Carlos J. Gutierrez / Sous Chef / 2 Stripe Officer @ NCL.com
Norwegian Cruise Lines on the "M/S Pride of America", "M/S Pride of Hawaii" and "M/S Pride of Aloha".

See Ship's Photos I worked on Jan. 2006 to Present!

 Jan 2006 Departing Miami to destination

SEAFARERS TRAINING HALL IN PINEY POINT MARYLAND.

Photos of actual 5 Weeks Boot Camp Training  NCLA Cruise Ships.

After the Five weeks training we embarked on the Ships, We were shipped to three of the NCLAs Fleets America Flag Ships at the time; "Pride of Aloha" "Pride of America" or the new Ship that was nearing completion "The Pride of Hawaii"

Me leaving Miami for the Training in Piney Point Maryland, David Campos took me to

Miami International Airport bound to California then to Hawaii.

@ Honolulu, Hawaii  Airport.

JAN. 2006 SEAFARERS TRAINING HALL IN MARYLAND.

REAR OF THE TRAINING CENTER, EVERY MORNING USA FLAG RAISING.

Going to Fire and Water Survival Training.

Me arrived at the training center. We were received with an applauding audience upon arrival.

Me in my room to live with 3 others for a month and 1/2, the duration of my

training before starting to work on the Ship.

This is the room where I lived 1 1/2 month during the NCLA training provided by

NCLA before boarding the ship life.

In front of the Simulated Galley building on the Campus.

This is part of "CLASS 58" which is the one I was in on Jan. 2008. Part of our training was preparing food for the whole crew and staff of the Buildings as well as the SIU Trainees in the next building over that were getting Certified for various other Merchant Marine's Qualifications in their field as Seaman.

Me "First Cook" supervising the Food Service line with the Cooks  and Assistant Cooks in "Class of 58"

Me making a Beef Stock in the Training Galley [kitchen] with some of the cooks and assistant Cooks.
We have to wear our ID cards all the time.

Grabbing some food and getting ready to finalized paper work for the Chef.

Here is the Soup station. My group serving the other trainees such as servers, dishwashers, butchers and all areas of the crews that were there training with us.

Instructor and Executive Chef David Lillis in the middle and Ex. Sous Chef Carlos J Gutierrez on the right at
Piney Point in Maryland during Maritime Training camp. Class of 58 Jan 2006!

Getting Ready for Fire Fighting training in groups at the SIU training facility about
5 miles from piney point in Maryland. We were driven there by bus from the
"SEAFARERS SCHOOL OF SEAMANSHIP"

Ready for Fire Fighting training in groups.

Suited up for Fire Training Class.

Grease and Fire Extinguisher training.

Fire Fighting Class, confined close places escape training.

Hypothermia survival training Class!

Lifeboat Survival Training Class!

Seafarers Building Lobby.

Final day and Ship assignment announcement from all the Training staff.

Graduation day!!

Shipping papers to "Pride of America" February 2006

Class of  '58 Piney Point Graduation Auditorium.

Sanitation instructor!

Hawaiian Culture and Hawaiian language Instructor!

Here with Robert one of our trainers in Dealing with different People, others and Psychology.

Our Class 58 one side of Hawaiian Culture training.

The other side of the class I am in the back center table before last.

Piney Point Maryland "NCLA"   "Class of 58"    Jan. 2006

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