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Message: [QUOTE="Erik Wood, post: 313097, member: 138579"] Hello Again, Well to my knowledge we served as Captain for another 3 or 4 years but retired after that. He got a letter or reprimand and yours truly was not on the bridge the time that happened because the First Officer got canned since he is the one that had the conn. Something else I have noticed over the years is that passengers for the most part seem to become a part of the ship in the steam days. They would only travel that ship now all the ships are the same and nobody really cares. I think that takes away from the romance of the era. I recall in David Browns post that Captain Smith was taking the turns into New York Harbor at full speed and that would take some skill. I used to have a hard time doing it at half. But now I know the turns and the ship so I am good at it. Mario Adretti of ship driving is what they call me. I have been known to enter locks a little fast. As well as go through belfast lough a little to fast as well as making the turn into Cape Town a little to fast even in Seattle I have made the turn to fast. OOPPSS. Erik [/QUOTE]