leonardray Posted October 12, 2011 #1 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Is Willie Ames still the cruise director on the Regatta and will he be on board for the 2012 cruise to NZ and Australia? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuAnn Posted October 12, 2011 #2 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Is Willie Ames still the cruise director on the Regatta and will he be on board for the 2012 cruise to NZ and Australia? Thanks but we were able to enjoy his company on a cruise back when he first joined O as an asst CD and he was great...if he is on your cruise it will be fun!!! LuAnn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKS Posted October 12, 2011 #3 Share Posted October 12, 2011 We just received our cruise documents for the 11/30/11 Panama Canal cruise aboard Regatta, and he is listed as CD. Don't know about 2012. Hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted October 12, 2011 #4 Share Posted October 12, 2011 They move from ship to ship & have vacation time so it depends on when your cruise is & what they are doing at that time It will be noted in the cruise booklet when the time comes If you are booking a cruise just for a specific CD then lots of luck with that :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitraveler Posted October 13, 2011 #5 Share Posted October 13, 2011 HI Lynn And the booklet is subject to change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted October 13, 2011 #6 Share Posted October 13, 2011 HI Lynn And the booklet is subject to change. This is true :D We had a change in Captain's from what was in the booklet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulchili Posted October 14, 2011 #7 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Is Willie Ames still the cruise director on the Regatta and will he be on board for the 2012 cruise to NZ and Australia? Thanks I don't know who your CD will be in NZ/OZ in 2012 but I do know that the CD on Regatta at the present is Dottie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanny18 Posted October 14, 2011 #8 Share Posted October 14, 2011 I don't know who your CD will be in NZ/OZ in 2012 but I do know that the CD on Regatta at the present is Dottie. And Dottie told me that she will be on the Marina in January 2012!! Arlene;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demo Posted October 28, 2011 #9 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Hello, does anyone know if Leslie will be onboard INSIGNIA March/April 2012? Cheerio Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvgal Posted October 28, 2011 #10 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Willie is listed as CD on the Dec. 16 sailing from LA to Papette on Regatta.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted October 28, 2011 #11 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Hello, does anyone know if Leslie will be onboard INSIGNIA March/April 2012? Cheerio Dennis You probably will not know until a month or so before the cruise even then things can change Lyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuAnn Posted October 29, 2011 #12 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Willie is listed as CD on the Dec. 16 sailing from LA to Papette on Regatta.:D wish I was going to be there...sounds just perfect!!! LuAnn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanny18 Posted October 29, 2011 #13 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Hello, does anyone know if Leslie will be onboard INSIGNIA March/April 2012? Cheerio Dennis Leslie will be on the Nautica in December going from Cape Town to Sinapore, so I would think he'll be there until Nautica comes back to Europe....We're sailing then and I'm so happy to see Leslie again!! Arlene:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubledobles Posted October 30, 2011 #14 Share Posted October 30, 2011 I'll bet Leslie will be on the Maiden of the Riviera, just like he was on the Maiden of the Marina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindrift Posted November 1, 2011 #15 Share Posted November 1, 2011 I believe Leslie told us he would be on the Maiden Riviera, and I will be disappointed in not seeing him as we cancelled the Maiden due to the itinerary. We are doing the Marina instead. Leslie is great (on one of our Silver Sea trips). He was on our Spitzbergen trip. Great, great CD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demo Posted November 2, 2011 #16 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Oh realy!? He will be on NAUTICA and maybe the maiden voyage of the RIVIERA. So it is a pitty for all of us aboard INSIGNIA. :( Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvgal Posted November 3, 2011 #17 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Looking forward to seeing Willie again aboard Regatta on Dec. 16 to Tahiti. What fun activities will be planned for all our sea-days?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pap5211 Posted November 14, 2011 #18 Share Posted November 14, 2011 And Dottie told me that she will be on the Marina in January 2012!! Arlene;) Just hope Pittsburg is not in the superbowl! She is a fanatic fan and we did not win any of those "pool" bets! Somehow, she even managed to get the game on screen in the middle of the Tasmanian Sea when nothing else worked. A remarkable lady! Her hubby, Tom?, great talent too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailfar Posted November 14, 2011 #19 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Just hope Pittsburg is not in the superbowl! She is a fanatic fan and we did not win any of those "pool" bets! Somehow, she even managed to get the game on screen in the middle of the Tasmanian Sea when nothing else worked. A remarkable lady! Her hubby, Tom?, great talent too! I so hope some day we will sail again with Dottie (CD) and Tom (comedian}. We did a 60 cruise day 2 years ago and it was a great combo. We were just so looking forward that Dottie and Tom would be booked again on our January cruise on the Regatta. Sail on Dottie and Tom, you are the reason we like cruising with Oceania! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atraveldeal Posted December 11, 2011 #20 Share Posted December 11, 2011 And Dottie told me that she will be on the Marina in January 2012!! Arlene;) Just received our cruise docs for Jan 23 Marina Cruise and Dottie is noted at Cruise Director :) I have seen a lot of posts speaking very positive about her and husband Tom. I am now intrigued and looking forward to seeing what she is like, and what kind of activities to expect. Had Nolan Dean on Regatta in Alaska and he was a good Comedian but found the day activities lacking, and a little disappointing fortunately the Alaskan scenery was a awesome substitute. On this trip however we'd like something more from a CD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlo7 Posted December 13, 2011 #21 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Our 11/20 Islands in the Sun cruise docs listed Dottie as the C/D. Willie replaced her for an unknown reason. He was fine, did a great Q&A on the 2nd sea day but some folks (including us) got a little tired of his patter after 10 days. What I did enjoy was the change in his voice after the 4th or 5th announcement he made as the disembarkation process devolved into something laughable. While most of us crowded into the casino area waiting to be allowed into the Lounge (per Willie's announcement) he kept asking for 2 international pax they could not seem to find and this delayed customs and immigration for at least 20 minutes. After they found those two Willie finally announced everyone waiting in line for the lounger could do an about face and proceed to the gangway. Several minutes later in a different and more stressed voice he announced we would be debarking by color and number. This drew a few boos, nobody paid attention and that was the last I heard of Willie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atraveldeal Posted December 13, 2011 #22 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I am aware that the CD and any other staff noted in cruise documents are subject to change and knowing my luck it probably will. Hopefully either way it will be more for the good either way we will make the most of what and who we have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruiser Jane Posted December 16, 2011 #23 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Is Willie Ames still the cruise director on the Regatta and will he be on board for the 2012 cruise to NZ and Australia? Thanks leonardray, we are on the January 17th Regatta cruise from Papeete to NZ (I suppose it's the cruise before yours) and on our last cruise, David Shermet told me that Willie Aames was our CD for this cruise. So I suppose he will also be your CD. We received our booklet about 2 wks ago and he's pictures as the CD. But as someone said, these things can change fast! Cheers, Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floridiana Posted December 19, 2011 #24 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Dottie went on vacation after the Amazon cruise and before the Islands in the Sun cruise. She is a very classy and highly organized cruise director who arranged a lot of fun activities on our cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindrift Posted December 20, 2011 #25 Share Posted December 20, 2011 I hate to say it, but I had friends who returned after their first cruise w/O and cancelled their next cruise because of their experience with the CD (Ames) and what happened at disembarkation. I must say that after 12 w/O, Ames drove us crazy. Anyway, to each his own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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