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[SEABOURN PEOPLE - CAPTAIN DAG]
>> DAG: My name is Dag Dvergastein.
I come from a little village
called (inaudible)
in the southern part of Norway,
and I'm captain with Seabourn.
At the moment, I'm sitting
in this tropical paradise in a little zodiac,
off a dock in this little place called
Iles des Saintes, which is south of Guadaloupe.
And, to me, it looks exactly like
a Gauguin painting.
And I'm here just to look to see
if it's possible to land here with our tenders
so we can give our guests the same experience.
And I've been at sea for almost 40 years,
and it still fascinates me every day.
My father was a captain.
My grandfather was a captain.
My great-grandfather was also a captain
and sailing ship captains.
I was fortunate enough to grow up with
both my great-grandparents alive,
and they lived for a long time.
And I remember them telling stories
of their sailing ships days,
actually on their own sailing ships.
On Seabourn, of course,
I have my staff captain with me
as well as the duty officer
and the safety and environmental officers,
and, of course, the junior officers,
et cetera.
On every ship, they're a great team
that take their pride in guiding
the ships safely through
all kinds of waters
all over the world every day,
and that's a very comforting story,
I hope, for all the passengers
that sail with us.
There is normally a bonding between
all the guests and the crew.
And, of course, the crew remember you by name.
They know your drink.
They probably know the table you like,
and they know their cabin they want to sit on,
et cetera, so I believe this is what
makes it different.
And I have to say that I'm very proud
to be part of such a group
that have one dedication only,
and that is to basically serve all the clients
in the best possible way.
I sure like, on the Welcome Aboard,
when I have the chance to introduce
my management on board, and, of course,
some of the key crew members.
You get the chance to meet
all of the passengers.
And, of course, a lot of these passengers
feel that the ship is their
own private country home.
It's like a home away from home.
And in such way, they treat the ship as theirs.
And, of course, we also get to know
many of them as we continue.
And, of course, they get to know us,
so all in all, it's a nice interaction,
and it's nice to see how people totally relax.
After 12 hours, it's like they have never been
away, so that's a great way of seeing people
enjoying their vacation.
Ladies and gentlemen, dear guests,
if or when you see this little clip,
I sincerely hope that if you find me on board
one of the Seabourn ships,
please come and say hello.
My name is Dag, and I think
I'm easily recognized
at least on the Scandinavian accent.
So I hope that I should be able to give you
some great moments of cruising
somewhere around the world.
So until we see each other again,
stay well and au revoir, as we are in France.