New Current list of Cruise Directors (CD)

BCCarty85 · August 16, 2016

Hey, Livingitup! Dru was the CD on the repositioning of the Liberty to Galveston when we were on last November.

In total agreement with DonnaK. Dru was delightful. He's Canadian and he was doing a random audience participation event.He put the Mic up to a lady who just giggled. She said she didn't speak English, and he realised she spoke French. He then switched and spoke to her in French. He handled it with such class and translated for the rest of us. The lady was smitten with him as was the rest of the audience.:)

Agree that Dru is great. He introduced himself to me on our first day on Liberty last year when I stumbled upon the taping of the Morning Show, and remembered me when he saw me off the ship a few days later. Had the chance to have a drink with him in the pub (it was a Morning Show challenge/promise that he made good on), so I got to talk with him one-on-one. A really down-to-earth guy.

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packercruising · August 16, 2016

Okay, this is blatant post count padding to get to 5,000, but when might we know who the CD will be for Feb on Allure? Looks like Dru only goes to Dec.

DonnaK · August 16, 2016

Okay, this is blatant post count padding to get to 5,000, but when might we know who the CD will be for Feb on Allure? Looks like Dru only goes to Dec.

Probably not for a while. It might be Tim, as speculated above, or someone totally different. Time will tell.

packercruising · August 16, 2016

Thanks! We have had some really good CDs and a few we didn't care for.

PGHProducer · August 19, 2016

What does topi do after the Baltic/Scandinavian season is over?

Joe12 · August 19, 2016

What does topi do after the Baltic/Scandinavian season is over?

I would imagine he'll take a 2 month break while Carly's covering the Canada season and then he'll return when the ship reaches Fort Lauderdale in November.

Paulette3028 · August 19, 2016

Elvis actually takes over from Carlos on Empress on Monday, August 29.

packercruising · August 19, 2016

That name sounds familiar. Do you know what other ships Elvis has been on?

DonnaK · August 19, 2016

That name sounds familiar. Do you know what other ships Elvis has been on?

Elvis was the AM on Jewel for a long time.

DonnaK · August 19, 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, then Dru Pavlov August 21 for 4 months

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 - Casey Pelter May 15 until August 21. He will be returning after "a very short vacation, a couple of weeks" (need exact return date) Cuddy Cudworth will be filling-in for a few weeks from August 21 until Casey returns.

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 (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.

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)

Cruisin' Again 86 · August 20, 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, then Dru Pavlov August 21 for 4 months

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 - Casey Pelter May 15 until August 21. He will be returning after "a very short vacation, a couple of weeks" (need exact return date) Cuddy Cudworth will be filling-in for a few weeks from August 21 until Casey returns.

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 (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.

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)

Waiting to hear who will be replacing Ken on Harmony... Ken has been promoted and will be working in RCCL's Miami office.

Joe12 · August 20, 2016

Waiting to hear who will be replacing Ken on Harmony... Ken has been promoted and will be working in RCCL's Miami office.

So Ken's off the ships now?

That's a lot of CD's who have left the company in 2016.

Cruisin' Again 86 · August 20, 2016

So Ken's off the ships now?
That's a lot of CD's who have left the company in 2016.

Yes he was recently promoted to the new director of entertainment for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line!

Joe12 · August 20, 2016

Yes he was recently promoted to the new director of entertainment for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line!

No idea who will be on Harmony then. Maybe Bobby will stay on through the TA and be the regular CD.

DonnaK · August 21, 2016

Waiting to hear who will be replacing Ken on Harmony... Ken has been promoted and will be working in RCCL's Miami office.

So Ken's off the ships now?
That's a lot of CD's who have left the company in 2016.

I will leave Ken on the list as returning to Harmony, for now, until I get more concrete info. This schedule, to return for the TA and stay through the New Year, came directly from him.

He was out of the rotation for a while, working behind the scenes as "entertainment director" ever since he left Allure. He was responsible for entertainment on the new ships, and he only recently reappeared as a CD when Harmony was launched.

Cruisin' Again 86 · August 21, 2016

I will leave Ken on the list as returning to Harmony, for now, until I get more concrete info. This schedule, to return for the TA and stay through the New Year, came directly from him.

He was out of the rotation for a while, working behind the scenes as "entertainment director" ever since he left Allure. He was responsible for entertainment on the new ships, and he only recently reappeared as a CD when Harmony was launched.

Sounds good ! I wish he was on TA, but I spoke with him a few hours ago and he confirmed to me that he will not be, and they are working on his replacement now. We were looking forward to him being the CD for the TA...

DonnaK · August 21, 2016

Sounds good ! I wish he was on TA' date=' but I spoke with him a few hours ago and he confirmed to me that he will not be, and they are working on his replacement now. We were looking forward to him being the CD for the TA...[/quote']

so, this info comes directly from him?

I will update the list tomorrow.

Edited August 21, 2016 by DonnaK

DonnaK · August 21, 2016

Adventure OTS -Dan Whitney July 30 until the end of November (exact date? then who?)

Allure OTS - Dru Pavlov August 21 for 4 months (then who)

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?)