The dangers of taking a cruise

[gray_marian]

#10, Cappy, Thank Goodness for that. Only been on one cruise so far, and did not participate. Likened it to standing with the Pilot after a long haul flight.

[Captain Kong]

Hi Marian
No not compulserry to have your phot with a Ships Captain. A lot of first trip cruisers think it is fantastic to do that, I have never done.
Also regards invites to the Captains Table in the Restaurant, In the past in Cunard, I have been old friends of the Captains from way back seafaring. So Anne and I have always been invited. It gives him someone who understands Seafaring and does not ask stupid daft questions like Cappy suggested. It took the load off him. On QE2 we were on the Captains table every night from New York to Southamton and only because he was an old friend. One Lady put in a complaint that she had travelled on QE2 15 times and had Never been invited and Anne and I were there every night It just was not fair.
Now they have all retired and so I do not know any Captains so have not been invited, also I now sail Holland America and do not know them,, even tho` this last trip I had many conversations and laughs with the British Captain on Amsterdam, I didnt go on his table. I was enjoying my Cuban and American people on my old table. We had a lot of laughs. so you do not need to go on his table, too formal. But he has to keep the Punters happy. That is part of his job.
As I have said, choose your cruise wisely and the ship, the itinary and the company, Do not sail with Greek , Italian or any Latino Captains and navigators. Or you may get a VNC stamped in your passport.
Cheers
Brian.

[Jim Brady]

Cappy on the Queen of Bermuda and I think the Ocean Monarch if a passenger sat in the captains chair (by mistake just as if)in the dining room he got what was known as "chalked in" someone would grab a piece of chalk and draw a circle right around the table.he had been caught so he had to buy all the passengers in the dining room a drink.These Yanks with more money than sense loved it and would be highly delighted that they had been "chalked in".You would'nt believe the conversation and the so called humour around the captains table the selected eight wanting to be heard.
Regards.
jim.B.

[cappy]

thanks for the yanks ...jim ......as we used to say another day another dollar ......and on the tramps.....roll on death ....pay off day is too far away ......regards cappy

[John Arton]

Marian
All the photos that are taken, you have to pay for. Its a lovely little earner for the photographers.
When I was on the Empress of Canada one of my tasks was to take passengers on bridge tours. First Class at one time and 2nd class at another.
The photographer was always present as all the passenger got the opportunity to steer the ship and get their photo taken of them at the helm.
Myself and the quarter master, or helmsman as you may better know them by, had to stand either side of the passenger whilst they were steering and god forbid if the Captain saw us in a photo if we were not in full uniform regalia, including caps.
Must have had my photo taken thousands of times but never got it into any of the Nationals or Society magazines...booohooo!!! though it was a great opportunity to chat up and arrange later meetings with female passengers, remembering that many strait laced females on stepping on board cruise ships turn into man eating tigers.
rgds
JA

[Keith Tindell]

When i was at the dizzy height of bridge boy on the stirling Castle, it seems that all the single women were *carved * up by the officers, probably on a seniority basis, and as bridge boy spent a large ammount of my shift running messages from said officers to the females cabins, and waiting while they wrote replies, sometimes back and forward several times. my job on the 12-4 watch was just before i went off watch was to go down to the swimming pool and top it up with water, saw many encounters going on, KT

[Captain Kong]

The Cuban guy I shared a table with on my last cruise is taking a SIX Month Long Cruise from next January to the end of Next July 2015. That is one hell of a long cruise. He is going on a ship called Oriania not the P&O one. bet that costs a few bob.
If I did that long my house would be full of Rumanian squaters by the time I got back.
Cheers
Brian

[happy daze john in oz]

From my experience #16 that was the go on all UCL ships.

As to the questiuon posed by the lovely Marian. No it is not compulsory to have your photo taken with the skipper, but people on crusies will kill to get close to him. Formal nights and they will even hire tuxedos to look the biz, some look more like right prats instead.

But the cost of photos is extortion to say the least. 'Buy this photo madam and we will give you this albumn for free, you can put all your cruiae photos in it, on special today for only $75'. Then on the gangway at each port the photographers are there like bloody vultures at a kill. On your first cruise there is the dabger you may wish to buy one, but then when you put your reading galsses on and take a good look you realise you can take one yourself just as good.

As to the skipper table, now a thing of the past on most cruise ships now, only cocktail parties for returning passengers in the loyalty scheme for thta shipping company.

The photos taken are displayed on giant stands in an aea close to the photographers offices. One cruise new years eve we did not see a couple from fremantle who were good fun, he was from London ad her Scotland. Next day when i saw them I asked where were you? we went to the pictures he told me. But there was no movie show last night. No not that kind of picture, the ones on the stands.

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From my experience #16 that was the go on all UCL ships.

As to the questiuon posed by the lovely Marian. No it is not compulsory to have your photo taken with the skipper, but people on crusies will kill to get close to him. Formal nights and they will even hire tuxedos to look the biz, some look more like right prats instead.

But the cost of photos is extortion to say the least. 'Buy this photo madam and we will give you this albumn for free, you can put all your cruiae photos in it, on special today for only $75'. Then on the gangway at each port the photographers are there like bloody vultures at a kill. On your first cruise there is the dabger you may wish to buy one, but then when you put your reading galsses on and take a good look you realise you can take one yourself just as good.

As to the skipper table, now a thing of the past on most cruise ships now, only cocktail parties for returning passengers in the loyalty scheme for thta shipping company.

The photos taken are displayed on giant stands in an aea close to the photographers offices. One cruise new years eve we did not see a couple from fremantle who were good fun, he was from London ad her Scotland. Next day when i saw them I asked where were you? we went to the pictures he told me. But there was no movie show last night. No not that kind of picture, the ones on the stands.

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From my experience #16 that was the go on all UCL ships.

As to the questiuon posed by the lovely Marian. No it is not compulsory to have your photo taken with the skipper, but people on crusies will kill to get close to him. Formal nights and they will even hire tuxedos to look the biz, some look more like right prats instead.

But the cost of photos is extortion to say the least. 'Buy this photo madam and we will give you this albumn for free, you can put all your cruiae photos in it, on special today for only $75'. Then on the gangway at each port the photographers are there like bloody vultures at a kill. On your first cruise there is the dabger you may wish to buy one, but then when you put your reading galsses on and take a good look you realise you can take one yourself just as good.

As to the skipper table, now a thing of the past on most cruise ships now, only cocktail parties for returning passengers in the loyalty scheme for thta shipping company.

The photos taken are displayed on giant stands in an aea close to the photographers offices. One cruise new years eve we did not see a couple from fremantle who were good fun, he was from London ad her Scotland. Next day when i saw them I asked where were you? we went to the pictures he told me. But there was no movie show last night. No not that kind of picture, the ones on the stands.

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From my experience #16 that was the go on all UCL ships.

As to the questiuon posed by the lovely Marian. No it is not compulsory to have your photo taken with the skipper, but people on crusies will kill to get close to him. Formal nights and they will even hire tuxedos to look the biz, some look more like right prats instead.

But the cost of photos is extortion to say the least. 'Buy this photo madam and we will give you this albumn for free, you can put all your cruiae photos in it, on special today for only $75'. Then on the gangway at each port the photographers are there like bloody vultures at a kill. On your first cruise there is the dabger you may wish to buy one, but then when you put your reading galsses on and take a good look you realise you can take one yourself just as good.

As to the skipper table, now a thing of the past on most cruise ships now, only cocktail parties for returning passengers in the loyalty scheme for thta shipping company.

The photos taken are displayed on giant stands in an aea close to the photographers offices. One cruise new years eve we did not see a couple from fremantle who were good fun, he was from London ad her Scotland. Next day when i saw them I asked where were you? we went to the pictures he told me. But there was no movie show last night. No not that kind of picture, the ones on the stands.

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From my experience #16 that was the go on all UCL ships.

As to the questiuon posed by the lovely Marian. No it is not compulsory to have your photo taken with the skipper, but people on crusies will kill to get close to him. Formal nights and they will even hire tuxedos to look the biz, some look more like right prats instead.

But the cost of photos is extortion to say the least. 'Buy this photo madam and we will give you this albumn for free, you can put all your cruiae photos in it, on special today for only $75'. Then on the gangway at each port the photographers are there like bloody vultures at a kill. On your first cruise there is the dabger you may wish to buy one, but then when you put your reading galsses on and take a good look you realise you can take one yourself just as good.

As to the skipper table, now a thing of the past on most cruise ships now, only cocktail parties for returning passengers in the loyalty scheme for thta shipping company.

The photos taken are displayed on giant stands in an aea close to the photographers offices. One cruise new years eve we did not see a couple from fremantle who were good fun, he was from London ad her Scotland. Next day when i saw them I asked where were you? we went to the pictures he told me. But there was no movie show last night. No not that kind of picture, the ones on the stands.

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From my experience #16 that was the go on all UCL ships.

As to the questiuon posed by the lovely Marian. No it is not compulsory to have your photo taken with the skipper, but people on crusies will kill to get close to him. Formal nights and they will even hire tuxedos to look the biz, some look more like right prats instead.

But the cost of photos is extortion to say the least. 'Buy this photo madam and we will give you this albumn for free, you can put all your cruiae photos in it, on special today for only $75'. Then on the gangway at each port the photographers are there like bloody vultures at a kill. On your first cruise there is the dabger you may wish to buy one, but then when you put your reading galsses on and take a good look you realise you can take one yourself just as good.

As to the skipper table, now a thing of the past on most cruise ships now, only cocktail parties for returning passengers in the loyalty scheme for thta shipping company.

The photos taken are displayed on giant stands in an aea close to the photographers offices. One cruise new years eve we did not see a couple from fremantle who were good fun, he was from London ad her Scotland. Next day when i saw them I asked where were you? we went to the pictures he told me. But there was no movie show last night. No not that kind of picture, the ones on the stands.

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From my experience #16 that was the go on all UCL ships.

As to the questiuon posed by the lovely Marian. No it is not compulsory to have your photo taken with the skipper, but people on crusies will kill to get close to him. Formal nights and they will even hire tuxedos to look the biz, some look more like right prats instead.

But the cost of photos is extortion to say the least. 'Buy this photo madam and we will give you this albumn for free, you can put all your cruiae photos in it, on special today for only $75'. Then on the gangway at each port the photographers are there like bloody vultures at a kill. On your first cruise there is the dabger you may wish to buy one, but then when you put your reading galsses on and take a good look you realise you can take one yourself just as good.

As to the skipper table, now a thing of the past on most cruise ships now, only cocktail parties for returning passengers in the loyalty scheme for thta shipping company.

The photos taken are displayed on giant stands in an aea close to the photographers offices. One cruise new years eve we did not see a couple from fremantle who were good fun, he was from London ad her Scotland. Next day when i saw them I asked where were you? we went to the pictures he told me. But there was no movie show last night. No not that kind of picture, the ones on the stands.

[robpage]

have you taken anything for the stutter John

[Captain Kong]

What I always say to the photographers is ."Do Not take my photo,!!. I am here with my lady friend, my wife thinks I am working on an Oil Rig, so if you take my photo and she finds out I will come and get you!!"
That keeps them away from me when I have told them a couple of times.
It works every time,
Cheers
Brian.