Clarea Posted August 22, 2014 #1851 Share Posted August 22, 2014 You're 100% correct! I asked specifically to them and alas, that's what I was told. Sorry if I was misinformed, my bad :cool:. Not your fault Tim, they should be able to give us accurate info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DELTABLUE Posted August 22, 2014 #1852 Share Posted August 22, 2014 How do you rate him and will he be on Liberty or Grandeur come 11-1-14? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arzeena Posted August 22, 2014 #1853 Share Posted August 22, 2014 We sent an email asking who the entertainement, CD, Captain, etc was on the 11 September 2014 Cruise on Explorer. They said it was Leigh Xereb. Wondering if he's staying on longer or if that is wrong. I believe Sept 6 is his last cruise on the Explorer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallygator Posted August 23, 2014 #1854 Share Posted August 23, 2014 I believe Sept 6 is his last cruise on the Explorer. I sent two emails to the Cruise Directors email asking if he or who might be on the Explorer for the 14 day repo cruise in November . Did not get a response. I will try other avenues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princessdimd Posted August 23, 2014 #1855 Share Posted August 23, 2014 How do you rate him and will he be on Liberty or Grandeur come 11-1-14? I'm really fond of Rich, and I hope he comes back to Liberty for my April 2015 cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magicat Posted August 23, 2014 #1856 Share Posted August 23, 2014 (edited) I'm really fond of Rich, and I hope he comes back to Liberty for my April 2015 cruise. We are too and we hope he will extend/be back on the Grandeur for our April 10 2015 cruise! Edited August 23, 2014 by Magicat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzin-K Posted August 23, 2014 #1857 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Marc Walker is taking one more week off. I'll update the list late tonight, so if anyone else has updates please let us know and I'll make the changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseturbo Posted August 23, 2014 #1858 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Someone currently on the Allure has confirmed that Ken Rush is their cruise director this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzin-K Posted August 24, 2014 #1859 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Someone currently on the Allure has confirmed that Ken Rush is their cruise director this week. Adventure OTS - Rob McNally started on May 4 (until when? Then who?) Allure OTS - Ken Rush from Aug 17 for 2 months (Ken is moving over to Quantum in mid-October) Allan Brooks expects to be back on Allure for one more contract before moving over to Quantum. Anthem OTS - Joff Eaton will be taking out the ship and continuing on as its regular CD. Ken Rush will also be onboard for the first 6-8 weeks doing behind the scenes duties to provide a smooth take out Brilliance OTS - Dru Pavlov began on June 28. Until when? Then who? Enchantment OTS - Marc Walker from July 12 until Nov 17, then Mitch Merucci from Nov 17 until Jan 19. Marc is taking leave for several days Aug 20 - Sept 1 to attend to a family matter. The Activities Manager is filling in. Explorer OTS - Leigh Xuereb from May 8 until September 6, followed by Keith Williams on September 6 until Nov 1. Leigh is not sure if he'll be returning to Explorer on Nov 1st, or if he'll be reassigned (to Allure?). Freedom OTS - Casey Pelter started Aug 10 (for 2 months? 4 months?) Grandeur OTS - Ricky Matthews from July 18 until October 16, then Rich Edwards from October 16 until February 2015 (Schedule has been confirmed by Rich) Independence OTS - Joff Eaton May 17 through October 25. Then who? (This is Joff's last contract on Indy - after his vacation, he is headed to the shipyard mid-March to prepare for taking out Anthem on April 22, 2015). Jewel OTS - Dennis Charles started July 12 for 2 months, followed by Carly Boileau for 4 months, then Dennis for 2 more months (need exact handover dates) Legend OTS - Topi Ylönen started in July. Keith Williams starts in November. Liberty OTS -Jerome Sueur started June 6. Gordon Whatman starting August 24 to September 28. (Then will Jerome return? For how long?) Majesty OTS - Carlos Torres started June 8 Mariner OTS - Dan Whitney started July 30 (until when, then who?) Navigator OTS - Mitch Merucci Aug 17 until Oct 19, then John Perry for 4 months . Oasis OTS - Drew Devine July 19 through November 15, then Ricky Matthews starts November 15 Quantum OTS - Jimmy Rhodes will be taking out the ship and continuing on as its regular CD for 4 months, followed by Allan Brooks for 2 months. Ken Rush will also be onboard for the first 6-8 weeks doing behind the scenes duties to provide a smooth take out. (Zach Stratford will be the Activities Manager) Radiance OTS - Mike Hunnerup from August 22 through November 5, then Amy Fickert returns November 5 for approx. 4 months Rhapsody OTS - Ken Jones from August 1 for approximately 8 weeks, then Graham Seymour will return at the end of September/beginning of October. Serenade OTS - Mercedes Lafuente started June 28 *John and Katrina Blair are returning in November (needs confirmation) Splendour OTS - Bill Brunkhorst for the European Season Vision OTS - Steve Davis started on June 9 until October 4th, then Paul Rutter October 4 through December 12, then Steve Davis returns for 4 months Voyager OTS - Lixin Fang began April 10 for the Asian season Richard Spacey is now Manager of Entertainment, Activities and Family Strategy Development for Celebrity Cruises in their corporate offices in Miami, working alongside Becky Thompson. He will be CD on Celebrity Summit starting sometime in September. Dave Chapman has left RCCL. He is taking an extended break, and then he will be moving over to another cruiseline. 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 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 International Manager at Kingswood Education and Adventure in London 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 Where is Warren Allen? (aka Warren Melhuish) (If anyone knows the whereabouts of other former RCI cruise directors, I'd be happy to add them to the end of this list, as there seems to be a lot of questions about them) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzin-K Posted August 24, 2014 #1860 Share Posted August 24, 2014 (edited) It's now August 24 (at least it is on the east coast), so let me be the first to welcome back DonnaK. I hope you had a wonderful cruise. :) Edited August 24, 2014 by Cruzin-K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted August 24, 2014 Author #1861 Share Posted August 24, 2014 It's now August 24 (at least it is on the east coast), so let me be the first to welcome back DonnaK. I hope you had a wonderful cruise. :) Thank you Karen! I appreciate the attention you gave to updating the list while I was gone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted August 24, 2014 Author #1862 Share Posted August 24, 2014 (edited) When I was on the Majesty of the Seas, 8/4/2014, the cruise Director was a woman.......Michelle something from Brazil?....it was NOT Carlos Adventure OTS - Rob McNally started on May 4 (until when? Then who?) Allure OTS - Ken Rush from Aug 17 for 2 months (Ken is moving over to Quantum in mid-October) Allan Brooks expects to be back on Allure for one more contract before moving over to Quantum. Anthem OTS - Joff Eaton will be taking out the ship and continuing on as its regular CD. Ken Rush will also be onboard for the first 6-8 weeks doing behind the scenes duties to provide a smooth take out Brilliance OTS - Dru Pavlov began on June 28. Until when? Then who? Enchantment OTS - Marc Walker from July 12 until Nov 17, then Mitch Merucci from Nov 17 until Jan 19. Marc is taking leave for several days Aug 20 - Sept 1 to attend to a family matter. The Activities Manager is filling in. Explorer OTS - Leigh Xuereb from May 8 until September 6, followed by Keith Williams on September 6 until Nov 1. Leigh is not sure if he'll be returning to Explorer on Nov 1st, or if he'll be reassigned (to Allure?). Freedom OTS - Casey Pelter started Aug 10 (for 2 months? 4 months?) Grandeur OTS - Ricky Matthews from July 18 until October 16, then Rich Edwards from October 16 until February 2015 (Schedule has been confirmed by Rich) Independence OTS - Joff Eaton May 17 through October 25. Then who? (This is Joff's last contract on Indy - after his vacation, he is headed to the shipyard mid-March to prepare for taking out Anthem on April 22, 2015). Jewel OTS - Dennis Charles started July 12 for 2 months, followed by Carly Boileau for 4 months, then Dennis for 2 more months (need exact handover dates) Legend OTS - Topi Ylönen started in July. Keith Williams starts in November. Liberty OTS -Gordon Whatman starting August 24 to September 28. (Then will Jerome Sueur return? For how long?) Majesty OTS - Michelle Pimentinha (need dates) Mariner OTS - Dan Whitney started July 30 (until when, then who?) Navigator OTS - Mitch Merucci Aug 17 until Oct 19, then John Perry for 4 months . Oasis OTS - Drew Devine July 19 through November 15, then Ricky Matthews starts November 15 Quantum OTS - Jimmy Rhodes will be taking out the ship and continuing on as its regular CD for 4 months, followed by Allan Brooks for 2 months. Ken Rush will also be onboard for the first 6-8 weeks doing behind the scenes duties to provide a smooth take out. (Zach Stratford will be the Activities Manager) Radiance OTS - Mike Hunnerup from August 22 through November 5, then Amy Fickert returns November 5 for approx. 4 months Rhapsody OTS - Ken Jones from August 1 for approximately 8 weeks, then Graham Seymour will return at the end of September/beginning of October. Serenade OTS - Mercedes Lafuente started June 28 *John and Katrina Blair are returning in November (needs confirmation) Splendour OTS - Bill Brunkhorst for the European Season Vision OTS - Steve Davis started on June 9 until October 4th, then Paul Rutter October 4 through December 12, then Steve Davis returns for 4 months Voyager OTS - Lixin Fang began April 10 for the Asian season Richard Spacey is now Manager of Entertainment, Activities and Family Strategy Development for Celebrity Cruises in their corporate offices in Miami, working alongside Becky Thompson. He will be CD on Celebrity Summit starting sometime in September. Dave Chapman has left RCCL. He is taking an extended break, and then he will be moving over to another cruiseline. 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 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 International Manager at Kingswood Education and Adventure in London 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 Where is Warren Allen? (aka Warren Melhuish) (If anyone knows the whereabouts of other former RCI cruise directors, I'd be happy to add them to the end of this list, as there seems to be a lot of questions about them) Edited August 24, 2014 by DonnaK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmama Posted August 24, 2014 #1863 Share Posted August 24, 2014 What has been the feedback/experience with Casey Peltier? We had been looking forward to Rivhard Spacey on fos but see Casey is now there. Sent from my SCH-I915 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzin-K Posted August 24, 2014 #1864 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Thank you Karen! I appreciate the attention you gave to updating the list while I was gone! No problem, except I apparently completely missed that post about Majesty. Oopsie :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miamia65 Posted August 25, 2014 #1865 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Hi Donna I wrote to RCI Australia via Facebook private message re: the CD for Voyager of the Seas for the repositioning and Australia season and have been advised that it will be Chris Brown from Australia. RCI confirmed Chris will be on the ship on 25 November for Singapore to Sydney. So it seems as though the web_reservations people really do give out incorrect information. I will do my best to find out how long Chris will be on Voyager when we board on 25 November. Cheers Aleisha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springaussie Posted August 25, 2014 #1866 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Hi Donna I wrote to RCI Australia via Facebook private message re: the CD for Voyager of the Seas for the repositioning and Australia season and have been advised that it will be Chris Brown from Australia. RCI confirmed Chris will be on the ship on 25 November for Singapore to Sydney. So it seems as though the web_reservations people really do give out incorrect information. I will do my best to find out how long Chris will be on Voyager when we board on 25 November. Cheers Aleisha Chris Brown was Activities Manager on my last 3 Voyager cruises. I am thinking Royal may have the Activities Manager and Cruise Director mixed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erniebert Posted August 25, 2014 #1867 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Frankie Portera (Oasis & previously Explorers Activities Manager) has just tweeted that he is joining Enchantment tomorrow for a week as CD and will then be back on vacation Next cruise: Oasis of the Seas 12-night Westbound Transatlantic 15.10.2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miamia65 Posted August 25, 2014 #1868 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Chris Brown was Activities Manager on my last 3 Voyager cruises.I am thinking Royal may have the Activities Manager and Cruise Director mixed up. Darryl Dyball will be the Activities Manager as per his announcement on his facebook page. He was on Granduer and went on vacation, his 24 July FB post says he is joining Voyager mid September and heading to Australia. So maybe Chris Brown has been promoted. What is he like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springaussie Posted August 25, 2014 #1869 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Darryl Dyball will be the Activities Manager as per his announcement on his facebook page. He was on Granduer and went on vacation, his 24 July FB post says he is joining Voyager mid September and heading to Australia. So maybe Chris Brown has been promoted. What is he like? Thanks Chris will be good. But Luke and Gordon have set a high standard for Voyager in Oz waters. Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted August 25, 2014 Author #1870 Share Posted August 25, 2014 (edited) Hi Donna I wrote to RCI Australia via Facebook private message re: the CD for Voyager of the Seas for the repositioning and Australia season and have been advised that it will be Chris Brown from Australia. RCI confirmed Chris will be on the ship on 25 November for Singapore to Sydney. So it seems as though the web_reservations people really do give out incorrect information. I will do my best to find out how long Chris will be on Voyager when we board on 25 November. Cheers Aleisha Adventure OTS - Rob McNally started on May 4 (until when? Then who?) Allure OTS - Ken Rush from Aug 17 for 2 months (Ken is moving over to Quantum in mid-October) Allan Brooks expects to be back on Allure for one more contract before moving over to Quantum. Anthem OTS - Joff Eaton will be taking out the ship and continuing on as its regular CD. Ken Rush will also be onboard for the first 6-8 weeks doing behind the scenes duties to provide a smooth take out Brilliance OTS - Dru Pavlov began on June 28. Until when? Then who? Enchantment OTS - Marc Walker from July 12 until Nov 17, then Mitch Merucci from Nov 17 until Jan 19. Marc is taking leave for several days Aug 20 - Sept 1 to attend to a family matter. Frankie Portera is filling in. Explorer OTS - Leigh Xuereb from May 8 until September 6, followed by Keith Williams on September 6 until Nov 1. Leigh is not sure if he'll be returning to Explorer on Nov 1st, or if he'll be reassigned (to Allure?). Freedom OTS - Casey Pelter started Aug 10 (for 2 months? 4 months?) Grandeur OTS - Ricky Matthews from July 18 until October 16, then Rich Edwards from October 16 until February 2015 (Schedule has been confirmed by Rich) Independence OTS - Joff Eaton May 17 through October 25. Then who? (This is Joff's last contract on Indy - after his vacation, he is headed to the shipyard mid-March to prepare for taking out Anthem on April 22, 2015). Jewel OTS - Dennis Charles started July 12 for 2 months, followed by Carly Boileau for 4 months, then Dennis for 2 more months (need exact handover dates) Legend OTS - Topi Ylönen started in July. Keith Williams starts in November. Liberty OTS -Gordon Whatman starting August 24 to September 28. (Then will Jerome Sueur return? For how long?) Majesty OTS - Michelle Pimentinha (need dates) Mariner OTS - Dan Whitney started July 30 (until when, then who?) Navigator OTS - Mitch Merucci Aug 17 until Oct 19, then John Perry for 4 months . Oasis OTS - Drew Devine July 19 through November 15, then Ricky Matthews starts November 15 Quantum OTS - Jimmy Rhodes will be taking out the ship and continuing on as its regular CD for 4 months, followed by Allan Brooks for 2 months. Ken Rush will also be onboard for the first 6-8 weeks doing behind the scenes duties to provide a smooth take out. (Zach Stratford will be the Activities Manager) Radiance OTS - Mike Hunnerup from August 22 through November 5, then Amy Fickert returns November 5 for approx. 4 months Rhapsody OTS - Ken Jones from August 1 for approximately 8 weeks, then Graham Seymour will return at the end of September/beginning of October. Serenade OTS - Mercedes Lafuente started June 28 *John and Katrina Blair are returning in November (needs confirmation) Splendour OTS - Bill Brunkhorst for the European Season Vision OTS - Steve Davis started on June 9 until October 4th, then Paul Rutter October 4 through December 12, then Steve Davis returns for 4 months Voyager OTS - Lixin Fang began April 10 for the Asian season; Chris Brown (former activities manager) begins November 25 for the repositioning and for the Australian season. (Darryl Dyball will be activities manager beginning mid-September) Richard Spacey is now Manager of Entertainment, Activities and Family Strategy Development for Celebrity Cruises in their corporate offices in Miami, working alongside Becky Thompson. Richard will be CD on the Celebrity Summit Oct 21 - Nov 29, and it seems he is going back to ship life on Celebrity. Dave Chapman has left RCCL. He is taking an extended break, and then he will be moving over to another cruiseline. 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 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 International Manager at Kingswood Education and Adventure in London 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 Where is Warren Allen? (aka Warren Melhuish) (If anyone knows the whereabouts of other former RCI cruise directors, I'd be happy to add them to the end of this list, as there seems to be a lot of questions about them) Edited August 25, 2014 by DonnaK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted August 25, 2014 Author #1871 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Frankie Portera (Oasis & previously Explorers Activities Manager) has just tweeted that he is joining Enchantment tomorrow for a week as CD and will then be back on vacation Next cruise: Oasis of the Seas 12-night Westbound Transatlantic 15.10.2014 Thank you, erniebert! Do you know if Frankie is the usual activities manager on Enchantment, and he just stepped up for the week to fill in for Marc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ardona Posted August 25, 2014 #1872 Share Posted August 25, 2014 What has been the feedback/experience with Casey Peltier? We had been looking forward to Rivhard Spacey on fos but see Casey is now there. Sent from my SCH-I915 using Forums mobile app I want to know the same :) Hope somebody answeres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted August 25, 2014 Author #1873 Share Posted August 25, 2014 I want to know the same :)Hope somebody answeres If you search this thread for Casey's name (or just read back a few pages), you'll find lots of info on Casey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erniebert Posted August 25, 2014 #1874 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Thank you, erniebert! Do you know if Frankie is the usual activities manager on Enchantment, and he just stepped up for the week to fill in for Marc? Hi Donna - no he's the regular AM on Oasis Next cruise: Oasis of the Seas 12-night Westbound Transatlantic 15.10.2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzin-K Posted August 25, 2014 #1875 Share Posted August 25, 2014 (edited) Marc did mention on FB that he was going to the ship today for a few hours in order to meet with his fill in CD. Hopefully, Marc's wife feels better soon. Edited August 25, 2014 by Cruzin-K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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