Day 23: Meet Nick

If you have not seen Nick Evett, Associate General Manager, of our Viking Neptune, it means you have locked yourself in your cabin never to come out. Nick is EVERYWHERE — ALL THE TIME!

If you are counting your steps - it is highly unlikely (possible but …) to match what Nick puts in for a normal day. Nick’s cabin is on deck A. Five times a day he does the stairs (that’s 160 steps) up to deck 9 to do his rounds. He circles every deck on the way down. Nick is looking at everything, everywhere, all the time. Looking for anything that might need fixed, a paint touch up, you name Nick cares about it. On an average day Nick will easily do 15,000+ steps - On port days Nick says “It will easily go over 30,000 steps” since he has to go back and forth to and from the ship.

Meanwhile, while Nick is looking for anything which needs attention - he is always smiling - I am pretty sure it is a Viking Policy to always smile. Nick will stop and chat with those of us who draw his attention.

Nick has been in the cruise line service industry for a long time - with Viking a relatively short time. He is excited about his role as Associate General Manager. Nick originally hails from England, now the Philippines are his home - where his wife and 12 year old daughter patiently await dad’s return home. Clearly the biggest thing Donna and I have learned is the sacrifice the crew members make to leave their families for a such along stretch. Nick compared it to a person in the military - where husband/dad are away for a long period of time. The internet has really helped to keep those connections alive. Think of the days when communication was done via snail mail.

So, if you have not seen or talked with Nick Evett - I suggest you leave your cabin and you will run into him at least once or twice during the day. Say, “Hi and thank you” to him - Nick has our back and will do all he can to help ensure we have a please journey.

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