One of the most common questions I receive and see asked on cruise boards and social media sites is: Who will my cruise director be? To which there are always several follow up questions asked by new cruisers to the effect of: What the heck is a cruise director? Well I’m here to answer both of those questions! First…
What does a Cruise Director do?
Besides not sleep, smile through exhaustion and frustration, and dish out almost as many corny jokes as yours truly? Quite a lot! In fact, cruise directors are the most visible crew members onboard a cruise ship and often work up to 16 hours per day with no days off during their contract period (usually lasting around 4 months, but up to 9 months in some cases). While passengers will see them constantly out and about introducing shows, MC’ing activities and events, and interacting with guests, they are also responsible for behind-the-scenes scheduling and coordination of all entertainment and activities and certain safety protocols.
Many regular Carnival cruisers have a favorite cruise director they look forward to sailing with. So, let’s get to our second question, who will the cruise director be on my Carnival cruise?
Who will the Cruise Director be on my Carnival Cruise?
Wondering who the cruise director will be on your Carnival cruise? Find the list of cruise directors by ship for 2023 here.
Important notes:
*The full calendar year has not yet been released. I’ll update information as it becomes available or you can check the master list HERE (that list will always be the most up-to-date).
**If there isn’t a name listed under a photo, it’s because it wasn’t provided. Please post any missing names you can identify to the comments.
***There is almost always a week of overlap in the contracts of a current cruise director and their replacement. So, if you’re booked on the last sailing of a certain cruise director, you may actually see more of their replacement who is gearing up to take over.
****While I try my best to keep this up-to-date, schedules sometimes change at the last minute, so I can’t guarantee this will always be 100% accurate. If you need 100% certainty as to who your cruise director will be, I recommend asking John Heald, Carnival’s Brand Ambassador, via the “community” tab on his Facebook page a week or so before your sailing date.
Carnival Cruise Directors by Ship for 2023
INDEX (jump to):
Breeze
Celebration
Conquest
Dream
Elation
Freedom
Glory
Horizon
Legend
Liberty
Luminosa
Magic
Mardi Gras
Miracle
Panorama
Paradise
Pride
Radiance
Spirit
Splendor
Sunrise
Sunshine
Valor
Vista
Carnival Breeze Cruise Directors for 2023
Carnival Celebration Cruise Directors for 2023
Carnival Conquest Cruise Directors for 2023
Carnival Dream Cruise Directors for 2023
Carnival Elation Cruise Directors for 2023
Carnival Freedom Cruise Directors for 2023
Carnival Glory Cruise Directors for 2023
Carnival Horizon Cruise Directors for 2023
Carnival Legend Cruise Directors for 2023
Carnival Liberty Cruise Directors for 2023
Carnival Luminosa Cruise Directors for 2023
Carnival Magic Cruise Directors for 2023
Carnival Mardi Gras Cruise Directors for 2023
Carnival Miracle Cruise Directors for 2023
Carnival Panorama Cruise Directors for 2023
Carnival Paradise Cruise Directors for 2023
Carnival Pride Cruise Directors for 2023
Carnival Radiance Cruise Directors for 2023
Carnival Spirit Cruise Directors for 2023
Carnival Splendor Cruise Directors for 2023
Carnival Sunrise Cruise Directors for 2023
Carnival Sunshine Cruise Directors for 2023
Carnival Valor Cruise Directors for 2023
Carnival Vista Cruise Directors for 2023
And with that…
Class Dismissed!
Homework (10 points): Do you have a favorite Carnival Cruise Director? Share who it is to the comments!
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