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Many, many thanks to @Josiejk for the photo they shared with me of the officers onboard the Grand Princess, so the mystery's solved on the last name of the ED!

 

Attaching the image below:

 

 

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SHIP	Captain	Cruise Director	Entertainment Director	Director of Restaurant Operations
CARIBBEAN	Vincenzo Lubrano (leaves Jan 2024)   Ozren Marelic (leave)	Olivia Guthrie	Luke Bonney	Oscar Perego
CORAL	Gavin Pears	Jason Allen	Lauren Meyer [photo with Jason]	Herminio Marques
CROWN	Christopher Lye (leaves March 2024)   Vincenzo “Renzo” Lembo (leave)	Jody Miles (leaves April 2024)	Kylie Chappell	Mariusz Czemarmazowicz
DIAMOND	Paolo Arrigo   Stefano Ravera (leave)	Natalie Costa + Mikiko Ikemoto	Tim Donovan Fahey	currently unknown
DISCOVERY	Alessandro Genzo (leaves Jan 2024)   Tony Ruggero (leave)	Cole Bockman	Kyler Mann	Catalin Ionel
EMERALD	Giuseppe Castellano (leaves March 2024)   Fabrizio Maresca (leave)	Fernando Duran	Geof O’Rourke	Rui Pereira
ENCHANTED	Mario Ciruzzi   Nick Nash (leave)	Jayson Douglass	Madison Adams	Nicola Furlan (leaves Jan 2024, returns April 2024)
GRAND	Raffaele Di Martino   Michele Bartolomei (leave)	Karen Rogers	Matthew Joseph	Jean Paul Musiu
ISLAND	Marco Cataldi (leaves Mar 2024)   Paul Slight (leave)	Jaclyn Friedlander (leaves Jan 2024)   Andi Sanders (returns Jan 2024)	Susan Rawlings	Daniele Rosafio
MAJESTIC	John Foster (leaves Jan 2024?)	Nikki “Nikki Jayne” Robertson	Ron Goodman	Douw Steyl
REGAL	Aldo Traverso (leaves Jan 2024)   Tim Stringer (leave)	Allie Ambriano	Martyn Moss	Francisco Patricio
ROYAL	Andrea Spinardi	Lloyd Flay	Kelvin Joy	Paul Ciobanu
RUBY	Mario Tani   Steven Lewis (leave)	Jessica Caballero (left mid-cruise in December 2023)   Jaclyn Friedlander (joins Jan 2024)	Michael Kujawski	George Drugan
SAPPHIRE	Paolo Ravera (leaves March 2024)    Todd McBain (leave)	Armando Merin	Ben Powney	Daniele Saredi
SKY	Marco Fortezze	Aaron Hawkins	Caitlin Messerschmidt	Ciprian Hoidreag
STAR	Gennaro Arma   Nick Nash (relief)	TBA	TBA	TBA
SUN	Craig Street   Paolo Arrigo (relief)	Dan France + Corinne Steel (CD duo)	Neil Rose	Claudio Giuliani

 

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CHANGE NOTES:

- Grand Princess updates (Captain, ED, DRO)

- Note that the Diamond Princess now has no DRO filled in its slot (it had been Jean Paul Musiu, who is now on the Grand), and is Tim Donovan Fahey still the ED?

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*Dates under ship name reflect the voyage from which the most recent photo of officers was shared here on CC.

SHIP	Captain	Cruise Director	Entertainment Director	Director of Restaurant Operations
CARIBBEAN (Dec 3, 23)	Vincenzo Lubrano (leaves Jan 2024)   Ozren Marelic (leave)	Olivia Guthrie	Luke Bonney	Oscar Perego
CORAL (Oct 6, 23)	Gavin Pears	Jason Allen	Lauren Meyer [photo with Jason]	Herminio Marques
CROWN (Dec 12, 23)	Christopher Lye (leaves March 2024)   Vincenzo “Renzo” Lembo (leave)	Jody Miles (leaves April 2024)	Kylie Chappell	Mariusz Czemarmazowicz
DIAMOND	Paolo Arrigo   Stefano Ravera (leave)	Natalie Costa + Mikiko Ikemoto	Tim Donovan Fahey	(unknown?)
DISCOVERY (Dec 19, 23)	Alessandro Genzo (leaves Jan 2024)   Tony Ruggero (leave)	Cole Bockman	Kyler Mann	Catalin Ionel
EMERALD (Dec 9, 23)	Giuseppe Castellano (leaves March 2024)   Fabrizio Maresca (leave)	Fernando Duran	Geof O’Rourke	Rui Pereira
ENCHANTED (Dec 8, 23)	Mario Ciruzzi   Nick Nash (leave)	Jayson Douglass	Caroline “Frenchie” Desbuquois	Nicola Furlan (leaves Jan 2024, returns April 2024)
GRAND (Dec 16, 23)	Raffaele Di Martino   Michele Bartolomei (leave)	Karen Rogers	Matthew Joseph	Jean Paul Musiu
ISLAND	Marco Cataldi (leaves Mar 2024)   Paul Slight (leave)	Jaclyn Friedlander (leaves Jan 2024)   Andi Sanders (returns Jan 2024)	Susan Rawlings	Daniele Rosafio
MAJESTIC (Dec 10, 23)	John Foster (leaves Jan 2024?)	Nikki “Nikki Jayne” Robertson	Ron Goodman	Douw Steyl
REGAL (Nov 12, 23)	Aldo Traverso (leaves Jan 2024)   Tim Stringer (leave)	Allie Ambriano	Martyn Moss	Francisco Patricio
ROYAL (Oct 23, 23)	Andrea Spinardi	Lloyd Flay	Kelvin Joy	Paul Ciobanu
RUBY (Nov 6, 23)	Mario Tani   Steven Lewis (leave)	Jessica Caballero (left mid-cruise in December 2023)   Jaclyn Friedlander (joins Jan 2024)	Michael Kujawski	George Drugan
SAPPHIRE (Dec 19, 23)	Paolo Ravera (leaves March 2024)    Todd McBain (leave)	Armando Merin	Ben Powney	Daniele Saredi
SKY (Dec 9, 23)	Marco Fortezze	Aaron Hawkins	Caitlin Messerschmidt	Ciprian Hoidreag
STAR	Gennaro Arma   Nick Nash (relief)	TBA	TBA	TBA
SUN	Craig Street   Paolo Arrigo (relief)	Dan France + Corinne Steel (CD duo)	Neil Rose	Claudio Giuliani

 

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CHANGE NOTES:

- New addition: I've added a date under each ship's name to reflect the age of the most recent photo of the board of officers that we have on file here on CC (that I personally know of, as corrections are always welcome). It will hopefully better inform those who are seeking out recent updates whether we are actually in need of a new photo and/or new names. Photos from several months prior should be viewed with hesitation with regards to accuracy. Regular contributions of updates are always welcome.

- Enchanted Princess updates (ED has changed from Madison Adams to Frenchie Desbuquois) per @hllwdcruiser and their generous review of the December 8, 2023 voyage. The following photo is attached from their report:

 

 

[bambooshoot]

On 12/12/2023 at 8:16 AM, kstaffen said:

Does anyone know where Michael Reitano "Micca" is? 

I’m interested to find out, too. 
 

He was an excellent cruise director from a guest perspective. The current cruise director on Regal is fine but I just don’t get the same positive and high octane vibes from her as I did Micca. 

[kstaffen]

On 12/12/2023 at 6:16 AM, kstaffen said:

Does anyone know where Michael Reitano "Micca" is? 

For others who may not have had Micca onboard as CD, this was during an Officers vs Guests game last Christmas. He is just fun! In fact, this entire crew was the absolute best! 

 

 

[bambooshoot]

Current officers aboard Regal Princess, December 2023. 

[boeckli]

5 minutes ago, bambooshoot said:

Current officers aboard Regal Princess, December 2023. 

 

I only see a big black square 🙁

[Rocking Waves]

Which captain is currently on board the Sapphire (Dec 27) - from someone onboard please.

[kamelia]

17 minutes ago, Rocking Waves said:

Which captain is currently on board the Sapphire (Dec 27) - from someone onboard please.

Not currently on the Sapphire but I can tell you that it is Paolo Ravera.

[taznremmy]

Currently on the Sapphire and @kamelia is correct.

[kamelia]

12 minutes ago, taznremmy said:

Currently on the Sapphire and @kamelia is correct.

Hope the trip is meeting / exceeding your expectations! 😊

[taznremmy]

8 minutes ago, kamelia said:

Hope the trip is meeting / exceeding your expectations! 😊

I am! Unbelievable scenery. 

[Sagatus]

Ruby Princess as of 12/30/2023

 

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SHIP	Captain	Cruise Director	Entertainment Director	Director of Restaurant Operations
CARIBBEAN (Dec 3, 23)	Vincenzo Lubrano (leaves Jan 2024)   Ozren Marelic (leave)	Olivia Guthrie	Luke Bonney	Oscar Perego
CORAL (Oct 6, 23)	Gavin Pears	Jason Allen	Lauren Meyer [photo with Jason]	Herminio Marques
CROWN (Dec 12, 23)	Christopher Lye (leaves March 2024)   Vincenzo “Renzo” Lembo (leave)	Jody Miles (leaves April 2024)	Kylie Chappell	Mariusz Czemarmazowicz
DIAMOND	Paolo Arrigo   Stefano Ravera (leave)	Mikiko Ikemoto	Tim Donovan Fahey	(unknown?)
DISCOVERY (Dec 19, 23)	Alessandro Genzo (leaves Jan 2024)   Tony Ruggero (leave)	Cole Bockman	Kyler Mann	Catalin Ionel
EMERALD (Dec 9, 23)	Giuseppe Castellano (leaves March 2024)   Fabrizio Maresca (leave)	Fernando Duran	Geof O’Rourke	Rui Pereira
ENCHANTED (Dec 8, 23)	Mario Ciruzzi   Nick Nash (leave)	Jayson Douglass	Caroline “Frenchie” Desbuquois	Nicola Furlan (leaves Jan 2024, returns April 2024)
GRAND (Dec 16, 23)	Raffaele Di Martino   Michele Bartolomei (leave)	Karen Rogers	Matthew Joseph	Jean Paul Musiu
ISLAND	Marco Cataldi (leaves Mar 2024)   Paul Slight (leave)	Jaclyn Friedlander (leaves Jan 2024)   Andi Sanders (returns Jan 2024)	Susan Rawlings	Daniele Rosafio
MAJESTIC (Dec 10, 23)	John Foster (leaves Jan 2024?)	Nikki “Nikki Jayne” Robertson	Ron Goodman	Douw Steyl
REGAL (Nov 12, 23)	Aldo Traverso (leaves Jan 2024)   Tim Stringer (leave)	Allie Ambriano	Martyn Moss	Francisco Patricio
ROYAL (Oct 23, 23)	Andrea Spinardi	Lloyd Flay	Kelvin Joy	Paul Ciobanu
RUBY (Dec 30, 23)	Mario Tani   Steven Lewis (leave)	Natalie Costa	Michael Kujawski	George Drugan
SAPPHIRE (Dec 19, 23)	Paolo Ravera (leaves March 2024)    Todd McBain (leave)	Armando Merin	Ben Powney	Daniele Saredi
SKY (Dec 9, 23)	Marco Fortezze	Aaron Hawkins	Caitlin Messerschmidt	Ciprian Hoidreag
STAR	Gennaro Arma   Nick Nash (relief)	TBA	TBA	TBA
SUN	Craig Street   Paolo Arrigo (relief)	Dan France + Corinne Steel (CD duo)	Neil Rose	Claudio Giuliani

 

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Changed Ruby Princess Cruise Director to Natalie Costa, and removed her from Diamond, as per Dec 30 Officer Board posted

Changed date under ship title to reflect to Dec 30, as well.

Edited December 31, 2023 by kstaffen

[Princess Cruises Fann]

Andi Sanders is back as cruise director of the Island Princess today for the beginning of the world cruise. 

[DCThunder]

4 minutes ago, Princess Cruises Fann said:

Andi Sanders is back as cruise director of the Island Princess today for the beginning of the world cruise. 

That is very good news for those on Island for the WC.  Jacklyn Friedlander was an exceptionally poor CD, IMHO.

[bambooshoot]

Hopefully this fixes it.  Not sure why it wasn't uploading off my iPhone while on the ship.  

[bambooshoot]

On 12/26/2023 at 11:56 AM, boeckli said:

 

I only see a big black square 🙁

 

😅 Yeah I'm not sure why it wasn't uploading while I was on the ship. Fixed now. 

[Princess Cruises Fann]

Jaclyn is currently on the Ruby. I’m assuming she is taking over CD duties on the next cruise. According to her IG, she is on the Ruby until the end of March. 

[kstaffen]

7 minutes ago, Princess Cruises Fann said:

Jaclyn is currently on the Ruby. I’m assuming she is taking over CD duties on the next cruise. According to her IG, she is on the Ruby until the end of March. 

So Natalie was just covering until she got there!

 

[Princess Cruises Fann]

That’s what I’m assuming. 

[DCThunder]

1 hour ago, Princess Cruises Fann said:

Jaclyn is currently on the Ruby. I’m assuming she is taking over CD duties on the next cruise. According to her IG, she is on the Ruby until the end of March. 

May the Lord have mercy on the souls of those aboard Ruby for the next 3 months.  I hope there are some good ACDs on the staff.

[Sagatus]

3 hours ago, DCThunder said:

May the Lord have mercy on the souls of those aboard Ruby for the next 3 months.  I hope there are some good ACDs on the staff.

Natalie was fantastic. ACD Scott was pretty popular with the ladies, especially when he came out in a speedo during Hollywood Hiccups. 

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SHIP	Captain	Cruise Director	Entertainment Director	Director of Restaurant Operations
CARIBBEAN (Dec 3, 23)	Vincenzo Lubrano (leaves Jan 2024)   Ozren Marelic (leave)	Olivia Guthrie	Luke Bonney	Oscar Perego
CORAL (Oct 6, 23)	Gavin Pears	Jason Allen	Lauren Meyer [photo with Jason]	Herminio Marques
CROWN (Dec 12, 23)	Christopher Lye (leaves March 2024)   Vincenzo “Renzo” Lembo (leave)	Jody Miles (leaves April 2024)	Kylie Chappell	Mariusz Czemarmazowicz
DIAMOND	Paolo Arrigo   Stefano Ravera (leave)	Mikiko Ikemoto	Tim Donovan Fahey	(unknown?)
DISCOVERY (Dec 19, 23)	Alessandro Genzo (leaves Jan 2024)   Tony Ruggero (leave)	Cole Bockman departs February 24th   Kristoff Greyling takes over February 24th	Kyler Mann	Catalin Ionel
EMERALD (Dec 9, 23)	Giuseppe Castellano (leaves March 2024)   Fabrizio Maresca (leave)	Fernando Duran	Geof O’Rourke	Rui Pereira
ENCHANTED (Dec 8, 23)	Mario Ciruzzi   Nick Nash (leave)	Jayson Douglass   DuVaul Gamble joins in February	Caroline “Frenchie” Desbuquois	Nicola Furlan (leaves Jan 2024, returns April 2024)
GRAND (Dec 16, 23)	Raffaele Di Martino   Michele Bartolomei (leave)	Karen Rogers	Matthew Joseph	Jean Paul Musiu
ISLAND	Marco Cataldi (leaves Mar 2024)   Paul Slight (leave)	Jaclyn Friedlander (leaves Jan 2024)   Andi Sanders (returns Jan 2024)	Susan Rawlings	Daniele Rosafio
MAJESTIC (Dec 10, 23)	John Foster (leaves Jan 2024?)	Nikki “Nikki Jayne” Robertson	Ron Goodman	Douw Steyl
REGAL (Nov 12, 23)	Aldo Traverso (leaves Jan 2024)   Tim Stringer (leave)	Allie Ambriano	Martyn Moss	Francisco Patricio
ROYAL (Oct 23, 23)	Andrea Spinardi	Lloyd Flay	Kelvin Joy	Paul Ciobanu
RUBY (Dec 30, 23)	Mario Tani   Steven Lewis (leave)	Natalie Costa	Michael Kujawski	George Drugan
SAPPHIRE (Dec 19, 23)	Paolo Ravera (leaves March 2024)    Todd McBain (leave)	Armando Merin	Ben Powney	Daniele Saredi
SKY (Dec 9, 23)	Marco Fortezze	Aaron Hawkins	Caitlin Messerschmidt	Ciprian Hoidreag
STAR	Gennaro Arma   Nick Nash (relief)	TBA	TBA	TBA
SUN	Craig Street   Paolo Arrigo (relief)	Dan France + Corinne Steel (CD duo)	Neil Rose	Claudio Giuliani

 

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Discovery Princess - CD Cole Bockman departs February 24th

Discovery Princess - CD Kristoff Greyling takes over February 24th

 

Enchanted Princess - CD DuVaul Gamble takes over February (date TBA)

 

 

Edited January 9 by startedwithamouse

[luvseaside]

On 1/6/2024 at 7:54 AM, bambooshoot said:

Hopefully this fixes it.  Not sure why it wasn't uploading off my iPhone while on the ship.  

According to her Instagram, Allie Ambriano just finished her last cruise on Regal.  Guess we'll wait for a trip report to see who the new CD is.