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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 Liberty</title><link>http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Carnival+Liberty/default.aspx</link><description>Tags: Carnival Liberty</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2007.1 (Debug Build: 20917.1142)</generator><item><title>Credit Me With A Quick Morning Blog</title><link>http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/10/29/credit-me-with-a-quick-morning-blog.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:22:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">0655a56b-2503-4342-b806-50877dcd70da:169654</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=169654</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/10/29/credit-me-with-a-quick-morning-blog.aspx#comments</comments><description>Two nights ago I went to Publix. I needed to buy some bottled water (I refuse to pay $5 a bottle at the hotel) some toothpaste, a bag of Doritos (I know I shouldn&amp;#8217;t) and some extra strength hemorrhoid cream. I paid $21 with my credit card and off...(&lt;a href="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/10/29/credit-me-with-a-quick-morning-blog.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=169654" 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/Carnival+Liberty/default.aspx">Carnival Liberty</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/Guiness+Book+of+World+Records/default.aspx">Guiness Book of World Records</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/World_2700_s+Largest+Pinata/default.aspx">World's Largest Pinata</category></item><item><title>A Quick Update About Philly And Libby</title><link>http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/10/27/a-quick-update-about-philly-and-libby.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:47:12 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">0655a56b-2503-4342-b806-50877dcd70da:169133</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=169133</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/10/27/a-quick-update-about-philly-and-libby.aspx#comments</comments><description>You are probably expecting me to be writing this brief blog from the comfort of my cabin onboard the Carnival Fantasy. &amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;..but instead, I am writing to you from Stephanie&amp;#8217;s cubical here in the Miami office&amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;...(&lt;a href="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/10/27/a-quick-update-about-philly-and-libby.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=169133" 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+Liberty/default.aspx">Carnival Liberty</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Carnival+Dream/default.aspx">Carnival Dream</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/Fun+Crowd/default.aspx">Fun Crowd</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Pinata/default.aspx">Pinata</category></item><item><title>Baltic Blog</title><link>http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/10/07/baltic-blog.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:55:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">0655a56b-2503-4342-b806-50877dcd70da:160941</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=160941</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/10/07/baltic-blog.aspx#comments</comments><description>Last week I posted my ultimate Baltic blog featuring the videos from our trips earlier this year. Many of you have commented on the videos and I hope they have inspired you to join me on the Carnival Liberty next year. We&amp;#8217;re still working on getting...(&lt;a href="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/10/07/baltic-blog.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=160941" 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+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/October+Recharge/default.aspx">October Recharge</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. 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The Caribbean? Florida? Alaska? The list of possibilities is seemingly endless. But it’s not as long as the list of places you don’t even consider. Chad, for instance, or Tripoli. I bet you never really...(&lt;a href="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/09/30/the-baltic-see-you-in-2009.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=157506" 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/Holland/default.aspx">Holland</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Video/default.aspx">Video</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/Germany/default.aspx">Germany</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Russia/default.aspx">Russia</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/St.+Petersburg/default.aspx">St. Petersburg</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Finland/default.aspx">Finland</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Helsinki/default.aspx">Helsinki</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Berlin/default.aspx">Berlin</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Tallin/default.aspx">Tallin</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Warenmunde/default.aspx">Warenmunde</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Estonia/default.aspx">Estonia</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Copenhagen/default.aspx">Copenhagen</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Denmark/default.aspx">Denmark</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>Raspberry Blog Part 1</title><link>http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/05/29/raspberry-blog-part-1.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 13:21:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">0655a56b-2503-4342-b806-50877dcd70da:94621</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=94621</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/05/29/raspberry-blog-part-1.aspx#comments</comments><description>Sometimes I feel I have become a grumpy old man especially since I have this wonderful forum to share my misgivings on. This is the first of a few raspberry-flavored blogs for today as we begin our journey to Italy. Well, its 7:30 am and I am feeling...(&lt;a href="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/05/29/raspberry-blog-part-1.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=94621" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><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/raspberry+blog/default.aspx">raspberry blog</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Carnival+Liberty/default.aspx">Carnival Liberty</category></item></channel></rss>