Club Med Phuket

Was anybody a guest at Club Med, Phuket during these dates? If so, what did you think?

I'm thinking of going to Phuket in Mar/early Apr. Anyone been there recently?
Any idea who's on the circus team there?

Hi Chelle

I was there just after, from the 31st. Does that help? It was pretty full at that stage, but I still enjoyed myself. The CM team were great, and certainly did all necessary to ensure I had a good holiday.

M

Fred Russo (USA) is the chief of circus and he is completely awesome...one of the most talented circus GOs I've ever had the pleasure to work with. You will learn a lot!

Geri a.k.a. brianezra2

I know that my friends Fumika(japanese), Wana(thai) and Fiona(korean) are there....they are very nice. I hope you have fun!

Wow! Sounds like the circus shows would be fabulous too!
Has Fred Russo been in Phuket for long? Will he be staying put there or moving next season?

CM Itaparica, Brazil Circus team where SO amazing too. The last night show, was a circus show, it was really amazing the performances they did. I posted some piccies of the Circus & trapeze G.Os here:

http://www.clubmedplanet.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3991#29033

Fred has been in Phuket since Nov. I don't know if he will be there for another season, but the chief will often stay for two if the CDV is happy with them and they are enjoying their experience there, so who knows. Enjoy your time there.

Geri a.k.a. brianezra2

Hey M,

How was NYE at Club Med? I made sure to be back in Sydney for NYE but I now regret it and wish we had stayed at Club Med. Did you go scuba diving or anything?

Hey Chelle

I think you should have stayed for NYE. It was a top night. Great food, great party..... the works.

I meant to go scuba diving and things like that but ended up just sitting by the pool or the beach most of the time! Slack!

Spent a little time watching the circus, but dont remember the guy Fred that's been mentioned here. I must admit I thought that an Australian guy, Adam(??I think??), was still in charge?

M

M,
Did you get to know any of the G.Os? Adam? ... Pretty buff? (actually maybe that's a stupid question as most of the circus guys were pretty buff lol) Blonde hair? Did you enjoy the G.Os nightly shows? The circus ones were good but with the other ones (i.e. the ones that involved a lot of dancing) I felt bad as I got bored 5 minutes into the show.

Hey M, just had a thought. If you have any photos of the NYE party do you mind sharing them with me? Thanks

Huh? U got bored just 5 mins into the show??! What happened? Was Phuket at a low again with very few GMs? Was the theatre filled or was it half empty n hence lacking a convivial atmosphere?

No the theatre was filled and the club was pretty full too I think. Just the G.O performances... I commend them on their dance routines and how well they executed them but after 5 minutes it became bland and repetitive.

Hey chelle

I know what you mean. I only managed to stay for about five minutes for the other shows too!!!!. But the circus shows were great and I hung around for those. They were having a few probs with the catches on some of the more complex moves, but I think that was just because the catcher was fairly new and still trying to get timing, and all that, right. There was a girl in the team (Maybe her name was Cyrene???? or something like that. I am absolutely uselss with names!!!) she did some routines with the rope. She was absolutely fantastic.

The only other one I managed to hang around for was the quizz night. That was a hoot and a lot of fun.

Sorry, but I didn't take any photos. I wish I had and I would have been happy to share them, but I'm useless there too. I always turn up at places and think about how I should have brought the camera, but never manage to do so!

M

Hi Michelleann...

I was watching the circus also and it was fantastic. It was true that they made some mistakes for the complex moves but it wasnt because the catcher was new. That catcher was a circus GO before but now he's chief of sport and most people know him ... Ben. I personally believe it was very difficult for them and they didnt have enough time to practice (maybe???).

Anyway, I'll go back there again at the end of Feb. and then I'll tell you if they improve or not.

Cheers!!!

Hey,

Yes!! The circus team made a couple of mistakes when I was watching back in December lol. Is Cyrene Asian? I think she's married to the CDV, Christian... There was no quiz night during the week I was there which is a shame. Did you by any chance watch the G.O show "Shakala Princess?" It premiered on the night I saw it and I felt bad because the whole G.O team and the CDV were so excited about it but it turned out a little tedious :S.

Regardless, I'd love to go back :)

Hi Chelle....

Cyrene is Singaporian and she has got married to CDV. For the Shakalaka Princess, I watched this show also but just only for 10 minutes ;-) I think it was o.k. but I just personally didnt like it!!! What a shame that I didnt know you were there at that time. Otherwise, we could have some conversations...

See ya next time!!!

Cheers

Hi Yoyo

It'll be great to hear how it's all going when you go back. I must admit I assumed it was more a case of the catcher being new to the team (rather than new to catching) and that was why they had some probs. I just assumed (actually guessed is more like it) that it would take a little while to get the timing right when catching for a new bunch people. All the same the circus shows were fantastic and I enjoyed them heaps!

Didn't manage to see the Shakala Princess show. But I probably wouldn't have hung around to see it if it was on. So it may well have been and I just went elsewhere.

Have you been to other Clubmed villages? or just the Phuket one? If so, how have you found them? This was the third time I've been to Phuket and I was actually going to go to the one at Cancun for New Year, but that idea got blown away (literally) after Hurricane Wilma. Hoping to go there another time but am also thinking of trying some other ones as well.

M.

hey
I was in Phuket in the beginning of December. I kind of agree with you about the shows but I think for me, everyone was new so they were just working things out. The circus shows were good when I saw them and they did miss some catches but I spoke to some of them and apparently on the harder tricks a few of them have never made the catch. So i don't necessarily think its Ben at all. More that their rotations need to be completed earlier.
I thought Cyrene was with Adam? Thats what I was told when I was there.
Adam is still in charge of the circus, Fred (or Russo as he's known in Phuket) is just a part of the team although he makes an excellent coach and would be a good chief.
I hope you all had fantastic holidays!!!
eliza

does anybody have any photos of their stay in phuket they'd like to share? i unfortunately did not take any photos of the actual club :(

Dear chelle,

There are some Club Med photos in my website
http://riccheng.abnhosting.com

Thanks, theyre great :)