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Carnival Splendor Naming Ceremony Coverage

Posted on July 10, 2008 by John Heald

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The live blogging session held earlier today will replay, just click on the link above.

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24 Responses

  1. LambKnuckles, on July 10, 2008 at 7:54 am Said:

    THANK YOU!!!

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  2. Host Mach from Cruise Critic, on July 10, 2008 at 9:44 am Said:

    John, I thought it was wonderful, even if we couldn’t watch.

    Stephanie did an yeoman’s job with the running commentary!

    I’m looking forward to the video!!!

    Thanks so much for making us a part of this great day!!!

    Host Mach

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  3. Eva, on July 10, 2008 at 10:03 am Said:

    WOOOOO HOO!!!! What a way to start the day!!! You guys are the BEST!! Thanks for taking us along!!
    Bravo Steph!! Wonderful job giving us the details, felt like we were there…well we WERE there weren’t we!!!
    LOVE YOU GUYS!!!
    Eva

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  4. Lorraine, on July 10, 2008 at 10:44 am Said:

    Thank you soooooo much for your fantastic live coverage of the naming ceremony. I was reading the commentary while watching it on the webcam, thoroughly enjoyed it & wished I was there. See you Aug 30th xx

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  5. BigMike, on July 10, 2008 at 11:40 am Said:

    Crap… I missed it.

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  6. newsfromsteph, on July 10, 2008 at 12:18 pm Said:

    If you click on the link it will replay the live blog coverage. Thanks again to everyone!

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  7. Carolyn and Don, on July 10, 2008 at 12:20 pm Said:

    Thank so much John, Stephanie, Tom and everyone that was involved in making sure we were able to watch the naming ceremony. We enjoyed every minute of it, the running narrative of what was happening, the pictures and the videos.
    We felt like we were right there with you.
    Job well done!
    Don and Carolyn……… now it feels like forever until 11/29 when we can see the Splendor in person

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  8. Linda (Mom of DJ), on July 10, 2008 at 1:07 pm Said:

    John:

    What an excellent way to start the day!!!!

    This was WAY to much fun for so early in the morning!!! I had a blast!

    A HUGE THANK YOU for all the hard work Stephanie and Tom put in to make this happen.

    LOVED IT!!

    I can’t wait for Nov 17th!!!

    Linda (Mom of your friend DJ)

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  9. Kevin, on July 10, 2008 at 1:22 pm Said:

    John,
    Great Job today well we think you did a great job thanks to Stephanie. I look forward to the video tonight or some time later in the week. If you all did miss is no worries I have you covered please just go to http://fansofjohnheald.wordpress.com/ and we have photos from the live blog and photos off the webcam. And of course todays two new videos that were released on the live blog are there also. Thanks everyone.
    Kevin

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  10. nanette, on July 10, 2008 at 1:23 pm Said:

    Thanks to you Stephanie!! it was wonderful!!

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  11. Cheryl, on July 10, 2008 at 1:30 pm Said:

    That was just the coolest thing being able to see is on the webcam and have Stephanie and Tony’s commentary as to what was happening each step of the way! I just can’t wait to be there with you on the Splendor..wow, Thanksgiving seems so far away right now. It was awesome and thanks for all your hard work. You did a wonderful job too John!

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  12. Ivanhoe (Ivana), on July 10, 2008 at 1:58 pm Said:

    Congratulations John, Heidi, Stephanie & Carnival organization! The naming ceremony was a huge success and I wish Splendor & all its mates smooth sailing!

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  13. Darlene, on July 10, 2008 at 2:16 pm Said:

    Thank you to all who made this possible! Wish I could have had a sip of the Sparking Wine!

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  14. dwa76, on July 10, 2008 at 2:32 pm Said:

    Hi John/Heidi:
    Thanks for posting this.
    Very cool to follow along.
    Thanks again,
    David

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  15. Carol Schoenberger, on July 10, 2008 at 2:39 pm Said:

    Excellent Stephanie, thank you so much. Watching the ceremony was the highlight of my day. 80+ days until I can feel the seas again. WooHoo.

    Regards,
    Carol

    P.S. John-boy, you did good.

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  16. Dave Myerly, on July 10, 2008 at 3:06 pm Said:

    It was great job done by all who put it together.

    Thanks

    Dave Myerly

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  17. robert, on July 10, 2008 at 4:10 pm Said:

    have a great season good luck

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  19. Linda Hernacki, on July 10, 2008 at 5:06 pm Said:

    Wonderful! What more can I say, wish we could’ve heard John’s entire speech though. But great job Steph! Keep up the good work! Tell John I said you deserve a raise! HA! HA! Linda

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  20. retirementman, on July 10, 2008 at 6:20 pm Said:

    It was a beautiful ceremony Stephanie. Would you please inform Mr. Heald that at the moment the diver hit the hull, I broke out into tears. I don’t know really while but the feelings just overcame me. My congratulations everyone dealing with Carnival. I’m so happy that I cruise with this great company and especially Mr. John Heald. Ciao my friends.

    Paul F. Pietrangelo

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  21. Linda (Mom of DJ), on July 10, 2008 at 6:39 pm Said:

    John:

    Now if we can just get Chris Prideaux on the Blogger’s Cruise… today would be PERFECT!!

    Linda

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  22. Jack, on July 10, 2008 at 7:07 pm Said:

    How did your parents enjoy the ceremonies?

    “Amid the crowd on the ship’s Lido Deck were Heald’s parents, Neville and Hilda of Southend-on-Sea, attending their first ship naming …”

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  23. Cathy & Tom, on July 11, 2008 at 11:31 am Said:

    That was awesome!!

    Thank you for sharing it with us!

    Cathy & Tom

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  24. Sue K, on July 11, 2008 at 3:49 pm Said:

    John:

    I’m not getting your blog anymore. I’ve had to resort to going to an old one and scrolling through them to get up to date! Can you (or someone) tell me how to get back on the daily blog email? I miss reading (and seeing) you!

    Sue K

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