msstarr22 Posted April 13, 2013 #1 Share Posted April 13, 2013 I hope this isn't a flame issue but will ask anyway. Do you have a favorite CD and why do you like them? Lets leave John Heald out of this one as I know so many have a love/hate relationship there. I am interested in knowing the reasons people like their CD's! Who do you like to see on the ship you are sailing! Do they cater to you? Do they stop and see if you are having a good cruise? I have sailed numerous times and I only have 1 who stands out! I will save that for later and why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiselife4me Posted April 13, 2013 #2 Share Posted April 13, 2013 James Andrews. My all time fav! He's down to earth and he's a funny yet caring person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djcass4199 Posted April 13, 2013 #3 Share Posted April 13, 2013 For us, it's a tie between Jen Baxter and Butch Begovitch, but Butch probably would be the winner in the head to head. We've also sailed with Mark Price (no longer with Carnival), Goose, Steve Cassel, and I'm probably missing one. We haven't had a CD that we haven't liked so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisebarbie Posted April 13, 2013 #4 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Karl with a K on Liberty---best we had in 7 cruises! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicNac4498 Posted April 13, 2013 #5 Share Posted April 13, 2013 I really liked Gary Brierly on our last cruise! He was possibly one of the best cds we have ever had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkotis Posted April 13, 2013 #6 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Butch!!!!! Then Todd Whitmore( I think thats his last name) I don't see his name on any more ships???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaCruiserFromtheATX Posted April 13, 2013 #7 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Jimmy Wee hands down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zirka Posted April 13, 2013 #8 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Last Sept. we sailed on the 8-day sailing on the Freedom and I would give a huge shout out to Brad Calabrese. Went to an activity--Cribbage with the CD--turned out to be just my mom, myself and one other person. We had a lot of time to chat and for the rest of the cruise he would see us in a crowd and give a shout out and remembered our names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The4Cruisers Posted April 13, 2013 #9 Share Posted April 13, 2013 We've had Risa two or three times, Jen Baxter, some dude, some other dude, and another dude or two. I couldn't care less who the CD is. They add nothing to my cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soccersharon Posted April 13, 2013 #10 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Karl with a K on Liberty---best we had in 7 cruises! We second this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandwannabee Posted April 13, 2013 #11 Share Posted April 13, 2013 (edited) We second this! I 3rd this, I've been on a lot of cruises, and he is my all time favorite! Oops I quoted the wrong one, it's Karl with a K Edited April 13, 2013 by islandwannabee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisebarbie Posted April 13, 2013 #12 Share Posted April 13, 2013 We've had Risa two or three times, Jen Baxter, some dude, some other dude, and another dude or two. I couldn't care less who the CD is. They add nothing to my cruise. I used to think this too because we have never had cruise directors that contributed much. Then we had Karl on the Liberty in March and he was EVERYWHERE! He even was at the door saying goodbye to guests as we were leaving the ship at debarkation. He is awesome. I would book a ship if I knew he was on that ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigal1017 Posted April 13, 2013 #13 Share Posted April 13, 2013 I used to think this too because we have never had cruise directors that contributed much. Then we had Karl on the Liberty in March and he was EVERYWHERE! He even was at the door saying goodbye to guests as we were leaving the ship at debarkation. He is awesome. I would book a ship if I knew he was on that ship. I could not agree more. Karl with a k was fabulous ! Last cruise we had "Hennie" and oh my god what a waste of our time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kybluecruiser Posted April 13, 2013 #14 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Risa Barnes because of her down to earth style, humbleness, and her genuine care for her passengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h0mbr3 Posted April 13, 2013 #15 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Karl with a K on Liberty---best we had in 7 cruises! Totally agree! We love Butch a bunch though! The cruise we took with Karl last year on the Liberty was the best out of the 11 we have taken with Carnival. He was everywhere at the same time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted April 13, 2013 #16 Share Posted April 13, 2013 I could not agree more. Karl with a k was fabulous ! Last cruise we had "Hennie" and oh my god what a waste of our time. Couldn't agree more with you....Hennie Van Heerden was our cruise director last month on the Freedom. He was awful.....not funny at all. He was never around. Nothing good to say about him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted April 13, 2013 #17 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Wee Jimmy is our favorite Cruise Director. He is hilarious.....I mean how can you not love a short, pudgie guy that walks around in a kilt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfadj Posted April 13, 2013 #18 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Butch!!!!! Then Todd Whitmore( I think thats his last name) I don't see his name on any more ships???? Doesnt work for Carnival anymore. Got married and wanted to have a life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfadj Posted April 13, 2013 #19 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Jorge Solano who isnt a CD anymore but a standup comedian working for Carnival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandwannabee Posted April 13, 2013 #20 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Jorge Solano who isnt a CD anymore but a standup comedian working for Carnival. Saw him on the breeze a few months ago, he was hilarious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyMaster Posted April 13, 2013 #21 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Gotta be "Butch". He's absolutely the best! Goes out of his way to make sure that the passengers are happy, and entertained. :cool: "SKY" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockey Addict Posted April 13, 2013 #22 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Has anyone sailed with Pete Liebenberg? Any thoughts? We have sailed with Trevor twice, Felipe, and Jen twice. We didn't care for Trevor at all. We liked the other two though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dymediva Posted April 13, 2013 #23 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Butch is definitely my all time favorite! He was so approachable and so entertaining, we really enjoyed him as the CD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjknox Posted April 13, 2013 #24 Share Posted April 13, 2013 My favorite CD currently is Jen, she was on the Triumph but im not sure what ship she's on now. But my favorite CD of all time is Lenny Halliday, too bad he had to retire, there was/is no other CD that could even come close to his level.:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky2 Posted April 13, 2013 #25 Share Posted April 13, 2013 I could not agree more. Karl with a k was fabulous ! Last cruise we had "Hennie" and oh my god what a waste of our time. I have to agree with you on Hennie. We had Brad the first week & Hennie the second week. No comparison. Really enjoyed Brad. Hope Karl is still on Liberty when we cruise next January. I had heard good things about Wee Jimmy and was looking forward to him on Legend in 2012. However, he left just before we cruised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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