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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 : Chris Roberts</title><link>http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Chris+Roberts/default.aspx</link><description>Tags: Chris Roberts</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2007.1 (Debug Build: 20917.1142)</generator><item><title>“My John” And One Last Bubba</title><link>http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/10/08/my-john-and-one-last-bubba.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:18:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">0655a56b-2503-4342-b806-50877dcd70da:161396</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=161396</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/10/08/my-john-and-one-last-bubba.aspx#comments</comments><description>Let me set the scene for part one of today&amp;#8217;s blog thingy with a true story&amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;.and yep&amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;it&amp;#8217;s a true story. Heidi and I were in the car a few years ago. We were sitting behind a car at a stop light...(&lt;a href="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/10/08/my-john-and-one-last-bubba.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=161396" 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/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/Turkey/default.aspx">Turkey</category></item><item><title>Penthouse and Politics</title><link>http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/10/06/penthouse-and-politics.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:50:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">0655a56b-2503-4342-b806-50877dcd70da:160290</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=160290</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/10/06/penthouse-and-politics.aspx#comments</comments><description>Last cruise our 124 Russian guests were brilliant. They danced, they laughed and they had a wonderful time and we all enjoyed having them onboard. This week we only have 23 and 22 seem very nice as well&amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;.one though&amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;...(&lt;a href="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/10/06/penthouse-and-politics.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=160290" 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/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/Carnival+Spirit/default.aspx">Carnival Spirit</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Stromboli/default.aspx">Stromboli</category></item><item><title>Laughter and Tears…..Just Another Day in the Office</title><link>http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/10/01/laughter-and-tears-just-another-day-in-the-office.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:07:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">0655a56b-2503-4342-b806-50877dcd70da:158130</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=158130</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/10/01/laughter-and-tears-just-another-day-in-the-office.aspx#comments</comments><description>And so I have upset two lovely lady guests&amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;..as you will see Now, in my defense, when hosting the marriage show I always ask for all the honeymoon ladies to stand up. I then ask for four ladies who feel that, without exception...(&lt;a href="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/10/01/laughter-and-tears-just-another-day-in-the-office.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=158130" 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/Capri/default.aspx">Capri</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/Carnival+Spirit/default.aspx">Carnival Spirit</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Dubrovnik/default.aspx">Dubrovnik</category></item><item><title>TV Times</title><link>http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/09/27/tv-times.aspx</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:44:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">0655a56b-2503-4342-b806-50877dcd70da:155906</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=155906</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/09/27/tv-times.aspx#comments</comments><description>So, here we are in Venice, the City of Lights and the city with the worst service in the entire universe. Yes, the universe, because if there was a restaurant on the planet Zog that served one-eyed walrus type creatures a plate of three-headed slime maggots...(&lt;a href="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/09/27/tv-times.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=155906" 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/Video/default.aspx">Video</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/Carnival+Spirit/default.aspx">Carnival Spirit</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/Venice/default.aspx">Venice</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Captain+Pagano/default.aspx">Captain Pagano</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><item><title>The First of the Cruise Director Interviews….Chris “Bubba” Roberts and a Blog with No Ending</title><link>http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/08/15/the-first-of-the-cruise-director-interviews-chris-bubba-roberts-and-a-blog-with-no-ending.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:32:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">0655a56b-2503-4342-b806-50877dcd70da:133142</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=133142</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/08/15/the-first-of-the-cruise-director-interviews-chris-bubba-roberts-and-a-blog-with-no-ending.aspx#comments</comments><description>Why is it that women think that going for a walk &amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;&amp;#8230;..is romantic. We are in Copenhagen today and just because the sun is shining Heidi has this romance novel idea that we should hold hands and “go for a walk.” Of course, you...(&lt;a href="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/2008/08/15/the-first-of-the-cruise-director-interviews-chris-bubba-roberts-and-a-blog-with-no-ending.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=133142" 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/Chris+Roberts/default.aspx">Chris Roberts</category><category domain="http://www.carnivalconnections.com/cruisetalk/blogs/john_heald/archive/tags/Mardi+Gras/default.aspx">Mardi Gras</category></item></channel></rss>