Hello Bloggers!! Roberto here, again. I just got word that John has been nominated for the Seatrade Insider “Sea-Going Employee of the Year 2007″. I know you guys are huge fans of John; what better way to show your appreciation than to vote for him! Simply click on this link and vote; I know John will appreciate it.
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OK EVERYBODY HIT THEM VOTES
“BIG” ED
Thanks, Roberto, you are the best!
)GREAT NEWS!
I Voted!
HE deserves IT!
Oct 28 will be the thrid time I will get to cruise
with John & Heidi.
Can’t wait till I see them again.
I am counting the days(79)
Will be glad to vote for the best CD there is!!!!
Go JOHN!!!!!!
LETS GO BLOGGERS
GIT, OUT ,,AN,,, V O T E ,,,,FOR
JOHN,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Vote like you belong to a certain political party that has been known to use dead names in elections. Use ALL your e-mail addresses even if they are dead.
“BIG” ED
We Both just voted for the “BEST CD” ever!!!
Congratulations, John!!!!
I voted too!
Good Luck John
alrighty then, all done! good luck john!!!
Voted!! Good luck John!
Like a good Blog Thingy citizen, I have voted!
Terri
BLOGGERS
When you go to vote click on JOHN HEALD’s name to read the full nomination. Whoever wrote it did a good job.
“BIG” ED
He just has to win – He is the best!!!!!
I voted!!!!!!!!
Congrats! You deserve it, John!
You’ve got my vote! Here’s hoping we put you over the top…
Greg
Absolutely. NOBODY DESERVES IT MORE.
Good luck John!
voted!! I hope everyone else is voting.
Kevin
Roberto,
Can we vote every day, or is it just once?
we voted, good luck, it’s a sure thing now!
I voted for John my favorite CD, Have You?
Hello John from Iraq,
It has been almost three months since my cruise came to an end and back to work I returned. I miss all of you very much and hope that everyone is doing fine. I do not write alot but I do read your Blog thingy and enjoy every minute of it when I have the time to get on the internet. It has been quite lively over here boom boom wise and this evening was a bit scary but we are all fine and all is well. I will be going to Germany at the end of September for my 2nd R&R and then home in January or Feb. for my end of contract break. Please tell Heidi hello for me and all of the other great people on board the GREAT FREEDOM!!! Take care.
Your friend,
James Nolan
John,
I forgot to congradulate you on being with Carnival for 20 years. I am sure you were as funny as youare now 20 years ago. Keep up the good work because you make a cruise what it should be fun and relaxing!!
Take care,
James Nolan
I voted! Good luck, John.
Rus
Get out the Vote! Every Freedom Citizen should vote…
Good Luck John #1
FrankC
Congratulations John!
We voted for the BEST cruise director on the high (or low) seas! Let’s go everyone… the power of this blog can easily put him over the top!
We can’t wait for the Blogger’s Cruise in January, we are already counting the days down!
I voted and eventhough I haven’t sailed with you yet I know just from this blog thingy that this is an award that you deserve.
GREAT NEWS!!!! He deserves to win.
I’ve added my vote to the others. GO, JOHN!!!
One more vote for JOHN- way to go !!!!!
Great Work John!!! Hope that you win! You deserve it! See you soon! Cathy
Congratulations Mr. Heald. I just voted for the best human being on the seas. You deserve it my friend. Bloggers get out and vote for Mr. Heald.
Paul F. Pietrangelo
One more vote from the left side…..
To JAMES NOLAN:
I just want to say thank you for your service to the country. Please stay safe and I wish you all the best.
Two Thirds of the Noms are from the Worlds Leading Cruise Lines, ranked with Ship’s Captains and a Dining Room Steward called Hunky Dory. Now, right off hand, Mah John, I would think that Hunky Dory will beat Sperm of the Devil. Is that Hunky Dory with You? Just Remember, ’tis an honor to be nominated, what was the prize again?
You do win the nomination essay. It says you also bring in more revenues. Sounds like an appraisal for a bonus! You should make a hard copy to thump when you are asked how you think you are doing! Your Fan Club official and unofficial supports you.
Best wishes, and congratulations on your nomination.
Another vote for John! That was a great nomination! He is truly the greatest CD!
Mike & I just voted. Read all the nominees descriptions and John’s is by far the BEST and he deserves to win, and I am sure he will WIN! Good luck John! Linda
I voted.
Good Luck John and Heidi!
I voted…I think ! E-mail kept coming up! May have voted twice oops !! Good luck John!
Kathy and Paul
Count me in for 1 more vote for John.
Leasa
John
You got my vote
Mike L
We voted. No question about it. John is the best CD…..
VOTE FOR JOHN!
Hey John, please put me down for 1 million votes. I read your blog everyday. I was not on the cruise, however, I will be sailing with you on Oct 16th to Oct 28, 2007. I will make it my number one priority to meet you. Thanks for the laughs and great pictures. I really hope Mrs. B made it back to Pittsburg. That was a hot mess. Peace.
We voted too John. Good Luck!!!
Mary & Randy
I voted, me!
Great nomination write-up! Clearly, John’s contribution to the cruise industry, is what “cruising” is all about. He has my vote…
Manuel
I just voted for the BEST Cruise Director in the World. See you in 2008.
Jennifer
OK my vote is in !
I vote for John as well, he’s simply the best there is.
Vincent
Count one more from Florida!
Get voting, bloggers!!!
-Nancy
After reading all the other comments I must be vote 500,000 ~ okay close!
Congrats John on both the nomination and 20 years! I received my shirt the other day and it is fantastic. Question about the Oct 28 TA. As we are crossing how are you going to handle the time changes? Also, what is the earliest time we can board on the 28th. We will probably arrive with some fuel for your jet pack so be prepared. Once again, congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
New question I forgot. Does Carnival do the same as RCCL as far as women allowed to be topless on deck in Europe? since it is common at European beaches.
John and Heidi – the GOOD NEWS is that all tests came out negative for cancer. Please give my thanks to all those who sent positive thoughts, prayers and feelings for my situation. I knew there were prayer chains around the world for me, but to think they were also at sea is great. So, even though my breathing is not good, it looks like I will get to meet you on or after August 29th, and I am looking forward to that. Your blog has helped me stay focused, positive, and hopeful through some stressful times, and I thank you, even thought I know at some times it must be a burden to get it out with all your other responsibilities. I cannot end without at least mentioning that while yesterday was joyous for me, there were thougsands who waited for the same results, and did not get good news, and their lives are now quite despondent. We need to keep them in our prayers, for they have a difficult path to follow. Mary and I are looking forward to meeting you and Heidi and enjoying the trip of a lifetime. Thanks again for everything.
Congratulations John,
Travis and I are voting for you. I have ordered our blogger t-shirts and we look forward to meeting you and Heidi in September. Happy Sailing!!!
Mary
Way to go, John! Of course, we all know you are the best Cruise Director out there! Good Luck!
You definately deserve it!
YOU GO JOHN!
I’m dancing the happy dance for John’s nomination… oops, just knocked over a lamp…Oh well
::places lamp shade on hear head::
GO JOHN GO!!!!!!!
I voted! How could I not? The best CD on the seas!
OK – I voted for John. Good luck!
Roberto, thank you for offering all of us faithful bloggers the opportunity to add our vote for John.
John -
You are surely deserving of every accolade you receive. My daughter, our friend, and I are counting the days ’til we will see you and Heidi on the TA in October.
Sue
I tried to mail bomb them for you and get you multiple thousands of votes…They were too smart.
You got my one!!!
I voted for John….just remember everybody, we are Americans and have the “Freedom” to vote….get it…hehe
Come on everybody, vote for John he deserves it!
John: Just voted for the BEST cruise director. Sailed with you last year on the Liberty to Panama Canal, just LOVED you! Was thrilled to find you on last week’s Grand Mediterranean Cruise on the Freedom, from which I just returned. You made the week even more enjoyable. If I could vote for you more often I would. (Is it coincidence that Dick and Anita Little were on both cruises??) Good luck!
You are definitely the best! L
20 years of fun and making people laugh, thank you john from the bottom of my heart. It has been a pleasure knowing you since 1996, you have been a true friend of my family and wife. Thanks a millon. I cant believe were our 11 years went.
Them pictures are great, me and suzann loved them, sorry we are a couple days late with our wishes, congratulations been busy with work etc. good luck and good health with many more years to come..love robert and suzann
John:
Since I was on a 3-week Costa cruise, I thought I would comment on the use of the different languages. First off, I didn’t like it for several reasons: (1) It was downright annoying!!! to hear that constant chatter all day long; (2) If you missed the English announcement as what happens when the announcements are made while you are in your cabin and your door isn’t open (by the way, this also happens on Carnival ships).
You have mentioned several times about the lost luggage. One of the fun nights on Costa was the very last night which was Toga Party night. Everyone was given a clean sheet by the room steward to wear for dinner and the evening and you could dress it up or put it on many different ways. This gave the passengers an easy-out to get all their packing done without worrying about packing what was worn that night.
Maybe, this might be an amusing way of handling those glitches of luggage that doesn’t arrive in time for dinner and maybe doing this on the first night might be an option for this.
And, too, I’ve noticed that cruises which start off in a foreign port, follow foreign customs, i.e., the food choices are chosen according to foreign tastes, yet when the cruise starts from the U.S., it it more Americanized. And, likewise, if I am leaving from a European port, I could possibly pick up an English-printed announcement paper at the Purser’s office. All the times are there – I don’t need to be told over and over what’s going on. We all always have our bulletins to READ.
Sorry for the length of this . . . I guess I’m just getting over excited . . . I’m doing the doc dance (my documents have arrived) and the 70 of us are trying to get our suitcases closed for our trip on the Legend.
Just one more thing . . . I was attempting to order cruise shirts (my hubby & I will be both celebrating our 70th birthdays on the cruise and I noticed that I couldn’t order a John Bloggy shirt that could be worn on any ship because it is only for the bloggers cruise (which I will wear it then) but a generic John Bloggy shirt would be useful. Come to think of it, when we’re on the 50-day cruise we could probably use a blogger Muu-Muu
(ha-ha)
John I just voted …Good Luck!!
John !!!! we convinced our daughter and adult granddaughter to sail with us on the innaugral of the CARNIVAL SPLENDOR next july 13th which happens to be lorraine’s birthday(the number of which she would like to forget) you may remember that we sailed aboard CARNIVAL FREEDOM in june with our two adult granddaughters.we all had a great time thanks mainly to your great humor .The Taylors,Lo and Bo!!!