You may have read in yesterdays Q and A section of the blog thingy that a blogger was asking about Skype and its availability on the ships. As I mentioned it is not normally available due to something called “bandwidth” people with beards tell me that reception is more up and down than Paris Hilton’s knickers.
And that’s a shame because it would be just perfect for me if Heidi and I could talk via video phone and I could look at Kye and Kye could look at me going “fluba luba poo poo nicky nacky noo noo” ………….yes……….I now speak fluent baby.
Skype though is brilliant and Heidi and her Mum use it all the time to chat which makes me happy because…………….it costs bugger all.
I would dearly have loved to have been in the bank manager’s office when the inventors strolled in and asked for a loan to get their idea off the ground.
“Yes. Our idea is that you download a program from the internet, which costs customers nothing, and then they can make completely free video phone calls to anywhere in the entire world. How brilliant is that?!!!”
Right. So it doesn’t cost anything to buy. And the calls cost nothing either. I bet the bank manager exploded from laughing so much.
But I bet he’s not laughing now because Skype was sold to eBay in 2005, netting the inventors $8.2 million. I still don’t understand how it makes money but I do know it’s brilliant.
I have it on my computer now – under a false name – and sometimes, just for the hell of it, I ring up people in Paris just to laugh at them for living in Paris…….I hold my nose and say “Bonjour Madame Stinky”…………and hang up…………..brilliant.
And here’s the really good bit. You can have a conference call. This means you could have a dinner party, for all your closest friends. And not bother cooking anything. Or even inviting them.
The only drawback is the video bit. The idea that you can see the person you’re talking to.
This worked fine on Mission Impossible but when you are being watched, it is very difficult to lie. On a normal phone, it’s very easy to say you are working hard. You only need to get your voice right. But when you have to get your face right as well, that’s tricky. Especially when the caller can see that, actually, you are sitting at your lap top dancer computer in your underpants ……………I suppose the only good thing about video calling is Skype rumpy pumpy!
I am very surprised that Carnival has not adopted Skype to Skype calls yet. You know, every Carnival executive I speak to tells me that they have 300 e-mails in their in box thingies and if they are not e-mailing each other they are in meetings. Using Skype would mean they wouldn’t have to leave their desks, talk to each other answer emails and do so…in their underpants because nobody would ever know.
There is no getting away from the fact that the calls, Skype to Skype at least, cost nothing and if the people with beards could get this to work on the ships………….it would be absolutely brilliant.
Time for today’s Q and A………………away we go.
JAS1178 Asked:
John (PLEASE REPLY)
I just wanted to personally thank you for helping me with a pretty bad situation from our last cruise.Carnival responded, and resolved the issue.
Thank you again for being willing to help. We are looking forward to seeing you on the Carnival Legend in just a few short weeks. It will be an honour (spelt correct) to meet you personally on our favorite ship in the fleet.Speaking of Legend. So many of us LOVE the Spirit Class Ships. We are hearing that Costa has improved on the Spirit Class Design with the NEW Costa Luminosa. My question is will the folks with beards that read this blog see the light, and introduce an update to the hugely popular SPIRIT CLASS? Don’t get me wrong, I am looking forward to a Carnival Dream or Carnival Magic cruise, but would LOVE to see Mr. Farcus have his way with this new class for a CARNIVAL Ship. Am I just dreaming?
By the way, Kye is getting cuter as the days go by. My 7th month old son enjoys reading your blog, just for the Kye pictures…so keep them up!
Please don’t let complainers ruin the wonderful thing you have created here on this blog. Thanks again from a lurker…from the beginning.
John Says:
Hello JAS1178
I can tell you that I am truly looking forward to seeing the Carnival Legend. It has been 7 years since I was onboard her or any Spirit class ship for that matter. It’s understandable why you and so many other people think that this class is the best we ever produced. Certainly, having seen the Costa Luminosa for myself I can confirm that Costa did a spectacular job with her and Joe Farcus’s interior designs were simply epic. Will Carnival Corporation ever order another Spirit class ship for Carnival Cruise Lines……well the answer is I don’t know. But never say never ……………….certainly not in this industry.The future was a little murky what with us all munching on credit crunch for breakfast every morning. But it looks like there is now light on the horizon and that means that the possibilities of what you may say at Carnival Cruise Lines are endless. I am glad I could help resolve your situation and thanks for all the words of support and there will be more photos of Kye later today.
Best wishes to you and your family
JohnMike and Janette Asked:
Hi John,
PLEASE REPLY
We are leaving in 4 hours to get on the Carnival Inspiration here in Tampa. I was wondering if you would be able to get my wife and me a table for two, at a window, with a waiter who will remember our names, make sure the captain comes by to say hello, have a bottle of champagne ready for us since we had to stand in line for 10 minutes to get onboard. Thanks. Oh by the way it’s my wife’s birthday so could you arrange for some free gifts, decorations and food in the cabin? I know it’s only a five day cruise, but could you make sure that the sun is always shining and that there be no tropical storms or I swear I will raise holy heck at the guest service desk. Please make sure there are no kids running around. They should be in school, shouldn’t they? I would appreciate the comedians having a politically correct show with no foul language regardless of the time, and for the dancers please make sure their bottoms are covered. We have been married now for almost 7 years so I was hoping that you might be able to arrange for us to be on the Newlywed Game Show. I need a ship on a stick and a pin for a souvenir. Well that should do it. I thank you.
JUST KIDDING except for we really are getting on a cruise in 4 hours. BON VOYAGE.
See ya in December on the Carnival Dream
Mike & JanetteJohn Says:
Hello Mike and JanetteBy the time you read this you will probably be back home which shows how desperately behind I am with my blog answers. I would have done all you asked by the way plus moved the ship to the left. I hope you had a great time and the next time you sail please let me know and this time I will try and do at least one or two things to make your cruise even more special.
Best wishes to you both and hope you had the best cruise vacation ever.
JohnSusan Asked:
Hi John (PLEASE REPLY)
Susan from the West Midlands here. It has been a while since I sent a comment but I still enjoy reading your blog. Welcome back to England – thanks for bringing the remnants of Hurricane Bill with you earlier this week. Hopefully all the rain is now gone and we will have a good Bank Holiday Weekend.I noticed all the comments recently on your blog about the Carnival Pins. I have collected a few of these over the years but am more interested in collecting the pictures that are given out by the waiters on the last night of dinner. I have a collection of 10 different pictures now. (I think I have all but two ships I have sailed on) I have them displayed at home and it is great to look at each different picture and remember all the different Carnival cruises I have taken. One waiter also suggested laminating the pictures and using them as place mats. It makes an interesting talking point at dinner parties. Does Carnival still give these out?
I am off on the Grand Princess next weekend sailing from Southampton to Rome. Initially we had planned to do this route on the Carnival Freedom before she was pulled from Europe but like you are keeping my fingers crossed that Carnival return to Europe soon.
Love to Heidi and Kye
SusanJohn Says:
Hello SusanI am so glad you still read the blog and sorry for the rain I brought home with me. At least the rain was followed by sunshine and it made me miss air conditioning that I take for granted when I am on a ship and in North America. The place settings we used to give out were very popular and as you will see from the word “used” you will see that this is something we no longer do. I am not sure as to why we stopped doing this but I am sure it was a cost effective decision but maybe not a popular one. I did manage to get the pins back for the Platinum guests and have them available for everyone else for purchase from the onboard shops……..which is a step in the right direction. I am sure you are going to have a brilliant time on the Grand Princess. I love that class of ship and of course I am a huge fan of the Princess brand. Please give the Cruise Director my kind regards and like you, I truly hope that Carnival will return to Europe in 2011.
Best wishes to you and the family
JohnWanda Asked:
John, please respond:
Horrible dream last night! This week we booked the Legend for Oct. 11. When we boarded we found that you were not there. Horrors! Please, don’t tell me that the schedule can change. You took a picture with my cousin and me in Dallas, Texas when the big beach ball commercial was being filmed. We treasure it. We’re booked on two Holland America cruises now, but we just can’t stay away from Carnival! This Legend cruise will make me Platinum.John Says:
Hello Wanda
The fact that you are dreaming about me means that you need immediate medical help, maybe therapy or hypnosis. Meanwhile I can assure you that I have no plans to change my schedule and I will therefore see you on the Carnival Legend in October where the dream……………..will become a nightmare………..especially if you see me in my underpants.
See you on your Platinum cruise
Best wishes
JohnLisa Asked:
HI!
John, can you respond please?
OOOHH!!!
Loving the pictures above of the lounge with all of the Remington artwork and sculptures! Where is the lounge located and what is it called?
Thanks!
LisaJohn Says:
Hello LisaThe lounge you are referring to will be located on the port side of deck 4 forward just outside the forward dining room. It will be used for pre dinner drinks and possibly after dinner cigars ………. we are waiting to have that confirmed. Best wishes and let me know if you have any other questions
JohnApril Z Asked:
Hi John! (Please reply),
My Great-Grandmother sailed the Holiday in 1987, it was her favorite vacation of all time. She still talks about how much fun she had with her sisters on the ship. In fact, one of the few personal items she took from her apartment to her nursing home was the golden ship on a stick, which she proudly displays on a shelf near her bed.
We are sailing on the Holiday in October and I would love to be able to get one of my own to take back and show her the Holiday ship on a stick from 2009. Can you tell me if this is possible? I know that generally the ship on a stick comes from winning a contest, but the odds of winning are low. Can you purchase them?
Thank you so much, you are such a good man to all your readers!
April Z.John Says:
Hello AprilBloody hell I am so old. Your Great Grandmother sailed on the Carnival Holiday the same year I started with Carnival. I could have been there with her as a bar waiter bringing her a pina colada ……. even though she probably asked for a martini……….because I really was a dreadful bar waiter. April, it would be an honour to send her another trophy so please make sure you send me an immediate reply marked for my response and include the sailing date, name and cabin number please and one will be sent to your state room.
Please send your Great Grandmother my warmest regards.
Best wishes
JohnShawn Asked:
John (Please Reply)
Hello, this is my first time posting! I just completed a four day cruise aboard the second best rated ship the Imagination (my first cruise)! I traveled with a friend and had a fantastic time. We got to the ship very early, around 1030a and check-in was a breeze, we were onboard by around 1130a. The ship was in great shape for its age and crew was very friendly, always saying hello. Once to our room we met our wonderful room steward, Rommy/ Rommie, I forgot the correct spelling. She was so great! But wouldn’t that make her a room stewardess? Every evening we had a towel animal greeting us. I am very glad I got a photo with her. Is there anyway I could send her a copy and a nice letter? I know every crew member is away from home for months, I would like to make her smile.Karl with a K was our cruise director and was a blast along with Assistant director George with his wild white framed glasses. The food was great; I will be working it off for some time. Entertainment was amazing, I enjoyed every minute of it. All in all I had a great time and am looking at the Destiny for January.
A couple questions. I noticed on the top deck of the Imagination atrium that there are private cabins with large windows. Our those the captain and cruise director rooms? They look very nice and homey.
I was trilled to see the Holiday in Mexico, where will this ship be heading after its last cruise?
Thanks so much!ps- I am not a drinker or a party guy (weird, I am 21 yrs old) and I can say to those who say it, Carnival has Fun Ships, not Party Ships. I never say one drunk person acting out. Bugger off HugeArsh of the Seas!
PartyerJohn Says:
Shawn
What wonderful words and the ones that jump of the page are when you wrote “Carnival has Fun Ships, not party ships.”……….brilliant and believe it or not we are still fighting to prove this fact to some in the travel industry……….but it’s a fight we are definitely winning.I was glad to hear that the crew treated you so well and your comments for Rommie were just fantastic. I will be sending your comments to the Hotel Director and asking him to send you an e- mail with the ship’s address so that Rommie can indeed receive the photo and the letter of commendation you wrote can be placed on her employee file.
The cabins you refer to are on Deck 9 forward of the Fantasy class and are indeed ones belonging to the Captain and Senior Officers. Heidi and I got engaged on that ship in that cabin and as for the desk……..well……….let’s just say that it must be made of oak………very strong oak.
The Carnival Holiday will be leaving us in a few weeks time and will be heading to our sister company Iberocruises to join another recently departed Carnival ship the Celebration. So, one quick question for you. You said that the Carnival Imagination was the number two rated ship. What is the first? Just curious.
I am so glad you had fun and hope you will join us for another Carnival fun cruise very soon.
Best wishes
JohnSemperFi Asked:
John, (please reply when you have the time)
Hello…sorry I have been away so long but I had a few medical issues however I am now all better and back to 100%.I was spending the day catching up on all the Blogs that I missed and found my self getting a little aggravated, so I decided that while you have to be politically correct I DONT
Was good to see ya back on the Carnival Freedom and back doing what you are the best at…being a cruise director.While your roll as Brand ambassador is important you primary roll as a cruise director is even more important not only in my eyes but also the eyes of a whole lot of folks who have had the pleasure to sail with you.
What aggravated me was some of the negative comments that I have been reading as of late.While I certainly do believe in freedom of speech, to use that freedom to be vindictive or intentionally hurtful to some one, especially one who bends over backward to help anyone who asks, is what has me aggravated.
These folks are just plain mean and hurtful. Here you are away from your family doing a super job making sure that other families have a great vacation while they sit back on their fat rumps and fire off spiteful notes is disgusting to me and I for one won’t stand by while one of my friends is being attacked, and do nothing.
while I understand that by writing this I may just be doing what they want, I feel that it needs to be said at least to you so you will remember that there are by far a lot more of use that appreciate what you do each day then of the hurtful IDIOTS.
John, I am sorry but these narrow minded Bastards just get my blood boiling, and I know that you are too nice of a person to say it but if they don’t like what you say in the blog then they can’t use your term” “BUGGER OFF” or to use my term would cause you or Stephanie to have to censor me, but my question to them would be …do the letters KMA mean anything to you at all????
You just remember that there are literally 50,000 folks who enjoy what you do each and every week plus the 3000 or so who get to partake of your musings live when they are sailing with you.
Enough said on that topic and I feel better now.
On the topic of Heidi and Kye I was just looking at the pictures of Dad and Daughter and you can see the pride all over your face. (Thank God she took after Heidi and won’t grow up being and ugly sod like her dad)
Can’t wait to actually see you on the crossing of the Carnival Dream. Cindy and I have come up with some Brilliant ideas that we want to run by you to drive poor Todd Crazy for the 16 days lol (i hope he dont read this lol)In any case my friend, Please continue to do what you do as there are a lot of us who turn to the blog daily to brighten our days.
Your Friend and Cohort in crime
Bill
Its not necessary to publish this if you decide not to I just want you to know how I feel.John Says:
Hello Bill
Please allow me to start by saying I hope you are feeling better following your medical concerns. I wish you nothing but wonderful health for the future. How wonderful of you to take the time to write and support me. I must be honest that there were a couple of days when I did get very down on myself when it was suggested that I was making people angry by helping them with table assignments etc. I guess I couldn’t understand why ……….and still can’t. Still, as you said, there are many thousands of people who appreciate what I do and providing I am asked in a reasonably courteous manner, I have no problem trying to do what they ask of me.And when I read posts like yours and so many others I know the early mornings and late nights me and my underpants endure are not in vain.
Please stay well and welcome back to the blog thingy SemperFi.
JohnKaren Kutter Asked:
John please replyI am back from a sensational cruise on the Sensation. The food, shows and service were great and Wayan our waiter was the best we have had on all our cruises.
I do have two questions. Has there been any thought of putting the Supper Clubs on the Fantasy class, I really missed this feature on the Sensation. Also, as we were leaving our cabin we saw ship security emptying a passenger’s suitcase and removing some towels and other items which bizarrely looked like toilet paper and a remote control for the TV. Is this usual?
Keep up the great work
KarenJohn Says:
Hello KarenGreat to hear you had such a wonderful time on the Carnival Sensation. I am sure many would appreciate the addition of a steakhouse (the new branded name for the supper clubs) on the Fantasy class but unfortunately space does not allow it. Did you try the Mongolian Wok by the way, I simply love that? Wayan will see your words of praise and I am sure he will be thrilled to do so.
Now, as to the guest taking the towels………..well, let me do some research and I will answer that part of your question late on in today’s blog.
Welcome home and best wishes to all.
JohnJuan & Maria Santana Asked:
John, please reply…
Juan’s still waiting for a reply to the one he sent you about 3 wks. Ago, but it seems that either it got lost on cyber space…. it never showed up under “Comments” so we believe that your “Stephanies” never got it, or it may still be stuck somewhere! He was saying, among other things, how irreverent & funny you are & that you should be CD on more Carnival cruises instead of doing “Miami Office work” so you could justify the $1 Million salary Carnival pays you! Ho, Ho, Ho! How do you like that! Juan has a lot of nerve! I already told him that a couple of days ago you already said that the 2010 CD schedule would be ready the coming weeks. Hurrah!!!Well, now here is my question: About a week or so ago you were replying to us re Weee Jimmy being the CD on our Nov.21/09 Freedom cruise…. then you said that in a moment you were going to talk to us more about him…. We kept watching the blogs for it but you never said anything else about him, although you have been showing pictures & information about different CD’s. Is he coming up soon on that very same list? He sounds like lot of fun and we are looking forward to meet him.
A reminder: What’s happening about the possibility of Carnival crediting cruises of 2 + days as 2 instead of one? A month or so ago you said that Carnival executives were discussing the matter and possibility of changing the current policy. Have you heard anything new about it?
We have been away in Daytona Beach, Orlando and Vegas, that’s why you haven’t heard from us as much as usual…. but that doesn’t mean we don’t keep reading your blogs, etc… we always take our laptop to keep up with everything.About what you recently commented re American Airlines and their onboard service or lack of it…. You are 100% right. We have been flying with them more than 18 yrs. and it is going from bad to worse. In fact, I’m pretty mad. The only reason we stayed with them is because we travel a lot, we have their Citibank/ AAdvantage credit cards and we get a lot of miles when using them and, of course, when we fly with them too. Their domestic policy about charging $15 for the 1st. checked bag, $25 for the 2nd, and so on, is terrible. On 9/15 or so, they are also going to charge for checked bags on the transatlantic flights…. We read it on the paper & heard it on the news, but when we were talking on the phone yesterday and asked about it , she said that there was nothing about it…. yet….. Well, the funny thing is that Juan & I have not received a communication from them (e-mail or regular letter) announcing that policy change. Would you believe that on their 5 hour flight to Vegas from Miami and 4 hour flight Miami to Vegas they don’t serve any kind of snack? They only serve soft drinks, coffee, juices & water. If you dare to ask for a can of beer or a tiny wine bottle that would costs $6, a cookie $3, small turkey wrap $6, and most recently an Italian sandwich I believe $10-12…. I can’t remember exactly. What a rip-off! Do you know that when oil prices went up long time ago the airlines imposed a fuel surcharge on their tickets & when it went down they never reduced the air fares? Months ago the cruise lines discontinued charging the fuel surcharge although they left “open” the possibility of imposing the fee again if the oil prices climb again. Well, sorry for dumping on you my gripes, but after reading your “flight experience” going home I just couldn’t resist sharing our discontent with the airline.
Kisses to Kye & Heidi and warmest regards to you!
The Santanas of Miami BeachJohn Says:
Hello Juan and Maria
My apologies for the time it has taken to reply to this post which didn’t get lost in cyber space but did end up in the huge pile of questions that are awaiting my response. It appears that I am three weeks behind now. Triple bugger.I hope you saw my schedule for 2010 and you will have noted that I will be on your Carnival Dream, Carnival Conquest, Carnival Fantasy, Carnival Pride and possibly Carnival Spirit. Hopefully this will mean that we are able to sail together again next year.
I know you will love Wee Jimmy your Cruise Director in November. I will be featuring his bio next week as I continue the interviews with the CD’s. He is doing a great job on the Carnival Freedom and I know that you will love his sense of humour. Plus, he awards any guest who manages to take a photo “up his kilt” with a wonderful prize…………so go on and have a go.
I have not followed up on the 2 + 2 topic you mentioned but for sure I will and I will advise you as soon as hear anything.
You know my feelings on the airlines and I think while the cruise industry continue to improve their quality of service and the value for money they provide, the airlines are way, way behind…….and for the money we pay that $6 bag of peanuts should be a bag of lobsters.
Hope you had fun on your travels and I can not stop saying thanks for Kye’s beautiful dress.
Best wishes to you both
JohnDenis Asked:
John Please reply…
My wife and I will be on the dream for Halloween, do you know if there is a special night with costume.
Thanks
DenisJohn Says:
Hello DenisYes indeed. Even though your Carnival Dream will be on her trans-Atlantic voyage the celebration of Halloween will be in full swing so if your luggage allows it, please bring a costume. It will be a fun night for sure.
Best wishes
John
That’s all for today. I will be answering as many as I can over the weekend for posting on Monday’s blog. Thanks again to all of you for writing in.
Next week we have many more Cruise Director interviews, including Kirk Benning, Tory Secoy, Ryan Fitzgerald, James Charlton, Risa Barnes, Dan Gataluci, wee Jimmy and many more. Today though we are going to feature an Assistant Cruise Director and blog friend Jaime and a much belated Dear John Letter
Dear John,
In an attempt to dispel the rumors that the Senior Cruise Director’s former Assistant Cruise Director had fallen into the abyss of the deep dark ocean and mysteriously disappeared… I decided it was finally time to write a Dear John letter confirming my existence… That and I truly miss writing letters I had just been very busy while on the Carnival Freedom, and then in my any spare time I may or may not have had I was locked in my cabin with no electricity.
As of now, I offer confirmation that I am living, breathing, smiling and greatly enjoying my vacation time. For the past 14 months I had been going non- stop going from ship to ship, and finally I decided it was a good idea to take a few weeks off. I couldn’t be happier! You will never guess what I have chosen to do in my first few weeks of freedom…. The vacation options were endless… I could go to Maccu Piccu like I had so desperately wanted during our South American itinerary, I had the option of visiting family and friends in California and Michigan and filling them in on all of my adventures at sea. However, rather that taking part in either of those incredible vacation options, I opted to start my vacation with what I truly wanted to do: sail on the Carnival Pride as a guest. Crazy…. I know, but I think I may be addicted to the ship itself, or maybe someone on the ship! That and I cannot afford an army of servants to rock my mattress back and forth as I attempt to sleep on land.
I had an absolutely wonderful time working with John on the Freedom. I am most certainly having withdrawals, because I am still noticing guests that would be perfect for his Bedtime Story. I was so fortunate working with John because it led me to the unique opportunity to learn all about the inner workings of the entire cruising industry. I now know how having a positive and solution oriented team can truly affect ones sanity while working on board. Most importantly I had first hand exposure to the unfortunate issues John constantly faces due to his overactive flatulence.
September 6 celebrated my two year anniversary working for Carnival Cruise Lines, and I can hardly wait to see what will arise in the years to come. As of now I am scheduled to sign back on the Carnival Pride on November 8. The cruise director conference will start not long after that, so I am taking this vacation time to work on my Welcome Aboard Show and other talks that I will need so when it comes time to sit in THE BIG CHAIR once again, I will be prepared.
I am greatly enjoying my vacation; longing to get back to work. I will include from pictures from the ports we visited last cruise. It is so interesting to see how the ship runs from the guest perspective. I must admit, this is only my fourth Carnival cruise sailing as a guest, so I have a long way to go before I become a true cruising pro.
Can’t wait to see you on the Carnival Pride.
All the best,
Jaime
(while on vacation!)
Thanks Jaime for all the hard work and I am sure you will be happy to be on vacation and happy to be back with Kirk. I hope you feel what you felt in the disco when you were on the Carnival Freedom and we all wish you both much happiness. It was wonderful to work with you again.
Coffee table books are big, stylish and handy conversation-starters if you’ve run out of things to say to your friends and relatives and sometimes…….your wife or husband. I have three on my coffee table at home. Two are mine one is Heidi’s and I will let you guess whose is whose. We have: The World’s 100 Most Luxurious Homes and Gardens, Beauty, Passion and Sou……. Aston Martin and Latvian Strippers: A Pictorial History. Well know there is another one that I just ordered…………….here it is.
In the world of sparkling new ships that arrive almost it seems every month there is still one ship and one ship only that is guaranteed to drop the jaws of everyone who sees it and that of course is the Queen Mary 2. What a fantastic book. I wonder if anyone has sent the Queen a copy yet.
Now, let’s take a Friday look at your Carnival Dream and we will start with this amazing photo followed by more of the Piano bar and the interior …………..wow.
As promised I am going to answer Karen Kutter ’s question as to what items are stolen from the ship. What do you think……..or ……should I say…………..what would you steal…………..or should I say………what HAVE you stolen?
No, don’t tell me. I can guess. It’s toilet roll, isn’t it? Or “toilet tissue” as the Queen and posh people prefer to say.
Don’t deny it, because I have the evidence as the fleet’s Housekeeping Managers have all written in and told me that the “bog roll” as we non-posh Brits call it was in the first place of stolen ship items. In second place are the bathroom towels which some guests have complained are so fluffy they can’t close their suitcases.
And PA 007 our super spy who will have some breaking news for us later this month tells me, toilet paper is often stolen from the toilets at our Miami HQ.
Now, I can understand how people onboard steal the toilet rolls by packing them into their suitcases but how the heck do people who work in offices get away with it? How do you people get this stuff home anyway? A bit bulky to shove under your suit jacket, surely, and even the roomiest purse could only hold two rolls…. Ah, that’s why you dragged in that suitcase, claiming you were going straight from work on vacation.
Still, it explains why the paper in most public bathrooms is either as rough as a camel’s tongue, or flimsy as fairy dust and dispensed in tiny four-inch pieces, shiny on one side and only fit for tracing pictures or putting on a comb and zumming a tune……….because it was invented so no one in the world would ever want to steal it……we should put it on the ships…………no bugger would ever steal it. Oh by the way, the Housekeeping Manager of the Carnival Valor told me that last cruise someone stole a stateroom Steward named Ketut…………..so if the thief is reading this……………..can we have him back please.
OK, it’s Friday and after a busy few days in Holland we are back home again. It was as I said so great to show Kye to Heidi’s family and to discover that Kye has sea legs. That’s because on our crossing back to the UK the English Channel was pretty rough and yet Kye was as good as gold and that’s a great sign for the many cruises she will hopefully take in the future.
I can’t get over how beautiful she is especially considering how boil on a baboon’s arse ugly I am. It seems that us ugly people have a new hope though as the commercials for various male face lifts and rejuvenating $700 creams keep telling me……..What a load of bollocks. I know there’s already stuff available to help ugly men and women. It is called “alcohol” and its powers are in full view every week on the ships, when passengers you’d have rejected in favour of a Judge Judy at 9 pm suddenly acquire magical new hotness a few minutes before the disco closes.
Men with beards who invent these creams and lotions can’t bring anything new to this party. Pig-ugly men like me long ago developed a pant-based device to make them attractive to women. This is known as a “wallet,” and has controlled the emotions of women world over to miraculous effect. Heidi and many women like her also have their plan as well when they start wearing stockings 24/7 to gain a proposal, then the instant they are back from honeymoon revert to full length pajamas with the sensitive areas protected by minefields and barbed wire.
Anyway……..love is not about signing a marriage certificate or looking like Brad Clooney or Megan Jolie…….Love means not having to hold your farts in any more………and that means Heidi must love me very much………………just as I love her…………..and my gorgeous daughter Kye.
Goodnight
Your friends
John, Heidi and Kye
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Haha I see where Kye has already taken possession of your blackberry!!!
If it weren’t for SKYPE I would not have been able to survive my daughters 1st year away at Florida State University …(it’s a 7 hour drive for me). Letting go is hard enough at any age (as you now well understand) but it certainly helps alot… Keep pushing for Carnival to get SKYPE for you John…it helps alot…
Hi John,
Actually Ebay recently sold 65% of Skype for 2.7 billion (with a B) to a group of private investors.
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/09/01/confirmed-ebay-sells-skype/
Ebay paid 3.1 billion for Skype in the first place.
Regards,
bill
Hi John!
I’m a huge fan of Skype and used it often when my wife was living in Vienna for a year on her Fulbright scholarship while I was home in Dallas. It worked so well.
I love the neon in the piano bar. Those pictures are fantastic.
It’s great to hear from Jaime and I hope that she (like you) enjoys her long holiday.
The Kye pictures are adorable.
I hope you have a nice relaxing weekend with the family.
Take care!
David
John,
What a beautiful little girl. You do good work. John you are not ugly your just the model that carnival uses for its cruise ships. Larger then the others but better then the others and full of fun!!!!! We are still counting down the days till we meet you. I wil probably beg you at that time to hire me for the week as a temp. asst cruise director.
Big fans as always,
Frank and Bridie
Dear John:Please reply if you have time;
Thank you so much for the wonderful piano bar pictures.I cant wait to be sailing on the Dec 9 Bloggers cruise with my friends. We spend most of our evenings in the piano bars,and know that this cruise will be no different as our good friend Damian Brell will be at the ivories.I was also very glad to hear you will be doing your Bedtime Story on this cruise.I have a special request. My friend Jeff was on the Bloggers Cruise from NOLA,and he says you did the mens nightgown thingy and it was hilarious.He says he is going to be prepared for it if you do it on the Dream. Who would not want to see their very manly man friend in lace?Could you consider this for the Dream? I am so excited,my sister is sailing with us as well, her first cruise!I am looking forward to meeting many of the people I have met on CC Dream thread and you as well. Have a great day and hug/kiss your beautiful girls 3 times for me.
John,
I think you should end EVERY blog with pictures of the beautiful Kye. She is gorgeous!
Jaime, It’s so great hearing from you. For those that have not sailed with her yet, she is a sweety. She is so funny and works so well with the others on the ship even hough she pulls the scratch offs clear across the stage ……….lol
Glad to hear from you and hope to sail with you again one of these days. I thought you were going to be on the Dream. But one of these days you will be a CD and we’ll be booking a cruise on a ship just to sail with you.
Countess Carolyn
PD Jaime what kind of makeup do you have on in the picture? i think they chose the wrong shade for you
John, KYE……… what can we say other than she is a little Princess. Hey Krewe how about we crown her as a princess? Do they make crowns that small or is she going to have to wait until she is older??
Now about thievery……. I have never taken anything from our cabins. Andddddd I promise you if I did toliet tissue would be the verry last thing I would consider taking. I ,like a lot of women, take my toliet tissue from home, because the toliet paper on the ships is so rough and is made from recycled paper which I can not use. Wash cloths would be the second thing I would not take, they are too rough. I take my own from home because they are a lot softer. Wonder how many other women are like me when it comes to the tissue and washcloths I thought I was the only one until another woman told me she did the same thing.
I’m glad you had a good time in Holland. I know the days are passing way too fast and you’ll soon be back to work leaving your girls behind. But now that there won’t be a BC3 out of NYC hopefully you will be able to go back home for a few extra days with the girls before we have our 9 day BC3 out of Port Canaveral.
Hug Kye for me
Countess Carolyn
PS You are picking up the baby talk very quick. Just don’t forget and use it on a CD conference call.. lol
Yippee, Jaime is back to letter writing again. How wonderful that you got to be a passenger for a change! Enjoy every minute of your much deserved time off!
Awwwwww, Kye is so pretty and I see has her own raspberry too! I knew she was way ahead of her time. Great photo of Heidi and she looks wonderful. Is it you being home or her being with her family that gives her that glow?
The Carnival Dream….I love those night photos with all the lights reflecting off the sea….she is a beautiful ship and I can’t wait to sail!
Dear John,
I see from the picture that Kye has a Blackberry thingy so should we expect a blog from her next Friday?
I hope you do get the chance to sail a Spirit class ship in 2010. I really hope it is the Spirit herself as she was our first and still favorite. Her Theatre is a place you would have a ball working. It truly is magnificent.
The Cruzin2some
James & Nancy
John:
David just called. He was in Reno, Nevada all week and yes, he got a First Class upgrade on the way out there AND will be receiving a First Class upgrade on his flight home Saturday!!!
Since it was a long flight on the first leg from Memphis to Salt Lake City and he left VERY early in the morning, First Class was served breakfast.
Something tells me the flight home Saturday will be a more liquid than solid “diet”. LOL
So good to hear from Jaime. Glad she is enjoying her vacation.
I am glad we do not have Skype….because that would mean I would have to put my makeup on before sitting down at the computer.
Looks like Carnival passengers are not the only thieves around, because Kye has clearly stolen our hearts!!!!
Have a wonderful weekend. See you on Monday.
Linda (Mom of your friend DJ)
Hi John,
Wonderful pictures of Heidi and Kye.
Hi Jaime – Thank you for the Dear John letter.
Enjoy your vacation!
Hey John! We just got hooked on Carnival with our first Valor cruise in July. We are booked on the Dream in December and I have 2 questions for you
1) How does one get invited to the pre-inaugural in NYC? We are a quick 2hr drive and would love a sneak peek!
2) Will you be on the 12/12 sailing of the Dream or just the 12/3 sailing?
Thanks!
John, we have taken 19 Carnival cruises, actually more but the computers didn’t go back but so far so we are only credited with 15. hehe
John, I was wondering if you know of a terrific entertainer who was in the piano bar for quite a few years named Kevin. He was absolutely hilarious, especially after midnight. Do you know if he is still with Carnival and what ship he is on?
Kye is great. Love the pictures. Heidi ‘aint bad either.
Tom
PLEASE RESPOND
Hi John
Since this note is of a personal nature, I will let you decide if you want to reply to it or not.
There is a product that you can get at your local drugstore for your fart problem. People who have colostomies (like I do) use it to control the fart problem, and to be honest ours is so much worse then your could ever be, so I can relate to you on this. They are called Chlorophyll tablets, you take one a day and they work wonders. They eliminate the fart problem so you will never be embarrassed again in the wrong situation.
Just thought you would like the information. Give my love to Heidi and Kye.
From your #1 Bloggy Thinggy Friend,
Kathy M.
Just a small blurb. My golfing budding is leaving this weekend to go Southampton to board the Queen Mary 2. In the process of wanting to find out about his ship, I was amazed how beautiful of a ship it was. He definitely will have a great time. He’s going on a 12 day cruise. I guess I’ll just have to wait for him to come back to play golf.
Paul
Fabulous blog today John, really incredible. I loved the letter from the guy asking for all the things, priceless. In fact all the letters were really good today.
It was fabulous hearing from our Jaimie again. I have really missed her postings. I am glad that she is taking some time off and will be on the Pride when she goes back to work. Hey Jamie, next time please send us a picture of your pretty face w/o the cream
I am glad that you had a wonderful time visiting Heidi’s family and that you arrived safely home. Isn’t it great that your precious Kye (gorgeous pictures today) did so well on the trip back. It would not surprise me if your family was with you when you are on your CD duties once again.
That picture of the Dream just amazing. All the pictures are great but the first one is perfect. I so wish we were going to be on her.
On this day, 9/11/08 Mike and I and our friends first set foot on the Splendor in Dover; sailing with you on our way to the best cruise I have ever been on. I have such very special memories of that fabulous trip and so much of it is because of you John. I so want to go back to Europe as do our friends. We have decided that when we get our cruise booked we will tell Mike (my husband) that we are going to Alaska and surprised him at the airport
Again, welcome back home. Such a wonderful blog today. Keep smiling John, you truly are one of the good guys.
My best to Heidi and Kye.
John please reply.
John, Skype makes money from charging for calls from computer to landline. That is unless they send you a coupon for a months unlimited calling the day your daughter is off the Europe for a 5 week study program. (Thank you Skype).
Of course the founders of Skype really made their money buy selling the company to Ebay and not the underlying technology — then they waited a year or so then told Ebay they couldn’t use the technology anymore.
Speaking of phone calls, why do I have to call Bon Voyage to purchase a bottle of single malt or other special libation for the cabin? Why isn’t it available on the web site like wine?
I hope we get a chance to sail together soon.
John – you mean to tell me that people steal the TOILET PAPER from onboard the ships?? !!!
HECK – we bring our own from home and use it IN PLACE of the “stock” stuff! Of course we also bring a small fan and other necessities as well — extension plugs/adapters, laptop, pillows, satellite radio, etc…! For a period of time I even brought ice cream toppings (shell/Krackle + crushed Butterfingers and Oreos). The stares I earned from that were … priceless!
Not to worry, we drew the line at bringing our own blender and Crock-Pot.
Tom
Hi John (& Stephanies) Please Reply if necessary!
I posted a comment on the September 1st blog reminding John about my moms (Rosemary Williams) birthday and my nephews (Dominic Gates) first sailing on September 19th – Carnival Liberty. I just realized I forgot to give him their booking number it is 14JL81 and they are in Room 1065 – Hope its not too late! – Thanks Erin W.
BEAUTIFUL!!! 1st the girls and then the Carnival Dream! Thank you so much for all of the photos! You are so funny John, in the numerous descriptive words you have for yourself.
Sheryl
John please respond, IN PRIVATE IF YOU WISH
So linda and mike and us got talking and we were curious how does this work with us coming onboard for lunch in january?? We were curious about parking and getting through security and all that etc stuff. shem entioned something about passes. Could you fill us in some more. Or are we just going to have to kidnap you?? Thanks
Thanks again john… Oh and of course big fans as allways
Frank and bridie
Dear John,
Well since you asked, I wanted to steal my room steward, Curtis, from my cabin on the Carnival Glory, but he wouldn’t stay folded in my suitcase. Next time, I’ll try to sneak some chloroform past security so that he can’t put up such a fight!
Laura
PLEASE, PLEASE REPLY,
Today 9/11/09, in one of your remarks to Juan and Maria, you stated you might be on the Carnival Spirit, do you know when that will be. I have been praying 3 times a day for Carnival to send you to the West Coast so I can sail with you, that when you mentioned possibly the Carnival Spirit, I just got so excited that I had to write and ask you when will you be sailing with her so I can change my reservation from the Carnival Splendor to the Carnival Spirit. I know when you released your schedule you did not mention anything about sailing on the Carnival Spirit, so I was pretty depressed and fearful that Carnival would open the cruises to Europe and that I would never have another chance of sailing with you, but after reading todays blog, I am thinking that maybe my prayers will be answered.
John, I do have a question, when you are working do you ever have a chance to eat at the Steakhouses. I know the CD’s have a show right after the first seating, so do you get to eat before the first showing, or in-between the showings or when? I was just wondering.
Best Wishes to you, Heidi and Kye
From your #1 Bloggy Thinggy Fan
Kathy M.
P.S. John awhile back I sent you and Heidi a Franklin Mint Heirloom Doll for Kye (For her later years when she will like dolls) and I have never heard if you received it yet. I sent it right after she was born, but since I do not know how long it takes to get packages from the states I have not asked before this. Please let me know if she received it. Here is a picture of it.
[IMG]http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc101/Chacooe/Laura.jpg[/IMG]
Please have Stephanie or someone let me know if the picture does not show up.
Kathy
Your site has been a great inspiration and the knowledge gained has gotten me past the obstacle blocking my way.
John Please Reply
I see the slides that you and I are going to races down in these pictures. How about the bloggers having a Mini Golf Tournament during BC3, 12/3, on that beautiful looking course? Maybe make it a “GOLF FOR THE CURE”. Charge an entry fee to go to the “WALK FOR THE CURE” fund. The winner could get a Ship on a Stick and a gift.
What do you think?
BIG ED
hi John,
I see the Carnival Dream webcams have lit up. Won’t be long now!!!
All in 1
http://www.zydecocruiser.com/CarnivalDream/carnivalDreamWebcams.htm
or
or direct links
http://www.infocruise.it/infoCarnival/ShipInfo.asp?name=Dream
http://www.infocruise.it/infoCarnival/ShipInfo.asp?name=Dream&channel=2
http://www.infocruise.it/infoCarnival/ShipMap.asp?name=Dream
bill
Hi John,
Please reply
Love reading your blog! No requests here just wanted to say that we are taking our 2 oldest grand children, 7 yr old boy and a 9 year old girl, on their first ever cruise on November 26, 2009. They are sooo excited.
We are sailing on the Inspiration out of Tampa and one of the reasons that we choose this ship was the shorter duration and manily for the water works park. I have heard that there have been many sea days on past sailings when the water works was closed due to “not working”. Is this true? Hopefully it will be open for us and the sun will shine!!
We love Carnival and your blog and hopefully we will get to sail with you one day as our cruise director.
Hi John – please respond…
Here is a little secret that works for now – magic jack.
We just returned from our first Alaska cruise aboard the Carnival Spirit and my first VIP cruise – wow – thanks Carnival. Every day I received a little surprise, from delicious canapes and sushi, to a photo frame and so on. Very nice & unexpected & appreciated. However, we did not get a “pin” at the Past Guest party and I couldn’t locate any in the gift shop.
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH for going a little something for my daughter & son-in-law’s 10th Wedding Anniversary and my husband’s 60th b-day. Extremely appreciated and everyone (12 of us) enjoyed the wine at dinner.
The Carnival Spirit is a beautiful ship. We loved all the glass art and were “dizzy” walking up the stairs to the supper club. I tell everyone to walk up the stairs, even if one isn’t eating there. I took just the “kids” to dinner. There were 6 of us. Impeccable service. We had 3 servers for our every need. The chef came out to show us the beef and seafood. He made a return trip to highlight his fabulous desserts. The chocolate foursome was scrumptious. $30 (including gratuity) for this meal was a steal. The rest of our group was jealous they didn’t go. The pictures we took of the appetizers, meal, desserts came out so great. No one should miss a trip to the Supper Club.
Our two year old was by far the best behaved of the group. He was signed up for Camp Carnival, but never made it there. He was with us for everything, except dinner. His other grandparents kept him so the parents could have formal dinner with us. He came into the dining room one night and just had a great time. He is very entertaining and adorable. Too bad he won’t remember his first cruise. (We are all going again Dec 11 on the Carnival Paradise – a gift to the kids for the holidays.) We have zillions of pictures so he can at least see himself on his 1st cruise.
Alaska was beautiful and the last sea day at the glacier absolutely spectacular. I have over 2000 pics in total – hard to decide what to print.
I encourage everyone out there to do Alaska on the Carnival Spirit at least once. You won’t regret it.
Although we did have some “drama on the high seas” with two guests in our group – unbelievable behavior from adult women – security involved and the threat of throwing them off the ship at the first port – it made for an unforgettable vacation. Fortunately, not my friends or family – just in the group. Ugh…never again. I will keep it family from now on – I know what to expect with them.
So again John, thanks for all you did to make this vacation cruise a lasting memory in all our lives. We do appreciate all your hard work for all Carnivalites.
faye
I bring my own pillow cases and a thin foam insert to use with Carnivals pillows. I would bring my own sheets if there wasn’t a weight limit on suitcases on the airlines. I can’t sleep on scratchy sheets. At least with my own pillow cases I have super soft cases by my face. Do you know Carnival has about 5 choices of pillows? Some are better than others.
Jo
For those curious, Skype makes their money by calling “land lines” (i.e. non-internet calls.) You’d pay for credits to call other phones regardless of location. Obviously this is big among the international call market.
Jo and Cheryl I know what you mean., I bring my cervical pillow with satin pillowcase, , an egg crate foam mattress (now that Carnival no longer has them on board) my washcloths, toliet tissue, my own butter, cheese, salad dressings and coffeemate, oh I forgot also our alarm clock. Now is there any wonder we have so many suitcases?
I’d loved to have brought our room steward we had on the Valor, home with us. He was so good at having our room cleaned even before we got back from breakfast. We’ve had some stewards that didn’t have our room cleaned long after lunch.
Carolyn
John,
Unfortunately I haven’t had the opportunity to steal or appropriate any items from my cabin. By the time I get all the purchases packed, there isn’t room for many of the items I brought with me. If I could though, I would definitely try to swipe my room steward. Every one of them I’ve ever had were worth taking, just too difficult to pack.
Only 6 1/2 weeks til the Carnival Dream TA!
Joyce
Dear John, (please reply)
Bob and I just got off the Holiday today(Saturday the 12th of September). I had to write to you as soon as I could turn on the computer. Thank you so much for the gift you had Tory bring to our room. You made my cruise. I can’t believe you took the time to send us something when we never asked for anything. With all the people asking for gifts it is truly wonderful that you would take the time to surprise someone who didn’t ask for anything. Still would like to know if you’re going to make it on the November 2nd Holiday cruise. We are also going to be on the Fantasy for my birthday December 8th and with the grandkids January 16th.
Also, the entertainment staff on the Hoiday were some of the best we’ve ever had. Laura, Rick and Rachael ran all the trivias and were great fun. Can’t wait to be with them again. The pictures of Kye are beautiful. Hope the girls will be able to travel with you soon. Take care, hope to see you soon. Thanks again for the surprise gifts in the cabin. I’m telling everyone who will listen, what a wonderful man you are. Lynda
Hello John,
We just got back today (Saturday) from our Carnival Liberty cruise. It was great as usual and I will be sending a letter to Carnival full of compliments. The best part is that we got to see Butch again. He is so great and makes a wonderful CD. Can’t wait to see him again.
The Guest Services desk didn’t know anything about pins for Platinum guests and said they don’t have any. When will this start again? Will they be available on the Carnival Dream? Hope so.
The day before we left last week we booked a 4 night cruise on the Carnival Inspiration for 12/10 so that will give us a cruise fix until the Carnival Dream.
Some time back the original date of the question was added to the top of each when you answered them and then it stopped. That was a good idea so we could see where you were in your responses.
Glad you had a great trip to Holland and thanks for the pictures of Kye and Heidi.
George and Linda
What a Blog! Jaime, Kye and Heidi all in the same day! The only down side is that we’re reading it at home, and not on a Carnival ship somewhere!
Thanks,John, for sharing them with us.
Hi! John, Hedi and Kye,
We have’ nt written in a while since you have so many replies. We still read your blogs. We enjoy them very much .
We really enjoyed the pictures of Kye. As hill billys from Tennessee would say, She is growing like a weed , but is as pretty as a flower.
We have heard so much about the piano bar,
would it be possible to have two piano bars one
for smoking and one non-smoking. Then enclose
the casino with plex glass. Just a suggestion.
Give our love to Hedi and Kye
The Tomlinson’s
Hi John
We are sorry that we will not see you on the Carnival Dream out of New York on the 15 November….bugger!!…..but as promised we have your red Vuvuzela and will leave it at the Guest Services Couunter for you.
Regards
Des & Carol (Cape Town)
Love the new look, keep up the great work the number of visitors must have increased?.
John, we just returned from our 9/6 cruise on the Freedom with Wee Jimmy & had a great time, as usual. Of course, he’s not quite as good as you, but no-one can top you. We did notice one “mistake”. They ran the film of all of the cruise ships in the fleet where we see you on the big screen. Someone announces each cruise ship and you are supposed to applaud when you see the ones you have been on. Of course, they start with the Mardi Gras, the Carnivale and the Festivale. However, when they get to the Festivale, it is announced as the Fantasy. We don’t know if that is you announcing the names of the ship, or if it was Wee Jimmy. Anyway, the Festivale was our long-time favorite back when the smaller ships sailed.
CAROLYN AND DON
We’re early risers so to help the cabin steward know we have already left the cabin in the morning we always hang the clean cabin sign on the door. That way he knows when we are out so he can do that cabin first. With set dinner times he knows when your gone to dinner so that is not a problem. I would suggest those doing “anytime” dinning they also hang out the clean cabin tags when you go to dinner so he knows you are gone already. This way he don’t have to keep knocking on the door to see if you left yet. Once he sees you doing this he will be looking for it each cleaning time.
BIG ED
John,
You want to know what people have taken off the ship that maybe they shouldn’t well I can’t think of anything but I have taken all the Capers from the week, so I can go back over them. I have taken a few kleenex for the flight, not the whole box just a few. Can’t figure out why you’d want to steal the toilet paper. I find white towels boring so wouldn’t want them anyways. Forget taking the room stewart, I’d go find the chef and steal him!
Kye is growing. What a cute princess.
Dear John,
Please reply (but not publish). Thank you so much for offering to send my grandmother a ship on a stick. I get really excited thinking about taking it to her and showing her my pictures. I will have to get all my pictures printed out on the ship since i will be headed to her nursing home the day I get off the ship.
Anyway, our information is:
Nick and April Zark
Holiday, Oct 10th, 2009
Thank you again! There is very little you can give a woman who needs nothing but company and love. And I think she will REALLY enjoy getting a second trophy, especially since she can’t go on a cruise herself.
Thanks,
April Zark
Carolyn and Don, I miss the eggcrates too. Do you have a small one you take on board? Thanks.
Jo
I just love how the raspberry is laying on top of Kye. That’s the first thing I noticed!
Thanks John for the reply you sent me and a BIG thank you for asking them on the Carnival Fascination for us to sit at Samson’s table. It really means a lot to us! We leave this Saturday… I can’t stand it!! We are sooo excited. Hubby deserves it from the stress at work….
Thank you sooooo much….
Stephanie
Hi John,
Thank you for the kind comments regarding our QM2 book. We hope that (next month) when you receive your copy, you enjoy it.
Best wishes,
Chris Frame and Rachelle Cross.
PLEASE REPLY
John,
A new CruiseCritic Roll Call mate (also named John) on the Carnival Elation’s 9/26 cruise, foolishly prodded me into a 49ers vs Chargers bet, which he has lost. Consequently, he will sing a karaoke song during our cruise.
We can’t find a karaoke song list anywhere for our cruise. Is such a list available? Actually I just cruised on the Elation last week (A+ in every way!) and while briefly looking into the karaoke session in the Cole Porter Lounge, I noted that the words are projected on a screen behind the singer which of course, will make the singer’s experience more difficult than if the singer had the words available on a TV screen in front of him/her, as on the Carnival Spirit.
If you can find a song list or perhaps forward this to the Elation’s great CD Steve Knisley, I will be very grateful. Thank you and I LOVE this blog!
Sincerely,
Wendell