Josy1953 Posted April 3, 2018 #1 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Does anyone know who is currently the Captain of Azura ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorset Cruiser Posted April 3, 2018 #2 Share Posted April 3, 2018 It was Captain Hoyt on the repositioning cruise last month. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooked-cruiser Posted April 7, 2018 #3 Share Posted April 7, 2018 And it still is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janny444 Posted April 14, 2018 #4 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Just off the Azura and yes it is Captain Hoyt...'fraid I wasn't impressed but then again Captain Robert Camby is such an hard act to follow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennybluehat Posted April 14, 2018 #5 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Just off the Azura and yes it is Captain Hoyt...'fraid I wasn't impressed but then again Captain Robert Camby is such an hard act to follow Why weren't you impressed, did he do something wrong or are you comparing personalities with previous captains? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruzseeka Posted May 1, 2018 #6 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Spotted a reference to this today in the press. Don't know who it relates to. https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2018/22221/how-captain-cruise-ship-azura-poisoned-marseilles/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Baker Posted May 1, 2018 #7 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Spotted a reference to this today in the press. Don't know who it relates to. https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2018/22221/how-captain-cruise-ship-azura-poisoned-marseilles/ I bet Azura fails to dock in Marseilles until it's resolved, it could cost the local economy Millions if Carnival decide not to send ANY of it's ships there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennybluehat Posted May 7, 2018 #8 Share Posted May 7, 2018 We have just returned from Azura & we didn’t see Captain Hoyt at all. We got 1 announcement per day off him & that was it. I believe he was attending the gala night but that seems to have been his only appearance the entire cruise. Obviously his most important role was to keep us safe & get us there & back without issue which he did. It is the 1st cruise we have been on where we never seen the captain at some point on the ship.:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Selbourne Posted May 8, 2018 #9 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Never come across Captain Hoyt, but we find that the Captain makes a big difference to a cruise. We aren’t bothered about seeing them around the ship (they probably get sick of idiots asking “Whose driving the ‘boat’ Captain?” because, of course, that’s the first time they’ve ever heard that howler), but we like to hear them announce interesting information. On our first cruises with our all time favourite captain Chris Wells, he did every noon announcement (with really interesting information), provided info as we approached and departed ports, announced when dolphins were visible (which makes a Cruise for many people, especially children), did horn blowing competitions when we passed other cruise ships, did Q&A sessions in the theatre where passengers were allowed to ask questions, was around the ship and would stop to chat etc etc Over the years, we have noticed the Captains become more and more ‘distant’, delegating almost everything to more junior officers. Of course, their primary concern is being master of the vessel and ensuring safety etc, but good ones can do all of this in addition. Also, if they are starting to have foreign captains with strong accents / poor English, then that’s another aspect of ‘Britishness’ that made P&O unique gradually disappearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majortom10 Posted May 8, 2018 #10 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Never come across Captain Hoyt, but we find that the Captain makes a big difference to a cruise. We aren’t bothered about seeing them around the ship (they probably get sick of idiots asking “Whose driving the ‘boat’ Captain?” because, of course, that’s the first time they’ve ever heard that howler), but we like to hear them announce interesting information. On our first cruises with our all time favourite captain Chris Wells, he did every noon announcement (with really interesting information), provided info as we approached and departed ports, announced when dolphins were visible (which makes a Cruise for many people, especially children), did horn blowing competitions when we passed other cruise ships, did Q&A sessions in the theatre where passengers were allowed to ask questions, was around the ship and would stop to chat etc etc Over the years, we have noticed the Captains become more and more ‘distant’, delegating almost everything to more junior officers. Of course, their primary concern is being master of the vessel and ensuring safety etc, but good ones can do all of this in addition. Also, if they are starting to have foreign captains with strong accents / poor English, then that’s another aspect of ‘Britishness’ that made P&O unique gradually disappearing. Captains have in the past also become Chief Executives and their responsibility and workload has increased and they are now responsible for nearly every aspect of the ship not just the seafaring side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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