Troller's Posted July 18, 2015 #1 Share Posted July 18, 2015 We heard last week on the Pride that Ken Byrne will be the Maitre d' on the Vista. Apparently he has a large following of dining room staff that will be following him over. It seemed like old news to them. Has any one else heard this rumor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted July 19, 2015 #2 Share Posted July 19, 2015 No, but it is SOP that Ken be the Maitre'd for all new builds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRed93 Posted July 19, 2015 #3 Share Posted July 19, 2015 We asked Ken about that last month when we were on Pride and he said that was still the plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruise runner Posted August 19, 2015 #4 Share Posted August 19, 2015 :) Just heard that Maitr'e De Ken Byrne will be sailing on the new Carnival Vista. That's great news . I wonder will John Heald also be on it too.? Looking to cruise kruise runner:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted August 19, 2015 #5 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Ken is great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare trippingpara Posted August 19, 2015 #6 Share Posted August 19, 2015 I apologize in advance if this is a really stupid question but...what makes a maitre'd "great"? Maybe I don't understand exactly what sets a maitre'd on a Carnival ship apart from a maitre'd at my local restaurant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted August 19, 2015 #7 Share Posted August 19, 2015 I apologize in advance if this is a really stupid question but...what makes a maitre'd "great"? Maybe I don't understand exactly what sets a maitre'd on a Carnival ship apart from a maitre'd at my local restaurant. No apologies needed, good question. Ken is the senior maitre'd for Carnival. Very experienced and excellent at his job. He is a true personality and is known as the singing maitre'd and can frequently be seen seen around the ship, sometimes singing (as a guest spot sort of thing) with some of the bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mississauga Posted August 19, 2015 #8 Share Posted August 19, 2015 :) Just heard that Maitr'e De Ken Byrne will be sailing on the new Carnival Vista. That's great news . I wonder will John Heald also be on it too.? Looking to cruise kruise runner:cool: John Heald has posted on his FB page that he will be on the 1st three sailings on the Vista. Also the TA. He may be on other sailings but I cannot confirm seeing other dates. So you will see him around the ship on those cruises. He is however not the CD. Matt Mitcham is the CD and Ryan Mc Quarrie is the ED. John will be helping out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolhand Posted August 20, 2015 #9 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Mississauga will you guys be on the T/A? Hope we can get the old group together for this one!:):) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mississauga Posted August 20, 2015 #10 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Mississauga will you guys be on the T/A? Hope we can get the old group together for this one!:):) Yes, I think there is someone from every cruise we have been on who are on the TA. I think there will be more familiar faces than new ones. :D. Lots of reunions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikem5 Posted August 21, 2015 #11 Share Posted August 21, 2015 He was excellent. One of the best most personable, helpful staff members on a carnival cruise that I've ever met. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam_Eagle Posted August 21, 2015 #12 Share Posted August 21, 2015 John Heald has posted on his FB page that he will be on the 1st three sailings on the Vista. Also the TA. He may be on other sailings but I cannot confirm seeing other dates. So you will see him around the ship on those cruises. He is however not the CD. Matt Mitcham is the CD and Ryan Mc Quarrie is the ED. John will be helping out. In addition to the 4 sailings you mentioned, John has also confirmed he will be on the final Mediterranean sailing, the Journeys sailing out of NYC and the repo sailing to Miami. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiehall1 Posted September 26, 2015 #13 Share Posted September 26, 2015 We heard last week on the Pride that Ken Byrne will be the Maitre d' on the Vista. Apparently he has a large following of dining room staff that will be following him over. It seemed like old news to them. Has any one else heard this rumor? No, but I'm hoping it is true. I've sailed several crossings with Ken and John and they've been the best cruises I've ever been on. If anyone hears that it's factual let us know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gailjen Posted September 26, 2015 #14 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Ken Byrne singing & dancing on The Breeze in the Ned 2 years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
js Posted February 19, 2016 #15 Share Posted February 19, 2016 John Heald has posted on his FB page that he will be on the 1st three sailings on the Vista. Also the TA. He may be on other sailings but I cannot confirm seeing other dates. So you will see him around the ship on those cruises. He is however not the CD. Matt Mitcham is the CD and Ryan Mc Quarrie is the ED. John will be helping out. We are sailing Vista March 2017. Is Mayt suppose to still be the CD? We just missed him on the Breeze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mississauga Posted February 19, 2016 #16 Share Posted February 19, 2016 This is what Matt's schedule is on the Vista as far as I know May 1- Aug 2016, returning Oct 11 2016 How long his contract is I do not know. Normally their contracts are about about 6 months. If that is the case, you may be lucky and have him this time. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryann2 Posted October 30, 2016 #17 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Ken is on The Vista in the Reflections dining room (Set times). He did a show in the theatre a couple of nights ago and it was fabulous. To many of us it was one of the highlights of the cruise. Also Matt is the CD and has some great supporting staff including Cookie Nono and Mark Q. The morning show every morning at 10.am is a riot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdemps Posted October 30, 2016 #18 Share Posted October 30, 2016 lol - it must have been him on our first AK cruise. At dinner then it turns into some really cheesy vegas lounge act.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusinpsychRN Posted October 30, 2016 #19 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Nothing cheesy about Ken. He told me he aspires to be a singer and he is one who really can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainbowflag Posted October 30, 2016 #20 Share Posted October 30, 2016 lol - it must have been him on our first AK cruise. At dinner then it turns into some really cheesy vegas lounge act.... I agree. On the Pride I asked the waiter for cheese with my slice of apple pie and he brought Ken to the table :) For those saying Ken aspires to be a professional singer that ship has sailed, so to say. None of us is getting younger. To Ken's fans: everyone here on Cruise Critic is entitled to express their opinions and I apologize in advance to any fans whose feelings may be set on edge by my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lele100 Posted October 30, 2016 #21 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Is the morning show on tv in your cabin? Or at a venue Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainbowflag Posted October 30, 2016 #22 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Is the morning show on tv in your cabin? Or at a venue Sent from my iPhone using Forums On many ships it is both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted October 30, 2016 #23 Share Posted October 30, 2016 I agree. On the Pride I asked the waiter for cheese with my slice of apple pie and he brought Ken to the table :) For those saying Ken aspires to be a professional singer that ship has sailed, so to say. None of us is getting younger. To Ken's fans: everyone here on Cruise Critic is entitled to express their opinions and I apologize in advance to any fans whose feelings may be set on edge by my opinion. If you keep going with the cheese line maybe it will get funny...... Or not. Sent from my iPhone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorncroft Posted October 30, 2016 #24 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Anything with cheese is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted October 30, 2016 #25 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Anything with cheese is good. On a slightly more serious Vein I never got into apple pie and cheese. Sent from my iPhone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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