Talking with the Cruise Director of Carnival Triumph

One of the best things about cruising is the interesting people that you meet. Jorge Salano is the cruise director on Carnival Triumph. He is popular with the guests and is an excellent onstage performer. However, what makes Salano particularly interesting is that he is a man who is following his dream.

After years of hard work, Salano had achieved what most people would consider a successful management-level position in the fast food industry. It was good money but it did not make him happy. Then, he experienced a life-threatening illness.

While he was ill, he realized that what he wanted to be was a stand-up comedian. So, when he recovered, he left the fast food industry and started over at the bottom as a comedian. This took him across the country playing comedy clubs and eventually onto cruise ships as a visiting entertainer.

He found that he particularly enjoyed playing the Carnival cruise ships and so when an opening appeared for a cruise director, he applied and was given the job. Now, he combines his love of comedy with a life at sea.

Recently, I had the opportunity to talk with Mr. Salano about his career, how he is able to use his comedic skills in his work as a cruise director and about the role of a cruise director on Carnival Triumph. My conversation with Mr. Salano appears at: http://beyondships.com/CarnivalTriumph-art-Salano.html.

Talking with the Cruise Director of Celebrity Solstice

The cruise director is probably the best known member of the crew. He is on stage, on the television and on the public address system. He is part comedian, part showman and part newsman. However, this public role is only part of what a cruise director does.

When I was aboard Celebrity Solstice, I had the opportunity to talk with veteran Celebrity cruise director Dru Pavlov who was able to give me some insights into the cruise director’s role.

In addition, we spoke about how the design of Celebrity Solstice allows the cruise director to present new types of entertainment.

Finally, Dru commented on balancing the need to introduce new forms of entertainment but yet preserving the things that made Celebrity a success in the first place.

My interview with Dru is posted at: http://beyondships.com/Celebrity-Solstice-art-pavlov.html