Comments on: Rock the Boat http://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/09/17/rock-the-boat/ Wed, 23 May 2012 11:16:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Bill Chandlerhttp://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/09/17/rock-the-boat/#comment-24458 Bill Chandler Wed, 10 Dec 2008 03:15:19 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=5870#comment-24458 you were our first cruse director on our first cruse. Just finished our seventh with Ralph on the conquest,his imitation of dolly parton was to funny. but your style and performance is yet to be matched. keep the hummer you were our first cruse director on our first cruse. Just finished our seventh with
Ralph on the conquest,his imitation of dolly parton was to funny. but your style
and performance is yet to be matched.
keep the hummer

]]> By: Joehttp://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/09/17/rock-the-boat/#comment-24457 Joe Sat, 20 Sep 2008 18:10:10 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=5870#comment-24457 John, Thank you for the blog thingy. I've enjoyed reading it since I returned from my cruise with you and the Splendor back in August. My partner and I cruised on the July 25 Baltic cruise and had an absolutely wonderful time. I just wanted to reply to the letter Ryan wrote on your current cruise. My partner and I cruised on Splendor with 3000 other people and never a once saw posted "Friends of Dorothy" get togethers in the Carnival Capers. With that being said, we never had any problems meeting other gay men or lesbians cruising on our ship. We all ended up dining together and meeting up in the evenings for shows or dancing. Any gay man worth his weight in pink feathers can pick out another gay couple from at least 100 ft away. I found it refreshing to have dinner every other nite with the ladies at our table. Having the FOD posted in the Capers is a nice thing to do, but not always necessary. Again, thanks for your posts and all the laughter. Cheers. Joe John,
Thank you for the blog thingy. I’ve enjoyed reading it since I returned from my cruise with you and the Splendor back in August. My partner and I cruised on the July 25 Baltic cruise and had an absolutely wonderful time. I just wanted to reply to the letter Ryan wrote on your current cruise.
My partner and I cruised on Splendor with 3000 other people and never a once saw posted “Friends of Dorothy” get togethers in the Carnival Capers. With that being said, we never had any problems meeting other gay men or lesbians cruising on our ship. We all ended up dining together and meeting up in the evenings for shows or dancing. Any gay man worth his weight in pink feathers can pick out another gay couple from at least 100 ft away. I found it refreshing to have dinner every other nite with the ladies at our table. Having the FOD posted in the Capers is a nice thing to do, but not always necessary.
Again, thanks for your posts and all the laughter.
Cheers.
Joe

]]> By: Helenhttp://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/09/17/rock-the-boat/#comment-24456 Helen Fri, 19 Sep 2008 04:44:36 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=5870#comment-24456 Hi John, My job deals with the same kind of people that you do and it can be so frustating but I just laught it off in the parking lot with my co nurses before going home, other wise it will drive you bonkers.I have a lot of sympathy for you and I hope you will continue to express your frustrations in the blog thingy as you call it coz most of it seems unreal but hilarious. Hi John,
My job deals with the same kind of people that you
do and it can be so frustating but I just laught it off in the parking lot with my co nurses before going home, other wise it will drive you bonkers.I have a lot of sympathy for you and I hope you will continue to express your frustrations in the blog thingy as you call it coz most of it seems unreal but hilarious.

]]> By: janhttp://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/09/17/rock-the-boat/#comment-24455 jan Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:37:43 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=5870#comment-24455 Thank God for the lovely Chinese couple who made up for goofy-bingo-lady and nutty-dinner-man! Thank God for the lovely Chinese couple who made up for goofy-bingo-lady and nutty-dinner-man!

]]> By: dwa76http://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/09/17/rock-the-boat/#comment-24454 dwa76 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:16:06 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=5870#comment-24454 Hi John/Heidi: Quite an accomplishment for Cunard and a congrats are in order. Great pics today and i really enjoyed the story about the couple from Hong Kong. That's a great story about Mrs. Bingo. Seems like its another type of person every week for you. Hope all is well. Thanks for posting! David Hi John/Heidi:
Quite an accomplishment for Cunard and a congrats are in order.
Great pics today and i really enjoyed the story about the couple from Hong Kong.
That’s a great story about Mrs. Bingo. Seems like its another type of person every week for you.
Hope all is well.
Thanks for posting!
David

]]> By: mjbearithttp://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/09/17/rock-the-boat/#comment-24453 mjbearit Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:23:58 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=5870#comment-24453 Okay John, now that little interaction with the Bingo-brat was hysterical! First of all, in Bingo, the game is over when someone wins...ergo, SOMEONE WINS! But then to be happy as you treated her to another round of, what for her, is obviously a torturous pastime, well that is truly justice! And what is better is that she was happy about getting a free card to a game where"nobody wins"! So tell the truth John, don't the wind-up of some of these irritating confrontations make you chuckle?! I would have headed straight for a closed door so I could laugh out loud! Just imagine that stupid vacant, smiling look as she clutches that free card in her gnarled claws, quickly followed by a startled look as the lady next to her yells "BINGO!", and the smile slowly fades and the spittle starts to fly as she bitterly shreeks to herself "Noooooooo! Not again!". hehehe Okay, yeah, it has been one of those weeks! Truly I was imagining one of my own clients, but heck, they're all alike! Chin up John, it's only life! No reason to take it too seriously! Mike Okay John, now that little interaction with the Bingo-brat was hysterical! First of all, in Bingo, the game is over when someone wins…ergo, SOMEONE WINS! But then to be happy as you treated her to another round of, what for her, is obviously a torturous pastime, well that is truly justice! And what is better is that she was happy about getting a free card to a game where”nobody wins”! So tell the truth John, don’t the wind-up of some of these irritating confrontations make you chuckle?! I would have headed straight for a closed door so I could laugh out loud! Just imagine that stupid vacant, smiling look as she clutches that free card in her gnarled claws, quickly followed by a startled look as the lady next to her yells “BINGO!”, and the smile slowly fades and the spittle starts to fly as she bitterly shreeks to herself “Noooooooo! Not again!”. hehehe Okay, yeah, it has been one of those weeks! Truly I was imagining one of my own clients, but heck, they’re all alike! Chin up John, it’s only life! No reason to take it too seriously!
Mike

]]> By: valeriehttp://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/09/17/rock-the-boat/#comment-24452 valerie Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:42:55 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=5870#comment-24452 Hi John. Your blog is brilliant, the humour so British. Love it. Mrs. Bingo should have been there when I won the big jackpot on the inaugural cruise of the Freedom from Venice. It is paying for another cruise on Carnival in November. Keep up the good work you are doing. Love to Heidi. I read all the good bits of the blog to my husband every day. Keeps us both laughing in our retirement. I cannot believe that some people are so rude and beligerent to you and the staff. They need to get a LIFE. Some people will never be happy however hard you try. Thanks again. Val. in Ontario,Canada Hi John. Your blog is brilliant, the humour so British. Love it. Mrs. Bingo should have been there when I won the big jackpot on the inaugural cruise of the Freedom from Venice. It is paying for another cruise on Carnival in November.
Keep up the good work you are doing. Love to Heidi.
I read all the good bits of the blog to my husband every day. Keeps us both laughing in our retirement. I cannot believe that some people are so rude and beligerent to you and the staff. They need to get a LIFE. Some people will never be happy however hard you try.
Thanks again.
Val. in Ontario,Canada

]]> By: Michael Drewhttp://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/09/17/rock-the-boat/#comment-24451 Michael Drew Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:47:50 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=5870#comment-24451 John,I honestly don't know how you do it! You are such a great Cruise Director. You try so hard to please everyone but bottom line is ---you can't! I loved your comment about the shower curtain. You have such a great sense of humor. Thanks for the laughs. We sail on the Destiny in just three days! We are so excited.Mike & Lori John,

I honestly don’t know how you do it! You are such a great Cruise Director. You try so hard to please everyone but bottom line is —you can’t! I loved your comment about the shower curtain. You have such a great sense of humor. Thanks for the laughs. We sail on the Destiny in just three days! We are so excited.

Mike & Lori

]]> By: Stacy from Floridahttp://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/09/17/rock-the-boat/#comment-24450 Stacy from Florida Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:07:13 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=5870#comment-24450 Hi John, There are some people who would not be happy in the Garden of Eden (AND A CRUISE SHIP IS CLOSE!) About the bingo queen... On a Holland America cruise a few years back my husband & I played the three games one day. I won the first game and he won the next two ! He was booed as he collected his second jackpot. But the crowd was laughing and willing to return to see if they could get as lucky. See ya for the Transatlantic (and Gibraltar). Stacy & Jack Hi John,
There are some people who would not be happy in the Garden of Eden (AND A CRUISE SHIP IS CLOSE!)
About the bingo queen… On a Holland America cruise a few years back my husband & I played the three games one day. I won the first game and he won the next two ! He was booed as he collected his second jackpot. But the crowd was laughing and willing to return to see if they could get as lucky.
See ya for the Transatlantic (and Gibraltar).
Stacy & Jack

]]> By: CaravanParkManagerhttp://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/09/17/rock-the-boat/#comment-24449 CaravanParkManager Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:40:10 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=5870#comment-24449 It's terrible, isn't it.If only Gibraltar could be moved to just outside the river entrance to Lisbon, it would be much nicer to see at sailaway.I suggest you get several of the ship's crew to purloin a couple of tenders and a tow-rope, to put this right immediately.Until then, the ship should sail backwards at reduced speed to pass Gibraltar at 10am tomorrow morning. I'm sure that the guests who miss tours in the now-cancelled Malaga call will understand.As for toilet paper - just reply to the guest"I am in the smallest room in the ship. Your complaint letter is in front of me. Soon, it will be behind me."Ahhhh. Customer complaints. We love them. Soft, strong, and very absorbent.;-) It’s terrible, isn’t it.

If only Gibraltar could be moved to just outside the river entrance to Lisbon, it would be much nicer to see at sailaway.

I suggest you get several of the ship’s crew to purloin a couple of tenders and a tow-rope, to put this right immediately.

Until then, the ship should sail backwards at reduced speed to pass Gibraltar at 10am tomorrow morning. I’m sure that the guests who miss tours in the now-cancelled Malaga call will understand.

As for toilet paper – just reply to the guest

“I am in the smallest room in the ship. Your complaint letter is in front of me. Soon, it will be behind me.”

Ahhhh. Customer complaints. We love them. Soft, strong, and very absorbent.
;-)

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