Princess Senior Ship Staff, inc Cruise Directors & Entertainment Directors

[njfredd]

 

Currently on the 15 day Panama Cruise from Fort Lauderdale to LA. Seems to be several changes - captain, restaurant director, cruise director and assistant.. Attached photo of current officer listing. I think cruise director (British fellow) may be new this week as not included in photo, but from his Linked In page, he seems to be a veteran of Princess, HAL and Celebrity. His assistant Shelle is a very personable Malaysian with a great sense of humor, at least from what we have seen from her Wake Show and game show emcee duties.

 

SHIP	CAPTAIN	CRUISE DIRECTOR	ENTERTAINMENT DIRECTOR	DIR, RESTAURANT OP's
CaribbeanPrincess	Vincenzo Lubrano	Kristoff Greyling	Daniel Gibson	Oscar Perego
Coral Princess	Diego Perra	Karen Rogers	Kelvin Joy	Joachim Rothe
Crown Princess	Vincenzo Lembo	Olivia Guthrie	Michael Kujawski	Mariusz Czemarmazowicz
Diamond Princess	Fabrizio Maresca	Dan Falconer	Duke Christopher	Jean Paul Muslu
Discovery Princess	John Smith	DuVaul Gamble	Neil Rose	Francisco Patricio
Emerald Princess	Martin Stengel	JC (James Cox). Shelle	Martyn Moss	Enache Popescue
Enchanted Princess	MarioCiruzzi	Jody Miles	Bernie Fuentes	Silvio Zampieri
Grand Princess	Michele Bartolomei	Aaron Hawkins	Callie Smit	Giuseppe Francina
Island Princess	Paul Slight	Andi Sanders	Susan Rawlings	Francesco Ciorfito
Majestic Princess	Andrea Spinardi	Kevin Tugwell	Ron Goodman	Neville Saldanha thru 12/8/22
Regal Princess	Paolo Arrigo	Gary Golding	Alex Yepremian	Nicola Furlan
Royal Princess	Steve Holland	Corinne Steel	Tim Donovan	Daniele Saredi
Ruby Princess	Mario Tani	Aaron Mac	Sammi McDonough	Giuseppe Gelmini
Sapphire Princess	Todd McBain	Fernando Cunha	Marissa Wurms	Mario Propato
Sky Princess	Marco Fortezze	Matt Barnard	Matt Thompson	Ciprian Hoidreag

[that]

Captain Michele Tuvo posted on FB

he is with MSC

he will be missed at Princess

Edited December 10, 2022 by that

[CruisinFinsUp]

2 hours ago, that said:

Captain Michele Tuvo posted on FB

he is with MSC

he will be missed at Princess

 

He also posted on his Instagram - michele_tuvo_official 

that he is now on MSC Seaview in Rio de Janeiro.  

[that]

15 minutes ago, CruisinFinsUp said:

 

He also posted on his Instagram - michele_tuvo_official 

that he is now on MSC Seaview in Rio de Janeiro.  

Yep

[startedwithamouse]

20 hours ago, njfredd said:

 

 

Currently on the 15 day Panama Cruise from Fort Lauderdale to LA. Seems to be several changes - captain, restaurant director, cruise director and assistant.. Attached photo of current officer listing. I think cruise director (British fellow) may be new this week as not included in photo, but from his Linked In page, he seems to be a veteran of Princess, HAL and Celebrity. His assistant Shelle is a very personable Malaysian with a great sense of humor, at least from what we have seen from her Wake Show and game show emcee duties.

 

SHIP	CAPTAIN	CRUISE DIRECTOR	ENTERTAINMENT DIRECTOR	DIR, RESTAURANT OP's
CaribbeanPrincess	Vincenzo Lubrano	Kristoff Greyling	Daniel Gibson	Oscar Perego
Coral Princess	Diego Perra	Karen Rogers	Kelvin Joy	Joachim Rothe
Crown Princess	Vincenzo Lembo	Olivia Guthrie	Michael Kujawski	Mariusz Czemarmazowicz
Diamond Princess	Fabrizio Maresca	Dan Falconer	Duke Christopher	Jean Paul Muslu
Discovery Princess	John Smith	DuVaul Gamble	Neil Rose	Francisco Patricio
Emerald Princess	Martin Stengel	JC (James Cox). Shelle	Martyn Moss	Enache Popescue
Enchanted Princess	MarioCiruzzi	Jody Miles	Bernie Fuentes	Silvio Zampieri
Grand Princess	Michele Bartolomei	Aaron Hawkins	Callie Smit	Giuseppe Francina
Island Princess	Paul Slight	Andi Sanders	Susan Rawlings	Francesco Ciorfito
Majestic Princess	Andrea Spinardi	Kevin Tugwell	Ron Goodman	Neville Saldanha thru 12/8/22
Regal Princess	Paolo Arrigo	Gary Golding	Alex Yepremian	Nicola Furlan
Royal Princess	Steve Holland	Corinne Steel	Tim Donovan	Daniele Saredi
Ruby Princess	Mario Tani	Aaron Mac	Sammi McDonough	Giuseppe Gelmini
Sapphire Princess	Todd McBain	Fernando Cunha	Marissa Wurms	Mario Propato
Sky Princess	Marco Fortezze	Matt Barnard	Matt Thompson	Ciprian Hoidreag

Shell is great fun!  Shell was on Discovery inaugural season with her partner Jun not July, also from Malaysia.  

[njfredd]

1 hour ago, startedwithamouse said:

Malaysia

Yes, she is very telegenic (on the Wake Show) and plays off JC’s leading questions/comments perfectly, with some hilarious “accidental” put-downs and “whatever” responses. Saw her host one of those “newlywed type” games and she definitely was quick witted and entertaining. 

[suzyed]

13 hours ago, that said:

Captain Michele Tuvo posted on FB

he is with MSC

he will be missed at Princess

I saw that!

[startedwithamouse]

14 hours ago, njfredd said:

Yes, she is very telegenic (on the Wake Show) and plays off JC’s leading questions/comments perfectly, with some hilarious “accidental” put-downs and “whatever” responses. Saw her host one of those “newlywed type” games and she definitely was quick witted and entertaining. 

Sounds like you have a fun entertainment staff!  

[Murray's Pop]

Any pics of the current Regal crew?

 

[kathy49]

any thoughts on why very popular captains like Tuvo and others are choosing to leave Princess for other lines?  Is Princess not competitive with benefits and pay?

[LACruiser88]

35 minutes ago, kathy49 said:

any thoughts on why very popular captains like Tuvo and others are choosing to leave Princess for other lines?  Is Princess not competitive with benefits and pay?

We heard directly from a Captain that MSC specifically has higher pay.

[kathy49]

18 minutes ago, LACruiser88 said:

We heard directly from a Captain that MSC specifically has higher pay.

Makes sense and I bet benefits are better too.  There was another one of the more popular captains that left too but can't remember the name. Reports are that Princess in general has one of the more severe staffing issues whereas people sailing on Celebrity and some other lines feel they seem fully staffed. Again I assume pay and benefits are involved. Princess seems to be raising prices...reducing perks for repeat cruisers and in general losing market share. Shame as it was once a much sough after line.

[Arya3]

So glad we were able to sail with Captain Tuvo on the Sky Princess on the Christmas 2019 cruise!

 

We just got off the Island Princess on Dec. 12 and we had a NEW Cruise Director named Cole who was fantastic, fun, and energetic. He used to be a Princess dancer. Looking forward to seeing more of him in future sailings!

 

 

 

 

[Princess Cruiser27]

On 12/14/2022 at 11:27 AM, kathy49 said:

Makes sense and I bet benefits are better too.  There was another one of the more popular captains that left too but can't remember the name. Reports are that Princess in general has one of the more severe staffing issues whereas people sailing on Celebrity and some other lines feel they seem fully staffed. Again I assume pay and benefits are involved. Princess seems to be raising prices...reducing perks for repeat cruisers and in general losing market share. Shame as it was once a much sough after line.

Captain Dino also went to MSC Cruises before Captain Bye Bye went to MSC.

[kathy49]

3 hours ago, Princess Cruiser27 said:

Captain Dino also went to MSC Cruises before Captain Bye Bye went to MSC.

Wow I see that he was with Princess for 27 years! That is a big loss for Princess.

[njfredd]

On 12/9/2022 at 7:43 PM, njfredd said:

 

 

Currently on the 15 day Panama Cruise from Fort Lauderdale to LA. Seems to be several changes - captain, restaurant director, cruise director and assistant.. Attached photo of current officer listing. I think cruise director (British fellow) may be new this week as not included in photo, but from his Linked In page, he seems to be a veteran of Princess, HAL and Celebrity. His assistant Shelle is a very personable Malaysian with a great sense of humor, at least from what we have seen from her Wake Show and game show emcee duties.

 

SHIP	CAPTAIN	CRUISE DIRECTOR	ENTERTAINMENT DIRECTOR	DIR, RESTAURANT OP's
CaribbeanPrincess	Vincenzo Lubrano	Kristoff Greyling	Daniel Gibson	Oscar Perego
Coral Princess	Diego Perra	Karen Rogers	Kelvin Joy	Joachim Rothe
Crown Princess	Vincenzo Lembo	Olivia Guthrie	Michael Kujawski	Mariusz Czemarmazowicz
Diamond Princess	Fabrizio Maresca	Dan Falconer	Duke Christopher	Jean Paul Muslu
Discovery Princess	John Smith	DuVaul Gamble	Neil Rose	Francisco Patricio
Emerald Princess	Giuseppe  Castellano	David Frost Shell	Martyn Moss	Enache Popescue
Enchanted Princess	MarioCiruzzi	Jody Miles	Bernie Fuentes	Silvio Zampieri
Grand Princess	Michele Bartolomei	Aaron Hawkins	Callie Smit	Giuseppe Francina
Island Princess	Paul Slight	Andi Sanders	Susan Rawlings	Francesco Ciorfito
Majestic Princess	Andrea Spinardi	Kevin Tugwell	Ron Goodman	Neville Saldanha thru 12/8/22
Regal Princess	Paolo Arrigo	Gary Golding	Alex Yepremian	Nicola Furlan
Royal Princes. s	Steve Holland	Corinne Steel	Tim Donovan	Daniele Saredi
Ruby  Princess	Mario Tani	Aaron Mac	Sammi McDonough	Giuseppe Gelmini
Sapphire  vPrincess	Todd McBain	Fernando Cunha	Marissa Wurms	Mario Propato
Sky Princess	Marco Fortezze	Matt Barnard	Matt Thompson	Ciprian Hoidreag

 

Just off the Emerald Princess. We had a very enjoyable Panama Canal Cruise, going through the new locks. When departing the ship, noted that a holiday oriented officer listing appeared for the cruise that commenced today 12/18/22. New captain and cruise director, updated above. She’ll indicated that she was staying on - great resource. Bon voyage!

[seagunthera]

Does anyone know if DuVaul Gamble will be the CD for the 12/28 Discovery sailing?

[that]

[startedwithamouse]

4 hours ago, that said:

Happy to see promotion for Lauren!

[startedwithamouse]

12 hours ago, seagunthera said:

Does anyone know if DuVaul Gamble will be the CD for the 12/28 Discovery sailing?

He's trying to go home for the holidays!  

[seagunthera]

He so deserves it! I believe he was on the inaugural cruise.  Any clue who might be his replacement?

 

[startedwithamouse]

David Frost is the new CD on Emerald Princess. He was previously with Princess as an Assistant CD a few years back. He's great fun.

[startedwithamouse]

20 minutes ago, seagunthera said:

He so deserves it! I believe he was on the inaugural cruise.  Any clue who might be his replacement?

 

We asked him a couple weeks ago. Corinne was supposed to transfer from Royal to Discovery, but he was unsure if that would still happen.  He's had only one break since February, that's when he joined in Cyprus. Marcus filled in for him then. 

[Steelers36]

Per @symui and @ceilidh1 on another thread:

 

Officers as of 12/19/22.  Returning to the Ruby are CD Michael Reitano and Staff Captain Sebastiano Azzarelli.  Also new Hotel GM Andrea Magin. 

Edited December 20, 2022 by Steelers36

[Thrak]

On 12/19/2022 at 6:18 PM, startedwithamouse said:

Happy to see promotion for Lauren!

 

We just got off of Ruby and Lauren said she was a bit overwhelmed. She said, "I don't know what I'm doing!" She was absolutely great. We've sailed with her before and she was always great. We were surprised but very happy to see her onboard and she was much more visible and engaged than any previous ED we have sailed with before. Overall, there was a vastly increased "officer visibility" than on any previous Princess cruise we have taken.