HAL Captains, Hotel Managers and Cruise Directors - ship assignments

[bob brown]

Is this the proper thread to inquire if anyone knows if an Assistant C.D., I believe is named Inga, is still around with HAL? She was on the Rotterdam back in 2002 and 2004.

[richwmn]

The staff list has been posted to

 

http://www.wa70.com/hal/ships.html

 

with links to available biographies and pictures.

[SDHALFAN]

Is this the proper thread to inquire if anyone knows if an Assistant C.D., I believe is named Inga, is still around with HAL? She was on the Rotterdam back in 2002 and 2004.

 

Bob: it may very well be the proper thread and if anyone knows of an Assistant Cruise Director named Inga then they will let you know. I have never met an Inga aboard a HAL ship but there certainly could be many others who have.

 

Good luck with your search.

 

Valerie:)

[seapod]

Cruise director for the Zuiderdam as of 6/9/07 is Parker Cristan. I think he mentioned that it was his second or third week on this cruise as they had just called him up a couple of weeks ago. He was pretty funny and energetic.

[Palm Beacher]

Hi John,

The information you have provided is great.

Do you happen to have an updated assignment list for November 2007? I'm specifically interested for the November 3, 2007 ms Volendam sailing...

Thanks

[sungoddess]

Hi,

 

It is scheduled to be:

 

Captain: Fred Eversen

HM: Theo Hannen (as of 11/23)

 

 

Remember, things can always change....

[Palm Beacher]

Thank you!

[RevNeal]

John,

 

Any word on who will be Captain and HM of the Rotterdam for the Jan 27, 2008 cruise?

 

G

[JimVrhovac]

We are sailing on the Veendam

 

Oct 28

Nov 25

Apr 13

 

Are all of these the same captain and hotyel magr

 

Ruth & Jim

 

Need to know for slipper packing

[LAFFNVEGAS]

John,

 

Any word on who will be Captain and HM of the Rotterdam for the Jan 27, 2008 cruise?

 

G

 

 

Greg, John is over in Amsterdam right now and in a few hours will be flying to Athens to board the Rotterdam on the 6th. He may be posting while on the Rotterdam but doubt he will be checking the boards but I would bet he is planning on getting this information ;)

[alonzo14]

I don't know if anyone has posed this question already, but I would like to know who the Captain, CD, and Hotel Director will be on the December 9, 2007 Westerdam cruise. We are in a suite. We will probably have some ijnteraction with some if not all of these people at some time and I would like to know a little something about them. Thank you.

[sungoddess]

Okay, here we go:

 

Rev Neal: Rotterdam 1/27/08

 

Captain: Jan Smit

HM: Hans Dernison

 

Ruth and Jim: Veendam

 

10/28 & 11/25

Capt: Albert Schoonderbeek

HM: Kees Steruding

 

4/13: Capt. is scheduled to be A. Schoonderbeek, no info on HM

 

Alonzo:

Westerdam 12/9

 

Capt: Henk Keijer

HM: Ron Bontenbal

 

No updated info on CD.

 

Okay, that's it for tonight, I'm off to bed!

[RevNeal]

Okay, here we go:

 

Rev Neal: Rotterdam 1/27/08

 

Captain: Jan Smit

HM: Hans Dernison

 

Thank you Thank you Thank you, sungoddess!

I had a good reason for asking ... will share it off the board if you like.

[RevNeal]

Greg, John is over in Amsterdam right now and in a few hours will be flying to Athens to board the Rotterdam on the 6th. He may be posting while on the Rotterdam but doubt he will be checking the boards but I would bet he is planning on getting this information ;)

 

Yes, that's right ... I had forgotten that he had departed. :)

Thanks for the reminder.

[alonzo14]

:D Many thanks sungoddess!!! If you get an update on the CD let me know.

[Gerd]

Dear all,

 

I always love the information collectable on this fantastic board.

 

Unfortunately on http://www.wa70.com/hal/ships.html I cannot find any news about the ship assignment of its HAL Captai, Hotel Manager & Cruise Directors.

 

So please, do some-one know those names for the MS Volendam, as of today and for the next 3 weeks.

 

 

Manny thanks to all of you

 

Happy Eastern to everybody.

 

Happy cruising

 

Anna and Gerd

 

 

 

Our marvelous cruises :

 

MS Ryndam – Wayfarer – March 1997

MS Noordam - Transatlantic Island Hook - April 2001

MS Volendam - Southern Caribbean - April 2002

MS Volendam - Westfarer Caribbean - April 2004

MS Prinsendam - Windmills & Waterford – September 2004

MS Westerdam - Western Caribbean - April 2005

MS Statendam - Hawaii Circle - September 2005

MS Rotterdam - Vikings and Czars – July 2006

MS Veendam - Southern Caribbean – March 2007

 

106 days - 29'683 Nm

 

 

Future Cruise :

 

=>> MS Volendam, April 1st 2008

[richwmn]

Dear all,

 

I always love the information collectable on this fantastic board.

 

Unfortunately on http://www.wa70.com/hal/ships.html I cannot find any news about the ship assignment of its HAL Captai, Hotel Manager & Cruise Directors.

 

So please, do some-one know those names for the MS Volendam, as of today and for the next 3 weeks.

 

 

Manny thanks to all of you

 

Happy Eastern to everybody.

 

Happy cruising

 

Anna and Gerd

 

 

 

Our marvelous cruises :

 

MS Ryndam – Wayfarer – March 1997

MS Noordam - Transatlantic Island Hook - April 2001

MS Volendam - Southern Caribbean - April 2002

MS Volendam - Westfarer Caribbean - April 2004

MS Prinsendam - Windmills & Waterford – September 2004

MS Westerdam - Western Caribbean - April 2005

MS Statendam - Hawaii Circle - September 2005

MS Rotterdam - Vikings and Czars – July 2006

MS Veendam - Southern Caribbean – March 2007

 

106 days - 29'683 Nm

 

 

Future Cruise :

 

=>> MS Volendam, April 1st 2008

I had forgotten posting this link, in accordance with HAL's wishes posted in another thread by CopperJohn, I am removing it.

 

Rich

[Copper10-8]

Thanks Rich!

As I posted about a week ago, HAL made an official request to Cruise Critic within the last three weeks to have the Staff assignment 'sticky' removed because it was felt it was an infringement on the privacy of those listed. The powers to be at Cruise Critic honored that request and the sticky has been removed. I have to respect that so, unless the sticky reappears, I will no longer be posting the staff assignment list for the ships.

HAL will list the names of captains, hotel managers and cruise directors on reading material that we, as pax, will get delivered to us while on the ship (i.e. Daily Program, welcome aboard, invitations, etc.) On the last night of the cruise HAL will deliver the "Cruise Log" to your cabin which lists pretty much all of the senior staff by name on that particular voyage.

Some folks in Seattle have a problem with this same information being known ahead of time. This does not appear to be a problem on HAL's Eurodam blog which lists several of the staff with a photograph and personal background info. Other HAL folks like Captain Schoonderbeek list his entire sailing schedule on his blog for all to see. So some have no issue with the information being made available while others apparently do. To each his own!

[localady]

Thanks Rich!

 

As I posted about a week ago, HAL made an official request to Cruise Critic within the last three weeks to have the Staff assignment 'sticky' removed because it was felt it was an infringement on the privacy of those listed. The powers to be at Cruise Critic honored that request and the sticky has been removed. I have to respect that so, unless the sticky reappears, I will no longer be posting the staff assignment list for the ships.

 

HAL will list the names of captains, hotel managers and cruise directors on reading material that we, as pax, will get delivered to us while on the ship (i.e. Daily Program, welcome oboard, invitations, etc.) On the last night of the cruise HAL will deliver the "Cruise Log" to your cabin which lists pretty much all of the senior staff by name on that particular voyage.

 

Some folks in Seattle have a problem with this same information being known ahead of time. This does not appear to be a problem on HAL's Eurodam blog which lists several of the staff with a photograph and personal background info. Other HAL folks like Captain Schoonderbeek list his entire sailing schedule on his blog for all to see. So some have no issue with the information being made available while others apparently do. To each his own!

 

John-

My guess is HAL fears it's a potential legal or security issue....:rolleyes:

What did Shakespeare say about killing all lawyers??;) :D

[PalmBeachMom]

What Shakespeare said, and I am paraphrasing is: "If you want anarchy, first let's kill all the lawyers."

[Bill S]

Hey, now this is getting scary & personal! :eek:

[LAFFNVEGAS]

Hey, now this is getting scary & personal! :eek:

Bill, you are retired now so you can relax :D

[Copper10-8]

For you Bill, and all the other lawyers;)

Judge: "Well, Sir, I have reviewed this case and I've decided to give your wife $775 a week."

Husband: "That's fair, your honor. I'll try to send her a few bucks myself."

 

Q: What is your date of birth?

A: July fifteenth.

Q: What year?

A: Every year

Q: What gear were you in at moment of the impact?

A: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.

Q: How old is your son, the one living with you.

A: Thirty-eight or thirty-five, I can't remember which.

Q: How long has he lived with you?

A: Forty-five years.

Q: What was the first thing your husband said to you when he woke up that morning?

A: He said, "Where am I, Cathy?"

Q: And why did that upset you?

A: My name is Susan.

Q: And where was the location of the accident?

A: Approximately milepost 499.

Q: And where is milepost 499?

A: Probably between milepost 498 and 500.

Q: Trooper, when you stopped the defendant, were your red and blue lights flashing?

A: Yes.

Q: Did the defendant say anything when she got out of her car?

A: Yes, sir.

Q: What did she say?

A: What disco am I at?

Q: Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning?

Q: The youngest son, the 20-year old, how old is he?

Q: Were you present when your picture was taken?

Q: So the date of conception of (the baby) was August 8th?

A: Yes.

Q: And what were you doing at that time?

Q: She had three children, right?

A: Yes.

Q: How many were boys?

A: None.

Q: Were there any girls?

Q: You say the stairs went down to the basement?

A: Yes.

Q: And these stairs, did they go up also?

Q: How was your first marriage terminated?

A: By death.

Q: And by whose death was it terminated?

Q: Can you describe the individual?

A: He was about medium height and had a beard.

Q: Was this a male or a female?

Q: Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition that I sent to your attorney?

A: No, this is how I dress when I go to work.

Q: Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people?

A: All my autopsies are performed on dead people.

Q: All your responses must be oral, OK?

A: OK.

Q: What school did you go to?

A: Oral.

Q: Do you recall the time that you examined the body?

A: The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m.

Q: And Mr. Dennington was dead at the time?

A: No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy.

Q: Are you qualified to give a urine sample?

 

Q: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for pulse?

A: No.

Q: Did you check for blood pressure?

A: No.

Q: Did you check for breathing?

A: No.

Q: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?

A: No.

Q: How can you be so sure, Doctor?

A: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.

Q: But could the patient have still been alive nevertheless?

A: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law somewhere.:D

[sail7seas]

You are 'in form' tonight, Sir Copper. Some of them had me 'ROFLMAO'.

 

Yah....everyone hates the lawyers until they need one. :D

 

[mamaofami]

Bill, you are retired now so you can relax :D

 

 

Once a lawyer, always a lawyer.