cardboss Posted March 9, 2020 #1876 Share Posted March 9, 2020 4 minutes ago, MommaMickey said: Just got off Grandeur Saturday 3/7. David Bradshawe was cruise director. Did not have opportunity to ask how long he was on. At Farewell Show he did "top 10 question list" which we have not seen in years. This schtick was way outdated...question # "What do you do with ice sculptures when they melt?" Question #1 "what time is the midnight buffet?" New cruisers were confused, where are ice sculptures and how did I miss the midnight buffet? Experienced cruisers were just sad remembering the beauty of the sculptures & all that is no longer a part of the cruise experience. We had David last Fall. He's in my top 10 WORST CDs. He's wooden, dated, and needs to walk away, IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser2499 Posted April 5, 2020 #1877 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Hi folks - does anyone have any idea where Carly Boileau will be later in the year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DELTABLUE Posted April 5, 2020 #1878 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Not a clue but I can report that Abe Hughes is CD on the Virtual of the Seas!😉 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingJoe09 Posted April 19, 2020 #1879 Share Posted April 19, 2020 On 4/5/2020 at 3:17 AM, DELTABLUE said: Not a clue but I can report that Abe Hughes is CD on the Virtual of the Seas!😉 He is indeed and doing a fantastic job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tender Lady Posted April 20, 2020 #1880 Share Posted April 20, 2020 On 4/4/2020 at 10:17 PM, DELTABLUE said: Not a clue but I can report that Abe Hughes is CD on the Virtual of the Seas!😉 Ha. My eyes lit up and everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingJoe09 Posted May 21, 2020 #1881 Share Posted May 21, 2020 To keep all of the CD fans occupied during this off-season, here is the podcast that Mike Szwajkowski and Mitch Merucci are doing: https://www.youtube.com/user/CruiseDirectorMitch/videos Clo O'Connor was a guest in one of the episodes. Former RCCL & Celebrity CD Richard Spacey (who was known in the day as the best CD) was in the most recent episode with some stories to tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DELTABLUE Posted May 24, 2020 #1882 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Joe...I'm working my way through the podcasts and really enjoying them. Thanx for the heads-up.😉 I've cruised with Mike and Mitch so found it very interesting listening to them telling tales and sharing stories. Also enjoyed hearing their memories of other crew members. One of the episodes mentioned Greg Maxwell. He was CD on my first cruise on Sun Viking, in 1984, and again on my second, on Sovereign, when he had just returned to the ships after being ashore for a while. Can't wait to go back and listen to more of them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Moo Posted May 31, 2020 #1883 Share Posted May 31, 2020 On 5/21/2020 at 1:20 PM, CruisingJoe09 said: To keep all of the CD fans occupied during this off-season, here is the podcast that Mike Szwajkowski and Mitch Merucci are doing: https://www.youtube.com/user/CruiseDirectorMitch/videos Clo O'Connor was a guest in one of the episodes. Former RCCL & Celebrity CD Richard Spacey (who was known in the day as the best CD) was in the most recent episode with some stories to tell. Yes,I too have been watching. Thanks Joe x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncb106 Posted June 2, 2020 #1884 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Hi Donna its been a while hope you doing good i been trying out different cruise lines my last cruise was NCL Gem we love it we book on Anthem on Jan 26 2021 b2b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingJoe09 Posted June 18, 2020 #1885 Share Posted June 18, 2020 (edited) Abe Hughes still on Virtual of the Seas however will be signing off after the upcoming sailing. Now probably is the time to finish the Virtual cruises and get life back to normal (leave the party when you're still enjoying it and keep the memories) but I will forever be grateful to him for making lockdown bearable for me, I'm sure those here who have followed some/all of the Virtual cruises have felt the same. 🙂 Edited June 18, 2020 by CruisingJoe09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gulf01 Posted June 18, 2020 #1886 Share Posted June 18, 2020 15 minutes ago, CruisingJoe09 said: Abe Hughes still on Virtual of the Seas however will be signing off after the upcoming sailing. Now probably is the time to finish the Virtual cruises and get life back to normal (leave the party when you're still enjoying it and keep the memories) but I will forever be grateful to him for making lockdown bearable for me, I'm sure those here who have followed some/all of the Virtual cruises have felt the same. 🙂 Enjoyed it. Can’t wait to get back on Harmony. Also got my cruise fix watching the “Super Mario” videos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingJoe09 Posted August 22, 2020 #1887 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Another few months passed, still no news on ships returning. Some of the CD's appear to have taken on land jobs whilst the ships are out of service. Hope all the regulars here are well. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DELTABLUE Posted August 22, 2020 #1888 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Hope they can all find jobs to tide themselves over until the tide turns and they can return to the ships soon.😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallyitsmema Posted August 22, 2020 #1889 Share Posted August 22, 2020 21 minutes ago, DELTABLUE said: Hope they can all find jobs to tide themselves over until the tide turns and they can return to the ships soon.😉 My DH follows Mark Walker and he was driving for Uber Eats early on and now it looks like he is working at Publix. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Moo Posted August 22, 2020 #1890 Share Posted August 22, 2020 5 hours ago, CruisingJoe09 said: Another few months passed, still no news on ships returning. Some of the CD's appear to have taken on land jobs whilst the ships are out of service. Hope all the regulars here are well. 🙂 Hi Joe, thank you, hope you are well too. I've certainly missed everyone. #StaySafe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulette3028 Posted August 22, 2020 #1891 Share Posted August 22, 2020 15 hours ago, DELTABLUE said: Hope they can all find jobs to tide themselves over until the tide turns and they can return to the ships soon.😉 I share your hope....I read about Mark Walker....I hope the other CD's that we know are figuring out these uncharted waters as well, but as a temporary measure. Although we aren't cruising, I look forward to returning to ships at some point. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND Posted August 22, 2020 #1892 Share Posted August 22, 2020 20 hours ago, reallyitsmema said: My DH follows Mark Walker and he was driving for Uber Eats early on and now it looks like he is working at Publix. We also follow him and he drives for Door Dash and started work at Publix in the last couple of weeks. He's on FB if anyone is interested. He posts pics of his girls and does t-shirt giveaways near where he lives in FL. And his name is spelled Marc so he's listed as Marc Walker Cruise Director. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BillOh Posted September 2, 2020 #1893 Share Posted September 2, 2020 I keep hoping one of these guys will post something about being recalled, or crew recalls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaniDanielle Posted September 2, 2020 #1894 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Some news would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DELTABLUE Posted September 2, 2020 #1895 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Has anyone heard if all the various crew members have ever been successfully repatriated home or are some still floating around on a ship somewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfcathorse Posted September 2, 2020 #1896 Share Posted September 2, 2020 42 minutes ago, DELTABLUE said: Has anyone heard if all the various crew members have ever been successfully repatriated home or are some still floating around on a ship somewhere? Chris Wong said 98% are home. The remaining 1,000 or so are on ships because they don't want to go home (they're safer on the ship) or their country won't let them in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnjen Posted September 2, 2020 #1897 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Maybe I'm missing out, but what exactly is this fascination in here with cruise directors? There's another thread around that tries to track ship captains as well..... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseguy1016 Posted September 2, 2020 #1898 Share Posted September 2, 2020 1 hour ago, johnjen said: Maybe I'm missing out, but what exactly is this fascination in here with cruise directors? There's another thread around that tries to track ship captains as well..... A lot of the people on these boards believe a Cruise Director can make or break a vacation. I personally do not pay much attention to them. Some have been good, some have been bad but I've never had a Cruise Director affect my vacation. In my opinion he/she is no different than any other entertainer on the ship. If he/she is entertaining, I'll pay attention. If not, I'll find another way to have fun. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncb106 Posted September 9, 2020 #1899 Share Posted September 9, 2020 On 9/2/2020 at 4:26 PM, cruiseguy1016 said: A lot of the people on these boards believe a Cruise Director can make or break a vacation. I personally do not pay much attention to them. Some have been good, some have been bad but I've never had a Cruise Director affect my vacation. In my opinion he/she is no different than any other entertainer on the ship. If he/she is entertaining, I'll pay attention. If not, I'll find another way to have fun. same here i really don"t pay mind to them they all do the same things even jokes,for me the only CD i could say was different from others was Richard Spacey there's no other Cd like him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnjen Posted September 9, 2020 #1900 Share Posted September 9, 2020 On 9/2/2020 at 4:26 PM, cruiseguy1016 said: A lot of the people on these boards believe a Cruise Director can make or break a vacation. I personally do not pay much attention to them. Some have been good, some have been bad but I've never had a Cruise Director affect my vacation. In my opinion he/she is no different than any other entertainer on the ship. If he/she is entertaining, I'll pay attention. If not, I'll find another way to have fun. Yep. I see them on the TV and turn it off. They are a bit annoying. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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