DonnaK Posted August 24, 2016 Author #1551 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Adventure OTS -Dan Whitney July 30 until the end of November (exact date? then who?) Allure OTS - Tim Connor April 24 until August 21 or August 28, then Dru Pavlov (handover needs confirmation) Anthem OTS - Abe Hughes August 11 for 4 months (then who?) 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 29 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 - Cuddy Cudworth is filling-in for a few weeks beginning August 21 Casey Pelter will be returning after "a very short vacation, a couple of weeks" (need exact return date) Grandeur OTS - Paul Rutter July 16 until the end of October Harmony OTS - Bobby Brown July 17 through October 23. (then who?) 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 (need date) 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 until September 4, then Steve Davis returns September 4 for 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 November 11) Then, does Topi return? Vision OTS - Mercedes LaFuente June 25 (until when? then who?) Voyager OTS -Mike Hunnerup August 14 until October 18. per his FB page: Mitch Merucci joins the ship in Hong Kong Oct 11 for the repositioning and the Australian Season. Ken Rush works at corporate in Miami as RCI's Director of Entertainment. He may occasionally fill-in as CD 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 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...
cruiserdudebobby8 Posted August 24, 2016 #1552 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Dru coming back to Anthem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncb106 Posted August 24, 2016 #1553 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Dru as for now Dru will not be returning to Athem Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted August 24, 2016 Author #1554 Share Posted August 24, 2016 (edited) Dru coming back to Anthem? No, Abe has the full contract on Anthem. Dru did one split contract between Anthem and Allure to fill in during the regular CD's breaks on those ships, but after Abe had surgery and was delayed in coming back, the rotations on those two ships are no longer in sync so that the same CD cannot cover both breaks on a split contract. The most recent info is that Dru was going to Allure (for a full 4 month contract?) on Aug 21, but now it doesn't appear that the hand-off happened. So, it remains to be seen if the date changed (maybe the hand-off will occur this upcoming weekend instead) or if someone else is going to Allure and Dru was reassigned to a different ship. Edited August 24, 2016 by DonnaK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabez16 Posted August 24, 2016 #1555 Share Posted August 24, 2016 I heard directly from Leigh. He said both he and Frankie are doing fine. He admitted it was a 'school boy error in judgement' but both of them will land on their feet. He was surprised by the outcome. Frank is now CD on Carnival Liberty. He's on FB https://m.facebook.com/cruzinfrankie/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted August 24, 2016 Author #1556 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Frank is now CD on Carnival Liberty. He's on FB https://m.facebook.com/cruzinfrankie/ Yes, it's already on the current list (see the last line of the list) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabez16 Posted August 24, 2016 #1557 Share Posted August 24, 2016 My bad. Was responding to an earlier thread. Hope Leigh gets CD on a ship too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted August 24, 2016 Author #1558 Share Posted August 24, 2016 My bad. Was responding to an earlier thread. Hope Leigh gets CD on a ship too. That's on the list too. He is Cd of Carnival Freedom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rookieblue Posted August 24, 2016 #1559 Share Posted August 24, 2016 I wonder why all the BEST CD's stop being a CD? some are working in an office? WTH they are too good and funny to be in an office hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted August 24, 2016 Author #1560 Share Posted August 24, 2016 I wonder why all the BEST CD's stop being a CD? some are working in an office? WTH they are too good and funny to be in an office hahaha I think some of them need a break from sea life, and want to spend more time with their families. Sometimes that's short-lived, and they eventually return to the CD role either full-time or as an occasional fill-in (ie: Richard Spacey, Abe Hughes, Gordon Whatman). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulette3028 Posted August 24, 2016 #1561 Share Posted August 24, 2016 I heard from Cuddy that he has been told he is being promoted to CD. He doesn't know if he is staying on FR or getting another assignment when Casey returns. Time will tell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vettecruiser1 Posted August 24, 2016 #1562 Share Posted August 24, 2016 I heard from Cuddy that he has been told he is being promoted to CD. He doesn't know if he is staying on FR or getting another assignment when Casey returns. Time will tell! That is great news, I enjoyed Cuddy as AM more then I like John Blair as the CD, when they worked together on the Navigator. Cuddy will go down as one of the best in the fleet, like Mike Swza... and James Andrews. We miss those guys!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gagirl7143 Posted August 24, 2016 #1563 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Happy for Cuddy!! He is truly a nice guy!! Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crosby99 Posted August 24, 2016 #1564 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Happy for Cuddy!! He is truly a nice guy!! Sent from my iPad using Forums Great news the only AM I can ever remember. Surprisingly it feels long overdue. 2 best cruise directors I have seen are Jerome Sueur & Kieron Buffrey both who happened to be paired with Cuddy.....Coincidence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vettecruiser1 Posted August 24, 2016 #1565 Share Posted August 24, 2016 John Blair only works with his wife, Katrina as AM. Are you talking about John Perry? He was Navigator's regular CD for a few years while she was based in Galveston. Sorry, yes John Perry. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncb106 Posted August 24, 2016 #1566 Share Posted August 24, 2016 here is cuddy Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted August 25, 2016 Author #1567 Share Posted August 25, 2016 (edited) Adventure OTS -Dan Whitney July 30 until the end of November (exact date? then who?) Allure OTS - Tim Connor April 24 until August 21 or August 28, then Dru Pavlov (handover needs confirmation) Anthem OTS - Abe Hughes August 11 for 4 months (then who?) 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 29 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 - Cuddy Cudworth August 21 for 2 months, then Casey Pelter returns October 22 or 29 for 4 months (need exact return date) Grandeur OTS - Paul Rutter July 16 until the end of October Harmony OTS - Bobby Brown July 17 through October 23. (then who?) 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 (need date) 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 until September 4, then Steve Davis returns September 4 for 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 November 11) Then, does Topi return? Vision OTS - Mercedes LaFuente June 25 (until when? then who?) Voyager OTS -Mike Hunnerup August 14 until October 18. per his FB page: Mitch Merucci joins the ship in Hong Kong Oct 11 for the repositioning and the Australian Season. Ken Rush works at corporate in Miami as RCI's Director of Entertainment. He may occasionally fill-in as CD 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 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) Edited August 25, 2016 by DonnaK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traceyleigh15 Posted August 25, 2016 #1568 Share Posted August 25, 2016 I'm confused. Who is on Indy February 2017 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted August 25, 2016 Author #1569 Share Posted August 25, 2016 (edited) I'm confused. Who is on Indy February 2017 ? We don't know yet. It has not been announced which CD(s) will be onboard between the end of Jamie's contract in November and when Joff's contract starts sometime in May 2017. I will clarify this on the list when I update it again, since you this question comes up from time to time. Edited August 25, 2016 by DonnaK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted August 25, 2016 Author #1570 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Adventure OTS -Dan Whitney July 30 until the end of November (exact date? then who?) Allure OTS - Tim Connor April 24 until August 21 or August 28, then Dru Pavlov (handover needs confirmation) Anthem OTS - Abe Hughes August 11 for 4 months (then who?) 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 29 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 - Cuddy Cudworth August 21 for 2 months, then Casey Pelter returns October 22 or 29 for 4 months (need exact return date) Grandeur OTS - Paul Rutter July 16 until the end of October Harmony OTS - Bobby Brown July 17 through October 23. (then who?) Independence OTS - Joff Eaton May 28 until September 19, then Jamie Fentiman September 19 until mid-November. (It is not yet know which CD(s) will be onboard from mid-November though mid-May) Joff Eaton will be back on Indy in mid-May 2017 for 4 months 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 (need date) 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 until September 4, then Steve Davis returns September 4 for 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 November 11) Then, does Topi return? Vision OTS - Mercedes LaFuente June 25 (until when? then who?) Voyager OTS -Mike Hunnerup August 14 until October 18. per his FB page: Mitch Merucci joins the ship in Hong Kong Oct 11 for the repositioning and the Australian Season. Ken Rush works at corporate in Miami as RCI's Director of Entertainment. He may occasionally fill-in as CD 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 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...
ncb106 Posted August 25, 2016 #1571 Share Posted August 25, 2016 I will be on Anthem on ocotober I will ask Abe who will replace when he goes on vacation Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted August 25, 2016 Author #1572 Share Posted August 25, 2016 I will be on Anthem on ocotober I will ask Abe who will replace when he goes on vacation Is there any way you can find out what's happening with Allure? Tim was scheduled to handover to Dru last weekend, but it didn't happen. What is the new handover date, and is Dru still coming onboard or has he been reassigned and is someone else going to Allure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncb106 Posted August 25, 2016 #1573 Share Posted August 25, 2016 I'll try to find out Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magicat Posted August 26, 2016 #1574 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Wouldn't be great if Rich Edwards came out of the injured list and brought the Harmony across from Barcelona at the end of October? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncb106 Posted August 26, 2016 #1575 Share Posted August 26, 2016 They won't give him harmony with his condition they probably keep him on small ships harmony will be to much for him for right now Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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