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[GingerPeach]

http://www.wsj.com/articles/what-captain-kate-carries-onboard-1441143004

Very interesting story.  Her father encouraged her from a young age.  I like the marbles being placed in secret spots for her friend.

Her home is in Las Vegas, from where she says jokingly, "all good sailors come from."

[MyGirlsMom]

Good for her!!  I love Celebrity cruise lines.

[Katcat1]

It's refreshing; however, women still make less than men in any posiiton especially in higher positions.

[Kachina624]

I went on a cruise in Alaska in 1992, and the captain was a woman.  It wasn't a huge ocean liner.  It had about 80 passengers and was a nature-oriented trip.  It was a lot more fun than my Alaskan cruise on Princess.  The boat was a huge catamaran with crew quarters in the pontoons.

[Drythe]

Two years before the Costa Concordia sank off the shore of Italy I was on the same ship, same route, same Captain.

When we reached Sicily he rammed the cement dock, thereby disabling the sonar mechanism.  We sat in port for 5 hours.  I had, had, had to be in Rome that night and so made other arrangements to move on.

Why was he still a captain two years later?  It's pretty disconcerting to look at those photos and realize the room I was in was underwater.  Poor people who were with him later.  May they RIP.

To my point, YEA!  to a woman captain!  WHOOP, WHOOP !

[Kachina624]

Drythe, if they kept him after that, and heavens knows how many other incidences, they deserved what they got, beaucoup lawsuits.  Unfortunately people had to pay for their negligence with their lives.

[gmkb]

I have been on Princess Cruise Line with female captains.  Seems like a good occupation for women to hold.