Carlos J. Gutierrez / Sous
Chef / 2 Stripe Officer @ NCL.com
Norwegian Cruise Lines on
the "M/S Pride of Hawaii And M/S Pride of America.
As of August 2007 I am a 2 Stripe Officer, Life Boat Commander; Certificate Certified by the
And Classified Rank as a Merchant Mariner with Documents and Sea Time
Registration.
Photos of Leisure and Current Work Activities on
the NCLA Cruise Ships.
Home on vacation in Miami with my car.
Vacation with my Sister and Niece on
Here preparing a BBQ all planned and made by both Betsy &
Nancy on the right, for
a small group of our family below.
Here with my mother, aunt, sisters, uncle & Niece for a
dinner the Sunday before
going back on the Ship to work.
Me on vacation with Betty & Tito @ there house in North
Miami having a dinner party for
the family that came later that day!
Tito & Betty Cooking with me helping with the appetizers,
They are from Puerto Rico, Betty is a Great Cook.
I love the
pastelitos, arros con gandules and bacalaitos she makes for me when I
vacation in Miami,
Tito frying won ton triangles for appetizers, he is Betty's Husband and great friend. They are great!!
Below is me back to work on the Ship Dec. 2007 after a good vacation home in Miami with my family.
BUT! Missing very much my Girl "Theana" back in Hawaii!
Above is my new cabin door in the M/S Pride of Hawaii as of
December 2007 as you can see in a 4 crew cabin I live alone because they
did not have a single bed cabin for me this time around so I have plenty
of room space.
Yes I won't be home for Christmas but I will have all my
Family and Friends in my thoughts and prayer.
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a Happy, Healthy & Prosperous New Year 2008! "To All"
My cabin Desk with all my gadgets, including my onboard handy phone on the left.
Christmas cards on left my Niece: Betsy, Nephew: Jose Miguel and my Sister Nancy. / On right Sergio & My Sister Miriam.
Ready for work everyday 12 to 14 hours in shape running all over the ship helping to keep things happening.
To Dec. 21, 2007
Below is our Chef Gardmanger/Carver, Pastor from the Philippines Island.
Pastor above carving from Wax
@Right me with one of the Best Gardmanger/garnish, Pastor
Left photo; Carlos, Pastor and Frederick Tweadoff Gen. Restauranr Manager from Florida born in Chile. On right Pastor.
Above left to right, Restaurant Manager/ Frederick from Chile, Sous Chef/ Damon Wood from New York now Lives in Hawaii, Sous Chef/ Carlos J. Gutierrez Cuban from Miami Florida, and Assistant Restaurant Manager/ John from Hawaii .
Left Pastor with an audiance. / Right one of his creation.
Chef Pastor with some of his art work @ right made from 2 white sweet potatoes an angel blowing horn.
Close up of the fruit carvings
Chef Pastor with his carvings.
Below our first of three Christmas parties for all the Cooks and
Restauranr Staff In the
spinnakers Lounge Dec. 22, 2007 Sunday
At
Left with Cook, Shanna Richardson a sweet heart from the Pantry Station,
She is "A Star". / @Right Madiam Blasini a beautiful
Server from San Juan,
Above is Madiam hard at work in the Aloha Nui Nuffet Cafe. She is in the blue dress on previous top photos on the right.
Left is the great Karyn she came over from our sister ship the "M/S pride of Aloha" she is my floater she does what ever is needed to be done @ any station, She is a professional. See more of her below this page / On right is Harold Sanchez from Puerto Rico one of the Buffet Assistant servers he take care of the ice cream machines, coffee, tea and espresso and assist the servers, he is very polite an respectful.
Left; Osvaldo from Dominican Republic my Antipasti Specialist. / Right, Linda, she is one of the Restaurant Managers in
Our sister Ship "M/S Pride of Aloha" We crossed paths leaving
Kauai in the Napoli Coast. Closer look at the M/S Pride of Aloha against the volcanic
mountains in the back ground. See the beautiful colors of the mountains you can see the
volcanic peak formation of the mountains.
Above a sunset taken from the ship leaving Kauai in Hawaii
traveling towards Honolulu, Hi. Sunday Dec. 30, 2007
Left photo Assistant Cook/Carver Jason at left with Chef Carlos.
On the right Assistant Cook/Fruit Station Justin.. Above, Assistant Cook/ Justin Mumford working the Sushi Station
for a week and Server/ Madiam Blasini from Puerto Rico. Justin & Madiam. Left Cook & Assistant Cook/ Karyn &
Nicole. /
Right Assistant Cook/ Galvin Above more of Karyn Zaleski, She does work and well. I will miss
her when she leaves Monday Jan. 14, 2008 Above left Assistant Cook/ Atish from India, center Cook/
Frederico Peren from Philippines and Above Cook/ Nicole Jordan from USA. Left is Victoria from the Philippines works in Pastry she
is setting up in the Buffet for New Years Midnight Dessert station with Banana
foster & Black Cherry Jubilee over Vanilla Ice Cream both with Liquor,
served to order from Dec. 31 2007 11PM to 1AM New Years Day Jan. 1,
2008 Our Pastry Department made this all from Chocolate. You would
have to see it in person to really appreciate it. Left made with Jelatin. Right made from White & dark
chocolate. NCL gave all the crew of the "M/S Pride of Hawaii" in December
25, 2007 for Christmas this Jacket it says under the logo "LAST CALL 2007"
Because this ship will be leaving the American Fleet in Hawaii and will go to
More of Pastor's work above and below. Above Pastor Carving Ice By Pool Side Above left Cook/ Federico & Assistant Cook Brandon @ the
Grill and Pizza Station. "Pride of Hawaii" Above The Chef & Cooks before just before our "Home Away from Home" Show, where we go
on Stage and Thanks the Passengers. Right Photo taken with Caption Evan Hoyt on
the M/S Pride of America Ship/NCLA Above Photos to Feb.
9, 2008
Below is my new one
person Cabin as of Jan 7th, 2008. Corner view. Special Comedian Show
"FULL IMPACT" January 8, 2008 for the Crew in the Star Dust Theater Deck 13
forward on the "M/S Pride of Hawaii" They were great!!! There
was a lot of Crew participation in their acts. Above the New Hawaiian SuperFerry in
2007 Below Life Boat Crew of Dec. 10,
2007 to Feb. 9, 2008 Above photos of Nawiliwili' Port Docking
where we will train this day and every week on the Life Boats. Above Life Boat #5, on which we will train
by lower and launching on the water on that day. @ Right, Carlos, Life Boat
Commander with Crew of Life Boat #18 & Two crew of Life Boat #5 will
train together on this day! Each Life Boat has assigned One Commander,
One Vice Commander, One Forward Fall Operator, One Aft Fall Operator and One
Davit Operator. Below Crew's Activity
Board
Assistant Cook/ Brandon Price from USA.
Photo in the Aloha Nui Pizza & Burger Grill Line. Jan 11, 2008
Europe renamed "M/S Norwegian Jade" in Feb. 9, 2008 When we will then go
with it to California to turn it over to get Bahamian Flagged. Then I go to
the other American Flagged Ship back in Hawaii the "M/S Pride of America"
"Rock N Bowl Night", We rather play Pool in the same complex. Me with the crew Cooks from the Ship's "PAPA'S Italian Trattoria"
Next, I am going Snorkeling this Date on the left poster. Photos Soon after.
HERE THEY ARE!!!!
This Ship is leaving Hawaii Feb. 4th 2008 to California then to Europe, Spain!
LAST CALL FOR "M/S PRIDE OF HAWAII" FEB. 2008
The following photos are self explanatory
View of the ship from the port in Kona, Hawaii.
Above there was a Ship on the left named "The Diamond Princess" the same day we where in Kona, Hawaii
on the right above our Ship "M/S Pride of Hawaii"
Here another view of both ships.
Above boarding the tender boats that take us to and from the ship to the port in Kona.
Above the tender boats from the Diamond Princess and from the Pride of Hawaii.
Above left the dock where we took the snorkeling excursion. On right Calling home, Miami.
Cooling off before snorkeling, We got there early the excursion started at noon. I got there at about 9 am.
Above left a bus shuttle greeter dressed up and at right a view of the dock and or ship in the background.
Above the excursion that we took "Body Glove"
Above left taking a count of all that signed up for the snorkeling trip. Right in blue our Executive Chef/ Rainer.
Having a drink in the Body Glove Boat headed to sea to snorkel.
Above Left Server/ Katty from Carolina, Puerto Rico
Crew and the slide of the snorkeling Boat.
Below are photos of the area where we did the snorkeling. The water was beautiful it was also cold but great!
Above right another boat doing a little snorkeling too.
Above a short snorkeling training class for those that needed one.
Above the upper deck of our snorkeling boat.
Above right me going back for another snorkeling swim.
The water was wonderful & the company and crew as well, we had a lunch brunch and beverages on the boat.
It was a great day!! we were all tired but most had to go right to work upon returning on the ship. I got to my cabin changed and was working 15 minute after arriving from the snorkeling event.
These were to guys that were fishing on the pier, I can not get over the color of the water in Kona!!!!
See the
Snorkeling trip Photos 
"Thank you for asking me for more photos and for letting me share these with you"
NEXT PHOTOS WILL
BE TAKING THE SHIP FOR THE REFLAGING TO THE INTERNATIONAL FLAG IN
CALIFORNIA ON FEBRUARY 4 to the 10th 2008.
Then the Ship will be renamed
NCL's "M/S Norwegian Jade". @ that time I will go back to Honolulu Hawaii to
Join and Board the "M/S Pride of Aloha" for 2 Months then I am on
vacation.
Here below are photos arriving in California from Hawaii @ the LA Ship Port and @ the Hotel where we stayed overnight before flying to meet the "M/S Pride of Aloha" in Kauai, Nawiliwili Feb. 2008.
Above is the Ship Port State of California and behind a ship NOT SURE WHERE FROM?
Me calling home after 5 days at sea from Honolulu to California.
Still on Deck 12 "Pride of Hawaii" A Royal Caribbean Ship in the background.
Having farewell thoughts alone Aft Deck 12 on the Beautiful "M/S Pride of Hawaii"
Above The Bistro Restaurant dinning room in the "Pride of Hawaii"
Leaving the Ship Port of California to the LA Airport. Where we
left the Ship bound to Europe and
I was transferred to The M/S "Pride of Aloha"
On way to Los Angeles Airport back to Honolulu then to Hotel overnight to meet the "M/S Pride of Aloha"
In Hawaii this is where we the crew of about 150 stayed in Kauai. In the morning we will be on the Ship.
6:45am leaving hotel and heading for the Nawiliwili, Hawaii Ship Port.
Beautiful Sunrise view 5:30am Hotel ocean view.
From the bus we arrive at nawiliwili port and can see the ship "Pride of Aloha" we will be boarding that morning.
Above is our all staff meeting in the Stardust Theater on the Ship with the President of NCL, NCLA & Orient Lines, Colin Veight.
Above interior of one of the restaurant on "Pride of Aloha"
Above the French Restaurant, Bistro's Dining Room on the "Pride of Aloha"
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