Meet The Crew
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Antonio Cartwright
Tony is the Captain of the ACQUA ALBERTI and a true native to Nassau. His career first started out actively listing in the Royal Marines and becoming a seaman on board an auxiliary ship. While in service he became involved with military diving and a career change came about being an instructor for a local dive shop. His boating career excelled from there and wanting to do more he went overseas to obtain studies in gaining his Masters License. Antonio has worked as First Officer/Relief Captain onboard large Roro and passenger vessels and transitioned to yachting on numerous vessels as Captain where he’s been to regions such as Caribbean and East Coast US. He holds a 500ton Masters license and hobbies include cycling and photography. He also holds a license being a certified National Registry Emergency Medical Technician and still is an active volunteer working to help others in emergency patient care.
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Krystle Nottage
Krystle is a local Yachtie, focused on cruising the Bahamian islands and creating adventurous memories for her guests. She is the stewardess onboard, but the deck is not off limits for her! She is a true team player that takes joy in wearing many hats. Krystle aspires to have her captains license in the coming year and wants to provide even more support to the crew. Boating is her passion, but when not aboard the ACQUA ALBERTI you can find her showing homes onshore as a real estate agent. She is excited to make the ACQUA ALBERTI yours for the day and give you the experience of a lifetime.
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Chef Amy Cartwright
Chef Amy Cartwright hails from beautiful Long Island, Bahamas where she learned farm table cooking and baking at a young age under the watchful eyes of matriarchs in her family. She was also taught ocean to table cooking by her father who was a local fisherman and farmer. Many of her summers were spent picking fresh native fruits (guava, dilly, soursop), line fishing, diving conch, catching land crabs and raising livestock. It was in those formative years that she realized she wanted to be a chef. After graduating high school, she relocated to Nassau to pursue her career in Culinary Arts.
Amy is an exclusive chef with over a decade of experience working in some of the most prestigious, fine-dining restaurants in the Bahama islands and cays. She has developed extensive knowledge of multiple global cuisines including from-scratch, farm to table, and ocean to table cuisine. Her specialties consist of pastry, breads, various diets and special dietary restrictions including keto and paleo.
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Joshua Brooks
Joshua is a native to New Providence. From a very young age he knew that he wanted to pursue a career on the waters of the Bahamas. With this in mind, he attended SUNY Maritime College in The Bronx, New York, it is there where he was trained and educated to become a professional mariner. He graduated with a B.S. in Marine Transportation with and Unlimited Tonnage Officer License. After graduating he worked on two different yachts which allowed him to see some of the most beautiful places in the world such as the Amalfi coast in Italy and the crystal clear waters of the Exumas. In his free time, Joshua enjoys weight training, fishing and gaming. He hopes to one day retire and move to a family island and become a local fisherman.