Posted on July 31, 2008 by John Heald
Surely one of the greatest achievements engineering of the last 30 years was Concorde. Wherever the hook-nosed, sleek machine was you knew there would be crowds of admirers and people who would be standing on the observation deck dreaming that they were one of the pop stars, hedge fund managers or George Hamilton’s who would [...]
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Posted on July 31, 2008 by John Heald
Good Morning from St.Petersburg, where things went a little smoother than last time. We had 2,300 on carnival tours today, with about 1000 on the evening shows and 2,000 plus again on tomorrows. Well, things started with a bit of a bump. We arrived at 7 am but the officials arrived a little later and [...]
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Posted on July 30, 2008 by John Heald
In the years I have been a Cruise Director I have had passengers tell me I need to lose weight, I have had passengers tell me that I am not funny, I have passengers even tell me that I should dye my hair ………however, last night it was something new……..a passenger told me I should [...]
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Posted on July 29, 2008 by John Heald
I met a man today who was not very nice and not very pleasant. He has been beyond demanding since day one and has been extremely rude and nasty to the waiters and service staff.
He is staying in one of our top suites and after continuing to be not very nice and not very pleasant [...]
Filed under: Europe, Tales from the Ship, Travel | Tagged: Carnival Splendor, Flor & Fjaere Botanical Gardens, Massage, Oceania, Oil Rig | 38 Comments »