pixiedustdawn Posted January 11, 2016 Author #626 Share Posted January 11, 2016 (edited) Thanks Dawn...when is your next cruise? What ship? Happy Cruising! :) Don I will be on the Gem next Tuesday and then the Breakaway the end of the month. :) Edited January 11, 2016 by pixiedustdawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dongordon Posted January 11, 2016 #627 Share Posted January 11, 2016 I will be on the Gem next Tuesday and then the Breakaway the end of the month. :) Dawn.... FANTASTIC!! I am on the GEM after your cruise (January 22nd!). :) I booked the Breakaway for next January....I love the new itinerary and the 14 days. :) Happy Cruising and have a GEM of a DAY! :) Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fstuff1 Posted January 11, 2016 #628 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Thanks for that Marion. Is it official because that's been rumored for the last 8 months and he told me he wasn't sure he wanted to. I think they are doing anything they can to get the breakaway to the level the gem is at in regards to service and entertainment. Breakaway has yet to have an outstanding CD. So each experience on that ship has been ok not fantastic like the Gem. I had reached out to him via email and text but assume he is enjoying his vacation. So I left all alone for now. Heard his temporary replacement is boring. Breakaway needs a great CD to take over as New Yorks ship but untilThen gem will prevail. Lol wasnt Julie the CD of the breakaway? she got 'promoted' and is now CD of the Escape. or do u mean Julie's replacement and that dan dan would be a welcomed replacement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr ncl Posted January 11, 2016 #629 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Yes Julie opens all the new ships. I assume she is good at that but as an entertainer she has quite the opportunity lol. And when I was on breakaway I. Sept oct the guy forgot his name was almost as morning as Julie. Dan Dan will certainly take breakaway to a new level. Exec chef from Gem was on there in sept oct as well. If Gem is ranked so high and breakaway isn't, and they're out of the same port same region, they must've put two and two together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dongordon Posted January 11, 2016 #630 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Yes Julie opens all the new ships. I assume she is good at that but as an entertainer she has quite the opportunity lol. And when I was on breakaway I. Sept oct the guy forgot his name was almost as morning as Julie. Dan Dan will certainly take breakaway to a new level. Exec chef from Gem was on there in sept oct as well. If Gem is ranked so high and breakaway isn't, and they're out of the same port same region, they must've put two and two together. Mr ncl... Do you know who the CD is on the GEM now? Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebas030 Posted January 11, 2016 #631 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Mr ncl...Do you know who the CD is on the GEM now? Don Alvin Oliva is the next CD on the Gem starting tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr ncl Posted January 11, 2016 #632 Share Posted January 11, 2016 There's your answer. Hope he's good. Heard the temporary one wasn't too entertaining. I already miss Dan Dan. Any word on how Alvin is ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebas030 Posted January 11, 2016 #633 Share Posted January 11, 2016 There's your answer. Hope he's good. Heard the temporary one wasn't too entertaining. I already miss Dan Dan. Any word on how Alvin is ?? Late november he was ACD on the Escape and it was said that he was friendly and good with names... He was also ACD on the Breakaway a few months before...again friendly... So this assignment seems to be his firts as CD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Turtles06 Posted January 11, 2016 #634 Share Posted January 11, 2016 There's your answer. Hope he's good. Heard the temporary one wasn't too entertaining. I already miss Dan Dan. Any word on how Alvin is ?? A quick search turned up this (from a Thanksgiving thread re the Escape): http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showpost.php?p=48418592&postcount=76 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geegee1 Posted January 11, 2016 #635 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Alvin Oliva is the next CD on the Gem starting tomorrow. Here is a of him when he applied for Cruise Consultant in 2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr ncl Posted January 11, 2016 #636 Share Posted January 11, 2016 I know EXACTLY who he is now. He was ACD to your point on breakaway. I had him in late sept. Much better then the actual CD so hopefully he succeeds. Only a few are magnificent. Sinan. He's gone now. And Dan Dan. Others were from the mid 2000s they're no more. Alvin could be good. I'll find out in 10 days lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Turtles06 Posted January 11, 2016 #637 Share Posted January 11, 2016 I know EXACTLY who he is now. He was ACD to your point on breakaway. I had him in late sept. Much better then the actual CD so hopefully he succeeds. Only a few are magnificent. Sinan. He's gone now. And Dan Dan. Others were from the mid 2000s they're no more. Alvin could be good. I'll find out in 10 days lol. Agreed. Sinan was fabulous. Since he left for Celebrity, I haven't seen his name mentioned on those boards. We also loved Johnny "Cash" Sanchez on the Gem several years ago. Really excellent. We're on the Gem right after you, so we'll see for ourselves too. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenquixote66 Posted January 12, 2016 #638 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Agreed. Sinan was fabulous. Since he left for Celebrity, I haven't seen his name mentioned on those boards. We also loved Johnny "Cash" Sanchez on the Gem several years ago. Really excellent. We're on the Gem right after you, so we'll see for ourselves too. :) The last time we were on the GEM (2013) the CD was awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr ncl Posted January 12, 2016 #639 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Yea Sinan had a tragic accident in his family and now I dont think he works for any cruise line. I had Johnny cash as well in 2011. He was pretty good ok gem but when covering a vacation on breakaway he wasn't the same. Still good but didn't blow my mind. Maybe Dan Dan spoiled me and set the bar too high now lol. CD on gem in Jan 14 RIGHT before Dan Dan took over wasn't great. Maybe that's who you had in 13. We did a one nighter back to back into a 9 night and Dan Dan took over the next day for the 9 night and he had me at hello. Lol. Excellent CD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebas030 Posted January 12, 2016 #640 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Yea Sinan had a tragic accident in his family and now I dont think he works for any cruise line. I had Johnny cash as well in 2011. He was pretty good ok gem but when covering a vacation on breakaway he wasn't the same. Still good but didn't blow my mind. Maybe Dan Dan spoiled me and set the bar too high now lol. CD on gem in Jan 14 RIGHT before Dan Dan took over wasn't great. Maybe that's who you had in 13. We did a one nighter back to back into a 9 night and Dan Dan took over the next day for the 9 night and he had me at hello. Lol. Excellent CD. Sinan was amazing...we loved him so much on our cruise with him. After his tragic lost he came back to the BA for a few weeks and then he went to Celebrity X ...it was a lost for Ncl. He is still a CD on a cruise ship and has a travel blog somewhere we can't speak about here [emoji6] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr ncl Posted January 12, 2016 #641 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Oh ok. I heard he left celebrity too. Maybe he's still there. Good for him. Great guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbryan5 Posted January 12, 2016 #642 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Yea Sinan had a tragic accident in his family What happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixiedustdawn Posted January 12, 2016 Author #643 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Boarding the Gem today! Can't wait to get out of the first few days of cold we have been having here in N.Y. I will check around and see if there is anything new happening onboard since my last visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr ncl Posted January 12, 2016 #644 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Oh yay!!!! Tell Quincy at the bars Eric said hi. And enjoy your cruise!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jezo Posted January 12, 2016 #645 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Boarding the Gem today! Can't wait to get out of the first few days of cold we have been having here in N.Y. I will check around and see if there is anything new happening onboard since my last visit. The only thing new is a slide not working and the sadness surrounding it as the children now jump in and out of hot tubs and annoy the older patrons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dongordon Posted January 12, 2016 #646 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Boarding the Gem today! Can't wait to get out of the first few days of cold we have been having here in N.Y. I will check around and see if there is anything new happening onboard since my last visit. Bon Voyage Dawn!! Have a great cruise....keep it clean for us on the January 22nd Cruise. :D Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Director Don Posted January 12, 2016 #647 Share Posted January 12, 2016 (edited) Boarding the Gem today! Can't wait to get out of the first few days of cold we have been having here in N.Y. I will check around and see if there is anything new happening onboard since my last visit. Check out which menu's are being used please!!! Thank YOU!!!! Edited January 12, 2016 by Director Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvtheships Posted January 12, 2016 #648 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Anyone have pictures of the refurbished Bliss Lounge ? Didn't take pix but trust me it is gorgeous!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvtheships Posted January 12, 2016 #649 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Drew the gem cd is leaving today Not a great loss IMHO. Not a clue who the new one will be. The Asst cd is leaving today as well thankfully. Annoying voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2boyzmom Posted January 13, 2016 #650 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Please try and get some intel on the slide. Thanks and have a great time :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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