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Steve Read (sread)
First Class Passenger
Member # 788

posted 05-23-2006 04:17 AM

A documentary on TV this weekend said that "of 131 cruise ships in service, only three have female captains".

Anyone know which ships?

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 05-23-2006 07:09 AM

quote:
Originally posted by sread:
A documentary on TV this weekend said that "of 131 cruise ships in service, only three have female captains".
Anyone know which ships?

Great question! Then we can avoid cruising on them.

(There's a lot more than 131 cruise ships in service, in the world!)

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 05-23-2006 07:57 AM

What documentary, US based? As Malcolm says 131 vessels is only 1/4 of the figure and would basically be purely the US Mass Market lines; Carnival Corp as a worldwide group plus NCL [not inc Star vessels] & RCCL/Celebrity have 121 ships between them.
Adding on Crystal, Silverseas, Oceania, ACCL etc gives over 131...

So my guess is, that within the mainstream US based lines you may well come across 3 female captains... who they are I haven't a clue.

Pam

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Ernst
First Class Passenger
Member # 5369

posted 05-23-2006 09:41 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Malcolm @ cruisepage:
Great question! Then we can avoid cruising on them.
[..]

Come on - what is wrong with a charming femal captain or officer? (I did not yet travel with a femal captain but with femal officers) Beside that - 'girls' are usually more ambitiouse - to say the least - so I see only advantages.

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tazza
First Class Passenger
Member # 5450

posted 05-23-2006 09:48 AM

that's funny lol... I really don't think there would be any difference, protocol is protocol... I guess their personalites might differ, but that works for everyone

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Linerrich
First Class Passenger
Member # 4864

posted 05-23-2006 09:54 AM

There have been female airline pilot captains for years; no one raises an eyebrow much any more when they find out their flight captain is a woman.

Rich

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Cambodge
First Class Passenger
Member # 906

posted 05-23-2006 10:18 AM

Aw common off it, Malcom!

If female officers can command US naval vessels, and they do, female first officers on both passenger and cargo vessels could, would, and should be commonplace!

Do I detect a hint of male chauvinism in the ranks?

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Ernst
First Class Passenger
Member # 5369

posted 05-23-2006 10:44 AM

A ship with a comparably high ratio of femal crew members is the Sea Cloud - this is not only very charming but e.g. during the sail manouvers the 'girls' were much, much faster than the 'boys'.
(I know it is silly to replace or compensate prejudices with other prejudices - nevertheless - nothing against femal officers)

[ 05-23-2006: Message edited by: Ernst ]

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Linerrich
First Class Passenger
Member # 4864

posted 05-23-2006 11:00 AM

It wasn't that many years ago when the cruise industry was a male dominated operation both on board and shoreside. Nowadays it's not unusual to have female cruise directors, chief pursers, hotel directors, and even cruise line CEOs!

Rich

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