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ADVENTURE: Clo O'Connor July 6 until late-August (need handover date) then Bill Bronkhorst

ALLURE: Jimmy Rhodes March 11 until August 12, then Mitch Merucci August 12 to November 4.

ANTHEM: Dennis Charles May 12 until September 6, then Chris Brown September 6 for 4 months.

BRILLANCE: Mike Szwajkowski July 3 until September 22, then who?

 

EMPRESS: Hugo Arenas (need dates)

ENCHANTMENT: Bobby Broughton April 6 until September 6, then Patricio Honores September 6 for 2 months

EXPLORER: Topi Ylonen July 27 (for 2 months? 4 months?)

FREEDOM: WHO IS THE CD July 28 until September 29, followed by Drew Devine September 29 for 4 months.

GRANDEUR: Bob Leininger June 2 until October 6, then Mike Szwajkowski Oct 6 until December 1, then Bob Leininger December 1 for 4 months.

HARMONY: Dru Pavlov April 21 until early-September (need handover date) then Abe Hughes early-September for 4 months.

INDEPENDENCE: Joff Eaton May 28 until September 22, then Tim Connor September 22 (for 2 months or 4 months?)

JEWEL: Simona Ferraiuolo June 16 until August 19, then Andrea Olivieri August 19 for 4 months

LIBERTY: Marc Walker July 22 until mid-November, then who?

MARINER: Carlos Torres July 9 until September 17, then Ricky Matthews September 17 for 4 months

MAJESTY: Patricio Honores late-June until late-August (date? then who?)

NAVIGATOR: Rob McNally May 6 until August 26, then Cuddy Cudworth August 26 until late-November.

OASIS: Dan Whitney early May until early-September. (date? then who?)

OVATION: Mike Hunnerup March 23 (until late-July? then who?) Joff Eaton returns November 28 for the Australian season.

QUANTUM: Is Fang Lixin is the current CD? Paul Rutter returns in the Fall (Sept/Oct) for a few months.

RADIANCE: Cuddy Cudworth June 15 until August 10, then John Blair August 10 until mid-January.

RHAPSODY: Tim Connor June 23 until mid-August, then Elvis Pinto mid-August for 4 months. (need handover date)

SERENADE: Jamie Fentiman May 13 until mid-September. (date? then who?)

SYMPHONY: Michele Scarpato March 11 until late-July (need handover date) then Bobby Brown late-July through the TA November 9

VISION: Steve Davis April 6 until August 6, then Ken Jones August 6 for 2 months, then Steve Davis early October for 4 months.

VOYAGER: Michelle Oliveira began late-May until late-September, then who?

CDs who are no longer active on RCI ships:

Jerome Sueur is reportedly joining Carnival and getting married soon.

Keith Williams is cleared to return from medical leave, but does not currently have a ship assignment.

Casey Pelter works shoreside for Celebrity as Manager of Entertainment.

Graham Seymour is semi-retired but fills-in from time to time as needed

Rich Edwards sadly passed away in June 2017. RIP Rich.

John Perry is Operations Manager at Hyatt Hotels (per LinkedIn)

Ken Rush works at corporate in Miami as RCI's Director of Entertainment, and occasionally fills-in as CD

Amy Fickert-Southgate works shoreside

Luke Arrowsmith Operations Manager Entertainment (Global) at P&O Cruises

Gordon Whatman is retired, but fills-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-Foley Associate Vice President of Entertainment at Celebrity Cruises

Dave Chapman is a CD with HAL

James Andrews is a real estate agent in Sydney

Leo Papa is a Product Manager at Tauck Corp in Connecticut

Anna Bass is a make-up artist

João Pereira is the Cruise Sales Manager on the Liberty of the Seas.

Kirk Detweiler is now CD with Silversea cruises.

Simeon Baker- is a sales exec at a Porsche dealer in Saskatchewan

Matt Baker - Sim's brother - is a radio presenter.

Kieron Buffrey - CD with Viking River Cruises

Tom Canosa - teaching 6th grade science in North Carolina

Peter Benfield and Johnny Osborne have emigrated to Thailand

Anthony Richards is working for Royal Media Partners as Manager PortRevenue Operations

Rico du Breil is a CD with SilverSeas out of Italy

Paul Lancaster is no longer with RCI, and resides in England

Abel Jeney is 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

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ADVENTURE: Clo O'Connor July 6 until late-August (need handover date) then Bill Bronkhorst

 

 

ALLURE: Jimmy Rhodes March 11 until August 12, then Mitch Merucci August 12 to November 4.

 

 

ANTHEM: Dennis Charles May 12 until September 6, then Chris Brown September 6 for 4 months.

 

 

BRILLANCE: Mike Szwajkowski July 3 until September 22, then who?

 

 

 

EMPRESS: Hugo Arenas (need dates)

 

 

ENCHANTMENT: Bobby Broughton April 6 until September 6, then Patricio Honores September 6 for 2 months

 

 

EXPLORER: Topi Ylonen July 27 (for 2 months? 4 months?)

 

 

FREEDOM: WHO IS THE CD July 28 until September 29, followed by Drew Devine September 29 for 4 months.

 

 

GRANDEUR: Bob Leininger June 2 until October 6, then Mike Szwajkowski Oct 6 until December 1, then Bob Leininger December 1 for 4 months.

 

 

HARMONY: Dru Pavlov April 21 until early-September (need handover date) then Abe Hughes early-September for 4 months.

 

 

INDEPENDENCE: Joff Eaton May 28 until September 22, then Tim Connor September 22 (for 2 months or 4 months?)

 

 

JEWEL: Simona Ferraiuolo June 16 until August 19, then Andrea Olivieri August 19 for 4 months

 

 

LIBERTY: Marc Walker July 22 until mid-November, then who?

 

 

MARINER: Carlos Torres July 9 until September 17, then Ricky Matthews September 17 for 4 months

 

 

MAJESTY: Patricio Honores late-June until late-August (date? then who?)

 

 

NAVIGATOR: Rob McNally May 6 until August 26, then Cuddy Cudworth August 26 until late-November.

 

 

OASIS: Dan Whitney early May until early-September. (date? then who?)

 

 

OVATION: Mike Hunnerup March 23 (until late-July? then who?) Joff Eaton returns November 28 for the Australian season.

 

 

QUANTUM: Is Fang Lixin is the current CD? Paul Rutter returns in the Fall (Sept/Oct) for a few months.

 

 

RADIANCE: Cuddy Cudworth June 15 until August 10, then John Blair August 10 until mid-January.

 

 

RHAPSODY: Tim Connor June 23 until mid-August, then Elvis Pinto mid-August for 4 months. (need handover date)

 

 

SERENADE: Jamie Fentiman May 13 until mid-September. (date? then who?)

 

 

SYMPHONY: Michele Scarpato March 11 until late-July (need handover date) then Bobby Brown late-July through the TA November 9

 

 

VISION: Steve Davis April 6 until August 6, then Ken Jones August 6 for 2 months, then Steve Davis early October for 4 months.

 

 

VOYAGER: Michelle Oliveira began late-May until late-September, then who?

 

 

CDs who are no longer active on RCI ships:

 

Jerome Sueur is reportedly joining Carnival and getting married soon.

 

Keith Williams is cleared to return from medical leave, but does not currently have a ship assignment.

 

Casey Pelter works shoreside for Celebrity as Manager of Entertainment.

 

Graham Seymour is semi-retired but fills-in from time to time as needed

 

Rich Edwards sadly passed away in June 2017. RIP Rich.

 

John Perry is Operations Manager at Hyatt Hotels (per LinkedIn)

 

Ken Rush works at corporate in Miami as RCI's Director of Entertainment, and occasionally fills-in as CD

 

Amy Fickert-Southgate works shoreside

 

Luke Arrowsmith Operations Manager Entertainment (Global) at P&O Cruises

 

Gordon Whatman is retired, but fills-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-Foley Associate Vice President of Entertainment at Celebrity Cruises

 

Dave Chapman is a CD with HAL

 

James Andrews is a real estate agent in Sydney

 

Leo Papa is a Product Manager at Tauck Corp in Connecticut

 

Anna Bass is a make-up artist

 

João Pereira is the Cruise Sales Manager on the Liberty of the Seas.

 

Kirk Detweiler is now CD with Silversea cruises.

 

Simeon Baker- is a sales exec at a Porsche dealer in Saskatchewan

 

Matt Baker - Sim's brother - is a radio presenter.

 

Kieron Buffrey - CD with Viking River Cruises

 

Tom Canosa - teaching 6th grade science in North Carolina

 

Peter Benfield and Johnny Osborne have emigrated to Thailand

 

Anthony Richards is working for Royal Media Partners as Manager PortRevenue Operations

 

Rico du Breil is a CD with SilverSeas out of Italy

 

Paul Lancaster is no longer with RCI, and resides in England

 

Abel Jeney is 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

 

 

 

Donna, I’ll be on the sep 7 sailing on adventure. I can let you now if Bill Bronkhorst is on as CD by that time. If no one has let you know the handover date by then.

 

 

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Per this Explorer review, Topi is the CD there. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/showpost.php?p=56718295&postcount=22

 

He was supposed to take over on Freedom.....so now there is a new mystery...who is on Freedom?

Reading down a bit in that review, the poster got his dates wrong and was on Explorer July 20-27, not after the changeover. I think that means it's still up in the air who is on Explorer now.

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ADVENTURE: Clo O'Connor July 6 until late-August (need handover date) then Bill Bronkhorst

ALLURE: Jimmy Rhodes March 11 until August 12, then Mitch Merucci August 12 to November 4.

ANTHEM: Dennis Charles May 12 until September 6, then Chris Brown September 6 for 4 months.

BRILLANCE: Mike Szwajkowski July 3 until September 22, then who?

 

EMPRESS: WHO IS THE CD?

ENCHANTMENT: Bobby Broughton April 6 until September 6, then Patricio Honores September 6 for 2 months

EXPLORER: WHO IS THE CD effective July 27?

FREEDOM: Topi Ylonen July 28 until September 29, followed by Drew Devine September 29 for 4 months.

GRANDEUR: Bob Leininger June 2 until October 6, then Mike Szwajkowski Oct 6 until December 1, then Bob Leininger December 1 for 4 months.

HARMONY: Dru Pavlov April 21 until early-September (need handover date) then Abe Hughes early-September for 4 months.

INDEPENDENCE: Joff Eaton May 28 until September 22, then Tim Connor September 22 (for 2 months or 4 months?)

JEWEL: Simona Ferraiuolo June 16 until August 19, then Andrea Olivieri August 19 for 4 months

LIBERTY: Marc Walker July 22 until mid-November, then who?

MARINER: Hugo Arenas September 17, then Ricky Matthews September 17 for 4 months

MAJESTY: Patricio Honores late-June until late-August (date? then who?)

NAVIGATOR: Rob McNally May 6 until August 26, then Cuddy Cudworth August 26 until late-November.

OASIS: Dan Whitney early May until early-September. (date? then who?)

OVATION: WHO IS THE CD? Joff Eaton returns November 28 for the Australian season.

QUANTUM: Is Fang Lixin is the current CD? Rutter returns in the Fall (Sept/Oct) for a few months.

RADIANCE: Cuddy Cudworth June 15 until August 10, then John Blair August 10 until mid-January.

RHAPSODY: Tim Connor June 23 until mid-August, then Elvis Pinto mid-August for 4 months. (need handover date)

SERENADE: Jamie Fentiman May 13 until mid-September. (date? then who?)

SYMPHONY: Michele Scarpato March 11 until late-July (need handover date) then Bobby Brown late-July through the TA November 9

VISION: Ken Jones August 6 for 2 months, then Steve Davis early October for 4 months.

VOYAGER: Michelle Oliveira began late-May until late-September, then who?

CDs who are no longer active on RCI ships:

Jerome Sueur is reportedly joining Carnival and getting married soon.

Keith Williams is cleared to return from medical leave, but does not currently have a ship assignment.

Casey Pelter works shoreside for Celebrity as Manager of Entertainment.

Graham Seymour is semi-retired but fills-in from time to time as needed

Rich Edwards sadly passed away in June 2017. RIP Rich.

John Perry is Operations Manager at Hyatt Hotels (per LinkedIn)

Ken Rush works at corporate in Miami as RCI's Director of Entertainment, and occasionally fills-in as CD

Amy Fickert-Southgate works shoreside

Luke Arrowsmith Operations Manager Entertainment (Global) at P&O Cruises

Gordon Whatman is retired, but fills-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-Foley Associate Vice President of Entertainment at Celebrity Cruises

Dave Chapman is a CD with HAL

James Andrews is a real estate agent in Sydney

Leo Papa is a Product Manager at Tauck Corp in Connecticut

Anna Bass is a make-up artist

João Pereira is the Cruise Sales Manager on the Liberty of the Seas.

Kirk Detweiler is now CD with Silversea cruises.

Simeon Baker- is a sales exec at a Porsche dealer in Saskatchewan

Matt Baker - Sim's brother - is a radio presenter.

Kieron Buffrey - CD with Viking River Cruises

Tom Canosa - teaching 6th grade science in North Carolina

Peter Benfield and Johnny Osborne have emigrated to Thailand

Anthony Richards is working for Royal Media Partners as Manager PortRevenue Operations

Rico du Breil is a CD with SilverSeas out of Italy

Paul Lancaster is no longer with RCI, and resides in England

Abel Jeney is 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

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Reading down a bit in that review, the poster got his dates wrong and was on Explorer July 20-27, not after the changeover. I think that means it's still up in the air who is on Explorer now.

 

 

 

Eagerly waiting to find out .....

 

 

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Just posted on Abe Hughes FB Pages

 

"Hi Everyone

 

Thanks to those who have reached out to confirm the 'rumours' in the cruise world...

 

1 YES - I will be returning to the Harmony of the Seas on 8/25...until 11/3.

2 Also YES - I am excited to be introducing the newest, biggest, craziest, and more adventurous cruise ship ever built, Symphony of the Seas when she arrives into Miami!

Hope to see you there!"

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ADVENTURE: Clo O'Connor July 6 until late-August (need handover date) then Bill Bronkhorst

ALLURE: Jimmy Rhodes March 11 until August 12, then Mitch Merucci August 12 to November 4.

ANTHEM: Dennis Charles May 12 until September 6, then Chris Brown September 6 for 4 months.

BRILLANCE: Mike Szwajkowski July 3 until September 22, then who?

 

EMPRESS: WHO IS THE CD?

ENCHANTMENT: Bobby Broughton April 6 until September 6, then Patricio Honores September 6 for 2 months

EXPLORER: WHO IS THE CD effective July 27?

 

FREEDOM: Topi Ylonen July 28 until September 29, followed by Drew Devine September 29 for 4 months.

GRANDEUR: Bob Leininger June 2 until October 6, then Mike Szwajkowski Oct 6 until December 1, then Bob Leininger December 1 for 4 months.

HARMONY: Dru Pavlov April 21 until August 25, then Abe Hughes August 25 until November 3

INDEPENDENCE: Joff Eaton May 28 until September 22, then Tim Connor September 22 (for 2 months or 4 months?)

JEWEL: Simona Ferraiuolo June 16 until August 19, then Andrea Olivieri August 19 for 4 months

LIBERTY: Marc Walker July 22 until mid-November, then who?

MARINER: Hugo Arenas September 17, then Ricky Matthews September 17 for 4 months

MAJESTY: Patricio Honores late-June until late-August (date? then who?)

 

NAVIGATOR: Rob McNally May 6 until August 26, then Cuddy Cudworth August 26 until late-November.

OASIS: Dan Whitney early May until early-September. (date? then who?)

OVATION: WHO IS THE CD? Joff Eaton returns November 28 for the Australian season.

QUANTUM: Is Fang Lixin is the current CD? Rutter returns in the Fall (Sept/Oct) for a few months.

RADIANCE: Cuddy Cudworth June 15 until August 10, then John Blair August 10 until mid-January.

RHAPSODY: Tim Connor June 23 until mid-August, then Elvis Pinto mid-August for 4 months. (need handover date)

SERENADE: Jamie Fentiman May 13 until mid-September. (date? then who?)

SYMPHONY: Michele Scarpato March 11 until sometime in September (need date) then Bobby Brown through the TA November 9, then Abe Hughes will be taking over the ship when it arrives in Miami

VISION: Ken Jones August 6 for 2 months, then Steve Davis early October for 4 months.

VOYAGER: Michelle Oliveira began late-May until late-September, then who?

 

CDs who are no longer active on RCI ships:

Jerome Sueur is reportedly joining Carnival and getting married soon.

Keith Williams is cleared to return from medical leave, but does not currently have a ship assignment.

Casey Pelter works shoreside for Celebrity as Manager of Entertainment.

Graham Seymour is semi-retired but fills-in from time to time as needed

Rich Edwards sadly passed away in June 2017. RIP Rich.

John Perry is Operations Manager at Hyatt Hotels (per LinkedIn)

Ken Rush works at corporate in Miami as RCI's Director of Entertainment, and occasionally fills-in as CD

Amy Fickert-Southgate works shoreside

Luke Arrowsmith Operations Manager Entertainment (Global) at P&O Cruises

Gordon Whatman is retired, but fills-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-Foley Associate Vice President of Entertainment at Celebrity Cruises

Dave Chapman is a CD with HAL

James Andrews is a real estate agent in Sydney

Leo Papa is a Product Manager at Tauck Corp in Connecticut

Anna Bass is a make-up artist

João Pereira is the Cruise Sales Manager on the Liberty of the Seas.

Kirk Detweiler is now CD with Silversea cruises.

Simeon Baker- is a sales exec at a Porsche dealer in Saskatchewan

Matt Baker - Sim's brother - is a radio presenter.

Kieron Buffrey - CD with Viking River Cruises

Tom Canosa - teaching 6th grade science in North Carolina

Peter Benfield and Johnny Osborne have emigrated to Thailand

Anthony Richards is working for Royal Media Partners as Manager PortRevenue Operations

Rico du Breil is a CD with SilverSeas out of Italy

Paul Lancaster is no longer with RCI, and resides in England

Abel Jeney is 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

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ADVENTURE: Clo O'Connor July 6 until late-August (need handover date) then Bill Bronkhorst

ALLURE: Mitch Merucci August 12 to November 4.

ANTHEM: Dennis Charles May 12 until September 6, then Chris Brown September 6 for 4 months.

BRILLANCE: Mike Szwajkowski July 3 until September 22, then who?

 

EMPRESS: WHO IS THE CD?

ENCHANTMENT: Bobby Broughton April 6 until September 6, then Patricio Honores September 6 for 2 months

EXPLORER: Graham Seymour July 27 for 4 months

 

FREEDOM: Topi Ylonen July 28 until September 29, followed by Drew Devine September 29 for 4 months.

GRANDEUR: Bob Leininger June 2 until October 6, then Mike Szwajkowski Oct 6 until December 1, then Bob Leininger December 1 for 4 months.

HARMONY: Dru Pavlov April 21 until August 25, then Abe Hughes August 25 until November 3

INDEPENDENCE: Joff Eaton May 28 until September 22, then Tim Connor September 22 (for 2 months or 4 months?)

JEWEL: Simona Ferraiuolo June 16 until August 19, then Andrea Olivieri August 19 for 4 months

LIBERTY: Marc Walker July 22 until mid-November, then who?

MARINER: Hugo Arenas until September 17, then Ricky Matthews September 17 for 4 months

MAJESTY: Patricio Honores late-June until late-August (date? then who?)

 

NAVIGATOR: Rob McNally May 6 until August 26, then Cuddy Cudworth August 26 until late-November.

OASIS: Dan Whitney early May until early-September. (date? then who?)

OVATION: WHO IS THE CD? Joff Eaton returns November 28 for the Australian season.

QUANTUM: Is Fang Lixin is the current CD? Paul Rutter returns in the Fall (Sept/Oct) for a few months.

RADIANCE: John Blair August 10 until mid-January.

RHAPSODY: Tim Connor June 23 until mid-August, then Elvis Pinto mid-August for 4 months. (need handover date)

SERENADE: Jamie Fentiman May 13 until mid-September. (date? then who?)

SYMPHONY: Michele Scarpato March 11 until sometime in September (need date) then Bobby Brown through the TA November 9, then Abe Hughes will be taking over the ship when it arrives in Miami

VISION: Ken Jones August 6 for 2 months, then Steve Davis early October for 4 months.

VOYAGER: Michelle Oliveira began late-May until late-September, then who?

 

 

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