The Captain runs the ship, no surprise there. They have a crew to assist with that. But a cruise ship also has a Hotel Director. They are in charge of things like the restaurants, bars, cabin housekeeping and so on. I’ve heard one say they are responsible for everything that does not “have an engine nor an anchor.”
Working below the Hotel Director is the “Cruise Director”, who is in charge of entertainment. Which includes things like the daily stuff (bingo, trivia, cornhole, bridge) or lecturers and performers that rotate every two weeks or so. They are the voice of the cruise.
But then there is my current Cruise Director – Moss Hills. He is a bona fide hero.
BBC article: here
Wiki article: here
Back in 1991, Moss and his wife were playing music on the cruise ship MTS Oceanos when the ship started taking on water. For whatever reason, the crew and most officers abandoned ship without announcing anything to the guests. Moss managed to get to the radio and called for help. In the end, no one was lost.
We lost Easter Island yesterday.
They don’t have any kind of docks, so ships must use tenders to get to dry land. However, the weather in the eastern Pacific is causing swells of almost 2 meters (six feet), which exceeds the ship’s regulations for non-emergency tender use. This is always a possibility with smaller ports.
The Captain was looking ahead and worked with Silversea chief meteorologist to determine it was not worth completing our Lima-to-Easter Island journey. So, instead we are going to visit some unplanned French Polynesian islands. It means seven consecutive sea days from South America, but is for the best. That just means I have reason to schedule another visit to this region.