be the Ch Steward who got into the Jaguar

[Jim Brady]

[QUOTE=robpage;301812]I liked cooks / bakers on board , fresh bread every day , tab nabs , everything cooked fresh , accommodation kept clean , to me the past was better , 6 jobs at least on every cargo ship[/QUOTE
Six jobs you say Rob was that with Clan Line.I was on the King Henry before it was handed over to Clan Line,the chf/stwd was a Clan man that's all that he had sailed with he was amazed at the work that two asst.stwds.did he said in Clan there would be 14 in the cat.dept. I think that it was partly todo with the caste system,he could wait on but he could'nt clean toilets and visa versa and different things like that,also prayers 5 times a day.When we got back to the UK I was asked by the Cat/Super if I would like to join Clan as asst/purser chf/stwd I declined didn't fancy it.
Regards.
Jim.B.

[robpage]

i Was thinking King Arthur , cook , 2nd cook/baker , galley boy , 2nd steward 2 assistant stewards = 6
Clan line asian crew , cook , 2nd cook / baker , deck crew cook , firemans cook ,galley boy , second steward , 6 assistant stewards , stewards boy , storeman , , =14 . topaz as " boy was by caste not age could easily be 60 years old , 2nd steward was tiger

[happy daze john in oz]

On liners it was all go for catering crew, turn to at 0545 hours to do maybe a scrub out, 15 minute break and back in the dining room at 0745 for breakfast.
two sittings.
By the time you had cleaned up, had your own breakfast and a quick smoke it was time for lunch.

Maybe a couple of hours off mid afternoon then back again for dinner.
With a bit of luck maybe get to the pig by 2200 hours, then start all over again.

It was hard graft, long hours but we loved it all.

[Doc Vernon]

That was about it John
Loved the life even though hard most times! But in between there was fun!
Cheers You forgot the Linen Carries! LOL

[robpage]

the Engineer's steward on the Pendennis Castle was , bacon butties and coffee , calling the 8 - 12 , breakfasts for the 4 -8 , 8 - 12 cabins , Bond to collect , early lunch for 12 - 4 , beers ready for the 8 -12 , from the leading hands bar , so it was neat beer , long walk that , 8-12 lunch , couple of hours kip ,12-4 draught beer again 8 - 12 early dinner , 4 - 8 dinner , so 6 am to 9.30 pm every day