Cruise Directors
Dean Worrell
There was a recent post mentioning that Dave Armour was the cruise
director on Carnival's Jubilee and that he had returned from some other
cruise line. That brought back memories; he was the cruise director on
my first cruise on the Holiday some 7 or 8 years ago. I thought that he
was the best CD, but that was our first cruise so i think that that
explains most of that evaluation.
That leads me into: Who is your favorite cruise director? Who is your
least favorite?
My least has to be Rand Woodbury on the Celebration. If you were to
meet him somewhere, he seemed to be just worn out and uncaring. He is
an excellent magician though. He put on a magic show one night that
rivaled any show I have ever seen. (I hear that he is a featured
performer on some ship today.)
My favorite CD, besides Dave is probably Robin Whats-his-name (sorry,
brain spasm right now) on our Majesty of the Seas cruise a couple of
years ago. He had great stage presence, really got into the "If I were
not upon the Seas" skit, and was great in the 50's sock hop. He just
had a great rapport with the passengers.
Any comments?
Dean
To cruise or not to cruise? That is the question...
Thomas Gauldin
I'd have to toss in a couple of names. The first was Derek Mann from the now
defunct Regency Cruise Line. Derek, and his wife Red did a great comedy
act, and were wonderful, warm hosts. We have a copy of his autobiography,
called "Mann at Sea."
The second name I'd toss into the hopper would be David Leveque of the
Stella Solaris. David knows his stuff when it comes to ports, is a great
organizer, has an outgoing personality, is a competent auctioneer and a darn
good violin player. He is undoubtedly the most well-rounded cruise director
we've encountered. . . and he runs a tight, good ship.
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Dean Worrell wrote in message <350196...@hrn.bradley.edu>...
Jared
when i was on the jubilee in january, trevor block was the CD. he was kind
of a loser. he had a small acting part on Beverly Hills 90210
Thomas Gauldin wrote in message <6ds6th$h...@camel20.mindspring.com>...
>I'd have to toss in a couple of names. The first was Derek Mann from the
now
>defunct Regency Cruise Line. Derek, and his wife Red did a great comedy
>act, and were wonderful, warm hosts. We have a copy of his autobiography,
>called "Mann at Sea."
>
>The second name I'd toss into the hopper would be David Leveque of the
jon
These are just private citizens doing a job. Naming names on a ng seems
out of bounds....
Norm Bassett
Dean Worrell <dwor...@hrn.bradley.edu> wrote in article
<350196...@hrn.bradley.edu>...
> There was a recent post mentioning that Dave Armour was the cruise
> director on Carnival's Jubilee and that he had returned from some other
> cruise line.
>
> That leads me into: Who is your favorite cruise director? Who is your
> least favorite?
>
> snip
My least favorite is Gary (can't remember last name), of the Costa
Victoria. Self-absorbed, phony smile, thought he had a great singing
voice - and never missed an opportunity to perform. Reminded me of a
character out of a Mel Brooks film - over the top. Every time you turned
around, there he was - sun reflecting off his perfect teeth. I halfway
expected to find him under our bed some morning to greet us. I was afraid
after being exposed to him for a week, I would need insulin. One thing in
his favor, though - he spoke six languages fluently.
Bill Dove
Hi gang,
Without doubt, I put my vote in for Carnival's John Heald. He was on the
Destiny last year, has recently been on the Imagination, and rumor has it he
is going to soon be on the Elation.
Happy Cruisin',
Bill Dove
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Liv2cruise
Hi Dean,
I just had to respond to your posting. In a recent review I did of my Destiny
cruise, I mentioned that everyone thought our CD, Greg Kneale, was really
great. I, being a veteran of seven Carnival cruises, thought he was mediocre
at best. But, I mentioned that the best CD I ever had was.......Rand Woodbury
on the Celebration. Maybe, like you, it was because it was our first Carnival
trip and the jokes were new. But he made me laugh the whole cruise. And I
agree that he's a pretty good magician (BTW, he must be magical....doesn't he
look *younger* everytime you see him perform <vbg>????) I think he appears on
several ships each week, traveling between them.
As for the least enjoyable (this might be posted during anti-flame week and I
don't want to say *worst*), when we first cruised on the Sensation, we had
Steve Cassel. He seemed like a really zany, funny guy. Then we met him in town
and all we did was say hello. He gave us such a brush off and made it very
clear that he didn't want to be bothered by passengers. After that, we viewed
him in an entirely different light. Now lots of folks like Steve, too. So it
all boils down to a matter of perception and a person's opinions. Hope the
above will be taken in that frame of reference.
Thanks for asking an interesting question.
Arline in Florida (home of the 1996 National Champions - the FLORIDA GATORS -
and we didn't have to share it with anybody!)
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>In article <350196...@hrn.bradley.edu>, Dean Worrell
><dwor...@hrn.bradley.edu> writes:
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>That leads me into: Who is your favorite cruise director? Who is your
>least favorite?
>
>My least has to be Rand Woodbury on the Celebration. If you were to
>meet him somewhere, he seemed to be just worn out and uncaring. He is
>an excellent magician though. He put on a magic show one night that
>rivaled any show I have ever seen. (I hear that he is a featured
Cath...@worldnet.att.net
I'm with you - I also think that John Heald is absolutely the best
Cruise Director! I have been on 5 Carnival, one Regal and one NCL
cruise. John was on my first in '91 on the Fantasy and again in '92 on
the Ecstasy. It's difficult to find a CD that even comes close to him!
Cathy <----- wondering if he'll be doing the Paradise when it comes out!
Bill Dove wrote:
>
> Hi gang,
>
> Without doubt, I put my vote in for Carnival's John Heald. He was on the
> Destiny last year, has recently been on the Imagination, and rumor has it he
> is going to soon be on the Elation.
>
> Happy Cruisin',
>
> Bill Dove
> Adorable You Custom Caps
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>
Chris Vaughan
Bill Dove wrote:
>
> Hi gang,
>
> Without doubt, I put my vote in for Carnival's John Heald. He was on the
> Destiny last year, has recently been on the Imagination, and rumor has it he
> is going to soon be on the Elation.
>
> Happy Cruisin',
>
> Bill Dove
> Adorable You Custom Caps
> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
>
> >That leads me into: Who is your favorite cruise director? Who is your
> >least favorite?
> >
funny. Don't believe a word he says. Even serious matters seem to be a
joke. As for magic, I never saw a less visible CD (except on stage)
although we did hear his voice on the PA all week.
Actually, I did get up close to him once when he grabbed the
disembarkation sheet out of our hands as we shuffled out of the ship
yesterday.
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Regards,
Chris
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james SCHROEDER
Our favorite CD was on the song of america in 96 his name is Gregory
Maxwell . He was funny, he was the type of person that reminded you of
sombody you knew or a family member you don't see to often . when we saw
him in town he acted the same as on ship even if his audience was just
us. He even made some of the standard CD jokes funny.
Jim & Mary Schroeder
Edward Sim
I'd have to agree, He's a hoot.
Lisa
GottabeJoe
Best-Steve Cassell
Worst-Greg Maxwell
PWS
This shows me how different people's opinions can be. We had Mr. Maxwell as
our CD on the Sovereign in 1997. We thought he was the pits-- the absolute
worst cruise director we had ever experienced. Interesting, a couple of
months ago, this topic appeared on the RCI board on AOL. When Mr. Maxwell's
name was mentioned, about 10 responses said he was terrible, 1 was
indifferent, and 1 thought he was great. This just shows how one cruise can
never be perfect for everyone.
PS
TL Bruin
My favorite was Fernando of the now defunct Royal Cruise Line.
He had a real knack for remembering passenger's names. Quite amazing.
ARLENEMILT
TL Bruin wrote:
>
> My favorite was Fernando of the now defunct Royal Cruise Line.
>
> He had a real knack for remembering passenger's names. Quite amazing.
After 20+ cruises, the only CD who comes to mind is Carol (also from the
now defunct Royal Cruise Line). Why do I remember her? Because she was
a HER!
Arlene
System Integrity Consulting
I agree about Fernando, and have heard it rumored he's now with Crystal.
Syssie
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Mike Thruman
Isn't John Heald back aboard the Destiny? We cruised her on
Jan25-Feb1 and the temporary cd was Devin Flemming. Devin
told us at the debark briefing that he himself was travelling to
Finland to pick up the Elation and that it was his new ship.
Also during the week we overheard that D. Flemming was voted
cd of the year more times than any other Carnival cd and that's
why he got the Elation. He is pretty good, rather laid-back.
I really like Graham Seymore, he was a hoot aboard the
Inspiration! Kind of a blimey brit, if you know what I mean!
Chris Vaughan wrote in message <3502FD...@visionol.net>...
Linda Valter
Dean Worrell wrote:
> That leads me into: Who is your favorite cruise director? Who is your
> least favorite?
>
It has to be a tie for the best.
THE BEST:
From Sitmar and Princess: Mark Ianazzo
From Princess as well: Jim Everett
THE WORST:
From Princess: John Perrino (in the recent Captain's Circle magazine,
they did a feature of CD's and he was not listed as one anymore)
--Linda
Dean Worrell
Cath...@worldnet.att.net wrote:
>
> I'm with you - I also think that John Heald is absolutely the best
> Cruise Director! I have been on 5 Carnival, one Regal and one NCL
> cruise. John was on my first in '91 on the Fantasy and again in '92 on
> the Ecstasy. It's difficult to find a CD that even comes close to him!
>
> Cathy <----- wondering if he'll be doing the Paradise when it comes out!
>
Cathy,
I'll also vote that John Heald is one of the top CD's. He was the
director when we were on the Ecstasy back in '92 also. He's not my
favorite one, but he is up there.
Dean
Ken Gerbehy
Hi does anybody know Rick Spaat or remember him ?He was the assistant
cruise director on our first cruise on the Home lines Oceanic ,back in
1981 and also he was on the Fairseas back in 1984 .I heard he is a
cruise director on H.A.L. now .I think i just missed him last april when
the Rotterdam was in N.Y.C. for the last time .I had a chance to go on
the Rotterdam ,but could not make it .So if anybody knows of his where
abouts please drop me a line .Thanks
JCOSTON
>
>Hi does anybody know Rick Spaat or remember him ?He was the assistant
>cruise director on our first cruise on the Home lines Oceanic ,back in
>1981 and also he was on the Fairseas back in 1984 .I heard he is a
>cruise director on H.A.L. now .
Rick Spath is indeed a cruise director on HAL. I've worked with him on many
occasions (I'm a cruiseship Entertainer) on the old Rotterdam. I understand he
will be on the Rott IV for the 1999 World Cruise. Rick's a great guy to work
with.
Joyce Rachelson
Rick is currently at home with wife Patty. They just added to the family. A new
baby boy born in February. Now they have 2 future cruise directors.
Joyce
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Dean Worrell wrote:
> <snip>
>
> That leads me into: Who is your favorite cruise director? Who is your
> least favorite?
>
<snip>
Appdad
Regarding this thread about cruise directors. I guess I'm surprised folks can
remember who their cruise directors were. Myself, I never paid much attention
to them and really couldn't tell you a thing about them. I remember more, the
wife of the cruise director on the Regent Rainbow. She had a terrific voice.
But I don't remember her name.
John
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Gregory C. Read
I'm with you John. After four cruises I don't remember the first or
last name of any CD. I do remember the names of all the waiters, most
of the assistant waiters and some of the stewards. But the CD's are one
big blur.
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Peter and Sandi Walters
Well, we must express a fondness for Jim Urry of RCI, formerly on the
Monarch and the Majesty. He has great people skills and wonderful
suits.
Anyone know which ship he's on now?