captain's cocktail party

[dcgn]

Is there a captain's cocktail party like on Princess or Carnival? Is it held on formal night? Thanks

[Krazy Kruizers]

HAL has the "Captain's Welcome Aboard Toast" on the first formal night.

Depending on the show times on your ship depends on what time you will have it -- some before dinner -- some after dinner.

As you enter the show lounge you will be handed a drink -- choices are champagne, white wine, red wine, iced water.

After a few minutes the Captain is introduced by the CD. Then the captain introduces a few of the top officers. The cellar master opens a fake bottle of bubbly -- and it is all over.

[brucory]

Originally Posted by dcgn

Is there a captain's cocktail party like on Princess or Carnival? Is it held on formal night? Thanks

The last time we cruised, we were invited to a Captain's cocktail party separate to the welcome aboard toast. I was under the impression that this was help at the Captain's discretion. I have no idea why we were invited, but it was really nice to meet other cruisers and it was an open bar- You could order whatever you wanted. It was held in the Crows nest in a roped off area.

[4104ever]

Originally Posted by brucory

The last time we cruised, we were invited to a Captain's cocktail party separate to the welcome aboard toast. I was under the impression that this was help at the Captain's discretion. I have no idea why we were invited, but it was really nice to meet other cruisers and it was an open bar- You could order whatever you wanted. It was held in the Crows nest in a roped off area.

Same thing happened to us. Our first cruise with HAL and we had an invite in our cabin about day 3 or 4 for. It was also in the Crow's Nest, and we also had no idea why we were invited. It was a nice way to meet the ship's officers.

[Krazy Kruizers]

Originally Posted by brucory

The last time we cruised, we were invited to a Captain's cocktail party separate to the welcome aboard toast. I was under the impression that this was help at the Captain's discretion. I have no idea why we were invited, but it was really nice to meet other cruisers and it was an open bar- You could order whatever you wanted. It was held in the Crows nest in a roped off area.

Originally Posted by 4104ever

Same thing happened to us. Our first cruise with HAL and we had an invite in our cabin about day 3 or 4 for. It was also in the Crow's Nest, and we also had no idea why we were invited. It was a nice way to meet the ship's officers.

We have also been invited to those cocktail parties -- many refer to them here as the VIP party.

[LMB01]

Earlier this year we were on a B2B on the Westerdam - we had a Captain change after the 1st week. During the 1st week - no party. During the 2nd week, there were several parties held in the Crow's Nest. As KK says, on the invitation, they were referred to as VIP parties. I assume they took place over several nights to accomodate everyone.

[m steve]

since I organized the Meet and Greet. Other times when I did that we had free drinks twice and cookies the next time. I guess it depends on the catering or bar manager.

[Krazy Kruizers]

Originally Posted by LMB01

Earlier this year we were on a B2B on the Westerdam - we had a Captain change after the 1st week. During the 1st week - no party. During the 2nd week, there were several parties held in the Crow's Nest. As KK says, on the invitation, they were referred to as VIP parties. I assume they took place over several nights to accomodate everyone.

On all our cruises there was only ever 1 VIP party -- didn't make any difference whether it was a 7, 10, 14 or 21 day cruise.

Some of the parties that we have been invited to -- only about 20 people were invited -- others -- maybe a 100 or so.

On one Alaskan cruise there was only 8 of us at the party -- held in the Piano Bar -- have no idea if others were invited and didn't show or what happened.