I had read this from other posters, so on the last few cruises, I asked the HGM’s, GS and many crew members.
I was told the 3’day, gives the ship a chance to recognize the individual crew members before the next cruise is too far underway. I was also told by the crew members, it is so important for their promotions. Also, many crew members may be finishing a contract, so this will make a positive difference for their new contract.
On our last 2 cruises, the Captain even mentioned to get those surveys in as soon as possible after our cruise, for crew recognitions.
BTW, the crew still gets the recognition after 3 days…up to two weeks, but it goes into their
corporate record, not the ship’s records.
I was also told by a crew member, as our ship was going into dry dock after we disembarked…
Very important, to do the survey right away, because during dry dock, they examine the surveys and base promotions on the next sailing.
So, I don’t doubt this at all. Don’t agree with it though. We do a lot of b2b’s and we try to get the crew recommendations done in each one.
A lot of ships have been leaving a paper in our cabin during the cruise, asking “How are we doing?” This is a great time to give recognition.