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Princess Captain's Destiny at Sea
The way Fabio Amitrano tells the story, he was walking on the beach on Ischia, the volcanic island where he was born off the coast of Italy. He spotted a young woman, as young men are wont to do, and noticed she was speaking English. “I studied English grammar in school, and there were not… Continue reading Princess Captain's Destiny at Sea
The Epic's Memorable Captain
Cruising is such fun, and then real life intercedes. For us, this happened yesterday. We’d written a blog about Trygve Vorren, whom we met on the Norwegian Epic. We were told that he was a man of few words. His first language is Norwegian and, in English, he was shy. He is not always comfortable… Continue reading The Epic's Memorable Captain
Eclipse Captain Destined to Sea
You can see him in the buffet deciding what to have for lunch or supper, or clearing security on returning to the Celebrity Eclipse…just like everybody else. You can hear his booming voice on the intercom, every day at noon, because the Eclipse is his ship and that’s one of the things that captains do.… Continue reading Eclipse Captain Destined to Sea
Youth on Board Navigator of the Seas
The first time we saw Patrik Dahlgren, he was walking beside an 11-year-old boy doing laps on the deck of the Navigator of the Seas. The boy could have been his son, because they appeared to be the right number of years apart, but he wasn't. He was a boy who had volunteered to help… Continue reading Youth on Board Navigator of the Seas