Comments on: Horsing Around with Captain Rude and Brent Timberlake http://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/09/03/horsing-around-with-captain-rude-and-brent-timberlake/ The official blog of Carnival Cruise Line's Sr. cruise director, John Heald Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:46:08 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: susan http://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/09/03/horsing-around-with-captain-rude-and-brent-timberlake/#comment-42624 susan Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:52:50 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=5439#comment-42624 John, just an update, our wishes on the hurricane zapper must have worked, Ike will bypass the ports, daughter gets married in the morning and most of all,,THE SHIP SAILS 9/7/08..LET THE FUN BEGIN. thanks so much. susan : mother of the bride. ps,,to bad she's not sailing with your fine crew , maybe on their anniversary. John, just an update, our wishes on the hurricane zapper must have worked, Ike will bypass the ports, daughter gets married in the morning and most of all,,THE SHIP SAILS 9/7/08..LET THE FUN BEGIN. thanks so much. susan : mother of the bride. ps,,to bad she’s not sailing with your fine crew , maybe on their anniversary.

]]> By: Jim & Mary http://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/09/03/horsing-around-with-captain-rude-and-brent-timberlake/#comment-42544 Jim & Mary Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:46:00 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=5439#comment-42544 John, What patience! I travel on Delta almost twice a week and can honestly say I never met a rude crewmember. Although their service of peanuts is a joke I understand their dilemma. As such I understand Carnival's dilemma in dealing with that 1%. As others have said let's focus in on the 99% of us that respect the crew and simply enjoy the time we have on this earth. Keep on picking those great destinations so that we all might enjoy the earth we live on. Thanks for a great Blog and say hello to Sue and Robert. Jim Jim John, What patience! I travel on Delta almost twice a week and can honestly say I never met a rude crewmember. Although their service of peanuts is a joke I understand their dilemma. As such I understand Carnival’s dilemma in dealing with that 1%. As others have said let’s focus in on the 99% of us that respect the crew and simply enjoy the time we have on this earth. Keep on picking those great destinations so that we all might enjoy the earth we live on.

Thanks for a great Blog and say hello to Sue and Robert.

Jim

Jim

]]> By: susan http://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/09/03/horsing-around-with-captain-rude-and-brent-timberlake/#comment-42531 susan Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:57:19 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=5439#comment-42531 Love your blog, sorry for the cruisers that no matter what you do for them, they will be miserable. I have a question, my daughter is due to sail her honeymoon cruise 9/7 from port canaveral to bahamas and mean old ike is brewing. the one and only update on carnival has not updated since 1230pm today (9/4) , will there be more frequent updates posted. Just concerened as if we choose to reschedule flights for family, it will have to be done by sat. am. we understand only the hurricane and God know what the true tract is, just hoping for some word from carnival as to whether or not the ship will cruise to another location , or cruise at all. wouldn't it be great to have a hurricane zapper on every ship. thanks so much. Love your blog, sorry for the cruisers that no matter what you do for them, they will be miserable.
I have a question, my daughter is due to sail her honeymoon cruise 9/7 from port canaveral to bahamas and mean old ike is brewing. the one and only update on carnival has not updated since 1230pm today (9/4) , will there be more frequent updates posted. Just concerened as if we choose to reschedule flights for family, it will have to be done by sat. am. we understand only the hurricane and God know what the true tract is, just hoping for some word from carnival as to whether or not the ship will cruise to another location , or cruise at all. wouldn’t it be great to have a hurricane zapper on every ship. thanks so much.

]]> By: Eva http://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/09/03/horsing-around-with-captain-rude-and-brent-timberlake/#comment-42504 Eva Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:57:07 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=5439#comment-42504 Hi John, poor dear, Mr CrazyHorse and Mr RudeANDshort all in one day!! I need to take a moment and just say how much I admire all the Pursor's Desk staff and how well they do not to swing, or laugh out loud, at some of the "guests" they are forced to deal with. How on earch they manage those straight polite faces is beyond me!! Loved meeting Brent, what a cutie! I am hoping you interview the new CD for Destiny before I get on board on Oct 30 <>:> Only eight weeks away now WOOO HOO!!! Berlin looks magnificent, love the pics!! We are all watching the storms and continuing prayers for all who are dealing with them. Big Hug to Nanni, you are wonderful!!! Love you all, Floatie Hi John, poor dear, Mr CrazyHorse and Mr RudeANDshort all in one day!! I need to take a moment and just say how much I admire all the Pursor’s Desk staff and how well they do not to swing, or laugh out loud, at some of the “guests” they are forced to deal with. How on earch they manage those straight polite faces is beyond me!!

Loved meeting Brent, what a cutie! I am hoping you interview the new CD for Destiny before I get on board on Oct 30 <>:> Only eight weeks away now WOOO HOO!!!

Berlin looks magnificent, love the pics!!

We are all watching the storms and continuing prayers for all who are dealing with them.
Big Hug to Nanni, you are wonderful!!!
Love you all,
Floatie

]]> By: dwa76 http://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/09/03/horsing-around-with-captain-rude-and-brent-timberlake/#comment-42502 dwa76 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:00:25 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=5439#comment-42502 Hi John/Heidi: Maybe you can just pick up the cost of my next vacation? That would make me really happy and not so rude. Just kidding. Amazing what some people try to get away with. I enjoyed Brent's interview and it appears that he loves doing what he does. I can't imagine seeing someone eat the fake fruit/veggies. That would have been a great scene. Thanks for another great blog today and stay warm! Take care, David Hi John/Heidi:
Maybe you can just pick up the cost of my next vacation? That would make me really happy and not so rude. Just kidding.
Amazing what some people try to get away with.
I enjoyed Brent’s interview and it appears that he loves doing what he does. I can’t imagine seeing someone eat the fake fruit/veggies. That would have been a great scene.
Thanks for another great blog today and stay warm!
Take care,
David

]]> By: Catmama044 http://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/09/03/horsing-around-with-captain-rude-and-brent-timberlake/#comment-42500 Catmama044 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:02:26 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=5439#comment-42500 Why would anyone expect to see a horse on a horse and carriage tour? Hmmmm.....let me see. I agree with Nanni, I would not have served Mr. Rude. The "Little Man Syndrome" is alive and well with Mr. Rude expecting everyone to "owe" him. Oh, and Nanni, sending you big hugs. John, keep your chin up. You are marvelous, darling!!!! Tootles, Lori Why would anyone expect to see a horse on a horse and carriage tour? Hmmmm…..let me see. I agree with Nanni, I would not have served Mr. Rude. The “Little Man Syndrome” is alive and well with Mr. Rude expecting everyone to “owe” him. Oh, and Nanni, sending you big hugs. John, keep your chin up. You are marvelous, darling!!!!

Tootles,
Lori

]]> By: Melissa Jurgensen http://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/09/03/horsing-around-with-captain-rude-and-brent-timberlake/#comment-42499 Melissa Jurgensen Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:36:42 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=5439#comment-42499 I will be happy for you when Captain Rude is off the Splendor! Hope he doesn't stay on through my cruise on 9/11 on the ship. Anyway, I am a published author and I would never, ever get on any of the ships and demand special attention because of it! Never have and never will. See you in a week, John!! Melissa PS: If I take my mother on the Northern European cruise sometime, we would love to do the Warnemunde carriage tour! I will be happy for you when Captain Rude is off the Splendor! Hope he doesn’t stay on through my cruise on 9/11 on the ship.

Anyway, I am a published author and I would never, ever get on any of the ships and demand special attention because of it! Never have and never will.

See you in a week, John!!

Melissa

PS: If I take my mother on the Northern European cruise sometime, we would love to do the Warnemunde carriage tour!

]]> By: Mark http://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/09/03/horsing-around-with-captain-rude-and-brent-timberlake/#comment-42497 Mark Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:29:13 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=5439#comment-42497 Sooooo...... What DID you have for lunch? Sooooo……

What DID you have for lunch?

]]> By: prefdavid http://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/09/03/horsing-around-with-captain-rude-and-brent-timberlake/#comment-42495 prefdavid Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:38:51 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=5439#comment-42495 Hi John Maybe you could relay this to Captain Rude!! Pilot Humor During taxi, the crew of a US AIR departure flight to Ft. Lauderdale made a wrong turn and came nose to nose with a United 727. The irate ground controller (a female) screamed, "US Air 2771, where are you going? I told you to turn right on "Charlie" taxiway; you turned right on "Delta. Stop right there! I know it's difficult to tell the difference between C's & D's, but get it right!" Continuing her tongue lashing to the embarrassed crew, she was now shouting hysterically, "God, you've screwed everything up; it'll take forever to sort this out. You stay right there and don't move until I tell you to! Then, I want you to go exactly where I tell you, when I tell you, and how I tell you. You got that, US Air 2771?" The humbled crew responded, "Yes, Ma'am." The ground control frequency went terribly silent; no one wanted to engage the irate ground controller in her current state. Tension in every cockpit at Ft. Lauderdale Airport was running high. Then, an unknown male pilot broke the silence, asking, "Controller, wasn't I married to you once?" Hi John

Maybe you could relay this to Captain Rude!!

Pilot Humor

During taxi, the crew of a US AIR departure flight to Ft. Lauderdale made a wrong turn and came nose to nose with a United 727.
The irate ground controller (a female) screamed, “US Air 2771, where are you going? I told you to turn right on “Charlie” taxiway; you turned right on “Delta. Stop right there! I know it’s difficult to tell the difference between C’s & D’s, but get it right!”
Continuing her tongue lashing to the embarrassed crew, she was now shouting hysterically, “God, you’ve screwed everything up; it’ll take forever to sort this out. You stay right there and don’t move until I tell you to! Then, I want you to go exactly where I tell you, when I tell you, and how I tell you. You got that, US Air 2771?”
The humbled crew responded, “Yes, Ma’am.”
The ground control frequency went terribly silent; no one wanted to engage the irate ground controller in her current state.
Tension in every cockpit at Ft. Lauderdale Airport was running high.
Then, an unknown male pilot broke the silence, asking, “Controller, wasn’t I married to you once?”

]]> By: cruisin'lovebirds http://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/09/03/horsing-around-with-captain-rude-and-brent-timberlake/#comment-42494 cruisin'lovebirds Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:34:16 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=5439#comment-42494 John, thank you for the pictures posted. The ports are beautiful! Hoping Candice is happy on the cruise, passport in hand now. I know you are making the voyage special. John, thank you for the pictures posted. The ports are beautiful! Hoping Candice is happy on the cruise, passport in hand now. I know you are making the voyage special.

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