Bob Dickinson to retire as CEO of Carnival

[peterv]

I think he finally had enough of people sending him emails!

Link Here

Cheers,
Peter

[L2J]

I guess I'd better get my resume in.

[Caliber1]

Originally Posted by livtojump

I guess I'd better get my resume in.

Better hurry... I'm closer.

[aggieastrosfan]

Originally Posted by Caliber1

Better hurry... I'm closer.

Slackers. Mine's already sent!

Uncle Gerry just doesn't quite have the same ring to it.

[L2J]

Originally Posted by aggieastrosfan

Slackers. Mine's already sent!

Uncle Gerry just doesn't quite have the same ring to it.

Hmmm...no freebies for you two.

[Caliber1]

Uncle Jess sounds good to me. Auntie Mere, not so much.

[RjayB]

This is worse news than you may think:

"Gerry Cahill, executive vice president and CFO of Carnival Corporation & plc, will assume Dickinson's responsibilities as president and CEO effective immediately so that there is an ample transition period."

Gerry is a bean-counter. They are putting a bean-counter in charge of the cruise line!
Do not be surprised if fares go up, "freebies" are discontinued, food quality declines, and service in general gets worse.

Then again, perhaps I'm being too much of an alarmist...

[Cotton]

Originally Posted by RjayB

This is worse news than you may think:


Gerry is a bean-counter. They are putting a bean-counter in charge of the cruise line!
Do not be surprised if fares go up, "freebies" are discontinued, food quality declines, and service in general gets worse.

And where did you get that little bit of info?

[cruisecruisecruise1234567]

Originally Posted by RjayB

This is worse news than you may think:

"Gerry Cahill, executive vice president and CFO of Carnival Corporation & plc, will assume Dickinson's responsibilities as president and CEO effective immediately so that there is an ample transition period."

Gerry is a bean-counter. They are putting a bean-counter in charge of the cruise line!
Do not be surprised if fares go up, "freebies" are discontinued, food quality declines, and service in general gets worse.

Then again, perhaps I'm being too much of an alarmist...

By the sounds of your reply,I would think he has been at the helm for a few years now.

[aggieastrosfan]

Originally Posted by Caliber1

Uncle Jess sounds good to me. Auntie Mere, not so much.

I don't see a problem with it! You can e-mail me at AuntieMere@carnival.com. I promise to read all e-mails and respond personally.

[mrdood]

UncleDood@carnival.com

[Wennfred]

Originally Posted by RjayB

Do not be surprised if fares go up, "freebies" are discontinued, food quality declines, and service in general gets worse.

Then again, perhaps I'm being too much of an alarmist...

Thats ok, Stocks will drop fast and they will have to fire him. I will jump on the RCCL Bandwagon in a heartbeat.


Fred

[Wennfred]

Originally Posted by cruisecruisecruise1234567

By the sounds of your reply,I would think he has been at the helm for a few years now.

Behind the scenes.

[Caliber1]

Originally Posted by mrdood

UncleDood@carnival.com

Now I do like the sound of that. Are you in charge of the damaged luggage dept.

Hey, I've been Uncle Jess for 25 years, so I have had lots of practice. And I'll get Dood a new suitcase, and a free cruise.

[RjayB]

Originally Posted by Cotton

And where did you get that little bit of info?

CFO = Chief Financial Officer. The speculation as to the future of the service is just that, pure speculation. Hopefully I am wrong, but bad things can happen to customer service when you put the money handlers in the driver's seat.

And yes I believe Wennfred is right...he may have been in the executive suite for years, but not in complete control of the company.

I love Carnival, so I sincerely hope that things stay the same (or get better!), but I am not holding my breath.

[peterv]

Originally Posted by Cotton

And where did you get that little bit of info?

Directly from the press release, did/have you read it?

Gerry Cahill, 56, joined Carnival Corporation in 1994 as vice president - finance and in 1998 was promoted to senior vice president - finance and chief financial officer. In December 2003, he was named executive vice president and CFO. From 1988 to 1994, Cahill was with Safecard Services, Inc., a NYSE-listed company, where he served first as chief financial officer and then as chief operating officer. From 1979 to 1988, Cahill held financial posts at Resorts International, Inc., and prior to that spent six years with Price Waterhouse.

Looks pretty much like a bean counter description to me.

Cheers,
Peter

[Timmys_mom]

Dear Fellow Carnivores:

If I am elected CEO, I promise to not allow jeans in the dining room, give my blessing to booze smugglers and put chlorine in the kiddie pool. I will fix your damaged luggage, return the heirlooms you left in the room safe, and pay the employees more money so no one has to tip.

Furthermore, I pledge to return the F-deck to its former glory. (I think this one seals the deal, don't you???)

I can be reached at TM@carnival.com

[Caliber1]

Originally Posted by Timmys_mom

Dear Fellow Carnivores:

If I am elected CEO, I promise to not allow jeans in the dining room, give my blessing to booze smugglers and put chlorine in the kiddie pool. I will fix your damaged luggage, return the heirlooms you left in the room safe, and pay the employees more money so no one has to tip.

Furthermore, I pledge to return the F-deck to its former glory. (I think this one seals the deal, don't you???)

I can be reached at TM@carnival.com

But will you use said F-deck in the way it was designed?

[mrdood]

Originally Posted by Caliber1

Now I do like the sound of that. Are you in charge of the damaged luggage dept.

Hey, I've been Uncle Jess for 25 years, so I have had lots of practice. And I'll get Dood a new suitcase, and a free cruise.

Jess, you just got my vote... the pain and suffering of the suitcase incident alone warrants a free European cruise.

[Cotton]

Originally Posted by peterv

Directly from the press release, did/have you read it?


Cheers,
Peter

Yes, I did read it. However, I guess you didn't see that what I put as a quote was merely RjayB's remarks....I wasn't questioning the article itself.