CCUK Posted September 30, 2013 #2026 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Forgot to mention party band on last cruise ending 26 Sep were "The Spitfires". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C 2 C Posted September 30, 2013 Author #2027 Share Posted September 30, 2013 EQ HD is Darren Tiller, GRM is Nick Shrives, Exec Chef is German Rijo with CC Host(ess) Rossy onboard until early Dec. Thanks for the update. Nick Shrives seems to have disembarked when you did and is now on Constellation. Darren Tiller was replaced by a new name: Benny Weidacher. A search put him on Explorer of the Seas. Is there some cross training going on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-legs Posted October 1, 2013 #2028 Share Posted October 1, 2013 . Darren Tiller was replaced by a new name: Benny Weidacher.A search put him on Explorer of the Seas. Is there some cross training going on? Hi,Arno Darren Tiller seems to have moved around a lot lately. He was ''just getting on'' Summit late summer;when we sailed, Peter Nodal just started in his place, ...now he's moved again....twice !!! Either he is cross training other potential HD ( wouldn't make sense as regards P.Nodal who has been with Celebrity for over 20 years !!! ) or he is being cross-trained...or tried in various environnements. We had him last summer on Century. While he didn't overly impress us, he appeared to quite active, visible, courteous and obviously ran a good hotel operation ( on the surface at least). Seems much more ''cut'' for a Celebrity-type operation than a RCCL-type. Not the ''rah rah'' type but is quite dignified and sophisticated. Good luck on your diet. A good idea is to get your clothes ''enlarged''before you leave on your next B2B2B2B2B2B etc,etc....;makes you feel good for a start, and even better when you come back !!!;) Cheers Claude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orator Posted October 1, 2013 #2029 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Thanks for the update. Nick Shrives seems to have disembarked when you did and is now on Constellation. Darren Tiller was replaced by a new name: Benny Weidacher. A search put him on Explorer of the Seas. Is there some cross training going on? You raise an interesting speculative point about "cross training". Remember when there were AL Umpires and NL Umpires. Now they just have "Umpires" who cover whatever game they're assigned. Wonder if RCCL will be doing the same thing? Could give them flexibility. Another sign of a closer relationship between the parts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C 2 C Posted October 2, 2013 Author #2030 Share Posted October 2, 2013 I've received info that John Grantham will board Century and that a Kyle Dodson from NCL will soon join Celebrity as a CD. Alejandro Tortorelli is CD on Constellation at present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroubleT Posted October 2, 2013 #2031 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Alejandro Tortorelli is CD on Constellation at present. Do you know if Alejandro will stay on Constellation through November? He is our favorite CD!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C 2 C Posted October 2, 2013 Author #2032 Share Posted October 2, 2013 This might be the last chart update since we'll soon be sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingChick Posted October 2, 2013 #2033 Share Posted October 2, 2013 This might be the last chart update since we'll soon be sailing. Bon Voyage. Have a terrific time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TourDeCruise Posted October 2, 2013 #2034 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Thanks, Arno, for keeping the chart updated. The information will be useful for our upcoming Eclipse cruise in November. Have a wonderful time on your cruise(s)! Kathy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gagirl7143 Posted October 2, 2013 #2035 Share Posted October 2, 2013 We will see you Arno on Conny. So happy Alejandro is going to be there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seasheils Posted October 2, 2013 #2036 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Hi Arno, Nikolas Christodoulakis is back on the Century as Captain. Happy Cruising to you and Joanne! Sheila Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C 2 C Posted October 2, 2013 Author #2037 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Hi Arno,Nikolas Christodoulakis is back on the Century as Captain. Thanks sheila. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseacecat Posted October 2, 2013 #2038 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Arno and Joanne, I hope the two of you have a fantastic time. ENJOY:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STANCPA44 Posted October 2, 2013 #2039 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Master: Captain Zisis TaramasHotel Director: Sue Richardson Chief Engineer: Stavros Zannikos Cruise Director: Paul Baya Staff Captain: Panagiotis Kiousis Food & Beverage Manager: Mark Tomley Guest Relations Manager: Mario Tavares Executive Chef: Robert Sauer CC Hostess: Tanushka D'Souza Naturalist: Brent Nixon Beyond the Podium Speaker: Kurt Mondloch (Sailing) Party Band: Sol Provider Guitar and Vocals: Jonny Mantra Classical Trio: Chroma String Trio Contemporary Jazz/Rock: Ryan Johnson Quartet Jazz Quartet: Off the Record How good were the Classical Trio, the Chroma String Trio. That is my entertainment. Stan:cool::cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyD3 Posted October 3, 2013 #2040 Share Posted October 3, 2013 This might be the last chart update since we'll soon be sailing. Hi Arno, Have a wonderful set of cruises. See you on the Century in February:) Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingChick Posted October 7, 2013 #2041 Share Posted October 7, 2013 (edited) Alexander Yepremian is back on Summit as Cruise Director, starting with the October 5th cruise. Edited October 7, 2013 by CruisingChick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle-b Posted October 7, 2013 #2042 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Melissa Snow is leaving the Summit at the end of the current 2 week cruise. Marlene and Ashley that are currently assisting her will be staying on. Marlene is going to the Constellation in November and Ashley will remain on the Summit. They are the Captain's Club Hostesses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvufan Posted October 7, 2013 #2043 Share Posted October 7, 2013 We were on the 9/7 cruise. Melissa was training Marlene-she will be fantastic. Ashley was in customer service at the start of the cruise and left during to go to initial training. I had one dealing with her and she went above and beyond the call of duty. Marelene is from Panama and Ashley from the US. They will be great hostesses. Melissa is going on vacation at the end of November and does not yet know her next assignment. Happy Sails to You OOOEEE :D:D Bob and Phyl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Beach Posted October 7, 2013 #2044 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Bob, I was on the cruise with you. I had Marlene on her first assignment in March on Century. She was NOT in training, but an EQUAL hostess with Mell because of the large numbers of elites on the New Eng cruises, she's been a hostess for 6 mos. The reason she may have not seemed equal to you is she let Mell do all the announcements, because she has a little stage fright. Of course, back in March she had to do the announcements and she did fine. And yes she is fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivi9909 Posted October 7, 2013 #2045 Share Posted October 7, 2013 (edited) On our previous cruise on the Silhouette (Sept 15 to Sept 26), we found that most of Staff Managers were exceptionally friendly. Master: E. Alevropoulos Hotel D.: Bradley Pavlik Chief Engineer: Yannis Chazandroulis CD: Lisa Richard F&B M.: Koray Savas Guest Relations: Sinisa Misetic Executive Chef: Anthony Wilson We were particularly impressed by Lisa Richard and the excellent duo she forms with her assistant. Lisa is more than a simple CD presenting the artists before the show and thanking them at the end. She is herself part of the show and an excellent singer. A look at her CV reveals that she is multitalented and highly qualified: BA in Chemistry and MBA, 20 years in management for Toshiba (up to V-P) followed by a second career as a performer in Mamma Mia! on Broadway. Quite impressive! I am sure that the Master Captain, being with Celebrity since 1993, is highly qualified as a sailman but I can't comment on that; however, he also reveals himself as a good entertainer who participated in many events on stage and interacted a lot with the passengers. We also had some frienly discussions with the chief engineer including on one occasion where we had to wait for a tender to return to the ship. All together they inspire and manage an excellent and very friendly crew. Edited October 7, 2013 by vivi9909 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserRev Posted October 8, 2013 #2046 Share Posted October 8, 2013 We are going on Equinox in November, and I had seen Jason Ward listed as Cruise Director. Turns out, he has a Facebook page, which I clicked "like" on. 2 hours ago, he posts "Going home". Looks like we may need a new name to fill in the blank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excitedofharpenden Posted October 9, 2013 #2047 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Master - Capt Michael Karatzas (leaving for vacation after our cruise) HD - Benny Weidacher CD - Jason Ward Chief Engineer - Evangelis Saliaris Staff Captain - Damianos Xenakis F & B Mgr - Menze Heroian Guest Relations Mgr - Jann Ramios Exec Chef - German Rijo CC Hostess - Rossy Anguelova (leaving for vacation 25th November). Aside from the two mentioned above I'm not sure how long the rest will be on the ship. For those of you yet to meet CC Hostess Rossy, she is an absolute delight and best Hostess I've had on all of my cruises. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare uktog Posted October 9, 2013 #2048 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Yes Rossy is a delight, we really enjoy it when we are with her - and Chef German is a character as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave85 Posted October 13, 2013 #2049 Share Posted October 13, 2013 On our previous cruise on the Silhouette (Sept 15 to Sept 26), we found that most of Staff Managers were exceptionally friendly.Master: E. Alevropoulos Hotel D.: Bradley Pavlik Chief Engineer: Yannis Chazandroulis CD: Lisa Richard F&B M.: Koray Savas Guest Relations: Sinisa Misetic Executive Chef: Anthony Wilson We were particularly impressed by Lisa Richard and the excellent duo she forms with her assistant. Lisa is more than a simple CD presenting the artists before the show and thanking them at the end. She is herself part of the show and an excellent singer. A look at her CV reveals that she is multitalented and highly qualified: BA in Chemistry and MBA, 20 years in management for Toshiba (up to V-P) followed by a second career as a performer in Mamma Mia! on Broadway. Quite impressive! I am sure that the Master Captain, being with Celebrity since 1993, is highly qualified as a sailman but I can't comment on that; however, he also reveals himself as a good entertainer who participated in many events on stage and interacted a lot with the passengers. We also had some frienly discussions with the chief engineer including on one occasion where we had to wait for a tender to return to the ship. All together they inspire and manage an excellent and very friendly crew. Home from Silhouette 9/26. While I wasn't wild about Lisa and her entertainment staff, I totally agree about the Captain. He's quite an entertainer and it's clear he enjoys it. I can't remember seeing another captain so involved in the entertainment sector! He was particularly hilarious in the Liars Club show. The officers overall were very visible and most of them were quite friendly, which we appreciated. I've rarely seen that in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeinsb Posted October 14, 2013 #2050 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Does anyone know who the current captain on Century is? We heard that one of our favorite staff captains has been promoted to that post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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