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On 1/13/2020 at 1:09 PM, DELTABLUE said:

ADVENTURE:   Drew Devine #1397
ALLURE  Jimmy Rhodes #1578, Michele Scarpato May to September, 2020 #1652

 

ANTHEM  Mitch Merucci September 21 #1477 to January 16, 2020 #1692, then Mercedes Lafuente #1676 for 2 months #1703
BRILLIANCE:    Rob McNally  #1566
EMPRESS  Steve Davis  #1703
ENCHANTMENT:  Bobby Broughton. Elizabeth Hackett to cover vacation, early October #1476 Update, please.
EXPLORER:  Mike Whitte #1545
FREEDOM:    Cory Rogers for 30 days in Dec to take ship to Cadiz in Jan for drydock #1444 then Elvis Pinto #1671
GRANDEUR:  Clo O'Connor #1626 Through 2-20-20 #1657
HARMONY:    Marc Walker as of  9-29-19/3-15-20, 5-3/9-13-20 and 11-15-20/3-7-21 #1619
INDEPENDENCE:  Cuddy Cudsworth  #1677
JEWEL:         Andrea Oliver on through March, 2020 #1687
LIBERTY:  Brian Leavitt October 13 #1620, Cory Rogers January 14th to May 17th then July 12th to November 22nd. #1740

 

MARINER:    Ricky Matthews as of 1-11-20 #1732
MAJESTY:   Tanya Yates Tongue #1676
NAVIGATOR:   Hugo Arenas returned 10-18 #1621
OASIS:           Michele Scarpato #1717
OVATION:     Gordon Whatman #1716 as of 1-9-20 for 7 weeks till Hong Kong #1720
QUANTUM:  Ken Jones  #1535
RADIANCE:   Susan Adams #1701
RHAPSODY:  David Bradshaw #1666
SERENADE:  Katy McCullagh from UK #1652, filling in.  Will be gone by 1-31-20 #1656, then Chris Brown #1651
SPECTRUM: Fang Lixin through December #1394 Any update?

 

SYMPHONY:  Mike Szwajkowski as of 11-2-19 #1602

 

VISION       Steve Davis  for transatlantic crossing, will be on for 8 months #1518 then John Blair #1678
VOYAGER:  Michelle Oliveria #1565

 

 

Per Michelle's IG, she'll rotate off Voyager on 2/5. No idea who'll come on while she's off.

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5 hours ago, CruisingJoe09 said:

Marc just said on FB that Jimmy Rhodes will cover his vacation.

I'm guessing he is off Allure now.


jimmy leaves at the end of this week and Michele will replace him. We are on board now and jimmy announced it on his show. 

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Joe...please help me clarify Harmony, Ovation and Quantum.

 

 I have this for Harmony " Marc Walker as of  9-29-19/3-15-20, 5-3/9-13-20 and 11-15-20/3-7-21 #1619 "  Where does Jimmy fit in this timeline?

 

I also have Ken Jones on Quantum, and Gordon on Ovation so which ship is Joff on?

 

I seem to have lost the thread somewhere.:classic_sad:

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52 minutes ago, DELTABLUE said:

Joe...please help me clarify Harmony, Ovation and Quantum.

 

 I have this for Harmony " Marc Walker as of  9-29-19/3-15-20, 5-3/9-13-20 and 11-15-20/3-7-21 #1619 "  Where does Jimmy fit in this timeline?

 

I also have Ken Jones on Quantum, and Gordon on Ovation so which ship is Joff on?

 

I seem to have lost the thread somewhere.:classic_sad:

 

I thought Gordon replaced Ken Jones on Quantum.

 

Corinna

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1 hour ago, DELTABLUE said:

Joe...please help me clarify Harmony, Ovation and Quantum.

 

 I have this for Harmony " Marc Walker as of  9-29-19/3-15-20, 5-3/9-13-20 and 11-15-20/3-7-21 #1619 "  Where does Jimmy fit in this timeline?

 

I also have Ken Jones on Quantum, and Gordon on Ovation so which ship is Joff on?

 

I seem to have lost the thread somewhere.:classic_sad:

Should be fairly obvious where Jimmy fits in as someone has to cover when Marc takes a vacation. For Harmony, you've listed Marc's contracts which he announced on his FB page. 

 

HM's CD schedule is as follows:

Marc Walker - until March 15th

Jimmy Rhodes - March 15th until May 3rd

Marc Walker - May 3rd until September 13th

Brian Leavitt - September 13th until November 15th

Marc Walker - November 15th until March 7th 2021

 

Gordon is not on Ovation, I don't know where that came from. He's on Quantum covering for Ken and Joff is on Ovation.

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Collecting bits and pieces of information from various sources is not as easy as it may seem.  Trying to do the best I can with what is provided.  See if the latest is more accurate.

 

ADVENTURE:   Drew Devine #1397
ALLURE  Michele Scarpato now #1754 and May to September, 2020 #1652

ANTHEM  Mitch Merucci September 21 #1477 to January 16, 2020 #1692, then Mercedes Lafuente #1676 for 2 months #1703
BRILLIANCE:    Rob McNally  #1566
EMPRESS  Steve Knisley as of 1-3-20  #1751
ENCHANTMENT:  Bobby Broughton. Elizabeth Hackett to cover vacation, early October #1476 Update, please.
EXPLORER:  Mike Whitte #1545
FREEDOM:     Elvis Pinto #1671
GRANDEUR:  Clo O'Connor #1626 Through 2-20-20 #1657
HARMONY:  Marc Walker 9-29-19/3-15-20, Jimmy Rhodes 3/15-5/ 3 #1753, Marc 5-3/9-13-20, Brian Leavitt - 9/13th-11/15 Marc 11-15-20/3-7-21 #1619 
INDEPENDENCE:  Cuddy Cudsworth  #1677
JEWEL:         Andrea Oliver on through March, 2020 #1687
LIBERTY:  Cory Rogers January 14th to May 17th then July 12th to November 22nd. #1740 #1761

 

MARINER:    Ricky Matthews as of 1-11-20 #1732
MAJESTY:   Tanya Yates Tongue #1676
NAVIGATOR:   Hugo Arenas returned 10-18 #1621
OASIS:           Bobby Brown #1745
OVATION:     Joff Eaton #1762
QUANTUM:  Gordon Whatman #1762
RADIANCE:   Susan Adams #1701
RHAPSODY:  David Bradshaw #1666
SERENADE:  Katy McCullagh from UK #1652, filling in.  Will be gone by 1-31-20 #1656, then Chris Brown #1651
SPECTRUM: Fang Lixin through December #1394 Any update?

SYMPHONY:  Mike Szwajkowski as of 11-2-19 #1602

 

VISION       Steve Davis  for transatlantic crossing, will be on for 8 months #1518 then John Blair #1678
VOYAGER:  Michelle Oliveria #1565 through 2-5-20 #1752

 

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On 7/8/2018 at 5:24 AM, DonnaK said:

 

Adventure OTS - Clo O'Connor July 6 for 2 months. Then who?

Allure OTS - Jimmy Rhodes March 11 for 4 months, then Mitch Merucciis scheduled to return August 12 for 2 months.

 

 

Anthem OTS - Dennis Charles May 12 until September 6, then Chris Brown starts September 6 for 4 months.

Brilliance OTS - Mike Szwajkowski July 3 (for 2 or 4 months?)

Empress OTS - WHO is the current CD?

Enchantment OTS - Bobby Broughton April 6 until early-September. Then who?

Explorer OTS - Topi Ylönen returns June 8 until July 27. Then who? (Graham Seymour may return as regular CD again for the rest of 2018, or Dennis Charles is also rumored to be joining Explorer).

Freedom OTS - Drew Devine March 17 until July 28, then Topi Ylönen returns July 28 until September 29, followed by Drew September 29 for 4 months.

Grandeur OTS - Bob Leininger June 2 until October 6. Bobreturns December 1 for another 4 month contract. (Mitch Merucci is unsure if he is joining GR in October as planned. It may be Mike Szwajkowski instead.)

Harmony OTS - Dru Pavlov April 21 until early-September (need handover date) then Abe Hughes returns early-September for 4 months.

Independence OTS - Joff EatonMay 28 until September 22, then Tim Connor returns September 22.

Jewel OTS - Simona Ferraiuolo June 16 until August 19, then Andrea Olivieri returns (for 4 months?)

Liberty OTS - Jeff Arpin May 27 until July 22, then Marc Walker starts July 22 for 4 months.

Majesty OTS - Patricio Honores late-June (for 2 months).

Mariner OTS - Ricky Matthewsuntil July 9, then Carlos Torres joins July 9 for 2 months, then Ricky returns in September for 4 months.

Navigator OTS - Rob McNally May 6 until late-August, then Cuddy Cudworth returns in late-August. (need handover date)

Oasis OTS - Dan Whitney early May for 4 months. Then who?

Ovation OTS - Mike Hunnerup March 23 (until late-July? then who?) Joff Eaton returns November 28 for the Australian season.

Quantum OTS - Is Fang Lixin is the current CD? Paul Rutter returns in the Fall (Sept/Oct) for a few months.

Radiance OTS - Cuddy CudworthJune 15 for 2 months followed by John Blairin August until January. (need handover date)

Rhapsody OTS - Tim Connor June 23 for 2 months, then Elvis Pinto returns mid-August for 4 months. (need handover date)

Serenade OTS - Jamie Fentiman May 13 for 4 months. Then Who?

Symphony OTS - Michele Scarpato March 11 until late-July (need handover date) then Bobby Brown returns through the TA November 9

Vision OTS - Steve Davis April 6 until August 6, followed by Ken Jones for 2 months.

Voyager OTS - Michelle Oliveira began late-May (for 4 months?).

 

 

Jerome Sueur is reportedly joining Carnival and getting married soon.

Keith Williams has been cleared to return from medical leave, but does not currently have a ship assignment.

Casey Pelterworks shoreside for Celebrity as Manager of Entertainment.

Graham Seymour is semi-retired but fills-in from time to time as needed

Rich Edwards sadly passed away in June 2017. RIP Rich.

John Perry is Operations Manager at Hyatt Hotels (per LinkedIn)

Ken Rush works at corporate in Miami as RCI's Director of Entertainment, and occasionally fills-in as CD

Amy Fickert-Southgate works shoreside

Luke Aerowsmith is working at the corporate office in London

Gordon Whatman is retired, but fills-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

Leo Papa is a Product Manager at Tauck Corp in Connecticut

Anna Bass is a make-up artist

João Pereira is the Cruise Sales Manager on the Liberty of the Seas.

Kirk Detweiler is now CD with Silversea cruises.

Simeon Baker- is a sales exec at a Porsche dealer in Saskatchewan

Matt Baker - Sim's brother - is a radio presenter.

Kieron Buffrey - CD with Viking River Cruises

Tom Canosa - teaching 6th grade science in North Carolina

Peter Benfield and Johnny Osborne have emigrated to Thailand

Anthony Richards is working for Royal Media Partners as Manager Port Revenue Operations

Rico du Breil is a CD with SilverSeas out of Italy

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

Abel Jeney is with The World - Luxury Residence at Sea

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 are CD's for Carnival

Is there a 2020 update on this information?

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