Methosage Posted May 14, 2021 #1 Share Posted May 14, 2021 ❗️New Video❗️How do you feel about Cruise Directors on Carnival? Are you interested in an interview with a Cruise Director? Join us as we interview the Carnival Cruise Director WeeJimmy while aboard the Carnival Sunshine. https://youtu.be/QFpQvlpooFc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radiioman46 Posted May 14, 2021 #2 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Well, over the course of 30+ cruises, I have enjoyed a whole lot of the cruise directors, but it never occurred to me to keep a record of CDs who I liked best. LOL! Now, I wish I had. I couldn't tell you the name of a single CD on all of the cruises. But from now on, I will be. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john91498 Posted May 14, 2021 #3 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Nope, none of them stood out... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallnthensome Posted May 14, 2021 #4 Share Posted May 14, 2021 No .... I couldn’t care less if there was such a thing as a cruise director to be honest .... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNcruising02 Posted May 14, 2021 #5 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Yes. We definitely miss Matt Mitcham and MarQ. When we cruised on the Vista with Matt, it was the first time we ever knew a cruise director could add so much more fun to a cruise. He was awesome and set the bar high. Normally, we never notice a CD. MarQ was also fantastic and better than the others. While we have a lot of fun no matter who the CD is, an exceptional one makes the cruise much better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesmiths Posted May 14, 2021 #6 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Only so many times in 8 days you can here for Ciao For now. We don't need anyone to show us how to have a good time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockwall_cruiser Posted May 14, 2021 #7 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Emma was great on the Panorama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stobe1 Posted May 14, 2021 #8 Share Posted May 14, 2021 I have never cared who the CD was on any of our cruises. They don't make or break it for us. Although the constant irritating announcements of a few of them are like nails on a chalkboard to me; namely when you hear "This is your cousin C-C-C-C-Cookie" a dozen times a day. Other than that, CDs are largely transparent to us. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asalligo Posted May 14, 2021 #9 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Thank you, I appreciate this video. I never cared who was the CD until about my seventh cruise when I had a cruise director who I had to admit really made my cruise much more enjoyable than it would have been without them. Chris Williams, The Flying Scotsman just made the whole cruise more fun. I dare you not to break a smile when that man busts into the atrium in drag singing Tina Turner. Since him, yes most cruise directors I could do without, but there are a few standouts that I really enjoyed. Jaime D was awesome. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asalligo Posted May 14, 2021 #10 Share Posted May 14, 2021 There have been a few cruise directors I really disliked also. Whoever was the director on the sensation in Spring 2007 I remember being horrible. Unfortunately I only remember the ones I liked. The ones I disliked I just sort of blocked out. Never really saw why people love Matt Mitcham so much, he was an ok cruise director, nothing to dislike, but nothing special either in my opinion. I felt the same way about MarQ at the beginning of the cruise, but by the end, his lame jokes were growing on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNcruising02 Posted May 14, 2021 #11 Share Posted May 14, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, asalligo said: There have been a few cruise directors I really disliked also. Whoever was the director on the sensation in Spring 2007 I remember being horrible. Unfortunately I only remember the ones I liked. The ones I disliked I just sort of blocked out. Never really saw why people love Matt Mitcham so much, he was an ok cruise director, nothing to dislike, but nothing special either in my opinion. I felt the same way about MarQ at the beginning of the cruise, but by the end, his lame jokes were growing on me. We went to all of the comedy shows and game shows. Matt was always there talking to everyone and cracking jokes. Since comedy shows are our favorite, a CD with a great sense of humor who constantly makes people laugh is a huge plus for us. MarQ hosted the an adults only game and it was by far the funniest show I had ever seen in all of my cruises. Absolutely hilarious. I can see how some people might not appreciate the same things that we do. Edited May 14, 2021 by TNcruising02 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfunk138 Posted May 14, 2021 #12 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Surprised nobody has mentioned Dr. E yet. Every once in a while I still find myself singing the "Good Morning" song. Nonstop entertainment from him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asalligo Posted May 14, 2021 #13 Share Posted May 14, 2021 34 minutes ago, jfunk138 said: Surprised nobody has mentioned Dr. E yet. Every once in a while I still find myself singing the "Good Morning" song. Nonstop entertainment from him. Yeah, I did not much care for Reverend Dr E. I mean not a bad cruise director, but it felt to me like he was just recycling what I have seen so many Carnival cruise directors do before. He was not very original except for his morning song. He did have plenty of energy which I am always amazed about any cruise director. Their day is literally 16 hours long and go hard all day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asalligo Posted May 14, 2021 #14 Share Posted May 14, 2021 How many will be not get back though. Who will settle into another life and just not take the reins again when cruising reopens. Someone said they saw Dr E on Let's Make a Deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisingguy007 Posted May 14, 2021 #15 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Nope. Though I can tell you that Emma on Panorama seemed to have a 50/50 split. Passengers either loved her or wanted to strangle her after the umpteenth "heellloooo looovvvllliieeess" lol. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvsboozecruises Posted May 14, 2021 #16 Share Posted May 14, 2021 5 hours ago, TNcruising02 said: Yes. We definitely miss Matt Mitcham and MarQ. When we cruised on the Vista with Matt, it was the first time we ever knew a cruise director could add so much more fun to a cruise. He was awesome and set the bar high. Normally, we never notice a CD. MarQ was also fantastic and better than the others. While we have a lot of fun no matter who the CD is, an exceptional one makes the cruise much better. Matt was the best, dancing on the bar in the lobby was always great,to bad he doesn't work for carnival anymore, I think he is with another cruise line,virgin ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc_load_letter Posted May 14, 2021 #17 Share Posted May 14, 2021 5 hours ago, rockwall_cruiser said: Emma was great on the Panorama No...no she wasn't 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc_load_letter Posted May 14, 2021 #18 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Kyndall Fire ftw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joebucks Posted May 14, 2021 #19 Share Posted May 14, 2021 There were a few that have been fun on a few stage shows. Other than that, there are many other things that make the vibe way more memorable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMSACE6 Posted May 14, 2021 #20 Share Posted May 14, 2021 I miss my Carnival cruises, but not the cruise directors. There have been some that I enjoyed, and others not quite as much. They dont make or break my cruise. Some good, some not so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kona_wahine Posted May 14, 2021 #21 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Nope. Matt & his girlfriend sell Arbonne now. I don’t think he works for Virgin. He has a FB page, still Matt Cruise Director. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfunk138 Posted May 15, 2021 #22 Share Posted May 15, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, asalligo said: How many will be not get back though. Who will settle into another life and just not take the reins again when cruising reopens. Someone said they saw Dr E on Let's Make a Deal. His Lets make a Deal appearance did not go well. He was quickly eliminated. I kind of expected him to show up in Hollywood and not return to cruising but with that appearance it doesn't seem like he has yet landed a land based gig. Edited May 15, 2021 by jfunk138 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane0226 Posted May 15, 2021 #23 Share Posted May 15, 2021 8 hours ago, TNcruising02 said: Yes. We definitely miss Matt Mitcham and MarQ. When we cruised on the Vista with Matt, it was the first time we ever knew a cruise director could add so much more fun to a cruise. He was awesome and set the bar high. Normally, we never notice a CD. MarQ was also fantastic and better than the others. While we have a lot of fun no matter who the CD is, an exceptional one makes the cruise much better. i liked Matt, he was very cool and fun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane0226 Posted May 15, 2021 #24 Share Posted May 15, 2021 We did get to cruise with John Heald on the Miracle on an Alaskan Cruise. It was so nice. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNcruising02 Posted May 15, 2021 #25 Share Posted May 15, 2021 19 minutes ago, hurricane0226 said: We did get to cruise with John Heald on the Miracle on an Alaskan Cruise. It was so nice. We were on a cruise with John. He wasn't a CD, but hosted the Love & Marriage show. He was hilarious and a lot of fun. My husband said he wished we had been on one of his cruises when he was a CD. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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