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………..well………have a read. Guest...

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 let’s start by telling you [...]

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 a port most guests were understanding with the...

Hi Everyone, Here is some exciting information that I know you’ve been waiting for about the blogger’s cruise. First let me explain that because this is a special hotel package that includes transfers we have a special booking process. Please do not call the hotel or Carnival directly to...

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 letter at the Morning Show a few days ago and [.....

Sometimes when I write a blog, the cursor thingy will wink away until I have eaten an entire bag of pistachio nuts and a box of sugar-free jelly beans. Sometimes though the words just vomit out of my head as my fingers dance on the keyboard desperately trying to keep up. Tonight, as I sit here [...]

Good Evening everyone Just a quick thingy to sat “Bugger, I just got told we are going to miss the Port of Cannes because of high winds.” We are now going to be calling at Genoa instead. So, now I am preparing to tell the guests at 7:30 pm and then hold a quick travel talk, Q&A [...]

And so I have upset two lovely lady guests…………..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, their marriage proposal was the most extraordinary...

So, where are you going for your vacation next year? 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 thought about Sierra Leone either, or Iran. But...

As I mentioned yesterday, during my trip to see the Carnival Dream the shipyard was quiet with it being a Sunday. However, that was also because many of the technicians were here onboard the Carnival Splendor these last two days in Venice. ……let me explain why. When you buy a car, it comes...