Today, Tuesday March 18 I retired………………………………from being a pirate. I woke up this morning and found that I could now blink my left eye. Yes, it may take me three hours to do it but I can blink and fully close my eye. I ran …….. OK……….I took the elevator down to the Infirmary and [...]

I went to see the doctor this morning to see if Mr. Bell was any closer to packing his bag and returning to the land of garlic and that is when I met Peter Edwards from Des Moines, Iowa. Good morning everyone. It is now 7:30pm and the ship is docked in Cozumel. The weather (more [...]

Having finished the Welcome Aboard Show I returned to the cabin tired but content. The show had gone well and I actually felt that my voice was a little better and that Mr. Bell may not have had such an influence on the show as the last time………more about him later. So it was that I [...]

I am in the doghouse…………it’s Saturday and it’s only 6:35am and I am there with the door slammed shut behind me………..why………..because I dared to mention Heidi’s socks. Let’s back up a bit first shall well. The sound of the 5:45am alarm was as welcoming as a scorpion in your underpants...

When I was at college sports meant two things……….football (soccer), which was played in a park with two coats for goal posts. The second sport was to see how many girls Alan and I could get to ignore us or worse throw up on us………my mate Alan usually won this particular event…………..unfortunately, not by...

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...