Although the Ocean Village ships are always in largely the same part of the world (either Med or Caribbean depending on the season), their paths don’t tend to cross. In other words, whilst I am on Ocean Village in Central Caribbean, my equivalent aboard Ocean Village Two, Aby, will be in the Southern Caribbean. So it was unusual for both of us to be on the same pier of the same island at the same time recently, and it did allow for an outbreak of healthy rivalry between the two crews!
Ocean Village and Ocean Village Two side by side in Grenada
The two ships sailed into Grenada on Monday 12th January, giving both sets of passengers a rare sight and a double dose of Ocean Village in one hit. I’m sure this was pretty cool for them as many will have been on their first cruise and probably wondering what the other ship looked like. So although they couldn’t go onboard the other ship, they got to see them together on the dockside and could get a peek at the other from the top decks (and hopefully thought they might like to try the other one next time!?)
An officer reunion!
The two ships sailed into Grenada on Monday 12th January, giving both sets of passengers a rare sight and a double dose of Ocean Village in one hit. I’m sure this was pretty cool for them as many will have been on their first cruise and probably wondering what the other ship looked like. So although they couldn’t go onboard the other ship, they got to see them together on the dockside and could get a peek at the other from the top decks (and hopefully thought they might like to try the other one next time!?)
An officer reunion!
L to R Michel Benner, Food & Beverage Director, Tracey Clegg Entertainment & Retail Director, and Sharma Daljit Hotel Director from Ocean Village Two, alongside Michael Lobban, Hotel Director, Mark Hudson Entertainment & Retail Director, and John Brodie Food & Beverage Director from Ocean Village.
Meanwhile, once our work was done some of the crew faced each other in a ‘friendly’ 20/20 cricket match on dry land. With a lot of pride at stake, competition was fierce in a tense but highly enjoyable game for the players and supporters from both ships. And the result...
Ocean Village Two’s ‘Accom Knights XI’ beat a mixed OV team (OV2 won, appropriately enough, by just two wickets)!
Ocean Village Two’s ‘Accom Knights XI’ beat a mixed OV team (OV2 won, appropriately enough, by just two wickets)!
Ocean Village Two's Knights XI in grey and Ocean Village's mixed team in red coutesy of the photo studio
And then all that was left to do was a ‘honking’ competition in a big Sailaway ceremony as both ships prepared to head out to their next port of call. And I am delighted to say that this time it was Ocean Village's turn to take the winner’s title with a deafening salute as we were leaving the pier! Not that we're at all competitive of course...
The next and final time the ships will meet will be in Grenada again on the 9 March. Are you going to be there to join us and cheer on your ship’s team?
1 comment:
I was just checking to see the itinerary of the last voyage, and went to website and remembered the blog. I was a Massage Therapist on OV2 in 2008, and i miss it terribly. I was hoping to be part of the crew this year too, but salary changes by the concessionaire made it impossible for me to take the trip.
The Karma spa was a great place to work, and we had a great team. My guests loved when I took them on a tour because I would give them the run down of the ships history and show them all the gadgets in the thermal suite. And what a space it was!! The steam, the sauna, the Roman herbal sauna. Such great memories.
The crew that is still on there is very special to me indeed, and even some of the guests I know as well. Smooth sailing my dear OV2 and crew. I hope you are a smash hit down under... There is no reason you shouldnt be!!!
Cheers Croix
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