New Cunard Captain

[Gazroberts80]

Interesting to see a new Captain added to the Cunard ranks. Captain A J Draper is listed as one of the Captains you can expect to find on Queen Elizabeth and Victoria. I know Captain Oprey was due to be on QM2 at the moment but is on leave and not due back till June. All Captains including Kevin Oprey are still listed as being with Cunard.

 

A J Draper is also listed as one of the Captains of Britannia on the P&0 site. Both Cunard and P&O have very recently changed the senior officers on board section, so it no longer shows the dates of the Captains workings, but still includes this details for all other officers.

 

[eatsallinsects]

Does anyone have a link for a picture?

[Host Hattie]

If it's the same Captain Draper who worked for Princess there is a picture here

The article from 2012 says that he had been a Cunard captain so it sounds as if he's returning rather than new.

Edited June 10, 2015 by Host Hattie

[Gazroberts80]

Captain Tony Draper – Captain Tony Draper has been in command of a number of the company’s vessels since 2006, including Ruby Princess, Crown Princess, Caribbean Princess, Dawn Princess, Sun Princess and Coral Princess, as well as ships for sister companies P&O Australia and Cunard. Draper began his seagoing career with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service – the UK’s civilian manned supply and logistics division of the Royal Navy. After gaining his Masters Certificate in 1994, he also pursued a lifelong interest in aviation, gaining a UK commercial pilot’s license in the same year. In 1995, he joined Princess Cruises as navigator of the original Island Princess. It was on this ship, one of the original Love Boats, that he met his wife, Joanna. Originally from Scotland, Captain Draper now lives in Cornwall, UK with his wife and young daughter, Alysia.

[Gazroberts80]

[eatsallinsects]

If it's the same Captain Draper who worked for Princess there is a picture here

The article from 2012 says that he had been a Cunard captain so it sounds as if he's returning rather than new.

 

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Does "A. J." convert to "Tony"?

[Host Hattie]

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Does "A. J." convert to "Tony"?

 

It might well do, my father was an Anthony who was frequently called Tony.

[eatsallinsects]

It might well do, my father was an Anthony who was frequently called Tony.

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OK, that explains it! I am a happy camper now! LOL!

[Dorset Cruiser]

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Does "A. J." convert to "Tony"?

 

Most Tony's are usually Anthonys.

 

 

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