Capturing the Captain
I chose the paper for our group, and I knew there was a one in four chance of drawing the captain. There were only two papers left and sure enough, I chose the Captain of the ship.
For training, all new people must attend Gold Standard training and part of that is finding the big wigs on the ship (Captain, Hotel Director, Head Engineer, and Staff Captain), and then interviewing them and brining them back to the ship. Lucky for the ten of us, the First Officer was in our group; otherwise I’m not sure we would have ever found him. We went up to the Bridge and had to make some phone calls, but eventually the Captain came up and showed us into his office.
Still holding the paper, I was elected interviewer/writer. Of course I pretended to be confident and happy and smiley in front of the big boss, cause that’s all part of the Gold Standard! After, he asked who was new to cruising and I raised my hand.
“Well, you’re not shy, are you?” he said, I guess because I interviewed him.
“You can’t be shy on a cruise ship,” I answered back, which I think he appreciated.
Up until a few days ago, I don’t think I’d have even been able to pick the Captain out of a line-up. Then there was crew appreciation day, when he donned an apron and served us all ice cream.
For training, all new people must attend Gold Standard training and part of that is finding the big wigs on the ship (Captain, Hotel Director, Head Engineer, and Staff Captain), and then interviewing them and brining them back to the ship. Lucky for the ten of us, the First Officer was in our group; otherwise I’m not sure we would have ever found him. We went up to the Bridge and had to make some phone calls, but eventually the Captain came up and showed us into his office.
Still holding the paper, I was elected interviewer/writer. Of course I pretended to be confident and happy and smiley in front of the big boss, cause that’s all part of the Gold Standard! After, he asked who was new to cruising and I raised my hand.
“Well, you’re not shy, are you?” he said, I guess because I interviewed him.
“You can’t be shy on a cruise ship,” I answered back, which I think he appreciated.
Up until a few days ago, I don’t think I’d have even been able to pick the Captain out of a line-up. Then there was crew appreciation day, when he donned an apron and served us all ice cream.