UPDATED List of Current Cruise Directors (CD)

DonnaK · July 3, 2015

Adventure OTS - Dan Whitney started June 27

Allure OTS - Jerome Sueur May 19 for all of the European cruises thru Oct 25 then who?

Anthem OTS - Joff Eaton joins the ship on March 18 until September 15 Graham Seymour joins the ship on September 1 and will take over CD duties on September 15 until November 4, then Joff returns from his break on November 4.

Brilliance OTS - Tim Connor May 30 through September 3, then Clo O'Connor returns September 3

Enchantment OTS - Paul Rutter May 11 through July 20. Marc Walker returns from his vacation on July 20 through November 20. Marc will return from his break on Jan 18, 2016

Explorer OTS - Rob McNally started May 15 until November 13, then Graham Seymour

Freedom OTS - Jamie Fentiman June 7 until Aug 16, then Casey Peltier returns for 4 months

Grandeur OTS - Mitch Merucci April 28 until August 23 then who? Rich Edwards?(Mitch will not be returning to GR after his break)

Independence OTS - Leigh Xuereb May 17 through September 8. then who? Leigh is the new permanent CD on Indy!

Jewel OTS - John Blair March 14 until July 17, then Dennis Charles for 3 months. John expects to return from his break in mid-October.

Legend OTS - Chris Brown from the end of June until late August (needs confirmation)

Liberty OTS Luke Aerowsmith started April 16 until mid-July (exact date?), then Dru Pavlov until November 1. Luke returns from his break on Nov 1

Majesty OTS - Carlos Torres March 27 until the end of July (exact date?) then Michelle Pimentinha Oliveira

Mariner OTS - WHO IS THE CURRENT CD Jamie Fentiman August 19 or 23 until sometime in November

Navigator OTS - Jeff Arpin April 18 through sometime in July, then John Perry will be returning for another 4 month contract Need handover date

Oasis OTS - Ricky Matthews May 23 through July 25, then Drew Devine

Quantum OTS - Gordon Whatman May 29 until July 20, then Jimmy Rhodes It has been reported that Ken Rush is also onboard, behind-the-scenes, training the CDs for the Asian Market.

Radiance OTS - Amy Fickert-Southgate May 15 for 4 months

Rhapsody OTS - Graham Seymour March 29 until August 1. Graham has been reassigned to Explorer and will not be returning to Rhapsody after his break. 9then Enzo Matijaca?) Graham is still waiting for confirmation regarding who the replacement CD will be.

Serenade OTS - Topi Ylonen May 9 for the Baltic/Nordic season.

Splendour OTS - Bill Brunckhorst started May 4 until July 11, then Simona Ferraioulo for the rest of the European Season

Vision OTS - Mercedes LaFuente started April 26 (until when?) Steve Davis returns September 13

Voyager OTS - Lixin Fang for the Asian season; then Mitch Merucci beginning October 22 for the Australian Season

Rich Edwards is home and currently recovering from surgery.Any updates? Grandeur at the end of August?

Allan Brooks left Royal Caribbean to take a position in Celebrity corporate office.

Richard Spacey is a CD with Celebrity

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

Dave Chapman has left RCCL. He is taking an extended break, and then he will be moving over to another cruiseline.

James Andrews is a real estate agent in Sydney

Mike Szwajkowski is a Canadian Mountie

Leo Papa at Cornell University working on a Master's degree in Hospitality Administration/Management

Anna Bass is now Client Services Manager at ISS London

Abe Hughes is Director of Port Revenue Operations at Royal Media Partners and sometimes works onboard as the port and shopping guide

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 NCL

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

Abel Jeney is International Manager at Kingswood Education and Adventure in London

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

Where is Warren Allen? (aka Warren Melhuish)

Edited July 3, 2015 by DonnaK

travelgoddess1 · July 3, 2015

Sorry if this was asked and answered previously -- is CD Bobby Brown still at RCI? His wife, Becky, is Activities Manager. We have sailed with them many times since 2000, the last time was 2013 on Radiance. TYIA :)

DonnaK · July 3, 2015

Sorry if this was asked and answered previously -- is CD Bobby Brown still at RCI? His wife, Becky, is Activities Manager. We have sailed with them many times since 2000, the last time was 2013 on Radiance. TYIA :)

Yes, they just left Adventure last week and are on break now.

travelgoddess1 · July 3, 2015

Yes, they just left Adventure last week and are on break now.

Many thanks! I'm glad they are still around. :)

MrsZZYZZYXX · July 4, 2015

I LOVED James Andrews!

wreckem2013 · July 5, 2015

Could be wrong but it looked like Jeff Arpin was leaving NOS this morning.

Newsbuff16 · July 5, 2015

Do you know when Dru Pavlov is starting on the Liberty of the Seas?

Ourusualbeach · July 5, 2015

Do you know when Dru Pavlov is starting on the Liberty of the Seas?

Mid July

desiprince1212 · July 5, 2015

Just curious and excuse my ineptness but why does it matter having a list of the cruise directors?

For example, if I am going on the Rhapsody - how could I use this to my advantage? Thanks.

CanadaRob · July 5, 2015

Ok so going on jewel with John Blair when he is back in early 16, any comments about him and/or his performance.

The_Cruising_Queen · July 5, 2015

John Perry got back onboard the Navigator today!!! I'm assuming Jeff Arpin is now on vacation.

DonnaK · July 5, 2015