What happens to your trash when on Regent...

[sita]

On the Vero water thread and I think one other, there is some discussion regarding recycling on Regent and in luxury cruising in general.  I remembered WesW's great staff spotlights, and particularly this one (sorry not savvy enough to do anything other than copy and paste.) It makes sense to me that Regent would not have passengers pre sort out their plastic, cans etc and there are also probably space concerns as well as just looking.... well unsightly to have multiple trash receptacles in public areas. That the job requires a there person team seems reason enough to want to lesson the load but I understand why others may feel differently.

 

 

 

"What happens to your trash when on Regent Seven Seas Mariner?

 

Meet the Mariner’s Incinerator operator who is our next “behind the scenes” crew member, whose hard work that guests on board are not aware of, is critical to the enjoyment of their cruise.

 

Mark Mondonedo Cuer, according to the Mariner General Manager, Michael, “is the hardest working crew member on board.” Mark hails from Philippines, Cebu near Boracay island.  He is married to the beautiful, Gervinho, and they have one adorable 13 year old daughter, Hera Danna.  Like her father (Mark is one of the Mariner Krew Caper performers that shines brightly during the hip hop dance performance).  Mark and Gervinho’s daughter, Hera Danna is following in her father’s dance steps as she is also a very active upcoming hip hop dancer.  Both Mark and Hera danna learn new hip hop steps by intensely watching Hip Hop dance performances on “you tube.”

 

Mark began working in Regent’s Deck department, more than five years ago in early 2013.  Mark began his career with Regent’s Mariner which is still his favorite ship to serve on the Mariner. Mark’s, very first crew duty assignment was as a dish washer for the Mariner Galley about two years or two contracts ago.

 

Mark is now a very proud member of  the Mariner Deck Department where Mark serves as a member of the three person Incinerator Operator Team.  Mark’s main crew duties are to segregate, all the Mariner garbage (Guest, Crew, Staff); paper, plastic, wet plastic, plastic bottles, glass, aluminum cans, tin cans, hazardous waste (electrical,razor blades). 

 

Mark and his team vigorously, during their four hour work shifts, work as whirling dervishes actively putting separated garbage in the appropriate bins for plastic, glass, cans, and hazardous waster.  Then Mark and his team use the Mariner’s glass crusher, plastic compactor, plastic botttle compactor, can crusher (densifier) to reduce the volume of the Mariner of this segregated garbage.  You easily can now begin to visualize, why Michael, the General Manager says, “Mark is the Mariner’s hardest working crew member.”

 

The GM says Mark is the hardest working Mariner crew member.  Mark, tells me his most challenging duty as an incinerator operator is Off Loading garbage he receives from Housekeeping initial trash bags (suite garbage).  Mark and his team are use Personal Protective Equipment (e.g., gloves, et. Al.,) during their Mariner incinerator duty.  Mark, also says his easiest incinerator duty is when he is on break and gets the opportunity to go ashore with fellow crew members.

 

Asked Why I like working for Regent, Mark enthusiastically says (comparing his time with another cruise line) on Regent, “there is no discrimination, there is very strong comraderie/bond with fellow crew.”  And most importantly, Mark says, “Regent really cares (e.g. with change in itinerary due to original itinerary path leading smack in the Hurricane Willa’s eye) causing the Mariner to miss ports (including San Diego).  Regent and the Mariner leadership then, sent three crew home (departing from Costa Rica vs. San Diego), leaving some departments short (over the next eight consecutive sea days) by ensuring these crew were able to reunite with after more than six months of duty with their families.

 

Please, remember that the hard work that Mark and the Mariner Incinerator team performs when you through your next can of soda in your in suite trash can."

[Travelcat2]

Thank you so much for sharing that information with us.  We do think about the crew that we do not typically see while we are onboard.  They are such hard working men and women and have such interesting lives.  Perhaps this is why we enjoy chatting with the crew at least at much as we do chatting with other passengers!