Welcome Home, Captain

It is a routine for each new ship that the crew moves on board 14 days before the official delivery date of the ship. An important criteria for this moving on board is the fact that the crew quarters and facilities have to be ready for them and provide a comfortable but also a safe environment while living on board.

These criteria were all met at the planned date and the crew found their cabins made up with all the necessary facilities and their mess rooms ready for the first meals to be served.

The captain, to keep up with the tradition of always being the first on and the last off, was the first one to move on board. The picture shows him receiving the key to his cabin from Melissa, the human resources officer, at her make-shift desk, which was set up temporarily in the corridor while her official office was receiving the last touch-ups.