New Current list of Cruise Directors (CD)

DonnaK · October 30, 2016

Currently on Brilliance, Clo is on until 10th Nov. We've never had Clo before but she is now our favourite CD ever, very friendly and natural.

Adventure OTS - Dan Whitney July 30 until December 10, then Simona Ferraiuolo December 10 for 2 months.

Allure OTS - Tim Connor October 23 for 4 months

Anthem OTS - Dru Pavlov October 15 for 2 months (who will be covering Dru's break from mid-December until mid-February?)

Brilliance OTS - Clo O'Connor September 11 until November 10, then Jerome Sueur expects to return November 10.

Empress OTS - Carlos Torres October 21 for 4 months

Enchantment OTS - Elvis Pinto October 21 for 2 months

Explorer OTS - Graham Seymour September 30 through late-January (Then who?)

Freedom OTS - Casey Pelter October 16 for 4 months

Grandeur OTS - Bobby Broughton October 22 until the beginning of January. Paul Rutter wil return after the holidays. (need exact date)

Harmony OTS - Abe Hughes begins October 23 (Until when?)

Independence OTS - Jamie Fentiman September 19 until mid-November. (can anyone find out which CD(s) will be onboard from mid-November though mid-May) Joff Eaton will be back on Indy in mid-May 2017 for 4 months

Jewel OTS - Simona Ferraiuolo beginning July 3 until November 6, then Dennis Charles returns November 6 (date needs confirmation)

Legend OTS - Keith Williams October 19 until Jan 15, 2017, then Chris Brown should be returning Jan 15 to cover Keith's break again.

Liberty OTS - John Blair October 29 (can anyone find out if John is on for 2 months, with Jeff Arpin returning after the holiday as the regular CD on the ship? Or, is John on for 4 months and is he the regular CD on the ship?)

Majesty OTS - Susan McColl October 23 for 4 months, then Marc Walker returns at the end of February for 2 months.(exact date)

Mariner OTS - Fang Lixin October 17 (until when?)

Navigator OTS - Mike Hunnerup October 15 for 2 months (need exact date. Then who?)

Oasis OTS - Drew Devine returns September 3 until January 14, then Patricio Honores will be covering Drew's break January 14 until mid-March

Ovation OTS - Jimmy Rhodes July 23 Until Nov 23, then Joff Eaton November 23 though January 28, the Jimmy Rhodes returns January 28 for 4 months.

Quantum OTS - Ricky Matthews July 14 until late-November, then Ken Jones for 2 months (need handover date).

Radiance OTS - Steve Davis September 9 until December 3 (Who is covering from December 3 until January 28?) Joff Eaton begins January 28 until March 28

Rhapsody OTS - Michelle Pimentinha Oliveira June 24 until November 13. Then, Patricio Honores will be covering November 13 until Jan 14, then Dan Whitney begins on Jan 14 (until the TA on April 29? or through the TA on May 13?)

Serenade OTS - Carly Boileau for the Canadian Season September 13 through November 11, then Topi Ylonen returns November 11

Vision OTS - Bill Brunkhorst October 29 (until when?)

Voyager OTS - Mitch Merucci October 11 for the Australian Season

Ken Rush works at corporate in Miami as RCI's Director of Entertainment. He may occasionally fill-in as CD

Rich Edwards is temporarily out due to back issues and will not be returning until at least October 2016

Amy Fickert-Southgate has taken a job shoreside as of June 8

Luke Aerowsmith is working at the corporate office in London

Gordon Whatman is retired, but will be filling-in from time-to-time if needed

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 is a Product Manager at Tauck Corp in Connecticut

Anna Bass is a make-up artist

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 SilverSeas out of Italy

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

Abel Jeney is now with P&O. Not a CD but cruise staff.

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

Leigh Xuereb and his AM Frankie Portera worked as CD's for Carnival, and it has been reported that they are moving to NCL's Pride of America

DonnaK · October 31, 2016

Can anyone find out:

Allure: Who will be following Dru, and what is the handover date (mid December)?

Indy: Who will be following Jamie, and what is the handover date (mid November, after the TA)?

Jewel: Can anyone confirm that Simona's break begins Nov 6, and will Dennis be the next CD?

Liberty: How long will John be onboard? Will he be handing over to Jeff Arpin?

Navigator: How long will Mike be onboard (mid December), and who will be the next CD?

Quantum: Handover date (mid November) between Ricky and Ken?

Vision: Can anyone confirm that the handover between Mercedes and Bill occurred on Oct 22 or 29?

Edited October 31, 2016 by DonnaK

DonnaK · October 31, 2016

I spoke with Jamie this morning. He is here until January and isn't sure who will be replacing him