For those of you who have looked at the Web cam this Thursday morning you will have seen it is one of those days that cruising dreams are made of. The sun is already sending down its warm rays to the young and old on deck wanting to embrace its warmth. The sea is as [...]

I was only 10 feet behind him and at the time he was just another young man walking on the open deck as were Heidi and I. It was lunch time and I fancied a bit of spicy Wok but Heidi said no she wanted to eat first………….so off we went for lunch. The kid…………again I [...]

I met Allen and Melisa Young on Sunday night when I popped into the Posh Dining Room to see my friends Robert and Suzanne Schneider who by the way are on their 42nd Carnival cruise…………….37 of which have been with me…………more about them on a later blog. They were seated close to the entrance and as [....

Captain D’Aita looked at me and I at him…………………we both had no idea how to respond………….what strange planet was this person from…………what language was he speaking………….should we be afraid? It was Elegant Night last night and we stood at the entrance to the International Lounge greeting everyone as...

So it starts again…………3,300 guests leave just as you get to know them and today at 5:05 pm we sailed again with a brand new group of guests and the adventure for them has just started. Today we sail with 3,448 guests……..here is the breakdown. TOTAL GUESTS – 3,448 GUESTS UNDER 21 - 227 GUESTS 21 - 25...

It’s debarkation morning and after last week’s delays the ship is emptying quicker than a room full of Frenchman who have just heard that McDonald’s have just launched the garlic and onion flavored “La Grand Mac” and that if you haven’t showered in a week you get free French Fries...

One of the things I was so looking forward to about coming back to the Caribbean was spending some time ashore in Ocho Rios which as I have said before is one of my favorite ports. Last time we were here I had a cold and couldn’t face the hot sun…….today, once again I look [...]

Some times in this job things happen that you would never ever have been able to plan ahead for…..things that make you smile and things that make you say “Why the heck did I not think about this and prepared myself?”…………..Today was such a day and more about that later…………….but first. Good Afternoon...

I wake up every morning thankful for a new day, thankful that I am alive, I have a beautiful woman by my side, I have a great job, loving parents, great friends, thousands of blogging friends and most of all thankful that I am not French. However, I have to tell you that yesterday was one [...]

So many people have left cold and wintry places this week to enjoy a Caribbean cruise. They have pictures in their mind of the hot sun and blue ocean and those are the people who I immediately felt sorry for when I looked out of the window at 7:30 am this morning. It was grey, [...]