Ladies and Gents……..usually I have a long introduction for guest interviews but on this one I just need to say……….. Here is Roberto.

1. Everyone knows you as Roberto who administers the blog but who is the real Roberto Castro? What can you tell us about your self i.e., home, family, education etc.
What can I say about me? Well, I’m from Hialeah, Fla., (lived on the same block my whole life). I’m very fortunate to have a very tight-knit family; we’ve been through a lot but they are truly the best I can ask for. I’m also very fortunate to have some of the greatest friends in the world. I’m currently a candidate for an MBA at the University of Miami, where I also obtained my undergraduate degree (Go Canes!). In my spare time, I’m involved with the Greater Miami Alumni Club (the local chapter of the UM Alumni Association) where I serve as president and I have the honor of serving as Chief of Iron Arrow Honor Society, which is the University of Miami’s highest honor.

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Do you want the good news or the band news? OK, the good news. The weather remained gorgeous today with the sun shining and giving us a nice temperature of 75 degrees.

Now the bad news.

As I mentioned we were tendering today as there was no room at the pier. Now, I sang my own praises last time about how well I had this organized and I woke up this morning feeling confident that this would be repeated and all would be well………..it wasn’t…………bugger !

It started of OK with us arriving on time into Dubrovnik. The arrival is gorgeous and the outer islands glistened as the sun shone on cleanest water in the Med. We arrived at 7 am and started the process of dropping the anchor and then lowering six of our lifeboats which we used for tenders. This is always a fascinating sight for our guests who as I watched from the bridge stood on their balconies in various states of undress taking photos.

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I remember when I was a young teenager every time I went to Heathrow airport in London, I would not look for the 747s or the big cargo planes, for me there was only one plane worth seeing……………………………………………Concorde.

This was the pinnacle of air travel and just catching a glimpse of this supersonic passport to far off places was something everyone, including myself, wanted to experience.

In today’s world of the cruise industry there is, and I say this with the greatest respect, only one company that still has that magical “Concorde effect” on people and that company is ……………………………………Cunard.

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