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I worked on her when she was still with Princess as Sea Princess, obviously that was a few years ago but she is a beautiful ship with excellent sea keeping qualities (we went through 3 cyclones on her, bumpy but no problem) and was hugely elegant. Granted even then the crew accom. was nothing to write home about but perhaps there has been some updating, however I will remember her as without any doubt the friendliest and most fun ship I have ever served on, I spent 2 years there and would happily have spent another 2 or 3 - indeed much better than the new Princess ships I worked on thereafter.
quote:Originally posted by crew member:Thank you Mr. Ernst for your reply..have you ever been on board Mona Lisa...I will be working in guest cabins (cabin stewardess)...I used to work few years with Carnival...I must say I preffer smaller ships..I don't mind if my accomodation is not high class...the only thing that I am worried about right now is my german...
No I have sadly not been aboard.She is nevertheless an outstanding ship which one has to know being interested in ships.
The ship has wood panelling all over even in almost all cabins. Yes, the clientele will expect some German as they will be mostly elderly. But there are a few phrases that you would use as cabin steward, for instance:Guten Morgen (good morning)Guten Tag (Good day, appropriate 11 to 18 o'cock)Guten Abend (Good evening)Gute Nacht (good night)Entschuldigung! (excuse me, also used if someone stands in the way)Wie geht es Ihnen? (how are you doing?)Gut, danke! Und Ihnen? (Good, thanks! Are you also fine? Answer to the above question)Kabinen-Steward! Kann ich hereinkommen? (Cabin Steward, can I come in?)Ich komme spaeter wieder (I come again later)Bitte! (Please!)But don't ask me to tell you how to pronounce etc. this or how the german has to sound in english spelling. As a German I am no good at this!
I have been aboard only once in 2003, and this ship is like no other interiorwise with all the wood panelling. She is the last of her kind! Enjoy it! She comes from the age of Transatlantic liner service.
Pam
A lot of Hungarians speak German very well and the other learn it quick.
It is more difficult for us, to learn some Hungarian, i never learned it.
I think, the language will not be an Problem.
On the other Hand, Mona Lisa is the Ship of Holiday Kreuzfahrten in Germany. Some Comments are not the best in our Cruisegoer Magazine "An Bord".
Holiday has now an second Ship, the Lili Marleen.
With this Ship they offer Horror-Cruising at their maiden Cruise to Madeira on Sylvester and from Genova to the Caribbean.
It is the worst, i read since Years.
So it is possible, Passengers are angry because they get an lousy Product for their Money, not because the get an Hungarian Stewardess.
This will be no Problem.
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