Venice Cruising

Somebody posted this rumor in December saying that the captain had announced it. I asked Captain Marek who is master of the Vision. This is his reply: "Wow.....what people come up with ?!?!?!?!

I have NEVER announced such a thing as we simply never heard about any plans of Vision leaving the company. What we have is the itineraries planned until April 2017 and we are simply waiting for the ones after that. The world of rumors........ Take care :-)"

Also Vision is not going to China, she is going to be home ported in Dubai starting in the fall of this year.

My Excel sheet says the rotation date is 12-24-15 but it doesn't account for cruises that are longer than 7 days. I will make a note that rotation may not occur until 1-11-16

Vision has been doing some 9 and 10 night sailings since she got back from Barcelona, and won't start 7 night until end of January. When I was on Vision last month, Capt Marek said he would be on until 1/11/16. He'll be back on 3/26/16.

If they do, are they visible on the ship or is it more of a watch and learn mode?

 

Roy

I'm sorry, I don't know anything more about it - just that Capt Marek said he had been on for 1 sailing with Capt Lis when he first came to Vision. I am sure Capt Marek will be very visible on your cruise. He always is. :)

Thank you for the information. Does this mean that a captain rotating on will join the last sailing of the previous captain, to make for a smooth transition?

Not on normal rotations, no. But I think they do when a new captain is joining the ship. I am not certain, but am assuming this is the case because Captain Marek told me that when he joined Vision for the first time in 2014, he and Captain Lis were both on the ship for one sailing.

The new captain on Vision will be Michael Lindberg. He has just been promoted. This info was given to me by Capt Marek, so is reliable. I believe Capt Marek rotates off 1/11/16.

Adventure OTS - Capt Toni Calne (started rotation 10-31-15)

Adventure OTS - Capt Tomas Busto

Allure OTS - Capt Johnny Faevelen (started rotation 10-11-15)

Allure OTS - Capt Tore Grimstad

Anthem OTS - Capt ? ? ? ? (started rotation 11-22-15)

Anthem OTS - Capt Claus Andersen

Brilliance OTS - Capt Ole-Johan Gronhaug (started rotation 12-6-15)

Brilliance OTS - Capt Stig Nilsen

Enchantment OTS - Capt Toni Tomljanovic (started rotation 10-30-15)

Enchantment OTS - Capt ? ? ? ?

Explorer OTS - Capt Kjetil Gjerstad (started rotation 10-9-15)

Explorer OTS - Capt Rick Sullivan

Freedom OTS - Capt Espen Been (started rotation 10-11-15)

Freedom OTS - Capt Ron Holmes

Grandeur OTS - Capt Trond Holm (started rotation 11-6-15)

Grandeur OTS - Capt ? ? ?

Harmony OTS - Capt Gus Andersson

Harmony OTS - Capt Johnny Faevelen

Independence OTS - Capt Iv Vidos (started rotation 10-7-15)

Independence OTS - Capt Thore Thorolvsen

Jewel OTS - Capt Dustin Castelsky (started rotation 11-1-15)

Jewel OTS - Capt Lis Lauritzen

Legend OTS - Capt Arild Hansen (started rotation 10-11-15)

Legend OTS - Capt Kjell Nordmo

Liberty OTS - Capt Rune Johnsen (started rotation 12-6-15)

Liberty OTS - Capt James MacDonald

Majesty OTS - Capt Erik Standahl (started rotation 11-9-15)

Majesty OTS - Capt Per Persson

Mariner OTS - Capt ? ? ? ? (started rotation 10-18-15)

Mariner OTS - Capt Flemming Nielsen

Navigator OTS - Capt Aris Medina (started rotation 11-28-15)

Navigator OTS - Capt Frank Martinsen

Oasis OTS - Capt Trym Selvag (started rotation 10-31-15)

Oasis OTS - Capt Per Kristoffersen

Ovation OTS - Capt Henrik W Loy

Ovation OTS -

Quantum OTS - Capt Henrik Loft Sørensen (started rotation 12-2-15)

Quantum OTS - Capt Srecko Felix Ban

Radiance OTS - Capt Göran Peterson (started rotation 11-20-15)

Radiance OTS - Capt Carl Graucob

Rhapsody OTS - Capt Rob Hempstead (started rotation 11-15-15)

Rhapsody OTS - Capt Dimas Manrique

Serenade OTS - Capt Tor Olsen (started rotation 11-13-15)

Serenade OTS - Capt Krzyszthof Szymkarczuk

Splendour OTS - Capt Yngvar Knutsen (started rotation 11-7-15)

Splendour OTS - Capt Diego Lombardic

Vision OTS - Capt Marek Slaby (started rotation 10-15-15)

Vision OTS - Capt ? ? ?

Voyager OTS - Capt Sverre Ryan (started rotation 10-13-15)

Voyager OTS - Capt Sindre Borsheim

can tell me, who will be the captain of the Vision of the Seas for January 2016. We are sailing 2 January 2016. thank you.

Captain Marek Slaby will be on that sailing - he rotates off at the end of it. You might get the new captain too, Michael Lindberg.

I'm cruising on Vision of The Seas at Thanksgiving. Haven't cruised solo before.