PG_Cruiser Posted February 21, 2023 #651 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Keeping track of cruise directors is very interesting. I've been tracking the cruise director on Wonder. Several people told me that Michele Scarpato left the ship to be with his wife and newborn kid. A photographer onboard told me the AM has taken over. I asked someone onboard right now to look into this. Guest services told her that Michele was still onboard and that his wife was with him onboard too. How do we reconcile information like this? I'm putting this under "Subject to Confirmation." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PG_Cruiser Posted February 22, 2023 #652 Share Posted February 22, 2023 21 hours ago, RatedPG said: Keeping track of cruise directors is very interesting. I've been tracking the cruise director on Wonder. Several people told me that Michele Scarpato left the ship to be with his wife and newborn kid. A photographer onboard told me the AM has taken over. I asked someone onboard right now to look into this. Guest services told her that Michele was still onboard and that his wife was with him onboard too. How do we reconcile information like this? I'm putting this under "Subject to Confirmation." I've just gotten confirmation from someone who is actually on the Wonder right now that Michele Scarpato is still on the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishRobbie Posted February 23, 2023 #653 Share Posted February 23, 2023 Steve from Canada goes on break from Ovation at the completion of the first cruise of the Alaska season. Then to Jewel July-November 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DELTABLUE Posted February 23, 2023 Author #654 Share Posted February 23, 2023 ADVENTURE: Tornado Tanya as of 10-22-22 #403 until 5-1-23 #562 ALLURE: Cory Rogers, as of 11-13-22 #248 ANTHEM: Joff Eaton January 13, 2023 #482 BRILLIANCE: John Blair 2-18-23 #613, Brain Leavitt 9-17-23/1- 27-24 #472 ENCHANTMENT: Carly Boileau ‘Carly B’, as of January #488 EXPLORER: Elvis Pinto as of 10-22-22 #395, Clo O’Connor mid March>April # 644,Tornado Tanya mid May, 2023 #562 FREEDOM: Mickey Martin as of 1-14-23 #542 GRANDEUR: Talita Leoni #451 HARMONY: Dan Whitney #469 ICON: Mike Szwajkowsk #461 INDEPENDENCE: Katie Knowles, as of 11-4-22 #412, Ricky Matthews 3-27-5-5-23 #561 JEWEL: Aysy (Aysylu) Sadrislamova #629, SusanAdams on vacation till April 2 #615 Steve Knisley July-November #653 LIBERTY: Katy McCullagh #452, Mario Isla in March through the summer #483 MARINER: Brian Leavitt until 3-6-23 #472. Mark Walker 3-10/ 6-30-23 #443/#634 NAVIGATOR: Thiago Motta #405, Mark Walker 2-12-23 #634, 9-4-23/1-26-24 #443 OASIS: Ricky Matthews as of 1-15/3-26-23 #561 ODYSSEY: Ana Ribeiro as of 11-13-22 #421 OVATION: Steve Knisley #575, Joff Eaton in July #588 QUANTUM: Mike Hunnerup #472, John Grantham as of 1-30-23 #582 RADIANCE: Mark Rous #559 RHAPSODY: Bill Brunkhorst as of 1-29-23 t#578 SERENADE: Jeff Arpin #405 SPECTRUM: Bonnie Bai #243 SYMPHONY: Dennis Charles as of 1-14-23 for the TA #553 VISION: Mey Lau #408 VOYAGER: Eric Rodas #604 WONDER: Michele Scarpato as of 1-22-23 #531, then Chris Brown in March #531 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNemeth Posted February 23, 2023 #655 Share Posted February 23, 2023 3 hours ago, DELTABLUE said: ADVENTURE: Tornado Tanya as of 10-22-22 #403 until 5-1-23 #562 ALLURE: Cory Rogers, as of 11-13-22 #248 ANTHEM: Joff Eaton January 13, 2023 #482 BRILLIANCE: John Blair 2-18-23 #613, Brain Leavitt 9-17-23/1- 27-24 #472 ENCHANTMENT: Carly Boileau ‘Carly B’, as of January #488 EXPLORER: Elvis Pinto as of 10-22-22 #395, Clo O’Connor mid March>April # 644,Tornado Tanya mid May, 2023 #562 FREEDOM: Mickey Martin as of 1-14-23 #542 GRANDEUR: Talita Leoni #451 HARMONY: Dan Whitney #469 ICON: Mike Szwajkowsk #461 INDEPENDENCE: Katie Knowles, as of 11-4-22 #412, Ricky Matthews 3-27-5-5-23 #561 JEWEL: Aysy (Aysylu) Sadrislamova #629, SusanAdams on vacation till April 2 #615 Steve Knisley July-November #653 LIBERTY: Katy McCullagh #452, Mario Isla in March through the summer #483 MARINER: Brian Leavitt until 3-6-23 #472. Mark Walker 3-10/ 6-30-23 #443/#634 NAVIGATOR: Thiago Motta #405, Mark Walker 2-12-23 #634, 9-4-23/1-26-24 #443 OASIS: Ricky Matthews as of 1-15/3-26-23 #561 ODYSSEY: Ana Ribeiro as of 11-13-22 #421 OVATION: Steve Knisley #575, Joff Eaton in July #588 QUANTUM: Mike Hunnerup #472, John Grantham as of 1-30-23 #582 RADIANCE: Mark Rous #559 RHAPSODY: Bill Brunkhorst as of 1-29-23 t#578 SERENADE: Jeff Arpin #405 SPECTRUM: Bonnie Bai #243 SYMPHONY: Dennis Charles as of 1-14-23 for the TA #553 VISION: Mey Lau #408 VOYAGER: Eric Rodas #604 WONDER: Michele Scarpato as of 1-22-23 #531, then Chris Brown in March #531 According to Ricky, Tom Hopkins will be on Oasis after Ricky moves back to Indy. Anybody know anything about Tom Hopkins? Was he a Norwegian cruise director previously? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlasgowCruiser01 Posted February 23, 2023 #656 Share Posted February 23, 2023 1 hour ago, SNemeth said: According to Ricky, Tom Hopkins will be on Oasis after Ricky moves back to Indy. Anybody know anything about Tom Hopkins? Was he a Norwegian cruise director previously? I had Tom on Oasis over New Year - was OK but not overly impressed. Love & Marriage wasn't funny with him and was quite rushed really. Didn't attend Quest but heard he didn't do well with that either. But he got the job done I suppose, wasn't outright annoying. I feel like only the very best CDs shine on Oasis Class ships TBH. And yes, he is ex NCL. The Activities Manager was more engaging. Ditto on Odyssey where Ana Ribeiro was CD, I didn't rate her but the AM was great. On both cruises, I thought the AM should have been promoted to CD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Eyed Belfast Belle Posted February 23, 2023 #657 Share Posted February 23, 2023 26 minutes ago, GlasgowCruiser01 said: I had Tom on Oasis over New Year - was OK but not overly impressed. Love & Marriage wasn't funny with him and was quite rushed really. Didn't attend Quest but heard he didn't do well with that either. But he got the job done I suppose, wasn't outright annoying. I feel like only the very best CDs shine on Oasis Class ships TBH. And yes, he is ex NCL. The Activities Manager was more engaging. Ditto on Odyssey where Ana Ribeiro was CD, I didn't rate her but the AM was great. On both cruises, I thought the AM should have been promoted to CD. It was the same for us on Brilliance and that is why I was delighted Victor got the opportunity to step in as the CD recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PG_Cruiser Posted February 23, 2023 #658 Share Posted February 23, 2023 1 hour ago, SNemeth said: According to Ricky, Tom Hopkins will be on Oasis after Ricky moves back to Indy. Anybody know anything about Tom Hopkins? Was he a Norwegian cruise director previously? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PG_Cruiser Posted February 23, 2023 #659 Share Posted February 23, 2023 8 minutes ago, Blue Eyed Belfast Belle said: It was the same for us on Brilliance and that is why I was delighted Victor got the opportunity to step in as the CD recently. Who was CD on your cruise, was it Orlando Cruz or Mike Witte? I'm in communication with Victor and he is so appreciative of the positive feedback he's been getting. I've been sending him screenshots of (good) comments about him. John Blair (working with wife Katrina) seems to be a well-liked CD currently on Brilliance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Eyed Belfast Belle Posted February 23, 2023 #660 Share Posted February 23, 2023 1 minute ago, RatedPG said: Who was CD on your cruise, was it Orlando Cruz or Mike Witte? I'm in communication with Victor and he is so appreciative of the positive feedback he's been getting. I've been sending him screenshots of (good) comments about him. John Blair (working with wife Katrina) seems to be a well-liked CD currently on Brilliance. It was Orlando. Victor was very visable around the ship throughout the day, always on time for activities and very friendly. A lot of us onboard said that he would have been a better CD. Loved his Tux t-shirt on Formal Nights!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DELTABLUE Posted February 23, 2023 Author #661 Share Posted February 23, 2023 Is Ricky going directly from Oasis to Indy with no time off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlasgowCruiser01 Posted February 23, 2023 #662 Share Posted February 23, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, RatedPG said: John Blair (working with wife Katrina) seems to be a well-liked CD currently on Brilliance. By some. He tries but is really not my style. I guess as a younger Brit, I'm far from his target audience. Edited February 23, 2023 by GlasgowCruiser01 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badatz2 Posted February 23, 2023 #663 Share Posted February 23, 2023 6 hours ago, RatedPG said: I'm in communication with Victor and he is so appreciative of the positive feedback he's been getting. I've been sending him screenshots of (good) comments about him. Can I have the contact information for Victor now that he is no longer the CD? Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PG_Cruiser Posted February 23, 2023 #664 Share Posted February 23, 2023 12 minutes ago, Badatz2 said: Can I have the contact information for Victor now that he is no longer the CD? Thank you Look for him on FB - Victor Hugo Brandão Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PG_Cruiser Posted February 23, 2023 #665 Share Posted February 23, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, DELTABLUE said: Is Ricky going directly from Oasis to Indy with no time off? Yes, that seems to be the case from his post on his page Edited February 23, 2023 by RatedPG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PG_Cruiser Posted February 24, 2023 #666 Share Posted February 24, 2023 (edited) What's New? ⭐ Marc Walker takes over as CD on Navigator for the Star Trek Cruise Edited February 24, 2023 by RatedPG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearlake_cruiser Posted February 24, 2023 #667 Share Posted February 24, 2023 Onboard Serenade OTS... Cruise Director is Jimena. I'll try to get her last name & post an update. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PG_Cruiser Posted February 25, 2023 #668 Share Posted February 25, 2023 3 hours ago, clearlake_cruiser said: Onboard Serenade OTS... Cruise Director is Jimena. I'll try to get her last name & post an update. She filled in for Jamie F early this year. Do you think she is CD on a more permanent basis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearlake_cruiser Posted February 25, 2023 #669 Share Posted February 25, 2023 28 minutes ago, RatedPG said: She filled in for Jamie F early this year. Do you think she is CD on a more permanent basis? Not sure... I just went down to Deck 4 where there's a photo collection of ship's management team, and it still shows Jeffrey Arpin as CD. When she introduced herself at the Welcome aboard show, she mentioned filling in but I didn't catch all the details. She's from Mexico and has a high-energy outgoing personality. Still don't know her last name, argh! 😟 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PG_Cruiser Posted February 25, 2023 #670 Share Posted February 25, 2023 7 minutes ago, clearlake_cruiser said: Still don't know her last name, argh! 😟 I'm seeing "Jimena Fos" in my searches. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DELTABLUE Posted February 25, 2023 Author #671 Share Posted February 25, 2023 ADVENTURE: Tornado Tanya as of 10-22-22 #403 until 5-1-23 #562 ALLURE: Cory Rogers, as of 11-13-22 #248 ANTHEM: Joff Eaton January 13, 2023 #482 BRILLIANCE: John Blair 2-18-23 #613, Brain Leavitt 9-17-23/1- 27-24 #472 ENCHANTMENT: Carly Boileau ‘Carly B’, as of January #488 EXPLORER: Elvis Pinto as of 10-22-22 #395, Clo O’Connor mid March>April # 644,Tornado Tanya mid May, 2023 #562 FREEDOM: Mickey Martin as of 1-14-23 #542 GRANDEUR: Talita Leoni #451 HARMONY: Dan Whitney #469 ICON: Mike Szwajkowsk #461 INDEPENDENCE: Katie Knowles, as of 11-4-22 #412, Ricky Matthews 3-27-5-5-23 #561 JEWEL: Aysy (Aysylu) Sadrislamova #629, SusanAdams on vacation till April 2 #615 Steve Knisley July-November #653 LIBERTY: Katy McCullagh #452, Mario Isla in March through the summer #483 MARINER: Brian Leavitt until 3-6-23 #472. Mark Walker 3-10/ 6-30-23 #443/#634 NAVIGATOR: Mark Walker 2-12-23 #634, 9-4-23/1-26-24 #443 OASIS: Ricky Matthews as of 1-15/3-26-23 #561 ODYSSEY: Ana Ribeiro as of 11-13-22 #421 OVATION: Steve Knisley #575, Joff Eaton in July #588 QUANTUM: Mike Hunnerup #472, John Grantham as of 1-30-23 #582 RADIANCE: Mark Rous #559 RHAPSODY: Bill Brunkhorst as of 1-29-23 t#578 SERENADE: Jeff Arpin #405 Jimena Fos filling in for Jeff #667 SPECTRUM: Bonnie Bai #243 SYMPHONY: Dennis Charles as of 1-14-23 for the TA #553 VISION: Mey Lau #408 VOYAGER: Eric Rodas #604 WONDER: Michele Scarpato as of 1-22-23 #531, then Chris Brown in March #531 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PG_Cruiser Posted February 25, 2023 #672 Share Posted February 25, 2023 What's New? ⭐ Marc Walker takes over as CD on Navigator for the Star Trek Cruise ⭐ Jimena Fos takes over as CD on Serenade for this week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PG_Cruiser Posted February 25, 2023 #673 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Jimena Fos has confirmed that she is CD on Serenade for this week. According to her, Ken Jones takes over next week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DELTABLUE Posted February 25, 2023 Author #674 Share Posted February 25, 2023 ADVENTURE: Tornado Tanya as of 10-22-22 #403 until 5-1-23 #562 ALLURE: Cory Rogers, as of 11-13-22 #248 ANTHEM: Joff Eaton January 13, 2023 #482 BRILLIANCE: John Blair 2-18-23 #613, Brain Leavitt 9-17-23/1- 27-24 #472 ENCHANTMENT: Carly Boileau ‘Carly B’, as of January #488 EXPLORER: Elvis Pinto as of 10-22-22 #395, Clo O’Connor mid March>April # 644,Tornado Tanya mid May, 2023 #562 FREEDOM: Mickey Martin as of 1-14-23 #542 GRANDEUR: Talita Leoni #451 HARMONY: Dan Whitney #469 ICON: Mike Szwajkowsk #461 INDEPENDENCE: Katie Knowles, as of 11-4-22 #412, Ricky Matthews 3-27-5-5-23 #561 JEWEL: Aysy (Aysylu) Sadrislamova #629, SusanAdams on vacation till April 2 #615 Steve Knisley July-November #653 LIBERTY: Katy McCullagh #452, Mario Isla in March through the summer #483 MARINER: Brian Leavitt until 3-6-23 #472. Mark Walker 3-10/ 6-30-23 #443/#634 NAVIGATOR: Mark Walker 2-12-23 #634, 9-4-23/1-26-24 #443 OASIS: Ricky Matthews as of 1-15/3-26-23 #561 ODYSSEY: Ana Ribeiro as of 11-13-22 #421 OVATION: Steve Knisley #575, Joff Eaton in July #588 QUANTUM: Mike Hunnerup #472, John Grantham as of 1-30-23 #582 RADIANCE: Mark Rous #559 RHAPSODY: Bill Brunkhorst as of 1-29-23 t#578 SERENADE: Jimena Fos for this week then Ken Jones #673 SPECTRUM: Bonnie Bai #243 SYMPHONY: Dennis Charles as of 1-14-23 for the TA #553 VISION: Mey Lau #408 VOYAGER: Eric Rodas #604 WONDER: Michele Scarpato as of 1-22-23 #531, then Chris Brown in March #531 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare little britain Posted February 25, 2023 #675 Share Posted February 25, 2023 (edited) On 2/23/2023 at 1:08 PM, GlasgowCruiser01 said: The Activities Manager was more engaging. Ditto on Odyssey where Ana Ribeiro was CD, I didn't rate her but the AM was great. On both cruises, I thought the AM should have been promoted to CD. I thought Ana was one of the best CDs ! So natural and friendly. Not fake like many of them! Edited February 25, 2023 by little britain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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