Heidi will tell you that there are very few times that I am lost for words but today, I am.

I have just finished reading 90 postings of congratulations on winning the Sea Trade award and after that………well, it is hard to know what to say. I wish I had time to reply to all of them so as I do not, I hope you will except these humble words.

It was an honour ( spelt correctly ) just to be nominated but to actually win…..well, it has left me gob smacked.

I must thank Mr. David Dingle who is the Chief Executive of Carnival U.K. for collecting the award for me in Hamburg, Germany last night and apologize for the excess baggage charge he had to pay to get the trophy back home. Thanks David.

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Wow…

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1. Can you tell us how long you have been working for Carnival Cruise Lines? What year did you start and what is your current position?
10 years in January. I started in 1998 on the Carnival Destiny. Currently a bartender on the Carnival Freedom!

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1. Can you tell us how long you have been working for Carnival Cruise Lines?What year did you start and what is your current position?
I have been working for Carnival in 2000 as a Deck Cadet on the MS Celebration. My current position is 1^st Officer (Deck Dept)

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Good Morning from Izmir, Turkey where the heat wave continues even as autumn arrives in most of Europe. Here, it is 90 degrees again and there is absolutely no wind which makes it feel even hotter……………and it is only 9:07 am.

Anyway, we just arrived and have docked across the way from the Costa Serena which is the same class of vessel as the Carnival Splendor will be. Later today, I will walk across the way to see if I can get onboard and have a look around. This may not be possible as they do not know I am coming and security these days on all ships is very strict…………..of course it has to be……..but hopefully they will allow me on so I can see what my new home will look like next year.

Before that I thought I would blog a little and see what we can chat about. Let me start by telling you that my conversation with the guests who were angry that nobody took United States dollars yesterday in Rhodes was…………….interesting.

In between shows last night I called their cabin at 9:30 pm and I had obviously had awoken them judging by the “grunt” I got instead of a hello.

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