MAREK SLABY
NIBU SAYED
Captain
Hotel Director
Captain Marel< was born in Gdansl< and grew up in Stettin - cities on the Polish coast of the Baltic Sea. Having a father working at sea as an engineer, he decided to become a navigator Graduated from Maritime University in Stettin in 1991, he spent 6 years working as a Bridge Officer on ships carrying grain, coal and liquified gas. Captain Marek joined the cruise industry in 1997 working as Second, First and Chief Officer for another cruise line. He joined Royal Caribbean in 2004, working his way up on board the Voyager, Vision, Radiance and Freedom class ships. Captain Marek loves his job, photography, and travelling. He is also passionate about music, having sung in a hard rock band years ago. Captain Marek would like to say "Welcome aboard and remember: Our mission is to make every single one of you feel welcomed, safe and ensure you have the greatest time of all!
Nibu was born and raised in Kerala, the southern most state of India. He acquired a Bachelors Degree in Commerce then moved to Switzerland to join the Hotel Management School of La Roche. After graduation in 1988, he started his career with the Schweizerh of Group of Hotels in Switzerland and later in 1990 came to the United States to join Royal Caribbean International in the Food & Beverage Division. After serving in several senior Food & Beverage positions, Nibu was promoted to Hotel Director in 2003. In that role, he has served on the Legend of the Seas, Empress of the Seas, Grandeur of the Seas, Splendour of the Seas, Radiance of the Seas, Navigator of the Seas, Adventure of the Seas and Jewel of the Seas before joining Vision of the Seas. He would like to wish everyone a warm welcome and a most enjoyable cruise vacation onboard.
ROBERT DELAC
ANGELLE VAN HEMERT - RUTTEN
Chief Engineeer
Cruise Director Angelle is originally from the quaint Dutch village of Gorinchem, right in the middle of the Netherlands. She picked up her love for dancing, performing and entertaining at a young age and was always eager to organize these types of activities in her school and work. When she was 18 years old, she decided to pursue a career in hotels throughout Europe, from the Spanish Balearic island of Mallorca to the enchanting Greek island of Kos where she entertained the hotel guests on a daily basis. In 2008, she met her husband Hugo and, like on the Love Boat, they decided to work on cruise ships together. They started by working on Royal Caribbean's then largest ship in the fleet, "Freedom of the Seas," with Angelle as Cruise Director's Staff and Hugo as Sports Staff After several contracts, they took a year's break to backpack around the world and were married in Bali. Their love of travel and meeting new people took them back to Royal Caribbean and Angelle was quickly promoted to Activities Manager and Hugo to Sports Supervisor. Recently, Angelle stepped up to Cruise Director where she heads a division of some 70 people including the Cruise Director's Staff, Adventure Ocean Youth Staff Musicians, Entertainers and Production Team. She will do everything possible to ensure you have a great cruise vacation here on the beautiful Vision of the Seas.
FERNANDO AMARAL Loyalty Ambassador Fernando comes from the beautiful Florianopolis Island, south of Brazil. He grew up sailing boats with his family around Brazil, and his future could not be different. After serving in the Army and graduating from a university with a degree in Hospitality, Fernando decided to join the cruise line industry in 2003, working in various departments of Marketing & Revenue. All the while, Fernando knows that his passion has always been speaking and interacting with people so he decided to join the Guest Services Division. During his free time, Fernando loves to spend time with his wife, go to the gym, scuba dive and play basketball. As your Loyalty Ambassador, Fernando is proud to welcome all of our Crown & Anchor Society members and also invite all new cruisers to join this fantastic membership program.
Robert grew up in Rijeka, the principal seaport and third-largest city in Croatia. He graduated from Technical High School and while looking at the ships in port decided to continue education in marine-oriented programmes. Robert completed BSc degree in 1989. The same year he joined the merchant marine industry beginning his career as an engineer. In following years he was gaining working experience, continuing offduty education and earned his MSc degree In 1996 at the Faculty of Maritime Studies University of Rijeka. Robert also worked in his local shipyard and later began working on various cruise ships. He joined Royal Caribbean International in 2003.and ever since has been faithful to this fleet. He served as 2nd Engineer on Legend of the Seas before being promoted to 1st Engineer and then Staff Chief Engineer. He has also worked onboard Adventure of the Seas and Navigator of the Seas. Robert was later promoted to the rank of Chief Engineer and joined Vision of the Seas.Robert is married and has a 9 year old daughter and 11 year old son. His family is very near to his heart and always on his mind. He wishes you an amazing cruise vacation onboard Vision of the Seas.
GEORGE KEANLY Food & Beverage Manager George was raised in Southern Africa of British descent. At the age of 23, George first joined Royal Caribbean and worked in the capacity of Sommeiier for 5 years on the Nordic Prince, Song of Norway Song of America and what was then called the Nordic Empress. He returned to land where he continued his career opening various hotels in South Africa and Zambia, as well as consulting for the famous Blue Train, based in Cape Town. After 7 years, the high seas were calling again and George joined another cruise line working as a Beverage Manager for three and a half years sailing around the world. In May 2005, George rejoined RCI in the capacity of Senior Beverage Manager and became a Food & Beverage Manager a few years later George resides in Croatia with his wife and son. George has worked on various Royal Caribbean ships in the fleet, and now, the Vision of the Seas is his home, and he hopes all of our guests enjoy their time in the restaurants and bars we have to offer
WE L O O K FORWARD T O M E E T I N G Y O U Š2012 Royal Caribbean International. Ships registry: The Bahamas.
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