**New** Current list of Cruise Directors (CD)

[ncb106]

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1863043640588671&id=100006491604400

[ncb106]

There John Blair Facebook page

[DELTABLUE]

So to speak.;):D Thanx for the link.

[ncb106]

I never sail with them before I Only see them on YouTube mybe one I'll get to meet them

[pjlee3333]

John blair also mentioned getting on early March. There have been some tweets this week showing paul and Andre doing the morning show. Could paul be staying on until Blairs get on in March?

[DonnaK]

Adventure OTS - Mercedes Lafuente started Nov 7 until early March (exact date? then who?)

 

Allure OTS - Luke Aerowsmith November 15 until mid-March (exact date? then who?)

 

Anthem OTS - Abe Hughes December 12 until March 7 or March 19 then Dru Pavlov? (Leigh Xuereb may also be assigned to Anthem in the future (June through Sept?))

 

Brilliance OTS - Tim Connor November 30 until the end of March exact date? then who?) (Clo O'Connor will return in September 2016)

 

Empress OTS - Carlos Torres will be the CD beginning March 30

 

Enchantment OTS - Marc Walker January 22 until the ship moves to Miami on May 3

 

Explorer OTS - Ken Jones January 28 until March 30. Graham Seymour returns from his break March 30 until July 29.

 

Freedom OTS - John Perry January 24 for 4 months (is this John's new regular assignment?)

 

Grandeur OTS - Did Paul Rutter go on his break on Jan 25, as scheduled, or is he still on the ship? Who is (or will be) covering his break? John Blair is joining Grandeur in March.

 

Harmony OTS - Ken Rush until the ship reaches Barcelona on June 5, then a yet-to-be-named CD will take over (perhaps Jerome Sueur?) Ken will return Oct 23 to take the ship to Florida and will be on her through the New Year.

 

Independence OTS - Leigh Xuereb November 21 for 4 months (exact date? then who?) (Joff Eaton will be the CD for some or all of the UK season - exact dates of his contract need confirming)

 

Jewel OTS - Dennis Charles January 24 for 2 months, then John Blair returns in late-March for 4 months

 

Legend OTS - Chris Brown December 8 until Feb 18, then Keith Williams

 

Liberty OTS - Amy Fickert-Southgate December 6 until early April (then who?) Amy is the new regular CD of Liberty

 

Majesty OTS - Simona Ferraiuolo January 15 until mid-March. Who will be CD from mid-March until ship goes into drydock on May 3? Marc Walker reports to drydock May 3 and will take out the ship from Port Canaveral beginning May 16. He has no end date yet, but he plans to retire shortly thereafter, after 20 years of service, to spend more time with his family

 

Mariner OTS - Fang Lixin started October 29 (until when? then who?) Jamie Fentiman is having surgery, and his return date is delayed

 

Navigator OTS - Jerome Sueur November 10 until March 13 (then who?)

 

Oasis OTS - Drew Devine January 23 for 4 months

 

Ovation OTS - Joff Eaton March until the end of May 2016, then Gordon Whatman (exact dates?)

 

Quantum OTS - Jimmy Rhodes January 23 for 4 months

 

Radiance OTS - Steve Davis January 31 for 4 months.

 

Rhapsody OTS - Michelle Pimentinha Oliveira November 19 for the remainder of the Brazilian season

 

Serenade OTS - Topi Ylonen from Jan 25 until March 18, then Carly Boileau March 18 through the TA to Copenhagen (May 15), then Topi Ylonen returns for the European Season through the TA to Boston (May 15 through September 13) then Carly Boileau for the Canadian Season (September 13 through October 30 or November 11)

 

Splendour OTS - Bill Brunkhorst November 14 until mid-March, then then Simona Ferraiuolo (exact handover date?)

 

Vision OTS - Rob McNally November 14 until mid-March (then who?)

 

Voyager OTS -Mitch Merucci beginning October 22 until February 28, then Chris Brown

 

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 (see Ovation - May 2016)

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 at Cornell University working on a Master's degree in Hospitality Administration/Management

Anna Bass is now Client Services Manager at ISS London

Abe Hughes is Director of Port Revenue Operations at Royal Media Partners and sometimes works onboard as the port and shopping guide

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 NCL

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

[Pumbaamd]

John blair also mentioned getting on early March. There have been some tweets this week showing paul and Andre doing the morning show. Could paul be staying on until Blairs get on in March?

Had an outstanding Christmas and New Year's on JW with John and Katrina. They and their staff put it up to top speed and gave the guests a holiday celebration you wouldn't believe!

Would love to sail Grandeur with them for this coming Christmas. Hope they will still be on board to celebrate again!

Rick and Deirdra

[loopschick]

He posted he is only on Allure for 1 week.

 

Also mentioned that he would be on Harmony to take the ship to Florida (Oct 23 sailing) and on her through the New Year.

 

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :( :( :(

 

Really hoping this changes between now and then ... I was just stuck him this past November for 12 days on Anthem, and next I'm on Harmony back to back this coming November and do not want him again ...he has no personality at all, really wish they would just leave him behind the scenes ... very disappointed with this news :( :( :(

[ncb106]

I had ken rush couple of cruise before I don't see anything wrong with him does a good job when opening new ships.

[BoyntonBeth]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :( :( :(

 

Really hoping this changes between now and then ... I was just stuck him this past November for 12 days on Anthem, and next I'm on Harmony back to back this coming November and do not want him again ...he has no personality at all, really wish they would just leave him behind the scenes ... very disappointed with this news :( :( :(

 

And I'm happy to see a professional CD rather than a clown.

 

Clearly YMMV.

[ncb106]

I agree 100% with Boyntonbeth

[DonnaK]

Adventure OTS - Mercedes Lafuente started Nov 7 until early March (exact date? then who?)

 

Allure OTS - Luke Aerowsmith November 15 until mid-March (exact date? then who?)

 

Anthem OTS - Abe Hughes December 12 until March 7 or March 19 then Dru Pavlov? (Leigh Xuereb may also be assigned to Anthem in the future (June through Sept?))

 

Brilliance OTS - Tim Connor November 30 until the end of March exact date? then who?) (Clo O'Connor will return in September 2016)

 

Empress OTS - Carlos Torres will be the CD beginning March 30

 

Enchantment OTS - Marc Walker January 22 until the ship moves to Miami on May 3

 

Explorer OTS - Ken Jones January 28 until March 30. Graham Seymour returns from his break March 30 until July 29.

 

Freedom OTS - John Perry January 24 for 4 months (is this John's new regular assignment?)

 

Grandeur OTS - Did Paul Rutter go on his break on Jan 25, as scheduled, or is he still on the ship? Who is (or will be) covering his break? John Blair is joining Grandeur in March.

 

Harmony OTS - Ken Rush until the ship reaches Barcelona on June 5, then a yet-to-be-named CD will take over (perhaps Jerome Sueur?) Ken will return Oct 23 to take the ship to Florida and will be on her through the New Year.

 

Independence OTS - Leigh Xuereb November 21 for 4 months (exact date? then who?) (Joff Eaton will be the CD for some or all of the UK season - exact dates of his contract need confirming)

 

Jewel OTS - Dennis Charles January 24 for 2 months, then John Blair returns in late-March for 4 months

 

Legend OTS - Chris Brown December 8 until Feb 18, then Keith Williams

 

Liberty OTS - Amy Fickert-Southgate December 6 until early April (then who?) Amy is the new regular CD of Liberty

 

Majesty OTS - Simona Ferraiuolo January 15 until mid-March. Who will be CD from mid-March until ship goes into drydock on May 3? Marc Walker reports to drydock May 3 and will take out the ship from Port Canaveral beginning May 16. He has no end date yet, but he plans to retire shortly thereafter, after 20 years of service, to spend more time with his family

 

Mariner OTS - Fang Lixin started October 29 (until when? then who?) Jamie Fentiman is having surgery, and his return date is delayed

 

Navigator OTS - Jerome Sueur November 10 until March 13 (then who?)

 

Oasis OTS - Drew Devine January 23 for 4 months

 

Ovation OTS - Joff Eaton March until the end of May 2016, then Gordon Whatman (exact dates?)

 

Quantum OTS - Jimmy Rhodes January 23 for 4 months

 

Radiance OTS - Steve Davis January 31 for 4 months.

 

Rhapsody OTS - Michelle Pimentinha Oliveira November 19 for the remainder of the Brazilian season

 

Serenade OTS - Topi Ylonen from Jan 25 until March 18, then Carly Boileau March 18 through the TA to Copenhagen (May 15), then Topi Ylonen returns for the European Season through the TA to Boston (May 15 through September 13) then Carly Boileau for the Canadian Season (September 13 through October 30 or November 11)

 

Splendour OTS - Bill Brunkhorst November 14 until mid-March, then then Simona Ferraiuolo (exact handover date?)

 

Vision OTS - Rob McNally November 14 until mid-March (then who?)

 

Voyager OTS -Mitch Merucci beginning October 22 until February 28, then Chris Brown

 

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 (see Ovation - May 2016)

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 at Cornell University working on a Master's degree in Hospitality Administration/Management

Anna Bass is now Client Services Manager at ISS London

Abe Hughes is Director of Port Revenue Operations at Royal Media Partners and sometimes works onboard as the port and shopping guide

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 NCL

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

[DonnaK]

Can anyone find out these unknowns through the end of March?

 

Grandeur: What is the CD situation? Paul was scheduled for break last weekend - is he still there? When is he leaving, and to whom is he handing over CD duties?

 

Adventure: What date in March is Mercedes scheduled to leave for break, and who will be the next CD?

 

Allure: What date in March is Luke scheduled to leave for break, and who will be the next CD?

 

Anthem: What date in March is Abe scheduled to leave for break, and is Dru the next CD or someone else?

 

Brilliance: What date in March is Tim scheduled to leave for break, and who will be the next CD?

 

Freedom: Is John on a 2 month contract or a 4 month contract? Is he the new regular CD of Freedom? Is Casey expected to return at the end of March, or has he been reassigned?

 

Indy: What date in March is Leigh scheduled to leave for break, and who will be the next CD? Will Leigh be returning to Indy after his break, or has he been reassigned (to Anthem for the summer?)?

 

Liberty: What date is Amy scheduled to leave for break, and who will be the next CD?

 

Majesty: What date in mid-March is Simona scheduled to move over to Splendour. and who will be filling-in until Marc takes over on May 3? (it's not Carlos because he was reassigned to Empress)

 

Mariner: What is the CD situation? Is Fang on indefinitely until Jamie recovers from surgery? Or, will someone else take over? Or, will Jamie return soon?

 

Navigator: Who will be taking over when Jerome leaves on March 13?

 

Splendour: What is the handover date between Bill and Simona?

 

Vision: What date in March is Rob scheduled to leave for break, and who will be the next CD?

[Pumbaamd]

Another question here, and maybe Beth can help . . .

We are on RD in June for Alaska. Robert Taggart has been HD on RD for a while. Will he still be on RD, or on vacation/transferred, etc. Would be great to sea him again!

Thanks!

R&D

Edited February 2, 2016 by Pumbaamd

[Pumbaamd]

Can anyone find out these unknowns through the end of March?

Grandeur: What is the CD situation? Paul was scheduled for break last weekend - is he still there? When is he leaving, and to whom is he handing over CD duties?

John and Katrina Blair recently left JW for vacation. Their next assignment is GR.

Rick and Deirdra

[BoyntonBeth]

Another question here, and maybe Beth can help . . .

We are on RD in June for Alaska. Robert Taggart has been HD on RD for a while. Will he still be on RD, or on vacation/transferred, etc. Would be great to sea him again!

Thanks!

R&D

 

He's only been on RD for less than a year, so I would expect him to stay. Plus, the last he said was that RD is his ship at least for now. But we know how rapidly that can change.

[DonnaK]

John and Katrina Blair recently left JW for vacation. Their next assignment is GR.

Rick and Deirdra

Yes, I have that info, but they are not coming onboard until March. Meanwhile, Paul was scheduled to leave last weekend, but apparently, he is still onboard. Is he staying another 6-8 weeks until John gets there, or will there be an interim CD filling-in?

[BARNET]

Bill said that he will be back in NJ 22nd March also said he in not sure but thinks he is going to Vision after his vacation.

[Pumbaamd]

He's only been on RD for less than a year, so I would expect him to stay. Plus, the last he said was that RD is his ship at least for now. But we know how rapidly that can change.

Thanks Beth. Nice to hear from you again.

Rick and Deirdra

[truffles2]

We are currently on Allure and if Ken is here....I haven't seen him. Luke is doing all the cd duties so far.

[DonnaK]

Adventure OTS - Mercedes Lafuente started Nov 7 until early March (exact date? then who?)

 

Allure OTS - Luke Aerowsmith November 15 until mid-March (exact date? then who?)

 

Anthem OTS - Abe Hughes December 12 until March 7 or March 19 then Dru Pavlov? (Leigh Xuereb may also be assigned to Anthem in the future (June through Sept?))

 

Brilliance OTS - Tim Connor November 30 until the end of March exact date? then who?) (Clo O'Connor will return in September 2016)

 

Empress OTS - Carlos Torres will be the CD beginning March 30

 

Enchantment OTS - Marc Walker January 22 until the ship moves to Miami on May 3

 

Explorer OTS - Ken Jones January 28 until March 30. Graham Seymour returns from his break March 30 until July 29.

 

Freedom OTS - John Perry January 24 for 4 months (is this John's new regular assignment?)

 

Grandeur OTS - Did Paul Rutter go on his break on Jan 25, as scheduled, or is he still on the ship? Who is (or will be) covering his break? John Blair is joining Grandeur in March.

 

Harmony OTS - Ken Rush until the ship reaches Barcelona on June 5, then a yet-to-be-named CD will take over (perhaps Jerome Sueur?) Ken will return Oct 23 to take the ship to Florida and will be on her through the New Year.

 

Independence OTS - Leigh Xuereb November 21 for 4 months (exact date? then who?) (Joff Eaton will be the CD for some or all of the UK season - exact dates of his contract need confirming)

 

Jewel OTS - Dennis Charles January 24 for 2 months, then John Blair returns in late-March for 4 months

 

Legend OTS - Chris Brown December 8 until Feb 18, then Keith Williams

 

Liberty OTS - Amy Fickert-Southgate December 6 until early April (then who?) Amy is the new regular CD of Liberty

 

Majesty OTS - Simona Ferraiuolo January 15 until mid-March. Who will be CD from mid-March until ship goes into drydock on May 3? Marc Walker reports to drydock May 3 and will take out the ship from Port Canaveral beginning May 16. He has no end date yet, but he plans to retire shortly thereafter, after 20 years of service, to spend more time with his family

 

Mariner OTS - Fang Lixin started October 29 (until when? then who?) Jamie Fentiman is having surgery, and his return date is delayed

 

Navigator OTS - Jerome Sueur November 10 until March 13 (then who?)

 

Oasis OTS - Drew Devine January 23 for 4 months

 

Ovation OTS - Joff Eaton March until the end of May 2016, then Gordon Whatman (exact dates?)

 

Quantum OTS - Jimmy Rhodes January 23 for 4 months

 

Radiance OTS - Steve Davis January 31 for 4 months.

 

Rhapsody OTS - Michelle Pimentinha Oliveira November 19 for the remainder of the Brazilian season

 

Serenade OTS - Topi Ylonen from Jan 25 until March 18, then Carly Boileau March 18 through the TA to Copenhagen (May 15), then Topi Ylonen returns for the European Season through the TA to Boston (May 15 through September 13) then Carly Boileau for the Canadian Season (September 13 through October 30 or November 11)

 

Splendour OTS - Bill Brunkhorst November 14 until March 21, then then Simona Ferraiuolo March 21 until the ship leaves the fleet on April 20

 

Vision OTS - Rob McNally November 14 until mid-March (then who?) Bill Brunkhorst thinks he will be assinged to Vision after his break beginning in mid-May.

 

Voyager OTS -Mitch Merucci beginning October 22 until February 28, then Chris Brown

 

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 (see Ovation - May 2016)

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 at Cornell University working on a Master's degree in Hospitality Administration/Management

Anna Bass is now Client Services Manager at ISS London

Abe Hughes is Director of Port Revenue Operations at Royal Media Partners and sometimes works onboard as the port and shopping guide

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 NCL

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

[internetwhiz]

Bill said that he will be back in NJ 22nd March also said he in not sure but thinks he is going to Vision after his vacation.

 

 

Who will be back?

[emmy]

We are currently on Allure and if Ken is here....I haven't seen him. Luke is doing all the cd duties so far.

 

His post said he was on Allure last week for that one week doing work for Harmony.

Edited February 2, 2016 by emmy

[DonnaK]

Who will be back?

Bill (Brunkhorst the current CD on Splendour). He lives in New Jersey, so he will be back home on March 22, and possibly going to Vision after his break.

[tahqa]

Yes, I have that info, but they are not coming onboard until March. Meanwhile, Paul was scheduled to leave last weekend, but apparently, he is still onboard. Is he staying another 6-8 weeks until John gets there, or will there be an interim CD filling-in?

 

You have John Blair going to both Grandeur and Jewel in March...