vacruizer Posted April 19, 2009 #151 Share Posted April 19, 2009 An update from the John Heald blog - Mark Price is retiring May 1 and will be replaced by Kirk Benning on the Pride. Anyone have any info on him? Not much out there when i searched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andychris Posted April 19, 2009 #152 Share Posted April 19, 2009 An update from the John Heald blog - Mark Price is retiring May 1 and will be replaced by Kirk Benning on the Pride. Anyone have any info on him? Not much out there when i searched. I too am interested in the new cd on the pride. Can't find info on him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsg62 Posted May 20, 2009 #153 Share Posted May 20, 2009 The CD on the Imagination is Josh Waitzman AKA Big Sexy. He was the ACD on the Freedom but left a few weeks ago to get promotion to CD. He's a great guy and fully desrves the promotion. This guy was the biggest bully in the 1993 class at Niles North High School and made the lives of several people a living hell. He enjoyed throwing his bigness at and otherwise tormenting me in gym class everyday. Just sayin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lala04 Posted June 1, 2009 #154 Share Posted June 1, 2009 While a CD doesn't "make or break" your cruise, I have personally found that a good CD can add quite a bit to your cruise experience. I just got off the Splendor and was entirely unimpressed with our CD Brad. Maybe CCL doesn't utilize them as much as NCL does, but I never saw him walking around the ship and engaging with passengers as the CD's do on NCL. I was also surprised that he wasn't around on our last day to make announcements or send us off the ship like NCL CDs do. It's a nice touch when they say good bye and thank you for choosing their cruise line. Just a question of personal taste, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*CruiseFan* Posted June 1, 2009 #155 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Is the CD formerly known as Wee Jimmy still on the Victory? Just curious if he'll still be our CD when we sail at the end of this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citcatt1 Posted June 1, 2009 #156 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Wee Jimmy was our CD on the Glory a couple of years ago....:) It looks like he just started on the Victory March 1st, so chances are he'll still be there for your June 28th cruise.(hey I'm leaving June 28th too!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlendaleCruiser Posted June 1, 2009 #157 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Yes ! Todd Wittmer...Outgoing, Entertaining, able to think on his feet. Looking forward to having him as CD on the Freedom. Todd will be the CD on the Dream Inaugural Cruise in September ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlendaleCruiser Posted June 1, 2009 #158 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Just off the Miracle (3/27-4/6) and Malcolm Burn was our cruise director. I was not really impressed by him, however after having Todd Wittmer on 3 of my cruises you just can't compare. Todd IMO is funny, engaging, always around, and just plain entertaining. I'm sure other CD's are just as entertaining,however I am a big fan of Todd. Me, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LHP Posted June 1, 2009 #159 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Malcolm had to be hospitalized for a surgery. He is fine but is having to do some rehab at home. I just talked with him the other day and he can't wait to get back to the sea (and the stage). Hopefully it will be soon!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*CruiseFan* Posted June 1, 2009 #160 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Wee Jimmy was our CD on the Glory a couple of years ago....:) It looks like he just started on the Victory March 1st, so chances are he'll still be there for your June 28th cruise.(hey I'm leaving June 28th too!!) Woo hoo for us! We had Wee Jimmy last year on the Conquest -- he's pretty darn funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fllady61 Posted June 1, 2009 #161 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Woo hoo for us! We had Wee Jimmy last year on the Conquest -- he's pretty darn funny. I am glad you liked him. I saw him in person 1 time on our 7 day cruise. he was not around when i needed to talk to him about something. i was told to leave him a note or talk to his assistant. i did not even see him on formal night except when he went on stage and almost fell down cause he tripped. i saw him plenty on the tv on repeats of things, but as for being funny, i have seen funnier. He just did not impress me at all. A cruise director is suppose to be out where peopel can see them, he did not even go down to the door on disembarkment day. All others we had were down there telling people good bye, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jensing317 Posted June 1, 2009 #162 Share Posted June 1, 2009 How do you find the CDs for sailings after May? (Or am I missing something on that chart??) :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stargate fan Posted June 2, 2009 #163 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Does it really matter who the cruise director is on your trip? I couldnt tell who mine was ever, and whoever it is makes no difference in how much I enjoy the cruise. I used to think the same way as you, who cares about the cruise director? Until our Liberty cruise last July...Karl with a K was our cruise director. He was amazing! He was interactive and had an animated personality yet was very professional. Loved his announcements. And the accent... We went to an afternoon Question and Answer session with Karl with a K. He answered all kinds of questions. There were only about 30 people there, but he made eye contact with everyone the entire time. Don't know if we'll ever have another cruise director who was so personable. Makes a big difference to us now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rene194215 Posted June 2, 2009 #164 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Does anyone have an updated listing of CD for November? I am going on the Valor Nov 15th and the last time on the Valor it was Chris Jefferson. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billh65 Posted June 2, 2009 #165 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Skip Lyons from Australia is the current CD on Inspiration. We have found that the previous CDs we have had have been obnoxious at times. Skip seemed to be well balanced, not overbearing, good humor (a few times off-color, but limited). Of the 4 CDs we have been with, I think I enjoyed Skip the most. He has been with CCL since 1996 he told us at the Q&A session on Sunday, May 31. He started out in the casino and told he was too loud for that area -- but he was not overly loud as a CD. He said he requested to be on the Inspiration -- he was around much of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samikitty Posted June 2, 2009 #166 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Woo hoo for us! We had Wee Jimmy last year on the Conquest -- he's pretty darn funny. I really enjoyed Wee Jimmy when he was the Asst. CD on a Glory cruise many years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taffy12 Posted June 3, 2009 #167 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Who's set to be the CD on Glory at the end of this month? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtouch Posted June 3, 2009 #168 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Interesting -- how many months are their contracts? We had Wee Jimmy last year on the Conquest. Is Wee Jimmy very good in your opinion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDMan Posted June 3, 2009 #169 Share Posted June 3, 2009 We had Wee Jimmy last year on Conquest and we really enjoyed him. Very funny and was all over the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasiii Posted June 3, 2009 #170 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Ship happens. The list is here: http://johnheald.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/cd-schedule-october-2008-april-2009.jpg but they don't continuously update. It only goes through April. Maybe time to nudge them into posting a later list. Imagination in February looks like Kevin Noonan. A number of cruise directors do Morning Shows. John Heald certainly does. You can find bios for a number of CDs, but not all, here: http://www.carnivalentertainment.com/index.htm .....as this list ended in April. :confused: wasiii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom_5 Posted June 3, 2009 #171 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Is there an updated list now that it's June? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*CruiseFan* Posted June 3, 2009 #172 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Is Wee Jimmy very good in your opinion? The CD doesn't really affect our cruise one way or the other, but I'll tell you one thing -- he's pretty darn funny. My DH and I would see the skits he did in the mornings on the TV -- they were funny. I liked him :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LHP Posted June 3, 2009 #173 Share Posted June 3, 2009 .....as this list ended in April. :confused: wasiii No updated list yet. It has been done through the end of the year but not finalized. The executive who gives the final "blessing" had a life threaten health issue and just returned to work full time on Monday. We are happy to report that he is doing well now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wa Cruiser Posted June 3, 2009 #174 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Who's set to be the CD on Glory at the end of this month? It should still be Ryan Fitzgerald. He just started early May, replacing Butch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorrieB Posted June 3, 2009 #175 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Per this thread ==> http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=885843 Ralph will be leaving Conquest at the end of January (when it goes in dry dock) and Kyle will become CD Who is Wee Jimmy? Is that Ralph or Kyle? We had Jen Baxter on the Conquest in September 2008 and she was great!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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