Graham Seymore

[cruzfiend]

Does anyone know for sure[/B] if he is going to be on the Golden yet in October, or is he going to be on another ship?

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[sue d. miller]

He is going on the caribbean in mid July.

Sue
7 days on Star Princess 10/24

[ambergj]

I had Graham on a cruise a long time ago, but since then I've had Frankie who is a the assistant Cruise dir on the GOlden. I had him last summer, and he was outstanding, He really did connect w/ the people on the cruise and tried his best to remember names of people, and children and babies. I had a blast w/ him.

Graham is great, but....I actually thought that Frankie was better. http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif

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[mcgluro]

Hi Sue - -

Do you happen to know if he'll still be on the Caribbean Princess in September? We're sailing on 9/18 and have really enjoyed Graham on our previous cruises on the Grand Princess.

Thank you. Happy sailing all!

[PatriciaF]

Graham was on the Golden Princess--Southern Caribbean, last week.

He is the best Cruise Director I have seen in 11 different cruises!

[sue d. miller]

Hi Mcgluro, Yes he will be there, unless something unforseen happens!! http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif

Sue
7 days on Star Princess 10/24

[Meredith71]

I had read on a post a few weeks ago that Graham was moving to the Caribbean Princess at the end of May. Has this changed or was this information incorrect? I was excited that he would be the CD for our cruise.

Meredith

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[kimandtim]

Meredith 71,
I just read a post that said that Capt. Romano said that Graham will be onboard in a couple of weeks. I hope so because I sail the week after you and I love him too!

[CruiseFever]

We had him on the Golden and are looking forward to having him on the CP!

Happy Cruising

Chris

www.LifeIsCruising.com (http://www.LifeIsCruising.com)

Next up:
Caribbean Princess 06/26/04
Star Princess 10/24/04
Diamond Princess 12/22/04
Carnival Miracle 03/13/05
Carnival Valor 10/30/05

[cruzfiend]

BOY, AM I BUMMED http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_frown.gif So are we saying that Frankie is going to be the CD on the Golden in Oct?

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[cruiserw/kids]

Not so fast on Frankie..... A review of the Grand that was posted yesterday doesn't make it sound like it will be Frankie, but then again that was the word that was being passed along by the reviewer. Who do you believe. The following passage was taken from this review. I can't beleive that an employee of a Princess Ship would comment negatively about another employee. Who do you believe?

Here's the comment (it can
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"Once we said hello to the Captain again, we said hello to paul and since no one was behind me I asked him about Graham Seymore and he said he is coming onboard in 2 weeks I also asked about Frankie and if he was going to be promoted to a CD and he said Frankie is lacking some skills and he is great in the position he is in he is probaly the best Deputy Cruise Director the fleet has. But he has some issues in Managments Eye's to become a CD. ( Sorry All)."

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[mcgluro]

Sue - Thanks for the info.

My wife & I love Graham's morning shows.

I don't know what that guy is on but he's hilarious and seems to be at every event on the ship. Many times we'd be sitting in the Wheelhouse Bar (on the Grand Princess) and see him and his staff go running by to get to another event.

Too funny!

[AcworthBill]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Meredith71:
I had read on a post a few weeks ago that Graham was moving to the Caribbean Princess at the end of May. Has this changed or was this information incorrect? I was excited that he would be the CD for our cruise.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I was on the Golden 5/9-5/16, and talked with Graham Saturday night 5/15. He told me he was getting off the Golden the next day (Sunday 5/16) and would be on the Carribean Princess starting "next Saturday" (which would be 5/22) to begin the 2nd of Back-to-back six month contracts.

We really enjoyed him as our CD, and those of you on the Carribean Princess are in for a treat.

<FONT SIZE="5"><FONT COLOR="#000000">Bill & Mary</FONT></FONT>
<FONT SIZE="3"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000">Golden Princess: May 9, 2004</FONT></FONT>
(A 25th Anniversary First Cruise.... Everyone has to start Somewhere!)
Leaving ON:
<FONT SIZE="4"><span style="border:blue double 5px;"><span style="background-color:#000066;"><tt><FONT COLOR="#33CCFF">~ 5/9/04 at 11:00p.m. {No Countdown Clock: You Figure It Out} ~</span></span></FONT></FONT></tt></p>

[sue d. miller]

Yes Grayham is super!! http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif And he really enjoys interacting with the passengers. I really love the Wheelhouse too. http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif

Sue
7 days on Star Princess 10/24

[PeabodyNVL]

I was also on the 5/9 Golden (hi Bill & Mary!). This is the 2nd time Graham has been the cruise director on a cruise I've been on. This time, he was very subdued and several mornings there was not a morning show, but rather footage shot last year of a tour of the ship. I think this was because Graham was busy tying up loose ends before he headed to the Caribbean Princess. I spoke with him for a few minutes and he sounded a little apprehensive (perhaps people are always that way when switching jobs or positions).

Bill had a lot more interaction with Graham I think due to his star turn in Princess Idol (way to go Bill!!).

Hopefully Graham might find time to come in this thread a post a hello. I forgot to pick up his CD in the gift shop...darn!

Pea

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[wolfsnare]

So, does anyone know who will be taking his place on the Golden?

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Victory 12/03
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[sue d. miller]

Not yet, cause Graham is switching early. In the next couple of weeks we will know, as soon as the first cruisers with the new CD return. http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif

Sue
7 days on Star Princess 10/24

[janine543]

I don't really keep up on who the CDs are. But for some reason Graham stood out when we were on the Grand Princess. We sail on the Caribbean princess July 17th so we are happy to hear Graham will be entertaining us!

Janine
Zenith 1999 (Bermuda)
Dawn Princess 2000
Carnival Triumph 2001
Grand Princess 2002
Star Princess 2002 (Alaska)
Millennium Jan., 2003
Tahitian Princess May 23, 2003 (South Pacific)
Next: Caribbean Princess July 17, 2004
Then: Star Princess Sept. 1, 2004 (Grand Mediterranean)
And Then: Celebrity Summit Dec. 27th, 2004

[TTEllis]

I had Frankie and Alistair Greener on the Golden back on 11/2001 they were AWESOME!!! Big G TV every morning was a true highlight, it was hilarious!!! Frankie is not only a great assistant CD he genuinely cares about everyone on the ship he was everywhere, and Alistair Greener was simply 1st class great chemistry between the two. Last I heard Alistair was CD on the Island Princess, I dont know what happened too Frankie. Im trying to find out who's gonna be CD on the Caribbean Princess this Dec.(12/04) Any help would be appreciated Thanks Alot Todd

[WendyG]

Graham is joining the caribbean princess on May 29th.
I was thrilled when he told me since I'll be on her July 17. He was my cd two times before and they were my favorite cruises

I'm not sure how long he'll be on though....it's usually a 4 month gig but he's not taking much of a break between the Golden and the Caribbean.

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Sovereign of the Seas 8/98
Premier Seabreeze 4/99
Norwegian Wind 4/00
Norwegian Majesty 4/01
Holland America Volendam 11/01
Grand Princess 4/02
Carnival Fascination 5/02
Costa Atlantica 11/02
Golden Princess 3/03
Explorer of the Seas 7/03
Sun Princess 11/03
Caribbean Princess 07/04

[JUST ADD WATER]

http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gifYES!YES!YES! WE ARE SO HAPPY TO SEE GRAHAM WILL BE ON OUR NEXT CRUISE! WE HAVE SAILED WITH HIM 2 TIMES BEFORE AND HE IS THE BEST.
THEY SHOULD SELL YOU INSURANCE BEFORE WATCHING HIS MORNING SHOW. HE DID A BIT WHERE HE SANG "MAN, I FELL LIKE A WOMAN" ONE OF OUR PREVIOUS CRUISES. I LAUGHED SO HARD MY HUSBAND CAME OUT OF THE SHOWER ASKING IF I WAS OK. I THINK HE THOUGHT I WAS HAVING A SEIZURE OR SOMETHING.
THERE IS NO OTHER CD I WOULD HAVE IF GIVEN A CHOICE. WE ARE TAKING MY HUSBAND'S BROTHER AND OUR SISTER-IN-LAW FOR THEIR FIRST CRUISE THIS OCTOBER. WE ARE FEELING EVEN BETTER NOW ABOUT OUR DECISION TO TAKE CARIBBEAN PRINCESS! MAY THE REST OF YOU HAVE FUN WITH GRAHAM UNTIL THEN!

MONARCH OF THE SEAS 3/99
GRAND PRINCESS 4/00
SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS 10/00
GALAXY 1/01
GRAND PRINCESS 1/02
ADVENTURE OF THE SEAS 5/02
ENCHANTMENT OF THE SEAS 11/02
CONSTELLATION 1/03
GOLDEN PRINCESS 4/03
NAVIGATOR OF THE SEAS 10/03
GALAXY 1/04
CENTURY 5/04

WE'RE WAITING FOR:
CARIBBEAN PRINCESS OCT 16TH, 2004!!!

[cruzfiend]

I wish we knew who will be on the Golden in October http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_confused.gif

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[S.S.Oceanlover]

do women fall any different than men? http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

Bill

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[coiran]

Who in the **** is Graham Seymour and what makes him the topic of so many posts? I have been on 14 Princess cruises on several different ships and have never encountered Graham Seymour as a CD????

NCL PRIDE OF AMERICA Oct. 2004
SUN PRINCESS 2004 Caribbean
REGAL PRINCESS 2003 Europe
GOLDEN PRINCESS 2002 Canada New England
SUN PRINCESS 2002 Panama Canal
SUN PRINCESS 2002 Mexico
DAWN PRINCESS 2001 Caribbean
DAWN PRINCESS 2001 Caribbean
SEA PRINCESS 2001 Alaska
REGAL PRINCESS 2000 Mexico
REGAL PRINCESS 1999 Panama Canal
PACIFIC PRINCESS 1999 Europe
SUN PRINCESS 1998 Caribbean
ROYAL PRINCESS 1996 Panama Canal

[WendyG]

coiran,

All I can say is "You have missed out"
He is the most fabulous CD there is (in my opinion as well as thousands of others)

A friend of mine saw him at Bank Atlantic last Saturday, if I were the stalking type, I'd hang out there every Saturday just to talk with him. (thank goodness I have a life!) lol

He is the funniest guy, plus the British accent just puts him on the top of MY list! http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

You'll have to cruise with him to understand.

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Sovereign of the Seas 8/98
Premier Seabreeze 4/99
Norwegian Wind 4/00
Norwegian Majesty 4/01
Holland America Volendam 11/01
Grand Princess 4/02
Carnival Fascination 5/02
Costa Atlantica 11/02
Golden Princess 3/03
Explorer of the Seas 7/03
Sun Princess 11/03
Caribbean Princess 07/04
Nov 04 Star or Coral...can't decide!

[cruiserw/kids]

OK, who can be the first to post pictures of these famous Cruise Directors, so we all can these guys that you are talking up like they are GODS or something! Will they rename islands after Graham (Isla de Cmore Graham) or St. Frankie (the newest of the US V-Islands)? Are there any female Cruise Directors, come on guys who is your favorite female Cruise personality? (Please don't say Julie from Love Boat!)

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[jody]

Graham was the fabulous cruise director on my first ever cruise on Carnival. He has since moved to Princess and can be very entertaining. My second experience with him was last summer on the Golden Princess on an early summer Med cruise and he was barely funny and almost non-existent on the ship. It was quite a let down from my first experience with him as the CD and after all the rave reviews he'd been given at Princess. He was one cruise away from vacation, so that may be why he wasn't so enthusiastic. On our 12 day trip, there were only a few mildly funny morning shows and the other days they showed re-runs of ship tour footage from the Caribbean. Frankie the Deputy (the highest ranking Assistant) CD provided a lot more energy on that cruise.

The only female CD I have exprienced was Janet who had Frankie as a sidekick. They were great together. I believe Janet has her own business in California and just works as a fill in CD when other CDs are off on vacation and there is a need.

Happy Sailing!

NEXT UP: Tahitian Princess October 2004 (Tahiti)
Golden Princess May 2003 (Mediterranean)
Golden Princess January 2002 (Eastern Caribbean)
Sea Princess March 2001 (Western Caribbean)
Carnival Inspiration March 1997 (Southern Caribbean)

[GloriaF]

It seems to that all CD are cut from the same mold --- maybe cookie cutter molds of Graham. I think Princess trains them to be the same: all are funny, personable, do a morning show with the cocktail of the day, host events, etc.

While I agree that there are some inherent qualities that make some better than others, they all try to give the pax a memorable cruise experience. Don't go onboard dissappointed with the CD before you even lay eyes on him/her just because their name isn't Graham Seymore.

I guess I've just set myself up to be flamed....

Gloria

Grand Princess, Eastern, April 2001
Grand Princess, Western,April 2002
Regal to Hawaii, April 5-20, 2004

[cruzfiend]

No, GloriaF, I agree w/you. We don't pick our cruises for the CD, but some are better than others - that's for sure!!! I heard on another post that the Golden's new CD is a man named Gavin and he also is suppose to be very personable & funny. Any cruise is better than no cruise at all http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

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[learning to fly]

I must say that I was completely blown away by Graham as my CD. This was my second Princess Cruise and my favorite by far.

His personality was engaging and his sense of humor was right on par with mine, so I had nothing to complain about!

But what really struck me the most about Graham was his accessibility. He was at just about every event on my ship (Golden- 4/10-4/17) and was friendly as can be with everyone on board. What really made my trip was the fact that he called my room and set up a meeting with me when he heard through the grapevine that I was interested in becoming a cruise director. Now, if that doesn't scream caring and interested, I don't know what does!

What I do know is that having Graham as my CD made my trip, and I wouldn't hesitate to take another one of his cruises!

As for Gavin..he was the Deputy CD on our cruise, and he's delightful as well. His sense of humor is very similar to Graham's- irreverent as can be! He's very enjoyable and is extremely outgoing as well! I'd cruise with him again in a heartbeat!

-Meagan

[cruzfiend]

So Meagan, are you going to be a CD?

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[Princess311]

MEAGAN!!!!!!!!
I'm so glad you joined this board! http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

Graham was amazing, thats for sure and Gavin will be just as good on the Golden as CD!

*Alicia*

Golden Princess 4/10/04
*best vacation ever!*

[learning to fly]

Cruzfiend- you bet I am! It's just the kind of thing that I like to do- meet new people, travel...and the kinds of things that the CDs do "in public" are the roles that I've played before....Graham and I had a great little chat about it...and he seems to think that I have a great personality for it, so it doesn't get much better than that, does it?!

It's definitely a dream of mine, and I'm looking forward to it, and I'll make sure to let you all know when it happens! http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

Alicia- THANKS! And I completely agree. The pair were hysterical, but each on their own was just as enjoyable!

-Meagan

[aquatic]

Gavin was the assistant CD when we were on the Golden this past March. He is adorable, funny, and a younger version of Graham. I sure would like to see his Pub night show! He's as funny as Graham. Can't wait till our next cruise.

[learning to fly]

I can't wait to hear reviews from people when theyu get off the CP with Graham as CD

I just have to laugh, because our first night, Graham was making fun of the CP and how it's the "neeeeeeeeeeeew ship" and how it's supposed to be "so much better than the Golden"....looks like he'll have to get a new routine! http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

either way, it should be fun!

-Meagan

[wka_orlando]

For those of you who are Franky fans like my wife and I, here is a bit of cruise line politics to help understand how someone as good as he is has never become a full time CD. and he is not alone in what I am saying below. I have met several very talented, good natured people that are in the same situation...

1) On Princess you must be from the Commonwealth countries to be in onboard entertainment management (in most cases). Americans like Franky are rarely included in that club. Head waiters must come from another country list as well as captins and hotel senior staff. For all the love of American passengers, we are not very welcome in Princess management esp on the ships. I have yet to find more than a few anyplace... Some of this has been changing since Carnival takeover and the rush of new ships but not very quickly. This, imho, is why they have such a lousy rep in the customer relations area in term of hotel and dinning management. When dealing with them, it is very obvious.... This is a very entrenched culture... I travel internationally a lot and find that British hotel management/cust relations people are, as a group, real ****s and do not like Americans. Have been screwed by them on Princess several times.

2) Because of these 'floating small town soap operas', there is also a major political system that rewards people that know how to play the system like drinking and fooling around in the right circles... Reality TV can't begin to scratch what goes on below decks on these ships... This is true in every line I have ever come near. Remember, these people are often locked up together 24/7 for 9 months at a time. How would you expect your office env to be if you could only leave the building for say 8 hours per week at most and put in 12 hour working days EVERY DAY... I can't even begin to tell you how nasty and petty it can get 'below decks'... There is very much a caste system and even the 'educated' senior staff often behave like spoiled high school kids with cliches etc etc when there are not passengers around.

Now this is not all specific to Franky by any means, it is a cruise industry culture problem that crosses many lines. But if you are a lower key, kind person that does not fit the right mold and is not adept at playing nasty games or climbing over peoples backs, then there is only so far you can go in this kind of job. Sort of like Hollywood, occationaly a real star pops through the garbage realatively clean but most of the people at the top have the taint and wounds to show for it.

I personnaly think Frankie makes an excellant CD person from the passengers perspective, but given what goes on behind the curtains, you have to wonder if some of these CDs are what they seem or are they on the job when you see them... even in the halls?

Food for thought. I will always love cruising and have found that there are always signs of hope. Took a Mariner of the Seas ride this year and was very supprised by the up-beat pleasant staff and lack of bs going on. In this case, I credit the captin who was Scandinavian and a really nice guy along with a hotel staff that was truely international at the top.

[West Coast]

Ok, so I know this is far off topic, but just so you know...

One of the reasons there are so few Americans working on board is beacuse their salary is taxed and subject to US withholding at source. This is not the case for any other foreign national.

So for someone in a purser/cruise staff position (and I'm guessing their salary is not that high), assuming a 25% tax bracket, on a salary of $25,000 per year an American would only take home $18,750 whereas everyone else gets to take home the whole amount. That's one 'angle' of making a lower salary look attractive (plus the room and board and travel to far away and exotic locations!).