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Looking for updates on Brilliance and Mariner.

 

How long will Michelle be on Enchantment?

 

Who is taking over on Freedom in mid-April?

 

*****Joe12, please contact me via the email address I posted above.

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Someone in a previous post said that Abe is on Harmony until Symphony comes out, but he doesn't usually do Europe, so maybe not.

I suspect that Abe will take over once Symphony comes to Florida. While it is in Europe, it could be Jerome (just a guess). Unless he gets Freedom.

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I suspect that Abe will take over once Symphony comes to Florida. While it is in Europe, it could be Jerome (just a guess). Unless he gets Freedom.

 

Freedom is in Europe this year, so Jerome could do that this year, and Symphony next year. I don't think he would be the take out CD and do the full European season, as that would be a 7 month contract (assuming he spends a month at the yard before she enters service.)

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Adventure OTS - Elvis Pinto February 18 until mid-April (need handover date?) then Casey Pelter mid-April for 4 months

 

Allure OTS - 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 - Dru Pavlov March 12 through mid-July. (It's been reported that Jimmy Rhodes is 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 April (need handover date?) then Elvis Pinto begins mid-April for 2 months.

 

Enchantment OTS - Michelle Pimentinha Oliveira February 18 (for 2 months, or for 4 months?)

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

 

Freedom OTS - Michele Scarpato February 18 for 2 months (exact date? then who?) (Casey will not be returning to Freedom after his break - he has been reassigned to Adventure)

 

Grandeur OTS -Paul Rutter returns February 25 for 2 months (need handover date) then Bobby Broughton returns late April/early May for 4 months.

 

Harmony OTS - Abe Hughes returns March 11 until mid-July. Abe returns mid-September until after the New Year. Who will be covering his break mid-July through mid-September?

 

Independence OTS - John Blair January 9 until March 20, then Drew Devine March 20 until May 27, then Joff Eaton returns May 27 until September 30

 

Jewel OTS - Simona Ferraiuolo February 19 until mid-April (then does Dennis Charles return mid-April for 4 months?

 

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 - Marc Walker 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 - Jimmy Rhodes March 12 until mid-July.

 

Ovation OTS - Mike Hunnerup March 5 until when (early-July?), then who?

 

Quantum OTS - Ricky Matthews end of January until mid-to-late May, then Chris Brown

 

Radiance OTS - Joff Eaton January 28 until March 28, then Steve Davis March 28 for 4 months

 

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 17, then Carly Boileau March 17 for 2 months.

 

Vision OTS -Carly Boileau Feb 20 until March 17, then Bill Brunkhorst March 17 (until when?) then Ken Jones. 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 April (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

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

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Adventure OTS - Elvis Pinto February 18 until mid-April (need handover date?) then Casey Pelter mid-April for 4 months

 

Allure OTS - 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 - Dru Pavlov March 12 through mid-July. (It's been reported that Jimmy Rhodes is 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 April (need handover date?) then Elvis Pinto begins mid-April for 2 months.

 

Enchantment OTS - Michelle Pimentinha Oliveira February 18 (for 2 months, or for 4 months?)

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

 

Freedom OTS - Michele Scarpato February 18 for 2 months (exact date? then who?) (Casey will not be returning to Freedom after his break - he has been reassigned to Adventure)

 

Grandeur OTS -Paul Rutter returns February 25 for 2 months (need handover date) then Bobby Broughton returns late April/early May for 4 months.

 

Harmony OTS - Abe Hughes returns March 11 until mid-July. Abe returns mid-September until after the New Year. Who will be covering his break mid-July through mid-September?

 

Independence OTS - John Blair January 9 until March 20, then Drew Devine March 20 until May 27, then Joff Eaton returns May 27 until September 30

 

Jewel OTS - Simona Ferraiuolo February 19 until mid-April (then does Dennis Charles return mid-April for 4 months?

 

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 - Marc Walker 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 - Jimmy Rhodes March 12 until mid-July.

 

Ovation OTS - Mike Hunnerup March 5 until when (early-July?), then who?

 

Quantum OTS - Ricky Matthews end of January until mid-to-late May, then Chris Brown

 

Radiance OTS - Joff Eaton January 28 until March 28, then Steve Davis March 28 until late-July, then John Blair

 

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 17, then Carly Boileau March 17 for 2 months.

 

Vision OTS - Bill Brunkhorst March 13 (until when?) then Ken Jones. 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 April (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

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

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Per his Facebook page, John Blair will be on Radiance starting in July.

 

Has John confirmed that he will be on Liberty May thru July?

 

I have both John Blair and Drew Devine listed for Liberty May thru July. Can anyone solve the mystery of which one will be on Liberty, and to where the other one has been reassigned???

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Adventure OTS - Elvis Pinto February 18 until mid-April (need handover date?) then Casey Pelter mid-April for 4 months

 

Allure OTS - 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 - Dru Pavlov March 12 through mid-July. (It's been reported that Jimmy Rhodes is 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 April (need handover date?) then Elvis Pinto begins mid-April for 2 months.

 

Enchantment OTS - Michelle Pimentinha Oliveira February 18 (for 2 months, or for 4 months?)

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

 

Freedom OTS - Michele Scarpato February 18 for 2 months (exact date? then who?) (Casey will not be returning to Freedom after his break - he has been reassigned to Adventure)

 

Grandeur OTS -Paul Rutter returns February 25 for 2 months (need handover date) then Bobby Broughton returns late April/early May for 4 months.

 

Harmony OTS - Abe Hughes returns March 11 until mid-July. Abe returns mid-September until after the New Year. Who will be covering his break mid-July through mid-September?

 

Independence OTS - John Blair January 9 until March 20, then Drew Devine March 20 until May 27, then Joff Eaton returns May 27 until September 30

 

Jewel OTS - Simona Ferraiuolo February 19 until mid-April (then does Dennis Charles return mid-April for 4 months?

 

Legend OTS - Chris Brown Jan 15 until 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 - Marc Walker 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 - Jimmy Rhodes March 12 until mid-July.

 

Ovation OTS - Mike Hunnerup March 5 until when (early-July?), then who?

 

Quantum OTS - Ricky Matthews end of January until mid-to-late May, then Chris Brown

 

Radiance OTS - Joff Eaton January 28 until March 28, then Steve Davis March 28 until late-July, then John Blair

 

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

 

Serenade OTS - Carly Boileau March 17 for 2 months, then Topi Ylonen should be returning.

 

Vision OTS - Bill Brunkhorst March 13 (until when?) then Ken Jones. 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 April (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

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

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I am trying to remrmber the name of the CD who was on Oaisis. He was from Jamaica I think?

Could it be Ricky Matthews? He is from Jamaica.

 

From your cruise history, it looks like you were on Oasis in June 2015. Looking back over this list, Drew started his contract July 25 2015.

 

Edited to add: I searched for the previous locked thread, and it was indeed Ricky onboard Oasis in June 2015.

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showpost.php?p=47211906&postcount=3181

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