**New** Current list of Cruise Directors (CD)

Mercedes should be due back from her break. Maybe she is headed to Empress?

Or, Carlos could be doing a 6 month contract with Elvis covering his vacation.

Paul joins the GR tomorrow he posted on Facebook

 

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Any indication who may be on radiance for May ?

 

 

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Steve Davis posted on FB that he returns to Aussie 25th March so should be back on Radiance in May.

In fact when he signed of in Jan he stated he would be back on Radiance on 28th March

Adventure OTS - Elvis Pinto February 18 until mid-April, then Casey Pelter mid-April for 4 months

 

Allure OTS - Tim Connor October 23 until March 12, then Bobby Brown March 12 until sometime in April (need handover date) then Mitch Merucci sometime in April though August. According to his tweet, Mitch will be the new regular CD of Allure

 

Anthem OTS - Clo O'Connor January 14 until March 12, then, Dru Pavlov March 12 through mid-July. (It's been reported that Jimmy Rhodes is covering sometime in September through sometime in November??)

 

Brilliance OTS - Jerome Sueur November 10 until early March (need exact date. Who is covering March and April?) per her FB post, Clo O'Connor will be onboard May through July (need dates)

 

Empress OTS - Carlos Torres October 21 until mid-February. (Who will be covering mid-February through mid-April? Mercedes Fuentes? need dates?) Elvis Pinto begins mid-April for 2 months.

 

Enchantment OTS - Michelle Pimentinha Oliveira February 18 (for 2 months, or for 4 months?)

 

Explorer OTS - Rob McNally January 25 through March 19, then Graham returns March 19 through July 28 (then Graham is stepping back from cruise life except for an occasional fill-in)

 

Freedom OTS - Michele Scarpato Feb 18 for 2 months (exact date? then who?) (Casey will not be returning to Freedom after his break - he has been reassigned to Adventure)

 

Grandeur OTS - Bobby Broughton October 22 until February 25, then Paul Rutter returns February 25 for 2 months, then Bobby Broughton returns late April/early May for 4 months.

 

Harmony OTS - Bobby Brown January 7 until March 11, then Abe Hughes returns March 11 for 4 months. Abe returns mid-September until after the New Year.

 

Independence OTS - John Blair January 9 until March 20, then Drew Devine March 20 until May 27, then Joff Eaton returns May 27 until September 30

 

Jewel OTS - Simona Ferraiuolo February 19 until mid-April (then does Dennis Charles return mid-April for 4 months?

 

Legend OTS - Chris Brown Jan 15 (until mid-March when the ship is handed over to TUI?)

 

Liberty OTS - Jeff Arpin January 8 until mid-May, then John Blair is covering from mid-May until mid-July (per John's FB post) It was also reported that Drew Devine was doing the May-July coverage - where has he been reassigned?.

 

Majesty OTS - Marc Walker February 17 until mid-June (per his FB post)

 

Mariner OTS - Fang Lixin October 17 (until when?)

 

Navigator OTS - Cuddy Cudsworth November 23 until mid-March (need exact date) then Rob McNally mid-march for 2 months.

 

Oasis OTS - Patricio Honores January 21 until March 12, then Jimmy Rhodes March 12 until mid-July.

 

Ovation OTS - Jimmy Rhodes returns February 14 until March 5, then Mike Hunnerup begins March 5 (for 4 months?) Mike is boarding the ship on Feb 20 for a two-week handover.

 

Quantum OTS - Ricky Matthews end of January (until when? then who?)

 

Radiance OTS - Joff Eaton January 28 until March 28, then Steve Davis March 28 for 4 months

 

Rhapsody OTS - Dan Whitney January 21 (until the TA on April 29? or through the TA on May 13?)

 

Serenade OTS - Topi Ylonen November 21 until March 20

 

Vision OTS -Carly Boileau Feb 20 (for 2 months or 4 months?)(Marc Walker posted on FB that he will be on Vision out of Texas mid-November 2017 thru mid-January 2018)

 

Voyager OTS - Ken Jones January 31 until sometime in March (need date) then Jamie Fentiman

 

Graham Seymour is stepping back from cruise life after July 28, 2017 except for occasional fill-ins.

John Perry has left Royal and is now Operations Manager at Hyatt Hotels (per LinkedIn)

Ken Rush works at corporate in Miami as RCI's Director of Entertainment. He may occasionally fill-in as CD

Rich Edwards is temporarily out due to back issues

Amy Fickert-Southgate has taken a job shoreside as of June 8

Luke Aerowsmith is working at the corporate office in London

Gordon Whatman is retired, but will be filling-in from time-to-time if needed

Allan Brooks works for Celebrity in their corporate office.

Richard Spacey is a CD with Celebrity

Becky Thompson works for Celebrity Cruises in their corporate offices in Miami.

Dave Chapman is a CD with HAL

James Andrews is a real estate agent in Sydney

Mike Szwajkowski is a Canadian Mountie

Leo Papa is a Product Manager at Tauck Corp in Connecticut

Anna Bass is a make-up artist

João Pereira is studying Portuguese/English education and translation at Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas in Brazil

Kirk Detweiler is now CD with Silversea cruises.

Simeon Baker - married a dancer, had a baby girl and is a sales exec at a Porsche dealer in Saskatchewan

Matt Baker - Sim's brother - recently married and living in Wales. They bought a pub called the Tiddley

Kieron Buffrey - CD with Holland America

Tom Canosa - teaching 6th grade science in North Carolina

Peter Benfield and Johnny Osborne have emigrated to Thailand

Anthony Richards is living in Miami with his wife, and is working for Royal Media Partners as Manager Port Revenue Operations

Rico du Breil is now a CD with SilverSeas out of Italy

Paul Lancaster is no longer with RCI, and resides in England

Abel Jeney is now with The World - Luxury Residence at Sea

Parker Cristan is living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin - staging/choreographing for local theater

Ashley Kerr - married and living in Vancouver BC, working as a marketing rep for a PR firm

Karen Maybury - has a consultant/pr/entertainment agency

Jannie Cloete - leading expeditions on small ships

Warren Allen (aka Warren Melhuish) lives in Ontario, Canada. He has retired from ship-life but still works on the stage

Thomas DeCell is no longer with RCI

Leigh Xuereb and his AM Frankie Portera are CD's for Carnival

Adventure OTS - Elvis Pinto February 18 until mid-April (need handover date?) then Casey Pelter mid-April for 4 months

 

Allure OTS - Tim Connor October 23 until March 12, then Bobby Brown March 12 until sometime in April (need handover date) then Mitch Merucci sometime in April though August. According to his tweet, Mitch will be the new regular CD of Allure

 

Anthem OTS - Clo O'Connor January 14 until March 12, then Dru Pavlov March 12 through mid-July. (It's been reported that Jimmy Rhodes is covering sometime in September through sometime in November??)

 

Brilliance OTS - Jerome Sueur November 10 until early March (need exact date. Who is covering March and April?) per her FB post, Clo O'Connor will be onboard May through July (need dates)

 

Empress OTS - Carlos Torres October 21 until mid-February. (Who will be covering mid-February through mid-April? Mercedes Fuentes? need dates?) Elvis Pinto begins mid-April for 2 months.

 

Enchantment OTS - Michelle Pimentinha Oliveira February 18 (for 2 months, or for 4 months?)

Explorer OTS - Rob McNally January 25 through March 19, then Graham Seymour returns March 19 through July 28 (then Graham is stepping back from cruise life except for an occasional fill-in)

 

Freedom OTS - Michele Scarpato February 18 for 2 months (exact date? then who?) (Casey will not be returning to Freedom after his break - he has been reassigned to Adventure)

 

Grandeur OTS -Paul Rutter returns February 25 for 2 months (need handover date) then Bobby Broughton returns late April/early May for 4 months.

 

Harmony OTS - Bobby Brown January 7 until March 11, then Abe Hughes returns March 11 for 4 months. Abe returns mid-September until after the New Year.

 

Independence OTS - John Blair January 9 until March 20, then Drew Devine March 20 until May 27, then Joff Eaton returns May 27 until September 30

 

Jewel OTS - Simona Ferraiuolo February 19 until mid-April (then does Dennis Charles return mid-April for 4 months?

 

Legend OTS - Chris Brown Jan 15 until mid-March when the ship is handed over to TUI?)

 

Liberty OTS - Jeff Arpin January 8 until mid-May, then John Blair is covering from mid-May until mid-July (per John's FB post) It was also reported that Drew Devine was doing the May-July coverage - where has he been reassigned?.

 

Majesty OTS - Marc Walker February 17 until mid-June (per his FB post)

 

Mariner OTS - Fang Lixin October 17 (until when?)

 

Navigator OTS - Cuddy Cudsworth November 23 until mid-March (need exact date) then Rob McNally mid-march for 2 months.

 

Oasis OTS - Patricio Honores January 21 until March 12, then Jimmy Rhodes March 12 until mid-July.

 

Ovation OTS - Jimmy Rhodes returns February 14 until March 5, then Mike Hunnerup begins March 5 (for 4 months?) Mike is boarding the ship on Feb 20 for a two-week handover.

 

Quantum OTS - Ricky Matthews end of January (until when? then who?)

 

Radiance OTS - Joff Eaton January 28 until March 28, then Steve Davis March 28 for 4 months

 

Rhapsody OTS - Dan Whitney January 21 (until the TA on April 29? or through the TA on May 13?)

 

Serenade OTS - Topi Ylonen November 21 until March 20 (then who?)

 

Vision OTS -Carly Boileau Feb 20 (for 2 months or 4 months?)(Marc Walker posted on FB that he will be on Vision out of Texas mid-November 2017 thru mid-January 2018)

 

Voyager OTS - Ken Jones January 31 until sometime in March (need date) then Jamie Fentiman

 

Graham Seymour is stepping back from cruise life after July 28, 2017 except for occasional fill-ins.

John Perry has left Royal and is now Operations Manager at Hyatt Hotels (per LinkedIn)

Ken Rush works at corporate in Miami as RCI's Director of Entertainment. He may occasionally fill-in as CD

Rich Edwards is temporarily out due to back issues

Amy Fickert-Southgate has taken a job shoreside as of June 8

Luke Aerowsmith is working at the corporate office in London

Gordon Whatman is retired, but will be filling-in from time-to-time if needed

Allan Brooks works for Celebrity in their corporate office.

Richard Spacey is a CD with Celebrity

Becky Thompson works for Celebrity Cruises in their corporate offices in Miami.

Dave Chapman is a CD with HAL

James Andrews is a real estate agent in Sydney

Mike Szwajkowski is a Canadian Mountie

Leo Papa is a Product Manager at Tauck Corp in Connecticut

Anna Bass is a make-up artist

João Pereira is studying Portuguese/English education and translation at Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas in Brazil

Kirk Detweiler is now CD with Silversea cruises.

Simeon Baker - married a dancer, had a baby girl and is a sales exec at a Porsche dealer in Saskatchewan

Matt Baker - Sim's brother - recently married and living in Wales. They bought a pub called the Tiddley

Kieron Buffrey - CD with Holland America

Tom Canosa - teaching 6th grade science in North Carolina

Peter Benfield and Johnny Osborne have emigrated to Thailand

Anthony Richards is living in Miami with his wife, and is working for Royal Media Partners as Manager Port Revenue Operations

Rico du Breil is now a CD with SilverSeas out of Italy

Paul Lancaster is no longer with RCI, and resides in England

Abel Jeney is now with The World - Luxury Residence at Sea

Parker Cristan is living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin - staging/choreographing for local theater

Ashley Kerr - married and living in Vancouver BC, working as a marketing rep for a PR firm

Karen Maybury - has a consultant/pr/entertainment agency

Jannie Cloete - leading expeditions on small ships

Warren Allen (aka Warren Melhuish) lives in Ontario, Canada. He has retired from ship-life but still works on the stage

Thomas DeCell is no longer with RCI

Leigh Xuereb and his AM Frankie Portera are CD's for Carnival

Through the next month:

Any news from Empress? Carlos should have gone on break by now - who is the current CD (Mercedes?)?

A handover is expected soon on Brilliance - when does Jerome start his break, and who will be taking over?

Any news from Mariner? Fang should have gone on break by now - who is the current CD?

A handover is expected soon on Navigator - when does Cuddy go on break and Rob begin?

Any news from Serenade? Who will be taking over from Topi on March 20?

A handover is expected on Voyager sometime in March - when will Ken be handing over to Jamie?

We will be on the Liberty first of July, is John Blair enjoying as a CD.

We will be on the Liberty first of July, is John Blair enjoying as a CD.

 

 

Not in my view.

The most narcissistic individual I have ever came across. So loud, always on PA, is not interested in any activity that doesn't put him in the spotlight, and a dud at managing the entertainment on a larger ship (on Anthem, L&M was 10.30 on the last night!)

I don't know how he ever got onto the large ships. I hope he is kept well away from any of the 3 Oasis sisters.

That being said, I would love to sail Liberty, she seems like an awesome ship.

Not in my view.

The most narcissistic individual I have ever came across. So loud, always on PA, is not interested in any activity that doesn't put him in the spotlight, and a dud at managing the entertainment on a larger ship (on Anthem, L&M was 10.30 on the last night!)

I don't know how he ever got onto the large ships. I hope he is kept well away from any of the 3 Oasis sisters.

That being said, I would love to sail Liberty, she seems like an awesome ship.

 

 

We had him last week on Independence, I wasn't a fan.

Thanks, we will enjoy our cruise with friends anyway.:) This will be our 2nd time on the Liberty since our 2011 Barcelona TA. Our favorite CD thus far was Ken Jones. we enjoyed him during our 2014 NZ & Transpacific cruises. He left at the end of our Transpacific. will see who will be our Serenade CD for August.

I know this thread doesn't track Activities Managers, but I heard on our cruise that the current 6 night that Freedom is on is Enzo's last before leaving RCI to move back to his homeland...

 

 

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I know this thread doesn't track Activities Managers, but I heard on our cruise that the current 6 night that Freedom is on is Enzo's last before leaving RCI to move back to his homeland.

Here is the Activities Managers thread: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2158014

I know this thread doesn't track Activities Managers, but I heard on our cruise that the current 6 night that Freedom is on is Enzo's last before leaving RCI to move back to his homeland...

 

 

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I have sent a private message to Enzo....and hope he answers me.

Does anyone know of an email contact for the current/upcoming cruise director on the "Harmony of the Seas"?

We will be sailing her in May and I have a couple of questions as far as public on-board activities are concerned

I couldn't find it previously. if it is somewhere else on cruise critic I apologize in advance. :)

Try Abe's FB page.

Has any one cruised with Jimmy Rhodes ? We haven't had him before and he doesn't have much social media out there aside from a few YouTube videos

 

 

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I actually thought Jimmy was quite good, although I know that Donna and many others don't.

Didn't see him much with OA being a big ship, but we did see him at the Helipad event for Diamond members, and he seemed friendly enough there.

I'm figuring on Oasis he won't be all that visible, I know Drew wasn't on our sailings with him.

 

 

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Still a lot of missing info:

 

Any news from Empress? Carlos should have gone on break by now - who is the current CD (Mercedes?)?

A handover is expected soon on Brilliance - when does Jerome start his break, and who will be taking over?

 

Any news from Mariner? Fang should have gone on break by now - who is the current CD?

 

A handover is expected soon on Navigator - when does Cuddy go on break and Rob begin?

 

Any news from Serenade? Who will be taking over from Topi on March 20?

 

A handover is expected on Voyager sometime in March - when will Ken be handing over to Jamie?

Chris Brown is on Legend now to Barcelona.

After a break he takes up on Quantum.

 

 

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Still a lot of missing info:

 

Any news from Serenade? Who will be taking over from Topi on March 20?

 

 

 

 

Email from Carly a few days ago: " I will be heading 'home' to Serenade on March 17th for two months and then be home"

Adventure OTS - Elvis Pinto February 18 until mid-April (need handover date?) then Casey Pelter mid-April for 4 months

 

Allure OTS - Tim Connor October 23 until March 12, then Bobby Brown March 12 until sometime in April (need handover date) then Mitch Merucci sometime in April though August. According to his tweet, Mitch will be the new regular CD of Allure

 

Anthem OTS - Clo O'Connor January 14 until March 12, then Dru Pavlov March 12 through mid-July. (It's been reported that Jimmy Rhodes is covering sometime in September through sometime in November??)

 

Brilliance OTS - Jerome Sueur November 10 until early March (need exact date. Who is covering March and April?) per her FB post, Clo O'Connor will be onboard May through July (need dates)

 

Empress OTS - Carlos Torres October 21 until mid-February. (Who will be covering mid-February through mid-April? Mercedes Fuentes? need dates?) Elvis Pinto begins mid-April for 2 months.

 

Enchantment OTS - Michelle Pimentinha Oliveira February 18 (for 2 months, or for 4 months?)

Explorer OTS - Rob McNally January 25 through March 19, then Graham Seymour returns March 19 through July 28 (then Graham is stepping back from cruise life except for an occasional fill-in)

 

Freedom OTS - Michele Scarpato February 18 for 2 months (exact date? then who?) (Casey will not be returning to Freedom after his break - he has been reassigned to Adventure)

 

Grandeur OTS -Paul Rutter returns February 25 for 2 months (need handover date) then Bobby Broughton returns late April/early May for 4 months.

 

Harmony OTS - Bobby Brown January 7 until March 11, then Abe Hughes returns March 11 for 4 months. Abe returns mid-September until after the New Year.

 

Independence OTS - John Blair January 9 until March 20, then Drew Devine March 20 until May 27, then Joff Eaton returns May 27 until September 30

 

Jewel OTS - Simona Ferraiuolo February 19 until mid-April (then does Dennis Charles return mid-April for 4 months?

 

Legend OTS - Chris Brown Jan 15 until mid-March when the ship is handed over to TUI

 

Liberty OTS - Jeff Arpin January 8 until mid-May, then John Blair is covering from mid-May until mid-July (per John's FB post) It was also reported that Drew Devine was doing the May-July coverage - where has he been reassigned?.

 

Majesty OTS - Marc Walker February 17 until mid-June (per his FB post)

 

Mariner OTS - Fang Lixin October 17 (until when?)

 

Navigator OTS - Cuddy Cudsworth November 23 until mid-March (need exact date) then Rob McNally mid-march for 2 months.

 

Oasis OTS - Patricio Honores January 21 until March 12, then Jimmy Rhodes March 12 until mid-July.

 

Ovation OTS - Jimmy Rhodes returns February 14 until March 5, then Mike Hunnerup begins March 5 (for 4 months?) Mike is boarding the ship on Feb 20 for a two-week handover.

 

Quantum OTS - Ricky Matthews end of January until mid-to-late May, then Chris Brown

 

Radiance OTS - Joff Eaton January 28 until March 28, then Steve Davis March 28 for 4 months

 

Rhapsody OTS - Dan Whitney January 21 (until the TA on April 29? or through the TA on May 13?)

 

Serenade OTS - Topi Ylonen November 21 until March 17, then Carly Boileau March 17 for 2 months.

 

Vision OTS -Carly Boileau Feb 20 until March 13 (then who?) (Marc Walker posted on FB that he will be on Vision out of Texas mid-November 2017 thru mid-January 2018)

 

Voyager OTS - Ken Jones January 31 until sometime in March (need date) then Jamie Fentiman

 

Graham Seymour is stepping back from cruise life after July 28, 2017 except for occasional fill-ins.

John Perry has left Royal and is now Operations Manager at Hyatt Hotels (per LinkedIn)

Ken Rush works at corporate in Miami as RCI's Director of Entertainment. He may occasionally fill-in as CD

Rich Edwards is temporarily out due to back issues

Amy Fickert-Southgate has taken a job shoreside as of June 8

Luke Aerowsmith is working at the corporate office in London

Gordon Whatman is retired, but will be filling-in from time-to-time if needed

Allan Brooks works for Celebrity in their corporate office.

Richard Spacey is a CD with Celebrity

Becky Thompson works for Celebrity Cruises in their corporate offices in Miami.

Dave Chapman is a CD with HAL

James Andrews is a real estate agent in Sydney

Mike Szwajkowski is a Canadian Mountie

Leo Papa is a Product Manager at Tauck Corp in Connecticut

Anna Bass is a make-up artist

João Pereira is studying Portuguese/English education and translation at Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas in Brazil

Kirk Detweiler is now CD with Silversea cruises.

Simeon Baker - married a dancer, had a baby girl and is a sales exec at a Porsche dealer in Saskatchewan

Matt Baker - Sim's brother - recently married and living in Wales. They bought a pub called the Tiddley

Kieron Buffrey - CD with Holland America

Tom Canosa - teaching 6th grade science in North Carolina

Peter Benfield and Johnny Osborne have emigrated to Thailand

Anthony Richards is living in Miami with his wife, and is working for Royal Media Partners as Manager Port Revenue Operations

Rico du Breil is now a CD with SilverSeas out of Italy

Paul Lancaster is no longer with RCI, and resides in England

Abel Jeney is now with The World - Luxury Residence at Sea

Parker Cristan is living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin - staging/choreographing for local theater

Ashley Kerr - married and living in Vancouver BC, working as a marketing rep for a PR firm

Karen Maybury - has a consultant/pr/entertainment agency

Jannie Cloete - leading expeditions on small ships

Warren Allen (aka Warren Melhuish) lives in Ontario, Canada. He has retired from ship-life but still works on the stage

Thomas DeCell is no longer with RCI

Leigh Xuereb and his AM Frankie Portera are CD's for Carnival

Liberty OTS - Jeff Arpin January 8 until mid-May, then John Blair is covering from mid-May until mid-July (per John's FB post) It was also reported that Drew Devine was doing the May-July coverage - where has he been reassigned?.

 

 

I can't find anything on John's FB page to suggest he's returning to Liberty.

His last post was on Christmas Eve and he doesn't seem to reply to much messages people send him.

Could Drew still be doing Liberty? Especially as Drew had said this himself.

I can't find anything on John's FB page to suggest he's returning to Liberty.

His last post was on Christmas Eve and he doesn't seem to reply to much messages people send him.

Could Drew still be doing Liberty? Especially as Drew had said this himself.

I was wondering the same thing. However, Drew is on Indy until Joff arrives on May 27, which would make a longer than usual contract (by 3 weeks) for Jeff Arpin on Liberty if Drew doesn't arrive there until the end of May.

 

Hopefully once Drew joins Indy on March 20, someone can ask him. Or, maybe someone on Liberty can find out the May handover date from Jeff. Or, maybe someone on Indy now can clarify John's schedule with him or Katrina directly.