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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>John Heald&amp;#39;s Blog : Carnival Destiny</title><link>http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Carnival+Destiny/default.aspx</link><description>Tags: Carnival Destiny</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2007.1 (Debug Build: 20917.1142)</generator><item><title>Helloween, Pinata’s and Captain America</title><link>http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/11/03/helloween-pinata-s-and-captain-america.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:44:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">0655a56b-2503-4342-b806-50877dcd70da:171536</guid><dc:creator>John Heald's Blog</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=171536</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/11/03/helloween-pinata-s-and-captain-america.aspx#comments</comments><description>With everything that has been happening, I haven&amp;#8217;t had time to tell you about the huge success of our “Fun Ship” Halloween parties. The guests took part with great vigor and reports are telling me that some of the costumes were outrageous &amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;...(&lt;a href="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/11/03/helloween-pinata-s-and-captain-america.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=171536" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Tales+from+the+Ship/default.aspx">Tales from the Ship</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Travel/default.aspx">Travel</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Europe/default.aspx">Europe</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Carnival+Splendor/default.aspx">Carnival Splendor</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Destinations/default.aspx">Destinations</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Carnival+Fantasy/default.aspx">Carnival Fantasy</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Carnival+Destiny/default.aspx">Carnival Destiny</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Philadelphia/default.aspx">Philadelphia</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Jaimie_2700_s+post/default.aspx">Jaimie's post</category></item><item><title>Witness To A Hat</title><link>http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/10/09/witness-to-a-hat.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:56:49 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">0655a56b-2503-4342-b806-50877dcd70da:161896</guid><dc:creator>John Heald's Blog</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=161896</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/10/09/witness-to-a-hat.aspx#comments</comments><description>Morning all&amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;.let&amp;#8217;s start with religion and hats. From: SPLENDOR PURSERS Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 10:57 PM To: SPLENDOR CRUISE DIRECTOR Cc: SPLENDOR GROUPS COORDINATOR; SPLENDOR PURSERS; SPLENDOR CHIEF PURSER;...(&lt;a href="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/10/09/witness-to-a-hat.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=161896" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Tales+from+the+Ship/default.aspx">Tales from the Ship</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Evolutions+of+Fun/default.aspx">Evolutions of Fun</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Travel/default.aspx">Travel</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Europe/default.aspx">Europe</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Carnival+Splendor/default.aspx">Carnival Splendor</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Destinations/default.aspx">Destinations</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Carnival+Fantasy/default.aspx">Carnival Fantasy</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Grand+Turk/default.aspx">Grand Turk</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Carnival+Destiny/default.aspx">Carnival Destiny</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Marmaris/default.aspx">Marmaris</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Turkish+Bath/default.aspx">Turkish Bath</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Big+Tex/default.aspx">Big Tex</category></item><item><title>A New Fantasy &amp; More Bubba….Sponsored by Ray Ban Sunglasses</title><link>http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/10/04/a-new-fantasy-amp-more-bubba-sponsored-by-ray-ban-sunglasses.aspx</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:56:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">0655a56b-2503-4342-b806-50877dcd70da:159514</guid><dc:creator>John Heald's Blog</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=159514</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/10/04/a-new-fantasy-amp-more-bubba-sponsored-by-ray-ban-sunglasses.aspx#comments</comments><description>Good Morning from Livorno and, after an unexpected day at sea yesterday, the guests seemed very happy to touch land and off they went touring beautiful Tuscany, gorgeous Florence and historic Pisa and its tower. As I said yesterday, even though we missed...(&lt;a href="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/10/04/a-new-fantasy-amp-more-bubba-sponsored-by-ray-ban-sunglasses.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=159514" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Tales+from+the+Ship/default.aspx">Tales from the Ship</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Evolutions+of+Fun/default.aspx">Evolutions of Fun</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Travel/default.aspx">Travel</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Europe/default.aspx">Europe</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Carnival+Splendor/default.aspx">Carnival Splendor</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Hawaii/default.aspx">Hawaii</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Destinations/default.aspx">Destinations</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Carnival+Fantasy/default.aspx">Carnival Fantasy</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Carnival+Spirit/default.aspx">Carnival Spirit</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Carnival+Destiny/default.aspx">Carnival Destiny</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Verona/default.aspx">Verona</category></item><item><title>What’s Next</title><link>http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/10/03/what-s-next.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:55:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">0655a56b-2503-4342-b806-50877dcd70da:159141</guid><dc:creator>John Heald's Blog</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=159141</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/10/03/what-s-next.aspx#comments</comments><description>On average during a 12-day cruise, I receive 150 letters. Most are dedications. Some are comments. A few are complaints and then there ones that fall into the category of “what the hell are you telling me this for”? Here is such a letter. I read this...(&lt;a href="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/10/03/what-s-next.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=159141" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Tales+from+the+Ship/default.aspx">Tales from the Ship</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Travel/default.aspx">Travel</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Europe/default.aspx">Europe</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Carnival+Splendor/default.aspx">Carnival Splendor</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Hawaii/default.aspx">Hawaii</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Alaska/default.aspx">Alaska</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Carnival+Liberty/default.aspx">Carnival Liberty</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Vesuvius/default.aspx">Vesuvius</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Destinations/default.aspx">Destinations</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Carnival+Triumph/default.aspx">Carnival Triumph</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Carnival+Spirit/default.aspx">Carnival Spirit</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Carnival+Destiny/default.aspx">Carnival Destiny</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Pompeii/default.aspx">Pompeii</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Sorrento/default.aspx">Sorrento</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Halloween/default.aspx">Halloween</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Super+Glue/default.aspx">Super Glue</category></item><item><title>It’s Raining Refunds</title><link>http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/09/25/it-s-raining-refunds.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:50:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">0655a56b-2503-4342-b806-50877dcd70da:155002</guid><dc:creator>John Heald's Blog</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=155002</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/09/25/it-s-raining-refunds.aspx#comments</comments><description>Bugger! Well, she is correct. I did say they were expecting rain, both verbally and in the Carnival Capers, because that&amp;#8217;s what www.weather.com told me. Good morning by the way from the straits of Messina where as I write it is &amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;guess...(&lt;a href="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/09/25/it-s-raining-refunds.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=155002" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Tales+from+the+Ship/default.aspx">Tales from the Ship</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Travel/default.aspx">Travel</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Europe/default.aspx">Europe</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Carnival+Splendor/default.aspx">Carnival Splendor</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Hawaii/default.aspx">Hawaii</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Alaska/default.aspx">Alaska</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Destinations/default.aspx">Destinations</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Chris+Roberts/default.aspx">Chris Roberts</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Napoli/default.aspx">Napoli</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Messina/default.aspx">Messina</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Carnival+Spirit/default.aspx">Carnival Spirit</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Carnival+Destiny/default.aspx">Carnival Destiny</category></item></channel></rss>