A Seat at the Captain’s Table? Here’s How
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Q: What inspired you to make a career in ocean cruising?
come Irom a big Iamily oI seven children and one oI my elder brothers worNed on ships in radio electronics t was the mid s and he d come home on leave suntanned Irom top to toe with all the latest gadgets Irom all over the world and phenomenal stories to tell was entranced 6o, at applied Ior a cadetship with the 3eninsula and 2riental 6team 1avigation ompany 2n the Iour year course my first period at sea was on a ship transporting liquefied natural gas between lasNa and -apan in rough seas 7owards the end oI my cadetship in , having worNed on ships in every division oI the company, joined my first ever passenger ship, the anberra, and Nnew very quicNly that this was Iar more to my liNing 7he cargo was certainly more e citing than any d encountered beIore
Q: What do you enjoy most about your job?
7he diversity love it that ve got to a senior position but am still very hands on get to manoeuvre the ship and enjoy coaching others to drive the ship, too nd enjoy interacting with the guests very much 2n 6aga ships they tend to be well travelled with a wealth oI liIe e periences 6o meet very interesting people and love Iascinating conversations over dinner
Q: The legendary Captain’s Table - how does one get an invitation?
es, everyone wants to be at the captain s table host a table every Iormal night, so the longer the cruise the more Iormal nights there are :e have a majority oI guests on board who have sailed with us beIore, some oI them several times a year, so get to Nnow many oI them liNe to have a mi oI passengers whose company already enjoy and newcomers :e are Neen to bring the new people into the 6aga Iamily and let them e perience as many oI the nice things that we do as possible 2ur social hostess identifies who will be good together and we also invite Irequent cruisers and people who are celebrating something special, such as their golden wedding anniversary