For me, it's I was having this chat with a Charter guest last just last couple of weeks ago.
Pretty much just getting the guests on board and to relax and interact with nature and just find ...
Honestly, I still really enjoy driving the boat—manoeuvring, parking, all of that.
Sharing skills and mentoring has always been simple for me.
You know, this is a good question because I'm I'm close to being able to retire, although I won't.
It seemed like a fun thing to do, using the same skill set but in a different environment.
With this boat, Antares, we’ve been pretty much around the world.
I think for me the best thing is creating experiences that guests and the crew will remember for ...
That’s pretty simple.
I must admit, in the last five years I've been on the same boat, or the last four, but the last t...
I mean, I think it's it's just been a thing since it's not even been a captain.
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