Comments on: Gift Ideas http://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/06/07/gift-ideas/ The official blog of Carnival Cruise Line's Sr. cruise director, John Heald Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:14:51 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: LambKnuckles http://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/06/07/gift-ideas/#comment-37483 LambKnuckles Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:17:57 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=3480#comment-37483 John... I've always wonder what the male spieces goes through whent they decide to buy those "wonderful gifts" (said tongue in cheek)... How exactly do we end up with that fragrance, or color of nightgown, or "perfect prize???" John, if Heidi's going to be home, without you... she'll need a computer... give her one! Find a laptop, online, or local, give her her own to do her work and then write to you as you're working and she's at home... Until you find that: Write her a love letter. Yep, hang your head with I'm sorries, tell her where you'd be without her, remind her how you met and courted, buy her flowers that remind you of the romance... You have a gift of words... write them, by hand, on a parchment scroll, and give her a memory and some tears of love!!! Gotta love you!!! Lambie John…

I’ve always wonder what the male spieces goes through whent they decide to buy those “wonderful gifts” (said tongue in cheek)… How exactly do we end up with that fragrance, or color of nightgown, or “perfect prize???”

John, if Heidi’s going to be home, without you… she’ll need a computer… give her one! Find a laptop, online, or local, give her her own to do her work and then write to you as you’re working and she’s at home…

Until you find that: Write her a love letter. Yep, hang your head with I’m sorries, tell her where you’d be without her, remind her how you met and courted, buy her flowers that remind you of the romance… You have a gift of words… write them, by hand, on a parchment scroll, and give her a memory and some tears of love!!!

Gotta love you!!!
Lambie

]]> By: dwa76 http://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/06/07/gift-ideas/#comment-37389 dwa76 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:38:28 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=3480#comment-37389 Hi John/Heidi: The classics always work. I'm sure your gift will go over very nicely. Very exciting about the changes afoot and it will be nice to have the Freedom making year-round runs from the states. Now if we can just get more ships running out of Galveston. Hope everything else is going well. I have heard that my mother is going to be sailing with you in a month. Be nice to her :) Thanks, David Hi John/Heidi:
The classics always work. I’m sure your gift will go over very nicely.
Very exciting about the changes afoot and it will be nice to have the Freedom making year-round runs from the states. Now if we can just get more ships running out of Galveston.
Hope everything else is going well. I have heard that my mother is going to be sailing with you in a month. Be nice to her :)
Thanks,
David

]]> By: Kevin Warner http://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/06/07/gift-ideas/#comment-37367 Kevin Warner Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:47:22 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=3480#comment-37367 John, You'll like this - Do you know who invented the SCART connector ? That'll be the French - maybe it's their revenge on you ... Shameless cut and past from wikipedia SCART (from Syndicat des Constructeurs d'Appareils Radiorécepteurs et Téléviseurs) is a French-originated standard and associated 21-pin connector for connecting audio-visual (AV) equipment together. BTW- Do you still announce crew only boat drills in Cantonese ? John,

You’ll like this – Do you know who invented the SCART connector ?

That’ll be the French – maybe it’s their revenge on you … Shameless cut and past from wikipedia

SCART (from Syndicat des Constructeurs d’Appareils Radiorécepteurs et Téléviseurs) is a French-originated standard and associated 21-pin connector for connecting audio-visual (AV) equipment together.

BTW- Do you still announce crew only boat drills in Cantonese ?

]]> By: Lauren in Oregon http://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/06/07/gift-ideas/#comment-37360 Lauren in Oregon Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:32:31 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=3480#comment-37360 You could have got her a book. 'Lucky' has a sequel. You could have got her a book. ‘Lucky’ has a sequel.

]]> By: Mark C http://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/06/07/gift-ideas/#comment-37347 Mark C Sun, 08 Jun 2008 17:11:52 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=3480#comment-37347 John, I hope the Freedom's new schedule can sqeeze in a few more hours in Key West...It's a great stop..however usually it's a 7am or 8am -2pm stop....I never figured out why...we need more time there to explore and bar hop in the afternoon. Just my opinion...a Golf stop here would also be good. Mark John,
I hope the Freedom’s new schedule can sqeeze in a few more hours in Key West…It’s a great stop..however usually it’s a 7am or 8am -2pm stop….I never figured out why…we need more time there to explore and bar hop in the afternoon.
Just my opinion…a Golf stop here would also be good.

Mark

]]> By: Rikki Boyce http://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/06/07/gift-ideas/#comment-37339 Rikki Boyce Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:10:26 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=3480#comment-37339 We have five remotes in regular use for our TV recording/viewing. As soon as I figured out to use them all in harmony, something would change in the setup and I would have to figure it out all over again. But this time he hasn't changed anything in a while and I can actually watch a video, a DVD, a recorded program, or what's actually on TV without calling for help. Now he's worried. After all, he's no longer indispensable. LOL We have five remotes in regular use for our TV recording/viewing. As soon as I figured out to use them all in harmony, something would change in the setup and I would have to figure it out all over again.

But this time he hasn’t changed anything in a while and I can actually watch a video, a DVD, a recorded program, or what’s actually on TV without calling for help.

Now he’s worried. After all, he’s no longer indispensable. LOL

]]> By: Linda Hernacki http://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/06/07/gift-ideas/#comment-37332 Linda Hernacki Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:13:07 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=3480#comment-37332 OK John- Is she or isn't she? Heidi is leaving the ship in a couple of months, does that mean she is with child? Too bad she won't be able to attend the 2nd bloggers cruise, or will she? I am disappointed that I will never get the chance to meet her. I HOPE and PRAY you will still be on the Splendor for the crossover and caribbean cruise in November, so we can see you along with Empress Bee and Prince Charlie, and hopefully Nanni as well in P.R. Can't wait to hear who the new Godmother of the Splendor will be, and please write an update about Heidi's departure. Isn't it going to be hard for you two being apart? How long more will you be cruising with Carnival. Ciao, Linda & Mike OK John- Is she or isn’t she? Heidi is leaving the ship in a couple of months, does that mean she is with child? Too bad she won’t be able to attend the 2nd bloggers cruise, or will she? I am disappointed that I will never get the chance to meet her. I HOPE and PRAY you will still be on the Splendor for the crossover and caribbean cruise in November, so we can see you along with Empress Bee and Prince Charlie, and hopefully Nanni as well in P.R. Can’t wait to hear who the new Godmother of the Splendor will be, and please write an update about Heidi’s departure. Isn’t it going to be hard for you two being apart? How long more will you be cruising with Carnival. Ciao, Linda & Mike

]]> By: Eva http://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/06/07/gift-ideas/#comment-37331 Eva Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:02:00 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=3480#comment-37331 Oh John, The visuals on your electronics woes were so easy to conjure...I have lived them all too!! I am oh-so-slowly making great strides with my new camera (Thank you MachMan!!) and can now take pics and get them into my laptop dancer thingy!! It is so fabulous to offer photo workshops on board, let's do that on Carnival too please!!! Now I am reading that Heidi is to stay ashore?? More on this please.....:>) Change makes us all humanly nervous, but happy change not-so-much. I will selfishly hope it does not prevent Heidi from joining us on the Bloggers cruise! The changes for the Freedom do not surprise, with the cost of airfare now far exceeding the cost of the cruise, Europe is difficult to manage right now, as badly as I want to add that experience to my cruising history!! I feel for all those who had her booked already, and I hope Carnival can do right by all of them. I trust it will happen! We are awaiting the breaking news of the day!!! Hugs to you and Heidi, and Stephanie!!! Eva Oh John,
The visuals on your electronics woes were so easy to conjure…I have lived them all too!! I am oh-so-slowly making great strides with my new camera (Thank you MachMan!!) and can now take pics and get them into my laptop dancer thingy!! It is so fabulous to offer photo workshops on board, let’s do that on Carnival too please!!!
Now I am reading that Heidi is to stay ashore?? More on this please…..:>) Change makes us all humanly nervous, but happy change not-so-much. I will selfishly hope it does not prevent Heidi from joining us on the Bloggers cruise!
The changes for the Freedom do not surprise, with the cost of airfare now far exceeding the cost of the cruise, Europe is difficult to manage right now, as badly as I want to add that experience to my cruising history!! I feel for all those who had her booked already, and I hope Carnival can do right by all of them. I trust it will happen!
We are awaiting the breaking news of the day!!!
Hugs to you and Heidi, and Stephanie!!!
Eva

]]> By: Darlene http://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/06/07/gift-ideas/#comment-37330 Darlene Sun, 08 Jun 2008 14:56:24 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=3480#comment-37330 Oh, John! I can sooooo feel the pain of the laptop thingy! I can't tell you how many times I lost my own work! I must be a slow learner. And even in the process, I kept hitting buttons, and had I just stopped, some of the material would have been saved, but noooooo, I kept going! My sympathy to both of you! You are a very smart man to go shopping. Regarding the Carnival Freedom! What great news! I haven't sailed on the Freedom, yet, and I love sailing out of Ft. Lauderdale. All the itineraries sound great. Maybe I can do a B2B2B! Oh, John! I can sooooo feel the pain of the laptop thingy! I can’t tell you how many times I lost my own work! I must be a slow learner. And even in the process, I kept hitting buttons, and had I just stopped, some of the material would have been saved, but noooooo, I kept going! My sympathy to both of you! You are a very smart man to go shopping.

Regarding the Carnival Freedom! What great news! I haven’t sailed on the Freedom, yet, and I love sailing out of Ft. Lauderdale. All the itineraries sound great. Maybe I can do a B2B2B!

]]> By: John Friedman http://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/06/07/gift-ideas/#comment-37327 John Friedman Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:59:36 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=3480#comment-37327 John - please keep the Panama Canal cruise on the Pride on your lisst of possible cruises next year. It seems to be the right time for yyou to do a special one time cruise, and it would be fun, n'est pas? John – please keep the Panama Canal cruise on the Pride on your lisst of possible cruises next year. It seems to be the right time for yyou to do a special one time cruise, and it would be fun, n’est pas?

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