digtexas Posted January 23, 2015 #26 Share Posted January 23, 2015 We are booked on Riviera Miami to Miami on Feb 13 and received our documents today. As cruise director it shows a photo of Nolan Dean but it states his name as Nolan Jenkins. Misprint? Other explanation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanandJim Posted January 23, 2015 #27 Share Posted January 23, 2015 We love Julie James as well. She is great fun and may unexpectedly turn up at your table with one of the entertainers and have dinner with you. She even brings wine to share. She is leaving Nautica and going to Marina after this current cruise. She also makes trivia enjoyable and a challenge. One of the issues with CD's transferring from the smaller to the larger ships is that little unexpected techniques such as this are lost when they are supposed to be entertaining twice the number of guests.... What you see as charming may unfortunately be viewed by others as clickish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanandJim Posted January 23, 2015 #28 Share Posted January 23, 2015 We are booked on Riviera Miami to Miami on Feb 13 and received our documents today. As cruise director it shows a photo of Nolan Dean but it states his name as Nolan Jenkins. Misprint? Other explanation? Many of the CD's use stage names. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetiredFL Posted January 23, 2015 #29 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Our Feb 3 cruise also says Nolan Jenkins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DOJO466 Posted January 23, 2015 #30 Share Posted January 23, 2015 I have never met the gentleman. Our CD on our last Oceania (which was our first Oceania as well) cruise was Nolan Dean. I thought he was a bit wishy-washy. As to "thinking shoes" -- I never leave home without them. But I am, for the present, without a Trivia Team! so if you know anyone who wants an ex-Rhodesian Swiss on their team let me know...:) oops, I meant "thinking cap" must have been thinking about my "dancing shoes":D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted January 23, 2015 #31 Share Posted January 23, 2015 We are booked on Riviera Miami to Miami on Feb 13 and received our documents today. As cruise director it shows a photo of Nolan Dean but it states his name as Nolan Jenkins. Misprint? Other explanation? I'm pretty sure the way he explained it is that his middle name is Dean. He uses both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypercafe Posted January 23, 2015 #32 Share Posted January 23, 2015 I was just wondering, since there is very little going on expect the shows which it seems no one likes or goes to what does it matter who the CD is? Sent from my XT1032 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no fuss travel Posted January 23, 2015 #33 Share Posted January 23, 2015 I was just wondering, since there is very little going on expect the shows which it seems no one likes or goes to what does it matter who the CD is? Sent from my XT1032 using Forums mobile app For a fair number of CC posters, it seems to make a difference for playing TRIVIA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digtexas Posted January 23, 2015 #34 Share Posted January 23, 2015 I have only sailed on Oceania twice before, once with Nolan Dean and once with Ray Michaels. They were both good, but very different. Nolan has a quick British wit and is also a talented singer. Ray was a little silly, but very warm and outgoing and was very engaging with the passengers. Both were fun at trivia. I don't know how much difference a CD really makes in the end, but they can leave you with a good or a bad feeling about the experience depending on your interaction and your take on them and their attitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rheasue38 Posted January 23, 2015 #35 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Hi! Nolan has replaced Leslie Jon who just left Riviera on Jan. 14th. His girlfriend Emmanuelle will be the Social Hostess. Nolan will leave sometime in Mar. when Leslie returns. Rhea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CintiPam Posted February 7, 2015 #36 Share Posted February 7, 2015 (edited) Nolan Dean was our CD on our Riviera Mayan Mystique cruise January 14 through January 24. I was thrilled to see him because I really enjoy his sense of humor and accessability. I even returned to playing afternoon trivia because he was so much fun (an event I had foresworn after suffering through it last January once when David Peterson was our CD.) Nolan's amazing girlfriend Emmanuelle Adda is so talented and friendly. The two did the 9:45 PM show one night together in the Riviera Lounge, and Emmanuelle had a solo 5:45 PM show in Horizons on our second (and last) sea day called "Blues, Jazz and a Twist of Piaf." Her show was so popular that they ran out of seats and also had to summon the bar staff from all the other venues to service the hundreds of attendees. She was going to continue onboard as Social Hostess. Edited February 7, 2015 by CintiPam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindrift Posted February 8, 2015 #37 Share Posted February 8, 2015 We thought Nolan Dean was wonderful. I'l not comment on David Peterson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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