Hidden Heroes: The Behind-The-Scenes Team Powering Every Experiences

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GRAND BAHAMA, BAHAMAS – In part four of our special series sponsored by Carnival, Our News takes you behind the scenes to meet the powerhouse managers running the back-of-house.

Fun is serious business at Celebration Key and with this group they may not be the ones greeting guests or leading tours, but their work powers every corner of Celebration Key.

Whether its the kitchen, the security of the port, managing the logistics.

These back-of-house leaders are the engine behind the experience and for many of them, this is more than just a job, it’s a chance to make history.

For assistant controller Llereva Roker, she says the moment means a lot

Llereva Roker – Assistant Controller at Celebration Key

“I really appreciate it to be a part of it to see this come from.It was like 9 of us in the office to a full full team and its actually happening its going to impact the economy of Freeport.”


The back-of-house managers are happy to be apart of the team and they’re all getting ready for the official opening day, which is July 19th.

Leone Rolle – Tax Manager of Bahamas Destinations at Celebration Key

“It’s really a great opportunity just to be involved in something that’s new.”

Maceo Wood – Site Engineer at Celebration Key

“Our team is about 83 personnel and were managing those on location right now.We have three different ships, trying to make sure that each individual understands their task and assignment once that ship hits the port..We want all of our guest to experience that wow factor when they get there.”

Darron Grant – Manager of Technical Engineering at Celebration Key

“Every day there’s something new or different to see, the project changes every day so it’s really an exciting process.”

Kevin McKenzie – Site Engineer at Celebration Key

“On my first day the welcome was just super fantastic I felt at home.”

Van Rolle Sr. – Deputy Port Facility Officer At Celebration Key

“The feeling of being invited into an organization that has your best interest at heart is what we’re transcending into the employees.”


Port security manager Roshan Rane and deputy port facility security manager Murugan Anaiappan are new to Grand Bahama, but no strangers to carnival.

They say working in Grand Bahama has already been a standout experience.

Roshan Rane – Port Security Manager at Celebration Key

“The way they supported me basically in helping us and understanding The Bahamas rules and regulations and the culture obviously, that was great.”

Murugan Anaiappan – Manager of Deputy Port Facility Security at Celebration Key

“I’m very excited for the july 19th opening and now we are building the team.”


And with less two months before opening, these managers like Kenwood Taylor, manager of Global Destinations and Port Facilities security officer Rodney Lightbourne are putting in the work behind the curtain to help Grand Bahama take center stage.

Kenwood Taylor – Global Destinations Manager at Carnival Corp.

“I work directly carnival the bosses and so were trying to align ourselves and ensure that celebration key is to the very max..We want to mimic celebration key with all of our ports.”

Rodney Lightbourne – Port Facilities Security Officer at Celebraiton Key

“I would consider us to be very competent and I would say that not just because I’m a part of the team but because I see the preparation thats going into ensuring that we are ready for July 19th.”