vakamalua Posted July 9, 2023 #851 Share Posted July 9, 2023 16 hours ago, KamJam said: He said this on Instagram on July 2, 2023: cruisedirector.kristoff hello again! 😄 I’m on the Crown at the moment and will be on the Majestic from September Thanks. Without a doubt, Kristoff is by leaps & bounds the BEST cruise director on Princess or any other line in my experience on 40+ cruises on multiple lines. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LACruiser88 Posted July 9, 2023 #852 Share Posted July 9, 2023 10 hours ago, LACruiser88 said: Can someone change the DRO on the Emerald from Rui to Carlos Marques. For some reason the copying of the chart is not working for me onboard. Thank you! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jeter02 Posted July 9, 2023 #853 Share Posted July 9, 2023 (edited) DO NOT push the "Quote" button. It creates a copy that the next person cannot properly update. DO select and copy ALL of the text (including the instructions and the list) up to COPY TO THIS LINE . . . from the most up-to-date list (the most recent reply with the list). Go to the bottom of the latest post, to the "Reply to this Topic..." box to create a new post. Paste your copied text into that box. Make your modifications to the list. Add change notes at the bottom. Click the "Submit Reply" button just below the list you are modifying. Confirm that everything is correct! You can edit for up to 20 minutes. Ship Captain Cruise Director Entertainment Director Director Restaurant Ops CARIBBEAN Vincenzo Lubrano Jody Miles DuVaul Gamble Robert Boyd Oscar Perego CORAL Gavin Pears Aaron Hawkins Sara Romera Joachim Rothe CROWN Christopher Lye Kristoff Greyling Michael Kujawski Mariusz Czemarmazowicz DIAMOND Stefano Ravera Natalie Costa & Mikiko Ikemoto Samantha McDonough DISCOVERY John Smith / Tony Ruggiero (7/30) Michael Reitano Neil Rose Silvio Zampieri EMERALD Martin Stenzel Fernando Duran Geof O'Rourke Carlos Marques ENCHANTED Mario Ciruzzi Jayson Douglass Ron Goodman Francisco Patricio GRAND Michele Bartolomei Callie Smit Giuseppe Franchina ISLAND Paul Slight Karen Rogers Sue Rawlings Daniele Rosafio MAJESTIC John Foster Kevin Tugwell Marissa Wurms Douw Steyl REGAL Tim Stringer Sophie Gideon Martyn Moss ROYAL Andrea Spinardi Corinne Steel Caitlin Messerschmidt Claudio Giuliani RUBY Mario Tani Cole Bockman Lauren Meyer Jacques Ghennai SAPPHIRE Todd McBain Fernando Cunha Matthew Joseph Mario Propato SKY Marco Fortezze Dan France Matt Barnard Ciprian Hoidreag <COPY TO THIS LINE SO THERE IS SPACE TO TYPE "CHANGE NOTES" AFTER THE CHART> Emerald DRO - Carlos Marques Discovery Captain - Tiny Ruggero (7/30 Taking Handover From John Smith) Edited July 9, 2023 by Jeter02 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MortySails Posted July 10, 2023 #854 Share Posted July 10, 2023 On 3/6/2023 at 12:32 PM, LACruiser88 said: He is no longer with Princess, he is now at MSC. Sad if he left Princess. Even sadder he left to go to MSC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoozecrooze Posted July 10, 2023 #855 Share Posted July 10, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, MortySails said: Sad if he left Princess. Even sadder he left to go to MSC. Just to put this topic to bed for others who stumble upon this thread hoping to hear the "bye bye" in the halls of Princess again: "Captain Tuvo hails from the beachside town of Levanto, La Spezia in Italy. He started his career onboard cargo ships just after graduating from The Nautical Institute Nazario Sauro. In 1999, he decided to make the transition to passenger ships and worked his way up the ranks, being promoted to Captain in 2016. While he has many years of sea-time experience under his belt, he always looks forward to the next adventure. His greatest joys are his family, cooking and outdoor sports such as cycling and hiking. Captain Tuvo is honoured to be a part of the MSC family." As Captain John Smith said in some video I found of a holiday cruise on the Discovery last year, "Captain Bye Bye is Bye Bye." And here's another nice bonus, just for old times' sake. SOURCE: You can find all MSC captains here. MSC posts the bios and pics of them there. Edited July 10, 2023 by snoozecrooze 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MortySails Posted July 10, 2023 #856 Share Posted July 10, 2023 I am very “Brand Loyal” to Princess, having proposed on Island Princess, married on Caribbean Princess, and part of the Guinness Book of Records Wedding Vows renewal in Regal Princess. I had the pleasure of meeting many of the Captains from Princess and briefly chatting with Captain “ByeBye” Tuvo in Sky, found him to be affable, visible, personable, and a great part of the Princess onboard culture. My one time experience on MSC, was in one word, extreme,y disappointing. Won’t discuss the bad service, bad food, bad entertainment, terrible customer service both on board and and shoreside, salvaged only by a great itinerary. I truly wish him the very best and safe and clear seas in his future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzyed Posted July 10, 2023 #857 Share Posted July 10, 2023 On 7/7/2023 at 4:19 AM, Jeter02 said: There was an '80s cruise and the Caribbean Princess so they had double cruise directors onboard. Therefore he joined Jody Miles (current cruise director of the Caribbean Princess) just for the one cruise. We love Jody! We had her on the Caribbean last October and then she was on Enchanted for NYE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzyed Posted July 10, 2023 #858 Share Posted July 10, 2023 On 7/8/2023 at 6:02 PM, KamJam said: He said this on Instagram on July 2, 2023: cruisedirector.kristoff hello again! 😄 I’m on the Crown at the moment and will be on the Majestic from September He is great!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jeter02 Posted July 10, 2023 #859 Share Posted July 10, 2023 2 minutes ago, suzyed said: We love Jody! We had her on the Caribbean last October and then she was on Enchanted for NYE. I was on the same sailing with her as well for Christmas and New Years on the Encanted. She's adorable was. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dands154 Posted July 12, 2023 #860 Share Posted July 12, 2023 Hi We are on Island. This is the updated board from today 12th July. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jeter02 Posted July 12, 2023 #861 Share Posted July 12, 2023 42 minutes ago, dands154 said: Hi We are on Island. This is the updated board from today 12th July. Leon Teegan is AH-MAZING!!!!! Always so visible, outgoing, and great to talk to. He was just came off the Sky, as I had him for 2 weeks onboard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phred119s Posted July 14, 2023 #862 Share Posted July 14, 2023 On 7/10/2023 at 12:27 AM, MortySails said: I am very “Brand Loyal” to Princess, having proposed on Island Princess, married on Caribbean Princess, and part of the Guinness Book of Records Wedding Vows renewal in Regal Princess. I had the pleasure of meeting many of the Captains from Princess and briefly chatting with Captain “ByeBye” Tuvo in Sky, found him to be affable, visible, personable, and a great part of the Princess onboard culture. My one time experience on MSC, was in one word, extreme,y disappointing. Won’t discuss the bad service, bad food, bad entertainment, terrible customer service both on board and and shoreside, salvaged only by a great itinerary. I truly wish him the very best and safe and clear seas in his future. Sometimes I wonder if we go into a brand closed minded…expecting things to be what we are used to. We booked a cruise on MSC during late summer last year for a spring cruise (not even in YC). I was nervous based off the things I had read. Captain Tuvo told me that we would be fine. He was right. We still prefer Princess to MSC, but we didn’t have a bad experience at all. We are sailing on MSC twice during the next few weeks. One as a group and one to recover from sailing as a group. Haha 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzyed Posted July 16, 2023 #863 Share Posted July 16, 2023 On 7/14/2023 at 6:18 AM, phred119s said: Sometimes I wonder if we go into a brand closed minded…expecting things to be what we are used to. We booked a cruise on MSC during late summer last year for a spring cruise (not even in YC). I was nervous based off the things I had read. Captain Tuvo told me that we would be fine. He was right. We still prefer Princess to MSC, but we didn’t have a bad experience at all. We are sailing on MSC twice during the next few weeks. One as a group and one to recover from sailing as a group. Haha We have done 2 MSC cruises...I thought the MDR food was poor but the specialty restaurants were very good to excellent! I also thought the shows were great! Was Captain Tuvo on your sailing yet when you sailed? Which ship are you going on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phred119s Posted July 16, 2023 #864 Share Posted July 16, 2023 10 minutes ago, suzyed said: We have done 2 MSC cruises...I thought the MDR food was poor but the specialty restaurants were very good to excellent! I also thought the shows were great! Was Captain Tuvo on your sailing yet when you sailed? Which ship are you going on? He will be on the “group recovery” cruise. We are sailing on Seaside and Seascape in the next couple of weeks. we were on Meraviglia in April. Actually thought the MDR food was better than some we’ve had while on Princess the last couple of trips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dands154 Posted July 23, 2023 #865 Share Posted July 23, 2023 On 7/12/2023 at 5:16 PM, Jeter02 said: Leon Teegan is AH-MAZING!!!!! Always so visible, outgoing, and great to talk to. He was just came off the Sky, as I had him for 2 weeks onboard. Hi @Jeter02 Well I have finally met the highly visible Leon and I can concur that he is indeed outgoing and happy for a chat. What a lovely gentleman. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jeter02 Posted July 23, 2023 #866 Share Posted July 23, 2023 30 minutes ago, dands154 said: Hi @Jeter02 Well I have finally met the highly visible Leon and I can concur that he is indeed outgoing and happy for a chat. What a lovely gentleman. Horray!!!! So glad you had an opportunity to meet him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelers36 Posted July 23, 2023 #867 Share Posted July 23, 2023 Lifted from @Ken the cruiser's report on Diamond voyage: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grego Posted July 24, 2023 #868 Share Posted July 24, 2023 18 hours ago, Jeter02 said: Horray!!!! So glad you had an opportunity to meet him! It is always great that the crew and staff take time to spend some quality time with the passengers. They are still very grateful to have us back and supporting their efforts. We booked another cruise to go along with the other 3 we have on the books and sent a message to Oscar on the Caribbean Princess and he wrote back right away and so happy to be with us again. It's good to be with the Princess family atmosphere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connief3 Posted July 24, 2023 #869 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Here is a picture we took on the July 1st Emerald Princess trip. We loved meeting some of the staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrak Posted July 24, 2023 #870 Share Posted July 24, 2023 What is the normal length of a stay aboard a ship for a CD? Sailing Grand Princess 32 days starting October 28 and wondering if the next CD that is listed will still be aboard at that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jeter02 Posted July 24, 2023 #871 Share Posted July 24, 2023 4 hours ago, Thrak said: What is the normal length of a stay aboard a ship for a CD? Sailing Grand Princess 32 days starting October 28 and wondering if the next CD that is listed will still be aboard at that time. CD's usually have a 6-month contract. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzyed Posted July 25, 2023 #872 Share Posted July 25, 2023 16 hours ago, Grego said: It is always great that the crew and staff take time to spend some quality time with the passengers. They are still very grateful to have us back and supporting their efforts. We booked another cruise to go along with the other 3 we have on the books and sent a message to Oscar on the Caribbean Princess and he wrote back right away and so happy to be with us again. It's good to be with the Princess family atmosphere. We love Oscar!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonniejk Posted July 30, 2023 #873 Share Posted July 30, 2023 Does anyone know if Todd McBain will still be on the Sapphire in November? We sailed with him to Antartica last year on the Sapphire and will be doing Hawaii and the South Pacific in November. Hoping he will be there, but he may be taking time off prior to sailing again to Antartica. He was the best Captain we have sailed with!. Great communication and so enthusiastic about Antartica! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socram13 Posted July 30, 2023 #874 Share Posted July 30, 2023 Todd McBain was Captain on our first cruise with Princess 2011. Fantastic Captain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paradiselivin1 Posted July 30, 2023 #875 Share Posted July 30, 2023 Does anyone know if CD Jody is leaving CB? I was praying that she was going to still be on in two weeks when we leave NY for our cruise to Greenland but just received an email with DuVaul listed as the CD. I would hate to miss her on this cruise as we absolutely loved her on our Enchanted cruise this past December. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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