DonnaK Posted January 13, 2015 Author #2326 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Regarding the CD listing for Independence of the Seas, we are sailing on 2/28 which lists Ricky Matthews as the CD during that time. However, RCI stated in an email to me that the CD assignment is still TBA which they thought was strange but that's what it was. Thoughts? My thoughts are that RCI emails are notoriously inaccurate in providing CD info. The info on this list comes from the CD himself, or from another CD or activities manager currently on the ship. While things can change at the last minute, info that comes directly from the ship is 100x more accurate than info that comes from RCI in response to email requests Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted January 13, 2015 Author #2327 Share Posted January 13, 2015 will paul rutter be back on board the radiance for the alaska season? Hard to guess...he is a fill-in CD who can be assigned anywhere (his next contract is on Legend) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted January 15, 2015 Author #2328 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Is Jimmy Rhodes back on Quantum for the Jan 11th sailing, or is Gordon Whatman still filling in? Still wondering if Carlos is still on Majesty? Can anyone find out? How about Adventure? Is Mercedes due to leave at the end of this month, and if so, then who? Did Mike handover Jewel this weekend (2 month contract), or is he staying until March (4 month contract)? Who is fill-in in for Graham on Rhapsody beginning Jan 28? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danp Posted January 15, 2015 #2329 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Where is Danzel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisegirl1 Posted January 15, 2015 #2330 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Seemed strange to me but we met a couple on a recent cruise who sail/don’t sail specific ships/dates because of the CD. I like some CDs better than others, but I can’t imagine that a particular CD could dictate my travel schedule. I was happy to hear that a CD I am not too fond of was not on a recent sailing, but if he was, I would not change my plans. In any case, thanks for the updates. M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiocruiser Posted January 16, 2015 #2331 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Still waiting to see who's on the Allure March 15.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomerakl Posted January 16, 2015 #2332 Share Posted January 16, 2015 I've just received notification from RCCL that Ken Jones will be on Rhapsody in February. as has been said elsewhere, these emails can be incorrect, & considering that Donna has him on Mariner until April I guess a grain of salt or two may be necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzoholic Posted January 16, 2015 #2333 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Is Jimmy Rhodes back on Quantum for the Jan 11th sailing, or is Gordon Whatman still filling in? Still wondering if Carlos is still on Majesty? Can anyone find out? How about Adventure? Is Mercedes due to leave at the end of this month, and if so, then who? Did Mike handover Jewel this weekend (2 month contract), or is he staying until March (4 month contract)? Who is fill-in in for Graham on Rhapsody beginning Jan 28? Jimmy Rhodes is on the Quantum right now per someone on the ship last night. Happy Sailing! Evie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammy's Manager Posted January 16, 2015 #2334 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Hi All Graham Seymour here Tim Connor will be my fill from 28th Jan - March 29th Be Well Very Best Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted January 16, 2015 Author #2335 Share Posted January 16, 2015 (edited) I've just received notification from RCCL that Ken Jones will be on Rhapsody in February. As has been said elsewhere, these emails can be incorrect, & considering that Donna has him on Mariner until April I guess a grain of salt or two may be necessary. Hi AllGraham Seymour here Tim Connor will be my fill from 28th Jan - March 29th Be Well Very Best Graham Adventure OTS - Mercedes LaFuente began November 23 until when? then who? Allure OTS - Joff Eaton from January 11 until March 1. (Who is filling in March 1 until April 19?) Jerome Sueur will return to do all of the European cruises (April 19 thru Oct 25) since he is fluent in 5 languages. He is the new regular CD on Allure until further notice. Anthem OTS - Joff Eaton will be taking out the ship and continuing on as its regular CD. Ken Rush will also be onboard for the first 6-8 weeks doing behind the scenes duties to provide a smooth take out Brilliance OTS - Rob McNally began on December 16 for 2 months. Clo O'Connor returns in mid-February. Enchantment OTS - The newly promoted Thomas DeCell is filling-in from Nov 24 through January 19 Marc Walker will be returning January 19 until March 13. Who will be covering Marc's paternity leave March 13 through April 17? Marc returns from paternity leave on April 17 until May 18. Who is covering Marc's vacation May 18 through July 13? Marc returns from his vacation on July 13. Explorer OTS - Leigh Xuereb returned Nov 1st. The ship is scheduled for drydock in March 2015. After the ship returns to service' date=' [b']who [/b]will be the CD (Leigh has been reassigned to Indy)? Freedom OTS - Dru Pavlov from December 7 for approx. 2 months. Casey Pelter expects to return to Freedom after his break sometime in early-February. Grandeur OTS - Mitch Merucci from October 16 until February 13. Andre the Activities Manager takes over for the February 13th sailing only. Then, Dan Whitney from February 23 until mid-to-late April. Mitch expects to return from his break mid-to-late April. Independence OTS - Jamie Fentiman started November 10 through February 22, then Ricky Matthews February 22 through April 11, then Leigh Xuereb begins on April 11 for 4 months. Leigh is the new permanent CD on Indy! Jewel OTS - Mike Hunnerup started Nov 8 (until when? then who?) Legend OTS - Keith Williams started November 3 until January 16, then Paul Rutter Liberty OTS -Luke Aerowsmith began on September 28 until mid-February then who? Luke will return in April after a 2 month break. Majesty OTS - Carlos Torres (need dates) Mariner OTS - Ken Jones started November 27 until April(then who?) Navigator OTS - John Perry started November 16 until March. He will be returning for another 4 month contract in May. *exact dates?* Who will be covering John's break from March through May? Oasis OTS - Ricky Matthews November 29 until January 24, then Drew Devine returns January 24 through May 23, then Ricky Matthews returns May 23 through July 25 Quantum OTS - Jimmy Rhodes November 1 through early March Radiance OTS - Amy Fickert started November 5 for approx. 4 months Rhapsody OTS - Graham Seymour from October 3rd through Jan 28, 2015. Tim Connor will be filling in from January 28 through March 29. Graham will return from his break on March 29 through early August. Serenade OTS - John and Katrina Blair started September 29 until when? Splendour OTS - Michelle Pimentinha for the Brazilian season. Bobby Brown's next contract is on Splendour (need dates) Vision OTS - Steve Davis returns December 12 for 4 months Voyager OTS - Chris Brown (former activities manager) started December 7th until ship returns to Singapore in mid-March. Carly Boileau has semi-retired, but will return as a fill-in CD from time-to-time Rich Edwards is currently recovering from surgery and resting at home. He will be returning in April 2015. 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 January 16, 2015 by DonnaK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packercruising Posted January 16, 2015 #2336 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Any updates on how long the Blairs will be on Serenade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayAreaCruisers Posted January 16, 2015 #2337 Share Posted January 16, 2015 I'm surprised at Splendour's CD. We cruised B2B in November. November 8 was Simona Ferraiuolo. November 15 Daniel Dornas took over as CD. I thought Daniel was set for the Brazilian season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted January 16, 2015 Author #2338 Share Posted January 16, 2015 (edited) I'm surprised at Splendour's CD.We cruised B2B in November. November 8 was Simona Ferraiuolo. November 15 Daniel Dornas took over as CD. I thought Daniel was set for the Brazilian season. According to Michelle's FB page, she is the CD on Splendour for the season, beginning sometime in early December. Edited to add: On Nov 14, Daniel posted on FB that he was doing a quick fill-in. It's hard to tell from Her PB posts, but it looks like Michelle started on Splendour around the 2nd week of December. She posted on has some photos on her FB page posted last week, and it appears that Daniel is the Activities Manager working with her now. Edited January 16, 2015 by DonnaK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayAreaCruisers Posted January 16, 2015 #2339 Share Posted January 16, 2015 The only thing I know about Daniel was the writeup on him in the 'Officers and Staff Onboard' handout. He's been with Royal Caribbean since 2009, and became an Activities Manager in 2011. Maybe he was a fill-in as you suggest. Simona stayed with the second cruise (Venice-Barcelona) until the Naples stop. I can't comment on who was CD from Barcelona to Brazil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted January 16, 2015 Author #2340 Share Posted January 16, 2015 The only thing I know about Daniel was the writeup on him in the 'Officers and Staff Onboard' handout.He's been with Royal Caribbean since 2009, and became an Activities Manager in 2011. Maybe he was a fill-in as you suggest. Simona stayed with the second cruise (Venice-Barcelona) until the Naples stop. I can't comment on who was CD from Barcelona to Brazil. Thanks for the info. I appreciate that you posted. We don't often get info from ships that are not homeported in USA. It prompted me to check out both of their FB pages to verify the info on the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raxter54 Posted January 16, 2015 #2341 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Any updates on how long the Blairs will be on Serenade? I e-mailed Royal Caribbean earlier in the week about that. Haven't gotten an answer yet.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted January 16, 2015 Author #2342 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Adventure OTS - Mercedes LaFuente began November 23 until when? then who? Allure OTS - Joff Eaton from January 11 until March 1. (Who is filling in March 1 until April 19?) Jerome Sueur will return to do all of the European cruises (April 19 thru Oct 25) since he is fluent in 5 languages. He is the new regular CD on Allure until further notice. Anthem OTS - Joff Eaton will be taking out the ship and continuing on as its regular CD. Ken Rush will also be onboard for the first 6-8 weeks doing behind the scenes duties to provide a smooth take out Brilliance OTS - Rob McNally began on December 16 for 2 months. Clo O'Connor returns in mid-February. Enchantment OTS - The newly promoted Thomas DeCell is filling-in from Nov 24 through January 19 Marc Walker will be returning January 19 until March 13. Who will be covering Marc's paternity leave March 13 through April 17? Marc returns from paternity leave on April 17 until May 18. Who is covering Marc's vacation May 18 through July 13? Marc returns from his vacation on July 13. Explorer OTS - Leigh Xuereb returned Nov 1st. The ship is scheduled for drydock in March 2015. After the ship returns to service, who will be the CD (Leigh has been reassigned to Indy)? Freedom OTS - Dru Pavlov from December 7 for approx. 2 months. Casey Pelter expects to return to Freedom after his break sometime in early-February. Grandeur OTS - Mitch Merucci from October 16 until February 13. Andre the Activities Manager takes over for the February 13th sailing only. Then, Dan Whitney from February 23 until mid-to-late April. Mitch expects to return from his break mid-to-late April. Independence OTS - Jamie Fentiman started November 10 through February 22, then Ricky Matthews February 22 through April 11, then Leigh Xuereb begins on April 11 for 4 months. Leigh is the new permanent CD on Indy! Jewel OTS - Mike Hunnerup started Nov 8 (until when? then who?) Legend OTS - Keith Williams started November 3 until January 16, then Paul Rutter Liberty OTS -Luke Aerowsmith began on September 28 until mid-February then who? Luke will return in April after a 2 month break. Majesty OTS - Carlos Torres (need dates) Mariner OTS - Ken Jones started November 27 until April(then who?) Navigator OTS - John Perry started November 16 until March. He will be returning for another 4 month contract in May. *exact dates?* Who will be covering John's break from March through May? Oasis OTS - Ricky Matthews November 29 until January 24, then Drew Devine returns January 24 through May 23, then Ricky Matthews returns May 23 through July 25 Quantum OTS - Jimmy Rhodes November 1 through early March Radiance OTS - Amy Fickert started November 5 for approx. 4 months Rhapsody OTS - Graham Seymour from October 3rd through Jan 28, 2015. Tim Connor will be filling in from January 28 through March 29. Graham will return from his break on March 29 through early August. Serenade OTS - John and Katrina Blair started September 29 until when? Splendour OTS - Michelle Pimentinha for the Brazilian season. Bobby Brown's next contract is on Splendour (need dates) Vision OTS - Steve Davis returns December 12 for 4 months Voyager OTS - Chris Brown (former activities manager) started December 7th until ship returns to Singapore in mid-March. Carly Boileau has semi-retired, but will return as a fill-in CD from time-to-time Rich Edwards is currently recovering from surgery and resting at home. He will be returning in April 2015. 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzbro Posted January 16, 2015 #2343 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Does anyone know anything about Tim Connor, what's he like etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomerakl Posted January 17, 2015 #2344 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Hi AllGraham Seymour here Tim Connor will be my fill from 28th Jan - March 29th Be Well Very Best Graham Thanks for the info. Glad to see someone knows what's going on, even if it isn't the line themselves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomerakl Posted January 17, 2015 #2345 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Does anyone know anything about Tim Connor, what's he like etc? Just did a search and Tim has only been promoted to CD in October. Looking at the pic, I think that we have seen him on Radiance a couple of years ago in the activities crew, and he was good value then. If it isn't the same Tim then we'll find out when we get on in 3 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packercruising Posted January 17, 2015 #2346 Share Posted January 17, 2015 I e-mailed Royal Caribbean earlier in the week about that. Haven't gotten an answer yet.... Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisingthesuitelife Posted January 17, 2015 #2347 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Does anyone know anything about Tim Connor, what's he like etc? Really great - funny, visible and approachable. He was activities manager on Independence for quite a while before being promoted to CD when Joff finished his contract in October. Sadly, he left during the transatlantic due to family illness and the remaining 5 days with the replacement weren't nearly as great. Of course, this is just my opinion... Hope you have a great cruise :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Tyler Posted January 17, 2015 #2348 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Just off Vision and Marvin Wilson was the CD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raxter54 Posted January 17, 2015 #2349 Share Posted January 17, 2015 I did get a reply from Royal Caribbean concerning the Cd for the Serenade: "We are happy to advise you that Bill Brunkhorst will be the Cruise Director until February 28, 2105. After this time John Blair will take over as the Cruise Director again." As someone said earlier, you can probably take this with a grain of salt.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennywren46 Posted January 17, 2015 #2350 Share Posted January 17, 2015 I don't know what Tim Connor is like as a cd but he was activities manager on Indy with Joff Eaton. He was very visible around the ship and the morning show on TV with Joff was hilarious So I'm sure he'll be a great CD. I must add I'm not a person who really notices the CD but they were so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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