CruiseLifeRick Posted September 1, 2016 Report Posted September 1, 2016 Hello All, I wanted to see if we could commence a running Cruise Director and Activities Manager list here on the Royal Caribbean Blog Boards. As many of you know, the Cruise Director can be very influential in providing a fun and interactive experience while on a cruise and for this reason the question is often asked "who will be the cruise director on my sailing?" However, as with any position of importance, the Cruise Director also enlists the assistance of his or her Activities Manager to host a number of events throughout a sailing (e.g. trivia, bingo, karaoke, etc...). Therefore, I would also like to keep the list updated with the current Activities Managers whom many of us develop strong relationships with based on our varying degrees of participation in ship events. While I know there are similar lists maintained elsewhere on the internet, my desire is to provide an easily accessed (thanks in part to the long-term edit function of these boards) and more user friendly document than what currently exists. In addition to receiving regular updates from the fantastic blog community that fill these boards with Royal Caribbean knowledge everyday, I also hope to leverage Kat's evergrowing Periscope community to obtain real time and accurate updates as to who holds these very important positions throughout the Royal Caribbean fleet. Below is my first stab at a draft of the list based on information I was able to retrieve from various social media and online content. As you can see, there are some blanks, which I am sure many of you will be able to assist with filling in. Please feel free to respond here with any list updates or any comments as to the format or layout of the document. I would like to thank all of you in advance for any assistance you can provide with making this list a useful resource for Royal Caribbean cruisers. Marc, LadyB, gina_e123 and 19 others 20 1 1 Quote
Matt Posted September 1, 2016 Report Posted September 1, 2016 You are a brave soul for taking this on. Thank you!! cruisestuff, Dcruiser, Steph215 and 5 others 8 Quote
CruisingKat(Kathy) Posted September 1, 2016 Report Posted September 1, 2016 This is FABULOUS!!!! Thank You very Much Rick, for taking this on!!! This is very good Contribution, and Bentifical to the RC Blog Family!!!!!! Steph215, LadyB and CruiseLifeRick 3 Quote
CruiseLifeRick Posted September 1, 2016 Author Report Posted September 1, 2016 You are a brave soul for taking this on. Thank you!! Thanks, Matt. Going to do my best. 25 ships and only 4 more on order...should be cake. CruisingKat(Kathy), Cristina_WNOP, CDunninTX and 2 others 4 1 Quote
DocLC Posted September 2, 2016 Report Posted September 2, 2016 Nicely done, sir! CruiseLifeRick 1 Quote
monctonguy Posted September 2, 2016 Report Posted September 2, 2016 Awesome.....lets hope we can keep this current!....great idea! CruisingKat(Kathy) and CDunninTX 2 Quote
bcarney Posted September 2, 2016 Report Posted September 2, 2016 Elvis Pinto was (I think) Activities Director on my Vision cruise this past spring. He was a blast! Very entertaining, and I saw him everywhere on the ship. I'm not surprised he's now a Cruise Director! KatyH, CruisingKat(Kathy) and CruiseLifeRick 3 Quote
Steve L Posted September 2, 2016 Report Posted September 2, 2016 Pretty cool list you have here.....we had Ricky Mathews on our last cruise. He was great. Looks like I'm going to have Jeff Arpin on my next cruise on Liberty. I'll have to see if he looks familiar as I don't recall him on past cruises. CruiseLifeRick 1 Quote
KLA Posted September 2, 2016 Report Posted September 2, 2016 LOVE that you're doing this... great quick reference. Thanks! CruiseLifeRick 1 Quote
cookingyo Posted September 2, 2016 Report Posted September 2, 2016 I asked the very lovely Angelle Rutten van Hemert, activities director on Empress. She said this was the last cruise for Carlos Torres as CD, and Elvis Pinto will be the permanent Cruise Director going forward. In addition Angelle's contract ends Oct 1. CDunninTX and CruiseLifeRick 2 Quote
CruiseLifeRick Posted September 2, 2016 Author Report Posted September 2, 2016 I asked the very lovely Angelle Rutten van Hemert, activities director on Empress. She said this was the last cruise for Carlos Torres as CD, and Elvis Pinto will be the permanent Cruise Director going forward. In addition Angelle's contract ends Oct 1. Thank you very much, Ken! Any intel on Angelle's replacement? CDunninTX 1 Quote
bobroo Posted September 3, 2016 Report Posted September 3, 2016 BRAVO! Thanks for sharing! CruiseLifeRick 1 Quote
cookingyo Posted September 3, 2016 Report Posted September 3, 2016 Thank you very much, Ken! Any intel on Angelle's replacement? She said CeCe, Cecilia .... Blah Blah Blah, I couldn't remember the last name by the time I got a chance to write it down. Michael P should be able to get that info soon when he sails Empress. Quote
CruiseLifeRick Posted September 4, 2016 Author Report Posted September 4, 2016 She said CeCe, Cecilia .... Blah Blah Blah, I couldn't remember the last name by the time I got a chance to write it down. Michael P should be able to get that info soon when he sails Empress. Yes, Cecy del Razo. Thanks for the confirmation. CDunninTX 1 Quote
Jerel Posted September 4, 2016 Report Posted September 4, 2016 Super cool list, thanks for taking the time. I was noticing there isn't many women as cruise directors, then I notice most activities managers are women. I guess its either by design or it just worked out that way. Great list :) CruiseLifeRick 1 Quote
CruiseLifeRick Posted September 10, 2016 Author Report Posted September 10, 2016 Interesting news regarding Harmony's Caribbean season. List updated accordingly. Quote
UkuleleCruiser Posted November 27, 2016 Report Posted November 27, 2016 Liberty of the Seas 12/26/16 -- Anyone know who the cruise director will be? Quote
whenismynextcruise Posted November 27, 2016 Report Posted November 27, 2016 Hi - I just returned today from Anthem 7 nights from Bayonne to Bahamas. Dru Pavlov is now the cruise director. Chris is still activities manager. They seemed to work well together. I will post all of the cruise compasses as well. Matt 1 Quote
RedRambler Posted February 6, 2017 Report Posted February 6, 2017 Does anyone know who the current CD is on the Allure? Quote
firegal2539 Posted February 26, 2017 Report Posted February 26, 2017 I just got off of the Enchantment OTS and the cruise director was Michelle Oliveira from the USA but now resides in Brazil. Candie Quote
Adamb Posted February 26, 2017 Report Posted February 26, 2017 When I was on the Jewel OTS, about a month ago, Dennis Charles was the CD Quote
Matt Posted February 27, 2017 Report Posted February 27, 2017 Cuddy is the CD for Navigator CruisingKat(Kathy) 1 Quote
Matt Posted April 14, 2017 Report Posted April 14, 2017 Bobby Broughton is new CD for Majesty CruisingKat(Kathy) 1 Quote
modernlifeisgood Posted April 15, 2017 Report Posted April 15, 2017 Simona was Cruise Director on Jewel last week. Didn't think that much of her. Quote
bcarney Posted April 16, 2017 Report Posted April 16, 2017 Last week Dan Dan was the CD on Rhapsody, and the Activities Director was a guy named Erick, but it was his last day before vacation. Quote
CowboyMedic Posted April 16, 2017 Report Posted April 16, 2017 Marc will be moving from CD of Majesty to Independence. Quote
Bob_KY Posted April 18, 2017 Report Posted April 18, 2017 I would feel lucky to have Ken Rush as my CD again. Quote
clmsnskr Posted April 19, 2017 Report Posted April 19, 2017 My favorite CDs that I've had so far are Ken Rush and Drew Devine. Quote
coneyraven Posted April 19, 2017 Report Posted April 19, 2017 When Cuddy was AM om Navigator back in '09, he was fantastic ...... Casey Pelter as CD is also really good .... More recently, Andre Miller as AM on Grandeur was absolutely hysterical, hopefully he'll be back on when we board in September..... as for Paul Rutter, nice guy and all, but I wasn't overly impressed. Quote
KLA Posted April 19, 2017 Report Posted April 19, 2017 Anyone know anything about the CD on Allure? I've never heard of him. Quote
Matt Posted April 19, 2017 Report Posted April 19, 2017 1 hour ago, klaconqueso said: Anyone know anything about the CD on Allure? I've never heard of him. Hmmm... Michael....Poole JLMoran 1 Quote
firegal2539 Posted April 28, 2017 Report Posted April 28, 2017 Just got off of the Indy and Rob McNally was the CD but I only saw him at the Not So Newly Wed Game and the parade in the Promenade. Wasn't too impressed with him. Candie Quote
Sarah Posted April 28, 2017 Report Posted April 28, 2017 3 hours ago, firegal2539 said: Just got off of the Indy and Rob McNally was the CD but I only saw him at the Not So Newly Wed Game and the parade in the Promenade. Wasn't too impressed with him. Candie I've never been that impressed with Rob - he's been CD twice when I've sailed Quite like Joff Eaton - it's him when I sail on Indy in June - like the shoe laces!! Quote
Joe01 Posted April 30, 2017 Report Posted April 30, 2017 On 28 April 2017 at 11:20 AM, firegal2539 said: Just got off of the Indy and Rob McNally was the CD but I only saw him at the Not So Newly Wed Game and the parade in the Promenade. Wasn't too impressed with him. Candie That was Rob's last Royal Caribbean cruise for the foreseeable future, per Marc's FB. Doing Harmony B2B in first 2 weeks of July with Abe first week and Bobby Brown second. Looking forward to having Abe, have had Bobby before and wasn't too impressed, nice guy, but not a great CD for Harmony, better suited for smaller ships with an older clientele. Quote
Skid Posted April 30, 2017 Report Posted April 30, 2017 4 hours ago, Joe01 said: That was Rob's last Royal Caribbean cruise for the foreseeable future, per Marc's FB. Doing Harmony B2B in first 2 weeks of July with Abe first week and Bobby Brown second. Looking forward to having Abe, have had Bobby before and wasn't too impressed, nice guy, but not a great CD for Harmony, better suited for smaller ships with an older clientele. Had Abe when he was on Anthem. He is fabulous. Personable, accessible and funny. We truly don't know when he sleeps-he's always around. Sailing on Adventure in 3 weeks. Does anyone know who the CD is and have any opinion? Quote
Rose City Cruiser Posted April 30, 2017 Report Posted April 30, 2017 Jimmy Rhodes was the CD on Oasis OTS for my April 9 sailing Quote
Joe01 Posted April 30, 2017 Report Posted April 30, 2017 3 hours ago, Skid said: Had Abe when he was on Anthem. He is fabulous. Personable, accessible and funny. We truly don't know when he sleeps-he's always around. Sailing on Adventure in 3 weeks. Does anyone know who the CD is and have any opinion? Adventure's CD is Casey Pelter. He is an OK CD, a bit of a dry sense of humour (which I liked), didn't enjoy his morning show, but did a reasonable job MC'ing the shows, seemed friendly enough. Had him on Serenade 4 years ago, and feel he would be a better fit for a bigger ship. A criticism was though that this was a summer holiday cruise and for about 4 of our 12 nights, the only show was at 10.30pm, which I feel was below par, maybe he scheduled more entertainment on a bigger ship. I know that he gathered a lot of fans from his time on Freedom! Thanks for the info on Abe, I know that he will be excellent. So far my favourite CD is Joff Eaton and least favourite is John Blair. Quote
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