Ever wondered what it is like to be captain on a cruise ship? This book gives you more information than you will ever need..<br><br>The Captain's Journal is a sequel to the successful Captain's Log.<br><br>Author Hans Mateboer, long time captain for some of the worlds most prestigious cruise lines takes you on a wonderful journey of personal experiences. <br><br>Many of the stories you will read are hilarious, some are compassionate but in the end, every story goes back to the basics of everyday life on board these great ships.
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Hans M.C. Mateboer. The Captain's Journal
Introduction
Chapter 1. Discipline
Chapter 2. Kitchen Inspection
Chapter 3. Hurricane Season
Chapter 4. Wishful Thinking
Chapter 5. The Double
Chapter 6. Formal Night
Chapter 7. Paint
Chapter 8. The Sultan’s Visit
Chapter 9. The New Staff Captain
Chapter 10. The Somat Cabin
Chapter 11. Dates
Chapter 12. Our Chief
Chapter 13. Thieves
Chapter 14. Showtime!
Chapter 15. The Pianist
Chapter 16. The Mattress
Chapter 17. Souvenirs
Chapter 18. The Shipyard
Chapter 19. Tendering
Chapter 20. The Chinese Fire Drill
Chapter 21. Girlfriends
Chapter 22. Decisions, Decisions
Chapter 23. The Aviator
Chapter 24. Cabin Inspection
Chapter 25. The Late Departure
Chapter 26. The Chief’s Date
Chapter 27. Sea Trials
Chapter 28. The Pelican
Chapter 29. The Start-Up
Chapter 30. Wedding Vows
Chapter 31. Make a Wish
About the Author
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When writing my first cruise stories I never imagined they would eventually come together as a book titled The Captain’s Log. I got all kinds of positive feedback, from people stopping me to say how much they’d enjoyed reading Cruise Industry News with my column on the last few pages to others exclaiming, “You should write a book!”
That always got a smile from me and a promise that I would think about it. I started a search for publishers and quickly I found myself in a completely unknown world – a world full of no answers and rejections. Should I self-publish? That brought another fruitless search, because this world was full of traps and double bottoms, as well. Searching on the Internet proved to be a source of aggravation, with my email inbox quickly flooded by messages from companies with the most promising names, offering to do it all for me.
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The Human Resources Manager laughed. “She did, but that was two weeks ago. After that she dated Donny and now it’s Dirk.”
The hotel manager joined in. “I know Dirk. Isn’t he the sound technician? I thought he was seeing…”
