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Since about two years after her start, he was not one of the first captains.

 

I trust four years doing the same Caribbean eastern and western trips again and again is enough. I would prefer a ship with different itenaries throughout the year.

Perhaps, but perhaps not. I was fortunate enough to have dinner with a captain in Chops on one cruise - smaller table so we actually got to chat a bit. He said that on many of his rotations, he never leaves the ship. Not even once! So, sure the scenery might get old, but the captain is much more occupied with running the ship and managing the people than spending time on where they might actually happen to be.

 

Many of us have worked in the same place for four years or often many more, and of all the complaints we have, "the scenery is old" is probably WAY down on the list! :) Remember, they're at work... not on vacation!

 

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He left Jewel to go on vacation November 1, so if he does his 10-weeks, that would be around mid-January -- anytime now. :)

 

In most cases you can not count the standard ten weeks if a Captain is between two ships. He has to start when the position becomes vacant. Quiet often they have only a few weeks or even days off between two rotations on different ships.

 

On Independence the rotation of the current Captain is very long, maybe plans have changed?

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In most cases you can not count the standard ten weeks if a Captain is between two ships. He has to start when the position becomes vacant. Quiet often they have only a few weeks or even days off between two rotations on different ships.

 

On Independence the rotation of the current Captain is very long, maybe plans have changed?

 

I'm aware of that, thanks. :)

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Perhaps, but perhaps not. I was fortunate enough to have dinner with a captain in Chops on one cruise - smaller table so we actually got to chat a bit. He said that on many of his rotations, he never leaves the ship. Not even once! So, sure the scenery might get old, but the captain is much more occupied with running the ship and managing the people than spending time on where they might actually happen to be.

 

Many of us have worked in the same place for four years or often many more, and of all the complaints we have, "the scenery is old" is probably WAY down on the list! :) Remember, they're at work... not on vacation!

 

Theron

 

Of course it is work and I mean this not with focus on watching the scenery or sightseeing.

 

I learnt that it is much more interesting to steer a ship in and out of different ports of the world than to approach for the 200th time e.g. St. Maarten. Of course it is also more challenging with always changing iteneries as each new approach needs to be prepared and trained. Especially with a big ship. We were on the first cruise of Independence of the Seas to the Norwegian fjords and the Bridge team was much more busy than usually. It was the first time a ship that size visited these ports and the narrow fjords (and so far unfortunately she did not come back!).

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According to the original schedule Captain Johnny would start around mid June after the first couple of cruises Captain Loy does. Captain Johnny would then stay on board until around end of August, return in early November and stay over Christmas until early or max. mid January 2017.

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According to the original schedule Captain Johnny would start around mid June after the first couple of cruises Captain Loy does. Captain Johnny would then stay on board until around end of August, return in early November and stay over Christmas until early or max. mid January 2017.

 

 

Sorry, delete Captain Loy and add Captain Gus!

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According to the original schedule Captain Johnny would start around mid June after the first couple of cruises Captain Loy does. Captain Johnny would then stay on board until around end of August, return in early November and stay over Christmas until early or max. mid January 2017.

 

 

Then Johnny wouldn't be on for the TA on Harmony.

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Wonder if drydock weeks count toward the 10 weeks? If so, we would have Capt. MacDonald on Liberty on Feb 21??

 

those weeks most certainly do count. The captain is still busy on the ship during a dry dock. He is the company's representative and still has crew to manage. He is still the master. Capt Rune will be going home Feb 14 so Capt James rotation starts then. Unless of course they're working a longer than 10 week rotation.

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When we were on Grandeur in October, our Captain was Ole-Johan Gronhaug, native of Lofoten Islands.

When we returned in December we had Captain Trond Holm. We sail again in February, so we'll see who the Captain is at that time.

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who is currently master on Indy, she's overdue for a rotation of masters...

 

 

Adventure OTS - Capt Tomas Busto (started rotation 1-16-16)

Adventure OTS - Capt Toni Calne

Allure OTS - Capt Tore Grimstad (started rotation 12-20-15)

Allure OTS - Capt ? ? ?

Anthem OTS - Capt Anders Ingebrigtsen (started rotation 11-22-15)

Anthem OTS - Capt Claus Andersen

Brilliance OTS - Capt Ole-Johan Gronhaug (started rotation 12-6-15)

Brilliance OTS - Capt Stig Nilsen

Empress OTS - Capt Captain E2 (started rotation 11-15-15)

Empress OTS - Capt Captain E1

Enchantment OTS - Capt Shawn McDuff (started rotation 11-23-15)

Enchantment OTS - Capt Toni Tomljanovic

Explorer OTS - Capt Rick Sullivan (started rotation 12-18-15)

Explorer OTS - Capt Kjetil Gjerstad

Freedom OTS - Capt Ron Holmes (started rotation 12-20-15)

Freedom OTS - Capt Espen Been

Grandeur OTS - Capt Trond Holm (started rotation 11-6-15)

Grandeur OTS - Capt ? ? ?

Harmony OTS - Capt Gus Andersson (started rotation 4-2-16)

Harmony OTS - Capt Johnny Faevelen

Independence OTS - Capt Iv Vidos (started rotation 10-7-15)

Independence OTS - Capt Thore Thorolvsen

Jewel OTS - Capt Lis Lauritzen (started rotation 1-10-16)

Jewel OTS - Capt Dustin Castelsky

Legend OTS - Capt Kjell Nordmo (started rotation 12-20-15)

Legend OTS - Capt Arild Hansen

Liberty OTS - Capt Rune Johnsen (started rotation 12-6-15)

Liberty OTS - Capt James MacDonald

Majesty OTS - Capt Erik Standahl (started rotation 11-9-15)

Majesty OTS - Capt Per Persson

Mariner OTS - Capt Flemming Nielsen (started rotation 12-27-15)

Mariner OTS - Capt Marvin Bardnes

Navigator OTS - Capt Aris Medina (started rotation 11-28-15)

Navigator OTS - Capt Frank Martinsen

Oasis OTS - Capt Per Kristoffersen (started rotation 1-9-16)

Oasis OTS - Capt Trym Selvag

Ovation OTS - Capt Henrik W Loy (started rotation 4-3-16)

Ovation OTS - Capt ? ? ?

Quantum OTS - Capt Henrik Loft Sørensen (started rotation 12-2-15)

Quantum OTS - Capt Srecko Felix Ban

Radiance OTS - Capt Göran Peterson (started rotation 11-20-15)

Radiance OTS - Capt Carl Graucob

Rhapsody OTS - Capt Rob Hempstead (started rotation 11-15-15)

Rhapsody OTS - Capt Dimas Manrique

Serenade OTS - Capt Tor Olsen (started rotation 11-13-15)

Serenade OTS - Capt Krzyszthof Szymkarczuk

Splendour OTS - Capt Diego Lombardic (started rotation 1-16-16)

Splendour OTS - Capt Yngvar Knutsen

Vision OTS - Capt Michael Lindberg (started rotation 1-11-16)

Vision OTS - Capt Marek Slaby

Voyager OTS - Capt Sindre Borsheim (started rotation 12-22-15)

Voyager OTS - Capt Sverre Ryan

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List per 10. December 2015

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Adventure: Tomas Busto

Toni Calne

 

Allure: Tore Grimstad

???

 

Anthem: Claus Andersen

Anders Ingebrigtsen

 

Brilliance: Ole-Johan Groenhaug

Stig Nilsen

 

Enchantment: Shawn McDuff

Tomljanovic

 

Explorer: Kjell Gjerstad

Rick Sullivan

 

Freedom: Ron Holmes

Espen Been

 

Grandeur: Trond Holm

Mattias Person

 

Harmony: Gus Andersson

Johnny Favlesen

 

Independence: Iv Vidos

Thore Thorolvsen

 

Jewel: Dustin Castelsky

Lis Lauritsen

 

Legend: Kjell Nordmo

Arild Hansen

 

Liberty: James McDonald

Rune Johnsen

 

Majesty: Per Persson

Erik Standal

 

Mariner: Mal Bardsnes

????

 

Navigator: Frank Martinsen

Aris Medina

 

Oasis: Trym Selvaag

Per Kristoffersen

 

Ovasion: Flemming Nielsen

Henrik Loy

 

Quantum: Henrik Laft Soerensen

Sreko Felix Ban

 

Radiance: Carl Craucob

Goeran Peterson

 

Rhapsody: Rob Hemstead

Dimas Manrique

 

Serenade: Krzyszthof Szymkarczuk

Tor Olsen

 

Splendour: Diego Lombardi

Yngvar Knutsen

 

Vision: Michael Lindberg

Marek Slaby

 

Voyager: Sindre Borsheim

Sverre Ryan

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