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Carnival Fantasy Log Part 2….And The Worst Poem You Will Ever Read

ANYONE who’s ever watched Dragon’s Den on BBC America knows the world is full of people with ridiculous ideas for making money. “Yes, Duncan. I’ve invented a pair of underpants which, at the touch of a button, can be turned into a food blender.”
Next . . .
“Thank you, Duncan. I need a [...]

Carnival Fantasy Chapter 1……..And Funforallforfunsauraus

As I look around the ship today, it appears on the surface that as Monty Python once said “the credit crunch is only a flesh wound.” I know the industry is concerned about future bookings but here….and now…..it’s business as normal with the ship alive with guests enjoying life and good times.
One family enjoying [...]

A Dream Job

I will never forget the first time I saw the Fantasy. I was driving with Gary Hunter, the cruise director, from his house in Gainesville. I remember feeling sick the whole journey because the night before we had eaten something called chitterlings for dinner. Gary’s Mum had cooked it and I thought it tasted like [...]

Eight!

The worry I have had about the impending arrival of the Thingy was firmly put into context yesterday. How can I worry about sleepless nights when in Bellflower, California, a mother is now running between eight cribs in her pajamas?
Not only has she had all her babies in five minutes, she didn’t even know she [...]