Who will be the Cruise Director on the Queen Anne do we think?

[ace2542]

I see some posts have been announced but not the cruise director yet. I kind of want to see Declan St Ledger get it.

[Craigrlewis]

Hoping for Amanda Reid

[Victoria2]

I can't recall the name of QV's cruise director in July, but I was quite impressed. There's only one I have no time at all for so I'm sure any of the rest will be fine.

Edited September 18, 2023 by Victoria2
QV not OV!

[AussieVoyager]

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Edited September 18, 2023 by AussieVoyager
Wrong post

[ace2542]

17 minutes ago, Craigrlewis said:

Hoping for Amanda Reid

And who would take over the QM2 if that happened? She was cruise director August/Sept last year

[exlondoner]

I don’t think I’ve ever been aware who my cruise director is, so little do they impinge on my experience. What exactly are they for?

[NE John]

24 minutes ago, exlondoner said:

I don’t think I’ve ever been aware who my cruise director is, so little do they impinge on my experience. What exactly are they for?

They are the liaison between pax and entertainment. You see them on TV in the mornings going over highlights in the Daily Programme, interviewing speakers/musicians etc of the day, and MC’ing theater shows. I’m sure they are in charge of many behind the scenes duties too. I don’t think they sleep!
Amanda Reid was very accessible to pax onboard. Nice lady. 

[sfred]

QM2's Paul O'Laughlin, now retired, was also outstanding.  He was also aboard QE for her inaugural 2019 Alaska voyage.  Paul was one of several who carried the Cunard Boston cup into Liverpool Cathedral on QM2's 175th anniversary voyage. 

[exlondoner]

32 minutes ago, NE John said:

They are the liaison between pax and entertainment. You see them on TV in the mornings going over highlights in the Daily Programme, interviewing speakers/musicians etc of the day, and MC’ing theater shows. I’m sure they are in charge of many behind the scenes duties too. I don’t think they sleep!
Amanda Reid was very accessible to pax onboard. Nice lady. 

Almost never watch the morning show except a minute or two by accident. I did once see Amanda Reid interview Captain Hashmi, and was stunned by the sheer naïveté of some of her questions. But I’m sure they do lots behind the scenes, but never come to my attention as a passenger, any more than the Spa staff do.

[Victoria2]

1 hour ago, exlondoner said:

I don’t think I’ve ever been aware who my cruise director is, so little do they impinge on my experience. What exactly are they for?

Light interviews of guest celebrity speakers for an Insight lecture.

Presenting theatre productions and wishing everyone a 'have a great evening around the ship'.

 

No one asks them to be the brainiac of the ship and as long as personal egos don't seem to get in the way, most C.D's are fine for me.

Edited September 18, 2023 by Victoria2
spellin missteak!

[NE John]

The main attributes of a Cruise Entertainment Director are to be charming and engaging. 

[exlondoner]

1 minute ago, NE John said:

The main attributes of a Cruise Entertainment Director are to be charming and engaging. 

Just like so many of the passengers. 🙂

[Bell Boy]

Neil Kelly is on the Maiden , it all depends who takes over when they rotate. 

[daisybel]

Posting about Staff - does anyone know who the M’d is in QG and also PG on QA?

[Victoria2]

13 minutes ago, daisybel said:

Posting about Staff - does anyone know who the M’d is in QG and also PG on QA?

I was told who the initial QG M'd is going to be but as it was an unfamiliar name to me, I've forgotten.🙁

[Solent Richard]

On 9/18/2023 at 2:19 PM, exlondoner said:

I don’t think I’ve ever been aware who my cruise director is, so little do they impinge on my experience. What exactly are they for?

 

On 9/18/2023 at 3:21 PM, sfred said:

QM2's Paul O'Laughlin, now retired, was also outstanding.  He was also aboard QE for her inaugural 2019 Alaska voyage.  Paul was one of several who carried the Cunard Boston cup into Liverpool Cathedral on QM2's 175th anniversary voyage. 

 

I would add the late great Ray Rouse to your nomination @sfred though I believe he had Queen Mary 2 in his DNA.

 

You'd certainly have been aware of Ray @exlondoner , a true Cunard character.

[Solent Richard]

On 9/18/2023 at 7:30 PM, Bell Boy said:

Neil Kelly is on the Maiden , it all depends who takes over when they rotate. 

On the ball again @Bell Boy 😁

[LWhit]

10 hours ago, daisybel said:

Posting about Staff - does anyone know who the M’d is in QG and also PG on QA?

I think Oliver Guzman (previously QM2) will be QG Maitre D' on QA at the beginning and don't know who he will be job sharing with when he goes on leave.  No idea on PG at all. 

Edited September 20, 2023 by LWhit

[Victoria2]

36 minutes ago, LWhit said:

I think Oliver Guzman (previously QM2) will be QG Maitre D' on QA at the beginning and don't know who he will be job sharing with when he goes on leave.  No idea on PG at all. 

Thank you. That's the name I couldn't remember.

[sogne]

Any ideas 4 executive chef?

[North West Newbie]

2 hours ago, Solent Richard said:

 

 

I would add the late great Ray Rouse to your nomination @sfred though I believe he had Queen Mary 2 in his DNA.

 

You'd certainly have been aware of Ray @exlondoner , a true Cunard character.

 

Ray was certainly Mr Cunard. He was the Entertainment Director on our first QM2 voyage in 2011.

Here's an extract from the Daily Programme.

[Colin_Cameron]

Ray Rouse was the Cruise Director on QM2’s maiden crossing (I think the title was still Cruise Director at that time). I know because I made a deliberate effort to find out.

 

On our eighth Cunard ship and who knows how many cruises, he was the first Cruise Director that I was completely unaware of, and also the first that didn’t know my wife and I on sight. On a ship that size, the latter can’t be held against him. On the former, the ball was clearly in his court.