Posts Tagged ‘Village’

Ocean Village Photogs go ‘snap-happy’ at Giza!

Cruise Vacations | Posted by waystowatch
Sep 03 2011

Here at Ocean Village we like to combine business with pleasure where we can and a day at the world-renowned Pyramids was the ideal chance for our on-board photography team.

At 07.00 the photographers produced for a strange sight as they boarded their bus in Port Said armed with cushions and pillows – vital items for a day of snapping passengers, landmarks and ships of the desert!

The team split up at the Pyramids to make sure they got the very best shots of our passengers but they did get a brief break (pictured below) to appear on the other side of a lens!

Michael Lobban
Hotel Director – Ocean Village

Boat Buddy Cruise Blog

“Hip, hip, hooray” – Ocean Village celebrates its 7th birthday

Cruise Vacations | Posted by waystowatch
Jul 06 2011

On 28th of April 2003, Ocean Village was named by Ulrika Jonsson in Southampton and 7 years on in Piraeus, the gateway to Athens, we gave three cheers for Ocean Village’s 7th birthday.
Our passengers toasted the UK’s very best-loved informal cruise brand throughout the day and continued partying into the evening as our “Big Night Out” party was combined with true Ocean Village-style birthday celebrations.

Even though the guests had been celebrating on deck, behind the scenes we had been busy organising a birthday barbecue for our crew. We chose the day at sea on the 30th April, following departing Heraklion, for the celebrations.

The birthday barbecue was a actual success with a fantastic turnout. Guest chefs for the occasion, keeping the grills topped up, had been Food and Beverage Director Michael Shambley and yours genuinely!

A wonderful event and enjoyed by all.

Michael Lobban
Hotel Director – Ocean Village

Boat Buddy Cruise Blog

Ship of the First Quarter 2010 and Gold for Ocean Village

Cruise Vacations | Posted by waystowatch
Jun 04 2011

Triumph again for Ocean Village as she swept a Gold award off the table in the rewards for ship of the very first quarter of 2010.

The competition was challenging as the option was made between all of the ships inside the P&ampO fleet and the competition is set to hot up and get even harder as Cunard enter the frame as of the second quarter 2010.

We were awarded the Gold award and received £500 to invest on the ship’s organization. One of our criteria, amongst a host of other people, was that we had continued to deliver an outstanding performance based on the outcomes as seen from the Consumer Service Questionnaires and achieved the highest and most consistent scores for the period.

A heartfelt thank-you goes out to any past, present and repeat passengers who contributed to this result! Maintain giving us a “Great”!

In order that all crew could benefit, it was once again decided to hold another lunchtime crew barbecue on our day at sea on Friday the 4th of June as we sailed up to the start of our passage via the Dardanelles on our way to Istanbul. It is usually a difficult decision what to do with gifted funds but I think all enjoyed the few beers, wine or soft drinks and the respite from busy function schedules in the firm of fellow colleagues.

Once once again the celebrity chefs from “Chefs ‘r’ Us” were out in force to make sure high quality standards were kept up ……..

Michael Lobban, Hotel Director

Boat Buddy Cruise Blog

Ocean Village Crowned No.1 Cruise Line by Top Cruise Website!

Cruise Vacations | Posted by waystowatch
Mar 26 2011

I’m genuinely chuffed by some great news that is just reached me – Ocean Village has hit the number 1 spot as Greatest Cruise Line line in rankings just announced by the independent internet site www.cruise.co.uk.

Although it is wonderful to have won the top spot overall, what’s even nicer is that Ocean Village came top for having the very best staff on board of all the cruise lines – that makes all of us really feel truly proud, and we’ll be wanting to keep things that way through to our farewell sailing in the Autumn.

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Michael Lobban

Boat Buddy Cruise Blog