If the captain is Italian, and his wife is from Peru, then that must be Mario and Marianna? Yes, RachelG, and Marianna is just as smart and charming as she is pretty! She was a former purser on a ship when they met. Met them both last year and had the luck of the draw for dinner with both one night (with joannapv), on the Sydney to Beijing cruise last fall. What a great night we had!