DonnaK Posted May 18, 2016 Author #1201 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Adventure OTS - Dan Whitney April 9 until June 11, then Clo O'Connor June 11 (until when?) Allure OTS - Tim Connor April 24 until late August, then Dru Pavlov for 2 months (need exact dates) Anthem OTS - Dru Pavlov April 30 until June 30 then Abe Hughes returns June 30 for 4 months, followed by Dru for 2 months Brilliance OTS - Jerome Sueur for the summer sailings out of Barcelona (May 14 through October 17), then Clo O'Connor for the transatlantic back to Tampa Empress OTS - Carlos Torres (dates? then Elvis Pinto?) Enchantment OTS - Elvis Pinto May 3 (until when? June 24? Then who? Rich Edwards?) Explorer OTS - Graham Seymour March 30 until July 29 (then who? Ken Jones for 2 months?) Freedom OTS - Casey Pelter May 15 for 3 months (exact date? then who?) Grandeur OTS - John Blair March 12 until May 21 then Paul Rutter returns May 21 Harmony OTS - Ken Rush until the ship reaches Barcelona on June 5, Bobby Brown will take over from June 5 through October 23. Ken will return Oct 23 to take the ship to Florida and will be onboard through the New Year. Independence OTS - Bobby Brown March 3 until May 28, then Joff Eaton May 28 for the UK season Jewel OTS - Dennis Charles April 24 through June 26, then Simona Ferraiuolo for the European Season beginning June 26 Legend OTS - Keith Williams February 18 until June 20, then Chris Brown from June 20 through October 19, then Keith Williams returns to re-position the ship from Hong Kong to Australia on October 19 until Jan 15, 2017. then Chris Brown should be returning Jan 15 to cover Keith's break again. Liberty OTS - Amy Fickert-Southgate March 6 until June 8, then Jeff Arpin June 8 for 2 months. Majesty OTS - Marc Walker May 16 until July 1 then the newly-promoted Susan McCall July 1 through August 27, then Marc Walker returns Aug 27 to Oct 23 Mariner OTS - Lixin Fang end of March until mid-August, then Keith Williams mid-August through October 17. (Need handover date) Navigator OTS - Jeff Arpin March 13 until May 21? May 30?, then Rob McNally for the European season (Can someone please confirm the dates?) Oasis OTS - Drew Devine January 23 until June 25, then Patricio Honores begins June 25 Ovation OTS - Joff Eaton March until May 26, then Gordon Whatman May 26 through July 13, then Jimmy Rhodes beginning July 13 Quantum OTS - Jimmy Rhodes January 23 until May 27, then Ken Jones May 27 until July 14 then Ricky Matthews July 14 until late-November, then Ken Jones for 2 months. Radiance OTS - Steve Davis January 31 until June 3, then Jamie Fentiman for 2 months. Steve returns at the end of July Rhapsody OTS - Patricio Honores April 20 until June 24 Michelle Pimentinha Oliveira returns from her break June 24 until the end of October. Serenade OTS - Carly Boileau March 18 through the TA to Copenhagen (May 15), then Topi Ylonen for the European Season through the TA to Boston (May 15 through September 13) then Carly Boileau for the Canadian Season (September 13 through October 30 or November 11) Vision OTS - Mike Hunnerup February 27 until mid-May then Bill Brunkhorst thinks he will be assigned to Vision after his break beginning in mid-May (need handover date) Voyager OTS -Mitch Merucci April 16 for 4 months Amy Fickert-Southgate is taking a job shoreside as of June 8 Luke Aerowsmith is working at the corporate office in London Rich Edwards is temporarily out due to back issues Ken Rush works behind the scenes on the new ships, helping to provide smooth take-outs. In between, he works with the new builds at the shipyard, and he fills in on the larger/newer ships as CD during the regular CD's break Gordon Whatman is retired, but will be filling-in from time-to-time if needed (see Ovation - May 2016) 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 Mike Szwajkowski is a Canadian Mountie Leo Papa is a Product Manager at Tauck Corp in Connecticut Anna Bass is a make-up artist 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 travel & show consultant in Canada Paul Lancaster is no longer with RCI, and resides in England Abel Jeney is Customer Service & People Manager at Momentum Services Ltd 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 is no longer with RCI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdarch Posted May 19, 2016 #1202 Share Posted May 19, 2016 no, and he is not on social media at all, so he cannot be contacted via those channels either. Thank you for the info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted May 20, 2016 Author #1203 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Looking for info on the impending handovers on Navigator and Vision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted May 20, 2016 Author #1204 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Adventure OTS - Dan Whitney April 9 until June 11, then Clo O'Connor June 11 (until when?) Allure OTS - Tim Connor April 24 until late August, then Dru Pavlov for 2 months (need exact dates) Anthem OTS - Dru Pavlov April 30 until June 30 then Abe Hughes returns June 30 for 4 months, followed by Dru for 2 months Brilliance OTS - Jerome Sueur May 14 through October 17, then Clo O'Connor for the transatlantic back to Tampa Empress OTS - Carlos Torres (dates? then Elvis Pinto?) Enchantment OTS - Elvis Pinto May 3 until June 24 ( Then who? Rich Edwards?) Explorer OTS - Graham Seymour March 30 until July 29 (then who?) Freedom OTS - Casey Pelter May 15 until mid-August (exact date? then who?) Grandeur OTS - Paul Rutter May 21 for 4 months Harmony OTS - Ken Rush until the ship reaches Barcelona on June 5, Bobby Brown will take over from June 5 through October 23. Ken will return Oct 23 to take the ship to Florida and will be onboard through the New Year. Independence OTS - Bobby Brown March 3 until May 28, then Joff Eaton May 28 for the UK season Jewel OTS - Dennis Charles April 24 through June 26, then Simona Ferraiuolo for the European Season beginning June 26 Legend OTS - Keith Williams February 18 until June 20, then Chris Brown from June 20 through October 19, then Keith Williams returns to re-position the ship from Hong Kong to Australia on October 19 until Jan 15, 2017. then Chris Brown should be returning Jan 15 to cover Keith's break again. Liberty OTS - Amy Fickert-Southgate March 6 until June 8, then who?Jeff Arpin for 2 months? Majesty OTS - Marc Walker May 16 until July 1 then the newly-promoted Susan McColl July 1 through August 27, then Marc Walker returns Aug 27 to Oct 23 Mariner OTS - Lixin Fang end of March until mid-August, then Keith Williams mid-August through October 17. (Need handover date) Navigator OTS - WHO IS THE CURRENT CD? IS IT STILL JEFF ARPIN, OR HAS ROB MCNALLY TAKEN OVER FOR THE EUROPEAN SEASON??? Oasis OTS - Drew Devine January 23 until June 25, Patricio Honores begins June 25 Ovation OTS - Joff Eaton March until May 26, then Gordon Whatman May 26 through July 13, then Jimmy Rhodes beginning July 13 Quantum OTS - Jimmy Rhodes January 23 until May 27, then Ken Jones May 27 until July 14 then Ricky Matthews July 14 until late-November, then Ken Jones for 2 months. Radiance OTS - Steve Davis January 31 until June 3, then Jamie Fentiman for 2 months. Steve returns at the end of July Rhapsody OTS - Patricio Honores April 20 until June 24, then Michelle Pimentinha Oliveira returns from her break June 24 until the end of October. Serenade OTS - Topi Ylonen May 15 through September 13, then Carly Boileau for the Canadian Season (September 13 through October 30 or November 11) Vision OTS - Mike Hunnerup February 27 (until when? May 28? Then who? Bill Brunkhorst? ) Voyager OTS -Mitch Merucci April 16 for 4 months Amy Fickert-Southgate is taking a job shoreside as of June 8 Luke Aerowsmith is working at the corporate office in London Rich Edwards is temporarily out due to back issues Ken Rush works behind the scenes on the new ships, helping to provide smooth take-outs. In between, he works with the new builds at the shipyard, and he fills in on the larger/newer ships as CD during the regular CD's break Gordon Whatman is retired, but will be filling-in from time-to-time if needed (see Ovation - May 2016) 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 Mike Szwajkowski is a Canadian Mountie Leo Papa is a Product Manager at Tauck Corp in Connecticut Anna Bass is a make-up artist 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 travel & show consultant in Canada Paul Lancaster is no longer with RCI, and resides in England Abel Jeney is Customer Service & People Manager at Momentum Services Ltd 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 is no longer with RCI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncb106 Posted May 21, 2016 #1205 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Ken Jones will be going on Explorer on July 29 Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneyraven Posted May 21, 2016 #1206 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Ok, Paul Rutter will be on Grandeur for 4 months....then who? Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted May 21, 2016 Author #1207 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Ok, Paul Rutter will be on Grandeur for 4 months....then who? Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Not sure. Paul hasn't even started the contract or gotten on the ship yet. It isn't even confirmed that he will be there for 4 months, but that's the usual length of his contracts. Perhaps John Blair will be back to cover Paul's next break? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted May 21, 2016 Author #1208 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Adventure OTS - Dan Whitney April 9 until June 11, then Clo O'Connor June 11 (until when?) Allure OTS - Tim Connor April 24 until late August, then Dru Pavlov for 2 months (need exact dates) Anthem OTS - Dru Pavlov April 30 until June 30 then Abe Hughes returns June 30 for 4 months, followed by Dru for 2 months Brilliance OTS - Jerome Sueur May 14 through October 17, then Clo O'Connor for the transatlantic back to Tampa Empress OTS - Carlos Torres (dates? then Elvis Pinto?) Enchantment OTS - Elvis Pinto May 3 until June 24 ( Then who? Rich Edwards?) Explorer OTS - Graham Seymour March 30 until July 29, then Ken Jones July 29 for approx 2 months Freedom OTS - Casey Pelter May 15 until mid-August (exact date? then who?) Grandeur OTS - Paul Rutter May 21 for 4 months Harmony OTS - Ken Rush until the ship reaches Barcelona on June 5, Bobby Brown will take over from June 5 through October 23. Ken will return Oct 23 to take the ship to Florida and will be onboard through the New Year. Independence OTS - Bobby Brown March 3 until May 28, then Joff Eaton May 28 for the UK season Jewel OTS - Dennis Charles April 24 through June 26, then Simona Ferraiuolo for the European Season beginning June 26 Legend OTS - Keith Williams February 18 until June 20, then Chris Brown from June 20 through October 19, then Keith Williams returns to re-position the ship from Hong Kong to Australia on October 19 until Jan 15, 2017. then Chris Brown should be returning Jan 15 to cover Keith's break again. Liberty OTS - Amy Fickert-Southgate March 6 until June 8, then who?Jeff Arpin for 2 months? Majesty OTS - Marc Walker May 16 until July 1 then the newly-promoted Susan McColl July 1 through August 27, then Marc Walker returns Aug 27 to Oct 23 Mariner OTS - Lixin Fang end of March until mid-August, then Keith Williams mid-August through October 17. (Need handover date) Navigator OTS - WHO IS THE CURRENT CD? IS IT STILL JEFF ARPIN, OR HAS ROB MCNALLY TAKEN OVER FOR THE EUROPEAN SEASON??? Oasis OTS - Drew Devine January 23 until June 25, Patricio Honores begins June 25 Ovation OTS - Joff Eaton March until May 26, then Gordon Whatman May 26 through July 13, then Jimmy Rhodes beginning July 13 Quantum OTS - Jimmy Rhodes January 23 until May 27, then Ken Jones May 27 until July 14 then Ricky Matthews July 14 until late-November, then Ken Jones for 2 months. Radiance OTS - Steve Davis January 31 until June 3, then Jamie Fentiman for 2 months. Steve returns at the end of July Rhapsody OTS - Patricio Honores April 20 until June 24, then Michelle Pimentinha Oliveira returns from her break June 24 until the end of October. Serenade OTS - Topi Ylonen May 15 through September 13, then Carly Boileau for the Canadian Season (September 13 through October 30 or November 11) Vision OTS - Mike Hunnerup February 27 (until when? May 28? Then who? Bill Brunkhorst? ) Voyager OTS -Mitch Merucci April 16 for 4 months Amy Fickert-Southgate is taking a job shoreside as of June 8 Luke Aerowsmith is working at the corporate office in London Rich Edwards is temporarily out due to back issues Ken Rush works behind the scenes on the new ships, helping to provide smooth take-outs. In between, he works with the new builds at the shipyard, and he fills in on the larger/newer ships as CD during the regular CD's break Gordon Whatman is retired, but will be filling-in from time-to-time if needed (see Ovation - May 2016) 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 Mike Szwajkowski is a Canadian Mountie Leo Papa is a Product Manager at Tauck Corp in Connecticut Anna Bass is a make-up artist 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 travel & show consultant in Canada Paul Lancaster is no longer with RCI, and resides in England Abel Jeney is Customer Service & People Manager at Momentum Services Ltd 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 is no longer with RCI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoyntonBeth Posted May 21, 2016 #1209 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Looking for info on the impending handovers on Navigator and Vision. Sorry, Donna. I never got a chance to ask Mike about his schedule. I don't go to that many events and he seemed to flee the ones I did go to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packercruising Posted May 21, 2016 #1210 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Resubscribing! Our last RCI was 2/15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candleonwater Posted May 22, 2016 #1211 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Just got off Grandeur this morning. Was told the Blairs are on the ship until mid July? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted May 22, 2016 Author #1212 Share Posted May 22, 2016 (edited) Just got off Grandeur this morning. Was told the Blairs are on the ship until mid July? Did you hear that directly from the Blairs? Because that was their original schedule, but then we got word that a new Activities Manager was assigned as of May 21. I will put them back on the schedule. Thanks for posting! Edited May 22, 2016 by DonnaK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted May 22, 2016 Author #1213 Share Posted May 22, 2016 (edited) Adventure OTS - Dan Whitney April 9 until June 11, then Clo O'Connor June 11 (until when?) Allure OTS - Tim Connor April 24 until late August, then Dru Pavlov for 2 months (need exact dates) Anthem OTS - Dru Pavlov April 30 until June 30 then Abe Hughes returns June 30 for 4 months, followed by Dru for 2 months Brilliance OTS - Jerome Sueur May 14 through October 17, then Clo O'Connor for the transatlantic back to Tampa Empress OTS - Carlos Torres (dates? then Elvis Pinto?) Enchantment OTS - Elvis Pinto May 3 until June 24 ( Then who? Rich Edwards?) Explorer OTS - Graham Seymour March 30 until July 29, then Ken Jones July 29 for approx 2 months Freedom OTS - Casey Pelter May 15 until mid-August (exact date? then who?) Grandeur OTS - John Blair March 12 until mid-July, then Paul Rutter (needs confirmation, as there is conflicting info about the handover date) Harmony OTS - Ken Rush until the ship reaches Barcelona on June 5, Bobby Brown will take over from June 5 through October 23. Ken will return Oct 23 to take the ship to Florida and will be onboard through the New Year. Independence OTS - Bobby Brown March 3 until May 28, then Joff Eaton May 28 for the UK season Jewel OTS - Dennis Charles April 24 through June 26, then Simona Ferraiuolo for the European Season beginning June 26 Legend OTS - Keith Williams February 18 until June 20, then Chris Brown from June 20 through October 19, then Keith Williams returns to re-position the ship from Hong Kong to Australia on October 19 until Jan 15, 2017. then Chris Brown should be returning Jan 15 to cover Keith's break again. Liberty OTS - Amy Fickert-Southgate March 6 until June 8, then who?Jeff Arpin for 2 months? Majesty OTS - Marc Walker May 16 until July 1 then the newly-promoted Susan McColl July 1 through August 27, then Marc Walker returns Aug 27 to Oct 23 Mariner OTS - Lixin Fang end of March until mid-August, then Keith Williams mid-August through October 17. (Need handover date) Navigator OTS - WHO IS THE CURRENT CD? IS IT STILL JEFF ARPIN, OR HAS ROB MCNALLY TAKEN OVER FOR THE EUROPEAN SEASON??? Oasis OTS - Drew Devine January 23 until June 25, Patricio Honores begins June 25 Ovation OTS - Joff Eaton March until May 26, then Gordon Whatman May 26 through July 13, then Jimmy Rhodes beginning July 13 Quantum OTS - Jimmy Rhodes January 23 until May 27, then Ken Jones May 27 until July 14 then Ricky Matthews July 14 until late-November, then Ken Jones for 2 months. Radiance OTS - Steve Davis January 31 until June 3, then Jamie Fentiman for 2 months. Steve returns at the end of July Rhapsody OTS - Patricio Honores April 20 until June 24, then Michelle Pimentinha Oliveira returns from her break June 24 until the end of October. Serenade OTS - Topi Ylonen May 15 through September 13, then Carly Boileau for the Canadian Season (September 13 through October 30 or November 11) Vision OTS - Mike Hunnerup February 27 (until when? May 28? Then who? Bill Brunkhorst? ) Voyager OTS -Mitch Merucci April 16 for 4 months Amy Fickert-Southgate is taking a job shoreside as of June 8 Luke Aerowsmith is working at the corporate office in London Rich Edwards is temporarily out due to back issues Ken Rush works behind the scenes on the new ships, helping to provide smooth take-outs. In between, he works with the new builds at the shipyard, and he fills in on the larger/newer ships as CD during the regular CD's break Gordon Whatman is retired, but will be filling-in from time-to-time if needed (see Ovation - May 2016) 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 Mike Szwajkowski is a Canadian Mountie Leo Papa is a Product Manager at Tauck Corp in Connecticut Anna Bass is a make-up artist 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 travel & show consultant in Canada Paul Lancaster is no longer with RCI, and resides in England Abel Jeney is Customer Service & People Manager at Momentum Services Ltd 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 is no longer with RCI Edited May 22, 2016 by DonnaK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted May 22, 2016 Author #1214 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Sorry, Donna. I never got a chance to ask Mike about his schedule. I don't go to that many events and he seemed to flee the ones I did go to.No problem...I had the same experience on my last cruise, and didn't have opportunities to talk to the CD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candleonwater Posted May 22, 2016 #1215 Share Posted May 22, 2016 I'm curious about this activities manager being assigned to Grandeur? It's not Andre, he told me he won't be back until July. My information wasn't directly from the Blairs, but one of their staff. Told me Paul was coming in July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted May 22, 2016 Author #1216 Share Posted May 22, 2016 I'm curious about this activities manager being assigned to Grandeur? It's not Andre, he told me he won't be back until July. My information wasn't directly from the Blairs, but one of their staff. Told me Paul was coming in July. OK, I'm going with this info, then! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miamia65 Posted May 22, 2016 #1217 Share Posted May 22, 2016 FB posts say Jimmy Rhodes has got off quantum today and starts on ovation on 12 July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted May 22, 2016 Author #1218 Share Posted May 22, 2016 (edited) FB posts say Jimmy Rhodes has got off quantum today and starts on ovation on 12 July. Just got off Grandeur this morning. Was told the Blairs are on the ship until mid July? I'm curious about this activities manager being assigned to Grandeur? It's not Andre, he told me he won't be back until July. My information wasn't directly from the Blairs, but one of their staff. Told me Paul was coming in July.Adventure OTS - Dan Whitney April 9 until June 11, then Clo O'Connor June 11 (until when?) Allure OTS - Tim Connor April 24 until late August, then Dru Pavlov for 2 months (need exact dates) Anthem OTS - Dru Pavlov April 30 until June 30 then Abe Hughes returns June 30 for 4 months, followed by Dru for 2 months Brilliance OTS - Jerome Sueur May 14 through October 17, then Clo O'Connor for the transatlantic back to Tampa Empress OTS - Carlos Torres (dates? then Elvis Pinto?) Enchantment OTS - Elvis Pinto May 3 until June 24 ( Then who? Rich Edwards?) Explorer OTS - Graham Seymour March 30 until July 29, then Ken Jones July 29 for approx 2 months Freedom OTS - Casey Pelter May 15 until mid-August (exact date? then who?) Grandeur OTS - John Blair March 12 until mid-July, then Paul Rutter (handover date needs confirmation, as there is conflicting info) Harmony OTS - Ken Rush until the ship reaches Barcelona on June 5, Bobby Brown will take over from June 5 through October 23. Ken will return Oct 23 to take the ship to Florida and will be onboard through the New Year. Independence OTS - Bobby Brown March 3 until May 28, then Joff Eaton May 28 for the UK season Jewel OTS - Dennis Charles April 24 through June 26, then Simona Ferraiuolo for the European Season beginning June 26 Legend OTS - Keith Williams February 18 until June 20, then Chris Brown from June 20 through October 19, then Keith Williams returns to re-position the ship from Hong Kong to Australia on October 19 until Jan 15, 2017. then Chris Brown should be returning Jan 15 to cover Keith's break again. Liberty OTS - Amy Fickert-Southgate March 6 until June 8, then who?Jeff Arpin for 2 months? Majesty OTS - Marc Walker May 16 until July 1 then the newly-promoted Susan McColl July 1 through August 27, then Marc Walker returns Aug 27 to Oct 23 Mariner OTS - Lixin Fang end of March until mid-August, then Keith Williams mid-August through October 17. (Need handover date) Navigator OTS - WHO IS THE CURRENT CD? IS IT STILL JEFF ARPIN, OR HAS ROB MCNALLY TAKEN OVER FOR THE EUROPEAN SEASON??? Oasis OTS - Drew Devine January 23 until June 25, Patricio Honores begins June 25 Ovation OTS - Joff Eaton March until May 26, then Gordon Whatman May 26 through July 12, then Jimmy Rhodes beginning July 12 Quantum OTS - Ken Jones May 21 until July 14 then Ricky Matthews July 14 until late-November, then Ken Jones for 2 months. Radiance OTS - Steve Davis January 31 until June 3, then Jamie Fentiman for 2 months. Steve returns at the end of July Rhapsody OTS - Patricio Honores April 20 until June 24, then Michelle Pimentinha Oliveira returns from her break June 24 until the end of October. Serenade OTS - Topi Ylonen May 15 through September 13, then Carly Boileau for the Canadian Season (September 13 through October 30 or November 11) Vision OTS - Mike Hunnerup February 27 (until when? May 28? Then who? Bill Brunkhorst? ) Voyager OTS -Mitch Merucci April 16 for 4 months Amy Fickert-Southgate is taking a job shoreside as of June 8 Luke Aerowsmith is working at the corporate office in London Rich Edwards is temporarily out due to back issues Ken Rush works behind the scenes on the new ships, helping to provide smooth take-outs. In between, he works with the new builds at the shipyard, and he fills in on the larger/newer ships as CD during the regular CD's break Gordon Whatman is retired, but will be filling-in from time-to-time if needed (see Ovation - May 2016) 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 Mike Szwajkowski is a Canadian Mountie Leo Papa is a Product Manager at Tauck Corp in Connecticut Anna Bass is a make-up artist 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 travel & show consultant in Canada Paul Lancaster is no longer with RCI, and resides in England Abel Jeney is Customer Service & People Manager at Momentum Services Ltd 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 is no longer with RCI Edited May 22, 2016 by DonnaK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted May 24, 2016 Author #1219 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Can anyone confirm the CD situation on: Grandeur: Is John still onboard until July? Navigator: Is it still Jeff or is it Rob? Vision: Is it still Mike or is it Bill (or someone else) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshrich Posted May 24, 2016 #1220 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Can anyone confirm the CD situation on: Grandeur: Is John still onboard until July? Navigator: Is it still Jeff or is it Rob? Vision: Is it still Mike or is it Bill (or someone else) Hi We got off the Navigator on Saturday, Jeff did say it was his last day and he was going on Vacation too, I did not catch who was going to replace him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted May 24, 2016 Author #1221 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Hi! We got off the Navigator on Saturday, Jeff did say it was his last day and he was going on Vacation too, I did not catch who was going to replace him. Adventure OTS - Dan Whitney April 9 until June 11, then Clo O'Connor June 11 (until when?) Allure OTS - Tim Connor April 24 until late August, then Dru Pavlov for 2 months (need exact dates) Anthem OTS - Dru Pavlov April 30 until June 30 then Abe Hughes returns June 30 for 4 months, followed by Dru for 2 months Brilliance OTS - Jerome Sueur May 14 through October 17, then Clo O'Connor for the transatlantic back to Tampa Empress OTS - Carlos Torres (dates? then Elvis Pinto?) Enchantment OTS - Elvis Pinto May 3 until June 24 ( Then who? Rich Edwards?) Explorer OTS - Graham Seymour March 30 until July 29, then Ken Jones July 29 for approx 2 months Freedom OTS - Casey Pelter May 15 until mid-August (exact date? then who?) Grandeur OTS - John Blair March 12 until mid-July, then Paul Rutter (handover date needs confirmation, as there is conflicting info) Harmony OTS - Ken Rush until the ship reaches Barcelona on June 5, Bobby Brown will take over from June 5 through October 23. Ken will return Oct 23 to take the ship to Florida and will be onboard through the New Year. Independence OTS - Bobby Brown March 3 until May 28, then Joff Eaton May 28 for the UK season Jewel OTS - Dennis Charles April 24 through June 26, then Simona Ferraiuolo for the European Season beginning June 26 Legend OTS - Keith Williams February 18 until June 20, then Chris Brown from June 20 through October 19, then Keith Williams returns to re-position the ship from Hong Kong to Australia on October 19 until Jan 15, 2017. then Chris Brown should be returning Jan 15 to cover Keith's break again. Liberty OTS - Amy Fickert-Southgate March 6 until June 8, then who?Jeff Arpin for 2 months? Majesty OTS - Marc Walker May 16 until July 1 then the newly-promoted Susan McColl July 1 through August 27, then Marc Walker returns Aug 27 to Oct 23 Mariner OTS - Lixin Fang end of March until mid-August, then Keith Williams mid-August through October 17. (Need handover date) Navigator OTS - Rob McNally May 21 for the European Season Oasis OTS - Drew Devine January 23 until June 25, Patricio Honores begins June 25 Ovation OTS - Joff Eaton March until May 26, then Gordon Whatman May 26 through July 12, then Jimmy Rhodes beginning July 12 Quantum OTS - Ken Jones May 21 until July 14 then Ricky Matthews July 14 until late-November, then Ken Jones for 2 months. Radiance OTS - Steve Davis January 31 until June 3, then Jamie Fentiman for 2 months. Steve returns at the end of July Rhapsody OTS - Patricio Honores April 20 until June 24, then Michelle Pimentinha Oliveira returns from her break June 24 until the end of October. Serenade OTS - Topi Ylonen May 15 through September 13, then Carly Boileau for the Canadian Season (September 13 through October 30 or November 11) Vision OTS - Mike Hunnerup February 27 (until when? May 28? Then who? Bill Brunkhorst? ) Voyager OTS -Mitch Merucci April 16 for 4 months Amy Fickert-Southgate is taking a job shoreside as of June 8 Luke Aerowsmith is working at the corporate office in London Rich Edwards is temporarily out due to back issues Ken Rush works behind the scenes on the new ships, helping to provide smooth take-outs. In between, he works with the new builds at the shipyard, and he fills in on the larger/newer ships as CD during the regular CD's break Gordon Whatman is retired, but will be filling-in from time-to-time if needed (see Ovation - May 2016) 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 Mike Szwajkowski is a Canadian Mountie Leo Papa is a Product Manager at Tauck Corp in Connecticut Anna Bass is a make-up artist 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 travel & show consultant in Canada Paul Lancaster is no longer with RCI, and resides in England Abel Jeney is Customer Service & People Manager at Momentum Services Ltd 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 is no longer with RCI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulette3028 Posted May 24, 2016 #1222 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Radiance OTS - Steve Davis January 31 until June 3, then Jamie Fentiman for 2 months. Steve returns at the end of July Just saw this on Jamie Fentiman's FB feed: "So my medical is still not clear and now I have to go have tests........before I can be clear to get back to work. I am so annoyed, I feel great in myself and ready to get back to work. Now for the first time in the 5 years working for Royal I'm going to miss the ship I was meant to be on this weekend. AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!" A little blip in the schedule yet again. Hoping he gets the OK soon to return to the work he loves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted May 25, 2016 Author #1223 Share Posted May 25, 2016 (edited) Adventure OTS - Dan Whitney April 9 until June 11, then Clo O'Connor June 11 (until when?) Allure OTS - Tim Connor April 24 until late August, then Dru Pavlov for 2 months (need exact dates) Anthem OTS - Dru Pavlov April 30 until June 30 then Abe Hughes returns June 30 for 4 months, followed by Dru for 2 months Brilliance OTS - Jerome Sueur May 14 through October 17, then Clo O'Connor for the transatlantic back to Tampa Empress OTS - Carlos Torres (dates? then Elvis Pinto?) Enchantment OTS - Elvis Pinto May 3 until June 24 ( Then who? Rich Edwards?) Explorer OTS - Graham Seymour March 30 until July 29, then Ken Jones July 29 for approx 2 months Freedom OTS - Casey Pelter May 15 until mid-August (exact date? then who?) Grandeur OTS - John Blair March 12 until mid-July, then Paul Rutter (handover date needs confirmation, as there is conflicting info) Harmony OTS - Ken Rush until the ship reaches Barcelona on June 5, Bobby Brown will take over from June 5 through October 23. Ken will return Oct 23 to take the ship to Florida and will be onboard through the New Year. Independence OTS - Bobby Brown March 3 until May 28, then Joff Eaton May 28 for the UK season Jewel OTS - Dennis Charles April 24 through June 26, then Simona Ferraiuolo for the European Season beginning June 26 Legend OTS - Keith Williams February 18 until June 20, then Chris Brown from June 20 through October 19, then Keith Williams returns to re-position the ship from Hong Kong to Australia on October 19 until Jan 15, 2017. then Chris Brown should be returning Jan 15 to cover Keith's break again. Liberty OTS - Amy Fickert-Southgate March 6 until June 8, then who? Jeff Arpin for 2 months? Majesty OTS - Marc Walker May 16 until July 1 then the newly-promoted Susan McColl July 1 through August 27, then Marc Walker returns Aug 27 to Oct 23 Mariner OTS - Lixin Fang end of March until mid-August, then Keith Williams mid-August through October 17. (Need handover date) Navigator OTS - Rob McNally May 21 for the European Season Oasis OTS - Drew Devine January 23 until June 25, Patricio Honores begins June 25 Ovation OTS - Joff Eaton March until May 26, then Gordon Whatman May 26 through July 12, then Jimmy Rhodes beginning July 12 Quantum OTS - Ken Jones May 21 until July 14 then Ricky Matthews July 14 until late-November, then Ken Jones for 2 months. Radiance OTS - Steve Davis January 31 until June 3. Steve returns at the end of July. Jamie Fentiman was scheduled to fill-in for 2 months, but his return following back surgery is awaiting medical clearance. If he is unable to join the ship on June 3, will Steve's contract get extended or will someone else be assigned for the fill-in???? Rhapsody OTS - Patricio Honores April 20 until June 24, then Michelle Pimentinha Oliveira returns from her break June 24 until the end of October. Serenade OTS - Topi Ylonen May 15 through September 13, then Carly Boileau for the Canadian Season (September 13 through October 30 or November 11) Vision OTS - Mike Hunnerup February 27 (until when? May 28? Then who? Bill Brunkhorst? ) Voyager OTS -Mitch Merucci April 16 for 4 months Amy Fickert-Southgate is taking a job shoreside as of June 8 Luke Aerowsmith is working at the corporate office in London Rich Edwards is temporarily out due to back issues Ken Rush works behind the scenes on the new ships, helping to provide smooth take-outs. In between, he works with the new builds at the shipyard, and he fills in on the larger/newer ships as CD during the regular CD's break Gordon Whatman is retired, but will be filling-in from time-to-time if needed (see Ovation - May 2016) 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 Mike Szwajkowski is a Canadian Mountie Leo Papa is a Product Manager at Tauck Corp in Connecticut Anna Bass is a make-up artist 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 travel & show consultant in Canada Paul Lancaster is no longer with RCI, and resides in England Abel Jeney is Customer Service & People Manager at Momentum Services Ltd 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 is no longer with RCI Edited May 25, 2016 by DonnaK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKHawaii Posted May 25, 2016 #1224 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Mariner OTS - I believe his name is Fang Lixin (not Lixin Fang). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jancl57 Posted May 25, 2016 #1225 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Jewel OTS - Dennis Charles July 17 for 3 months. John Blair expects to return from his break in mid-October. If Dennis Charles starts July 17 for 3 months.... who is the CD currently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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