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Small ship = less guests.

Port intensive itinerary = less sea days and therefore less time at events and with guests.

Any idea who will be CD for Allure in December?

Probably Jimmy as he is the regular CD on Allure.

Wow! I had to re-read also to make sure I read that correctly! Those lucky people on Rhapsody!

 

 

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I sort of wish he could be on SY, TBH. Considering he is one of the best, I think he is being wasted on Rhapsody, as it is a small ship with a port intensive itinerary.

And what of Carly B?

What about Carly? She is regular on Serenade for the Canada season, so will be back there in September.

Hi Joe Tim Conor is the CD enjoy your weekend

 

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Crikey! Oasis to Indy to Rhapsody. Talk about going smaller! Thanks for the info ncb! I'm joining Symphony this weekend.

The Cruise Director in me made sure to check with Royal Caribbean regarding the theme nights on Symphony. Below is they told me would be included:

'Symphony hosts an 80's Party, White Party, 50's & 60's Party, and a Latin Fiesta.'

What do you make of those entertainment options? I'm definitely going to the 80's night. I might give the 50's & 60's party another try, although it was terrible on Harmony. No idea what the White Party and Latin Fiesta are.

The Entertainment and Activities on the Oasis Class ships are fantastic. Any recommendations for shows or activities to see/do?

I forget what you said, are you starting your travel Thursday or Friday? I have heard of Ryan Air, but don't know anything about them.

Early on Friday morning. 6.30am flight from Edinburgh to Barcelona. Ryanair is Europe's answer to Spirit.

Anyone who has previously sailed Symphony and attended 80's night in the Promenade? I wish that it was still 70's night. LOVE the YMCA!!

Joe, I didn’t know you wanted to be a Cruise Director! I think you would be the perfect fit for it, judging by your posts and lively personality. I think it’s great that you keep track of the current ones and shadow them as part of your ambition, I wish you the best of luck and look forward to seeing you onstage on one of my future cruises!

 

 

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Thanks so much! I was interested in the role for a while, but seeing Abe Hughes on Harmony really inspired me. Since that cruise, I have been doing a bit of planning and already have an idea of what I would be like. Definitely trying to emulate the best and learn how not to do it from the worst. Disclaimer though - I probably would not be your typical RCI CD.

Thanks all for the comments!

Cannot wait for boarding the ship alongside the Sailaway Party from Barcelona. Hope to recreate this scene from my favorite movie of recent times:

This will be the first time in several cruises that I will visit the gym. Wish me luck!

Will also be attending many Cruise Director activities, with my ambition to become one myself. Afternoons spent at the Waterslides as well.

Does anyone know who is the current CD on Rhapsody?

There is a bridge that the ship must pass under to get to the port, which limits the ships Royal can use there.

It limits them to EN, VI and RH. EN is probably pencilled in for the 4/5/5 from Texas, whilst I see them trying to maximize RH while they can still go to Venice. My bet is that VI will go to Baltimore as they can replace her with a Radiance Class on her itineraries.

It's sad that the Vision Class seem to be going. Lady G is certainly an icon in the fleet, but perhaps it is time for her to move on. The issue here though is Baltimore. What could replace her?

PRE-CRUISE:

We will be flying out very early on Friday morning. 6.30am from Edinburgh non stop to Barcelona on Ryanair, which for all Americans, is Europe's favorite airline. Much better than last year, where we had about 10 hours of flying the friendly skies each direction.

Arrival into Barcelona will be 10.20am. Probably getting a taxi to the hotel (I can't remember the name) and unsure of plans for the rest of the day. As we will be getting up about 3am in the morning, I can't imagine that we would want to do much, especially with the warm weather.

Full day in Barcelona on Saturday. If anyone has any recommendations of what to do, please let me know. Stayed there for a full day before Allure in 2015, but I didn't enjoy it as we crammed it all in on one day (2 Hop on Hop Off rides in 1 day with warm weather).

Unsure of restaurants in Barcelona. It's always easy in the States or UK to find somewhere, but last time in Barcelona, we walked for about 2 hours and saw nothing other than Tapas bars. Before Harmony, we just went to McDonalds as it was a late evening. Probably finding an Irish Bar and perhaps an American place (maybe Hard Rock Cafe in Placa Catalunya).

After breakfast, heading direct to ship on Sunday morning (hoping to be onboard by around 11.30am).

Do you know who will be the cruise director for its TA for dry dock in 2024?

I was hoping it would be me! ;p To be serious though, I will try and speak to Michele about how to get to CD as it is where I want to be.

Kidding, good luck, we will be watching. I for one will soak up every detail including your flights and getting home, so don't leave anything out, we can skip over the parts about finding someone to water your plants if we want to.

I didn't know that I had any plants that needed watering. I will absolutely be adding in all of the pre and post cruise details, so stay tuned for them. Got a couple of posts to make, and then will report from Barcelona on Friday and Saturday before joining the ship.

Does anyone have any questions?

Eh.......Yes!

Thanks! I wonder if Abe will extend a few more cruises to make it a full 4 month contract.

Clo O'Connor will be the CD from next week until the end of August.

Instead of Brilliance then?

I'm so looking forward to this! We're on a B2B on Symphony in August and I'm very interested in how they handle the turnaround day for those cruisers. Are you planning on doing any speciality restaurants? If you're able to get copies of the cruise compass and kids club sheets that would be fantastic. Happy holidays! XX

Possibly not much specialty restaurants, although I might just have to go to Playmakers for the wings. I'm a Windjammer guy.

Definitely saving all of the Compasses and anything that I can get in the cabin. I'll check at Guest Services if there are any kids club sheets as well.

I've heard a lot of great things about Mike. Hope that he moves to a larger ship soon. He actually posts on CC as well.

No updates on Enchantment I assume? Watching that one.

Bobby Broughton will be on his vacation then. Mike Szwajkowski was rumored to be going to EN to fill in, however Bobby is on until September and Mike is also rumored to be going to GR in October. Currently unsure of who it will be.

Happy Sunday! Thanks all for the updates!

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

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

Brilliance OTS - Abe Hughes started March 31 until early-July, then Clo O'Connor will be CD from early-July until September 1. (need July handover date)

Empress OTS - Patricio Honores began late-May. (for 2 months? then who? Hugo Arenas?).

Enchantment OTS - Bobby Broughton returned April 6 until early-September. Mike Szwajkowski is rumored to be on EN for his next contract, but no confirmation yet.

Explorer OTS - Topi Ylönen returns June 8 until July 27. Graham Seymour is wanted to be kept on Explorer by the HD, so may be regular CD again for the rest of 2018. Dennis Charles is also said to be joining Explorer (needs confirmation).

Freedom OTS - Drew Devine starts 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 returned June 2 until October 6. Bob returns 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 returned April 21 until August 4, then Marc Walker returns August 4 until October 6.

Independence OTS - Joff Eaton returned May 28 until September 22, then Tim Connor returns September 22.

Jewel OTS - Simona Ferraiuolo returned June 16 until August 19, then Andrea Olivieri returns

Liberty OTS - Jeff Arpin started May 27 for 2 months. (then who?)

Majesty OTS - Susan Adams took over February 26. (until when? then who?)

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

Navigator OTS - Rob McNally started May 6 until late-August, then Cuddy Cudworth returns in late-August.

Oasis OTS - Dan Whitney returned early May for 4 months.

Ovation OTS - Mike Hunnerup returned March 23 (for 4 months?).

Quantum OTS - Paul Rutter starts April 9 for 2 months and again in the Fall for 3 months. Who will fill in for Paul's vacation? Fang Lixin?

Radiance OTS - Cuddy Cudworth starts June 15 for 2 months followed by John Blair in August until January.

Rhapsody OTS - Elvis Pinto returned early February for 4 months. (then who?) Elvis expects to return to Rhapsody in August after his vacation.

Serenade OTS - Jamie Fentiman started May 13 for 4 months.

Symphony OTS - Michele Scarpato joined March 11 until late-July, then Bobby Brown returns through the TA November 9. Marc Walker takes over November 9 in Miami until February 16. (He joins Oct 23 for a 17 day handover)

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

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

Jerome Sueur has left RCI and 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 Pelter is now working shoreside for Celebrity as Manager of Entertainment.

Graham Seymour is stepping back from cruise life after July 28, 2017 except for occasional fill-ins. (Graham is filling in on Explorer from Feb 9.)

Rich Edwards has unfortunately passed away in June 2017. RIP Rich.

John Perry has left Royal and is now Operations Manager at Hyatt Hotels (per LinkedIn)

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

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

Leo Papa is a Product Manager at Tauck Corp in Connecticut

Anna Bass is a make-up artist

João Pereira has returned to Royal Caribbean and is now the Cruise Sales Manager on the Liberty of the Seas.

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 - Has sold the Tiddly and is now a radio presenter.

Kieron Buffrey - CD with Viking River Cruises and recently became a father to a lovely baby boy

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 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

Andrea will return to Jewel August 19th,

Thanks. Simona actually took over last week, so will move back the handover date by a week.

 

 

 

Very much. Perhaps biased because I found her attractive and loved her accent. I thought she did a great job with the activities she was involved with.

Fantastic. Look forward to cruising with her as AM.

And a thread I started. Today I saw the thread and thought, " I've had him, I have an opinion . We had a good time with him, He paired up really well with Margot the AD at the time and I really enjoyed their morning show. I might be biases as well as we won the Love and Marriage that he hosted.

I'm sailing SY in a week with Margot as AM - did you enjoy her?