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

[chookie65]

Jimmy Rhodes is heading back to Oasis, he boards ovation in Adelaide today so I will ask him when he commences on oasis.

 

 

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[chookie65]

Katie Turner has been the CD this week

 

 

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[DonnaK]

Katie Turner has been the CD this week

 

 

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Yes, but this was temporary for one sailing only, to fill in during the Cruise Director conference in Las Vegas.

[DonnaK]

Adventure OTS - Elvis Pinto February 11 until mid-April, then Casey Pelter mid-April for 4 months

 

Allure OTS - Tim Connor October 23 until March 12, then Bobby Brown March 12 until sometime in April (need handover date) then Mitch Merucci sometime in April though August. According to his tweet, Mitch will be the new regular CD of Allure

 

Anthem OTS - Clo O'Connor January 14 until mid-March (need handover date) Then, Dru Pavlov mid-March through mid-July.

 

Brilliance OTS - Jerome Sueur November 10 until early March (need exact date. Who is covering March and April?) per her FB post, Clo O'Connor will be onboard May through July (need dates)

 

Empress OTS - Carlos Torres October 21 until mid-February, Who will be covering mid-February through mid-April? (need dates)Elvis Pinto begins mid-April for 2 months.

 

Enchantment OTS - Michele Scarpato December 16 until mid-April, then who?

 

Explorer OTS - Rob McNally January 25 through March 19, then Graham returns March 19 through July 28 (then Graham is stepping back from cruise life except for an occasional fill-in)

 

Freedom OTS - Casey Pelter October 16 until late February (this is Casey's last contract on FR) Then who?

 

Grandeur OTS - Bobby Broughton October 22 until February 25 (then does Paul Rutter return February 25 for 2 months?) Bobby will return late April/early May for 4 months.

 

Harmony OTS - Bobby Brown January 7 until March 11, then Abe Hughes returns March 11 for 4 months. Abe returns mid-September until after the New Year.

 

Independence OTS - John Blair January 9 until mid-March (need exact date), then Drew Devine mid-March until May 27, then Joff Eaton returns May 27 until September 30

 

Jewel OTS - Dennis Charles November 6 until mid-to-late February, then Simona Ferraiuolo begins mid-to-late February (handover date needed)

 

Legend OTS - Chris Brown Jan 15 (until mid-March when the ship is handed over to TUI?)

 

Liberty OTS - Jeff Arpin January 8 until mid-May, then John Blair is covering from mid-May until mid-July (per John's FB post) It was also reported that Drew Devine was doing the May-July coverage - where has he been reassigned?.

 

Majesty OTS - Susan McColl October 23 until February 17, then Marc Walker returns February 17 until mid-June (per his FB post)

 

Mariner OTS - Fang Lixin October 17 (until when?)

 

Navigator OTS - Cuddy Cudsworth November 23 until late-March (need exact date. Then who?)

 

Oasis OTS - Patricio Honores January 21 for 2 months, then who? (Drew is not returning to Oasis after his break). Jimmy Rhodes will be returning to Oasis sometime in the future (need more info)

 

Ovation OTS - Jimmy Rhodes returns February 14 (until when?)

 

Quantum OTS - Ricky Matthews end of January (until when? then who?)

 

Radiance OTS - Joff Eaton January 28 until March 28

 

Rhapsody OTS - Dan Whitney January 21 (until the TA on April 29? or through the TA on May 13?)

 

Serenade OTS - Topi Ylonen November 21 until March 20

 

Vision OTS - Bill Brunkhorst October 29 (until when? then who?) (Marc Walker posted on FB that he will be on Vision out of Texas mid-November 2017 thru mid-January 2018)

 

Voyager OTS - Ken Jones January 31 until sometime in March (need date) then Jamie Fentiman

 

Graham Seymour is stepping back from cruise life after July 28, 2017 except for occasional fill-ins.

John Perry has left Royal and is now Operations Manager at Hyatt Hotels (per LinkedIn)

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 now with The World - Luxury Residence at Sea

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 and his AM Frankie Portera are CD's for Carnival

[LaurenKayla87]

Simeon was amazing! He should be promoted full time to cruise director. He and Hugo were so much fun, their tv show was awesome!

 

 

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[Granana]

Aysy (pronounced Icy) is the cruise director on the Serenade.

 

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[Annefran]

Donna rumor has it Rob McNally will be moving to the Navigator in March. Sorry I don't have any dates etc. Hope you and the family are doing well. Will be sailing on a 9 night cruise in mid-April on Navigator (ABC Islands).

 

 

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[crosby99]

Hugo Arenas is AM. Wondering why he didn't step up, as after all, the audition they do for AM is the same as CD so they can step up if required. To be fair, from what I have seen, he does seem quite annoying.

Abe should be returning to Harmony in mid September, not mid August. Hoping he will still be onboard for my July 8th sailing.

 

Hugo is quite funny...cant ever seen him being a cruise director though

[LaurenKayla87]

They both were such amazing and kind individuals. They also were fun and entertaining. They made me want to cruise again!

 

 

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[DonnaK]

Donna rumor has it Rob McNally will be moving to the Navigator in March. Sorry I don't have any dates etc. Hope you and the family are doing well. Will be sailing on a 9 night cruise in mid-April on Navigator (ABC Islands)

 

Thanks Anne! My girls are both teachers now, and the older one is getting married in August. They no longer cruise with us! I will be going on Anthem at the end of March with my sister. Enjoy your cruise, and I hope you are your daughter are doing well too!

[DonnaK]

Adventure OTS - Elvis Pinto February 11 until mid-April, then Casey Pelter mid-April for 4 months

 

Allure OTS - Tim Connor October 23 until March 12, then Bobby Brown March 12 until sometime in April (need handover date) then Mitch Merucci sometime in April though August. According to his tweet, Mitch will be the new regular CD of Allure

 

Anthem OTS - Clo O'Connor January 14 until mid-March (need handover date) Then, Dru Pavlov mid-March through mid-July.

 

Brilliance OTS - Jerome Sueur November 10 until early March (need exact date. Who is covering March and April?) per her FB post, Clo O'Connor will be onboard May through July (need dates)

 

Empress OTS - Carlos Torres October 21 until mid-February, Who will be covering mid-February through mid-April? (need dates)Elvis Pinto begins mid-April for 2 months.

 

Enchantment OTS - Michele Scarpato December 16 until mid-April, then who?

 

Explorer OTS - Rob McNally January 25 through March 19, then Graham returns March 19 through July 28 (then Graham is stepping back from cruise life except for an occasional fill-in)

 

Freedom OTS - Casey Pelter October 16 until late February (this is Casey's last contract on FR) Then who?

 

Grandeur OTS - Bobby Broughton October 22 until February 25 (then does Paul Rutter return February 25 for 2 months?) Bobby will return late April/early May for 4 months.

 

Harmony OTS - Bobby Brown January 7 until March 11, then Abe Hughes returns March 11 for 4 months. Abe returns mid-September until after the New Year.

 

Independence OTS - John Blair January 9 until mid-March (need exact date), then Drew Devine mid-March until May 27, then Joff Eaton returns May 27 until September 30

 

Jewel OTS - Dennis Charles November 6 until mid-to-late February, then Simona Ferraiuolo begins mid-to-late February (handover date needed)

 

Legend OTS - Chris Brown Jan 15 (until mid-March when the ship is handed over to TUI?)

 

Liberty OTS - Jeff Arpin January 8 until mid-May, then John Blair is covering from mid-May until mid-July (per John's FB post) It was also reported that Drew Devine was doing the May-July coverage - where has he been reassigned?.

 

Majesty OTS - Susan McColl October 23 until February 17, then Marc Walker returns February 17 until mid-June (per his FB post)

 

Mariner OTS - Fang Lixin October 17 (until when?)

 

Navigator OTS - Cuddy Cudsworth November 23 until mid-March (need exact date) then Rob McNally mid-march for 2 months.

 

Oasis OTS - Patricio Honores January 21 for 2 months, then who? (Drew is not returning to Oasis after his break). Jimmy Rhodes will be returning to Oasis sometime in the future (need more info)

 

Ovation OTS - Jimmy Rhodes returns February 14 (until when?)

 

Quantum OTS - Ricky Matthews end of January (until when? then who?)

 

Radiance OTS - Joff Eaton January 28 until March 28

 

Rhapsody OTS - Dan Whitney January 21 (until the TA on April 29? or through the TA on May 13?)

 

Serenade OTS - Topi Ylonen November 21 until March 20

 

Vision OTS - Bill Brunkhorst October 29 (until when? then who?) (Marc Walker posted on FB that he will be on Vision out of Texas mid-November 2017 thru mid-January 2018)

 

Voyager OTS - Ken Jones January 31 until sometime in March (need date) then Jamie Fentiman

 

Graham Seymour is stepping back from cruise life after July 28, 2017 except for occasional fill-ins.

John Perry has left Royal and is now Operations Manager at Hyatt Hotels (per LinkedIn)

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 now with The World - Luxury Residence at Sea

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 and his AM Frankie Portera are CD's for Carnival

[DonnaK]

Aysy (pronounced Icy) is the cruise director on the Serenade.

She is the Activities Manager. She filled-in as CD for one sailing only so Topi could attend the Cruise Director conference.

[luvscruising2007]

Hi, Donna. I really appreciate this thread. It is interesting to find out who will be our next CD and where previous CD's have gone.

I was looking to find out where Carly B is and didn't see her name. Has she left RC and/or retired?

[DonnaK]

Hi, Donna. I really appreciate this thread. It is interesting to find out who will be our next CD and where previous CD's have gone.

I was looking to find out where Carly B is and didn't see her name. Has she left RC and/or retired?

 

She was most recently on Serenade September 13 through November 21, and now she is on break. No info yet on when/where she will be back.

 

She has stepped back a bit, as she used to do regular 4 month contracts and now it seems that she is doing shorter coverages.

[Annefran]

Thanks Anne! My girls are both teachers now, and the older one is getting married in August. They no longer cruise with us! I will be going on Anthem at the end of March with my sister. Enjoy your cruise, and I hope you are your daughter are doing well too!

 

 

Congrats to your daughter! I'm so happy for her and your family. My daughter doesn't cruise with me anymore either lol. I cruise solo now and go with groups of friends. Have a fantastic cruise on Anthem in March.

 

 

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[luvscruising2007]

She was most recently on Serenade September 13 through November 21, and now she is on break. No info yet on when/where she will be back.

 

She has stepped back a bit, as she used to do regular 4 month contracts and now it seems that she is doing shorter coverages.

 

Thanks, Donna. She was our CD on our Serenade cruise and we thought she was very good. I know she has been with the cruise industry for awhile and she said she had started out as a dancer. She had a great relationship with the captain and seemed to really enjoy what she was doing.

[APDMOM]

I have read 2 reviews that indicate Enzo is filling in as temporary CD on Freedom. I can obviously not confirm, but thought I would mention it - in case recent FOS passengers can confirm.

 

We will be on FOS in a month [emoji846] Can't wait!

 

 

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[chookie65]

Hi Donna

Just spoke to Jimmy he gets off Ovation on 6 March in Singapore and will be on Oasis from 12 March until July (sorry didn't get the date) then 2 month break then going to Anthem in September until sometime in November. He doesn't have firm dates for anthem yet but will be on leave over Christmas.

Cheers

 

 

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[DonnaK]

Hi Donna

Just spoke to Jimmy he gets off Ovation on 6 March in Singapore and will be on Oasis from 12 March until July (sorry didn't get the date) then 2 month break then going to Anthem in September until sometime in November. He doesn't have firm dates for anthem yet but will be on leave over Christmas.

Cheers

Thanks! (There go my plans for an autumn cruise on Anthem)

[DonnaK]

Adventure OTS - Elvis Pinto February 11 until mid-April, then Casey Pelter mid-April for 4 months

 

Allure OTS - Tim Connor October 23 until March 12, then Bobby Brown March 12 until sometime in April (need handover date) then Mitch Merucci sometime in April though August. According to his tweet, Mitch will be the new regular CD of Allure

 

Anthem OTS - Clo O'Connor January 14 until mid-March (need handover date) Then, Dru Pavlov mid-March through mid-July. (Jimmy Rhodes will be covering sometime in September through sometime in November)

 

Brilliance OTS - Jerome Sueur November 10 until early March (need exact date. Who is covering March and April?) per her FB post, Clo O'Connor will be onboard May through July (need dates)

 

Empress OTS - Carlos Torres October 21 until mid-February, Who will be covering mid-February through mid-April? (need dates)Elvis Pinto begins mid-April for 2 months.

 

Enchantment OTS - Michele Scarpato December 16 until mid-April, then who?

 

Explorer OTS - Rob McNally January 25 through March 19, then Graham returns March 19 through July 28 (then Graham is stepping back from cruise life except for an occasional fill-in)

 

Freedom OTS - Casey Pelter October 16 until late February (this is Casey's last contract on FR) Then who?

 

Grandeur OTS - Bobby Broughton October 22 until February 25 (then does Paul Rutter return February 25 for 2 months?) Bobby will return late April/early May for 4 months.

 

Harmony OTS - Bobby Brown January 7 until March 11, then Abe Hughes returns March 11 for 4 months. Abe returns mid-September until after the New Year.

 

Independence OTS - John Blair January 9 until mid-March (need exact date), then Drew Devine mid-March until May 27, then Joff Eaton returns May 27 until September 30

 

Jewel OTS - Dennis Charles November 6 until mid-to-late February, then Simona Ferraiuolo begins mid-to-late February (handover date needed)

 

Legend OTS - Chris Brown Jan 15 (until mid-March when the ship is handed over to TUI?)

 

Liberty OTS - Jeff Arpin January 8 until mid-May, then John Blair is covering from mid-May until mid-July (per John's FB post) It was also reported that Drew Devine was doing the May-July coverage - where has he been reassigned?.

 

Majesty OTS - Susan McColl October 23 until February 17, then Marc Walker returns February 17 until mid-June (per his FB post)

 

Mariner OTS - Fang Lixin October 17 (until when?)

 

Navigator OTS - Cuddy Cudsworth November 23 until mid-March (need exact date) then Rob McNally mid-march for 2 months.

 

Oasis OTS - Patricio Honores January 21 until March 12, then Jimmy Rhodes March 12 until mid-July.

 

Ovation OTS - Jimmy Rhodes returns February 14 until March 5, (then who?)

 

Quantum OTS - Ricky Matthews end of January (until when? then who?)

 

Radiance OTS - Joff Eaton January 28 until March 28

 

Rhapsody OTS - Dan Whitney January 21 (until the TA on April 29? or through the TA on May 13?)

 

Serenade OTS - Topi Ylonen November 21 until March 20

 

Vision OTS - Bill Brunkhorst October 29 (until when? then who?) (Marc Walker posted on FB that he will be on Vision out of Texas mid-November 2017 thru mid-January 2018)

 

Voyager OTS - Ken Jones January 31 until sometime in March (need date) then Jamie Fentiman

 

Graham Seymour is stepping back from cruise life after July 28, 2017 except for occasional fill-ins.

John Perry has left Royal and is now Operations Manager at Hyatt Hotels (per LinkedIn)

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 now with The World - Luxury Residence at Sea

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 and his AM Frankie Portera are CD's for Carnival

[DonnaK]

I have read 2 reviews that indicate Enzo is filling in as temporary CD on Freedom. I can obviously not confirm, but thought I would mention it - in case recent FOS passengers can confirm.

 

We will be on FOS in a month [emoji846] Can't wait!

This should have just been for 1-2 sailings to cover during the cruise director's conference.

[DonnaK]

Can anyone find out:

 

When does Tim leave Allure (end of February), and who will be the next CD?

 

What is the handover date (mid-March) between Clo and Dru on Anthem?

 

When does Jerome leave Brilliance (early-March) and who will be the next CD?

 

When does Carlos leave Empress (late-February) and who will be the next CD?

 

When does Casey leave Freedom (late-February) and who will be the next CD?

 

Who is coming onboard Grandeur when Bobby goes on break Feb 25? (Paul Rutter?)

 

What is the handover date (mid-March) on Indy between John and Drew?

 

Is Fang still onboard Mariner? For how much longer? Then who?

 

What is the handover date (Feb 11 or 18) on Jewel between Dennis and Simona?

 

Is Bill still onboard Vision? For how much longer? Then who?

 

[Joe12]

Thanks! (There go my plans for an autumn cruise on Anthem)

 

Perfect timing to try Harmony!

[DonnaK]

Perfect timing to try Harmony!

I wish, but my husband prefers local disembarkation ports as opposed to those we have to fly to. Anytime we can grab a good deal on Anthem or Celebrity Summit, we pounce! But, it would be nice to mix it up from time to time...

[chookie65]

Donna

Just remembered Mike Hunnerup is replacing Jimmy on ovation in march (sorry no dates) but I think he might be getting on today or on February 20 when the repositioning cruise starts from Sydney to Singapore for a handover!

 

 

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