John Heald's Blog : Hawaii

Greece Is The Word

John Heald's Blog — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:16:07 GMT

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts……or …..Beware of Greeks bearing bugger all information. From: Stelios _________ Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2008 8:18 PM To: SPLENDOR SHORE EXCURSION MANAGER Cc: ‘Christos _________ Subject: important...(read more)

“My John” And One Last Bubba

John Heald's Blog — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:18:25 GMT

Let me set the scene for part one of today’s blog thingy with a true story……….and yep…………it’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...(read more)

Penthouse and Politics

John Heald's Blog — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:50:41 GMT

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……….one though………...(read more)

John

John Heald's Blog — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:12:12 GMT

And so it is with a heavy heart and a heavy stomach thanks to the huge Chicken Curry I had for dinner last night that I start my last cruise on the Carnival Splendor and I will reminisce about this later. However, there is still much work to be done and...(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)

What’s Next

John Heald's Blog — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:55:57 GMT

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...(read more)

It’s Raining Refunds

John Heald's Blog — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:50:57 GMT

Bugger! Well, she is correct. I did say they were expecting rain, both verbally and in the Carnival Capers, because that’s what www.weather.com told me. Good morning by the way from the straits of Messina where as I write it is ……guess...(read more)

Shooting The Breeze with Colonel Brad

John Heald's Blog — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:40:39 GMT

Giving me a gun is the same as handing a man from Paris a bar of soap. We both have no idea how what it’s for, what it does and how we are supposed to use it. So, when the hotel’s instructor handed me the shotgun, I, like Jean Claude holding a bar...(read more)

A tale of two Howies

John Heald's Blog — Wed, 07 May 2008 14:13:29 GMT

Summer has come to England and we know this because we have had three straight days of sunshine and temperatures in the eighties. When summer arrives the country goes mad. Men can be seen wandering the streets in their shorts with white milk bottle legs...(read more)

Entertainment Tonight

John Heald's Blog — Mon, 05 May 2008 21:26:24 GMT

According to a newspaper report the game thingy I attempted to play this afternoon is the cause of all the worlds’ problems. The game is called Grand Theft Auto 5 and according to a report in the Daily Mail it is the sole reason for the all the crime...(read more)