One of the joys about traveling the world is a chance to see the local comedy show on TV. I am not talking about Friends dubbed in German with Jennifer Aniston’s voice having been replaced by Arnold Schwarzenegger. No, am talking about the funniest …well to me………show in the world …………………… local news.
I watched it here in Denmark today and it was the same as in Holland, the UK the USA and Canada………just great entertainment.
I want to make it plain at the outset that I do not have anything against the people who run these journalistic outposts. They operate on a tiny budget that means they can only respond to fires, and traffic jams. And that when there’s a helicopter involved, they’ll stand under it so they have to shout.
Then there are the pick’n’mix stories. There’s always an anchor lady with huge hair and teeth so white that when she smiles small animals are blinded. She will tell you something about the environment, a murder, a cute animal, possibly on a skateboard and a government official who may be gay.
So, why, you may be wondering do I tune in if these programmes make me so angry? Well, I love them. I love the gear-graunching mistakes. I remember once watching Channel Seven News in Miami with an anchor called Rick something who looked like a soap opera actor. It was during the time when the Carnival Ecstasy had that unfortunate fire just as she was leaving Miami. The fire was quickly dealt with and all was well. However Rick saw this as his chance to win a Pulitzer prize and referred to the situation as a “disaster “ and then kept calling the ship “a boat.” And using award-winning lines like “The Cruise from Hell” ……… great stuff!
So, today on Channel 1 the local news in Copenhagen featured a story about what I do not know. All I can tell you is that a man with white hair and deep blue eyes was standing by a fishing boat screaming at the reporter. You didn’t need to speak Danish to discover someone had taken all the jam out of his doughnut ……. he was not happy.
I watched enthralled and was reduced to fits of laughter when out of nowhere he produced a large dead fish, possibly a herring, and started to wave the unfortunate creature around his head still shouting and screaming. Eventually the reporter returned to a beautiful Danish anchor lady whose hair was so tall it almost touched the ceiling. She looked deadly serious as though the fish waving madman story was something of world wide importance……………she then cut to a story about a Moose………on a skate board.
Copenhagen can consider itself a lucky city. Today, it played host to the two newest cruise liners in the world…….The Eurodam and The Carnival Splendor.
Good Evening and I hope this blog finds you all well. Indeed, the two ships were here and although docked at different areas of the city I am sure Copenhagen was very proud that both ships were here. I had planned on visiting and writing about the Eurodam today but time did not allow. Instead I hosted a plaque exchange ceremony during which I contemplated various forms of killing myself such was the boredom. These things usually take 30 minutes during which various city and port officials munch on chicken drumsticks and sip fruity cocktails with little umbrellas in them. Then the Captain says a few words, then I do, and then a few of the dignitaries tell us how wonderful it is to have the ship here and how there city and port is the best in the world and that Carnival should ignore every other destination and have the entire fleet call there.
Today however, it was a little different. I had introduced someone representing the Government of Denmark and I knew we were in trouble when he reached into his suit pocket and pulled out an entire trees worth of notes. His speech on its own would have taken 20 minutes but unfortunately Mr. Boringsven spoke bugger all English so he would stop after each paragraph to allow a colleague to translate what he had said.
We learned about the city, its pollution reduction rates, its crime figures and various facts about the rise in tourism compared to other Scandinavian countries …………it was while he was talking about the expansion of the pier facilities planned for 2010 that I wondered if it would be possible to kill myself by using the tooth pick that I had just eaten a shrimp from.
Forty minutes later he finished …………….I thanked him and was just about to move on when he asked for the microphone back and did another five minutes ………….It was all I could do not to use the toothpick on him.
So, instead of seeing the Eurodam and finding out why so many people have said that she is Holland Americas finest ever vessel I spent the day with Mr. Boringsven and his mates.
Meanwhile 1,600 people were on tour seeing Tivoli Gardens, The Little Mermaid and the Royal Palaces……….feedback from the guests has been very positive.
While I was being bored to a toothpick stabbing death at the plaque exchange ceremony Entertainment Staff James, Lauren and Jaime went on tour. Here are some of their photos.
Oh, and as requested some final photos of the naming ceremony.
I just realized that I have not told you what I have organized for Warnemunde, Germany tomorrow. Well, once the 1,200 people who are booked on our private trains to Berlin return to the vessel at 8 pm we will start our Bier Festival on the Lido Deck. I have hired a German Ommpah Band and a local beer company will be bringing on kegs of draught beer which guests will have the opportunity to drink from souvenir stein glasses….half-liter glasses no less. Then…it’s time to eat.
Here is the menu.
Beer Festival
Cold
German Potato Salad
Cole Slaw
Mustard Cured Tomatoes
Dill Pickle
Mixed Greens
Bretzel & Sour Dough Baguette
Broiled Salmon on Weinkraut With Juniper Berries
Black Forest Bratwurst
Pork Sausage, Grilled OnionsBavarian Leberkaese
German Meat Loaf, Fried EggsWeisswurst
German Veal & Pork Sausage , Pepper & MacePotato Pan Cakes
Sauerkraut
Desserts
Apple Struddle
Sour Cherry Struddle
Black Forest
German Chocolate Upside Down Cake
Apple Crumble Cake
Assorted Sweet Pizza’s
Sounds great and even if the weather is as miserable as it is at 7 pm when I write to you know we can close the roof and still enjoy a great party and a sausage or seven. I will take photos and maybe a video tomorrow as well.
The TV system is getting on my nerves now. I always promised that this blog would be one that shares the good the bad and the ugly with all of you. The interactive part is still behaving badly and the guys are working very hard to fix whatever it is that is broken.
I guess my point is that it worked brilliantly on Carnival Freedom and Carnival Liberty but we wanted a better system so we changed what worked……….and now it doesn’t. I am assured that the system will be repaired but I am bit frustrated at having to continually apologize to guests who can’t order movies or tours………….I will keep you informed.
I just returned from the Past Guest Party. We have 1,655 past guests this cruise so we are holding two parties in the main lounge. So, the winner of our invitation draw was Mr. Stanley Edward Rhodes………he won a dinner for two at the Supper Club. Stanley told us he was 92 and the last time he was in Germany was with the Infantry in World War II. Those simple words won him a standing ovation from 600 people and a hug from a lady who was seated near by. I couldn’t imagine a more deserving winner.
The guests are happy……….very happy ………..well………..most of them.
Guest: Ms ________ Ref: 002800988A Owner: (ZIMA) Amarins Zijnstra
Cabin: ______ Booking#: ________ Added-Changed: 07/14/08 – 07/15/08Ms _________ came to the desk saying that how disappointed she was with the prize she had won at the Game Show contest in the Spectacular Spectacular Lounge. Ms _______ said that she had won the game and her prize of a gold trophy and a bottle of champagne were not acceptable. Guest states that she won a quiz game on Princess ship and was given a t shirt, $100 in cash and a free massage in the spa. Guest wants to speak to Cruise Director about her complaint. Tasked to Cruise Director who will contact the guest.
Wow…………..$100 in cash for winning a trivia quiz. Now I am not saying that she is not telling the truth but it seems strange to me that Princess are giving cash prizes outside of bingo. Anyway, I spoke to the guest and apologized that the prizes are the same fleetwide however I did give her an extra prize of a Carnival Splendor book signed by the Captain. She was not impressed.
And, I guess in someway I don’t blame her. People’s expectations are much higher these days. Television game shows have offered us the chance to win $1 million in cash, and if Simon Bowell likes you enough you can win a recording contract worth a lot more, it’s hard to see what’s next for the genre.
I am trying to think what prize I’d most like to win. Certainly I would like to be allowed to be Leader of the Free World for a day …….and mummify Al Gore in duct tape.
But these pale into insignificance alongside the prize being offered by a Russian television station. It is looking for contestants to take part in a competition where the prize is seven days on board the International Space Station.
It’s understood that Channel One has paid the cash-strapped Russian space agency $20.5m for putting someone up there. And to find out who that someone is, the 16 finalists will be filmed around the clock at the Star City cosmonaut base near Moscow to see how they cope with the physical and mental demands of space flight.
I shouldn’t worry too much about that, though. John Glenn went into orbit again when he was 107, so being fit shouldn’t be a problem. According to the reports I’ve read, the only thing you need to take part in the competition is a good grasp of English — presumably to make sure that no French people make the grade.
The funny thing is, though, that all of us would like to have $1 million… But for some extraordinary reason, by no means all of us would like to go into space.
I have read books by astronauts that once you’ve been up there and seen the world from space, you can’t help but wonder what on earth the environmentalists are on about. From 50 miles out, apparently, the Earth looks healthy, a vibrant blue pearl .More than this, though, you wonder why on earth the human race has spent the past million years fighting itself. National boundaries, apparently, are invisible……and if that was possible…..that would be the prize I would most like to win.
Good Night
Your Friends
John and Heidi
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John, you had me laughing like a fool!! Wonderful blog!!!
Would you mind sending a Carnival corporate jet for me so I might participate in the onboard Oktoberfest that you’ve brewed up??? Sounds wonderful!!!
I’m thinking that if y’all are gonna pay $100 for the winner of trivia contests that I should give up my life of crime and start making a living on board Carnival vessels playing trivia!!!
You taped one of my life long wishes… space flight. I would give a certain left hand portion of m anatomy for a chance to spend any time in space…
Lastly, I wanted to share a little something with the Blogging family. In a short review on Cruise Critic of the Carnival Splendor a passenger from your recent three-day had this to say:
“I have to say that having cruised with P&O a few weeks before-Carnival would knock spots off them for the food,there was so much to eat that we could not get round to it all in 3 days(boo-hoo,I didn’t get to have a chili dog!)
As we spent our youth dancing to the Temptations/Four Tops etc it was a big buzz for us to have a Motown disco then into the theatre for the Motown show–we had a great time.The other shows were fabulous as well.
Another thing I thought was really fantastic was when we went to the Captains cocktail party on the last night we were told that if we did not want one of the free drinks that they were serving we could go to the bar and order whatever we liked!!!Cocktails for us ladies and beer for the fella’s–I have never been on a cruise where they did that!Thanks Carnival.
Loved the singing waiters and the mad decor and only wish we could have stayed longer.
To all who have booked to sail on Splendor,all I can say is—I’m jealous!!!!”
http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showpost.php?p=15408163&postcount=1
Very high praise, my friend and I’m sure that every bit of it is well deserved!! Congratulations!!!
Ciao!!
Host Mach
John, the festival you planned for tomorrow in Germany sounds wunderbar. Now that you’re back in normal cruise mode the tasks from the Purser’s office are always a hoot, just can’t make this stuff up, it’s a true highlight of your blog. I’m sure you’ll catch up with the Eurodam soon enough, thanks for the photos, the good, the bad and the ugly….keep it coming.
Cheers, Ray
John, the menu for the Beer Festival sounds great. Maybe on the Bloggers Cruise you can do the same thing with a Mexican beer company. But it would be hard to beat that German menu.
There goes your diet.
BIG ED
dude! the local news is the same worldwide i guess. and that lady didn’t know how valuable that solid gold plastic ship on a stick was, now did she? ha ha ha
smiles, bonnie and prince charlie
Hi John & Heidi,
Sounds like you have had a busy day. So sorry you didn’t get to visit the Eurodam. Hopefully you will be able to do that soon.
The pictures are great… all of them. Looking forward to seeing photos of Warnemunde and the Bier Festival.
Princess Barb & Carl
Yes, please do a video with all the german food etc. Sounds yummy! Can’t wait to see the Splendor in person, only 128 days till then! Linda
Hi John….
I am SO enjoying all your blogs. This all started for me because I have a special someone working on board so this brought me to your site but I am loving it. I have sailed Carnival 3 times now and look forward to more. I’d love to come on a ship you were on. Which ones do you usually go on ? Do you change ships often ? My parents have started cruising a lot this past year as well. We live in Texas. Keep the Video blogs coming .. I absolutely love them and happened to see my special someone the other day on your video and was more than happy and surprised !
Have a great day in Germany, Holly Vering
$100 for a trivia contest – I am in man.
Perhaps this contest could be one of the blogger’s cruise – a trivia contest regarding stories told on the blog, characters, etc. Think of that contest – probably would have 2.5M contestants (on a ship that carries 2,000 guests).
Hi John,
great idea for the beer feetival tomorrow. If that is successful you should try and make it for our cruise of the 6th August. By the way thanks for answering my request …….you really made my day and I realy loook forward to meeting you in person.
Its great following the cruises and adventures on your blog. Keep up the sterling work.
Cheers
Norman from sunny Malta
John, the Beer Festival sounds like such fun! Good idea.
And the 24 karat ship on a stick wasn’t enough for Mrs-I-Want-MORE? Shame, I would take it off her hands in a heartbeat.
Thanks for the photos and not getting yourself arrested for homocide – maybe you could have pleaded self-defense. Hugs to the hard-working Heidi and Stephanie.
Diane
“Ms _______ said that she had won the game and her prize of a gold trophy and a bottle of champagne were not acceptable.”
SHEESH!!!
I won TWO trivia games and I treasure my two ships-on-sticks and I didn’t even get champagne! She isn’t Mrs. I’m-on-the-wrong-cruise is she? What is it with these whiny people? Someone should dunk her in the spa’s hottub repeatedly until she realizes that the fun of playing the game is the real prize!
Hi John!!
I have missed the blog, being away is torture, and now I am happily caught up…
LOVING the pics and videos, please keep em both coming….use them freely to take a rest for yourself…thank you!!! I am focusing all thoughts on the TV system, to behave and stop aggravating our man John!!!
I am dreaming of the Dream…was back on Carnival’s site again today, for the 100th or so time…..and wishing the Splendor was in my immediate future….not to be, I must be patient!! I am closing in on my FIRST B2B in October on Destiny TYVM!!! So excited!!!
Love to you and Heidi, love to you Stephanie, and all who work so hard to give us this most wonderful blog thingy!! Safe journey home to our traveling blogger krewe!!!
Eva
Eva
Brilliant can’t wait for tomorrows blog.
John:
When I started to read about how you loved to watch the news, I thought you were going to say because they do it while undressing. Not sure which country in Europe does that, but it made the news over here in the States when they started.
I thought “man, he is going to be in the doghouse for that one!!”
Love the idea of the Beer Festival. Wish I was there. On the Victory last year, I discovered a beer in Canada that is delightful. It is called Rickards White Citrus. They serve it with an orange wedge.
Unfortunately, I have not found it outside of Canada. Guess I will just have to go on another cruise up there!!!
Linda (Mom of your friend DJ)
Hi John
Another funny blog. Thanks for the laugh. Sorry about the silly lady and her unhappiness. So do you think if I win a game on my next cruise, I could have a free cruise? Now that’s the ticket. A cruise for me and 20 of my closest friends. I hope all is going well for you guys. I’m so happy to be able to read my daily blog from you every day. Take care of yourselves.
Leasa
I am enjoying your blog very much. My sister, Pat Shaffer) my best friend is on the ship with you. I am reading your blogs daily so I can see where she is and what you are doing. We have cruised twice with Carnival and were to go again in Sept. but our daughter has Central Nervous System Lymphoma so we had to cancel. We love to cruise with Carnival and it is so enjoyable to look at the pictures on your blog. It brings back memories of being on the ship. Keep me informed of the trip. I will be checking everyday to read your blog. My sister just loves you and this is the second cruise that she has been on that you were the cruise director. Be safe and God bless!
In 2006 my family cruised on Princess. We won the game show ‘Family Fued’. Our prize was a tote bag. The lady did not win $100 in cash or anything from the spa. Cruiselines are to cheap for that! LOL. Keep writing John I enjoy reading your blog each day.
We’ve won our fair share of Princess trivia contests and I can tell you there’s no money involved unless you have a side bet with one of the other teams.
Generally speaking you get a voucher for a specific item in the gift shop. Luggage tags, coffee mugs, tote bags – the usual Princess logo items.
I think I’m going to have to find my way to the ship in time for the beer festival. While in Europe we always ask for the local beer, even in the smallest of towns. Add in the food and you’ve got me hooked…
Hey John,
. I agree with you that local news is equally bad everywhere. Makes us feel better about our idiots at home! The pictures were great, thanks. I look forward to your blog everyday.
don’t know what happened to my first reply…but whatever
Jan
What a cruise. First you have folks on the “wrong” cruise and now a 14 carat gold ship on a stick and a bottle of bubbly just isn’t enough. Be sure and bring a wad of $100.00 bills for the bloggers cruise!
Dear John the pictures look fabulous and how I wish I was there for the Beer Fest the menu sounds wunderbar.And I can swing a bad polka dance .I do mean very bad.Have a cold one for me. Best wishes Gary and Bug
Gee, and I’ve been trying hard my last 2 cruises (got 4 medals last cruise, but no ship!) to get one of those ship on a sticks…and she’s not happy with hers. No one got champagne for trivia on any cruise I’ve been on. I would have been ecstatic!! Wonderful blog…I can smell that sausage now….great idea for a party! Have a great voyage, GLoria
I can’t stop picturing you stabbing Mr. Longwind with a toothpick!!!!!
I also treasure my 2 solid gold ships on a stick!!!!
What is wrong with people today. If you handed someone a hundred dollar bill, they would probably be mad because they wanted 5 twentys instead!!!!!
John – that woman who said she won cash and a massage and whatever else on Princess was full of crap! Been there, done that and got a key chain or a pen! Hang tough, guys!
Now, if any cruise line WANTED to give me cash and massage for winning trivia, I would jump at it! LOL
John, I may have won $100 bills in the casino but they are all gone now but my ship on a stick is sitting right on the entertainment center in the living room for all to see.
BIG ED
Hi John…
I am so glad the cruise is going well ( for the most part). My parents have emailed me from the ship and said they are having a great time. Keep up the good work!!
Lisa
John, we won a trivia contest on Princess once and I think we got an umbrella or a mug. Very nice, actually. I think the $100 lady is related to the “wrong cruise” lady!
John,
My paper was late this morning…I want a Carnival to send me 2 tickets for a free cruise! Man, greed is ugly, in all forms. I am constantly amazed by some people’s sense of entitlement.
I won the Triva Contest when we cruised with you on the Triumph several years ago. You gave me a bottle of champaign and a trophy. My husband and I order orange juice the next morning from room service and we sat on our balcony drinking mimosas feeling like the luckiest couple in the world. I still have the trophy…I tell people it is proof I possess a wealth of useless information.
Thank you for wonderful memories and many laughs.
Good evening my friend Mr. Heald. Are you feeling back like your ownself as a cruise director? You really sound like it as your blog shows. I don’t understand that lady who complained regarding the gifts of gold trophy and a bottle of champagne after she won. I would have enjoyed these two fantastic gifts if they were given to me. Once again, you have to put up with jerks. Oh well, there are always some on every cruise I guess. My congratulation for your videos. They have been great. Ciao.
Paul F. Pietrangelo
John can’t wait till july 21 we will be in rome for 2 days first so it’s only 2 more days before our vacation starts can’t wait to get there on the Freedom and then celebrate our 25th Anniversary and to cruise with you again will be great as we did with you on the Glory for our 20th Anniversary hope to see you on the grand ship
The last prize I won on Princess for team trivia we got a Princess Umbrella–no cash! I must have been on the wrong ship!
Love the description of your suicide attempt…
I love the bier festival atmosphere! I hope you keep it up till August 30th!
John
John,
Copenhagen is one of my favorite cities! I love Tivoli, the Little Mermaid… everything. And it’s such a walkable city. (I wonder if all Danes are so talkative…
I guess that’s where I get it!!!)
Prizes for contests??? WOW!! I’m just panting wanting to win a ship on a stick!! And a neck medallion… The champagne would top it off… I have missed it by “just this much” in many contests… and the anticipation is killing me!!!
And a Bier Festival!! Ommpah… food!! I’m mad I’m not there!!! I NEED a SPLENDOR cruise!! Is this an every cruise activity???
Best Regards… you keep me smiling!!!
Lambie
Hi John, i love reading your blog everyday. You make me laugh. I cant wait until september 23 for my Splendor cruise.
Jeez, I worked my butt off last week to win a Splendor Inaugaral PSOAS, which I would have been more then happy with. It was not to be however.
On the other hand the Casino was good to me.
Hi John & Heidi,
Well, I don’t know about that woman, but I treasure my 3 different ships-on-a-stick. I’ll take hers if she doesn’t want it. And I just asked a friend of mine who has cruised Princess and she says she has never seen them give money away for a trivia contest. Did you check, is she friends with that woman who was on the wrong cruise?
That beer fest menu sounds wonderful – very filling and much better than the usual Mexican deck buffet, which I’m not that crazy about (except for the Margaritas!).
I love the photos of Copenhagen. That and Amsterdam are probably the only places I would like to see in Europe. I would like to experience an Ice Bar though. We have them in the States, and I know NCL will have one on their new ship (but they charge just to get in), but I think it would really be a treat to have one in the Hot Caribbean if the ice doesn’t melt too fast.
I guess I figured out why Grand Turk was substituted for Tortola on the Miracle’s cruises – the new Flow-Rider. And, no offense, but the last time I was in Tortola & took a shore excursion to a beach, we only had 45 minutes on the beach. Not enough time.
Hope to read more blog thingy soon,
Carol
How I wish to be there for your “Octoberfest”! I hope you had a great time and I expect pics soon
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I doubt that Princess gives out $100 for winning. Didn’t that lady know ahead of time what is the price for winning? Oh well, some people just try anything for free stuff. Like your yesterday’s free cruise lady. *I’m shaking head in disbelieve*
John, we treasure our several SOAS prizes from the Glory with Marlys as the social host for Sports Trivia. My husband gets all the credit, except every once in a while Marlys asked something I could actually answer and contribute to the team. You are so kind to give these whiners something extra instead of a big smile and a promise to mention them in the blog thingy. Keep saving up these stories for us. And get yourself drop-shipped to the Glory for the 9/13 sailing, would love to see you.
John – I want to join the German Festival. That sound wonderful. Please do take a video of this event.
Enjoy!
John:
I can’t wait to see you again on the Splendor on 8/30/08. We are are group of 12 that met up on the Freedom last year and are repeat customers. Of course it’s not the cruise line it’s you that we like. Anyhow, do you have an email? I wanted to send you one of the cabin signs I am making for our group, Some of us have the whole aft deck, ours is 7447 almost the same as last year. Anyhow, you do a great job as you know and I remember you from the Liberty in the Med also.
Thanks,
Linda from Texas
John,
Why did the cigar lounge change on Glory? The Ivory Club was great and was large enough to stay pretty non-smokey! I have heard it’s in On the Green now. We need to change it back! What can we do?
Has anyone else noticed that John appears to be losing weight?
Hey I hope you continue with the German- fest theme for the Aug 6th cruise. Beer and brats……yummie!
How has the weather been? We have our rain gear packed but hope we don’t need it.
20 more days….but who’s counting!!!!!!!!
HI John/Heidi:
Great blog today. I’ve heard about this Russian show. I bet that it does very well once it gets on the air.
Once again, i think its very difficult to appease every passenger but of course you knew people would be upset when you give them “free” prizes.
Good luck with all the plaque ceremonies. I know you’re ready for all of that to end.
Thanks for posting those pictures. Looking forward to seeing more.
Take care,
David
Hi John, One of my proudest possessions is my solid gold plastic ship on a stick that I earned the time you chose me out of the audience on the Freedoms European cruise we were on. I will never forget the look on your face when I said my name and you realized you had picked a blogger to play in the Welcome Show game. My ship is in my computer room. Every time I see it I smile. Dave is jealous because he doesn’t have one.
)
Jo Myerly
John,
Would love to join all of you at the German Festival sounds fantastic!! Also i would love to get one of those GOLD SHIPS. Wasn’t lucky enough to get one when I sailed but it would have been an Honor.
Keep up the good work, great pictures and videos.
Thanks for your blog certainly brightens my days!!
Bless all of you!
Kathy
John, you made my husband’s day with your report of a Beer Festival on the Lido deck in Germany. He had just been on our computer checking out Warnemunde and now you say we don’t really even have to leave the ship!! We’ll be on board 9 days from today! I will never complain about any prize I might win..I’ve already won the grand prize a cruise on the Splendor!!
See you next week!
Deb
Well it’s 10:20 PM here on the lovely Carnival Splendor and the Bier fest was a blast! Thanks John. I have to say I was deeply moved by my trip to Berlin…this cruise just keeps getting better and better. Don’t let the whiners get to you John..just keep doing what your doing.
Hey John,
I was thinkning about what I would like to win on a cruise contest, for me it would be Dinner at the Captains table or at least maybe an hour to talk shop with him. ( ask about things like hao the ship handles etc.) Being a Captain my self I have always wanted to sit and talk about those things. While I operate much smaller vessels its interesting to find out about the intricisies of handling a ship of that size.
Capt Bill
Hi John
I tavelled with Seabourn in 2001and my husband and I won the trivia contest and guess what we won…….a mousemat!!!
Cheers
Julie
AAAAHHHHHH! I’m so JEALOUS! The Bier Festival sounds wünderbar! It’s been almost… 16! years since I’ve had authentic Deutsch food, and let me tell you that menu has my mouth watering! Give me a stein of hefeweizen with all that and I’m “zer güt.”
Sorry you didn’t get to go to the Eurodam this time. Maybe on one of the following Northern Europe itineraries, since you won’t have the dreaded plaque ceremonies?
Thsi is to HOLLY……by the way, i was in Genova too……end of April 2008….i lived with Splendor safety officer….do you know him?