748 Cruise Director Lee Mason Interview | Carnival Cruise Line

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4.8 • 609 Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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In this episode of Cruise Radio, Doug Parker interviews Lee Mason, the cruise director aboard Carnival Celebration. They discuss Lee's background, his journey to becoming a cruise director, and the difference between an entertainment director and a cruise director. Lee also talks about the new safety drill, e-muster, and how it has been received by guests and the US Coast Guard. Additionally, Lee shares his thoughts on the exclusive shows on Carnival Celebration, his preference for the main theater in the front of the ship, and his favorite itineraries. Finally, Lee gives advice to a listener on cruising for the first time and how to avoid seasickness.

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0:00.0	Cruise Radio is brought to you in part by Tripinsurance.com. Travel insurance done right by the people who know travel insurance. Get a quote today at tripinsurance.com.
0:09.8	Broadcasting from the Tripinsurance.com studios in Jacksonville, Florida. This is Cruise Radio.
0:16.3	How's it going? My name is Doug Parker. Thank you for checking out this episode of Cruz Radio.
0:21.6	Today we sit down with Cruise director Lee Mason, aboard Carnival Celebration, to chat all things.
0:27.5	Well, Lee Mason, we're going to learn a little bit about his background, his thoughts on the
0:32.4	infamous e-muster drill, the new safety drill that came along at the industry restart, and take some of your
0:38.7	listener questions. As always, you can get caught up on the daily news on Cruise News today.
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0:59.9	on the Cruise Radio Patreon. That's patreon.com slash cruise radio. All right, let's jump into this
1:06.2	interview with Lee Mason, Cruise Director aboard Carnival Celebration. So I first came across you when you shaved your
1:12.3	head for St. Jude, I believe it was back in October of 2018 on a crossing. And I had no clue about
1:19.6	you before that time. So what is your backstory? Like, what did you do before you came into Carnival?
1:24.3	Oh, I worked for a small British cruise line, cruise and maritime voyages,
1:28.5	who unfortunately are no longer in service due to the pandemic. But there was a little
1:33.5	flavor of carnival there because they used to on the holiday or the fall of holiday.
1:38.3	So I worked for them. I started out in the show, singing, dancing terribly. But because I
1:44.1	loved being on a ship, I desperately looked at my options, my skill set, and I was looking for a role that was going to keep me on board.
1:51.7	I saw the cruise director.
1:53.7	I thought I could talk before I could walk.
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