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Hotel Directors, Cruise Directors, Entertainment Directors and hotel department

(The titles and affilations are those that applied when the interviews were given).

AIDA Cruises

Harald Bernberger (Club Manager)
(AIDAluna)
(AIDAaura)

Carnival Cruise Line

Donato Becce (Hotel Director)
​
Butch Begovich (Cruise Director)
Pierre B. Camilleri (Hotel Director)
 (Carnival Breeze)
​(Carnival Vista)

Brian D'Souza (Hotel Director)
John Heald (Brand Ambassador)
Stewart Howard (Hotel Director)

Anuj Khosla (Hotel Director)
Jorge Salano (Cruise Director)

Celebrity Cruises

​Paul Baya (Cruise Director)
Julian Brackenbury (Hotel Director)
(Celebrity Summit)
(Solsticizing the Summit)
​Rich Clesen (Cruise Director)
Sue Denning (Cruise Director)
Ryan Kingston (Hotel Director)
Niyazi Korkmax (Hotel Director)​
Mark McSoreley (Hotel Director)
Dru Pavlov (Cruise Director)
Lisa Richard (Cruise Director)
Sheldon Thompson (Hotel Director)
Mario Valentino (Hotel Director)

Simon Weir (Hotel Director)
(Celebrity Solstice)
 (Celebrity Eclipse)

Crystal Cruises

Herbert Doppler (Hotel Director)
Scott Peterson (Cruise Director)

Cunard

Beatrix Bense (Tour and Travel Manager)
​Dirk Brand (Hotel Manager)
Jojo Bulabon (Kennel Master)

James Cusick (Hotel General Manager)
John Duffy (Hotel Manager)
Joanna Haley (Entertainment Director)

David Hamilton, (Hotel Manager)
Jacqueline Hodgson (Hotel Manager)
Robert Howie (Hotel Manager)
​
Keith Maynard (Entertainment Director)
Naomi McFerran (Hotel General Manager)
Paul O'Loughlin (Entertainment Director)

Queen Mary 2
Queen Victoria

Ray Rouse (Cruise Director)
David Shepard (Hotel Manager)

Albert Van der Merwe (Principla Medical Officer)

Holland America Line

Edwin Brunink (Hotel Manager)
Marcella Himmelreich (Hotel Manager)
​JT Watters (Entertainment Director)
Mark Zeller (Hotel Manager)

Norwegian Cruise Line

Errol Bailey (Hotel General Manager)
​Mirsad Bucuk (hotel director)
Danial "Dan Dan" Cuasito (Cruise Director)
Armando Da Silva (Hotel Director)
Steven Jacobsen (Hotel Director)

Richard Janicki (Hotel Director)
Prem Kanikkara (Hotel Director)
(First interview)
(Second interview)

Steve Knott (Hotel Director)
​
Jaques Le Tallec (Hotel Director)
Jenny Lim (Hotel Director)

Mario Markovic (Hotel Director)
(Norwegian Breakaway 2017)
(Norwegian Breakaway 2018)

Mark Maeling (Hotel Director)
Denis Prguda (Hotel Director)

(Norwegian Pearl)
(Norwegian Epic)
​
Deepak Punia (Hotel Director)
Jovo Sekulovic (Hotel Director)
Sonja Sommeregger (Hotel Director)
Hugo Vanosmael (Hotel Director)
(Norwegian Breakaway)
(Norwegian Jewel)

Julie Valeriote (Cruise Director)
Sean Wurmhoesinger (Hotel Director)
(Norwegian Breakaway)
(Norwegian Escape)
(Norwegian Getaway)

​​ (Norwegian Star)

P&O Cruises

Daljit Sharma (Hotel General Manager)

Princess Cruises

Tony Becker (Passenger Services Director)
Dirk Brand (Passenger Services Director)
​Regal Princess
Regal Princess (Ocean Medallion)

(Ruby Princess)
(Royal Princess)

James Deering (Passenger Services Director)
(Crown Princess)
(Caribbean Princess)

Ron Goodman (Cruise Director)
Adam Gorst (Hotel General Manager)
Richard Harry (Hotel Director)
Peter Hollinson (Passenger Services Director)
Richard Joseph (Cruise Director)
​Giacomo Manfredi (Hotel General Manager)

Emilio Mazzi (Hotel General Manager)
Michael Prasse (Hotel General Manager)

Royal Caribbean

Dean Bailey
(Quantum of the Seas)
​(Brilliance of the Seas)

Allan Brooks (Cruise Director)
Darren Budden (Hotel Director)
(Anthem of the Seas)

(Independence of the Seas)
Colin Clarke​
Clunis Daley (Hotel Director)​
Gary Davis (Hotel Director)
(Adventure of the Seas)
(Anthem of the Seas)

Steve Davis (Cruise Director)
Craig Freeman (Hotel Director)
Raimund Gschaider (Hotel Director)

Silvio Ghigo (Hotel Director)
​
Abe Hughes (Cruise Director)
Fernando Jorge (Hotel Director)
Sanjay Kumar (Hotel Director)
Michael Landry (Hotel Director)
Jorge Lynch (Hotel Director)
Gordon Marshall (Hotel Director)
(on Explorer of the Seas)
​(on Navigator of the Seas)

Xavier Matthias (Hotel Director)
Joao Mendonca (Hotel Director)
(Vision of the Seas)
(Allure of the Seas)
​
Ron Ness (Hotel Director)
​
Ashley Quintal (Hotel Director)

Jimmy Rhodes (Cruise Director)
​Martin Ridley (Hotel Director)

Robert Taggart (Hotel Director)
​ (on Jewel of the Seas)
(on Serenade of the Seas)

Benny Weidecker (Hotel Director)
Hotel Director Sean Wurmhoeringer of Norwegian Cruise Line.
Above: Hotel Director Sean Wurmhoeringer of Norwegian Cruise Line.
​Below: 
Hotel Director Joao Mendonca of Royal Caribbean.
Hotel Director Joao Mendonca of Royal Caribbean
Hotel General Manager Dirk Brand of Princess Cruises.
Above: Hotel General Manager Dirk Brand of Princess Cruises.
Below: Hotel Director Xaviar Matthias of Royal Caribbean. 
Hotel Director Xaviar Matthias of Royal Caribbean
Hotel Director Gordon Marshall of Royal Caribbean
Above: Hotel Director Gordon Marshall of P&O Cruises.
Below: Hotel Manager David Shepard of Cunard Line.
PHotel Manager David Shepard of Cunard Lineicture
Hotel Director Sonja Sommeregger of Norwegian Cruise Line
Above: Hotel Director Sonja Sommeregger of Norwegian Cruise Line.
​Below: Hotel Manager Robbie Howie of Cunard Line.
Hotel Manager Robbie Howie of Cunard Line
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