Rare sid_9169 Posted January 22, 2018 #1 Share Posted January 22, 2018 I read yesterday, from a credible source that Tyler has left as cruise director of the Escape. Has anyone else heard anything regarding his departure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare shof515 Posted January 22, 2018 #2 Share Posted January 22, 2018 it might be temporary, he might be back. most cruise directors work 6 months out of a year and then take 2 months off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noternie Posted January 22, 2018 #3 Share Posted January 22, 2018 I read something about this, too. Vacation was discounted for two reasons: --Someone from the corporate office (Julie) who no longer works as a CD, was doing it this week. --Tyler had posted about his schedule recently and it included him working the Escape this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brookie848 Posted January 22, 2018 #4 Share Posted January 22, 2018 I really liked Silas. I wonder if they would bring him back? I think he might have went to corporate. He was our CD on both the Escape in 2016 and the Getaway last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDougOut Posted January 22, 2018 #5 Share Posted January 22, 2018 I really liked Silas. I wonder if they would bring him back? I think he might have went to corporate. He was our CD on both the Escape in 2016 and the Getaway last year. He’s launching the Bliss. Edit: well, at least that was the plan. I’m sure this event shakes things up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare www3traveler Posted January 22, 2018 #6 Share Posted January 22, 2018 I really liked Silas. I wonder if they would bring him back? I think he might have went to corporate. He was our CD on both the Escape in 2016 and the Getaway last year. Silas is opening The Bliss as CD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zqvol Posted January 22, 2018 #7 Share Posted January 22, 2018 I don't understand the fascination with the cruise director. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDougOut Posted January 22, 2018 #8 Share Posted January 22, 2018 I don't understand the fascination with the cruise director. Do you understand any aspect of a cruise that people enjoy? I suspect if the water slides disappeared overnight, there would be a thread called “Say it ain’t so... no more slides on the Escape?”, and we’d all be wondering what happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billx25 Posted January 22, 2018 #9 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Julie was the cruise director for the sailing last week on the Escape, with Dave the assistant CD. She was quite bad at it, basically just making announcements in the morning and after shows. Dave did all the events and was pretty entertaining, made me wonder why he wasn't the CD. Sent from my XT1254 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydreamer49 Posted January 23, 2018 #10 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Is Julie the CD that was on the Breakaway the first year? If so, she was awful Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDougOut Posted January 23, 2018 #11 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Is Julie the CD that was on the Breakaway the first year? If so, she was awful Yes - probably the most polished CD I’ve ever experienced... some like that style, some don’t. But based on her success I think it’s unfair to dismiss anything as “awful”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karenje11 Posted January 23, 2018 #12 Share Posted January 23, 2018 I really liked Silas. I wonder if they would bring him back? I think he might have went to corporate. He was our CD on both the Escape in 2016 and the Getaway last year. Silas is on vacation. He is the opening cruise director on the Bliss! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted January 23, 2018 #13 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Is Julie the CD that was on the Breakaway the first year? If so, she was awful Julie was the first CD on the Breakaway and the Escape and graces every ship she is on. She now oversees all of the cruise directors and guest activities across the fleet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjh422 Posted January 23, 2018 #14 Share Posted January 23, 2018 I don't understand the fascination with the cruise director.[/ A good cruise director makes a cruise for me. And in my opinion, Tyler Gray was the best cd I have ever experienced in my 18 cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newmexicoNita Posted January 23, 2018 #15 Share Posted January 23, 2018 I don't understand the fascination with the cruise director. I agree. We have had a couple that really were fantastic but 40 plus cruises and none that have made the cruise much better or much worse. Let's just say, I can't remember a single one by name, so obviously they didn't leave a lasting impressing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquishTheWhale Posted January 23, 2018 #16 Share Posted January 23, 2018 I hope the Escape gets Andre instead, or is he on another ship? We had him on the Escape in October (covering Tyler's leave I'm assuming) and he was fantastic. I have no idea when that man actually slept as he was everywhere. I would have previously said that the CD is neither here nor there in my enjoyment of a cruise, until I could compare a bad CD (Clare on the Epic) with an amazing one (Andre on the Escape). Now I will agree a good CD is important! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casino Comp Chick Posted January 23, 2018 #17 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Yes - probably the most polished CD I’ve ever experienced... some like that style, some don’t. But based on her success I think it’s unfair to dismiss anything as “awful”. I thought she was awful also, the worst of every CD I ever had in fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechman1971 Posted January 23, 2018 #18 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Message from a cruiser I have been in contact with - this weeks sailing is Dan Dan on the Escape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaWBarmy Posted January 23, 2018 #19 Share Posted January 23, 2018 I agree. We have had a couple that really were fantastic but 40 plus cruises and none that have made the cruise much better or much worse. Let's just say, I can't remember a single one by name, so obviously they didn't leave a lasting impressing. This. The best we had was our first cruise (Kyle on the Gem 2013) I can't remember any of the others really. It certainly wouldn't bother me if a certain Cruise Director was or wasn't scheduled to be on a cruise I was going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weltek Posted January 23, 2018 #20 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Julie was the cruise director for the sailing last week on the Escape, with Dave the assistant CD. She was quite bad at it, basically just making announcements in the morning and after shows. Dave did all the events and was pretty entertaining, made me wonder why he wasn't the CD. Sent from my XT1254 using Forums mobile app I've sailed with Julie before, and this was a very different experience. Agree, we barely saw her. I suspect things went south with Tyler the prior week and she was a very last minute replacement. The assistant CD was just promoted, and it sounded like he was off to another ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceansMotion Posted January 23, 2018 #21 Share Posted January 23, 2018 I agree. We have had a couple that really were fantastic but 40 plus cruises and none that have made the cruise much better or much worse. Let's just say, I can't remember a single one by name, so obviously they didn't leave a lasting impressing. Should have been on the Dawn out of NY to Canada October 2010 with Matt Baker. He’s what kept me cruising with NCL. He was fabulous. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alegeeter Posted January 23, 2018 #22 Share Posted January 23, 2018 I also agree Julie was terrible. Some say she's polished, I say she's phony and no fun. Sinan will always be the gold standard of CDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug R. Posted January 23, 2018 #23 Share Posted January 23, 2018 I don't understand the fascination with the cruise director. Do you understand any aspect of a cruise that people enjoy? I suspect if the water slides disappeared overnight, there would be a thread called “Say it ain’t so... no more slides on the Escape?”, and we’d all be wondering what happened. I too don't understand the fascination with who the cruise director is and even less so the captain or any other personnel who are on my cruise. Your example of water slides is false equivalence. Most of my experience is on Princess where I even heard people who picked their cruises based on not just the cruise director but some even the maitre d'. Seem strange to me. I have never had a bad cruise director in 9 cruises and only one crappy ill-tempered captain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyFred Posted January 23, 2018 #24 Share Posted January 23, 2018 I hope the Escape gets Andre instead, or is he on another ship? We had him on the Escape in October (covering Tyler's leave I'm assuming) and he was fantastic. I have no idea when that man actually slept as he was everywhere. I would have previously said that the CD is neither here nor there in my enjoyment of a cruise, until I could compare a bad CD (Clare on the Epic) with an amazing one (Andre on the Escape). Now I will agree a good CD is important! Andre moved to the Getaway from the Escape after Halloween of 2017. He is my favorite CD. You can follow him on Facebook----Andre at Sea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geegee1 Posted January 23, 2018 #25 Share Posted January 23, 2018 I read yesterday, from a credible source that Tyler has left as cruise director of the Escape. Has anyone else heard anything regarding his departure? So does anyone know why Tyler is gone? I thought she was awful also, the worst of every CD I ever had in fact. I am in the camp that doesn't remember the CD's names and they really don't make or break a cruise. But Julie was the one exception. First that I remember her name, and second that she was too overbearing to the point of being somewhat annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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