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Grandeur of the Seas: May 22, 2013 Captain's Corner

Derek Picone
Derek Picone
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πŸ‘οΈ 4K viewsπŸ“… 12 years ago⏱️ 53:12
What This Creator Said
Creator Had Mixed FeelingsCabin / Ship TourπŸ₯ˆExpert Creator
Other Β· Spring Β· 7 nightsFrom Baltimore

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Creator's Key Takeaways

this is the Captain's Corner a nice sort of informal but inform informative presentation for you guys a chance for you guys to ask questions to our senior officers here on board

we have two here so we have renan we have also two separate engine rooms with two separate fuel supply and uh apparently they had also all the power cables went above that engine which got fire

we have approximately 796 crew and they come from approxim 52 nationalities

the new menu concept and um we've got a team on board of four corporate chefs this week who now bringing out this new menu so this is our first week of of implementing it

Creator's Tips & Advice

βœ“Approach the cruise director or activities manager if you are a minister or priest willing to lead a service
βœ“Book cruises in spring for pleasant weather in Bermuda

πŸ†•New to Cruising? This Creator Addresses:

Handling of disasters at sea β€” Royal Caribbean has multiple generators and separate systems for safety

Questions This Creator Answers

QHow often does the ship go into dry dock?
QHow is Royal Caribbean prepared to handle disasters or emergencies at sea?
QWhat is the future of big cruisers and their ability to dock in Bermuda?

Topics Covered

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Port Highlights

Bermuda2Β½ Happy Bacon
Hamilton2 Happy Bacon
Napoli2Β½ Happy Bacon
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YouTube Video Description↓

During the May 17th, 2013 7 night Bermuda sailing of the Grandeur of the Seas a few of the top officers took a moment to answer some questions from the passengers. The panel was comprised of: Cruise Director: John Perry Hotel Director: Anthony Curtis Captain: Espen Been Chief Engineer: Harri KulmajΓ€rvi Environmental Officer: ? Just days later these same officers were unexpectedly thrown into a disaster at sea when the Grandeur of the Seas suffered a massive fire on the mooring deck while sailing to CoCoCay. This makes their response to the question of how the Grandeur would handle a disaster at sea even more important. The passengers onboard asked the following question: * Introductions (0:41) 1) Captain, where are you from? (2:51) 2) How often do you go into dry dock? (3:35) 3) Sailing with the captain (3:58) 4) The future of big ships and Bermuda (7:45) 5) How is Royal Caribbean prepared to handle disasters at sea? (11:12) 6) (14:04) a) In what year did Grandeur set sail? (14:33) b) How many passengers onboard? Crew numbers and countries? (15:09) 7) No more religious services onboard? (15:32) 8) Crew work calendars? (17:09) 9) When is the inaugural of Quantum of the Seas? (18:28) 10) What time will we pass over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel (19:48) 11) Where does the water onboard come from? (20:44) 12) What is the ships length and width? (22:27) 13) Who is driving the ship right now? (23:15) 14) What prepares you for your position? (24:51) 15) What type of equipment is powering the ship? (30:41) 16) When on vacation, do you cruise? (32:54) 17) What is the salary range onboard? (33:28) 18) What is the training in the dinning room? (34:10) 19) (36:02) a) The worsening crew to passenger ratio? (36:21) b) What other ships have you sailed on? (36:45) Complete Grandeur of the Seas video series: GoPro Arrival/Departure Timelapse - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHU0aGaY6B4 Arrivals/Departures Videos - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-5S-1RYv_s Grandeur of the Seas Tour - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osBfZOItcZU Captain's Corner - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6IfRPZX8Qk Captain's Welcome Aboard Reception - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Awc1t0cZzKQ Summer Breeze Song Set & Aerial Show - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVvrR4XGo1Q Aerial Performances --Practice - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=466HPHTfPro --8:15PM Show - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thA5oXHku0s --10:15PM Show - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ns6hgdtygc --Bonus: Multi-Cam Edit - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffw7g3cmA3k 70's Dancin' in the Street Party - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUxYphAb9es Crew International Flag Parade - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2UFg_EsTOU Norwegian Dawn Departure - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kosxB-axYpM Prinsendam Departure - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WEq-w6wzD0