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Stig left in Augsut- think he is on RCI Brillance

Yes, Captain Nilsen took command of BR August 212.

As for Captain Vilarnho, my source says he will take over QS in Valencia November 9.

Captain Stig Nilsen took command of the BR yesterday in CPH.

Has anyone confirmed that Captain Stig will assume command of BR while it is in Copenhagen or Stockholm next week?

Stig Nilsen will indeed take command of the BR on CPH August 21, that´s what he has told me.

We sailed with Captain Stig on Jewel of the Seas' westbound transatlantic (when it hit the powerline in the Faroe Islands). He is very personable (although I think he enjoys the Blue Nose ceremony a bit too much. LOL.)

We will be on the Brilliance, August 19th and look forward to welcoming him when he boards the ship in Copenhagen on the 21st. I think that the next cruise, the Brilliance transatlantic, will mark his first time back in the Faroes since last year's incident.:)

The powerline in Klaksvik has since been removed.

Captain Nilsen will have to go thru a Red Nose ceremony (arranged by your DW) in STO.

Hello Azamara Quest Captain Followers -

 

As previously reported, Captain Carl Smith will serve as the Master of the Azamara Quest starting with the August 28th voyage and ending with the October 23rd voyage.

 

And Captain Tysse will serve as Master of the QS on the Southampton-Sevilla sailing, starting August 16.

On the Royal Caribbean thread his has been mentioned that Captain Henrik Soerensen from Brilliance of the Seas comes to Azamara Quest. he is from Denmark. However, I`m not sure if this is still valid.

Captain Sörensen is not coming to the QS.

Captain Stig Nilsen will relieve Manolis Kaselas on BR in CPH August 21.

Hi -- I think Captain Smith will be on leave at that time

First: There´s no June 17 sailing. Present sailing started June 10 in STH and ends up in STO June 22. Second: Captain Smith is not onboard, as Captain Nilsen is at the helm right now.

It should also be noted that according to Capain Nilsen, he will join the QS in STH for the June 10 sailing.

Does that mean he will embark during the Nov 29 cruise? If so, it will be strange to have two different captains on one sailing.

Yes, it means he will embark in Colombo and it is not so unusual for captains to change during a cruising.

Hi Everyone,

 

Here's a *MAJOR* Update for Journey Sailings from October 4, 2012 - April 3, 2013. Please keep in mind that all information listed below, is subject to change without notice. Enjoy !

 

 

JOURNEY SAILING DATE

CAPTAIN / HOTEL DIRECTOR/ CRUISE DIRECTOR

 

OCT 4, 2012

Captain Jason Ikiadis, Hotel Director Heike Berdos, and Cruise Director Eric De Gray

 

OCT 15, 2012

Captain Jason Ikiadis, Hotel Director Heike Berdos, and Cruise Director Tony Markey

 

OCT 26, 2012

Captain Jason Ikiadis, Hotel Director Heike Berdos, and Cruise Director Tony Markey

 

NOV 4, 2012

Captain Jason Ikiadis, Hotel Director Heike Berdos, and Cruise Director Tony Markey

 

NOV 14, 2012

Captain Jason Ikiadis, Hotel Director Fred Bubner, and Cruise Director Tony Markey

 

NOV 29, 2012

Captain Johannes Tysse, Hotel Director Fred Bubner, and Cruise Director Tony Markey

 

DEC 12, 2012

Captain Johannes Tysse , Hotel Director Fred Bubner, and Cruise Director Tony Markey

 

DEC 23, 2012

Captain Johannes Tysse, Hotel Director Fred Bubner, and Cruise Director Tony Markey

 

JAN 6 - 13, 2013

DRY DOCK

 

JAN 13, 2013

Captain Johannes Tysse, Hotel Director Heike Berdos, and Cruise Director Tony Markey

 

JAN 26, 2013

Captain Johannes Tysse, Hotel Director Heike Berdos, and Cruise Director Tony Markey

 

FEB 3, 2013

Captain Jason Ikiadis, Hotel Director Heike Berdos, and Cruise Director Eric De Gray

 

FEB 20, 2013

Captain Jason Ikiadis, Hotel Director Heike Berdos, and Cruise Director Eric De Gray

 

MAR 6, 2013

Captain Jason Ikiadis, Hotel Director Heike Berdos, and Cruise Director Eric De Gray

 

MAR 20, 2013

Captain Jason Ikiadis, Hotel Director Heike Berdos, and Cruise Director Eric De Gray

 

APR 3 2013

Captain Johannes Tysse, Hotel Director Heike Berdos, and Cruise Director Eric De Gray

Captain Tysse will not embark until December 8.

He will disembark February 20

Does that mean that Captain James will not do his normal 10 week assignment on Jewel since he just boarded on September 16?

No, it does not affect his present rota.

Just an update. Azamara has a new Captain on the rota! Stig Nilsen joins Quest on Saturday replacing Captain Johannes who covered for one cruise as Leif Karlsson has decided to retire. Captain Nilsen comes from RCCL. Not sure if anyone here knows of him, but I understand he is a very nice guy. I'll be sailing on Quest on Saturday and looking forward to meeting him.

 

Phil

Stig Nilsen is onboard the QS this week learning Azamara´s values from Johannes Tysse. Stig has been assigned to the JW for many years and is as you write "a very nice guy".

Johannes will debark on Saturday continuing his vacation until November 29.

I see, then he changed his mind about going to Freedom. And Capt Grimstad is temping for who to come to Freedom?????

I can only confirm that Thore will share the JW with James.

If Stig Nilsen has moved over to Azamara as reported (and I have had that confirmed by more than one source) I wonder who will replace him in the rotation with Captain James?

I know Thore Thorolvsen wants to return to his "baby".

QS????:confused:

Azamara Quest, my dear!

Stig Nilsen will not return to JW as he has been assigned to the QS.

I dont know yet......

and for those who ask,don't know who left the JW.

Ned has NOT resigned!

Thanks Bill.........I know someone on the JW right now and hopefully she will let me know so I can pass the word on..

Just talked to Stig Nilsen and Ned is not yet onboard. Hopefully she will join the JW on present sailing.

Captain Mattias Persson took command of the BR last Saturday.

(Captain Kasselas´ wife is expecting a baby in September).

Happy Birthday wolfcathorse!

It is possible that Captain Stig joined the ship in Helsinki, Finland which was the third port of call.

It is not only possible but in this case true, as Captain Nilsen in fact relieved Captain MacDonald in HEL.

hmmmmmmmmmmm wonder why......she told me the 2nd..:confused:

I´ll call and ask her, since she wrote med the same.

AD Adventure of the Seas -Reshma

(Silvia Abreu De Gasperi date TBD)

AL Allure of the Seas--(Concierge)-Rahim and Dexter Fraser(Fernando on vacation)

(Diamond)-Kenton Stubb

BR Brilliance of the Seas -Betsy Medrano-as of 07/03/12 (Anis Tebbeb)

EN Enchantment of the Seas - Reyno Varkevisser (on vacation 07/20/12 till 09/06/12)-- (Sneh Patell as of 07/20/12)

EX Explorer of the Seas -Mario Reyes as of 4/12/12-(Carlos Javier Ortiz)

FR Freedom of the Seas (Concierge)- Rahul Barua as of 6/17/12-(Willie Salaya on vacation 6/17/12 thru 09/16/12)

(Diamond)-Verdine Leotaud as of 06/17/12

GR Grandeur of the Seas -(Suite Concierge)-Raj Bhugwath(till July 2012)

(Diamond) Fernando Cataldo(till Oct 2012)

ID Independence of the Seas (Concierge)Ken Boodoo till 10/31/12

(Diamond) -Columella Arandia Silvia as of 06/30/12--(Silvia Abreu De Gasperi )

JW Jewel of the Seas -Nedere Reid as of 07/02/12--(Jasmin)

LG Legend of the Seas -none till 2/7/13

LB Liberty of the Seas (Concierge)-Oana Popa as of 6/21/12-- (Carlos Ortiz)

(Diamond)--Nicola Baker

MJ Majesty of the Seas- none

MA Mariner of the Seas -(Concierge)-Luca Iorio

(Diamond)--Erik Lafitte

MN Monarch of the Seas- none

NV Navigator of the Seas –Karen Hernandez??(Ricardo Mock on vacation as of 6/24/12)

OA Oasis of the Seas (Concierge)Allan Fajardo and Charmaine(Francis Calimag?)

(Diamond) Hayley De Vos Luzio

RD Radiance of the Seas-(Concierge)Juan Diego Miranda-Allen-as of 06/01/12

(Diamond) Andrew Finegold as of 06/22/12--(Steven Newall back Aug)

RH Rhapsody of the Seas-(Concierge) Amit Chattopadhyay(Mone't Morning )

(Diamond)Abigail Hendriks as of 06/01/12

SR Serenade of the Seas -Daniel Ascoli as of 06/10/12-(Francois Roux on vacation 06/10/12-returning 07/28/12)

SP Splendour of the Seas – Diego Tripaldi as of 05/02/12-- (Telma Santos)

(Diamond)Carolina Costa

VI Vision of the Seas - none till 10/23/13

VY Voyager of the Seas -Mei as of 6/19/12--(Israel Sanchez)

 

To email the concierge,use the 2 letter code for ship(i.e EX for Explorer),followed by an underscore then Concierge@rccl.com

The underscore is ONLY between the ships two letters and Concierge.

i.e

EX_Concierge@rccl.com

 

 

**For the Rhapsody RH_SuitesConcierge@rccl.com

**For the Grandeur GR_SuitesConcierge@rccl.com

 

**On Oasis and Allure you need a 01 or 02 in the email address since there are 2 concierges on each ship

i.e

OA_Concierge01@rccl.com

OA_Concierge02@rccl.com

 

On ships with Diamond lounge concierge,add the word diamond in front of concierge

i.e

FR_DiamondConcierge@rccl.com

Nedere is not yet back onboard on JW

Don't know much about Betsy, the Concierge, but I know that she is a friend with Rusti and Susie, from the Champagne bar, and that's good enough for me!:p

Franca

See you soon,

Franca

Betsy is good and also a friend of Nedere on JW.