Achtung! Guest: Mr————Ref: 002803189A Cabin: ____ Booking#: ________ Added-Changed: 08/20/08 - 08/20/08 ____ - WANTS MORE HISTORY ON PORTS Mr————– called the Pursers Office from his cabin to say that he had just attended the Cruise Director’s...

Normal Service has been resumed. Guest: M_________ Ref: 002803183A Owner: (SLSHEXMGR) Cabin: _____ Booking#: _____ Added-Changed: 08/19/08 - 08/19/08 ____- WANTS CHOPSTICKS IN THE DINING ROOM Mr__________ who is the group leader of a group from Hong Kong came to the desk very upset because he asked for...

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 in a supermarket or holding a baby over [...]

So, it was with much sadness that I said goodbye to Mrs.S.Nob this morning and she obviously felt the same way as she told me one last time how disappointed she was with me and how the guests onboard had been “beneath” her. There was nothing left for me to say so I just wished [...]

I just sat down to write today’s blog and on the news was the story of little Yang Peiyi, aged seven, who sang at the Olympic opening ceremony so beautifully, but was not allowed to be seen because the government considered her “too ugly,” and so the more cosmetically agreeable Lin Miako mimed...

Well, she has complained about the service, the entertainment, my jokes, the guests, the guests having too much fun and laughing and finally this morning she complained because unlike other lines we were not going to pack her suitcases for her. And so, finally she ordered a meeting with Ken and myself...

Why is it that women think that going for a walk …………..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 can walk somewhere when your car breaks down, or if...

Is there such a word as unpatting?………..The reason I ask is that yesterday I mentioned that I had patted myself on the back for working hard to get the passenger formerly known as Mrs. S.Nob to say the word thank you and to start enjoying her cruise. Well, it seems that I now need to...

This morning as I wandered with Heidi to host the morning show we passed a herd of deck hands washing and cleaning and polishing the lifeboats. This seemed strange to me……..we hopefully never have to use them and if we do I am sure nobody is going to refuse to get in one if its [...]

In the last few years you may have noticed the odd sign around the public areas on cruise vessels. These signs mind you to “watch your step” and” mind your head” and while you are watching your head you miss your step. Well, we live in an age of health and safety and this of course [...]