A Royal Visit

The Crown Princess of Thailand came to visit our ship on Monday. It was considered a great privilege to have her visit our ship as Thai Royalty is treated with utmost respect and honor. We got a short orientation on the her life. She has an impressive record of trying to improve the lives of the people of Thailand and has started many philanthropic and educational foundations. She is extremely sharp and speaks fluently English, French and Chinese. The Thais look up to her with much admiration.

The port where the ship is docked, painted all the warehouses with the royal color (blue). Our ship had been cleaning, touching up with paint and preparing a program for her. Decorations were hung up all over the ship. One of the crew members from the Philippines stayed up all night preparing flower arrangements for the main lounge. I snapped some pics of the workers as they cleaned the dock in preparation for her visit.


Only some of the crew were allowed on the ship at the time. They had received training on how to bow, sit before and pay respect to the Princess. Unfortunately I could not be on board to see the event. But the day after her visit the director of read us his speech that he had addressed to her. It was quite impressive and he paid much respect to her and her accomplishments. He spoke eloquently of the ship and its purpose; that the crew came from many cultures and backgrounds but ultimately we were all here to serve out of our faith.


It was a positive experience for the crew's company and I hoped that she had a memorable time in our ship.