Princess Cruises Fann Posted July 31, 2023 #876 Share Posted July 31, 2023 8 hours ago, paradiselivin1 said: Does anyone know if CD Jody is leaving CB? I was praying that she was going to still be on in two weeks when we leave NY for our cruise to Greenland but just received an email with DuVaul listed as the CD. I would hate to miss her on this cruise as we absolutely loved her on our Enchanted cruise this past December. I think DuVaul is on every email talking about your upcoming cruise. Same with Commodore Nash. I have got those emails and DuVaul wasn’t my Cruise Director and Commodore Nash wasn’t the Captain. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelers36 Posted July 31, 2023 #877 Share Posted July 31, 2023 1 hour ago, Princess Cruises Fann said: I think DuVaul is on every email talking about your upcoming cruise. Same with Commodore Nash. I have got those emails and DuVaul wasn’t my Cruise Director and Commodore Nash wasn’t the Captain. They used to prepare the mass emails with the actual crew members who were in the positions on your ship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofewcruises Posted July 31, 2023 #878 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Can someone please post a current photo (if any) of the officers board on the Discovery? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Cruises Fann Posted July 31, 2023 #879 Share Posted July 31, 2023 12 hours ago, Steelers36 said: They used to prepare the mass emails with the actual crew members who were in the positions on your ship. Yes, they did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jeter02 Posted July 31, 2023 #880 Share Posted July 31, 2023 DO NOT push the "Quote" button. It creates a copy that the next person cannot properly update. DO select and copy ALL of the text (including the instructions and the list) up to COPY TO THIS LINE . . . from the most up-to-date list (the most recent reply with the list). Go to the bottom of the latest post, to the "Reply to this Topic..." box to create a new post. Paste your copied text into that box. Make your modifications to the list. Add change notes at the bottom. Click the "Submit Reply" button just below the list you are modifying. Confirm that everything is correct! You can edit for up to 20 minutes. Ship Captain Cruise Director Entertainment Director Director Restaurant Ops CARIBBEAN Vincenzo Lubrano Jody Miles DuVaul Gamble Robert Boyd Oscar Perego CORAL Gavin Pears Aaron Hawkins Sara Romera Joachim Rothe CROWN Christopher Lye Kristoff Greyling Michael Kujawski Mariusz Czemarmazowicz DIAMOND Stefano Ravera Natalie Costa & Mikiko Ikemoto Samantha McDonough DISCOVERY Tony Ruggiero Duval Gamble Neil Rose Silvio Zampieri EMERALD Martin Stenzel Fernando Duran Geof O'Rourke Carlos Marques ENCHANTED Mario Ciruzzi Jayson Douglass Ron Goodman Francisco Patricio GRAND Michele Bartolomei Callie Smit Giuseppe Franchina ISLAND Paul Slight Karen Rogers Sue Rawlings Daniele Rosafio MAJESTIC John Foster Kevin Tugwell Marissa Wurms Douw Steyl REGAL Tim Stringer Sophie Gideon Martyn Moss ROYAL Andrea Spinardi Corinne Steel Caitlin Messerschmidt Claudio Giuliani RUBY Mario Tani Cole Bockman Lauren Meyer Jacques Ghennai SAPPHIRE Todd McBain Fernando Cunha Matthew Joseph Mario Propato SKY Marco Fortezze Dan France Matt Barnard Ciprian Hoidreag <COPY TO THIS LINE SO THERE IS SPACE TO TYPE "CHANGE NOTES" AFTER THE CHART> Discovery Captain - Tony Ruggero, CD - Duval Gamble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jwattle Posted July 31, 2023 #881 Share Posted July 31, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Jeter02 said: DO NOT push the "Quote" button. It creates a copy that the next person cannot properly update. DO select and copy ALL of the text (including the instructions and the list) up to COPY TO THIS LINE . . . from the most up-to-date list (the most recent reply with the list). Go to the bottom of the latest post, to the "Reply to this Topic..." box to create a new post. Paste your copied text into that box. Make your modifications to the list. Add change notes at the bottom. Click the "Submit Reply" button just below the list you are modifying. Confirm that everything is correct! You can edit for up to 20 minutes. Ship Captain Cruise Director Entertainment Director Director Restaurant Ops CARIBBEAN Vincenzo Lubrano Jody Miles DuVaul Gamble Robert Boyd Oscar Perego CORAL Gavin Pears Aaron Hawkins Sara Romera Joachim Rothe CROWN Christopher Lye Kristoff Greyling Michael Kujawski Mariusz Czemarmazowicz DIAMOND Stefano Ravera Natalie Costa & Mikiko Ikemoto Samantha McDonough DISCOVERY Tony Ruggiero Duval Gamble Neil Rose Silvio Zampieri EMERALD Martin Stenzel Fernando Duran Geof O'Rourke Carlos Marques ENCHANTED Mario Ciruzzi Jayson Douglass Ron Goodman Francisco Patricio GRAND Michele Bartolomei Callie Smit Giuseppe Franchina ISLAND Paul Slight Karen Rogers Sue Rawlings Daniele Rosafio MAJESTIC John Foster Kevin Tugwell Marissa Wurms Douw Steyl REGAL Tim Stringer Sophie Gideon Martyn Moss ROYAL Andrea Spinardi Corinne Steel Caitlin Messerschmidt Claudio Giuliani RUBY Mario Tani Cole Bockman Lauren Meyer Jacques Ghennai SAPPHIRE Todd McBain Fernando Cunha Matthew Joseph Mario Propato SKY Marco Fortezze Dan France Matt Barnard Ciprian Hoidreag <COPY TO THIS LINE SO THERE IS SPACE TO TYPE "CHANGE NOTES" AFTER THE CHART> Discovery Captain - Tony Ruggero, CD - Duval Gamble Is Duval on Caribbean and Discovery? Edited July 31, 2023 by jwattle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jeter02 Posted July 31, 2023 #882 Share Posted July 31, 2023 2 minutes ago, jwattle said: Is Duval on Caribbean and Discovery? He's currently on the Discovery which I'm on at this very moment. He was just on the Caribbean for a quick few days to help out with the '80s themed cruise and the film a couple of things for the company. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jeter02 Posted July 31, 2023 #883 Share Posted July 31, 2023 DO NOT push the "Quote" button. It creates a copy that the next person cannot properly update. DO select and copy ALL of the text (including the instructions and the list) up to COPY TO THIS LINE . . . from the most up-to-date list (the most recent reply with the list). Go to the bottom of the latest post, to the "Reply to this Topic..." box to create a new post. Paste your copied text into that box. Make your modifications to the list. Add change notes at the bottom. Click the "Submit Reply" button just below the list you are modifying. Confirm that everything is correct! You can edit for up to 20 minutes. Ship Captain Cruise Director Entertainment Director Director Restaurant Ops CARIBBEAN Vincenzo Lubrano Jody Miles Robert Boyd Oscar Perego CORAL Gavin Pears Aaron Hawkins Sara Romera Joachim Rothe CROWN Christopher Lye Kristoff Greyling Michael Kujawski Mariusz Czemarmazowicz DIAMOND Stefano Ravera Natalie Costa & Mikiko Ikemoto Samantha McDonough DISCOVERY Tony Ruggiero Duval Gamble Neil Rose Silvio Zampieri EMERALD Martin Stenzel Fernando Duran Geof O'Rourke Carlos Marques ENCHANTED Mario Ciruzzi Jayson Douglass Ron Goodman Francisco Patricio GRAND Michele Bartolomei Callie Smit Giuseppe Franchina ISLAND Paul Slight Karen Rogers Sue Rawlings Daniele Rosafio MAJESTIC John Foster Kevin Tugwell Marissa Wurms Douw Steyl REGAL Tim Stringer Sophie Gideon Martyn Moss ROYAL Andrea Spinardi Corinne Steel Caitlin Messerschmidt Claudio Giuliani RUBY Mario Tani Cole Bockman Lauren Meyer Jacques Ghennai SAPPHIRE Todd McBain Fernando Cunha Matthew Joseph Mario Propato SKY Marco Fortezze Dan France Matt Barnard Ciprian Hoidreag <COPY TO THIS LINE SO THERE IS SPACE TO TYPE "CHANGE NOTES" AFTER THE CHART> Discovery Captain - Tony Ruggero, CD - Duval Gamble 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoozecrooze Posted July 31, 2023 #884 Share Posted July 31, 2023 DO NOT push the "Quote" button. It creates a copy that the next person cannot properly update. DO select and copy ALL of the text (including the instructions and the list) up to COPY TO THIS LINE . . . from the most up-to-date list (the most recent reply with the list). Go to the bottom of the latest post, to the "Reply to this Topic..." box to create a new post. Paste your copied text into that box. Make your modifications to the list. Add change notes at the bottom. Click the "Submit Reply" button just below the list you are modifying. Confirm that everything is correct! You can edit for up to 20 minutes. Ship Captain Cruise Director Entertainment Director Director Restaurant Ops CARIBBEAN Vincenzo Lubrano Jody Miles Robert Boyd Oscar Perego CORAL Gavin Pears Aaron Hawkins Sara Romera Joachim Rothe CROWN Christopher Lye Kristoff Greyling Michael Kujawski Mariusz Czemarmazowicz DIAMOND Stefano Ravera Natalie Costa & Mikiko Ikemoto Tim Donovan Fahey Jean Paul Musiu DISCOVERY Tony Ruggiero DuVaul Gamble Neil Rose Silvio Zampieri EMERALD Martin Stenzel Fernando Duran Geof O'Rourke Carlos Marques ENCHANTED Mario Ciruzzi Jayson Douglass Ron Goodman Francisco Patricio GRAND Michele Bartolomei Callie Smit Giuseppe Franchina ISLAND Rikard Lorentzen Karen Rogers Susan Rawlings Jacques Ghennai MAJESTIC John Foster Kevin Tugwell Marissa Wurms Douw Steyl REGAL Tim Stringer Sophie Gideon Martyn Moss ROYAL Andrea Spinardi Corinne Steel Caitlin Messerschmidt Claudio Giuliani RUBY Mario Tani Cole Bockman Lauren Meyer Jacques Ghennai SAPPHIRE Todd McBain Fernando Cunha Matthew Joseph Mario Propato SKY Marco Fortezze Dan France Matt Barnard Ciprian Hoidreag <COPY TO THIS LINE SO THERE IS SPACE TO TYPE "CHANGE NOTES" AFTER THE CHART> Made the updates to Diamond and Island as suggested by photo proof in previous posts above. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare startedwithamouse Posted August 2, 2023 #885 Share Posted August 2, 2023 (edited) On 7/31/2023 at 2:45 PM, Jeter02 said: DO NOT push the "Quote" button. It creates a copy that the next person cannot properly update. DO select and copy ALL of the text (including the instructions and the list) up to COPY TO THIS LINE . . . from the most up-to-date list (the most recent reply with the list). Go to the bottom of the latest post, to the "Reply to this Topic..." box to create a new post. Paste your copied text into that box. Make your modifications to the list. Add change notes at the bottom. Click the "Submit Reply" button just below the list you are modifying. Confirm that everything is correct! You can edit for up to 20 minutes. Ship Captain Cruise Director Entertainment Director Director Restaurant Ops CARIBBEAN Vincenzo Lubrano Jody Miles Robert Boyd Oscar Perego CORAL Gavin Pears Aaron Hawkins Sara Romera Joachim Rothe CROWN Christopher Lye Kristoff Greyling Michael Kujawski Mariusz Czemarmazowicz DIAMOND Stefano Ravera Natalie Costa & Mikiko Ikemoto Samantha McDonough DISCOVERY Tony Ruggiero Duval Gamble Neil Rose Silvio Zampieri EMERALD Martin Stenzel Fernando Duran Geof O'Rourke Carlos Marques ENCHANTED Mario Ciruzzi Jayson Douglass Ron Goodman Francisco Patricio GRAND Michele Bartolomei Callie Smit Giuseppe Franchina ISLAND Paul Slight Karen Rogers Sue Rawlings Daniele Rosafio MAJESTIC John Foster Kevin Tugwell Marissa Wurms Douw Steyl REGAL Tim Stringer Sophie Gideon Martyn Moss ROYAL Andrea Spinardi Corinne Steel Caitlin Messerschmidt Claudio Giuliani RUBY Mario Tani Cole Bockman Lauren Meyer Jacques Ghennai SAPPHIRE Todd McBain Fernando Cunha Matthew Joseph Mario Propato SKY Marco Fortezze Dan France Matt Barnard Ciprian Hoidreag <COPY TO THIS LINE SO THERE IS SPACE TO TYPE "CHANGE NOTES" AFTER THE CHART> Discovery Captain - Tony Ruggero, CD - Duval Gamble DuVaul noticed you've updated it in the list and here spelled incorrectly. Edited August 2, 2023 by startedwithamouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrak Posted August 2, 2023 #886 Share Posted August 2, 2023 DO NOT push the "Quote" button. It creates a copy that the next person cannot properly update. DO select and copy ALL of the text (including the instructions and the list) up to COPY TO THIS LINE . . . from the most up-to-date list (the most recent reply with the list). Go to the bottom of the latest post, to the "Reply to this Topic..." box to create a new post. Paste your copied text into that box. Make your modifications to the list. Add change notes at the bottom. Click the "Submit Reply" button just below the list you are modifying. Confirm that everything is correct! You can edit for up to 20 minutes. Ship Captain Cruise Director Entertainment Director Director Restaurant Ops CARIBBEAN Vincenzo Lubrano Jody Miles Robert Boyd Oscar Perego CORAL Gavin Pears Aaron Hawkins Sara Romera Joachim Rothe CROWN Christopher Lye Kristoff Greyling Michael Kujawski Mariusz Czemarmazowicz DIAMOND Stefano Ravera Natalie Costa & Mikiko Ikemoto Tim Donovan Fahey Jean Paul Musiu DISCOVERY Tony Ruggiero DuVaul Gamble Neil Rose Silvio Zampieri EMERALD Martin Stenzel Fernando Duran Geof O'Rourke Carlos Marques ENCHANTED Mario Ciruzzi Jayson Douglass Ron Goodman Francisco Patricio GRAND Michele Bartolomei Armando Merin Callie Smit Giuseppe Franchina ISLAND Rikard Lorentzen Karen Rogers Susan Rawlings Jacques Ghennai MAJESTIC John Foster Kevin Tugwell Marissa Wurms Douw Steyl REGAL Tim Stringer Sophie Gideon Martyn Moss ROYAL Andrea Spinardi Corinne Steel Caitlin Messerschmidt Claudio Giuliani RUBY Mario Tani Cole Bockman Lauren Meyer Jacques Ghennai SAPPHIRE Todd McBain Fernando Cunha Matthew Joseph Mario Propato SKY Marco Fortezze Dan France Matt Barnard Ciprian Hoidreag <COPY TO THIS LINE SO THERE IS SPACE TO TYPE "CHANGE NOTES" AFTER THE CHART> Yellow Fish (PescadoAmarillo) is currently sailing on Grand Princess and has posted a pic of the officers board. It is showing Armando Merin as Cruise Director. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LACruiser88 Posted August 2, 2023 #887 Share Posted August 2, 2023 37 minutes ago, Thrak said: Yellow Fish (PescadoAmarillo) is currently sailing on Grand Princess and has posted a pic of the officers board. It is showing Armando Merin as Cruise Director. J & G are on the Sapphire, not the Grand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoozecrooze Posted August 2, 2023 #888 Share Posted August 2, 2023 DO NOT push the "Quote" button. It creates a copy that the next person cannot properly update. DO select and copy ALL of the text (including the instructions and the list) up to COPY TO THIS LINE . . . from the most up-to-date list (the most recent reply with the list). Go to the bottom of the latest post, to the "Reply to this Topic..." box to create a new post. Paste your copied text into that box. Make your modifications to the list. Add change notes at the bottom. Click the "Submit Reply" button just below the list you are modifying. Confirm that everything is correct! You can edit for up to 20 minutes. Ship Captain Cruise Director Entertainment Director Director Restaurant Ops CARIBBEAN Vincenzo Lubrano Jody Miles Robert Boyd Oscar Perego CORAL Gavin Pears Aaron Hawkins Sara Romera Joachim Rothe CROWN Christopher Lye Kristoff Greyling Michael Kujawski Mariusz Czemarmazowicz DIAMOND Stefano Ravera Natalie Costa & Mikiko Ikemoto Tim Donovan Fahey Jean Paul Musiu DISCOVERY Tony Ruggiero DuVaul Gamble Neil Rose Silvio Zampieri EMERALD Martin Stenzel Fernando Duran Geof O'Rourke Carlos Marques ENCHANTED Mario Ciruzzi Jayson Douglass Ron Goodman Francisco Patricio GRAND Michele Bartolomei ? Callie Smit Giuseppe Franchina ISLAND Rikard Lorentzen Karen Rogers Susan Rawlings Jacques Ghennai MAJESTIC John Foster Kevin Tugwell Marissa Wurms Douw Steyl REGAL Tim Stringer Sophie Gideon Martyn Moss ? ROYAL Andrea Spinardi Corinne Steel Caitlin Messerschmidt Claudio Giuliani RUBY Mario Tani Cole Bockman Lauren Meyer Jacques Ghennai SAPPHIRE Todd McBain Armando Merin Tobias Stewart Mario Propato SKY Marco Fortezze Dan France Matt Barnard Ciprian Hoidreag <COPY TO THIS LINE SO THERE IS SPACE TO TYPE "CHANGE NOTES" AFTER THE CHART> Revisions as per above post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrak Posted August 2, 2023 #889 Share Posted August 2, 2023 1 hour ago, LACruiser88 said: J & G are on the Sapphire, not the Grand. D'Oh! I knew that but got my brain in a twist. Putting a hold on more Grand Princess cruises this morning and had a major senior moment. Thank you for catching that. (What a dork...) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelers36 Posted August 2, 2023 #890 Share Posted August 2, 2023 23 minutes ago, Thrak said: D'Oh! I knew that but got my brain in a twist. Putting a hold on more Grand Princess cruises this morning and had a major senior moment. Thank you for catching that. (What a dork...) I believe calling someone a dork is contrary to CC guidelines. Don't be so hard on yourself - we all flub up in posting from time to time. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dands154 Posted August 3, 2023 #891 Share Posted August 3, 2023 Latest board update on Regal. This Captain is a keeper. He is very hands on and extremely engaging with the passengers including taking part in the game shows. His evening chats are both informative and funny. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoozecrooze Posted August 3, 2023 #892 Share Posted August 3, 2023 (edited) DO NOT push the "Quote" button. It creates a copy that the next person cannot properly update. DO select and copy ALL of the text (including the instructions and the list) up to COPY TO THIS LINE . . . from the most up-to-date list (the most recent reply with the list). Go to the bottom of the latest post, to the "Reply to this Topic..." box to create a new post. Paste your copied text into that box. Make your modifications to the list. Add change notes at the bottom. Click the "Submit Reply" button just below the list you are modifying. Confirm that everything is correct! You can edit for up to 20 minutes. Ship Captain Cruise Director Entertainment Director Director Restaurant Ops CARIBBEAN Vincenzo Lubrano Jody Miles Robert Boyd Oscar Perego CORAL Gavin Pears Aaron Hawkins Sara Romera Joachim Rothe CROWN Christopher Lye Kristoff Greyling Michael Kujawski Mariusz Czemarmazowicz DIAMOND Stefano Ravera Natalie Costa & Mikiko Ikemoto Tim Donovan Fahey Jean Paul Musiu DISCOVERY Tony Ruggiero DuVaul Gamble Neil Rose Silvio Zampieri EMERALD Martin Stenzel Fernando Duran Geof O'Rourke Carlos Marques ENCHANTED Mario Ciruzzi Jayson Douglass Ron Goodman Francisco Patricio GRAND Michele Bartolomei ? Callie Smit Giuseppe Franchina ISLAND Rikard Lorentzen Karen Rogers Susan Rawlings Jacques Ghennai MAJESTIC John Foster Kevin Tugwell Marissa Wurms Douw Steyl REGAL Paolo Arrigo Sophie Gideon Matt Thompson Francesco Ciorfito ROYAL Andrea Spinardi Corinne Steel Caitlin Messerschmidt Claudio Giuliani RUBY Mario Tani Cole Bockman Lauren Meyer Jacques Ghennai SAPPHIRE Todd McBain Armando Merin Tobias Stewart Mario Propato SKY Marco Fortezze Dan France Matt Barnard Ciprian Hoidreag <COPY TO THIS LINE SO THERE IS SPACE TO TYPE "CHANGE NOTES" AFTER THE CHART> Swap out Regal's captain, ED; added Regal's DRO (all per above photo). 41 minutes ago, dands154 said: This Captain is a keeper. I agree, based on what I've seen. Captain Arrigo seemed like the person that Princess was hoping could become their "super captain" like the way Captain Kate has become for Celebrity. Unfortunately, the recent gimmicky Love Boat reality TV competition show (that he starred in) flopped horribly in the States, so.....nada. But he will be moving onto the Sun Princess next year, so we'll see if they do big him up once again or not. Anyways, it's always surprised me how despite Princess deriving so much of its branding from The Love Boat, it has never done enough to grow their captains' audiences like they do on Celebrity. But, not a big deal in the grand scheme of things. Edited August 3, 2023 by snoozecrooze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tothemall&beyond Posted August 4, 2023 #893 Share Posted August 4, 2023 On 7/30/2023 at 10:13 PM, Princess Cruises Fann said: I think DuVaul is on every email talking about your upcoming cruise. Same with Commodore Nash. I have got those emails and DuVaul wasn’t my Cruise Director and Commodore Nash wasn’t the Captain. Same for us last year on the Greenland cruise. Thought DuVaul would be CD - he wasn't. And Nash wasn't Capt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFVet1982 Posted August 4, 2023 #894 Share Posted August 4, 2023 I have a quick question from the "cheap seats." I understand the reason for posting the lists (presumably some Cruise Directors are better than others, etc.), but are there any CDs or Captains that people need to watch out for? I consider myself as new to cruising (only gone twice -- Royal Caribbean and Carnival), so thanks for your patience. Also, I'd be interested to hear how Princess stacks up against RCCL, Carnival, Norwegian, etc. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrak Posted August 4, 2023 #895 Share Posted August 4, 2023 41 minutes ago, AFVet1982 said: I have a quick question from the "cheap seats." I understand the reason for posting the lists (presumably some Cruise Directors are better than others, etc.), but are there any CDs or Captains that people need to watch out for? Some Cruise Directors can really have a strong influence on the passenger experience. They also have a very strong influence on the attitude of the Assistant Cruise Directors who handle most of the day to day passenger interactions. I've seen a pretty much worthless CD who had an Assistant CD who was rude, unprofessional, and sometimes downright hostile to the passengers. It made for an uncomfortable atmosphere on the ship. Thankfully I "think" both of them went away during the shutdown. If I found myself on a long cruise with that particular Assistant CD I would likely be arrested for throwing him overboard which would definitely have a negative impact on our cruising experience. I'm still trying to find out who the CD for Grand Princess is but, so far, haven't had any success with that endeavor. We board Grand for 63 days on September 26 and I'm hoping for a good CD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoozecrooze Posted August 4, 2023 #896 Share Posted August 4, 2023 44 minutes ago, AFVet1982 said: but are there any CDs or Captains that people need to watch out for? I've not personally met or encountered a CD or Captain that I think people should really watch out for. YMMV - there are some anecdotes that people have shared in this thread about their more negative opinions on certain folks, but I don't remember who they were -- you might have to read through the pages. The only culture clash thing that I can think of that could arise is basically the dry humor from the British captains and CDs -- I've got no issue, but it might strike some as too cold. Overall, I've found a majority of the public-facing folks nice and receptive. 47 minutes ago, AFVet1982 said: Also, I'd be interested to hear how Princess stacks up against RCCL, Carnival, Norwegian, etc. Princess is more traditional and more formal than any of those lines you have mentioned. It's much less party than Carnival but a lot less serious than Cunard. I really do not know how to explain this because each line is an experience that is hard to put into words. If you have additional Princess-specific questions, I'd suggest moving the discussion out of this specific thread as it's limited to just cruise staff discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstone19 Posted August 4, 2023 #897 Share Posted August 4, 2023 I concur with Thrak and that applies to captains as well. While some people take the view that the captain doesn't matter as the captain is there to steer the ship, when a captain is keeping an eye on the entire operation, people below him notice and things are better. I've been on a cruise with a captain whose eyes were never inside the ship and only looked outward at the ocean and service was not all that great. The Hotel GM knew he wasn't being watched by the captain so he wasn't watching his department heads, and so forth and it showed in the service. I don't really care how personable the captain is on the daily announcements or at the CC reception but I do care that the captain is watching the entire ship and not just concerned about navigating the ship. I've been on two cruises with the same person as captain (have not seen his name post-COVID so he must have retired) and both had service issues because the captain and his senior staff wasn't paying attention inside the ship (did the Ultimate Ship's Tour on one of those and he didn't even show up for the bridge reception that concludes the tour leaving a cadet (student) to host it (I believe the captain is who is supposed to host that reception as when I mentioned it to the CC host on another cruise, she was shocked that the captain had skipped a UST bridge reception). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCThunder Posted August 6, 2023 #898 Share Posted August 6, 2023 Andi Sanders is CD on Island now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arya3 Posted August 6, 2023 #899 Share Posted August 6, 2023 Callie Smit was acting as both the Entertainment and Cruise Director on our July 25th Alaskan cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrak Posted August 6, 2023 #900 Share Posted August 6, 2023 45 minutes ago, Arya3 said: Callie Smit was acting as both the Entertainment and Cruise Director on our July 25th Alaskan cruise. Hmmm... Callie Smit is listed in the chart as being on Grand Princess... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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