I know I am a little late writing about this but the Obamas became the owners of a Portuguese water dog, named Bo. Subsequently, the advent of the First Dog made heart-warming “And finally…” stories around the world’s TV news broadcasts.

Well, there we go. They’ve got the damn dog now and it gives me a chance to talk about the four legged things. On Friday night I enjoyed a quick dinner with some Roger and his beautiful wife Marie and their two fab kids.

Unfortunately we had one extra dinner companion ………a Cocker Spaniel called Shitter……..sorry………called Fisher.
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He would always sit in the third row, middle section on the end seat with his wife Suzann by his side.

Robert would always be the first to volunteer for my shows and by the end of each cruise would be the most recognised guest on the ship.

He cruised with me over 40 times and with Carnival over 50. He and Suzann would always book their vacation based on what ship I was on and so we became great friends. Robert was fiercely loyal to Carnival and if anyone dared to say anything untoward about his beloved Carnival they would receive the full force of his New Jersey personality.
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