UPDATED List of Current Cruise Directors (CD)

[gpw45]

This is the thread about Activities Managers:

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2158014

 

Thank you for the information. Is there a way to contact the Activities Manager prior to the cruise?

 

Thank you.

 

Gordon

[Paulette3028]

Thank you for the information. Is there a way to contact the Activities Manager prior to the cruise?

 

Thank you.

 

Gordon

 

It isn't always easy.

[gpw45]

It isn't always easy.

 

Thank you for the prompt replies.

 

I guess we are nearly neighbors. We live in Stuart and were in N. Ft. Lauderdale today for a luncheon with fellow CC members who will be on the Harmony TA next year.

 

Gordon

[2catfamily]

Contract on Vision for Steve Davis is September 13 until January 21st! Long 6 month contract but just got off three month vacation and on a side note, he has lost 35 pounds on Weight Watchers!

[DonnaK]

Contract on Vision for Steve Davis is September 13 until January 21st! Long 6 month contract but just got off three month vacation and on a side note, he has lost 35 pounds on Weight Watchers!

 

Adventure OTS - Dan Whitney started June 27 (for 2 months? then who?)

 

Allure OTS - Jerome Sueur May 19 for all of the European cruises thru Oct 25 then who?

 

Anthem OTS - Joff Eaton joins the ship on March 18 until September 15 Graham Seymour joins the ship on September 1 and will take over CD duties on September 15 until November 4, then Joff returns from his break on November 4.

 

Brilliance OTS - Tim Connor May 30 through July 29, then Steve Davis July 29 through September 3, then Clo O'Connor returns September 3

 

Enchantment OTS - Marc Walker July 20 through November 20. Marc will return from his break on Jan 18, 2016 until May 3 (when the ship moves to Miami) (who is covering Marc's break Nov 20-Jan 18?)

 

Explorer OTS - Activities Manager Gordon Travis has been filling in for 2 weeks. Tim Connor July 29 (until when?) Graham Seymour joins the ship sometime in November as its new permanent CD.

 

Freedom OTS - Jamie Fentiman June 7 until Aug 16, then Casey Peltier returns for 4 months

 

Grandeur OTS - Mitch Merucci April 28 until August 23 then who? Rich Edwards?(Mitch will not be returning to GR after his break)

 

Independence OTS - Leigh Xuereb May 17 through September 8, then Ricky Matthews from Sept 8 for 2 months to cover Leigh's break. Leigh is expected to return at the beginning of November.

 

Jewel OTS - Dennis Charles July 17 for 3 months. John Blair expects to return from his break in mid-October.

 

Legend OTS - Chris Brown from the end of June until late August

 

Liberty OTS Dru Pavlov July 16 until November 1. Luke Aerowsmith returns from his break on Nov 1

 

Majesty OTS - Carlos Torres March 27 until August 3, then Michelle Pimentinha Oliveira from August 3 for 2 months until Carlos returns from his vacation. Marc Walker will be bringing the ship to Port Canaveral in May 2016 (Marc will be celebrating his 20th anniversary with RCI during that contract and plans to retire shortly thereafter to spend more time with his family)

 

Mariner OTS - Ken Jones until August 19 or 21, then Jamie Fentiman August 19 or 23 until sometime in November

 

Navigator OTS - John Perry July 5 for 4 months

 

Oasis OTS - Drew Devine July 25 for 4 months

 

Quantum OTS - Jimmy Rhodes July 20 for 4 months

 

Radiance OTS - Amy Fickert-Southgate May 15 for 4 months

 

Rhapsody OTS - Mike Hunnerup July 19 until Nov 19 (transatlantic) then Michelle Pimentinha Oliveira for the Brazilian season. (Graham has been reassigned to Explorer and will not be returning to Rhapsody)

 

Serenade OTS - Topi Ylonen May 9 for the Baltic/Nordic season (until Aug 30? then who?).

 

Splendour OTS - Simona Ferraioulo July 11 for the rest of the European Season (Nov 28?)

 

Vision OTS - Mercedes LaFuente started April 26 (until when?) Steve Davis returns September 13 until January 21

 

Voyager OTS - Fang Lixin for the Asian season; then Mitch Merucci beginning October 22 for the Australian Season

 

Rich Edwards is home and currently recovering from surgery.Any updates? Grandeur at the end of August?

Allan Brooks left Royal Caribbean to take a position in Celebrity corporate office.

Richard Spacey is a CD with Celebrity

Becky Thompson works for Celebrity Cruises in their corporate offices in Miami.

Dave Chapman is a CD with HAL

James Andrews is a real estate agent in Sydney

Mike Szwajkowski is a Canadian Mountie

Leo Papa at Cornell University working on a Master's degree in Hospitality Administration/Management

Anna Bass is now Client Services Manager at ISS London

Abe Hughes is Director of Port Revenue Operations at Royal Media Partners and sometimes works onboard as the port and shopping guide

João Pereira is studying Portuguese/English education and translation at Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas in Brazil

Kirk Detweiler is now CD with Silversea cruises.

Simeon Baker - married a dancer, had a baby girl and is a sales exec at a Porsche dealer in Saskatchewan

Matt Baker - Sim's brother - recently married and living in Wales. They bought a pub called the Tiddley

Kieron Buffrey - CD with Holland America

Tom Canosa - teaching 6th grade science in North Carolina

Peter Benfield and Johnny Osborne have emigrated to Thailand

Anthony Richards is living in Miami with his wife, and is working for Royal Media Partners as Manager Port Revenue Operations

Rico du Breil is now a CD with NCL

Paul Lancaster is no longer with RCI, and resides in England

Abel Jeney is Customer Service & People Manager at Momentum Services Ltd

Parker Cristan is living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin - staging/choreographing for local theater

Ashley Kerr - married and living in Vancouver BC, working as a marketing rep for a PR firm

Karen Maybury - has a consultant/pr/entertainment agency

Jannie Cloete - leading expeditions on small ships

Where is Warren Allen? (aka Warren Melhuish)

Edited July 28, 2015 by DonnaK

[DonnaK]

Contract on Vision for Steve Davis is September 13 until January 21st! Long 6 month contract but just got off three month vacation and on a side note, he has lost 35 pounds on Weight Watchers!

Thanks 2cat. Do you know if Mercedes will be on until Sept 13, or if there will be an interim CD

[2catfamily]

Steve will get there on September 3 for the handover and yes, Mercedes stays on until the 13th until Steve takes over.

[DonnaK]

Adventure OTS - Dan Whitney started June 27 (for 2 months or 4 months? then who?)

 

Allure OTS - Jerome Sueur May 19 for all of the European cruises thru Oct 25 then who?

 

Anthem OTS - Joff Eaton joins the ship on March 18 until September 15 Graham Seymour joins the ship on September 1 and will take over CD duties on September 15 until November 4, then Joff returns from his break on November 4.

 

Brilliance OTS - Steve Davis July 29 through September 3, then Clo O'Connor returns September 3

 

Enchantment OTS - Marc Walker July 20 through November 20. Marc will return from his break on Jan 18, 2016 until May 3 (when the ship moves to Miami) (who is covering Marc's break Nov 20-Jan 18?)

 

Explorer OTS - Tim Connor July 29 until sometime in November. Graham Seymour joins the ship sometime in November as its new permanent CD.

 

Freedom OTS - Jamie Fentiman June 7 until Aug 16, then Casey Peltier returns for 4 months

 

Grandeur OTS - Mitch Merucci April 28 until August 23 then who? Rich Edwards?(Mitch will not be returning to GR after his break)

 

Independence OTS - Leigh Xuereb May 17 through September 8, then Ricky Matthews from Sept 8 for 2 months to cover Leigh's break. Leigh is expected to return at the beginning of November.

 

Jewel OTS - Dennis Charles July 17 for 3 months. John Blair expects to return from his break in mid-October.

 

Legend OTS - Chris Brown from the end of June until late August

 

Liberty OTS Dru Pavlov July 16 until November 1. Luke Aerowsmith returns from his break on Nov 1

 

Majesty OTS - Carlos Torres March 27 until August 3, then Michelle Pimentinha Oliveira from August 3 for 2 months until Carlos returns from his vacation. Marc Walker will be bringing the ship to Port Canaveral in May 2016 (Marc will be celebrating his 20th anniversary with RCI during that contract and plans to retire shortly thereafter to spend more time with his family)

 

Mariner OTS - Ken Jones until August 19 or 21, then Jamie Fentiman August 19 or 23 until sometime in November

 

Navigator OTS - John Perry July 5 for 4 months

 

Oasis OTS - Drew Devine July 25 for 4 months

 

Quantum OTS - Jimmy Rhodes July 20 for 4 months

 

Radiance OTS - Amy Fickert-Southgate May 15 for 4 months

 

Rhapsody OTS - Mike Hunnerup July 19 until Nov 19 (transatlantic) then Michelle Pimentinha Oliveira for the Brazilian season. (Graham has been reassigned to Explorer and will not be returning to Rhapsody)

 

Serenade OTS - Topi Ylonen May 9 for the Baltic/Nordic season (until Aug 30? then who?).

 

Splendour OTS - Simona Ferraioulo July 11 for the rest of the European Season (Nov 28?)

 

Vision OTS - Mercedes LaFuente started April 26 until September 13 then Steve Davis returns September 13 until January 21

 

Voyager OTS - Fang Lixin for the Asian season; then Mitch Merucci beginning October 22 for the Australian Season

 

Rich Edwards is home and currently recovering from surgery.Any updates? Grandeur at the end of August?

Allan Brooks left Royal Caribbean to take a position in Celebrity corporate office.

Richard Spacey is a CD with Celebrity

Becky Thompson works for Celebrity Cruises in their corporate offices in Miami.

Dave Chapman is a CD with HAL

James Andrews is a real estate agent in Sydney

Mike Szwajkowski is a Canadian Mountie

Leo Papa at Cornell University working on a Master's degree in Hospitality Administration/Management

Anna Bass is now Client Services Manager at ISS London

Abe Hughes is Director of Port Revenue Operations at Royal Media Partners and sometimes works onboard as the port and shopping guide

João Pereira is studying Portuguese/English education and translation at Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas in Brazil

Kirk Detweiler is now CD with Silversea cruises.

Simeon Baker - married a dancer, had a baby girl and is a sales exec at a Porsche dealer in Saskatchewan

Matt Baker - Sim's brother - recently married and living in Wales. They bought a pub called the Tiddley

Kieron Buffrey - CD with Holland America

Tom Canosa - teaching 6th grade science in North Carolina

Peter Benfield and Johnny Osborne have emigrated to Thailand

Anthony Richards is living in Miami with his wife, and is working for Royal Media Partners as Manager Port Revenue Operations

Rico du Breil is now a CD with NCL

Paul Lancaster is no longer with RCI, and resides in England

Abel Jeney is Customer Service & People Manager at Momentum Services Ltd

Parker Cristan is living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin - staging/choreographing for local theater

Ashley Kerr - married and living in Vancouver BC, working as a marketing rep for a PR firm

Karen Maybury - has a consultant/pr/entertainment agency

Jannie Cloete - leading expeditions on small ships

Where is Warren Allen? (aka Warren Melhuish)

[DonnaK]

Can anyone find out the status of Rich Edwards? Is he coming back anytime soon? Perhaps to Grandeur August 23?

Edited July 28, 2015 by DonnaK

[PoppeP]

Still no news on who is replacing Topi on Serenade of the Seas?

[DonnaK]

Still no news on who is replacing Topi on Serenade of the Seas?

 

Since you are booked on Serenade Aug 30, maybe you can send an email to web_reservations@rccl.com and ask them. Their responses to these emails aren't always accurate, but it might give you some idea.

 

Alternatively, you can ask on the roll call for the next sailing or so. Maybe someone there can ask Topi and relay the info back to us (this would be much more accurate, assuming the assignment has been decided by now)

[pilotboy1985]

Deleted - found my answer by searching. :)

Edited July 28, 2015 by pilotboy1985

[ncb106]

Hi Donna just chatted with Richard Edward he just waiting for a green light from the doctor.he also told me he spoke with Luke and Luke he will be joining the athem with 2 MOTHS ON AND 2 MOTHS OFF DRU HAS A FULL CONTRACT ON LIBERTY UNTIL NOVEMBER 16 THIS INFO CAME FROM RICHARD

[ncb106]

So it will be joff and Luke on the athem that if nothing changes from here to then

[DonnaK]

So it will be joff and Luke on the athem that if nothing changes from here to then

That's confusing because Graham himself posted here that he is doing the November fill-in on Anthem.

 

I'm not really sure how to update the list.

[ncb106]

Don't change anything let's wait and see what happens these upcoming moths

[ncb106]

Here is the message Richard wrote the docs have given me the green light locally...so just this one more step just to make sure all is good and we will see...

[ncb106]

Here the second message I think Luke is not going back to liberty dru has a 4 moth contract on liberty

[ncb106]

Third message I think Luke is going AN he had to me

[ncb106]

I will send a message directly to Luke threw Facebook to confirm and get back to you.

[DonnaK]

I will send a message directly to Luke threw Facebook to confirm and get back to you.

 

Unless Luke goes to AN after Graham? AN will be in NJ by then, and Joff usually stays in the UK/Europe.

Edited July 30, 2015 by DonnaK

[DonnaK]

Adventure OTS - Dan Whitney started June 27 (for 2 months or 4 months? then who?)

 

Allure OTS - Jerome Sueur May 19 for all of the European cruises thru Oct 25 then who?

 

Anthem OTS - Joff Eaton March 18 until September 15 Graham Seymour joins the ship on September 1 and will take over CD duties on September 15 until November 4, (then does Joff return, or will it be Luke Aerowsmith?)

 

Brilliance OTS - Steve Davis July 29 through September 3, then Clo O'Connor returns September 3

 

Enchantment OTS - Marc Walker July 20 through November 20. Marc will return from his break on Jan 18, 2016 until May 3 (when the ship moves to Miami) (who is covering Marc's break Nov 20-Jan 18?)

 

Explorer OTS - Tim Connor July 29 until sometime in November. Graham Seymour joins the ship sometime in November as its new permanent CD.

 

Freedom OTS - Jamie Fentiman June 7 until Aug 16, then Casey Peltier returns for 4 months

 

Grandeur OTS - Mitch Merucci April 28 until August 23 then who? Rich Edwards?(Mitch will not be returning to GR after his break)

 

Independence OTS - Leigh Xuereb May 17 through September 8, then Ricky Matthews from Sept 8 for 2 months to cover Leigh's break. Leigh is expected to return at the beginning of November.

 

Jewel OTS - Dennis Charles July 17 for 3 months. John Blair expects to return from his break in mid-October.

 

Legend OTS - Chris Brown from the end of June until late August

 

Liberty OTS Dru Pavlov July 16 until November 1. (then will Luke Aerowsmith be returning, or has he been reassigned to Anthem?)

 

Majesty OTS - Carlos Torres March 27 until August 3, then Michelle Pimentinha Oliveira from August 3 for 2 months until Carlos returns from his vacation. Marc Walker will be bringing the ship to Port Canaveral in May 2016 (Marc will be celebrating his 20th anniversary with RCI during that contract and plans to retire shortly thereafter to spend more time with his family)

 

Mariner OTS - Ken Jones until August 19 or 21, then Jamie Fentiman August 19 or 23 until sometime in November

 

Navigator OTS - John Perry July 5 for 4 months

 

Oasis OTS - Drew Devine July 25 for 4 months

 

Quantum OTS - Jimmy Rhodes July 20 for 4 months

 

Radiance OTS - Amy Fickert-Southgate May 15 for 4 months

 

Rhapsody OTS - Mike Hunnerup July 19 until Nov 19 (transatlantic) then Michelle Pimentinha Oliveira for the Brazilian season. (Graham has been reassigned to Explorer and will not be returning to Rhapsody)

 

Serenade OTS - Topi Ylonen May 9 for the Baltic/Nordic season (until Aug 30? then who?).

 

Splendour OTS - Simona Ferraioulo July 11 for the rest of the European Season (Nov 28?)

 

Vision OTS - Mercedes LaFuente started April 26 until September 13 then Steve Davis returns September 13 until January 21

 

Voyager OTS - Fang Lixin for the Asian season; then Mitch Merucci beginning October 22 for the Australian Season

 

Rich Edwards is home and currently recovering from surgery.Any updates? Grandeur at the end of August?

Allan Brooks left Royal Caribbean to take a position in Celebrity corporate office.

Richard Spacey is a CD with Celebrity

Becky Thompson works for Celebrity Cruises in their corporate offices in Miami.

Dave Chapman is a CD with HAL

James Andrews is a real estate agent in Sydney

Mike Szwajkowski is a Canadian Mountie

Leo Papa at Cornell University working on a Master's degree in Hospitality Administration/Management

Anna Bass is now Client Services Manager at ISS London

Abe Hughes is Director of Port Revenue Operations at Royal Media Partners and sometimes works onboard as the port and shopping guide

João Pereira is studying Portuguese/English education and translation at Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas in Brazil

Kirk Detweiler is now CD with Silversea cruises.

Simeon Baker - married a dancer, had a baby girl and is a sales exec at a Porsche dealer in Saskatchewan

Matt Baker - Sim's brother - recently married and living in Wales. They bought a pub called the Tiddley

Kieron Buffrey - CD with Holland America

Tom Canosa - teaching 6th grade science in North Carolina

Peter Benfield and Johnny Osborne have emigrated to Thailand

Anthony Richards is living in Miami with his wife, and is working for Royal Media Partners as Manager Port Revenue Operations

Rico du Breil is now a CD with NCL

Paul Lancaster is no longer with RCI, and resides in England

Abel Jeney is Customer Service & People Manager at Momentum Services Ltd

Parker Cristan is living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin - staging/choreographing for local theater

Ashley Kerr - married and living in Vancouver BC, working as a marketing rep for a PR firm

Karen Maybury - has a consultant/pr/entertainment agency

Jannie Cloete - leading expeditions on small ships

Where is Warren Allen? (aka Warren Melhuish)

Edited July 30, 2015 by DonnaK

[ncb106]

Mybe I just sent Luke a message I'll keep you updated once he message me

[Ltbryan]

Leigh is on indepence of the seas

[DonnaK]

Leigh is on indepence of the seas

thanks! (I love Leigh - he is my favorite CD)