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Harmony of the Seas: Captain's Corner (11/2)

Derek Picone
Derek Picone
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πŸ‘οΈ 10K viewsπŸ“… 9 years ago⏱️ 59:58
What This Creator Said
Creator Had Mixed FeelingsCabin / Ship TourπŸ₯ˆExpert Creator
Transatlantic

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Creator's Key Takeaways

we have enough uh life boats and survival craft plus 25% uh which is the requirement for all uh for All Ships

we have 4,41 or we had when we started repeaters as we refer to they been cruising with us before we have about 2,600 that are diamond and up

we have a little bit of a shortage yes but we do have all other kinds of potatoes so we have french fries we have mashed potatoes

Creator's Tips & Advice

βœ“Check the Royal IQ app for news updates while at sea.

Questions This Creator Answers

QCan we go faster to get to the US satellites by the Cubs game tonight?
QWhy are the swimming pools filled so high that water overflows?
QWhy can't we get a baked potato?
QHow do you determine who gets a lifeboat vs. the marine evacuation system?

Topics Covered

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YouTube Video Description↓

During most Royal Caribbean cruises the captain and several officers will hold an informal question and answer session known as the Captain's Corner. On the transatlantic this session featured the following officers and questions: Officers: *) Food & Beverage Director Catalin Buta *) Chief Engineer Ivo Marenic *) Captain Gus Andersson *) Cruise Director Abe Hughes Questions: *) Introductions (00:57) 1) Can we go faster to get to the US satellites by the Cubs game tonight? (03:13) 2) Why are the swimming pools filled so high they overflow? (04:36) 3) Why can’t we get a baked potato? (06:02) 4) How do you determine who gets a lifeboat? (07:50) 5) Could you tell me about your scooter? (09:58) 6) Could news feeds be made available on Royal iQ (11:43) 7) Do any of you cruise when not working, if so what would you ask at the Captain’s Corner? (13:19) 8) How do you determine the height of the waves, and what were the biggest? (16:10) 9) Any plans to sail around the horn again? (19:48) 10) Any plans to Americanize the Boardwalk Dog House in the Caribbean? (21:10) 11) What are some demographics on the guests this sailing? (23:42) 12a) Do you still shoot stars? (25:14) 12b) Are you the senior captain for Royal Caribbean? (25:30) 12c) Why do you run out of chocolate ice cream and splenda? (25:42) 13) Captain, did I meet your cousin? (28:13) 14) Why is the ships time wrong? (30:57) 15) Isn’t it better for muster stations to be at the lifeboat? (32:38) 16a) Fixed vs rotatable azimuth pods? (35:15) 16b) Can the European shipyards sustain the growth of the industry? (38:03) 17) How do you plan for all the turnover and changes? (41:29) 18a) Why is there no pool in the solarium? (44:39) 18b) Why is there no Freestyle Coke machine on the Boardwalk? (46:44) 19a) Why do you use brown eggs? (47:41) 19b) Is the lemonade sugar free? (48:26) 20) Are we still going to meet with the sisters? (48:42) 21) The first time cruiser mentioned that the captain needed to be pointed in the right direction. (52:00) 22) Could iFly be added to Harmony 2? (53:02) *) Close (55:08) *) Captain wants to play with the band (56:10)