Same Ship Different Day by crew on Coral Princess

[G&T Cruisers]

Same Ship Different Day : this is a YouTube Vlog from Alfie Smith who is on the Coral Princess and explains what is going on on the ship and what happened on the cruise from South America to Miami https://youtu.be/xbOltfFmQ2Y

 

[yoyosma]

It is a nice vlog, I enjoyed watching some of the other videos of his as well as this one.  

 

Thank you for sharing.

Edited May 9, 2020 by yoyosma

[richsea]

Thanks so much for sharing. And thanks to Alfie for keeping us informed with such a professional presentation.

 

To me at least, it’s so sad seeing all of those ships just languishing. It actually brought a tear to my eye. Must be getting soft in my old age.

 

We just cancelled our August cruise with extended family on Adventure of the Seas, & have fingers crossed that our repo on Sky Princess will sail from NY as planned. It’s Sky’s first scheduled sailing after the extended shutdown.

Edited May 9, 2020 by richsea

[AF-1]

we just had our Oct 27th Med cruise cancelled by Princess.  So that is three trips this year cancelled.  I guess we will look to 2021 for better results.  Have a great weekend

[mthomp5]

Thank you for sharing.  I feel so bad for the crew.  I’m glad Princess is looking after them well and getting them home.

[rkacruiser]

I appreciate viewing this video.  I find it difficult to wrap my mind around what ship is where, going where, etc.  It rather reminds me of the old Abbott and Costello routine of "Who's on First..".

[AF-1]

rkacruiser;  yes that is funny.  Great analogy.  

[warthog2608]

I have been following this vlog for a few weeks. It is very informative and a different perspective from passenger vlogs. There are a couple other crew vlogs I follow but this is the only officer’s vlog. I just watched his episode about cruise ships filling Manila Bay, it is so sad to see all these wonderful ships treated like pariahs. 

[warthog2608]

On 5/9/2020 at 5:07 AM, richsea said:

To me at least, it’s so sad seeing all of those ships just languishing. It actually brought a tear to my eye. Must be getting soft in my old age.

 

Same here! 

[G&T Cruisers]

This is his latest video on the ships and crew in Manila Bay

 

[LandandWater]

3 hours ago, G&T Cruisers said:

This is his latest video on the ships and crew in Manila Bay

 

G+T. Thanks so much for posting this. We were on the Coral in January and love the ship. Followed the Other thread when passengers were still posting and will definitely continue with this one. I hope all crew members on all ships will be home soon. 

[rkacruiser]

Does anyone know what this gentleman's Officer rank is?  I see two wide bars which I think denotes a 2nd Officer.  There is a 3rd bar, but it does not appear to be as wide as the other two bars.  If it is 3 bars, then I think that denotes a First Officer.  I am just curious.  That is the reason for my asking this question.

[beg3yrs]

2 hours ago, rkacruiser said:

Does anyone know what this gentleman's Officer rank is?  I see two wide bars which I think denotes a 2nd Officer.  There is a 3rd bar, but it does not appear to be as wide as the other two bars.  If it is 3 bars, then I think that denotes a First Officer.  I am just curious.  That is the reason for my asking this question.

Found it, the half stripe denotes Alfie is the senior second officer!

Edited May 10, 2020 by beg3yrs

[rkacruiser]

58 minutes ago, beg3yrs said:

Found it, the half stripe denotes Alfie is the senior second officer!

 

Thank you very much for the information!  

 

I kept wondering as I have watched his videos, is that a "half stripe" or not.  

 

 

[G&T Cruisers]

New video enjoy

 

[2 cruises a year]

On 5/10/2020 at 1:12 PM, rkacruiser said:

Does anyone know what this gentleman's Officer rank is?  I see two wide bars which I think denotes a 2nd Officer.  There is a 3rd bar, but it does not appear to be as wide as the other two bars.  If it is 3 bars, then I think that denotes a First Officer.  I am just curious.  That is the reason for my asking this question.

 

On 5/10/2020 at 3:56 PM, beg3yrs said:

Found it, the half stripe denotes Alfie is the senior second officer!

 

Correct, on one of the videos, he actually mentions his promotion.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-dHsWYAPOM&t=3s

[aussielil]

Where is Alfie Smith?  Haven't heard anything from him for a long while ...