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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 Ecstasy</title><link>http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Carnival+Ecstasy/default.aspx</link><description>Tags: Carnival Ecstasy</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2007.1 (Debug Build: 20917.1142)</generator><item><title>The First Blog From My New Laptop Dancer Thingy</title><link>http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/10/22/the-first-blog-from-my-new-laptop-dancer-thingy.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:08:17 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">0655a56b-2503-4342-b806-50877dcd70da:167511</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=167511</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/10/22/the-first-blog-from-my-new-laptop-dancer-thingy.aspx#comments</comments><description>Many people imagine when they rent a car in America that they’ll be thumping down Ocean Drive under a blazing sky in a throbbing Corvette or an evocative Mustang. Yum yum, they think. Freedom. Sunshine. A &amp;#38; W Root Beer. A Supermodel by your side dressed...(&lt;a href="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/10/22/the-first-blog-from-my-new-laptop-dancer-thingy.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=167511" 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/Carnival+Splendor/default.aspx">Carnival Splendor</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Carnival+Ecstasy/default.aspx">Carnival Ecstasy</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Carnival+Conquest/default.aspx">Carnival Conquest</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Galveston/default.aspx">Galveston</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Dallas/default.aspx">Dallas</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Fun+Crowd/default.aspx">Fun Crowd</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Give+Back+Fun/default.aspx">Give Back Fun</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Carinval+Fantasy/default.aspx">Carinval Fantasy</category></item><item><title>Latest News From the Port of Houston</title><link>http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/09/17/latest-news-from-the-port-of-houston.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:18:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">0655a56b-2503-4342-b806-50877dcd70da:151090</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=151090</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/09/17/latest-news-from-the-port-of-houston.aspx#comments</comments><description>Hello Everyone Many thanks to all of you who wrote in and here is the latest news on Houston from our Senior Vice President Brendan Corrigan who is at the port. He says: &amp;#8221; Port is open and as of 10.00 am they are taking all vessels with max draft...(&lt;a href="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/09/17/latest-news-from-the-port-of-houston.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=151090" 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/Carnival+Ecstasy/default.aspx">Carnival Ecstasy</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Carnival+Conquest/default.aspx">Carnival Conquest</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Brendan+Corrigan/default.aspx">Brendan Corrigan</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Port+of+Houston/default.aspx">Port of Houston</category></item><item><title>Time to Travel</title><link>http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/09/10/time-to-travel.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:13:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">0655a56b-2503-4342-b806-50877dcd70da:147320</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=147320</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/09/10/time-to-travel.aspx#comments</comments><description>So, it&amp;#8217;s the last day of the cruise &amp;#8230;..we are in Amsterdam &amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;.maybe I can relax a bit&amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;or maybe not. From: SPLENDOR PURSERS Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 1:39 AM...(&lt;a href="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/09/10/time-to-travel.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=147320" 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/Amsterdam/default.aspx">Amsterdam</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/Carnival+Ecstasy/default.aspx">Carnival Ecstasy</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/Destinations/default.aspx">Destinations</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Baltic/default.aspx">Baltic</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Goose/default.aspx">Goose</category></item><item><title>A moment of Ecstasy</title><link>http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/05/07/a-moment-of-ecstasy.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 19:55:03 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">0655a56b-2503-4342-b806-50877dcd70da:85432</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=85432</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/05/07/a-moment-of-ecstasy.aspx#comments</comments><description>I wanted to share this comment with you before I go to bed. I had received a request from this lady a few weeks ago and thanks to the Captain and crew of the Carnival Ecstasy they were able to make her Mum&amp;#8217;s dream come true. I cannot go into the...(&lt;a href="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/05/07/a-moment-of-ecstasy.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=85432" 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+Ecstasy/default.aspx">Carnival Ecstasy</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/guest+review/default.aspx">guest review</category></item></channel></rss>