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John Sends His Hello’s From The Carnival Dream
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Hello Bloggers.
John sends his regards from yesterday’s Carnival Dream Naming Ceremony event.
Steph#343 
26 Comments
November 13th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
Mr. Blum, Please let John eat. We don’t want him getting sick before the Bloggers Cruise. The Evil Crew has some real Evil planned for him. I hope your going to be there with us.
BIG ED
November 13th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Stephanie:
I think you would have been justified to throw that light at John after that comment.
I think he owes you a couple of mojitos!!!!
John:
I heard that Vince Strong ROCKED in the Piano Bar last night. We have not sailed with him but would LOVE TO one day!!!!
I know a good time was had by all. And yes, we do wish we could have been there…but we will be there SOON!!!
Blogger’s Cruise December 3rd….WOO HOO!!!
Linda (Mom of your friend DJ)
November 13th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
John,
Was that Monique (hope I spell it right) twin in the background(ha ha).
Loved the ceremony, just wished I was booked. Have fun and please get something to eat soon, don’t need you out of shape.
November 13th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
Can anyone tell me how to get one of Johns bobble heads weve been seeing in alot of the pics.
November 13th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
Dear John,
Was that a Cheese Bugger that you wanted? I think you will be able to find something to eat on the Carnival Dream. Tell Roger to take you to the Supper Steakhouse Club.
The Cruzin2some
James & Nancy Enslow
November 13th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
John,
Loved the ceremony and thanks for checking in. Wish I could have been there but I watched all the festivities on-line while at work. (Don’t tell my boss!)
Cheers to you and the Dream crew. Looking forward to sailing on her again in less than 60 days.
Melissa
November 13th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
Dear John,
I almost forgot. Who was that lady at the Naming Ceremony and why was she showing you her Butt? What did you do in Jamaica Mon? Is she why you quit drinking anything other than Diet Coke? You had better start working on some answers because when you get home you my friend are sooooooooo busted!
The Cruzin2some
James & Nancy Enslow
November 13th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
John. please eat and take care of yourself. We can’t have you getting sick and your diabetes out of control. This time 3 weeks from now we will be on the Carnival Dream with you and sick you do not need to be.
We enjoyed the video of the christening. Thanks to Stephanie #343 or whomever was responsible for posting it.
Carolyn and Don
BTW how is Heidi’s Mum doing since her accident?
November 13th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
Dear John,
The ceremony was wonderful! Thank you for sharing it with us. I was sad to miss the festivities in person, but am thrilled to be able to watch it upon my arrival at home.
I was honored to meet you when you arrived to join the Transatlantic sailing (yes I was one of the lucky young ones bringing the Dream to the USA!). We spoke briefly about how amazing the crew and staff on the Dream had been and what an amazing cruise we’d been lucky enough to enjoy. I can’t say enough good things about the entire Carnival Dream Team (there’s not enough room here…) but I wanted to reiterate that Todd Witmer and his entertainment peeps, the crew, the staff and the captain were lovely, wonderful people who ensured that everyone on the ship had something fun to do every hour of every day for our crossing while ensuring the safety of 3000+ people… no mean feat to be sure with that many people for 16 days!! I am truly grateful for all of their efforts and cannot wait to see them all again when we return to sail with the Carnival Dream!
In the meantime, congratulations to you and Carnival on this important occasion and a hearfelt THANK YOU to everyone who sailed on the Transatlantic Dream Crossing with us for making our Dream vacation come true. See you soon!
Carin
November 13th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
OOOOPs Sorry I meant to say Hello to Mr. Blum.
I really hope you are going to join us on the BC.
Also of the over 200,000 hits on the blog last month 3/4 of them were made by me, Big Ed and the Evil Crew…
Countess Carolyn
November 13th, 2009 at 1:32 pm
Loved watching the ceremony! Not as good as being there OF COURSE, but so much fun! Look forward to sailing again with you soon, John.
Linda
November 13th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
Dear John,
I was thrilled to be able to catch the ceremony Live yesterday, albeit online and not in person. I wish I could have done the live chat with the other bloggers, but my boss is also one of my facebook friends, and I didn’t want to risk getting busted for watching the ceremony when I should have been working.
Shhh! Let’s keep that last bit about me watching the ceremony just between us…and the 285 thousand other people who read this blog!
Laura
November 13th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
John, it was awesome. We cant wait to see her for are own eyes wednesday when she makes it here to port canaveral.
Big Fans as Allways,
Frank and Bridie
November 13th, 2009 at 3:18 pm
Hi John,
Chris was at the ceremony and bumped into you a couple of times, one of which was captured on camera. She told me the ship is beautiful, the food was magnificent and the shows were some of the best she’s seen. I have a feeling we’ll be sailing on her before to long. Our best to the family.
Alan & Chris
Boston
November 13th, 2009 at 4:19 pm
We don’t have any cruises book now. But I’m hoping to sail Dream in the next couple of years. She looks like a nice ship…
Kim
November 13th, 2009 at 4:46 pm
THANKS JOHN & STEPHANIE
HOPE YOU BOTH GOT SOMETHING TO EAT
AND SOME REST
IT WAS AWESOME
TAKE CARE
THE TUCKERS IN FLORIDA
ELIZABETH & ARNOLD
SEE YOU SOON
DEC 3,2009
November 13th, 2009 at 6:09 pm
John- thanks to you & Carnival for a great job with the naming ceremony on our Carnival Dream!! I think the way the ceremony was carried out epitomizes the way Carnival conducts business…with FUN! Great fun having your CEO (Gerry Cahill) meld in with the Fun Force and then surprise everyone! Also, great choice for godmother…Marcia Gay Harden is a classy lady with a great sense of humor (perfect for Carnival’s flag ship). Hope the weather cooperates for these upcoming cruises out of NYC, but no worries mate, I can attest, the ship handles heavy weather/seas like a champ (we were on the Oct 15th sailing and encountered 40 ft seas and 70 mph winds). Wish we could sail on the bloggers cruise with you, but since we are in Houston, maybe Jeanne & I can catch up with you on the Conquest out of Galveston. Cheers & Ciao!
Marty & Jeanne
November 13th, 2009 at 6:48 pm
Hi John,
I was on the Dream for its trans-atlantic cruise. I have to say it is the nicest of all the Carnival ships I have been on. It is tastefully decorated not all those wild decorations some of the other ships have. I love the lighting around the atrium and the glass elevators. So sad though that we didn’t get a welcoming cermony when we entered the NY port. I also want to commend the Dream team, expecially James, Ellie, Mark, Simon, Dei, and Amy. Without them this could have been a very long trip. It was a great journey and I hope to see them all again.
November 13th, 2009 at 7:24 pm
Great, fantastic, unbelievable,etc. about the ceremony on the Carnival Dream. Marcia Gay Harden is a beautiful, sexy looking, tremendous Godmother and you weren’t that bad either John. Thoroughly enjoyed it. January 23rd, 2010 is the date I will be onboard the beautiful ship, the Carnival Dream.
Paul F. Pietrangelo
November 13th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
I was wondering if anyone could tell me how to send John an email.
Thanks!
November 13th, 2009 at 8:27 pm
John,
Really enjoyed the naming ceremony. Thanks for sharing it with us online. Can’t wait to see the Dream for ourselves on the Blogger’s Cruise.
Cheers mate!
Lisa and George
November 14th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
Linda (DJ’s mom),
You are in luck. Vince Strong will be returning to the Dream for the last two days of the Blogger’s cruise in December.
I highly recommend checking out his show. He certainly does rock the piano bar!
Laura (divetrash)
November 14th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
What an awsome job. Hope you got something to eat. Surely they have food on that nice big ship. Also saw the ship sail into nYC on the Webcam. Mighty cool! Jan 9 is getting closer and closer.
Lexi
November 15th, 2009 at 9:11 am
John,
It was great seeing you at the naming ceremony. I have put together some photos and excerpts from the speeches that I thought you might like to see. http://beyondships.com/CarnivalDream-art-naming.html It was a great occasion.
November 15th, 2009 at 11:27 am
Love all the updates John, I believe you talked to my parents on the Dream after you got on the ship in Bermuda. They told me to try and get in touch with you.
P.S GO get something to eat
November 15th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
You do not have to apologize to us John, we know how busy you have been. We would love to hear anything you can share with us that you learned in your meetings.
Keep smiling John, you truly are one of the good guys.
My best to Heidi and Kye.
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