Paulette3028 Posted February 24, 2014 #1 Share Posted February 24, 2014 (edited) Cruise directors get a lot of the recognition for the activities on a ship. The Activity Director is just as much responsible for the activities going smoothly and giving cruisers the platform to have a great time. That has been our experience, what has been yours? Elvis and Mo stand out in my mind, but there are many others as well. Edited February 24, 2014 by Paulette3028 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Reid Posted February 24, 2014 #2 Share Posted February 24, 2014 I agree. On Grandeur it is activities director Daryl that makes things happen. Though on a different line, I sailed Carnival Pride out of Baltimore in 2012. Activities director "Gumby" made events more enjoyable. Cruised on Pride a year later with the same, good, cruise director, but the activities director changed and events were not near as much fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulette3028 Posted February 24, 2014 Author #3 Share Posted February 24, 2014 (edited) I agree. On Grandeur it is activities director Daryl that makes things happen. Though on a different line, I sailed Carnival Pride out of Baltimore in 2012. Activities director "Gumby" made events more enjoyable. Cruised on Pride a year later with the same, good, cruise director, but the activities director changed and events were not near as much fun. I hope we hear from others about their experiences with Activity Directors. Elvis and Mo worked incredibly hard to make everyone's experience terrific (at least in my eyes). Mo had to handle much more difficult passengers, who wanted him to comp them for drinks....which I had never seen before. Mo handled it wonderfully. It was almost funny. Elvis turned pool aerobics into Salsa dancing....fun fun and more fun! Edited February 24, 2014 by Paulette3028 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorisg55 Posted February 24, 2014 #4 Share Posted February 24, 2014 We had Erky from Turkey as Activities Manager on the Explorer in Oct. and he was great. The rapport he had with Cruise Director Leigh was incredible. They made the cruise more enjoyable then any I had been on. I am sailing Explorer again March 21st and sadly they will be one vacation then. I heard from Erky that he is coming back early, March 29th. I was disappointed that I will miss him by a week. Doris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted February 24, 2014 #5 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Erky from Turkey is a very talented AD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovesCruising Posted February 25, 2014 #6 Share Posted February 25, 2014 We had Erky from Turkey as Activities Manager on the Explorer in Oct. and he was great. The rapport he had with Cruise Director Leigh was incredible. They made the cruise more enjoyable then any I had been on. I am sailing Explorer again March 21st and sadly they will be one vacation then. I heard from Erky that he is coming back early, March 29th. I was disappointed that I will miss him by a week. Doris They are a fantastic team! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negc Posted February 25, 2014 #7 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Many current Cruise Directors began their careers as Activity Directors or Assistant CDs. In some instances we have seen a chemistry between the Cruise director and the Activities Manager that worked wonderfully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natitude61 Posted February 25, 2014 #8 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Loved Jaime, who was with Richard Spacey on my last FOS -- those two had great chemistry, and I can easily see Jaime moving up to CD Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulette3028 Posted March 11, 2014 Author #9 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Many current Cruise Directors began their careers as Activity Directors or Assistant CDs. In some instances we have seen a chemistry between the Cruise director and the Activities Manager that worked wonderfully. I will agree with you that good chemistry is important between the Cruise Director and the Activities Manager. What Activity Managers have people had on some of their recent cruises -- Add your experiences for all of us to read. Whether you have been on Allure or Oasis or Majesty or something in between share with others your experiences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mich455 Posted March 12, 2014 #10 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Just off the Allure. Activities manager was Zac from south Africa. He seemed to be in charge of the more informal entertainment such as the 70's party and glow party. He did a great job and had great energy and enthusiasm. Would love to cruise with him again Sent from my GT-I9195 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjlee3333 Posted March 12, 2014 #11 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Really enjoyed Mo when he was on Enchantment. Where is he now? Darryll on Grandeur is fantastic and high energy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoCards73 Posted March 12, 2014 #12 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Just off the Allure. Activities manager was Zac from south Africa. He seemed to be in charge of the more informal entertainment such as the 70's party and glow party. He did a great job and had great energy and enthusiasm. Would love to cruise with him again I agree. He told us at the Meet and Mingle last week that he has been chosen to move to Quantum when it launches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcca2 Posted March 12, 2014 #13 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Just back from Navigator and the Activities manager was Rob McNally (from Liverpool) He and the CD Mitch Merucci ( Canada) were very funny together on the morning show and seemed to have great chemistry together. Rob will be going to Adventure when it repositions to the UK. Shame because I thought he was great, and had a native Liverpool wit................:D Love Erky from Turkey. He was on the Voyager for a while along with another lady called Mama who is also very funny. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted March 12, 2014 #14 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Katie Katie Katie Katie Katie I love Darryl, but Katie is #1 in my book. :) (Katie Turner, in case anyone wants more info. From England. Blonde.) :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipLondon Posted March 12, 2014 #15 Share Posted March 12, 2014 It has been good to see various people move up to CD from the AM position. Rich E, Mitch, Luke, have all done great jobs. I see others that will probably get moved up and Darryl certainly should, he is great. However I have also seen some in the CD role that I would prefer to never see on a ship, let alone in the CD position. :D . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miamia65 Posted March 12, 2014 #16 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Frankie was the AM on Oasis in December, he was awesome and the CD was injured so he took over a lot of the activities for him. We've also had Patrick Richard or Richards on Rhapsody he was a lot of fun as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99florida Posted March 12, 2014 #17 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Loved Jaime, who was with Richard Spacey on my last FOS -- those two had great chemistry, and I can easily see Jaime moving up to CD Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Totally AGREE :D Jamie was so funny with a lot of energy. We would love to meet up with him someday aboard a RCCL ship. Enjoyed Richard too however, he is now in a position on land..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigque Posted March 12, 2014 #18 Share Posted March 12, 2014 (edited) Katie Katie Katie Katie Katie I love Darryl, but Katie is #1 in my book. :) (Katie Turner, in case anyone wants more info. From England. Blonde.) :) Richard & Katie on my Freedom cruise last October was great. They were so good together. Seeing their antics everyday was must see TV on the cruise! Richard, Katie & I :cool: Edited March 12, 2014 by bigque Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahliasmom Posted March 12, 2014 #19 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Darryl on the Grandeur on my Dec 24th cruise was one of the best. Going on Explorer on March 29. I'm glad to see Erky from Turkey will be back. My daughter loved him and Leigh on the Thanksgiving cruise last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam_1024 Posted March 12, 2014 #20 Share Posted March 12, 2014 another kudo for Jamie Fenimen. He was fantastic on FOS last May. The morning show with him and Richard Spacey was hilarious. They were sitting on the Ben and Jerry's cows for the first show of the cruise. :D He did a trivia quiz of all things British on the last sea day that was fantastic. Really hope he is promoted to CD one day. He would be great. On our 2011 Jewel of the Seas cruise, the AD was a gal named Becky. Can't remember her last name but I think she was new to the job and was fantastic. She had a very dry, quiet sense of humor and I was very impressed with her. Have often wondered where she is now. Would love to cruise with her again someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigque Posted March 12, 2014 #21 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Richard & Katie on my Freedom cruise last October was great. They were so good together. Seeing their antics everyday was must see TV on the cruise! Richard, Katie & I :cool: Here at our Meet & Mingle, Katie was hilarious! She saw me taking a random picture of her, so she stopped me and said..."Here let me give you my good side"! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted March 12, 2014 #22 Share Posted March 12, 2014 It has been good to see various people move up to CD from the AM position. Rich E, Mitch, Luke, have all done great jobs. I see others that will probably get moved up and Darryl certainly should, he is great. However I have also seen some in the CD role that I would prefer to never see on a ship, let alone in the CD position. :D Add Leigh Xuereb to the list of former Activities Managers who was (relatively) recently moved up to the CD role. He has become one of RCI's most popular and most dynamic CD's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigque Posted March 12, 2014 #23 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Add Leigh Xuereb to the list of former Activities Managers who was (relatively) recently moved up to the CD role. He has become one of RCI's most popular and most dynamic CD's! Do you think Katie will ever move up?? I think she deserves it! :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorman23 Posted March 12, 2014 #24 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Frankie was the AM on Oasis in December, he was awesome and the CD was injured so he took over a lot of the activities for him. We've also had Patrick Richard or Richards on Rhapsody he was a lot of fun as well. I agree about Frankie, he was our AM on Explorer and the Jewel and is just a real nice guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorman23 Posted March 12, 2014 #25 Share Posted March 12, 2014 It has been good to see various people move up to CD from the AM position. Rich E, Mitch, Luke, have all done great jobs. I see others that will probably get moved up and Darryl certainly should, he is great. However I have also seen some in the CD role that I would prefer to never see on a ship, let alone in the CD position. :D . Where is Mitch a CD now? He was our AM with CD Mike S (another great ex RCCL CD) a few years ago and was great. They worked well together, they called themselves big and little. It was the last cruise he had before he went to the launch of the Oasis. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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