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 – Julian Fennel, for instance. The last time I saw...

I don’t know where she got the idea, but last week Heidi, suddenly produced a fully decorated swear box and announced that there were new rules for us all to follow. It was going to be $1 or £1 per swear word, and at the end of the year the money would go to the [...]

Guest: Ms ________Ref: 0029004616A Cabin: ________ Booking#: _________ Added-Changed: 09/22/08 - 09/22/08 SCARED BY DRIVER. Ms. _____ came to the purser’s desk today. Ms. _______ requested to speak to the cruise director or shore excursion manager. Purser asked what her concern was and guest said...

Sometimes, I think my job is nearly as difficult as being a door-to-door salesman …….selling doors. “Hello, would you like to buy a door….oh bugger, you already have one.” Anyway, there are moments when that job may be a welcome break. Here is one example why. Guest: Mrs. _________...

If I have to listen to one more Italian pop song I think I may do someone some serious damage with a chair leg. The PA tests started again today at 8 am…………..I was already awake but yet to start the day and as I minced around the cabin without warning I was hit with Italian [...

Over the past century there have been a handful of ships that stand out as especially innovative, brilliant and important. If they were paintings, they’d be in the Rijks Museum. If they were animals, Texans would have their heads on a wall. These are the Shakespeare ships. The Mona Lisas and the Mercedes...

While I find it relatively easy to sit here and blog each day to all of my mates out there, sending photos and video to Stephanie to post …….well that’s another matter. The theory of a digital camera is really impressive. You take a photo and then download it into your computer. And once...