Carnival Cruise Line Brand Ambassador John Heald posted the latest cruise director’s duties schedule in a social media post. While the schedule can change, knowing which cruise directors operate which ships is a consideration for many experienced cruisers when choosing their next cruise vacation.
Carnival Cruise Director timetable
In one Facebook post on January 7th, John Heald announced the latest cruise director assignments in the Carnival fleet, covering some ships well into 2022. The full order list for all active Carnival ships is as follows:
- Carnival Breeze: Jonathan “Cookie” Adams until May 19, 2022
- Carnival conquest: Eversen “Dr. E ”Beville until May 16; Alex Siegler until November 7, 2022
- Carnival dream: Christian “Deon” Williams until February 20th; Marq Anthony until July 7, 2022
- Carnival high spirits: William “Paulie” Munhollon until March 19, 2022
- Carnival Freedom: TJ Partida through January 15; James Love until April 17, 2022
- Carnival Glory: Leon Smith through Jan 23; Cam Chavis until March 27, 2022
- Carnival Horizon: Erin Weigand until April 24; Chris “Donkey” Salazar until September 11, 2022
- Carnival legend: Leigh Xuerex until April 17, 2022
- Carnival Liberty: Dustin Gabriel until July 7, 2022
- Carnival Magic: Simon London until May 30th 2022
- Carnival Mardi Gras: Mike Pack through Jan 22; Kyndall Fire through April 12; Chris “Donkey” Salazar until October 8, 2022
- Carnival Wonders: Savannah Mitchell through Jan 14; Georgia Craig until July 7, 2022
- Mardi Gras Panorama: Lee Mason through January 8; Christian de la Rosa until July 7, 2022
- Carnival Pride: Frankie Portera through March 20; Felipe Serrina do Couto until November 12, 2022
- Carnival Radiance: Ryan Rose through April 15; Christian “Deon” Williams until May 23; Ryan Rose until November 21, 2022
- Carnival sunrise: Felipe Serrina do Couto until January 23; Adam Gilbert until April 23, 2022
- Carnival Sunshine: Chris “Donkey” Salazar through January 13; Jake Miller through April 16; TJ Partida until December 15, 2022
- Carnival Valor: Marty Andrew until May 2, 2022
- Carnival Vista: Kyndall Fire through January 29, 2022
The allocation schedule can change as needs change on board different ships. This is especially true at the beginning and end of many cruise director’s duties, when they overlap with another cruise director on the same ship, when they are introduced to the staff, get used to a new ship, and learn what activities and entertainment are best on different ones Routes.
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With the possibility of cruise cancellations and deployment adjustments in these uncertain times as well as additional ships in the fleet should be put back into service in the coming months, it is also possible that the tasks of the Cruise Director will be postponed even further.
Assignments may also change if assistant cruise directors are promoted or if cruise directors request changes to their assignments.
Favorites don’t return
In answering questions about this announcement, Heald also confirmed that several popular cruise directors are not returning. These include popular Steven Schwartz and Matt Mitcham. On her departure, Heald said: “We wish both of them all the best. We have some really talented fun people and I hope you can enjoy them soon. “
Several other popular cruise directors are currently off the roster, but that just means they may be on vacation right now or have not yet signed a contract.
The schedule can change frequently, and if guests want to sail with a specific cruise director they should Check the schedule regularly to see where their favorite cruise directors can be deployed.
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