Comments on: From Russia With a Little Love But Lots of Rules and Regulations as Well http://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/07/18/from-russia-with-a-little-love-bot-lots-of-rules-and-regulations-as-well/ Wed, 23 May 2012 11:16:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Andy Costantinohttp://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/07/18/from-russia-with-a-little-love-bot-lots-of-rules-and-regulations-as-well/#comment-21381 Andy Costantino Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:12:06 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=4226#comment-21381 Will be joining you on th eSplendor on 06Aug. Have cruised many, many times on Carnival - Platinum cruisers, and this will be my 4th Carnival cruise this year. One of the things I love on Carnivla is th ewillingness to accomodate smokers as well as nonsmokers. I enjoy havign places ot smoke and am always go to those when smoking. please do nto tak eaway those areas. There are plenty of other areas for nonsmokers. A Cigar Bar by virtue of it sname should allow smoking. If w eever truly ban smoking in all inside areas, we should also ban cheap perfume and body odour which is much more offensive and pervasive. Will be joining you on th eSplendor on 06Aug. Have cruised many, many times on Carnival – Platinum cruisers, and this will be my 4th Carnival cruise this year.
One of the things I love on Carnivla is th ewillingness to accomodate smokers as well as nonsmokers. I enjoy havign places ot smoke and am always go to those when smoking.
please do nto tak eaway those areas. There are plenty of other areas for nonsmokers. A Cigar Bar by virtue of it sname should allow smoking.
If w eever truly ban smoking in all inside areas, we should also ban cheap perfume and body odour which is much more offensive and pervasive.

]]> By: InMN253http://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/07/18/from-russia-with-a-little-love-bot-lots-of-rules-and-regulations-as-well/#comment-21380 InMN253 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:34:19 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=4226#comment-21380 John,Having a cigar while listening to jazz was one of the things that made my husband fall in love with cruising. We're booked on Glory next May. Our daughter is getting married on board, so we can't very easily change to a different ship. I'm really not looking forward to telling my husband about the change in the cigar bar. It's the kind of thing that would make him decide to stop cruising. I hope the decision will be reversed. Is there someone in particular in Miami that I can email directly?Pat InMN253 John,

Having a cigar while listening to jazz was one of the things that made my husband fall in love with cruising. We’re booked on Glory next May. Our daughter is getting married on board, so we can’t very easily change to a different ship. I’m really not looking forward to telling my husband about the change in the cigar bar. It’s the kind of thing that would make him decide to stop cruising. I hope the decision will be reversed. Is there someone in particular in Miami that I can email directly?

Pat
InMN253

]]> By: DMW13http://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/07/18/from-russia-with-a-little-love-bot-lots-of-rules-and-regulations-as-well/#comment-21379 DMW13 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:38:04 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=4226#comment-21379 In regards to the cigar bar. I think people forget that we all have to compromise on these things. So you don't like the smell of smoke then avoid those areas. Smokers can't hang out and enjoy certain areas if they would like to smoke so they have to make that choice. I might be allergic or don't like the smell of your perfume but I still have to deal with it at dinner. I don't like to be around children but you have a right to bring them on the cruise.Basically the cigar bar should stay the way it is. In regards to the cigar bar. I think people forget that we all have to compromise on these things. So you don’t like the smell of smoke then avoid those areas. Smokers can’t hang out and enjoy certain areas if they would like to smoke so they have to make that choice. I might be allergic or don’t like the smell of your perfume but I still have to deal with it at dinner. I don’t like to be around children but you have a right to bring them on the cruise.

Basically the cigar bar should stay the way it is.

]]> By: Mary & Larryhttp://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/07/18/from-russia-with-a-little-love-bot-lots-of-rules-and-regulations-as-well/#comment-21378 Mary & Larry Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:32:41 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=4226#comment-21378 John, Would it help if we had copies of our Passports all ready to go? Please reply........ John,
Would it help if we had copies of our Passports all ready to go? Please reply……..

]]> By: Ed & Barb Saarihttp://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/07/18/from-russia-with-a-little-love-bot-lots-of-rules-and-regulations-as-well/#comment-21377 Ed & Barb Saari Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:35:52 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=4226#comment-21377 Hi John - Please pass on to Gareth Millar that we are glad to see he is also on the ship and running the Casino. We will be sailing with you on August 30 - we can't wait. Hi John – Please pass on to Gareth Millar that we are glad to see he is also on the ship and running the Casino. We will be sailing with you on August 30 – we can’t wait.

]]> By: dwa76http://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/07/18/from-russia-with-a-little-love-bot-lots-of-rules-and-regulations-as-well/#comment-21376 dwa76 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:53:55 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=4226#comment-21376 Hi John/Heidi: Nice hearing from you and a great old-time blog just like the past. Looking forward to seeing Q&A responses in the near future as well. I think as long as there is a place to enjoy a cigar, then its a good compromise. Great interview with the casino manager. Nice pictures as well. Looks very pretty. Thanks for posting and keep in touch. Hope the diet is ok :) David Hi John/Heidi:
Nice hearing from you and a great old-time blog just like the past. Looking forward to seeing Q&A responses in the near future as well.
I think as long as there is a place to enjoy a cigar, then its a good compromise.
Great interview with the casino manager.
Nice pictures as well. Looks very pretty.
Thanks for posting and keep in touch.
Hope the diet is ok :)
David

]]> By: BigMikehttp://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/07/18/from-russia-with-a-little-love-bot-lots-of-rules-and-regulations-as-well/#comment-21375 BigMike Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:49:35 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=4226#comment-21375 John, I would like to make a comment that the letter about the open safe reminded me of. I think it is amazing when I leave for dinner and I come back and the cabin has been cleaned. With that I think Carnival needs to do away with the "sign here saying that you met me" thing that they have all of the cabin stewards do. They do a good enough job where they should not have to be bothered with this seemingly unnecessary step. My two cents, _BigMike Blog Security John,
I would like to make a comment that the letter about the open safe reminded me of. I think it is amazing when I leave for dinner and I come back and the cabin has been cleaned. With that I think Carnival needs to do away with the “sign here saying that you met me” thing that they have all of the cabin stewards do. They do a good enough job where they should not have to be bothered with this seemingly unnecessary step.
My two cents,
_BigMike
Blog Security

]]> By: monicahttp://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/07/18/from-russia-with-a-little-love-bot-lots-of-rules-and-regulations-as-well/#comment-21374 monica Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:32:17 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=4226#comment-21374 I haven't read in awhile and am catching up tonight. Having sailed on the Glory three times, I am glad that their is no longer smoking in the area that I walked through to get to the internet cafe. I got online daily during all 3 of my cruises and am not a smoker. I didn't like going through there and then smelling like smoke myself. I liked the very first comment about a walkway of some sort through the area. I wouldn't think it would be too complicated to make a walkway along that back wall that leads to the internet cafe. It's a huge room down there anyway. Surely a compromise can be made for all?! I haven’t read in awhile and am catching up tonight. Having sailed on the Glory three times, I am glad that their is no longer smoking in the area that I walked through to get to the internet cafe. I got online daily during all 3 of my cruises and am not a smoker. I didn’t like going through there and then smelling like smoke myself. I liked the very first comment about a walkway of some sort through the area. I wouldn’t think it would be too complicated to make a walkway along that back wall that leads to the internet cafe. It’s a huge room down there anyway. Surely a compromise can be made for all?!

]]> By: Markhttp://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/07/18/from-russia-with-a-little-love-bot-lots-of-rules-and-regulations-as-well/#comment-21373 Mark Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:28:34 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=4226#comment-21373 I may create some contention here……….as far as the loss of a Cigar bar ....not so much of a loss in my humble opinion.I like listening to some sultry jazz now and then ….ok….more often than that……and doing so sans the fog…smog…toxic choking cloud… from el fogey stogy makes it more enjoyable….Perhaps putting a cigar bar up around the tail fin exhaust ports would be a more fitting locale…..oh I am kidding ……(a little bit anyway) I may create some contention here……….as far as the loss of a Cigar bar ….not so much of a loss in my humble opinion.

I like listening to some sultry jazz now and then ….ok….more often than that……and doing so sans the fog…smog…toxic choking cloud… from el fogey stogy makes it more enjoyable….

Perhaps putting a cigar bar up around the tail fin exhaust ports would be a more fitting locale…..oh I am kidding ……(a little bit anyway)

]]> By: Markhttp://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/07/18/from-russia-with-a-little-love-bot-lots-of-rules-and-regulations-as-well/#comment-21372 Mark Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:18:31 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=4226#comment-21372 Seriously I don’t think that a cruise director should have to apologize for all of the social injustices and or human travesties that have occurred since the dawn of time. Should have told your angered guest that it was a Dutch Beer Fest….. Heineken anyone?el Flying Dutchman Seriously I don’t think that a cruise director should have to apologize for all of the social injustices and or human travesties that have occurred since the dawn of time. Should have told your angered guest that it was a Dutch Beer Fest….. Heineken anyone?

el Flying Dutchman

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