Paula Hayes

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We love the shows and have not seen any one that was not exceptional. I know a lot goes into putting these productions together and that is why you probably try to rotate them around the fleet. Although those of us who cruise often end up seeing the shows several times before they introduce a new one to the fleet. We have not taken part in the anytime dining and always choose 1st seating as we are used to eating dinner around 5:30 here at home. That always puts us at the late show I really have not seen that much of a decline in attendance.

We also love Karaoke and find it very entertaining. We follow the games and trivia’s around the ship all day long and are always there for towel folding.
I am a little tired of some of the lido deck entertainment, hairy chest; survivor and so on.

Smoking Topic; well as an asthmatic for all of my life, I can tell you that I am happy about having certain areas for the smokers and non-smokers. I can’t tell you how many times on the Conquest going to the internet cafe I would have to hold my breath and run through the cigar lounge. As a result of my medical condition, I hardly ever go to the bars on the ship because of the smoking.

On a personal note, John do not listen to the lady who said you were not being a good father or husband by working away from home. My husband was in the Air Force for 22 years and he missed a lot of the kids growing up years, as well as important occasions, but it was how he made a living and took care of us monetarily. We do not love him any less now that he is home all the time than we did then when he was gone. In fact it has made better people of our kids now 26 and 23. They appreciate their dad more because of the sacrifices he made to be gone to keep a roof over our heads and food on the table. I assure you that Heidi and Kye love you just the same too. We appreciate that they share you with all of us too.

Many thanks for all you do,

Marqueta

From a recent blog:
If there is one port that sits atop the ” why doesn’t a Carnival ship go there ” it is of course………..Detroit…………in second place is my home town of Southend On Sea and in third place……………it is of course Aruba. And while the motor city and the chance for me to go home for lunch and a poo on my own toilet remain a dream……Aruba……….is back.

Your wish may come true:
The next major cruise ship hub will be in … Detroit?
Could Detroit become a major cruise ship hub? That’s the idea, say government officials who visited the down-on-its-luck city Monday to talk up a taxpayer-funded waterfront development.
The Detroit Free Press, a sister paper to USA TODAY, reports that U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and other leaders painted a vision of Detroit developing as a Midwest cruise ship capital.
LaHood and other politicians toured a $21 million port facility taking shape on the Detroit River that is being partly funded with federal stimulus funds. The facility will include a dock for cruise ships and water taxis as well as a new customs facility. It’s expected to be finished in late 2010.
The politicians didn’t say which cruise ships they expect to visit the port.

I’ll be ready to book the first Carnival cruise out of Detroit!

I’ve been suggesting that Carnival puts a ship on the Great Lakes for years now. With all the great cities all around the Great Lakes it would be wonderful to cruise. Just think about all those people that live in the HOT south that come up to the cooler north for vacations in the summer. The ship builder of the Carnival Dream even has a shipyard on the Great Lakes.

BIG ED