Focused1 Posted April 29, 2022 #1 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Does anyone know if John Barron (formerly CD with Regent) is back with Seabourn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rucrazy Posted April 29, 2022 #2 Share Posted April 29, 2022 According to LinkedIn he returned to Seaborn April 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markham Posted April 29, 2022 #3 Share Posted April 29, 2022 John Barton at Seabourn (note spelling)? Doing what? He is not a CD to my knowledge. Anyone else know for a fact? Happy and healthy sailing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rucrazy Posted April 29, 2022 #4 Share Posted April 29, 2022 His LinkedIn profile lists: John Barron Presenter / Singer Gateshead, England, United Kingdom Cruise Director Seabourn Cruise Line · Full-time Seabourn Cruise Line · Full-time Apr 2022 - Present · 1 mo That's all I know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfvoyage Posted April 29, 2022 #5 Share Posted April 29, 2022 He was CD on my Med cruise on the Odyssey in 2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEESRE Posted April 29, 2022 #6 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Sailing on the Quest when she returns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincslady Posted April 29, 2022 #7 Share Posted April 29, 2022 He has recently been with Regent for some time - he was the CD on the inaugural cruise of the first of the new ultra-blingy ships. I watched, out of curiosity, the programmes on TV about the build of the most expensive cruise ship in the world, or however they described it. I am afraid I found it a bit OTT, as what everything cost seemed to be the most important factor. JB featured largely in these programmes. However, he has obviously felt he would like to go back to Seabourn. He seems to be a bit marmite, most people loving him, but by no means everyone, particularly on Seabourn, with a slightly different ambiance to Regent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saminina Posted April 29, 2022 #8 Share Posted April 29, 2022 John will be first to tell you that he taught Handre all that he knows. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Luxury Posted April 30, 2022 #9 Share Posted April 30, 2022 I haven't heard if John is now back at Seabourn. He is a great CD He and Handre were taught their craft by Barry Hopkins who was a master. Alas Barry is not with us anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crosspost Posted April 30, 2022 #10 Share Posted April 30, 2022 John was the best cruise director that Regent had, very down to earth and very funny, as well as a great singer. Seabourn are very lucky to have him back and Regent very foolish to have let him go. We would join a cruise specifically if John was cruise director. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markham Posted April 30, 2022 #11 Share Posted April 30, 2022 I am happy to see John again on Quest. I remember his days at Seabourn before he traipsed off to Regent years ago. I assume, safely I am sure, that he has matured greatly, and this makes the prospect even sunnier. BTW, I have yet to try Regent. That glitzy new ship video review from a couple of years ago which included enough crystal and other OTT bling to sink a shopping mall in Dubai, and the customers onboard who were so impressed by it, certainly did not attract me. John was in the video, and I imagine he believed in that Regent vibe or else he just played along. Not to my taste at all. I wish him luck at Seabourn, which still seems to sustain its egalitarian and relaxed one class ship Norwegian roots apart, of course, from its pretentious and space-wasting Retreat areas which thankfully are only on Encore and Ovation. Happy and healthy sailing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Luxury Posted April 30, 2022 #12 Share Posted April 30, 2022 I have just heard from John He and Handre are in Palermo with the Quest. Good to have John back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Luxury Posted April 30, 2022 #13 Share Posted April 30, 2022 47 minutes ago, markham said: I am happy to see John again on Quest. I remember his days at Seabourn before he traipsed off to Regent years ago. I assume, safely I am sure, that he has matured greatly, and this makes the prospect even sunnier. BTW, I have yet to try Regent. That glitzy new ship video review from a couple of years ago which included enough crystal and other OTT bling to sink a shopping mall in Dubai, and the customers onboard who were so impressed by it, certainly did not attract me. John was in the video, and I imagine he believed in that Regent vibe or else he just played along. Not to my taste at all. I wish him luck at Seabourn, which still seems to sustain its egalitarian and relaxed one class ship Norwegian roots apart, of course, from its pretentious and space-wasting Retreat areas which thankfully are only on Encore and Ovation. Happy and healthy sailing! Hi Markham how are you? I'm in Crete enjoying the sun. Will be on Encore August 7th Hope the Quest is looking after you well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markham Posted April 30, 2022 #14 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Mr Luxury, Markham is fine and just back from the Ody post-dry dock cruise, Aruba to Miami. Our next Seabourn cruise will be on Quest circumnavigating South America including Antarctica and South Georgia starting in January. Which is (gulp) 8 months from now. And rest assured that I will keep a watchful eye over John to ensure that he strictly adheres to Seabourn standards. No slippage relating to his time on that other cruise line, such as it is, will be tolerated. I hope to see you in 2023! Happy and healthy sailing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Luxury Posted May 1, 2022 #15 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Indeed Markham, We don't want any more of those Howdy doody git to know yer neighbours parties. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleally Posted May 1, 2022 #16 Share Posted May 1, 2022 On 4/30/2022 at 8:47 AM, markham said: I am happy to see John again on Quest. I remember his days at Seabourn before he traipsed off to Regent years ago. I assume, safely I am sure, that he has matured greatly, and this makes the prospect even sunnier. BTW, I have yet to try Regent. That glitzy new ship video review from a couple of years ago which included enough crystal and other OTT bling to sink a shopping mall in Dubai, and the customers onboard who were so impressed by it, certainly did not attract me. John was in the video, and I imagine he believed in that Regent vibe or else he just played along. Not to my taste at all. I wish him luck at Seabourn, which still seems to sustain its egalitarian and relaxed one class ship Norwegian roots apart, of course, from its pretentious and space-wasting Retreat areas which thankfully are only on Encore and Ovation. Happy and healthy sailing! No need to try Regent. Seabourn is better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleally Posted May 1, 2022 #17 Share Posted May 1, 2022 8 hours ago, Mr Luxury said: Indeed Markham, We don't want any more of those Howdy doody git to know yer neighbours parties. Ugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincslady Posted May 2, 2022 #18 Share Posted May 2, 2022 I'm not sure that the dreaded block party was brought to Seabourn by John Barron - could it have been Captain Dag, who was with Seabourn for a fairly short time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincslady Posted May 2, 2022 #19 Share Posted May 2, 2022 I'm not sure that the dreaded block party was brought to Seabourn by John Barron - could it have been Captain Dag, who was with Seabourn for a fairly short time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincslady Posted May 2, 2022 #20 Share Posted May 2, 2022 I'm not sure that the block party was brought to Seabourn by John Barron - could it have been Captain Dag, who was with Seabourn for a fairly short time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincslady Posted May 2, 2022 #21 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Apologies - I posted this 3 times because it kept being 'hidden'. I can't imagine what was wrong with it - anyone any ideas? No rude words, surely no objection to mention of that Captain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rucrazy Posted May 2, 2022 #22 Share Posted May 2, 2022 41 minutes ago, lincslady said: anyone any ideas? must have been on your end .. I say the first time you posted... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincslady Posted May 2, 2022 #23 Share Posted May 2, 2022 2 hours ago, rucrazy said: must have been on your end .. I say the first time you posted... I assume you mean 'saw', not 'say'? I am afraid I am too ignorant to understand how CC works. and why it would come up as hidden in a pink colour on my screen. It is a mystery to me. However, not very important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rucrazy Posted May 2, 2022 #24 Share Posted May 2, 2022 7 minutes ago, lincslady said: I assume you mean 'saw', not 'say'? Exactly!...and I agree at the end of the day it is not important... happens to us all I imagine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseej Posted May 2, 2022 #25 Share Posted May 2, 2022 On 4/30/2022 at 12:48 PM, markham said: Markham is fine and just back from the Ody post-dry dock cruise, Aruba to Miami. @markham I may have missed this in another thread, but I'm curious if you can share what was done to the Odyssey in drydock. We sailed on her twice on the past year and fortunately didn't find things run down, so I'm wondering if this was just standard hull cleaning/inspection and minor hotel-side maintenance, of if there were any more major changes implemented. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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