"David Chisling's Page"

These pictures are contributed by David Chisling,
Gripsholm Cruise Staff Member 1966-69.
David Chisling's email

Most of the staff were hired by "Ollie" in the New York office at Rockefeller Plaza - You had to be recommended by either a Cruise Manager, Social Directress, Tours Ashore Manager or prior staff - You began as a member of the social staff and you were required to have a college degree, well spoken, able and willing to dance and fill in whenever and wherever needed with different duties on board. Run ping pong, shuffleboard tournaments, produce and deliver Daily newspaper to all passengers, host a table at meal times assist with tours ashore, entertain with programs devised by the singers and dancers. Dance with the single ladies every evening at sea. Assist with fire drills, decorations, attend special cocktail parties, after proving yourself with the social functions you could apply for the tours ashore office which set up and sold tours ashore, escorted them and arranged for private cars, hotels, meals, tickets to events etc. or any other travel arrangements that the passengers wanted. We also assisted with any of the prior duties of the social staff accept not being required to dance every evening while at sea. (Bill Klingener)

David leading a Yenka dance North Cape Cruise 1968	Conga! Entertainer John Belmont with drum West Africa - South American Cruise 1968
Second Purser Lennart Hakansson and David with Canadian passengers, among them Mr and Mrs Kaltoff from Toronto	The Cruise Staff. Back row: Bent Engsted, Shore Trip Manager, David Chisling, Mary Catherine Yoepp, Social Directress, James Bannon, Alfred P. Sioholm Jr. Front row: Charles Mann, Harold Van Geldern, Ira Haygoni, Gallatin de Knox, Arnold Collins. West Africa - South America Cruise 1968
David as the New Year Baby, Christmas Cruise 1968-69

David, three band members, and a bartender, preparing for the New Year Celebration	David's birthday, Nov 15, 1966 West Indies Cruise
St Lucia Celebration	St Lucia Celebration

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Drottningholm and Gripsholm Mercy Ships During WWII Film Clips


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