Princess Senior Ship Staff, inc Cruise Directors & Entertainment Directors

[CCHelp]

Hello, all!

 

The previous topic for keeping up with who is serving as Cruise Director and Entertainment Director on Princess ships was 8 years old and confusing to new users.  With this new year a fresh start is in order.  🙂

 

The purpose of this topic is to update the list of who is serving on which ship as Cruise Director and Entertainment Director.   If you have comments about individual cruise line employees, good or bad, please let Princess know directly, as that is not the purpose of this topic.

 

Posted below is the last list of Cruise Directors and Entertainment Directors from the previous topic.  Instructions on how to post updates to it are included in the post:

 

 

 

PRINCESS CRUISES CRUISE DIRECTOR & ENTERTAINMENT DIRECTOR LIST: as of 1/12/2020

Dates include specific sailing dates or end dates unless not specifically deduced.

CHANGES SUMMARY:

- Caribbean (updated CD DuVaul Gamble's contract length)

- Coral (updated ED)

- Crown (ED Duke Christopher left for home prior to Christmas)

- Diamond (ED Michael Kujawski left for the Ruby prior to Christmas)

- Emerald (CD Aaron Hawkins replaces Kaylee Lloyd; ED Callie Smit has gone home)

- Golden (CD Victor Stevenson replaces Corey Moir)

- Grand (updated ED)

- Island (CD Matt O'Brien takes over for the 58-day South America trip)

- Majestic (updated CD Andrew Kadillac's contract length and tentative successor; ED slot filled in)

- Ruby (CD/ED change)

- Sea (Acting CD Andi Sanders will replace Peter-John de Kock; added Gary's note)

- Sky (CD Corey Moir replaces Alexander Yepremian during his vacation)

- Star (CD Micca Reitano returned home in December; ED Neil Rose replaces Matt Thompson)

 

SHIP	CRUISE DIRECTOR	ENTERTAINMENT DIRECTOR
Caribbean Princess	DuVaul Gamble (leaves 2/2/2020; returns in late-3/2020)	Bernie Fuentes (as of 1/3/2020 sailing)
Coral Princess	Fernando Cunha (as of 1/5/2020 sailing)	Mark Young (as of 1/5/2020 sailing)
Crown Princess	John Loney (as of 1/6/2020 sailing)
Diamond Princess	Natalie Costa (as of 1/6/2020 sailing)
Emerald Princess	Aaron Hawkins (as of 1/2/2020 sailing)
Enchanted Princess
Golden Princess	Victor Stevenson (began 1/10/2020)	Matt Barnard (as of 12/20/2019 sailing)
Grand Princess	Steve Campbell (until 2/2020) Kevin Tugwell (tentatively returns in 2/2020) Matt O'Brien (tentatively 4/2020-7/2020)	Lee C h i l d e r s (as of 12/18/2019 sailing)
Island Princess	Matt O'Brien (from 1/9/2020 to 3/7/2020)	Susan Hastings (as of 12/30/19 sailing)
Majestic Princess	Andrew Kadillac (leaves in 3/2020 before Singapore dry dock) Benny Yau (tentatively scheduled to take over for Asian summer season)	Tim Donovan (as of 1/8/2020 sailing)
Pacific Princess	Peter Tredgett (as of 12/5/2019 sailing)
Regal Princess	Daniel Falconer (as of 12/1/2019 sailing)	Martyn Moss (as of 12/1/2019 sailing)
Royal Princess	Marcus Prince Juanta (until spring 2020)	Ron Goodman (as of 1/11/2020 sailing)
Ruby Princess	Kevin Tugwell (as of 12/30/2019 sailing)	Michael Kujawski (as of 12/13/2019 sailing)
Sapphire Princess	Matthew Baker (as of 11/26/2019 sailing)	Kelvin Joy (as of 11/26/2019 sailing)
Sea Princess	Peter-John de Kock (until 1/2020) Andi Sanders (begins in 1/2020)   Gary Golding (will be on for the 5/8/2020 World Cruise)
Sky Princess	Alexander Yepremian (leaves 2/1/2020; returns in late-March/early-April [will take Sky to Copenhagen]) Corey Moir (from 2/1/2020 until late-March/early-April 2020)	Adam Love (as of 12/28/2019 sailing)
Star Princess		Neil Rose (as of 12/19/2019 sailing)
Sun Princess	Jody Miles (until 1/2020)	Warren Smith (as of 11/13/2019 sailing)

 

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[Barry H]

Hello, all!

 

The previous topic for keeping up with who is serving as Cruise Director and Entertainment Director on Princess ships was 8 years old and confusing to new users.  With this new year a fresh start is in order.  🙂

 

The purpose of this topic is to update the list of who is serving on which ship as Cruise Director and Entertainment Director.   If you have comments about individual cruise line employees, good or bad, please let Princess know directly, as that is not the purpose of this topic.

 

Posted below is the last list of Cruise Directors and Entertainment Directors from the previous topic.  Instructions on how to post updates to it are included in the post:

 

 

 

PRINCESS CRUISES CRUISE DIRECTOR & ENTERTAINMENT DIRECTOR LIST: as of 1/18/2020

Dates include specific sailing dates or end dates unless not specifically deduced.

CHANGES SUMMARY:

- Caribbean (updated CD DuVaul Gamble's contract length)

- Coral (updated ED)

- Crown (ED Lisa Ann Richard replaced Duke Christopher prior to Christmas)

- Diamond (ED Michael Kujawski left for the Ruby prior to Christmas)

- Emerald (CD Aaron Hawkins replaces Kaylee Lloyd; ED Lisa Ball replaces Callie Smit)

- Golden (CD Victor Stevenson replaces Corey Moir)

- Grand (updated ED)

- Island (CD Matt O'Brien takes over for the 58-day South America trip)

- Majestic (updated CD Andrew Kadillac's contract length and tentative successor; ED slot filled in)

- Ruby (CD/ED change)

- Sea (Acting CD Andi Sanders will replace Peter-John de Kock; added Gary's note)

- Sky (CD Corey Moir replaces Alexander Yepremian during his vacation)

- Star (CD Micca Reitano returned home in December; ED Neil Rose replaces Matt Thompson)

 

SHIP	CRUISE DIRECTOR	ENTERTAINMENT DIRECTOR
Caribbean Princess	DuVaul Gamble (leaves 2/2/2020; returns in late-3/2020)	Bernie Fuentes (as of 1/3/2020 sailing)
Coral Princess	Fernando Cunha (as of 1/5/2020 sailing)	Mark Young (as of 1/5/2020 sailing)
Crown Princess	John Loney (as of 1/6/2020 sailing)	Lisa Ann Richard (as of 12/17/2020 sailing)
Diamond Princess	Natalie Costa (as of 1/6/2020 sailing)
Emerald Princess	Aaron Hawkins (as of 1/2/2020 sailing)	Lisa Ball (as of 1/17/2020 sailing)
Enchanted Princess
Golden Princess	Victor Stevenson (began 1/10/2020)	Matt Barnard (as of 12/20/2019 sailing)
Grand Princess	Steve Campbell (until 2/2020) Kevin Tugwell (tentatively returns in 2/2020) Matt O'Brien (tentatively 4/2020-7/2020)	Lee C h i l d e r s (as of 12/18/2019 sailing)
Island Princess	Matt O'Brien (from 1/9/2020 to 3/7/2020)	Susan Hastings (as of 12/30/19 sailing)
Majestic Princess	Andrew Kadillac (leaves in 3/2020 before Singapore dry dock) Benny Yau (tentatively scheduled to take over for Asian summer season)	Tim Donovan (as of 1/8/2020 sailing)
Pacific Princess	Peter Tredgett (as of 12/5/2019 sailing)
Regal Princess	Daniel Falconer (as of 12/1/2019 sailing)	Martyn Moss (as of 12/1/2019 sailing)
Royal Princess	Marcus Prince Juanta (until spring 2020)	Ron Goodman (as of 1/11/2020 sailing)
Ruby Princess	Kevin Tugwell (as of 12/30/2019 sailing)	Michael Kujawski (as of 12/13/2019 sailing)
Sapphire Princess	Matthew Baker (as of 11/26/2019 sailing)	Kelvin Joy (as of 11/26/2019 sailing)
Sea Princess	Peter-John de Kock (until 1/2020) Andi Sanders (begins in 1/2020)   Gary Golding (will be on for the 5/8/2020 World Cruise)
Sky Princess	Alexander Yepremian (leaves 2/1/2020; returns in late-March/early-April [will take Sky to Copenhagen]) Corey Moir (from 2/1/2020 until late-March/early-April 2020)	Adam Love (as of 12/28/2019 sailing)
Star Princess		Neil Rose (as of 12/19/2019 sailing)
Sun Princess	Jody Miles (until 1/2020)	Warren Smith (as of 11/13/2019 sailing)

 

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[snoozecrooze]

PRINCESS CRUISES CRUISE DIRECTOR (CD) & ENTERTAINMENT DIRECTOR (ED) LIST: as of 1/23/2020

Dates do not indicate any specific contract beginning or end dates, unless specifically noted. CDs & EDs work varying contract lengths of several months and can transfer ships at any time within a contract. Any date mentioned in the list only indicate the most recently observed sailing date that the officer was onboard. 

• Who is a CD? They are your host, the main face of your cruise (besides your Captain). You will hear from and see them the most.
• Who is an ED? They manage and supervise the Entertainment team (including the CD) and onboard scheduled activities, among other responsibilities.

CHANGES SUMMARY:

• Coral (future CD)
• Island (ED)
• Regal (ED)
• Sky (CD dates)
• Star (CD)
• Sun (CD dates)

SHIP	CRUISE DIRECTOR	ENTERTAINMENT DIRECTOR
Caribbean Princess	DuVaul Gamble (leaves 2/2/2020; returns in late-3/2020)	Bernie Fuentes (as of 1/3/2020 sailing)
Coral Princess	Fernando Cunha (as of 1/5/2020 sailing) Jody Miles (begins 5/2020)	Mark Young (as of 1/5/2020 sailing)
Crown Princess	John Loney (as of 1/6/2020 sailing)	Lisa Ann Richard (as of 12/17/2019 sailing)
Diamond Princess	Natalie Costa & Mikiko Ikemoto (as of 1/6/2020 sailing)
Emerald Princess	Aaron Hawkins (as of 1/2/2020 sailing)	Lisa Ball (as of 1/17/2020 sailing)
Enchanted Princess
Golden Princess	Victor Stevenson (began 1/10/2020 sailing)	Matt Barnard (as of 12/20/2019 sailing)
Grand Princess	Steve Campbell (until 2/2020) Kevin Tugwell (tentatively returns in 2/2020) Matt O'Brien (tentatively 4/2020-7/2020)	Lee C h i l d e r s (as of 12/18/2019 sailing)
Island Princess	Matt O'Brien (leaves 3/17/2020)	Susan Rawlings (as of 1/9/2020 sailing)
Majestic Princess	Andrew Kadillac (leaves in 3/2020 before Singapore dry dock) Benny Yau (begins 4/18/2020)	Tim Donovan (as of 1/21/2020 sailing)
Pacific Princess	Peter Tredgett (as of 12/22/2019 sailing)
Regal Princess	Daniel Falconer (as of 1/19/2020 sailing)	Billy Hygate (as of 1/19/2020 sailing)
Royal Princess	Marcus Prince Juanta (until spring 2020)	Ron Goodman (as of 1/18/2020 sailing)
Ruby Princess	Kevin Tugwell (as of 1/13/2020 sailing)	Michael Kujawski (as of 12/13/2019 sailing)
Sapphire Princess	Matthew Baker (as of 11/26/2019 sailing)	Kelvin Joy (as of 11/26/2019 sailing)
Sea Princess	Peter-John de Kock (leaves 1/2020) Andi Sanders (begins 1/2020) Gary Golding (will be on for 5/8/2020 World Cruise)
Sky Princess	Alexander Yepremian (now-2/1/2020; 3/28/2020-7/11/2020) Corey Moir (2/1/2020-3/28/2020)	Adam Love (as of 12/28/2019 sailing)
Star Princess	Gary Golding (as of 1/3/2020 sailing)	Neil Rose (as of 12/19/2019 sailing)
Sun Princess	Jody Miles (leaves in late-February or March 2020)	Warren Smith (as of 11/13/2019 sailing)

 

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[snoozecrooze]

Hi everyone! I decided to launch a visual version of the Princess CD/ED list here for the visual learners and it can be found here: https://airtable.com/shrgry4ieUZ0p31qZ/tblG4mVF0lHDjW5po?blocks=hide

I am the only one who maintains this, so it won't necessarily be any more accurate than the table posted above, but it's another way to stay updated and can be bookmarked for easier access. And of course, it helps put a face to a name!

 

For those of you who cruise Carnival, you may be aware that they run a list of their cruise directors that is publicly accessible (https://airtable.com/shrxzucqLGHbpDmm8/tblZJCAW6us7UhDmZ?blocks=hide) and I took inspiration from that to make this list concept that we currently have, more informative and visual. 

 

Please let me know what you all think and if you have any questions. I hope this can help some of you out in satisfying your curiosity/plan whatever you need, although remember that schedules are always subject to change! Happy cruising!

[CruzeQueen2]

Thank you! Great list. Nice to see so many familiar faces. Appreciate your efforts.😊

[CanICruiseSoonPlease]

13 hours ago, snoozecrooze said:

Hi everyone! I decided to launch a visual version of the Princess CD/ED list here for the visual learners and it can be found here: https://airtable.com/shrgry4ieUZ0p31qZ/tblG4mVF0lHDjW5po?blocks=hide

I am the only one who maintains this, so it won't necessarily be any more accurate than the table posted above, but it's another way to stay updated and can be bookmarked for easier access. And of course, it helps put a face to a name!

 

For those of you who cruise Carnival, you may be aware that they run a list of their cruise directors that is publicly accessible (https://airtable.com/shrxzucqLGHbpDmm8/tblZJCAW6us7UhDmZ?blocks=hide) and I took inspiration from that to make this list concept that we currently have, more informative and visual. 

 

Please let me know what you all think and if you have any questions. I hope this can help some of you out in satisfying your curiosity/plan whatever you need, although remember that schedules are always subject to change! Happy cruising!

This is great--thank you!!

[BarbinMich]

How things change!  We haven't cruised Princess in the last few years, but I don't recognize a single name on the posted list.  Back in the "old days," we had several repeat CDs like Lisa Ball (my all time favorite; had her at least twice, both on TAs, I think).

[CineGraphic]

PRINCESS CRUISES CRUISE DIRECTOR (CD) & ENTERTAINMENT DIRECTOR (ED) LIST: as of 1/31/2020

Dates do not indicate any specific contract beginning or end dates, unless specifically noted. CDs & EDs work varying contract lengths of several months and can transfer ships at any time within a contract. Any date mentioned in the list only indicate the most recently observed sailing date that the officer was onboard. 

• Who is a CD? They are your host, the main face of your cruise (besides your Captain). You will hear from and see them the most.
• Who is an ED? They manage and supervise the Entertainment team (including the CD) and onboard scheduled activities, among other responsibilities.

CHANGES SUMMARY:

 

• Crown (Future CD)

 

SHIP	CRUISE DIRECTOR	ENTERTAINMENT DIRECTOR
Caribbean Princess	DuVaul Gamble (leaves 2/2/2020; returns in late-3/2020)	Bernie Fuentes (as of 1/3/2020 sailing)
Coral Princess	Fernando Cunha (as of 1/5/2020 sailing) Jody Miles (begins 5/2020)	Mark Young (as of 1/5/2020 sailing)
Crown Princess	John Loney (as of 1/6/2020 sailing) Paul Andrew Chandler - Burns (as of 2/15/2020 sailing)	Lisa Ann Richard (as of 12/17/2019 sailing)
Diamond Princess	Natalie Costa & Mikiko Ikemoto (as of 1/6/2020 sailing)
Emerald Princess	Aaron Hawkins (as of 1/2/2020 sailing)	Lisa Ball (as of 1/17/2020 sailing)
Enchanted Princess
Golden Princess	Victor Stevenson (began 1/10/2020 sailing)	Matt Barnard (as of 12/20/2019 sailing)
Grand Princess	Steve Campbell (until 2/2020) Kevin Tugwell (tentatively returns in 2/2020) Matt O'Brien (tentatively 4/2020-7/2020)	Lee C h i l d e r s (as of 12/18/2019 sailing)
Island Princess	Matt O'Brien (leaves 3/17/2020)	Susan Rawlings (as of 1/9/2020 sailing)
Majestic Princess	Andrew Kadillac (leaves in 3/2020 before Singapore dry dock) Benny Yau (begins 4/18/2020)	Tim Donovan (as of 1/21/2020 sailing)
Pacific Princess	Peter Tredgett (as of 12/22/2019 sailing)
Regal Princess	Daniel Falconer (as of 1/19/2020 sailing)	Billy Hygate (as of 1/19/2020 sailing)
Royal Princess	Marcus Prince Juanta (until spring 2020)	Ron Goodman (as of 1/18/2020 sailing)
Ruby Princess	Kevin Tugwell (as of 1/13/2020 sailing)	Michael Kujawski (as of 12/13/2019 sailing)
Sapphire Princess	Matthew Baker (as of 11/26/2019 sailing)	Kelvin Joy (as of 11/26/2019 sailing)
Sea Princess	Peter-John de Kock (leaves 1/2020) Andi Sanders (begins 1/2020) Gary Golding (will be on for 5/8/2020 World Cruise)
Sky Princess	Alexander Yepremian (now-2/1/2020; 3/28/2020-7/11/2020) Corey Moir (2/1/2020-3/28/2020)	Adam Love (as of 12/28/2019 sailing)
Star Princess	Gary Golding (as of 1/3/2020 sailing)	Neil Rose (as of 12/19/2019 sailing)
Sun Princess	Jody Miles (leaves in late-February or March 2020)	Warren Smith (as of 11/13/2019 sailing)

 

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[KCsealegs]

On 1/23/2020 at 4:45 PM, snoozecrooze said:

Hi everyone! I decided to launch a visual version of the Princess CD/ED list here for the visual learners and it can be found here: https://airtable.com/shrgry4ieUZ0p31qZ/tblG4mVF0lHDjW5po?blocks=hide

I am the only one who maintains this, so it won't necessarily be any more accurate than the table posted above, but it's another way to stay updated and can be bookmarked for easier access. And of course, it helps put a face to a name!

 

For those of you who cruise Carnival, you may be aware that they run a list of their cruise directors that is publicly accessible (https://airtable.com/shrxzucqLGHbpDmm8/tblZJCAW6us7UhDmZ?blocks=hide) and I took inspiration from that to make this list concept that we currently have, more informative and visual. 

 

Please let me know what you all think and if you have any questions. I hope this can help some of you out in satisfying your curiosity/plan whatever you need, although remember that schedules are always subject to change! Happy cruising!

This is great! Saves me from having to google the names of those I don’t know. Nicely done!

[Steelers36]

@CC Help Michell, thanks for  making a fresh start.  Not sure if this was done for the Captains list and the MD list, but how about a complete fresh start by making all three of these Princess "stickies" because they tend to get buried down the pages and people cannot find them.

[snoozecrooze]

PRINCESS CRUISES CRUISE DIRECTOR (CD) & ENTERTAINMENT DIRECTOR (ED) LIST: as of 2/17/2020

Dates do not indicate any specific contract beginning or end dates, unless specifically noted. CDs & EDs work varying contract lengths of several months and can transfer ships at any time within a contract. Any date mentioned in the list only indicates the most recently observed sailing date (through crowd-sourcing) that the officer was on-board. 

• Who is a CD? They are front-of-house, your host, and the main face of your cruise (besides your Captain). You will hear from and see them the most.
• Who is an ED? They are back-of-house, and manage and supervise the Entertainment & Production teams and on-board scheduled activities, among other responsibilities.

[NEED TO CONNECT FACES TO NAMES? PLEASE VISIT: https://airtable.com/shrgry4ieUZ0p31qZ/tblG4mVF0lHDjW5po?blocks=hide]

 

CHANGES SUMMARY:

Most dates changed

Caribbean (current CD unknown)

Coral (ED)

Crown (ED)

Diamond (ED)

Grand (CD)

Golden (ED)

Majestic (ED)

Pacific

Regal (CD)

Sapphire (CD/ED)

Sea (ED)

Sky (ED)

Star (CD)

Sun (CD)

 

SHIP	CRUISE DIRECTOR	ENTERTAINMENT DIRECTOR
Caribbean Princess	CURRENT: unknown DuVaul Gamble (scheduled to have left on 2/2/2020; returning in late-3/2020)	Bernie Fuentes (as of 1/3/2020 sailing)
Coral Princess	Fernando Cunha (as of 1/21/2020 sailing) Jody Miles (begins 5/2020)	Matias Chimicz (as of 1/21/2020 sailing)
Crown Princess	Paul Chandler-Burns (as of 2/15/2020 sailing)	Matt Thompson (as of 2/5/2020 sailing)
Diamond Princess new staff will join upon scheduled resumption on 4/29/2020	current: Natalie Costa & Mikiko Ikemoto	current: Caroline Desbuquois
Emerald Princess	Aaron Hawkins (as of 2/1/2020 sailing)	Lisa Ball (as of 2/1/2020 sailing)
Enchanted Princess first cruise: 6/19/2020
Golden Princess	Victor Stevenson (leaves 3/10/2020)	Kelvin Joy (as of 2/12/2020 sailing)
Grand Princess	Steve Campbell (now-4/11/2020; returns 7/18/2020) Matt O'Brien (4/11/2020-7/18/2020)	Lee C h i l d e r s (as of 1/27/2020 sailing)
Island Princess	Matt O'Brien (leaves 3/17/2020)	Susan Rawlings (as of 1/9/2020 sailing)
Majestic Princess	Andrew Kadillac (leaves before 3/2020 dry dock) Benny Yau (begins 4/18/2020)	CURRENT: unknown Ron Goodman (starting mid/late-2020)
Pacific Princess	Peter-John de Kock (joins mid-2/2020)
Regal Princess	Gary Golding (began 2/9/2020 sailing) Corey Moir (10/7/2020-12/15/2020)	Billy Hygate (as of 2/9/2020 sailing)
Royal Princess	Marcus Prince Juanta (leaves 4/11/2020)	Ron Goodman (leaves 4/11/2020)
Ruby Princess	Kevin Tugwell (leaves 2/24/2020)	Michael Kujawski (as of 1/13/2020 sailing)
Sapphire Princess	Michael Reitano (as of 2/13/2020)	Marissa Wurms (begins 2/13/2020)
Sea Princess	Andrew (Andi) Sanders (as of 2/2/2020 sailing) Gary Golding (will be on for 5/8/2020 World Cruise)	Stuart McGunigall (as of 2/2/2020 sailing)
Sky Princess	Corey Moir (2/1/2020-3/28/2020) Alexander Yepremian (3/28/2020-7/11/2020)	David Pitchfork (began 1/25/2020)
Star Princess	Kaylee Lloyd (began 1/28/2020) Corey Moir (5/13/2020-8/1/2020)	Neil Rose (as of 12/19/2019 sailing)
Sun Princess	Jody Miles (leaves 2/22/2020) Kevin Tugwell (replacement)	Warren Smith (as of 11/13/2019 sailing)

 

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[steve777]

Thank you was looking for cruise director for caribbean princess last week of april.

[seababe]

Thanks so much  ~ for helping us ~  Looking for Billy Hygate I think he is on the Regal

 Cindy

[cruisingthomas]

Just got a note about our upcoming March 8th Cruise on the Ruby. Our CD will be Callie Smit.

[BarbinMich]

Admittedly we haven't been able to cruise for the last several years, but LOTS of new names!  Two "old" ones are Lisa Ball and Billy Hygate.  Liked them both.  I'm just surprised that Lisa is Entertainment Dir., instead of Cruise Dir. as she was when we sailed with her several times. 

[Thrak]

9 hours ago, BarbinMich said:

Admittedly we haven't been able to cruise for the last several years, but LOTS of new names!  Two "old" ones are Lisa Ball and Billy Hygate.  Liked them both.  I'm just surprised that Lisa is Entertainment Dir., instead of Cruise Dir. as she was when we sailed with her several times. 

 

ED is a relatively new position that was a promotion for many of the long time CDs.

[BarbinMich]

On 2/23/2020 at 2:50 AM, Thrak said:

 

ED is a relatively new position that was a promotion for many of the long time CDs.

 

So the ED is superior to the CD?  I thought it was the other way around or that they were equals with the ED in charge of the entertainment on stage and the CD responsible for daily activities like trivia, etc.  

[lstone19]

12 minutes ago, BarbinMich said:

 

So the ED is superior to the CD?  I thought it was the other way around or that they were equals with the ED in charge of the entertainment on stage and the CD responsible for daily activities like trivia, etc.  

 

ED is definitely superior. ED is uniformed and wears 3-1/2 stripes (I believe) while the CD, although not in an officer's uniform is only a 3 stripe position (I may be incorrect about the number of stripes the ED wears but CD is definitely half a stripe less than the ED). ED is responsible for all entertainment department activities while the CD is second in command of entertainment and is generally the public face of the entertainment department. But they work closely together with the ED doing much of the behind the scenes work while the CD is out in public. But when needed, either will do what is needed just as the old Deputy Cruise Director position stepped up to fill the CD's shoes when needed.

[Thrak]

1 hour ago, BarbinMich said:

 

So the ED is superior to the CD?  I thought it was the other way around or that they were equals with the ED in charge of the entertainment on stage and the CD responsible for daily activities like trivia, etc.  

 

Have definitely heard the CD refer to the ED as "boss".

[karabear15]

Does anyone know who is taking over for CD when Matt O'Brien departs the Island?  We haven't received any emails giving any indication of who anyone is other than our captain...hmph!

[WestcoastGirl12]

@karabear15Hey Kara! I am also wondering. I loved Matt O last year on the Royal. Was hoping he would stay on for our voyage on the 17th but it looks like he isn't 😞

 

Post on our roll call if you find out!

[karabear15]

@WestcoastGirl12I'm beginning to think that we aren't going to have one, there is zero information!  If I see anything, I will let our group know.

[Thrak]

1 hour ago, karabear15 said:

@WestcoastGirl12I'm beginning to think that we aren't going to have one, there is zero information!  If I see anything, I will let our group know.

 

In the past we always got email with lots of information regarding the CD, Captain, shows, MUTS, etc. It was nice and there was always a copy available in the personalizer as well. The last few years we get pretty much zip although we have gotten a couple of uninformative emails. I love the ones telling me to "Book EZ Air NOW!" when it's not going to be available for a long time yet.

[karabear15]

2 hours ago, Thrak said:

 

In the past we always got email with lots of information regarding the CD, Captain, shows, MUTS, etc. It was nice and there was always a copy available in the personalizer as well. The last few years we get pretty much zip although we have gotten a couple of uninformative emails. I love the ones telling me to "Book EZ Air NOW!" when it's not going to be available for a long time yet.

Yep, all we have gotten so far is who our Captain is...I guess that's the most important, at least someone will be in command of the ship 😂

[Thrak]

3 hours ago, karabear15 said:

Yep, all we have gotten so far is who our Captain is...I guess that's the most important, at least someone will be in command of the ship 😂

 

Not most important to us. A good CD is a gem. A poor CD can be a lame influence on the staff.  We had one captain who, when he made his announcements, everybody groaned a bit. The staff would respectfully stop serving/taking orders/whatever and wait. The captain would go on and on and on and on and on... Finally the servers would kind of grin and shrug and go on taking orders/serving drinks and meals, etc. Eventually the captain would finish. He wasn't a bad captain but he went on and on and on and on and did it very slowly. On the other hand, he didn't run us into a big rock while showing off for his girlfriend. Good captain. Got us from Point A to Point B and all points in between and did it safely.