9 is the maximum and 7 is the minimum crew to sail. Everyone is bi or tri lingual and English is the common language of the ship.
The crew of 8 consisted of their Dutch Captain Lammert, First Mate (Belgium), Cook (Belgium), 3 Deckhands (2 French, 1 Belgium) 1 passenger (A lovely lady from Belgium who wanted an adventurous holiday, so had paid to sail for 12 days) and myself. I joined the Nordlys in Blankenberge, Belgium where she was unloading wine and olive oil from Portugal to make a photo essay about her work.
My name is Barry Macdonald and I am a documentary photographer from London.
