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Current Cruise Director (CD) List, starting 12-2021

By DELTABLUE , November 29, 2021 in Royal Caribbean International

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Just off the Harmony!  The Cruise Director is Jeff Arpin.

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Thanx,  Paula!

Updated 12-5-21

ADVENTURE: 'Tornado' Tanya #2051

ALLURE: Cory Rogers #2054

ANTHEM: Mark Rous from Southampton #2076/#12

BRILLIANCE:

ENCHANTMENT:

EXPLORER: Simona Ferraiuolo as of December #2076

FREEDOM: Tom Hopkins #2007 Christopher Turdo #2052

GRANDEUR: Rob McNally #2063

HARMONY: Jeff Arpin, #26

INDEPENDENCE: Sophie #2053

JEWEL: Susan Adams Nov. #2028

LIBERTY: Katy Mc C ullagh #1998

MARINER:   Eric Lopez Ramirez #2078, Marc Walker as of 1-15-22 #22

NAVIGATOR: Tom Hopkins #2052

OASIS: Dennis Charles #1991 ODYSSEY: Mitch Merucci, effective 10-23-12 #2026 OVATION: Dan Whitney #2001

RADIANCE: RHAPSODY:

SERENADE: Bill Brunkhorst #2027

SYMPHONY: Brian Leavitt #1932

WONDER: Mike Szwajkowsk #2026

Enchantment is on her way to Baltimore for her test cruise this weekend, I have a friend on board, I'll try to find out who is the CD.

CruisingJoe09

Haven't checked in here for most of the year - I don't recognise some of the names on the list, guessing that COVID influenced quite a few CD's to move on so a bunch of AM's got promoted.

CruisinMama2003

Bobby Broughton is the CD on Enchantment (per current passengers on board for the test cruise)

deli cruiser

Just off Oasis Dec 5-12 and CD is Mike Whitte after being off for 22 months 

5 hours ago, deli cruiser said: Just off Oasis Dec 5-12 and CD is Mike Whitte after being off for 22 months 

Hope he's CD on Oasis in July 2022.  No offense to Dennis, but after having him as CD for the second time, most recently in April 2019 on Anthem, we're ready for someone new.

caribbeancruiser19

On 12/13/2021 at 2:13 PM, deli cruiser said: Just off Oasis Dec 5-12 and CD is Mike Whitte after being off for 22 months 

Had him 24 months ago on Explorer and thought he was good! 

On Harmony now the CD is Dan Whitney he just got on Sunday

On 12/2/2021 at 7:08 AM, Surfguyxxx said: Just off the Independence OTS; Sophie was probably the worst CD I've encountered.  Monotone voice, hardly any enthusiasm and just boring.  

Dec 13 on Independence Ricky was the CD. It was his first cruise back. He was excellent! Full of energy. I’ve never even cared about who the CD was before. You have to go to the first night’s show! I didn’t get his last name, but he said he was from Jamaica. 

RCCLNYMETS41

Ricky from Jamaica is probably Ricky Matthews. Very full of energy!

Update...12-21-21

BRILLIANCE: Jamie Fentiman #2105

ENCHANTMENT: Bobby Broughton, 12-11-21 #2096

EXPLORER: Elvis Pinto #2103

HARMONY: Dan Whitney, as of 12-17-21 #34

INDEPENDENCE: Rickey Matthews #35

LIBERTY: Katy McCullagh #1998

MARINER:   Marc Walker as of 1-15-22 #22

OASIS: Mike Whitte, #31 ODYSSEY: Mitch Merucci, effective 10-23-12 #2026 OVATION: Dan Whitney #2001

• 2 weeks later...

mikensuenfl

HOW TO CONTACT A CD

On Oasis, it was [email protected], so I assume one should use the ship abbreviation and then the rest of it.

ScottishRobbie

Quantum is "Steve from Canada" per Singapore Cruise Society on Facebook

Just off the Enchantment - the CD is Bobby Broughton.

John & Rosalie

• 4 weeks later...

Of the current cruise directors, I am curious who has been with royal the longest?

Does anyone know? I only recognize about half of the current CDs on the list.

22 minutes ago, RCCLNYMETS41 said: Of the current cruise directors, I am curious who has been with royal the longest? Does anyone know? I only recognize about half of the current CDs on the list.

These are my guesses:

Dennis Charles (who recently signed off Oasis) has been with RCCL for over 20 years, some of those were spent shoreside training new CDs.

Jeff Arpin (recently signed off Harmony) has also been around over 20 years, but he too a long break somewhere in the middle and then returned to the CD line-up.

Bill Brunchorst has been around for a long time too. 

The CD and captain topics are so entertaining

closecruiser

3 minutes ago, truffles2 said: Bill Brunchorst has been around for a long time too. 

Marc Walker has been around for a pretty long time.  He’s on the Mariner now.   He’s excellent!

John Blair has been around at least 25 years.

On 12/22/2021 at 3:34 AM, DELTABLUE said: Update...12-21-21   ADVENTURE: 'Tornado' Tanya #2051 ALLURE: Cory Rogers #2054 ANTHEM: Mark Rous from Southampton #2076/#12 BRILLIANCE: Jamie Fentiman #2105 ENCHANTMENT: Bobby Broughton, 12-11-21 #2096 EXPLORER: Elvis Pinto #2103 FREEDOM: Tom Hopkins #2007 Christopher Turdo #2052 GRANDEUR: Rob McNally #2063 HARMONY: Dan Whitney, as of 12-17-21 #34 INDEPENDENCE: Rickey Matthews #35 JEWEL: Susan Adams Nov. #2028 LIBERTY: Katy McCullagh #1998 MARINER:   Marc Walker as of 1-15-22 #22 NAVIGATOR: Tom Hopkins #2052 OASIS: Mike Whitte, #31 ODYSSEY: Mitch Merucci, effective 10-23-12 #2026 OVATION: Dan Whitney #2001 QUANTUM: RADIANCE: RHAPSODY: SERENADE: Bill Brunkhorst #2027 SPECTRUM: SYMPHONY: Brian Leavitt #1932 VISION: VOYAGER: WONDER: Mike Szwajkowsk #2026

Dennis Charles is currently CD on Symphony 

Clo O’Connor is CD on Freedom

Rob McNally has left Grandeur

Bing Bong! Definitely one of the best in my opinion too.

Just got off Quantum, Steve Knisley is the current CD

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