molecrochip Posted July 21 #1 Share Posted July 21 The Captain has now made public that he is moving to Disney Cruise Line. Last rotation begins end of August. I know a lot of passengers really like him and will miss him. 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare carlanthony24 Posted July 21 #2 Share Posted July 21 Don't believe ever had the pleasure of having him be a Captain but heard great things. Good luck to Wesley Dunlop. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel57 Posted July 21 #3 Share Posted July 21 Sailed with him as Captain of Iona for the first time last month and I thought he was fabulous and obviously had a great rapport with passengers and crew alike….. what a shame that P&O couldn’t retain him. I wish him lots of luck. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harryjacobs Posted July 21 #4 Share Posted July 21 I loved listening to his daily report over the tannoy. Tickety Boo! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AchileLauro Posted July 21 #5 Share Posted July 21 We had the pleasure of having Captain Dunlop on both Iona and Aurora. On Aurora it seemed like every time we stepped out of our cabin which was near the bridge, we would bump into the cheerful talkative captain. We wish him well with his new company, certainly a loss for P&O. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majortom10 Posted July 21 #6 Share Posted July 21 Excellent Captain and a lovely man will be sorely missed. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbadossunshine Posted July 21 #7 Share Posted July 21 5 hours ago, Angel57 said: Sailed with him as Captain of Iona for the first time last month and I thought he was fabulous and obviously had a great rapport with passengers and crew alike….. what a shame that P&O couldn’t retain him. I wish him lots of luck. Same for us thought he was really good and funny. Wish him all the best. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandancer Posted July 21 #8 Share Posted July 21 We enjoyed Captain Dunlop on our Iona cruise. Every port he was out on the dock greeting passengers. I can see that Disney will be a good fit for him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TigerB Posted July 21 #9 Share Posted July 21 He was the 'driver' on our Fjords cruise last June, and introduced us to the port manoeuvres: the Stavanger Shuffle and the Haugesund Hustle. He referred to his number two as, "my right-hand man, and thoroughly decent chap and all-round good egg, Deputy Captain Chris" He did make us laugh and was a breath of fresh air compared to a couple of other dour and mute captains we've had. I wish him all the best 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyMichelle Posted July 21 #10 Share Posted July 21 We were lucky enough to be on his very first P&O cruise on Britannia, thought he was fantastic but wondered if his eagerness to engage was just because he was new. From recent reports, sounds like he is still as engaging today. A definite loss to P&O. Andy 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sarah1974 Posted July 23 #11 Share Posted July 23 Loved his daily tannoy announcements when I cruised on Britannia in 2019; a real character Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wetterthanwater Posted July 24 #12 Share Posted July 24 Probably some light relief for the crew on Iona who won't have to hear the same jokes and announcements for the 69th Fjords cruise in a row. 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrierjohn Posted July 24 #13 Share Posted July 24 2 minutes ago, wetterthanwater said: Probably some light relief for the crew on Iona who won't have to hear the same jokes and announcements for the 69th Fjords cruise in a row. 😁 I doubt the crew listen to his broadcasts, and they are primarily intended for the passengers anyway, and only regular cruisers will have heard them before. He was certainly more entertaining and noticeable than many of the other Captains we have sailed with. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AchileLauro Posted July 24 #14 Share Posted July 24 50 minutes ago, wetterthanwater said: Probably some light relief for the crew on Iona who won't have to hear the same jokes and announcements for the 69th Fjords cruise in a row. 😁 You're probably right on that. 😏 I can honestly say that we've never been annoyed by any of the captains that we've sailed with and got to quite like listening to the announcements from the likes of Ian Waters, Hamish Read and even "Commodore speaking" Ian Gibb. On the other hand the perpetual announcements from a certain cruise director who shall remain nameless and hopefully long forgotten really, really, really irritated.😬 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Vampiress88 Posted July 26 #15 Share Posted July 26 Is he the one that ends with a dad joke? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sussexboy Posted July 26 #16 Share Posted July 26 (edited) 4 hours ago, Vampiress88 said: Is he the one that ends with a dad joke? That sounds more like Robert Camby. Although even Dads grimaced at some of his jokes 😁 Edited July 26 by Sussexboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare P&O SUE Posted July 28 #17 Share Posted July 28 I’ve never had the pleasure of sailing with Captain Dunlop but have heard good things. Sounds a great loss to P&O. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisemeister2002 Posted July 28 #18 Share Posted July 28 Sure I have met him. Not sure who they were but two things come to mind. One was when I was in one of the scenic lifts and the Captain was also in the lift. I made the unforgivable remark that it was a nice boat. To which the Captain replied "It's not a boat, it's a ship" The other story I heard was one of P&O's ships was hit by a large wave and a little old lady went up to the Captain and said"Captain, Captain, there's water running down the Atrium stairs" To which the Captain replied " Madam, I will only be concerned when there's water running up the Atrium stairs" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzytelly Posted August 18 #19 Share Posted August 18 Anyone know exactly what date he is leaving? We are saying next weekend and was hoping we would have Captain Wesley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare carlanthony24 Posted August 18 #20 Share Posted August 18 Last rotation due to be end of August Moley was saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzytelly Posted August 18 #21 Share Posted August 18 1 hour ago, carlanthony24 said: Last rotation due to be end of August Moley was saying. We are sailing 24th August to 31st so I'm not sure if he's leaving next weekend. A few weeks ago people were saying hope he enjoys his last few weeks so wondered if he was leaving on the 24th . Anyone ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amajaa Posted August 18 #22 Share Posted August 18 (edited) On 7/24/2024 at 10:32 AM, wetterthanwater said: Probably some light relief for the crew on Iona who won't have to hear the same jokes and announcements for the 69th Fjords cruise in a row. 😁 Aren't you thinking of Robert Camby aka the good looking one. Ref below, I wondered when exactly he was leaving as well. Fingers crossed we still get him 16 minutes ago, Jazzytelly said: We are sailing 24th August to 31st so I'm not sure if he's leaving next weekend. A few weeks ago people were saying hope he enjoys his last few weeks so wondered if he was leaving on the 24th . Anyone ? Edited August 18 by amajaa Typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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