LAexNY Posted July 22, 2014 #1 Share Posted July 22, 2014 We are aboard Nautica - on Day 10 of the 20 day Viking Odyssey cruise. After Day 2, the C.D. disappeared and has not been seen or heard from since. There has been zero information given as to what happened to him. He is presumably off the ship, either ill or with a family emergency. Not a word about it in Currents. The assistant C..D. (who is a member of the entertainment team) has been doing very abbreviated morning announcements and very few other announcements. Rumor has it that Nolan Dean is being flown in and will join the ship in Reykjavik in a few days as a replacement C.D. Things do happen but it is bizarre that there has been no information given. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orchestrapal Posted July 22, 2014 #2 Share Posted July 22, 2014 We are aboard Nautica - on Day 10 of the 20 day Viking Odyssey cruise. After Day 2, the C.D. disappeared and has not been seen or heard from since. There has been zero information given as to what happened to him. He is presumably off the ship, either ill or with a family emergency. Not a word about it in Currents. The assistant C..D. (who is a member of the entertainment team) has been doing very abbreviated morning announcements and very few other announcements. Rumor has it that Nolan Dean is being flown in and will join the ship in Reykjavik in a few days as a replacement C.D. Things do happen but it is bizarre that there has been no information given. Hope he's OK wherever he is. Only one thing better than abbreviated announcements, no announcements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanandJim Posted July 22, 2014 #3 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Hope he's OK wherever he is.Only one thing better than abbreviated announcements, no announcements. I love it! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitraveler Posted July 22, 2014 #4 Share Posted July 22, 2014 There may be a blackout, but several postings on live from Nautica 7/15 thread, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted July 22, 2014 #5 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Hope it is nothing too serious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted July 22, 2014 #6 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Larraine reported a few days ago he had a family emergency in her "LIVE from" thread Maybe look for her she seems to have the news ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAexNY Posted July 22, 2014 Author #7 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Thanks, Lynne. I speak to Larraine every day. The point of my post is the mysterious absence of any information being given to us. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Noxequifans Posted July 22, 2014 #8 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Just a guess ... a good number of cruisers don"t pay much attention to the CD. The decision to not highlight the temporary replacement could have been made with this in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jancruz Posted July 22, 2014 #9 Share Posted July 22, 2014 I definitely dont want to be rude..but I dont understand why anyone would care since you didnt know him and he left..what do you exactly want to know?? Jancruz1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naxos Posted July 22, 2014 #10 Share Posted July 22, 2014 I assume it is either a personal or personnel issue, neither of which would be public information. Just my opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanandJim Posted July 22, 2014 #11 Share Posted July 22, 2014 I know, I know, I'm guilty myself.... but the woman had a point, there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiawahdon Posted July 23, 2014 #12 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Thanks, Lynne. I speak to Larraine every day. The point of my post is the mysterious absence of any information being given to us.[/quote I am on the next cruise, and I can assure you, I am not staying awake or taking more meds because of this "mysterious absence". I have never believed that the CD is all that important. It the ports, the ship and fellow pax that make a difference. I know I am odd, but I don't pay thousands of dollars to play trivia with the CD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare pinotlover Posted July 23, 2014 #13 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Since I'm not a trivia addict, I probably won't notice if the CD was gone, or had been replaced. I don't remember ever needing an 8:00 announcement telling me which port I was in. But, for those trivia addicts and people that don't/can't keep up with the schedule, I guess it's an important thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SellaVee Posted July 23, 2014 #14 Share Posted July 23, 2014 I'm not seeing any "mysterious absence" here either. You know the CD had to leave for personal reasons and that O is working on finding a replacement. Until the replacement is confirmed there is nothing to report I'm afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harryw Posted July 25, 2014 #15 Share Posted July 25, 2014 There is still the mystery of what happened to Roy Perez...an amiable CD...the nautical legend is that he offended a passenger with ties to corporate during a fateful round if trivia, and was banished or didn't have his contract renewed... Harry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Noxequifans Posted July 25, 2014 #16 Share Posted July 25, 2014 I think it would of more import if an engineering or commissary officer was "missing". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harryw Posted July 25, 2014 #17 Share Posted July 25, 2014 ...or as in The Caine Mutiny, a quart of frozen strawberries... Harry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrHemlock Posted July 25, 2014 #18 Share Posted July 25, 2014 I'm with pinotlover above. There have been two CDs, one on Regent and one on Oceania, that I wish had disappeared in the early stages of our respective cruises. What is it about a microphone and a PA system that is so addictive to Cruise Directors? Talk about loving to hear the sound of their own voices…and where do they get their material? Mrs. Ferguson's Comedy & Childcare Company? Oy! We miss Giuseppe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treasure4two Posted July 26, 2014 #19 Share Posted July 26, 2014 We were on Nautica Feb-March 9, 2014 and Willie was our CD and had to get off toward the end of the cruise, as his daughter had been in an accident plus he was getting married, but we were all given notice via the grapevine. Hope this CD and his family are OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PaulMCO Posted July 27, 2014 #20 Share Posted July 27, 2014 No information on something that is embarrassing is Typical for O. We were told told he was fired. Why in the middle of a cruise?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ronrick1943 Posted July 27, 2014 #21 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Agree, if you don't play Trivia who cares------- Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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