When we were on the Diamond last summer, Jeremy Kingston was the captain. But Neil and his wife were on board as passengers! So I got to see them both in action, since it was somewhat of a busman's holiday for Captain Neil. It was the first time the Diamond was in the Black Sea, so there were all kinds of captainly concerns about ports, and navigation and such.

By the way, the open bridge on the Diamond was a really great bonus. The guys especially loved it. But watching the captain preparing to dock the boat, or talking to the bridge crew about what was going on was great. And that little docking bridge on the right side was neat. You got to watch Jeremy barking orders to the stevedores below!