I am not a big fan of eating at the captain’s table and whenever possible I try and avoid it like a Turkish prison. It’s OK when the captain or at least one other senior officer has the personality to keep the table enthralled but most of the time they don’t………..and that’s me doing two hours of comedy while my end cut piece of Prime Rib gets cold.
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It’s a great feeling having your photo taken and being told how much someone has enjoyed your show and that you are a good Cruise Director. It is also rewarding when you can turn a negative into some kind of positive and it is also very much part of the job to have to stand and listen to someone who regardless of what you say is going to want to tell you what I or the company I work for has done wrong.

This is the job of the Cruise Director.
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