Saab4444 Posted January 24, 2017 #2076 Share Posted January 24, 2017 I've asked RCI customer service in the past to confirm CD's with no issue - but this is the response I got today. "In regards to your query, please be advised that due to security reasons the name of the Onboard Director will be provided at the embarkation date." Is this a new policy or someone being lazy. . . For security reasons? Ridiculous answer you always get nowadays. Other cruise lines publish Senior Officer schedules in the internet. Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cot427 Posted January 24, 2017 #2077 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Do all CDs go to the conference? I sail Feb 5 on the Jewel and wondering if Dennis will be gone from that sailing due to the conference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulette3028 Posted January 24, 2017 #2078 Share Posted January 24, 2017 I've asked RCI customer service in the past to confirm CD's with no issue - but this is the response I got today. "In regards to your query, please be advised that due to security reasons the name of the Onboard Director will be provided at the embarkation date." Is this a new policy or someone being lazy. . . For security reasons? Ridiculous answer you always get nowadays. Other cruise lines publish Senior Officer schedules in the internet. Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app I realize that some find the "For security reasons" to be ridiculous, but in today's world keeping personal locations off of public domains, could be as a result of incidents that have occurred. Perhaps RCCL doesn't want to help with providing the information. From another perspective, perhaps scheduling is not as consistent as it was in the past, and they don't want to commit that someone will be onboard and then a change needs to be made and the cruiser will be disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted January 24, 2017 Author #2079 Share Posted January 24, 2017 I spoke to AM Tonya on the Grandeur this morning. She was quite certain that Paul Rutter was covering Bobby's break until sometime in July. She is filling in for CD during the conference within the February 4-13 time frame. I think the conference is early in that period. Roy Thank you for the info. So, Bobby is taking a 4 month break? That's kind of long, but it makes sense that Paul would be doing a 4 month contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted January 24, 2017 Author #2080 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Do all CDs go to the conference? I sail Feb 5 on the Jewel and wondering if Dennis will be gone from that sailing due to the conference. The last time there was a CD conference (2 years ago), all the CDs went, and the Activities Managers stepped in the cover as CD during the 2 week timeframe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted January 24, 2017 #2081 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Re: "security issue" That's not a new reply, just a standard one. I received that reply years ago. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cot427 Posted January 24, 2017 #2082 Share Posted January 24, 2017 The last time there was a CD conference (2 years ago), all the CDs went, and the Activities Managers stepped in the cover as CD during the 2 week timeframe. I figured. I've had AMs cover for CD emergencies in the past...and I gotta say, they both did a great job each time. I think they are trying to impress and get noticed for a promotion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted January 24, 2017 #2083 Share Posted January 24, 2017 I thought Paul Rutter was the "regular" CD on the Grandeur and wondering if Bobby is on a 2 month break, filling in for someone else (I thought I saw something about Anthem) before covering Paul's next break. BTW, I was not that impressed with Bobby. I tried to ask him a couple of times who would cover his break and he never had time to talk. I found it a big contrast to John Blair on my last Enchantment cruise where a question came up on Cruise Critic. When I asked the question he had no idea what I was talking about but stopped me a couple days later with the answer. Roy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter1975 Posted January 24, 2017 #2084 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Re: "security issue" That's not a new reply, just a standard one. I received that reply years ago. Sent from my iPhone using Forums I guess it just sounds more polite than saying, "It's none of your business". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DELTABLUE Posted January 24, 2017 #2085 Share Posted January 24, 2017 I'm a fan of John Blaire and thought that Bobby Broughton was a breath of fresh air on Grandeur. Found them both very warm, personable, outgoing, responsive and entertaining. I'd be happy to cruise with either of them any day. Guess that is why B&R has 28 flavors, or was that Howard Johnson?:confused::p:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomerakl Posted January 24, 2017 #2086 Share Posted January 24, 2017 The last time there was a CD conference (2 years ago), all the CDs went, and the Activities Managers stepped in the cover as CD during the 2 week timeframe. We were caught during that time, & rather than Tim we had to endure "cruzin Susan", who at that stage was the worst "CD" that we'd had. Ken Jones took over that position from her last year. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted January 26, 2017 Author #2087 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Patricio is listed on both OA and RH. Hmmm...you are right! Can anyone confirm who the current CD is on Oasis and on Rhapsody? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Cruising_Queen Posted January 28, 2017 #2088 Share Posted January 28, 2017 (edited) Hmmm...you are right! Can anyone confirm who the current CD is on Oasis and on Rhapsody? According to the Oasis Cruise Compasses from the January 15th saildate posted on the Royal Caribbean Blog website, the cruise director listed onboard was Drew Devine. Edited January 28, 2017 by The_Cruising_Queen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted January 28, 2017 Author #2089 Share Posted January 28, 2017 According to the Oasis Cruise Compasses from the January 15th saildate posted on the Royal Caribbean Blog website, the cruise director listed onboard was Drew Devine. Adventure OTS - Simona Ferraiuolo December 10 until February 11, then Elvis Pinto February 11 until mid-April, then Casey Pelter mid-April for 4 months Allure OTS - Tim Connor October 23 until late-February (Who is covering March and April?) Mitch Merucci sometime in May thru September (need exact dates) According to his tweet, Mitch will be the new regular CD of Allure Anthem OTS - Clo O'Connor January 14 until mid-March (then does Dru return?) Brilliance OTS - Jerome Sueur November 10 (until when? Mid-March? then who?). Empress OTS - Carlos Torres October 21 until mid-February, Who will be covering mid-February through mid-April? (need dates)Elvis Pinto begins mid-April for 2 months. Enchantment OTS - Michele Scarpato December 16 until mid-April, then who? Explorer OTS - Graham Seymour September 30 through January 25, then Rob McNally January 25 through March 19, then Graham returns March 19 through July 28 (then Graham is stepping back from cruise life except for an occasional fill-in) Freedom OTS - Casey Pelter October 16 until late February (this is Casey's last contract on FR) Then who? Grandeur OTS - Bobby Broughton October 22 until February 25 (then does Paul Rutter return February 25 for 2 months?) Bobby will return late April/early May for 4 months. Harmony OTS - Bobby Brown January 7 until March 11, then Abe Hughes returns March 11 for 4 months. Independence OTS - John Blair January 9 until mid-March (need exact date), then Drew Devine mid-March until May 27, then Joff Eaton returns May 27 until September 30 Jewel OTS - Dennis Charles November 6 until mid-to-late February, then Simona Ferraiuolo begins mid-to-late February (handover date needed) Legend OTS - Chris Brown Jan 15 (until mid-March when the ship is handed over to TUI?) Liberty OTS - Jeff Arpin January 8 until mid-May, then John Blair is covering from mid-May until mid-July (per John's FB post) It was also reported that Drew Devine was doing the May-July coverage - where has he been reassigned?. Majesty OTS - Susan McColl October 23 until February 17, then Marc Walker returns February 17 until mid-June (per his FB post) Mariner OTS - Fang Lixin October 17 (until when?) Navigator OTS - Cuddy Cudsworth November 23 until late-March (need exact date. Then who?) Oasis OTS - Drew Devine September 3 until when? (need exact date?) Then Patricio Honores ? Ovation OTS - Joff Eaton November 23 though January 28, then Jimmy Rhodes returns February 14 for 4 months. (Who is covering Jan 28-Feb 14? - Joff is going to Radiance Jan 28 per his twitter post, so he isn't staying longer) Quantum OTS - Ken Jones November 26 (until Feb 9? then who?) Radiance OTS - Steve Davis September 9 until January 28, then Joff Eaton begins January 28 until March 28 Rhapsody OTS - Patricio Honores November 13 until ??? need exact date of handover? Dan Whitney (until the TA on April 29? or through the TA on May 13?) Serenade OTS - Topi Ylonen November 21 until March 20 Vision OTS - Bill Brunkhorst October 29 (until when? then who?) (Marc Walker posted on FB that he will be on Vision out of Texas mid-November 2017 thru mid-January 2018) Voyager OTS - Mitch Merucci October 11 until February 12, then Ken Jones Graham Seymour is stepping back from cruise life after July 28, 2017 except for occasional fill-ins. 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 Rich Edwards is temporarily out due to back issues and will not be returning until at least October 2016 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 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 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted January 28, 2017 Author #2090 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Hmmm...you are right! Can anyone confirm who the current CD is on Oasis and on Rhapsody? from a "live" Oasis review written by someone who was on Rhapsody last month, Patricio moved from Rhapsody over to Oasis. Yes, we have imported Patricio...formerly from the Rhapsody..thatcame over about a month ago. He has a talented memory and knew us from that ship last month. Nice guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted January 28, 2017 Author #2091 Share Posted January 28, 2017 (edited) Adventure OTS - Simona Ferraiuolo December 10 until February 11, then Elvis Pinto February 11 until mid-April, then Casey Pelter mid-April for 4 months Allure OTS - Tim Connor October 23 until late-February (Who is covering March and April?) Mitch Merucci sometime in May thru September (need exact dates) According to his tweet, Mitch will be the new regular CD of Allure Anthem OTS - Clo O'Connor January 14 until mid-March (then does Dru return?) Brilliance OTS - Jerome Sueur November 10 (until when? Mid-March? then who?). Empress OTS - Carlos Torres October 21 until mid-February, Who will be covering mid-February through mid-April? (need dates)Elvis Pinto begins mid-April for 2 months. Enchantment OTS - Michele Scarpato December 16 until mid-April, then who? Explorer OTS - Rob McNally January 25 through March 19, then Graham returns March 19 through July 28 (then Graham is stepping back from cruise life except for an occasional fill-in) Freedom OTS - Casey Pelter October 16 until late February (this is Casey's last contract on FR) Then who? Grandeur OTS - Bobby Broughton October 22 until February 25 (then does Paul Rutter return February 25 for 2 months?) Bobby will return late April/early May for 4 months. Harmony OTS - Bobby Brown January 7 until March 11, then Abe Hughes returns March 11 for 4 months. Independence OTS - John Blair January 9 until mid-March (need exact date), then Drew Devine mid-March until May 27, then Joff Eaton returns May 27 until September 30 Jewel OTS - Dennis Charles November 6 until mid-to-late February, then Simona Ferraiuolo begins mid-to-late February (handover date needed) Legend OTS - Chris Brown Jan 15 (until mid-March when the ship is handed over to TUI?) Liberty OTS - Jeff Arpin January 8 until mid-May, then John Blair is covering from mid-May until mid-July (per John's FB post) It was also reported that Drew Devine was doing the May-July coverage - where has he been reassigned?. Majesty OTS - Susan McColl October 23 until February 17, then Marc Walker returns February 17 until mid-June (per his FB post) Mariner OTS - Fang Lixin October 17 (until when?) Navigator OTS - Cuddy Cudsworth November 23 until late-March (need exact date. Then who?) Oasis OTS - Patricio Honores January 21 for 2 months, then who? (Drew is not returning to Oasis after his break) Ovation OTS - (Who is covering Jan 28-Feb 14? - Joff left for Radiance Jan 28 per his twitter post) Jimmy Rhodes returns February 14 for 4 months. Quantum OTS - Ken Jones November 26 (until Feb 9? then who?) Radiance OTS - Joff Eaton begins January 28 until March 28 Rhapsody OTS - Dan Whitney January 21 (until the TA on April 29? or through the TA on May 13?) Serenade OTS - Topi Ylonen November 21 until March 20 Vision OTS - Bill Brunkhorst October 29 (until when? then who?) (Marc Walker posted on FB that he will be on Vision out of Texas mid-November 2017 thru mid-January 2018) Voyager OTS - Mitch Merucci October 11 until February 12, then Ken Jones Graham Seymour is stepping back from cruise life after July 28, 2017 except for occasional fill-ins. 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 Rich Edwards is temporarily out due to back issues and will not be returning until at least October 2016 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 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 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 Edited January 28, 2017 by DonnaK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gomogogo Posted January 31, 2017 #2092 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Confirmed today 31/1/17 that Mitch Merucci has left Voyager today, Ken Jones is taking over. Assume Mitch will have a vacation before taking over at Allure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laney219 Posted January 31, 2017 #2093 Share Posted January 31, 2017 FWIW Mitch (Voyager) posted on the book of face that he is on vacation now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted January 31, 2017 Author #2094 Share Posted January 31, 2017 (edited) Confirmed today 31/1/17 that Mitch Merucci has left Voyager today, Ken Jones is taking over. Assume Mitch will have a vacation before taking over at Allure. FWIW Mitch (Voyager) posted on the book of face that he is on vacation now. Adventure OTS - Simona Ferraiuolo December 10 until February 11, then Elvis Pinto February 11 until mid-April, then Casey Pelter mid-April for 4 months Allure OTS - Tim Connor October 23 until late-February (Who is covering between Tim and Mitch?) Mitch Merucci sometime in April though August (need exact dates) According to his tweet, Mitch will be the new regular CD of Allure Anthem OTS - Clo O'Connor January 14 until mid-March (then does Dru return?) Brilliance OTS - Jerome Sueur November 10 (until when? Mid-March? then who?). Empress OTS - Carlos Torres October 21 until mid-February, Who will be covering mid-February through mid-April? (need dates)Elvis Pinto begins mid-April for 2 months. Enchantment OTS - Michele Scarpato December 16 until mid-April, then who? Explorer OTS - Rob McNally January 25 through March 19, then Graham returns March 19 through July 28 (then Graham is stepping back from cruise life except for an occasional fill-in) Freedom OTS - Casey Pelter October 16 until late February (this is Casey's last contract on FR) Then who? Grandeur OTS - Bobby Broughton October 22 until February 25 (then does Paul Rutter return February 25 for 2 months?) Bobby will return late April/early May for 4 months. Harmony OTS - Bobby Brown January 7 until March 11, then Abe Hughes returns March 11 for 4 months. Independence OTS - John Blair January 9 until mid-March (need exact date), then Drew Devine mid-March until May 27, then Joff Eaton returns May 27 until September 30 Jewel OTS - Dennis Charles November 6 until mid-to-late February, then Simona Ferraiuolo begins mid-to-late February (handover date needed) Legend OTS - Chris Brown Jan 15 (until mid-March when the ship is handed over to TUI?) Liberty OTS - Jeff Arpin January 8 until mid-May, then John Blair is covering from mid-May until mid-July (per John's FB post) It was also reported that Drew Devine was doing the May-July coverage - where has he been reassigned?. Majesty OTS - Susan McColl October 23 until February 17, then Marc Walker returns February 17 until mid-June (per his FB post) Mariner OTS - Fang Lixin October 17 (until when?) Navigator OTS - Cuddy Cudsworth November 23 until late-March (need exact date. Then who?) Oasis OTS - Patricio Honores January 21 for 2 months, then who? (Drew is not returning to Oasis after his break) Ovation OTS - (Who is covering Jan 28-Feb 14? - Joff left for Radiance Jan 28 per his twitter post) Jimmy Rhodes returns February 14 for 4 months. Quantum OTS - Ken Jones November 26 (until Feb 9? then who?) Radiance OTS - Joff Eaton begins January 28 until March 28 Rhapsody OTS - Dan Whitney January 21 (until the TA on April 29? or through the TA on May 13?) Serenade OTS - Topi Ylonen November 21 until March 20 Vision OTS - Bill Brunkhorst October 29 (until when? then who?) (Marc Walker posted on FB that he will be on Vision out of Texas mid-November 2017 thru mid-January 2018) Voyager OTS - Ken Jones January 31 (until when?) Graham Seymour is stepping back from cruise life after July 28, 2017 except for occasional fill-ins. 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 Rich Edwards is temporarily out due to back issues and will not be returning until at least October 2016 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 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 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 Edited January 31, 2017 by DonnaK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted January 31, 2017 Author #2095 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Can someone please find out how much longer Clo will be on Anthem? And, is Dru returning, or will it be someone else taking over Anthem after Clo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
internetwhiz Posted January 31, 2017 #2096 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Mitch must be a new regular when he goes on Allure. Said he would be there in November, when asked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Recruit Posted January 31, 2017 #2097 Share Posted January 31, 2017 We are currently onboard Navigator and the CD is Marvin Wilson. Teri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulette3028 Posted January 31, 2017 #2098 Share Posted January 31, 2017 (edited) We are currently onboard Navigator and the CD is Marvin Wilson. Teri Marvin Wilson was supposed to be the Activity Manager beginning mid to later Dec.....if he is the CD, then who is the Activity Manager? Confusing?? Edited January 31, 2017 by Paulette3028 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted January 31, 2017 #2099 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Could Marvin be stepping up temporarily for the CD conference? Roy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted February 1, 2017 Author #2100 Share Posted February 1, 2017 (edited) We are currently onboard Navigator and the CD is Marvin Wilson. Teri Thank you Teri Could Marvin be stepping up temporarily for the CD conference? Roy That's highly likely. There are going to be a lot of AMs covering as CDs over the next 2-3 weeks. I am not going to update the list for these temporary coverages for the conference. Edited February 1, 2017 by DonnaK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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