mapleleafvoyage Posted April 3, 2015 #26 Share Posted April 3, 2015 In our short cruise history so far, Leigh and Irky have been the BEST! BY far!!!! They were approachable, unlike the other 2 I have had (on Grandeur and Celebrity Summit- never saw them, and when you did, they had no time to stop and talk- unlike Leigh :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trvlmil Posted April 3, 2015 #27 Share Posted April 3, 2015 (edited) Leigh is the very best! We don't just like him - we LOVE him Edited April 3, 2015 by trvlmil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F27TW Posted April 4, 2015 #28 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Leigh is the very best! We don't just like him - we LOVE him "LOVE" ? Might that not be taking it a little TOO far ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulette3028 Posted April 4, 2015 #29 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Cruise directors never made a difference to as I thought most we self promoting John Blair comes to mind. BUT when DW and I sailed on the Explorer we had Leigh as our DC and he and his side kick Erky changed my mind.He really was entertaining and you can see he wanted to make sure the passenger were happy and having g a good time. You would see him around the ship always taking time to talk to anyone who approached him. Another CD that takes a very personal interest to make sure the passengers are happy and having a good time is Mitch Merucci. Just like Leigh, Mitch is always around whatever ship he is assigned to as CD. Enjoyed Leigh when we had him as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmpressofPurple Posted April 5, 2015 #30 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Pool selfie with Leigh and erky... In their tuxes :-) Sent from my SM-G900P using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cropping cruiser Posted April 5, 2015 #31 Share Posted April 5, 2015 In our short cruise history so far, Leigh and Irky have been the BEST! BY far!!!! They were approachable, unlike the other 2 I have had (on Grandeur and Celebrity Summit- never saw them, and when you did, they had no time to stop and talk- unlike Leigh :D Leigh and Erky, definitely best combo. Will miss Erky! I would take a cruise just because Leigh is the CD. Leigh takes the time to talk and is incredible with remembering guests. Very approachable unlike some of the others we have too. Anne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havin'fun Posted April 5, 2015 #32 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Had Leigh (and Erky) on our last 2 cruises - they are simply the best of the best. We had the luck of having them for two weeks on the repo cruise when Explorer left Bayonne. DH kept comparing them to Martin and Lewis saying they were even better then them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nursedf26 Posted April 5, 2015 #33 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Leigh is the absolute best CD out there!!! He is very friendly, funny and loves to see everyone having a good time!! Have sailed with him many times and he always remember my family and I. Have a bunch of great memories from my cruises on Explorer where Leigh was CD! I love Leigh!! You will have a wonderful time!! Dana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glituner32 Posted April 5, 2015 #34 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Is Erky moving ships or is he leaving RCCL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nursedf26 Posted April 5, 2015 #35 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Glituner32, Erky has left Royal. He got married and is going to be a airplane pilot. Dana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelife Posted April 5, 2015 #36 Share Posted April 5, 2015 IMHO Leigh is the best of the bunch since Richard Spacey left RCCL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F27TW Posted April 5, 2015 #37 Share Posted April 5, 2015 (edited) Pool selfie with Leigh and erky... In their tuxes :-)[ATTACH]345336[/ATTACH]Sent from my SM-G900P using Forums mobile app Great pic, Empress !! (lucky girl too Grrrrr ! ;) ) Edited April 5, 2015 by F27TW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aintnofun007 Posted April 5, 2015 #38 Share Posted April 5, 2015 they were both excellent.. although i could do without erkys laugh, i know its part of his gig an all though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jandiart Posted April 5, 2015 #39 Share Posted April 5, 2015 My wife and I were on the infamous EOS norovirus cruise of 1/21/14 --- it was a disaster from the beginning to the end - if it hadn't been for Leigh and Erky it would have impossible --- I would like to think the RCCL management gave these guys some kudos, but I doubt it. In any case, both Leigh and Erky provide an added demension to a cruise unlike any I have experienced during our 27 cruises. They're funny, hardworking and very approchable. Hope they stay with RCCL You are absolutely right. We were on that cruise as well and felt that Leigh and Erky were great. Both are great but together they were so entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazy_dave Posted February 28, 2016 #40 Share Posted February 28, 2016 (edited) Sadly, Leigh has been let go by Royal for what he called "a lapse in judgement". Having cruised with Leigh 6 times my best guess is that some pinnacle humorless prat with a stick up his arse took offense and made a huge stink. Edited February 28, 2016 by krazy_dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazy_dave Posted February 28, 2016 #41 Share Posted February 28, 2016 My my my I seem to have struck a nerve. I stand by my previous guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinsuzan Posted September 12, 2016 #42 Share Posted September 12, 2016 as cruise director. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mcatmcat Posted September 12, 2016 Author #43 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Oh really, what happened to him? Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinsuzan Posted September 12, 2016 #44 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Just saw a Facebook Live with John Heald introducing him as a new cruise director with Carnival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted September 12, 2016 #45 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Oh really, what happened to him? Used to work for Royal and had to leave the company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mcatmcat Posted September 12, 2016 Author #46 Share Posted September 12, 2016 (edited) According to a FB post he and the other guy that got fired are heading to pride of america NCL but I'm not sure Sent from my iPhone using Forums Edited September 12, 2016 by mcatmcat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailorgal28 Posted February 16, 2018 #47 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Love, Love, Love Leigh! He will be moving to Carnival Pride after the Paradise goes in dry dock February 22nd. His contract runs until June -2018. If I get the chance I will be sailing out of Baltimore soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melrosgirl Posted February 16, 2018 #48 Share Posted February 16, 2018 I sailed with Leigh twice and loved him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioPeri Posted February 17, 2018 #49 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Another very big thumbs up for Leigh! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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