TH451 Posted August 7, 2016 #1476 Share Posted August 7, 2016 (edited) I'm sailing on her on the 1st. If it hasn't been reported by then, I'll let you know what I find out. I wish I knew what to expect with Paul Rutter. I don't know anything about him. Sailed Grandeur in March with Paul Rutter and he's not one of the the most visible CDs but neither are Ricky Mathews and Ken Rush. Paul did a good job and his staff was excellent during various activities such as trivia, etc. I must be in the minority but I like John & Katrina Blair. They have always been courteous, friendly and taken the time to converse with us when we meet around the ship and last week on Anthem we had several morning conversations in the Diamond lounge. If everyone liked the same people or things, the world would be a much less interesting place. Edited August 7, 2016 by TH451 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatBaldOldMan Posted August 7, 2016 #1477 Share Posted August 7, 2016 (edited) Sailed Grandeur in March with Paul Rutter and he's not one of the most visible CDs but neither are Ricky Mathews and Ken Rush. Paul did a good job and his staff was excellent during various activities such as trivia, etc. If everyone liked the same people or things, the world would be a much less interesting place. I have to agree with you about Ken Rush. He is by far my least favorite CD. I don't see why RC continues to put him on the sail aways of new ships. I like your perspective on everyone liking the same people or things. My wife and I have been married for 42 years, and we are the most complete opposite people you'll ever meet. Enjoy the Grandeur in 2017 and 2018. Edited August 7, 2016 by FatBaldOldMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidy2009 Posted August 8, 2016 #1478 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Joff's my favourite CD. Had him 4 times. Very funny. Make sure to be out on deck in port. He'll make fun of all the smaller ships. He also does a great morning show. Agree - been on 4 RCI cruises and Joff was by far the best. Just come off Navigator. Rob McNally was by far the most invisible CD I have had. Only ever saw him on the morning show and introducing acts in the theatre at night. No idea how he spent the rest of his day!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidy2009 Posted August 8, 2016 #1479 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Haven't heard great stuff about Rob McNally. Was he any good hosting the shows? Morning Shows were OK - Elise (activities manager) and Rob had quite good 'banter' but have seen better. Evening show intros were pretty standard. He's a scouser so tries a few gags from the 80's, but otherwise a bit of next day port info, and an intro to the guest. No more than that, and plenty of crew could have done it - nothing special Never saw him on the promenade :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewlin Posted August 8, 2016 #1480 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Joff's my favourite CD. Had him 4 times. Very funny. Make sure to be out on deck in port. He'll make fun of all the smaller ships. He also does a great morning show. Can agree about Joff, he was brilliant on our Indy cruise back in 2011 and his catch phrase then was 'crickey' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted August 8, 2016 Author #1481 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Adventure OTS -Dan Whitney July 30 until the end of November (exact date? then who?) Allure OTS - Tim Connor April 24 until late August, then Dru Pavlov for 4 months (need exact dates) Anthem OTS - John Blair June 25 until August 20, then Abe Hughes returns August 20 for 4 months Brilliance OTS - Jerome Sueur May 14 through October 17, then Clo O'Connor for the transatlantic back to Tampa Empress OTS - Carlos Torres May 28 through August 25 then Elvis Pinto Enchantment OTS - Michele Scarpato June 24 until the end of October (exact date? Then who?) Explorer OTS - Ken Jones July 29 for approx 2 months, then Graham Seymour should be returning Late-September through mid-January, with Joff Eaton covering mid-January through mid-March (need exact dates) Freedom OTS - Casey Pelter May 15 until mid-August per RCI: Casey's contract may be extended to mid-September, until an available fill-in can be assigned Grandeur OTS - Paul Rutter July 16 "until September 15 as of now, but you never know" Harmony OTS - Bobby Brown July 17 through October 23. Ken Rush returns Oct 23 to take the ship to Florida and will be onboard through the New Year. Independence OTS - Joff Eaton May 28 until September 19, then Jamie Fentiman for two months. Joff will be back on Indy in mid-May 2017 for 4 months after doing a split contract on Ovation and Explorer. Jewel OTS - Simona Ferraiuolo beginning July 3 for the remainder of the European Season (then Dennis Charles returns?) Legend OTS - Chris Brown from June 20 through October 19, then Keith Williams returns to re-position the ship from Hong Kong to Australia on October 19 until Jan 15, 2017. then Chris Brown should be returning Jan 15 to cover Keith's break again. Liberty OTS - Jeff Arpin July 10 until early-November, then John Blair Majesty OTS - Susan McColl July 1 through August 27, then Marc Walker returns Aug 27 to Oct 23 Mariner OTS - Fang Lixin end of March until mid-August, then Keith Williams mid-August through October 17. (Need handover date) Navigator OTS - Rob McNally May 21 until October 1 (then who?) Oasis OTS - Patricio Honores July 2 for 2 months, then Drew Devine should be returning at the end of August for 4 months. Ovation OTS - Jimmy Rhodes July 23 Until Nov 18, then Joff Eaton Nov 18 though mid-January. Quantum OTS - Ricky Matthews July 14 until late-November, then Ken Jones for 2 months. Radiance OTS - Jamie Fentiman July 10 for 2 months (then does Steve Davis return mid-September for another 4 months?) Rhapsody OTS - Michelle Pimentinha Oliveira June 24 until the end of October. Serenade OTS - Topi Ylonen May 15 through September 13, then Carly Boileau for the Canadian Season (September 13 through October 30 or November 11) Vision OTS - Mercedes LaFuente June 25 (until when? then who?) Voyager OTS -Mitch Merucci April 16 until August 14, then Mike Hunnerup August 14 until October 18 Rich Edwards is temporarily out due to back issues and will not be returning until at least October 2016 Amy Fickert-Southgate has taken a job shoreside as of June 8 Luke Aerowsmith is working at the corporate office in London Ken Rush works behind the scenes on the new ships, helping to provide smooth take-outs. In between, he works with the new builds at the shipyard, and he fills in on the larger/newer ships as CD during the regular CD's break Gordon Whatman is retired, but will be filling-in from time-to-time if needed Allan Brooks works for Celebrity in their corporate office. Richard Spacey is a CD with Celebrity Becky Thompson works for Celebrity Cruises in their corporate offices in Miami. Dave Chapman is a CD with HAL James Andrews is a real estate agent in Sydney Mike Szwajkowski is a Canadian Mountie Leo Papa is a Product Manager at Tauck Corp in Connecticut Anna Bass is a make-up artist 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 SilverSeas out of Italy Paul Lancaster is no longer with RCI, and resides in England Abel Jeney is Customer Service & People Manager at Momentum Services Ltd 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 Warren Allen (aka Warren Melhuish) lives in Ontario, Canada. He has retired from ship-life but still works on the stage Thomas DeCell is no longer with RCI Leigh Xuereb is the CD of Carnival Freedom (his AM Frankie Portera is the CD of Carnival Liberty) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted August 8, 2016 Author #1482 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Can anyone help: Allure: exact handover date between Tim and Dru Freedom: When does Casey's break begin, and who will be the covering CD? Will Casey return to FR after his break? Grandeur: Does Paul's break begin Sept 25, or will his contract be extended? Who will be the next CD? Mariner: Handover date between Fang and Keith? Oasis: Handover date between Patricio and Drew? Radiance: When does Jamie leave (he is due on another ship on Sept 19, so it must be before then) and who will be the next CD? Vision: Is Mercedes onboard for 2 months (late August) or longer? Who will be the next CD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncb106 Posted August 9, 2016 #1483 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Hi Donna Paul is on until end of October Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted August 9, 2016 Author #1484 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Adventure OTS -Dan Whitney July 30 until the end of November (exact date? then who?) Allure OTS - Tim Connor April 24 until late August, then Dru Pavlov for 4 months (need exact dates) Anthem OTS - John Blair June 25 until August 11, then Abe Hughes returns August 11 for 4 months Brilliance OTS - Jerome Sueur May 14 through October 17, then Clo O'Connor for the transatlantic back to Tampa Empress OTS - Carlos Torres May 28 through August 25 then Elvis Pinto Enchantment OTS - Michele Scarpato June 24 until the end of October (exact date? Then who?) Explorer OTS - Ken Jones July 29 for approx 2 months, then Graham Seymour should be returning Late-September through mid-January, with Joff Eaton covering mid-January through mid-March (need exact dates) Freedom OTS - Casey Pelter May 15 until mid-August per RCI: Casey's contract may be extended to mid-September, until an available fill-in can be assigned Grandeur OTS - Paul Rutter July 16 until the end of October Harmony OTS - Bobby Brown July 17 through October 23. Ken Rush returns Oct 23 to take the ship to Florida and will be onboard through the New Year. Independence OTS - Joff Eaton May 28 until September 19, then Jamie Fentiman for two months. Joff will be back on Indy in mid-May 2017 for 4 months after doing a split contract on Ovation and Explorer. Jewel OTS - Simona Ferraiuolo beginning July 3 for the remainder of the European Season (then Dennis Charles returns?) Legend OTS - Chris Brown from June 20 through October 19, then Keith Williams returns to re-position the ship from Hong Kong to Australia on October 19 until Jan 15, 2017. then Chris Brown should be returning Jan 15 to cover Keith's break again. Liberty OTS - Jeff Arpin July 10 until early-November, then John Blair Majesty OTS - Susan McColl July 1 through August 27, then Marc Walker returns Aug 27 to Oct 23 Mariner OTS - Fang Lixin end of March until mid-August, then Keith Williams mid-August through October 17. (Need handover date) Navigator OTS - Rob McNally May 21 until October 1 (then who?) Oasis OTS - Patricio Honores July 2 for 2 months, then Drew Devine should be returning at the end of August for 4 months. Ovation OTS - Jimmy Rhodes July 23 Until Nov 18, then Joff Eaton Nov 18 though mid-January. Quantum OTS - Ricky Matthews July 14 until late-November, then Ken Jones for 2 months. Radiance OTS - Jamie Fentiman July 10 for 2 months (then does Steve Davis return mid-September for another 4 months?) Rhapsody OTS - Michelle Pimentinha Oliveira June 24 until the end of October. Serenade OTS - Topi Ylonen May 15 through September 13, then Carly Boileau for the Canadian Season (September 13 through October 30 or November 11) Vision OTS - Mercedes LaFuente June 25 (until when? then who?) Voyager OTS -Mitch Merucci April 16 until August 14, then Mike Hunnerup August 14 until October 18 Rich Edwards is temporarily out due to back issues and will not be returning until at least October 2016 Amy Fickert-Southgate has taken a job shoreside as of June 8 Luke Aerowsmith is working at the corporate office in London Ken Rush works behind the scenes on the new ships, helping to provide smooth take-outs. In between, he works with the new builds at the shipyard, and he fills in on the larger/newer ships as CD during the regular CD's break Gordon Whatman is retired, but will be filling-in from time-to-time if needed Allan Brooks works for Celebrity in their corporate office. Richard Spacey is a CD with Celebrity Becky Thompson works for Celebrity Cruises in their corporate offices in Miami. Dave Chapman is a CD with HAL James Andrews is a real estate agent in Sydney Mike Szwajkowski is a Canadian Mountie Leo Papa is a Product Manager at Tauck Corp in Connecticut Anna Bass is a make-up artist 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 SilverSeas out of Italy Paul Lancaster is no longer with RCI, and resides in England Abel Jeney is Customer Service & People Manager at Momentum Services Ltd 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 Warren Allen (aka Warren Melhuish) lives in Ontario, Canada. He has retired from ship-life but still works on the stage Thomas DeCell is no longer with RCI Leigh Xuereb is the CD of Carnival Freedom (his AM Frankie Portera is the CD of Carnival Liberty) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted August 9, 2016 Author #1485 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Hi Donna Paul is on until end of October Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Thanks! Any word on Freedom/Casey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncb106 Posted August 10, 2016 #1486 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Nothing yet on freedom Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruising grandma Posted August 10, 2016 #1487 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Thanks! Any word on Freedom/Casey? We'll be on 8/21, and can ask then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crosby99 Posted August 10, 2016 #1488 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Sailed Grandeur in March with Paul Rutter and he's not one of the the most visible CDs but neither are Ricky Mathews and Ken Rush. Paul did a good job and his staff was excellent during various activities such as trivia, etc. I must be in the minority but I like John & Katrina Blair. They have always been courteous, friendly and taken the time to converse with us when we meet around the ship and last week on Anthem we had several morning conversations in the Diamond lounge. If everyone liked the same people or things, the world would be a much less interesting place. I know Ken gets a lot of stick on here but I thought he was one of the most visible cruise directors. When he was on Independence he was regularly stood on the gangway saying hello. I can't recollect any others doing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncb106 Posted August 10, 2016 #1489 Share Posted August 10, 2016 I also have to say Ken Rush for is a very good cruise director,I been on 6 cruise with him and never was bored .ken is one off my favorites Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodenboy Posted August 10, 2016 #1490 Share Posted August 10, 2016 I also have to say Ken Rush for is a very good cruise director,I been on 6 cruise with him and never was bored .ken is one off my favorites Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app I liked Ken too, he was more than happy to stop for a chat and a photo! The jokes are obviously recycled week in, week out but they felt as if he was just saying them off the cuff. He's very good! Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho_proudfoot Posted August 10, 2016 #1491 Share Posted August 10, 2016 I liked Ken too, he was more than happy to stop for a chat and a photo! The jokes are obviously recycled week in, week out but they felt as if he was just saying them off the cuff. He's very good! Sent from my iPhone using Forums Absolutely agree. We had Ken on our first cruise, on the Indy when she was brand spanking new, and he was highly visible, very chatty and approachable. We spoke with him about a trip we were planning, and fully a week later, he came up to us and asked how it went. Top CD in my view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UandMe4Ever Posted August 10, 2016 #1492 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Adventure OTS -Dan Whitney July 30 until the end of November (exact date? then who?) Allure OTS - Tim Connor April 24 until late August, then Dru Pavlov for 4 months (need exact dates) Anthem OTS - John Blair June 25 until August 20, then Abe Hughes returns August 20 for 4 months Brilliance OTS - Jerome Sueur May 14 through October 17, then Clo O'Connor for the transatlantic back to Tampa Empress OTS - Carlos Torres May 28 through August 25 then Elvis Pinto Enchantment OTS - Michele Scarpato June 24 until the end of October (exact date? Then who?) Explorer OTS - Ken Jones July 29 for approx 2 months, then Graham Seymour should be returning Late-September through mid-January, with Joff Eaton covering mid-January through mid-March (need exact dates) Freedom OTS - Casey Pelter May 15 until mid-August per RCI: Casey's contract may be extended to mid-September, until an available fill-in can be assigned Grandeur OTS - Paul Rutter July 16 "until September 15 as of now, but you never know" Harmony OTS - Bobby Brown July 17 through October 23. Ken Rush returns Oct 23 to take the ship to Florida and will be onboard through the New Year. Independence OTS - Joff Eaton May 28 until September 19, then Jamie Fentiman for two months. Joff will be back on Indy in mid-May 2017 for 4 months after doing a split contract on Ovation and Explorer. Jewel OTS - Simona Ferraiuolo beginning July 3 for the remainder of the European Season (then Dennis Charles returns?) Legend OTS - Chris Brown from June 20 through October 19, then Keith Williams returns to re-position the ship from Hong Kong to Australia on October 19 until Jan 15, 2017. then Chris Brown should be returning Jan 15 to cover Keith's break again. Liberty OTS - Jeff Arpin July 10 until mid-November Majesty OTS - Susan McColl July 1 through August 27, then Marc Walker returns Aug 27 to Oct 23 Mariner OTS - Fang Lixin end of March until mid-August, then Keith Williams mid-August through October 17. (Need handover date) Navigator OTS - Rob McNally May 21 until October 1 (then who?) Oasis OTS - Patricio Honores July 2 for 2 months, then Drew Devine should be returning at the end of August for 4 months. Ovation OTS - Jimmy Rhodes July 23 Until Nov 18, then Joff Eaton Nov 18 though mid-January. Quantum OTS - Ricky Matthews July 14 until late-November, then Ken Jones for 2 months. Radiance OTS - Jamie Fentiman July 10 for 2 months (then does Steve Davis return mid-September for another 4 months?) Rhapsody OTS - Michelle Pimentinha Oliveira June 24 until the end of October. Serenade OTS - Topi Ylonen May 15 through September 13, then Carly Boileau for the Canadian Season (September 13 through October 30 or November 11) Vision OTS - Mercedes LaFuente June 25 (until when? then who?) Voyager OTS -Mitch Merucci April 16 until August 14? then who? Rich Edwards is temporarily out due to back issues and will not be returning until at least October 2016 Amy Fickert-Southgate has taken a job shoreside as of June 8 Luke Aerowsmith is working at the corporate office in London Ken Rush works behind the scenes on the new ships, helping to provide smooth take-outs. In between, he works with the new builds at the shipyard, and he fills in on the larger/newer ships as CD during the regular CD's break Gordon Whatman is retired, but will be filling-in from time-to-time if needed Allan Brooks works for Celebrity in their corporate office. Richard Spacey is a CD with Celebrity Becky Thompson works for Celebrity Cruises in their corporate offices in Miami. Dave Chapman is a CD with HAL James Andrews is a real estate agent in Sydney Mike Szwajkowski is a Canadian Mountie Leo Papa is a Product Manager at Tauck Corp in Connecticut Anna Bass is a make-up artist 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 SilverSeas out of Italy Paul Lancaster is no longer with RCI, and resides in England Abel Jeney is Customer Service & People Manager at Momentum Services Ltd 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 Warren Allen (aka Warren Melhuish) lives in Ontario, Canada. He has retired from ship-life but still works on the stage Thomas DeCell is no longer with RCI Leigh Xuereb is the CD of Carnival Freedom (his AM Frankie Portera is the CD of Carnival Liberty) Hi, has anyone sailed with Abe Hughes? Any and all feedback is welcome. Thanks in advance. Can't wait till Oct. 29th to sail the Anthem :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted August 10, 2016 Author #1493 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Hi, has anyone sailed with Abe Hughes? Any and all feedback is welcome. Thanks in advance. Can't wait till Oct. 29th to sail the Anthem :-) We were on Anthem with Abe in March. He is an excellent host, runs an effective activities team, is funny and accessible but not annoying or in-your-face. We really liked him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laney219 Posted August 10, 2016 #1494 Share Posted August 10, 2016 I totally agree with Donna. One of the best I have had the pleasure of sailing with! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted August 10, 2016 Author #1495 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Adventure OTS -Dan Whitney July 30 until the end of November (exact date? then who?) Allure OTS - Tim Connor April 24 until late August, then Dru Pavlov for 4 months (need exact dates) Anthem OTS - John Blair June 25 until August 11, then Abe Hughes returns August 11 for 4 months Brilliance OTS - Jerome Sueur May 14 through October 17, then Clo O'Connor for the transatlantic back to Tampa Empress OTS - Carlos Torres May 28 through August 25 then Elvis Pinto Enchantment OTS - Michele Scarpato June 24 until the end of October (exact date? Then who?) Explorer OTS - Ken Jones July 29 for approx 2 months, then Graham Seymour should be returning Late-September through mid-January, with Joff Eaton covering mid-January through mid-March (need exact dates) Freedom OTS - Casey Pelter May 15 until mid-August per RCI: Casey's contract may be extended to mid-September, until an available fill-in can be assigned Grandeur OTS - Paul Rutter July 16 until the end of October Harmony OTS - Bobby Brown July 17 through October 23. Ken Rush returns Oct 23 to take the ship to Florida and will be onboard through the New Year. Independence OTS - Joff Eaton May 28 until September 19, then Jamie Fentiman for two months. Joff will be back on Indy in mid-May 2017 for 4 months after doing a split contract on Ovation and Explorer. Jewel OTS - Simona Ferraiuolo beginning July 3 for the remainder of the European Season (then Dennis Charles returns?) Legend OTS - Chris Brown from June 20 through October 19, then Keith Williams returns to re-position the ship from Hong Kong to Australia on October 19 until Jan 15, 2017. then Chris Brown should be returning Jan 15 to cover Keith's break again. Liberty OTS - Jeff Arpin July 10 until early-November, then John Blair Majesty OTS - Susan McColl July 1 through August 27, then Marc Walker returns Aug 27 to Oct 23 Mariner OTS - Fang Lixin end of March until mid-August, then Keith Williams mid-August through October 17. (Need handover date) Navigator OTS - Rob McNally May 21 until October 1 (then who?) Oasis OTS - Patricio Honores July 2 for 2 months, then Drew Devine should be returning at the end of August for 4 months. Ovation OTS - Jimmy Rhodes July 23 Until Nov 18, then Joff Eaton Nov 18 though mid-January. Quantum OTS - Ricky Matthews July 14 until late-November, then Ken Jones for 2 months. Radiance OTS - Jamie Fentiman July 10 for 2 months (then does Steve Davis return mid-September for another 4 months?) Rhapsody OTS - Michelle Pimentinha Oliveira June 24 until the end of October. Serenade OTS - Topi Ylonen May 15 through September 13, then Carly Boileau for the Canadian Season (September 13 through October 30 or November 11) Vision OTS - Mercedes LaFuente June 25 (until when? then who?) Voyager OTS -Mitch Merucci April 16 until August 14, then Mike Hunnerup August 14 until October 18 Rich Edwards is temporarily out due to back issues and will not be returning until at least October 2016 Amy Fickert-Southgate has taken a job shoreside as of June 8 Luke Aerowsmith is working at the corporate office in London Ken Rush works behind the scenes on the new ships, helping to provide smooth take-outs. In between, he works with the new builds at the shipyard, and he fills in on the larger/newer ships as CD during the regular CD's break Gordon Whatman is retired, but will be filling-in from time-to-time if needed Allan Brooks works for Celebrity in their corporate office. Richard Spacey is a CD with Celebrity Becky Thompson works for Celebrity Cruises in their corporate offices in Miami. Dave Chapman is a CD with HAL James Andrews is a real estate agent in Sydney Mike Szwajkowski is a Canadian Mountie Leo Papa is a Product Manager at Tauck Corp in Connecticut Anna Bass is a make-up artist 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 SilverSeas out of Italy Paul Lancaster is no longer with RCI, and resides in England Abel Jeney is Customer Service & People Manager at Momentum Services Ltd 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 Warren Allen (aka Warren Melhuish) lives in Ontario, Canada. He has retired from ship-life but still works on the stage Thomas DeCell is no longer with RCI Leigh Xuereb is the CD of Carnival Freedom (his AM Frankie Portera is the CD of Carnival Liberty) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted August 10, 2016 Author #1496 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Can anyone help: Allure: exact handover date between Tim and Dru Freedom: When does Casey's break begin, and who will be the covering CD? Will Casey return to FR after his break? Mariner: Handover date between Fang and Keith? It should be soon, like this week. Oasis: Handover date between Patricio and Drew? Radiance: When does Jamie leave (he is due on another ship on Sept 19, so it must be before then) and who will be the next CD? Vision: Is Mercedes onboard for 2 months (late August) or longer? Who will be the next CD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laney219 Posted August 10, 2016 #1497 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Hi Donna Paul is on until end of October Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Did Paul give you a date by chance? Sailing 10/31 and not sure if that means that will be his last or will have someone new... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncb106 Posted August 10, 2016 #1498 Share Posted August 10, 2016 No he didn't give me a date I'll ask him Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mac_tlc Posted August 11, 2016 #1499 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Can anyone help: Allure: exact handover date between Tim and Dru Freedom: When does Casey's break begin, and who will be the covering CD? Will Casey return to FR after his break? Mariner: Handover date between Fang and Keith? It should be soon, like this week. Oasis: Handover date between Patricio and Drew? Radiance: When does Jamie leave (he is due on another ship on Sept 19, so it must be before then) and who will be the next CD? Vision: Is Mercedes onboard for 2 months (late August) or longer? Who will be the next CD? Donna, On Freedom now. Casey says he leaves on 8/21, for a "very short vacation, couple of weeks" , then he will be back on Freedom. Mac_tlc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted August 11, 2016 Author #1500 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Donna, On Freedom now. Casey says he leaves on 8/21, for a "very short vacation, couple of weeks" , then he will be back on Freedom. Mac_tlc Thanks for reporting from the ship.Any word on who will be filling in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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