hydrojim Posted May 22, 2013 #1 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Any speculation on who it will be? Would Capt. Olav Gunnar Nyseter be given the honor as a senior Captain with the company? He has been on Explorer out of NY for a long time. I'd like to see him have a new ship. I'm guessing Ken Rush will be the cruise director as is normal on the new builds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cigar King Posted May 22, 2013 #2 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Personally I would prefer Kirk...although Archer would also be acceptable. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robntawn Posted May 22, 2013 #3 Share Posted May 22, 2013 I think it will be Bill Wright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevea36 Posted May 22, 2013 #4 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Any speculation on who it will be? Would Capt. Olav Gunnar Nyseter be given the honor as a senior Captain with the company? He has been on Explorer out of NY for a long time. I'd like to see him have a new ship. I'm guessing Ken Rush will be the cruise director as is normal on the new builds. When I spoke with Capt Olav on my Feb '13 cruise on EX he indicated that he would be retiring prior to QOS coming online. He would be great as he is one of the most personable Captains in the fleet. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celebrity Posted May 22, 2013 #5 Share Posted May 22, 2013 When I spoke with Capt Olav on my Feb '13 cruise on EX he indicated that he would be retiring prior to QOS coming online. He would be great as he is one of the most personable Captains in the fleet. Steve I love Capt Olav...chatted with him several times and yes, he is retiring. He will be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzingduo Posted May 22, 2013 #6 Share Posted May 22, 2013 I think it will be Bill Wright. I understand Bill is no longer with RCCL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzingduo Posted May 22, 2013 #7 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Any speculation on who it will be? Would Capt. Olav Gunnar Nyseter be given the honor as a senior Captain with the company? He has been on Explorer out of NY for a long time. I'd like to see him have a new ship. I'm guessing Ken Rush will be the cruise director as is normal on the new builds. Ken was at the Quantum reveal in NYC and I believe is going to be the CD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hydrojim Posted May 22, 2013 Author #8 Share Posted May 22, 2013 When I spoke with Capt Olav on my Feb '13 cruise on EX he indicated that he would be retiring prior to QOS coming online. He would be great as he is one of the most personable Captains in the fleet. Steve I agree, he is a most personable Captain. As I remember, he may have retired once before already, but it didn't last long and he was back on Explorer. It may have been when he was on Rhapsody OTS. I really hate to see him go. Great Captain and a gentleman. I know he is not a youngster, but he seems to be in great shape. Bill Wright doesn't seem to be in the captain rotation in the current listing. He must be back behind a desk at corporate. I don't see Hernan Zini on the Captain list either. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tall-Cruiser Posted May 22, 2013 #9 Share Posted May 22, 2013 I agree, he is a most personable Captain. As I remember, he may have retired once before already, but it didn't last long and he was back on Explorer. It may have been when he was on Rhapsody OTS. I really hate to see him go. Great Captain and a gentleman. I know he is not a youngster, but he seems to be in great shape. Bill Wright doesn't seem to be in the captain rotation in the current listing. He must be back behind a desk at corporate. I don't see Hernan Zini on the Captain list either. Jim I think it will be Captain Zini. I hear he is now doing the same job that Captain Bill Wright had which included bringing out the new builds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNV-IT!!! Posted May 22, 2013 #10 Share Posted May 22, 2013 I expected wright. Has him on oasis. Had zini on allure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hydrojim Posted May 22, 2013 Author #11 Share Posted May 22, 2013 I think it will be Captain Zini. I hear he is now doing the same job that Captain Bill Wright had which included bringing out the new builds. Did Bill Wright retire from RCL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Promisekeeper Posted May 22, 2013 #12 Share Posted May 22, 2013 It could be Capt. Patrik Dahlgren. He is on rotation for Oasis and was Captain of Design for the Sunshine Class. On his off ship rotation he has been working on the design and construction of Quantum. We learned this from him on our last time aboard the Oasis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celebrity Posted May 23, 2013 #13 Share Posted May 23, 2013 I agree, he is a most personable Captain. As I remember, he may have retired once before already, but it didn't last long and he was back on Explorer. It may have been when he was on Rhapsody OTS. I really hate to see him go. Great Captain and a gentleman. I know he is not a youngster, but he seems to be in great shape. Bill Wright doesn't seem to be in the captain rotation in the current listing. He must be back behind a desk at corporate. I don't see Hernan Zini on the Captain list either. Jim He is in great shape. I have been in the gym with him many times. He has also dined alone at dinner in the Windjammer..always choosing healthy choices..not that I'm stalking or anything..😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powelweb Posted May 23, 2013 #14 Share Posted May 23, 2013 It could be Capt. Patrik Dahlgren. He is on rotation for Oasis and was Captain of Design for the Sunshine Class. On his off ship rotation he has been working on the design and construction of Quantum. We learned this from him on our last time aboard the Oasis. He talked about this on our 4/6 Oasis cruise as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celebrity Posted May 23, 2013 #15 Share Posted May 23, 2013 He talked about this on our 4/6 Oasis cruise as well. Ding ding! I think you found the new Captain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petel Posted May 23, 2013 #16 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Did Bill Wright retire from RCL? This is second hand account: He retired from RCI but said he would fill in anywhere he was needed - including other cruise lines. So, he is still active but not bound to RCI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzingduo Posted May 23, 2013 #17 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Come to think of it Capt Zini was also at the NYC reveal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petel Posted May 23, 2013 #18 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Come to think of it Capt Zini was also at the NYC reveal. He and Patrick have been working together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLEIKU68 Posted May 26, 2013 #19 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Any speculation on who it will be? Would Capt. Olav Gunnar Nyseter be given the honor as a senior Captain with the company? He has been on Explorer out of NY for a long time. I'd like to see him have a new ship. I'm guessing Ken Rush will be the cruise director as is normal on the new builds. I think it will be Captain Kangaroo. :eek::eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyron Posted May 26, 2013 #20 Share Posted May 26, 2013 I think it will be Captain Kangaroo. :eek::eek: I don't think he's available since he passed away almost 10 years ago. LOL :eek::eek::eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tall-Cruiser Posted May 26, 2013 #21 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Come to think of it Capt Zini was also at the NYC reveal. In the past the Sr VP of Marine Operations (formerly Capt Bill Wright) now Captain Zini brought out the first ship in of a new build class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMESCC Posted May 26, 2013 #22 Share Posted May 26, 2013 I had no idea Bill Wright retired, he didn't seem like any old man? Any info on why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tall-Cruiser Posted May 26, 2013 #23 Share Posted May 26, 2013 I had no idea Bill Wright retired, he didn't seem like any old man? Any info on why? I have not seen anything formal from RCI myself. Most of the things I have seen are from various websites and here on CC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian131489 Posted May 26, 2013 #24 Share Posted May 26, 2013 If I'm not mistaken he is still listed on the company website as svp of marine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seatravelers Posted May 27, 2013 #25 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Capt. Patrik Dahlgren is definitely one of the Quantum's Captains. He has been announcing his new position for quite a while on the Oasis during C&A and Top Tier events. He is wonderful and the Quantum is lucky to have him imho! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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