New Current list of Cruise Directors (CD)

DonnaK · January 2, 2016

Steve Davis will be Cruise Director on Radiance of he Seas from 31 January.

Adventure OTS - Mercedes Lafuente started Nov 7 until early March (exact date? then who?)

Allure OTS - Luke Aerowsmith November 15 until mid-March (exact date? then who?)

Anthem OTS - Abe Hughes December 12 (until when? then who?) (Dru Pavlov expects to be assigned to Anthem for a few contracts in 2016, but doesn't know his exact schedule yet, and Leigh Xuereb may also be assigned to Anthem in the future (June through Sept?))

Brilliance OTS - Tim Connor November 30 (for 2 months or 4 months? then who?) (Clo O'Connor will return in September 2016)

Empress OTS - Who will be the CD?

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 (exact date? then who?) (Joff Eaton will be the CD from early June until September 2016)

Jewel OTS - John Blair September 26 for 4 months (Exact date? then Dennis Charles?)

Legend OTS - Chris Brown December 8 (until when?)

Liberty OTS - Amy Fickert-Southgate December 6 until early April (then who?) Amy is the new regular CD of Liberty

Majesty OTS - Carlos Torres September 25 until January 30, then Simona Ferraiuolo (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 for 3 months then Jamie Fentiman returns at the end of January

Navigator OTS - Jerome Sueur November 10 until March 13 (then who? John Perry has been reassigned to another ship)

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

Ovation OTS - Joff Eaton March until the end of May 2016, then Gordon Whatman (exact dates?)

Quantum OTS - Ken Jones from November 29 for 2 months. Jimmy Rhodes expects to return after his break at the end of January.(exact date?)

Radiance OTS - Joff Eaton for December 3 until January 31, then Steve Davis returns from his break on January 31 for 4 months.

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

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

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

Edited January 2, 2016 by DonnaK

ncb106 · January 3, 2016

Hi Donna just chatted with Abe he will on the anthem until mid March

SirWarwickHarrow · January 3, 2016

Hi Donna just chatted with Abe he will on the anthem until mid March

Interesting. I'll be on Anthem on the 19th of March. Guess I'll have to see.

DonnaK · January 3, 2016

Hi Donna just chatted with Abe he will on the anthem until mid March

Ahhh, so he's doing a 2 month fill-in, and will be the CD for the March 4 cruise that I have reserved.

Interesting. I'll be on Anthem on the 19th of March. Guess I'll have to see.

Since he started Dec 12 and is on for 2 months, he'll likely be off before your sailing. My guess is that Dru Pavlov will be assigned to Anthem next, followed by Leigh Xuereb filling-in during the summer. (This is just a guess based on speculation and rumor)

Edited January 3, 2016 by DonnaK

ncb106 · January 3, 2016

With the Empress coming back there might be a lot of switching around

ncb106 · January 3, 2016

https://m.facebook.com/cruisedirectorabehughes/

Abe Hughes Facebook page

Edited January 3, 2016 by ncb106

Paulette3028 · January 3, 2016

Katrina Blair is being replaced on Jewel as Activity Manager on 1/17/16 with Enzo Matijaca, which means that there will be another CD assigned as well since she and John Blair work together as a team.

DonnaK · January 4, 2016

Adventure OTS - Mercedes Lafuente started Nov 7 until early March (exact date? then who?)

Allure OTS - Luke Aerowsmith November 15 until mid-March (exact date? then who?)

Anthem OTS - Abe Hughes December 12 until March 7 or March 19 then Dru Pavlov? (Leigh Xuereb may also be assigned to Anthem in the future (June through Sept?))

Brilliance OTS - Tim Connor November 30 (for 2 months or 4 months? then who?) (Clo O'Connor will return in September 2016)

Empress OTS - Who will be the CD?

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 (exact date? then who?) (Joff Eaton will be the CD from early June until September 2016)

Jewel OTS - John Blair September 26 until January 17, (then Dennis Charles?)