**New** Current list of Cruise Directors (CD)

[Miamia65]

Jimmy leaves quantum in 8 days as per his Facebook he also says he is returning to Asia after his holidays but no mention of a date.

[DonnaK]

Jimmy leaves quantum in 8 days as per his Facebook he also says he is returning to Asia after his holidays but no mention of a date.

Thank you! It's probably a standard two month break.

[DonnaK]

Adventure OTS - Mercedes Lafuente started Nov 7 (for 2 months? for 4 months)

 

Allure OTS - Luke Aerowsmith November 15 (until when, then who?)

 

Anthem OTS - Ken Rush November 10 (for 2 months? then who?) (Dru Pavlov expects to be assigned to Anthem for a few contracts in 2016, but doesn't know his exact schedule yet)

 

Brilliance OTS - Clo O'Connor September 3 until December 23, (then who?)

 

Enchantment OTS - Topi Ylonen November 20 through January 18. Marc Walker will return from his break on Jan 18 until the ship moves to Miami on May 3

 

Explorer OTS - Graham Seymour September 2 until January 28 (Then who?)

 

Freedom OTS - Casey Peltier Aug 23 until sometime in January (exact date? Then who?)

 

Grandeur OTS - Paul Rutter November 11 through January 16, then Rich Edwards January 16 for 4 months. Rich is the new regular CD of Grandeur.

 

Harmony OTS - Ken Rush has been announced as Harmony's CD until the ship reaches Barcelona on June 5, then a yet-to-be-named fulltime CD will take over (perhaps Jerome Sueur?)

 

Independence OTS - Leigh Xuereb November 21 for 4 months. (Joff Eaton will be the CD from early June until September 2016)

 

Jewel OTS - John Blair September 26 for 4 months

 

Legend OTS - Keith Williams started August 26 (until when? then who?)

 

Liberty OTS - Dru Pavlov July 16 until December 6, then Amy Fickert-Southgate. (Leigh Xuereb will be assigned to Liberty in August 2016)

 

Majesty OTS - Carlos Torres September 25 until the end of January, then Simona Ferraiuolo (exact handover date?) (Marc Walker will be bringing the ship to Port Canaveral in May 2016, and then plans to retire shortly thereafter, after 20 years of service, to spend more time with his family)

 

Mariner OTS - Fang Lixin started October 29 (until when?)

 

Navigator OTS - Jerome Sueur November 10 until early January when John Perry returns from his break

 

Oasis OTS - Drew Devine July 25 until November 21 or 28 then Ricky Matthews for 2 months

 

Ovation OTS - Joff Eaton March until the end of May 2016, then Gordon Whatman

 

Quantum OTS - Jimmy Rhodes July 20 until November 29 (then who?) Jimmy expects to return after his break at the end of January.

 

Radiance OTS - Steve Davis September 3 through December 3, then Joff Eaton for December and January

 

Rhapsody OTS - Michelle Pimentinha Oliveira November 19 for the Brazilian season.

 

Serenade OTS - Carly Boileau September 15 through November 23 then Bobby Brown

 

Splendour OTS - WHO IS THE CURRENT CD? (as of November 14 when Simona left)

 

Vision OTS - Rob McNally November 14 (until when, then who?)

 

Voyager OTS -Mitch Merucci beginning October 22 for the Australian Season Fang Lixin should be returning in the Spring for the Asian season.

 

 

Ken Rush works behind the scenes on the new ships, helping to provide smooth take-outs. In between, he works with the new builds at the shipyard, and he fills in on the larger/newer ships as CD during the regular CD's break

Gordon Whatman is retired, but will be filling-in from time-to-time if needed (see Ovation - May 2016)

Allan Brooks works for Celebrity in their 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

Warren Allen (aka Warren Melhuish) lives in Ontario, Canada. He has retired from ship-life but still works on the stage

Edited November 21, 2015 by DonnaK

[Miamia65]

Jimmy Rhodes has posted on Facebook that Ken Jones has boarded quantum to replace him whilst he is on vacation.

[DonnaK]

Jimmy Rhodes has posted on Facebook that Ken Jones has boarded quantum to replace him whilst he is on vacation.

Adventure OTS - Mercedes Lafuente started Nov 7 (for 2 months? for 4 months)

 

Allure OTS - Luke Aerowsmith November 15 (until when, then who?)

 

Anthem OTS - Ken Rush November 10 (for 2 months? then who?) (Dru Pavlov expects to be assigned to Anthem for a few contracts in 2016, but doesn't know his exact schedule yet)

 

Brilliance OTS - Clo O'Connor September 3 until December 23, (then who?)

 

Enchantment OTS - Topi Ylonen November 20 through January 18. Marc Walker will return from his break on Jan 18 until the ship moves to Miami on May 3

 

Explorer OTS - Graham Seymour September 2 until January 28 (Then who?)

 

Freedom OTS - Casey Peltier Aug 23 until sometime in January (exact date? Then who?)

 

Grandeur OTS - Paul Rutter November 11 through January 16, then Rich Edwards January 16 for 4 months. Rich is the new regular CD of Grandeur.

 

Harmony OTS - Ken Rush has been announced as Harmony's CD until the ship reaches Barcelona on June 5, then a yet-to-be-named fulltime CD will take over (perhaps Jerome Sueur?)

 

Independence OTS - Leigh Xuereb November 21 for 4 months. (Joff Eaton will be the CD from early June until September 2016)

 

Jewel OTS - John Blair September 26 for 4 months

 

Legend OTS - Keith Williams started August 26 (until when? then who?)

 

Liberty OTS - Dru Pavlov July 16 until December 6, then Amy Fickert-Southgate. (Leigh Xuereb will be assigned to Liberty in August 2016)

 

Majesty OTS - Carlos Torres September 25 until the end of January, then Simona Ferraiuolo (exact handover date?) (Marc Walker will be bringing the ship to Port Canaveral in May 2016, and then plans to retire shortly thereafter, after 20 years of service, to spend more time with his family)

 

Mariner OTS - Fang Lixin started October 29 (until when?)

 

Navigator OTS - Jerome Sueur November 10 until early January when John Perry returns from his break

 

Oasis OTS - Drew Devine July 25 until November 21 or 28 then Ricky Matthews for 2 months

 

Ovation OTS - Joff Eaton March until the end of May 2016, then Gordon Whatman

 

Quantum OTS - Jimmy Rhodes July 20 until November 29 then Ken Jones from November 29 for 2 months. Jimmy expects to return after his break at the end of January.

 

Radiance OTS - Steve Davis September 3 through December 3, then Joff Eaton for December and January

 

Rhapsody OTS - Michelle Pimentinha Oliveira November 19 for the Brazilian season.

 

Serenade OTS - Carly Boileau September 15 through November 23 then Bobby Brown

 

Splendour OTS - WHO IS THE CURRENT CD? (as of November 14 when Simona left)

 

Vision OTS - Rob McNally November 14 (until when, then who?)

 

Voyager OTS -Mitch Merucci beginning October 22 for the Australian Season Fang Lixin should be returning in the Spring for the Asian season.

 

 

Ken Rush works behind the scenes on the new ships, helping to provide smooth take-outs. In between, he works with the new builds at the shipyard, and he fills in on the larger/newer ships as CD during the regular CD's break

Gordon Whatman is retired, but will be filling-in from time-to-time if needed (see Ovation - May 2016)

Allan Brooks works for Celebrity in their 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

Warren Allen (aka Warren Melhuish) lives in Ontario, Canada. He has retired from ship-life but still works on the stage

[lauraodonnell86]

My husband and I were on a cruise with her last January and we really didn't care for her. She wasn't really funny and her voice was quite annoying. This was our 5th cruise and we have always liked our CD before so it was a little disappointing. We are going back on AOS in January on a B2B and I was hoping for someone different especially since we are going to 2 weeks!

 

Can anyone tell me anything about the new AOS CD? Mercedes Lafuente? It appears she/he will only be onboard a short time and they are new to the ship. We board in two weeks so looking for some feedback. TIA!

[DonnaK]

Does anyone know if Drew is still on Oasis, or has Ricky taken over?

[DonnaK]

Adventure OTS - Mercedes Lafuente started Nov 7 (for 2 months? for 4 months)

 

Allure OTS - Luke Aerowsmith November 15 (until when, then who?)

 

Anthem OTS - Ken Rush November 10 (for 2 months? then who?) (Dru Pavlov expects to be assigned to Anthem for a few contracts in 2016, but doesn't know his exact schedule yet)

 

Brilliance OTS - Clo O'Connor September 3 until December 23, (then who?)

 

Enchantment OTS - Topi Ylonen November 20 through January 18. Marc Walker will return from his break on Jan 18 until the ship moves to Miami on May 3

 

Explorer OTS - Graham Seymour September 2 until January 28 (Then who?)

 

Freedom OTS - Casey Peltier Aug 23 until sometime in January (exact date? Then who?)

 

Grandeur OTS - Paul Rutter November 11 through January 16, then Rich Edwards January 16 for 4 months. Rich is the new regular CD of Grandeur.

 

Harmony OTS - Ken Rush has been announced as Harmony's CD until the ship reaches Barcelona on June 5, then a yet-to-be-named fulltime CD will take over (perhaps Jerome Sueur?)

 

Independence OTS - Leigh Xuereb November 21 for 4 months. (Joff Eaton will be the CD from early June until September 2016)

 

Jewel OTS - John Blair September 26 for 4 months

 

Legend OTS - Keith Williams started August 26 (until when? then who?)

 

Liberty OTS - Dru Pavlov July 16 until December 6, then Amy Fickert-Southgate. (Leigh Xuereb will be assigned to Liberty in August 2016)

 

Majesty OTS - Carlos Torres September 25 until the end of January, then Simona Ferraiuolo (exact handover date?) (Marc Walker will be bringing the ship to Port Canaveral in May 2016, and then plans to retire shortly thereafter, after 20 years of service, to spend more time with his family)

 

Mariner OTS - Fang Lixin started October 29 (until when?)

 

Navigator OTS - Jerome Sueur November 10 until early January when John Perry returns from his break

 

Oasis OTS - Drew Devine July 25 until November 21 or 28 then Ricky Matthews for 2 months

 

Ovation OTS - Joff Eaton March until the end of May 2016, then Gordon Whatman

 

Quantum OTS - Jimmy Rhodes July 20 until November 29 then Ken Jones from November 29 for 2 months. Jimmy expects to return after his break at the end of January.

 

Radiance OTS - Steve Davis September 3 through December 3, then Joff Eaton for December and January

 

Rhapsody OTS - Michelle Pimentinha Oliveira November 19 for the Brazilian season.

 

Serenade OTS - Bobby Brown November 23 (For 2 months? For 4 months?)

 

Splendour OTS - WHO IS THE CURRENT CD? (as of November 14 when Simona left)

 

Vision OTS - Rob McNally November 14 (until when, then who?)

 

Voyager OTS -Mitch Merucci beginning October 22 for the Australian Season Fang Lixin should be returning in the Spring for the Asian season.

 

 

Ken Rush works behind the scenes on the new ships, helping to provide smooth take-outs. In between, he works with the new builds at the shipyard, and he fills in on the larger/newer ships as CD during the regular CD's break

Gordon Whatman is retired, but will be filling-in from time-to-time if needed (see Ovation - May 2016)

Allan Brooks works for Celebrity in their 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

Warren Allen (aka Warren Melhuish) lives in Ontario, Canada. He has retired from ship-life but still works on the stage

[The_Cruising_Queen]

Just wanted to say I'm a long time follower of this thread, but I've only posted once before about John Perry's whereabouts because I know a lot of people on the NV. Anyway I had a conversation with Jerome Sueur via Facebook Video Chat on November 9th...he gave me some "inside gossip".

[DonnaK]

Just wanted to say I'm a long time follower of this thread, but I've only posted once before about John Perry's whereabouts because I know a lot of people on the NV. Anyway I had a conversation with Jerome Sueur via Facebook Video Chat on November 9th...he gave me some "inside gossip".

 

Well, are you going to share it with us???

[The_Cruising_Queen]

Lol well he was telling me that he wasn't originally supposed to be on Navigator; it should've been Jeff Arpin. However, a Cruise Director was fired which screwed up where everyone was supposed to be assigned. The newly promoted Thomas DeCell. Apparently, he "wasn't doing his job". Jeff was supposed to go the Nav, while Thomas, I believe, was supposed to go to Grandeur. But since he was fired, Jeff went to Grandeur, and then other CD's (I assume), including Jerome, were reassigned as a result. We then talked about how I had cruised with Ken Rush, and the announcement of him being assigned to take out Harmony. He said Ken will only be doing the take out, until the ship goes to Europe, then a regular CD will be taking over.....of course y'all already know that. I just wanted to see if y'all knew about Thomas; I read the entire thread tonight from February to now, and saw there was no speculation about it or his current whereabouts, so I thought I'd let y'all know. Anyway, I intend on contacting Jerome later to see when exactly he leaves the NV, and what he will be doing as soon as he leaves.

[hbauer1410]

Bill Brunkhorst is CD on the Splendour

[DonnaK]

Adventure OTS - Mercedes Lafuente started Nov 7 (for 2 months? for 4 months)

 

Allure OTS - Luke Aerowsmith November 15 (until when, then who?)

 

Anthem OTS - Ken Rush November 10 (for 2 months? then who?) (Dru Pavlov expects to be assigned to Anthem for a few contracts in 2016, but doesn't know his exact schedule yet)

 

Brilliance OTS - Clo O'Connor September 3 until December 23, (then who?)

 

Enchantment OTS - Topi Ylonen November 20 through January 18. Marc Walker will return from his break on Jan 18 until the ship moves to Miami on May 3

 

Explorer OTS - Graham Seymour September 2 until January 28 (Then who?)

 

Freedom OTS - Casey Peltier Aug 23 until sometime in January (exact date? Then who?)

 

Grandeur OTS - Paul Rutter November 11 through January 16, then Rich Edwards January 16 for 4 months. Rich is the new regular CD of Grandeur.

 

Harmony OTS - Ken Rush has been announced as Harmony's CD until the ship reaches Barcelona on June 5, then a yet-to-be-named fulltime CD will take over (perhaps Jerome Sueur?)

 

Independence OTS - Leigh Xuereb November 21 for 4 months. (Joff Eaton will be the CD from early June until September 2016)

 

Jewel OTS - John Blair September 26 for 4 months

 

Legend OTS - Keith Williams started August 26 (until when? then who?)

 

Liberty OTS - Dru Pavlov July 16 until December 6, then Amy Fickert-Southgate. (Leigh Xuereb will be assigned to Liberty in August 2016)

 

Majesty OTS - Carlos Torres September 25 until the end of January, then Simona Ferraiuolo (exact handover date?) (Marc Walker will be bringing the ship to Port Canaveral in May 2016, and then plans to retire shortly thereafter, after 20 years of service, to spend more time with his family)

 

Mariner OTS - Fang Lixin started October 29 (until when?)

 

Navigator OTS - Jerome Sueur November 10 until early January when John Perry returns from his break

 

Oasis OTS - Drew Devine July 25 until November 21 or 28 then Ricky Matthews for 2 months

 

Ovation OTS - Joff Eaton March until the end of May 2016, then Gordon Whatman

 

Quantum OTS - Jimmy Rhodes July 20 until November 29 then Ken Jones from November 29 for 2 months. Jimmy expects to return after his break at the end of January.

 

Radiance OTS - Steve Davis September 3 through December 3, then Joff Eaton for December and January

 

Rhapsody OTS - Michelle Pimentinha Oliveira November 19 for the Brazilian season.

 

Serenade OTS - Bobby Brown November 23 (For 2 months? For 4 months?)

 

Splendour OTS - Bill Brunkhorst November 14 (until when? Then who?)

 

Vision OTS - Rob McNally November 14 (until when, then who?)

 

Voyager OTS -Mitch Merucci beginning October 22 for the Australian Season Fang Lixin should be returning in the Spring for the Asian season.

 

 

Ken Rush works behind the scenes on the new ships, helping to provide smooth take-outs. In between, he works with the new builds at the shipyard, and he fills in on the larger/newer ships as CD during the regular CD's break

Gordon Whatman is retired, but will be filling-in from time-to-time if needed (see Ovation - May 2016)

Allan Brooks works for Celebrity in their 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

Warren Allen (aka Warren Melhuish) lives in Ontario, Canada. He has retired from ship-life but still works on the stage

Thomas DeCell is no longer with RCI

[DonnaK]

Lol well he was telling me that he wasn't originally supposed to be on Navigator; it should've been Jeff Arpin. However, a Cruise Director was fired which screwed up where everyone was supposed to be assigned. The newly promoted Thomas DeCell. Apparently, he "wasn't doing his job". Jeff was supposed to go the Nav, while Thomas, I believe, was supposed to go to Grandeur. But since he was fired, Jeff went to Grandeur, and then other CD's (I assume), including Jerome, were reassigned as a result. We then talked about how I had cruised with Ken Rush, and the announcement of him being assigned to take out Harmony. He said Ken will only be doing the take out, until the ship goes to Europe, then a regular CD will be taking over.....of course y'all already know that. I just wanted to see if y'all knew about Thomas; I read the entire thread tonight from February to now, and saw there was no speculation about it or his current whereabouts, so I thought I'd let y'all know. Anyway, I intend on contacting Jerome later to see when exactly he leaves the NV, and what he will be doing as soon as he leaves.

 

I didn't know about Thomas, so thanks for sharing. I've added him to the bottom of the list as "no longer with RCI"

 

My best guess is that Jerome is the yet-to-be-announced regular CD of Harmony, but it hasn't been made official yet, so he is not at liberty to say so. I would be very surprised if anyone else gets the assignment.

[The_Cruising_Queen]

I didn't know about Thomas, so thanks for sharing. I've added him to the bottom of the list as "no longer with RCI"

 

My best guess is that Jerome is the yet-to-be-announced regular CD of Harmony, but it hasn't been made official yet, so he is not at liberty to say so. I would be very surprised if anyone else gets the assignment.

 

Oh, he told me who would be CD after Ken. At first, he wouldn't tell me. But I'm not going to reveal that info out of respect for RCI, as I'm sure they'll want to make the official announcement themselves.

[DonnaK]

Oh, he told me who would be CD after Ken. At first, he wouldn't tell me. But I'm not going to reveal that info out of respect for RCI, as I'm sure they'll want to make the official announcement themselves.

Of course not.

[henchgt]

My husband and I were on a cruise with her last January and we really didn't care for her. She wasn't really funny and her voice was quite annoying. This was our 5th cruise and we have always liked our CD before so it was a little disappointing. We are going back on AOS in January on a B2B and I was hoping for someone different especially since we are going to 2 weeks!

 

 

I couldn't agree more!

[internetwhiz]

Wondered what happened with Thomas. He was our activity director on Navigator in 2014, and I knew he was promoted. As Activity Director he was great, or at least he was on our sailing. Innovative and fun. Makes one wonder what happened to him. Oh well, I'll quit looking for his name.

 

 

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[cruiserdudebobby8]

will Dru P be on Anthem July 28th, 2016?

[DonnaK]

will Dru P be on Anthem July 28th, 2016?

 

Last time I spoke to Drew, he didn't have his schedule yet. But if he is indeed the regular CD of Anthem (he hasn't confirmed that - he only said that he would have a few assignments on Anthem), then he should be on February through May, and off June and July, and back in August. (since your cruise is at the end of July, there may be an overlap where he'd be back from his break on that date)

[ncb106]

Donna is Dru not Drew lol

[DonnaK]

Donna is Dru not Drew lol

 

LOL Autocorrect

 

It makes a difference here, because we have one of each.

 

Yes, I meant Dru, not Drew

[DonnaK]

Adventure OTS - Mercedes Lafuente started Nov 7 (for 2 months? for 4 months)

 

Allure OTS - Luke Aerowsmith November 15 (until when, then who?)

 

Anthem OTS - Ken Rush November 10 (for 2 months? then who?) (Dru Pavlov expects to be assigned to Anthem for a few contracts in 2016, but doesn't know his exact schedule yet)

 

Brilliance OTS - Clo O'Connor September 3 until December 23, (then who?)

 

Enchantment OTS - Topi Ylonen November 20 through January 18. Marc Walker will return from his break on Jan 18 until the ship moves to Miami on May 3

 

Explorer OTS - Graham Seymour September 2 until January 28 (Then who?)

 

Freedom OTS - Casey Peltier Aug 23 until sometime in January (exact date? Then who?)

 

Grandeur OTS - Paul Rutter November 11 through January 16, then Rich Edwards January 16 for 4 months. Rich is the new regular CD of Grandeur.

 

Harmony OTS - Ken Rush until the ship reaches Barcelona on June 5, then a yet-to-be-named fulltime CD will take over (perhaps Jerome Sueur?)

 

Independence OTS - Leigh Xuereb November 21 for 4 months. (Joff Eaton will be the CD from early June until September 2016)

 

Jewel OTS - John Blair September 26 for 4 months

 

Legend OTS - Keith Williams started August 26 (until when? then who?)

 

Liberty OTS - Dru Pavlov July 16 until December 6, then Amy Fickert-Southgate. (Leigh Xuereb will be assigned to Liberty in August 2016)

 

Majesty OTS - Carlos Torres September 25 until the end of January, then Simona Ferraiuolo (exact handover date?) (Marc Walker will be bringing the ship to Port Canaveral in May 2016, and then plans to retire shortly thereafter, after 20 years of service, to spend more time with his family)

 

Mariner OTS - Fang Lixin started October 29 (until when?)

 

Navigator OTS - Jerome Sueur November 10 until early January when John Perry returns from his break

 

Oasis OTS - Ricky Matthews November 28 for 2 months; Drew Devine should return from his break at the end of January/beginning of February.

 

Ovation OTS - Joff Eaton March until the end of May 2016, then Gordon Whatman

 

Quantum OTS - Jimmy Rhodes July 20 until November 29 then Ken Jones from November 29 for 2 months. Jimmy expects to return after his break at the end of January.

 

Radiance OTS - Steve Davis September 3 through December 3, then Joff Eaton for December and January

 

Rhapsody OTS - Michelle Pimentinha Oliveira November 19 for the Brazilian season.

 

Serenade OTS - Bobby Brown November 23 (For 2 months? For 4 months?)

 

Splendour OTS - Bill Brunkhorst November 14 (until when? Then who?)

 

Vision OTS - Rob McNally November 14 (until when, then who?)

 

Voyager OTS -Mitch Merucci beginning October 22 for the Australian Season Fang Lixin should be returning in the Spring for the Asian season.

 

 

Ken Rush works behind the scenes on the new ships, helping to provide smooth take-outs. In between, he works with the new builds at the shipyard, and he fills in on the larger/newer ships as CD during the regular CD's break

Gordon Whatman is retired, but will be filling-in from time-to-time if needed (see Ovation - May 2016)

Allan Brooks works for Celebrity in their 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

Warren Allen (aka Warren Melhuish) lives in Ontario, Canada. He has retired from ship-life but still works on the stage

Thomas DeCell is no longer with RCI

[Paulette3028]

I didn't know about Thomas, so thanks for sharing. I've added him to the bottom of the list as "no longer with RCI"

 

My best guess is that Jerome is the yet-to-be-announced regular CD of Harmony, but it hasn't been made official yet, so he is not at liberty to say so. I would be very surprised if anyone else gets the assignment.

 

I just spent a fabulous cruise on Navigator with Jerome. When I asked him last night what was on his horizon and if he was going to have a permanent assignment on a ship/this ship, he said that the way things are going, things are very fluid and permanent assignments are happening less and less. He expects to be in Europe next Spring/Summer and then back in S. Florida the following winter.

 

Time will tell....what the actual assignment becomes.

[cruiseboy11208]

Hi i am onboard the Athem yesterday night I talked to Ken Rush I ask him who will be the cruise director on Harmony he said for right now they have 2 cruise director's in there mind they are looking at Dru palavo and Jerome and as for Anthem he said they will love to have Leigh be permitted cruise director.Ken Rush is a good cruise director we having fun onboard