John Heald's Blog : Carnival Fantasy

Looking Through the Porthole

John Heald's Blog — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:19:09 GMT

It’s a good job Heidi got pregnant. That’s because this morning I received a letter from the British Adoption service we had registered with a few months ago. Unfortunately, despite the fact that Heidi and I would have loved the child beyond...(read more)

The Chair

John Heald's Blog — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:23:23 GMT

Life was much easier when man lived in caves. We spent the day pulling women around by the hair, hunting, drawing on the walls and crapping in the corner. There were no forced trips to IKEA, no bollockings for leaving underwear on the bathroom floor or...(read more)

I hate jet lag

John Heald's Blog — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:13:57 GMT

It has you doing the strangest things at 4 am. I won’t go into detail, but in the wee small hours of this morning, me and the toilet were joined at the bottom. After making my deposit and knowing that sleep would avoid me, I ventured downstairs...(read more)

Peter Says Goodbye

John Heald's Blog — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:53:59 GMT

Bugger… this Facespace thingy has gotten out of control. Stephanie called me yesterday and told me that I have 1,000 friends and hundreds of requests from people who wanted to be my friend and needed a hug. My friend list is increasingly weird ...(read more)

Helloween, Pinata’s and Captain America

John Heald's Blog — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:44:20 GMT

With everything that has been happening, I haven’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 ………………………...(read more)

Witness To A Hat

John Heald's Blog — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:56:49 GMT

Morning all…………….let’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;...(read more)

A New Fantasy & More Bubba….Sponsored by Ray Ban Sunglasses

John Heald's Blog — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:56:19 GMT

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...(read more)

An Accented Blog

John Heald's Blog — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:42:32 GMT

And so it begins. Guest: Mr. __________ Ref: 002804925A Cabin: _______ Booking#: ________ Added-Changed: 09/23/08 - 09/24/08 CLOSET TOO SMALL Mr. ________ was cutting the line and shouting in Russian. Purser asked guest to stop shouting and then went...(read more)

Feeling Old…………….And an Interview with Carl with a K

John Heald's Blog — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:39:15 GMT

If I were to see someone indulging in antisocial behavior, such as talking loudly in a library or urinating in a someone’s front yard, I would roll my eyes and quietly sigh. If it were something more serious, such as putting super glue on cans of prunes...(read more)