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For those in the know, what happens to the Crew after the Grand Voyage? Amsterdam starts her Alaska Season soon after her current voyage and dry dock. I would imagine a whole new crew after May 10, 2018. We sail Amsterdam during Fourth of July week, apparently her 6th voyage after dry dock. Thanks in advance.

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I would imagine a whole new crew after May 10, 2018.
No, most of the crew will stay on because most contracts do not coincide with the completion of any one voyage. Once we boarded the Amsterdam in FLL at the completion of a GWV. Looking down from the Lido at the crew gathered on the dock waiting to be processed off we guesstimated that there were about 200, or 1/3 of the crew. If some had already left or not gotten down there yet, they might have added another 100 or so. I know that our MDR waiter had been on the GWV and was leaving when the ship reached Los Angeles. Edited by catl331
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Depends on the crew contracts - most are about 9 months. So during the Grand Voyage some crew members may actually leave and new ones come aboard . Very rarely, if ever, does and entire crew change over. Only a 'newly built' ship has a 'new' crew.

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A lot of good responses already. Amsterdam's 2018 Grand World Voyage terminates on 28 April 2018 in Ft. Lauderdale/Port Everglades. After disembarking all her guests and 124 crew (out of 600+) whose contracts expire that day, Amsterdam will take on hundreds of contractors and equipment, and will then make her way, that same afternoon, to Freeport, the Bahamas for an eleven-day dry-dock (oh joy ;p)

Crew contracts can be anywhere from three months (captain, staff captain, chief engineer, deck officers, engineering officers, etc.) to four months (medical, cruise director), to five months (security supervisors), to seven months (guest relations supervisors), to nine months (stateroom stewards, dining room stewards, carpenters, cooks, guest relations attendants, etc.)

It does not happen very often when a crew member is asked to extend his/her contract. When it does, it will be because a replacement is not available for various reasons

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A lot of good responses already. Amsterdam's 2018 Grand World Voyage terminates on 28 April 2018 in Ft. Lauderdale/Port Everglades. After disembarking all her guests and 124 crew (out of 600+) whose contracts expire that day, Amsterdam will take on hundreds of contractors and equipment, and will then make her way, that same afternoon, to Freeport, the Bahamas for an eleven-day dry-dock (oh joy ;p)

Crew contracts can be anywhere from three months (captain, staff captain, chief engineer, deck officers, engineering officers, etc.) to four months (medical, cruise director), to five months (security supervisors), to seven months (guest relations supervisors), to nine months (stateroom stewards, dining room stewards, carpenters, cooks, guest relations attendants, etc.)

It does not happen very often when a crew member is asked to extend his/her contract. When it does, it will be because a replacement is not available for various reasons

I always thought the stewards were on for a year. I'm happy to hear it's only nine months which is still plenty long. Thank you for the information.

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