Dave Parquet has what many would consider to be a dream job.

As the master of ceremonies at Snorkel Park Beach it falls to him to inject excitement into what would otherwise be just another day in the sun for the Dockyard facility's patrons.

And as someone who has made a living out of turning everyday moments into memories, he has tons of experience to draw on.

The New Orleans native began hosting events while a theatre major at Louisiana State University. A friend was about to become the main DJ at Cat's Meow, a Bourbon Street bar.

He contacted Mr. Parquet, a.k.a. Super Dave, for help.

"The concept was Karaoke and it was very new in the United States at the time, so they contacted me on putting together the concept on how they wanted to do it," he said.

"The place was a big success, so I was there for a couple of years."

He left and spent a few years with a Las Vegas casino that hired him to open a couple bars before he was lured to Cancun, Mexico as the entertainment director for the restaurant chain, Señor Frogs.

Mr. Parquet signed a one-year contract. A decade later he was still in Mexico hiring bands, DJs and emcees and putting together different entertainment concepts for Señor Frogs.

"The places are very irreverent, they have a strong comedic sense to them, a lot of funny things happen there," he explained.

"My job was to train all the entertainment people. I would go to a location, scout bands, hire them, scout and hire emcees and put those people in place and give them a system to run the place."

Last December Snorkel Park investor Tom Steinhoff and manager Belcario Thomas were on their way to Cuba. They happened upon a Señor Frog and met Mr. Parquet. He visited Bermuda in January but the cold weather was almost enough to make him turn down the job.

"It was absolutely freezing, I guess one of the worst cold snaps that you guys have had in a while so the weather wasn't exactly [warm]," he said.

"I mean, I am a hot weather guy so it wasn't exactly a huge selling point."

A tour of Hamilton left him with the impression there wasn't much going on.

"I don't mean this in an insulting fashion but there was very little high-energy touristy things in Bermuda," he said.

"I mean the bars that I went to were just bars people sat around and chatted nice and socially. I thought as a tourist this is not a great place to interact. How would I get to meet somebody?

"One thing we [stressed at Señor Frogs] was that we wanted places with a lot of movement, a lot of lot of life, a lot of activity."

The goal should be to have a place designed so tourists could "go out and meet and experience different people from different cultures", he said.

As far as Mr. Parquet was concerned, that cruise ships spent the night in port was a real bonus. He was also encouraged by the amount of time Snorkel Park was open for operation 9 a.m. to 3 a.m. enabled a variety of activities.

"So those things were attractive to me... I went back and pondered it. They made me an offer and I decided to make a little change, decided to come and here I am."

People provide him with the necessary inspiration, he said.

"There have been times when I think 'am I fulfilling my path or am I doing something big enough?' And the final answer for me is, if you see people having a good time, if you have any part in making people smile, then that's a wonderful existence.

"I'm having a great time in Bermuda, the people have been very warm and kind and I love the fact that if you are at a bus stop people will actually stop and pick you up."