Funbobby68 Posted July 7, 2021 #1951 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Glad to hear good reports about Cory Rogers , will be on Indy in September 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeebean Posted July 8, 2021 #1952 Share Posted July 8, 2021 On 3/28/2021 at 10:52 AM, AstoriaPreppy said: Many of the cruise directors I've sailed with have faded into the ether of time, but Richard Spacey is seared into my memory as the most cringeworthy. We had him as cruise director on the Celebrity Equinox and he was attractive and inoffensive and performative in the most CD way possible (British, really into socks), with one off-putting exception. Richard ended every *single* onboard announcement by whispering "oh, and one more thing... I love you" into the PA system in a creepy little kid voice. You'd be at the pool, and he pops up with the afternoon announcements like "We've got bingo, and karaoke, and archery, so go out and have a great day... oh, and one more thing... I WUV U!!" The first time it happened we thought we misheard him, only later realizing it was some sort of schtick. We also thought we were the only people who thought it was weird until it came up chatting with strangers at the bar. The whole thing was so oddly unprofessional, it has completely altered the curve on "bad" cruise directors for me. Sad to say, I never did experience Richard Spacey on any of our Royal cruises but surely we I had. This is the first time I'm hearing of his I love you" schtick at the end of each announcement. Funny, no one ever mentions that with the glowing reviews I have read about him. I do not doubt what you say, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeebean Posted July 8, 2021 #1953 Share Posted July 8, 2021 (edited) On 3/29/2021 at 12:59 PM, lovesthebeach2 said: she is (or was if she’s no longer a CD) one of our favorites. (Hello Clo) I feel the same way about Becky Thompson. She was the CD we had on our very first Royal Cruise nearly 20 years ago. She was amazing. I can still remember her walking on the tops of the seats in the main theater during the "Welcome Aboard Show" to speak with different people. What a blast she was. She was a dancer prior to taking on the role of CD so she had that "way about her" when she moved on stage. She was from England and very delightful. Becky sustained an injury on the ice at Studio B during one of the shows when she came out on skates at the end. I don't believe she worked as a CD after that injury. Last I heard, Becky was training cruise directors in Miami for Celebrity. Edited July 8, 2021 by coffeebean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdsseattle Posted July 13, 2021 #1954 Share Posted July 13, 2021 I’m so happy we get half of a cruise season out of Seattle this year! I will be on Ovation with Dan Whitney and Serenade with John Blair. How are these two? My two all-time favorite CDs are Clo and Joff Eaton. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blizzard54 Posted July 13, 2021 #1955 Share Posted July 13, 2021 12 hours ago, sdsseattle said: I’m so happy we get half of a cruise season out of Seattle this year! I will be on Ovation with Dan Whitney and Serenade with John Blair. How are these two? My two all-time favorite CDs are Clo and Joff Eaton. Both have been around a long time. We first sailed with John in 1998 and Dan in 1999. both on the Song of America. John's wife Katrina will be the Activities Manager. There are some mixed opinions out about them but we enjoying sailing with them. Dan is good to sail with. As I recall he had some roots in the PNW way back when. We are also sailing on both this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camper51 Posted July 13, 2021 #1956 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Marc Walker is excellent! Hoping he will still be on Allure in February! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillpra Posted July 14, 2021 #1957 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Cruised with Cory Rogers when he was CD on Carnival! Very energetic and appeals to all ages! Very talented and a favorite of many cruisers and hope to cruise with him again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsvd79 Posted July 14, 2021 #1958 Share Posted July 14, 2021 I don't want to be that person, but I guess I will be. (Sorry in advance) The ship is spelled Odyssey not ODESSY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baowen Posted July 14, 2021 #1959 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Love Dan Dan the Party Man! He has definitely been around awhile. We had him way back on the Viking Serenade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdylady Posted July 14, 2021 #1960 Share Posted July 14, 2021 On 7/12/2021 at 11:13 PM, sdsseattle said: I’m so happy we get half of a cruise season out of Seattle this year! I will be on Ovation with Dan Whitney and Serenade with John Blair. How are these two? My two all-time favorite CDs are Clo and Joff Eaton. We had John and his wife, Katrina, on Grandeur. They were very visible and personable. You could tell they really loved their jobs and their guests. I think you will enjoy them. Erika Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DELTABLUE Posted July 14, 2021 #1961 Share Posted July 14, 2021 I'm a big fan of John and Katrina Blair too and will echo the comments above. I've done many cruises with them over the years on Grandeur and Enchantment and am always happy to find them aboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCCLNYMETS41 Posted July 22, 2021 #1962 Share Posted July 22, 2021 I am not familiar with Brian Leavitt on Symphony. Is he fairly new to Royal, or new to being the CD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SherriZ366 Posted July 22, 2021 #1963 Share Posted July 22, 2021 On 7/8/2021 at 8:12 AM, coffeebean said: I feel the same way about Becky Thompson. She was the CD we had on our very first Royal Cruise nearly 20 years ago. She was amazing. I can still remember her walking on the tops of the seats in the main theater during the "Welcome Aboard Show" to speak with different people. What a blast she was. She was a dancer prior to taking on the role of CD so she had that "way about her" when she moved on stage. She was from England and very delightful. Becky sustained an injury on the ice at Studio B during one of the shows when she came out on skates at the end. I don't believe she worked as a CD after that injury. Last I heard, Becky was training cruise directors in Miami for Celebrity. I remember Becky. She is a lovely person and was a great Cruise Director. I think in addition to her injury that she got married and may have wanted a shoreside job to be with her husband. I wonder if she's still training CD's for Celebrity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slainte! Posted July 23, 2021 #1964 Share Posted July 23, 2021 Jimmy Rhodes has moved on….Director of Entertainment with Virgin Cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEENSAILING Posted July 23, 2021 #1965 Share Posted July 23, 2021 34 minutes ago, Slainte! said: Jimmy Rhodes has moved on….Director of Entertainment with Virgin Cruises. Nice for him! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Reid Posted July 23, 2021 #1966 Share Posted July 23, 2021 On 7/13/2021 at 10:47 PM, dsvd79 said: I don't want to be that person, but I guess I will be. (Sorry in advance) The ship is spelled Odyssey not ODESSY I don't want to be that person, but there should be a comma between Odyssey and not. Additionally, a period should end the sentence. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaO Posted July 27, 2021 #1967 Share Posted July 27, 2021 (edited) Looking forward to being on any ship, with any CD... 🙂 Looking forward to seeing Mark in September on the Allure. Edited July 27, 2021 by LindaO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet524 Posted July 27, 2021 #1968 Share Posted July 27, 2021 On 7/23/2021 at 3:55 PM, John Reid said: I don't want to be that person, but there should be a comma between Odyssey and not. Additionally, a period should end the sentence. Oh, nooo! It's the grammar police,;?.! 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DELTABLUE Posted July 27, 2021 #1969 Share Posted July 27, 2021 I think he was just the anti-speeling police. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsvd79 Posted July 28, 2021 #1970 Share Posted July 28, 2021 I wasn't trying to be smart or anything. I just wanted to let you know it wasn't spelled right. That is all. If I offended anyone I am sorry. I meant no harm in the post. That's why I rarely post on the main boards anymore because there is always that one *****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DELTABLUE Posted July 28, 2021 #1971 Share Posted July 28, 2021 No offense taken. I freely admit that I can't speel. Never could and still can't. Guess I missed getting that gene so I don't mind when necessary corrections are pointed out, if done nicely.😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsvd79 Posted July 28, 2021 #1972 Share Posted July 28, 2021 sounds good to me 😃 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryano Posted July 28, 2021 #1973 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Stopping by to see who CD on Ovation will be. I sailed with Dan Dan the Party Man on Radiance back in 2011 out of Tampa. I liked him. Now off to see who the Captain is 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truffles2 Posted July 28, 2021 #1974 Share Posted July 28, 2021 On 7/27/2021 at 8:16 AM, LindaO said: Looking forward to being on any ship, with any CD... 🙂 Looking forward to seeing Mark in September on the Allure. Hi Linda, I am sure you are the same LindaO who started the thread for the Serenade inaugural transatlantic....and I think that was about our first introduction to Cruise Critic. Quite a few years ago! As it turned out, we did not make that cruise--thanks to United Airlines last minute cancellation of our flight and the improper way it was handled. That was many years ago. Perhaps we will meet on Allure. When are you sailing. We will be on for the 5th and the 12th. Barb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaO Posted July 29, 2021 #1975 Share Posted July 29, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, truffles2 said: Hi Linda, I am sure you are the same LindaO who started the thread for the Serenade inaugural transatlantic....and I think that was about our first introduction to Cruise Critic. Quite a few years ago! As it turned out, we did not make that cruise--thanks to United Airlines last minute cancellation of our flight and the improper way it was handled. That was many years ago. Perhaps we will meet on Allure. When are you sailing. We will be on for the 5th and the 12th. Barb Barb... that is just horrible missing the Serenade... That was a great cruise... a long long time ago! I'm on the Allure, September 5 Sailing! It will be so good to see you! Are you on the Sept 5 Allure thread?? Edited July 29, 2021 by LindaO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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