It took a lot of digging and asking around, but I finally managed to piece together the full story on the secret New York event. I am sure the top beards at Carnival will get their knickers in a twist for me telling you prior to getting their approval but hey…………..it’s Christmas.
So um………………here are all the details:
Carnival has brilliantly been given the official sponsorship of the confetti for this New Year’s Eve festivities. How? I have no idea. Someone with a beard probably met and “networked”and reached out to another beard and after an hour or so of blue sky thinking they managed to get this done.
Anyhow I’ve been invited to this series of events, and one in particular is taking place the day before New Year’s Eve and I asked the beards if I could please have some of our blog readers attend with me. They were able to find me ten tickets, so I thought it would be nice if each person could bring a friend with them so they don’t have to cuddle with a stranger……….or worse, me……………… for warmth when they’re on top of a building called 1 Times Square, getting an up close look at a giant ball…………you know, the one you see every year on the telly? Yes, that one.
So five lucky readers and their friends get to participate in this invitation-only VIP event. You will stand on top of the building overlooking legendary Times Square – considered the center of the universe by New Yorkers – and take a picture with a giant…………………..ball……………………..while they analyze it to make sure it will be alright for the following night when the place will be filled with more than a million people whilst being as cold as a Polar Bears dangly bits.
This is seriously brilliant and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Even if you can’t make it, there will be photos and videos of the event that our bearded friend Eric will be sharing with all of you on Facebook that day.
So if you CAN make it to Times Square, NYC on the afternoon of December 30th and you think all of the above sounds like fun, please respond below. The first five people who respond will get tickets to the event……………….BUT the beards said you need to also include the following in your comment to be eligible. It’s a little silly but now I’m curious to see what you all will say.
So put this in your comment and fill in the blank:
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……
I hope to see some of you there for a group hug and oh yes………..if Megan Fox is reading please come and bring your bottom.
See you tomorrow for a full blog thingy.
Cheers,
John
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John! My husband and I would love to be there.
Please pick us!!!
It would be the best birthday present ever for him.
John – If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……I would thank God for the blessings of health and family (both yours and mine) and pray that next year, all the armed forces personnel would be home with their families enjoying the holidays as I do.
Have a wonderful holiday – Gary and I were forturnate to sail the Carnival Inspiration, Carnival Legend, and Carnival Dream this year. Thank you Paul Santley, Jen Baxter, and Butch Begovich for the laughter and fun. If we’re selected: we’ll be there! Janet
please reply Id love to be there
Yes, I would love to go
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John…… I would scream with delight and hug John for the great job he did on the Splendor.
Pick me
f I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……
it would be the best brithday present ever for my hsubamd
xoxoxoxo
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……I could die a happy woman.
I vote for divetrash!!!
What a wonderful way to say THANK YOU for all the hard work she does all year long keeping the piano bar list updated and all of us in touch with our favorite entertainers!!
Linda (Mom of DJ)
John, I did post above, but Divetrash is your very loyal supporter and I have to vote for her too! Janet
pick princess laura!!!
Aw shucks, thanks y’all! I did make it in to the first five with the phrase that pays so I’ll see y’all in pictures!
Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year to all y’all out in the Blogoverse!
Cheerios,
Laura
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……
Id be happy as a clam
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……I would wear my Got Fun Hat & T shirt (hubbie too!)
Pick me pick me!!
Sounds like great fun, John. Of course, living in Texas takes this out of reach for Stitch and me but I’m sure the lucky winners will have a brilliant time.
Ciao!
Host Mach
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……I’d be tickled pink and happy as a clam!
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……It would make a perfect start to what I consider a new year and a start to what will be the best yet, with my beautiful girlfriend in one arm and the start of a new year and hopefully a new page in my life, sharing with everyone else.
Give him a huge kiss and let him pretend I am Megan Fox!!!!!!!!!
Oh my! I am so excited!!!!
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……
i WOULD HAVE ALL MY WISHES COME TRUE.
cHRIS AND DAN GUBA
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John, it would be almost as much fun as BC3
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……I will be in Times Square taking a picture with a gian ball, and I WILL GET TO MEET THE INFAMOUS JOHN HEALD!! FINALLY!!
Please me john
Please reply
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……I’d still be happy as a clam but now you will also have my last name.
I am “awaiting moderation”……what does that mean???!!!???? Ahhhh……
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……smiling and watch the snow fall.
I would love to come!! I live in NY!!! Thanks
If I could stand above times square and take a picture with a giant ball an john I would have such a happy new year!
If I could stand above times square and take a picture with a giant ball and John it would make for a wonderful new year
Me me me….
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John I wouldn’t be so distraught that a cruise isn’t in my future for this month!
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John, my life would be truly complete. Oh, yeah, include my husband in that too….
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John…… I’d start my New Year off in a very interesting way! Thanks for the chance!! I LOVE Carnival Cruise
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PICK ME!!!!!!!!
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……
COUNT ME IN,
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……
Please!!!
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……
John and the 5 lucky winners. I can’t be there Dec. 30th but I know it will be an amazing and brilliant affair. Congrats to those that won!
Eric the bearded one. Please, please…..PLEASE, lots and lots of pictures.
ONe more try….
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……
I would kiss him and let him pretend that I am Megan Fox!!!
So excited!!!! Make this wish come true for me and my family, please!
if i could stand above time square and take a picture with a giant ball and john Id never cruise another line except carnival!!!!!
If I could stand above Time Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John, I’d dance for joy as it would be a once in a lifetime opportunity
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……that would be the perfect ending to 2010
If I could stand above times square and take a picture with a giant ball and John it would be one of the greatest honors as a native new yorker. It would be dream come true and an honor to be with the company of John.
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……
I WOULD
if I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John, I will be in awe of the size of it.
Wish I could be there!!!
I would love to stand above Times Square and take a picture with a gian ball and John with a can of SPAM!
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……and a ship in a stick.
I can’t go.. but if I COULD go.. The ball has NOTHING on you, John. I think I would be more excited talking to you than checking out the ball..
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……
It would make my year!!!
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……
I would kiss my wife of 23 years
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……
I would be my husband and children’s hero forever!
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……my life would be complete!
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John I would cherish the memories forever.
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John and he offered me a job with Carnival it would be a prefect new beginning!!!!
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……it would definitely end 2010 in a way I never imagined!
I would scream!
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John, I promise I will try real hard next year to not get on Santa’s naughty list! (well I said I’d try!!)
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……
I would scream!
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John, I would ask to compare the two
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……I would make sure that the ball covered up his head so he would like like a true Frenchman!
Hope to see you in NYC John!
This would be awesome!!!!
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……
My husband and I would love to have these tickets. Just got back from our Carnival Freedom cruise! The best ever!!!!!! Lori
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……
I would have fulfilled a long time dream of mine!!
I cannot be there but nice to get into the action!
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John, I would think I had REALLY been a good girl this year – took my first cruise on the Carnival Elation and meeting John Heald in Times Square at the end/beginning of the year!!!!
Have fun!
Mimi
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……my life would be complete .
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John I’d be so excited I might start my own blog thingy!
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……Would be as much fun as a cruise with santa in the summer time ….HoHoHo
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John…… it would be such a great way to ring in the 2011 New Year. I have always wanted to go to New York to see it all decorated for the holidays. Last time I was with John on the Splendor it wasn’t exactly the best of times. It would be great to see John under better circumstances. This would hopefully be a start to a great New Year
I can come! I live 45 minutes from NYC
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……I would holler John and Carnival are the BEST!!!!
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……Would be as much fun as a cruise with santa in the summer time ….HoHoHo
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……
It would be one of those bucket list items checked off my list… however living in Juneau, Alaska it would be quite hard to make it to this fun adventure in time (maybe I can find enough for a ticket or a friendly relative as it about $700 to travel – not including hotel.)
So yes it would be awesome, but I will have to console myself by planning my next cruise for December 2011 I think.
Have fun ringing in the new year with John!!!
Melissa in Alaska!!!
Let me know if I am one of the first… I may be able to swing it
Yeah for once-in-a-lifetime!!!!
Melissa
I am sure I’m too late – but no harm in trying!
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……
it would be a memory that would last forever.
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……OMG, I would literally s**t my pants. My 52nd birthday is on December 30th and this would be THE BEST b-day gift….EVER. A couple of years ago, I purchased the 1st John Heald Bobble Head sold on eBay for a whopping $47.95….plus, of course, shippingandhandlingfeesoftheseas. I had the wonderful opportunity to meet John on the Carnival Dream (C2N…NYC) and he autographed it for me. I would simply looooooooove to stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball, John, and the eight other lucky winners. ( I’ll bring the TP.) Happy holidays!
I would bring Champagne and spam to toast the new year with John.
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John…… it would turn out to be my thumb in the picture, not John or the ball!
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……
I would freeze my Miami bottom off!
So sad that I can’t be there, but I can’t wait to see pictures!!! One year I will make it to NYC for New Year’s Eve.
How late am I?
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……
I would be deliriously happy and promise not to pass out.
Pretty pretty please
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……
I would soil my underwater and make ketut pick them up. Lol
Wow…too cool. Wish I could be there!
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……I could put a checkmark on one of the items on my bucket list! New Years Eve in the Big Apple!
I have to provide my own transportation? DRATS! I just cleaned out my bank account last week on the Legend!
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……It will keep me warm until we go on cruise aboard the Carnival Liberty, Feb 19th 2011
Damnit if only I was still living and working in NYC!!! What an absolutely brilliant thing John! We will be watching from sunny Florida and toasting the lot who actually are able to attend!
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……I would be very honored.
I live in Brooklyn, so I would like to check this out!
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……
I would kiss both John and his big ball!
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John, I would only do it if I was given a free cruise as well. lol
I’m not very fond of big crowds or cold weather, so I’ll leave this once in a lifetime event for those braver than me. lol
I hope those that win enjoy themselves very much but for me, I’ll stay here in the warm South.
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John it would be an honor!!!
JOhn! We would love to see you in Times Square! We met you during the infamous Pinata taping in Philadelphia and you missed us when the bloggers met in Baltimore!
if only I lived closer to NYC than not so sunny CA…….. Have fun
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……
it would be the highlight of my life! Have met John once before at the infamous Pinata Party. We attended the bloggers get together in Baltimore, but you weren’t there
I didn’t follwo directions the first time:
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John… it wouldn’t be as exciting as celebrating New Year’s Eve in 2001 on the Carnival Jubilee, but it would be close.
Donald Ivanoff
Brooklyn, NY
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John, WOW what a time that would be. The highlight of My year. After 33 years of marriage boy do I need a New York vacation, (but seriously) the two of us would love to meet John and see the ball. Hubby has never been to New York and I haven’t been since I was a very little girl. So hope to see you there.
Jean
if i could stand above times square and take a picture with a giant ball and John it would be a dream come true, or a nightmare.
John,
Here is what I would say.
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John, it would start my year off with something to look forward to. It would also make missing the BC4 easier to deal with. I have never been to New York, would love to visit one day. If I don’t win. well good luck to the winners, enjoy the brand new year in style.
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……
I would stand up there in the freezing cold in a Carnival t-shirt and ear muffs. Pants of course, because that would be downright scary!
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……
I would at least make sure I did not have snot hanging out of my nose.
Happy Holidays to you all!!
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John riding on top of the ball with his Dolly Parton costume waving the Carnival Flag, I would be the happiest girl in the whole Canadian north,
Dear John, My husband & I are from New jersey and we absolutely love you and CARNIVAL. I guess you can say after 20 + cruises with CARNIVAL WE ARE DIE HARD FANS
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John it would be a dream come true. I look at times square as kinda like being on a CARNIVAL CRUISE SHIP, surrounded by many new people from all over the world and what a better way to spend The Holidays with my Husband & our favorite CRUISE DIRECTOR John.
John your a asset to CARNIVAL and we love you for all you do.
Sincerely
Have a wonderful Christmas and Happy New year
Mary Diehm
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……it would make me want to be on Wipeout. Go big balls!
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……I’d probably seriously embarrass myself by yakking. Now John might be inclined to think he was the cause, but alas, heights scare the crap out of me.
But I’d still go, and it matters not if Megan Fox’s bottom, or any other body part is present
PLEASE DONT COUNT ME IN… BUT…
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……I would be on top of the world!!!
But I can’t so I wont and I’m sad
What she said…welcome back John!
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……it would be an experience as BIG as the new Carnival Magic!
it sounds like fun i do have a few friends who love cruiseships and love to take pics as myself i love to take pics and look at cruiseship
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……
It would make my New Year Cheary and Bright!!!
It sounds like fun and it sounds like somethign that i and my friend whould love to do both of us love ships and both love taken pictures
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John i think it would be a great photo opt to do and to say that i was there and i had the time of my life escaiplly a person who loves to take pics and loves cruiseships along with my friend who is the same way..
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John I would be a heck of a lot happier than if I won a free cruise on the Epically Ugly or the Adventure of the Floating Amusement Park. ( but not as happy as if I won a free cruise on a Carnival Fun Ship )
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John it would be a great end of the year and start my 30 days to my next Carnival cruise countdown on the Legend. In fact, it would be Legendary.
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John…… our tongues would be stuck to the side of it!!!
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……
It would close to but not as heavenly as eating chocolate melting cake on a Carnival cruise with John as CD…..
Hi John!
I had posted on the ” blog thingy” wondering about updates on the Carnival Splendor for January 16, 2011 would be. My hubby and I who enjoy your posts, were so hopeful that we were going to sail with you while you ” took care of unfinished business onboard the Splndor.” We now know the answer to our question and have switched ourselves and our family and friends to the Carnival Legend for the same sail date. We understand how difficult this is for all involved including the “beards.”
Of course, changing air from the midwest about a month prior to sailing increases our cost of flights. We appreciate the shipboard credit for the change fee, but wish we could be compensated for the additional flight expenses…BUT since that is not in the offers…can you help me to make our sailing on the Carnival Legend a little more special? We would love to have a table for 6 for our assigned 2nd dining time. Plus we are celebrating my brother and my husband’s best friend’s 50th birthday onboard, so any token from you would be much appreciated. For my hubby too as he is a huge fan of yours (he will be celebrating his 51st birthday onboard as well).
Staterooms 5122, 5124, 4173
One more suggestion…Wouldn’t it be nice if for all of us who were can cancelled on the Splendor, we could be given credit for the sailing…LOL…I am only 1 cruise from being Platinum
Thanks for all you do to help guests sailing!! You are one in a million!
Glenda
PS…got this joke the other day and I instantly thought that is a joke that John would appreciate!!
An old fella was celebrating 92 years on this earth! He spoke to his toes. “Hello toes!” he said. “How are you? You know, you are 92 Today. Oh the times we’ve had! Remember we walked on the park in the summer every Sunday afternoon. The times we waltzed on the dance Floor? Happy Birthday toes!
“Hello, knees,” he continued. “How are you? You know you’re 92 today. Oh, the times we’ve had! Remember when we marched in the parade? Oh, the hurdles we’ve jumped together. Happy Birthday, knees.
“Then, he looked down at his crotch. “Hello Willie! You little bugger. Just think. If you were alive today, you’d be 92!
I want to go to the ball News Years Eve. Never been there before. And New Years Day is my birthday. I think every News Years baby should do it at least once
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John, it would really make my Day, Week, Month and Year!
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John, I would wear a Dolly Parton dress to do it.
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……
I could die happy. A long time from now hopefully. It will be my wedding anniversary. Can’t think of a better way to spend it.
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……I would have John and I wave at the camera so one could determine which was the non-living “giant ball.”
If I could stand above times square and take a picture with a giant ball and John…Id be be super ecstatic!
I’d love to go. Not as much fun as a cruise but I’d finally get to meet you.
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……and wish I was on a Caribbean cruise, I would.
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John…… I’d donate $200 to a charity of John’s choice.
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……
It would remind me of the last time I stood with John and a giant ball in Dallas.
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If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John I’d be a step above the biggest party in the world.
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John i would be the happiest woman in the world and give John a great big hug
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……
I would be so increditably happy! I am from Texas and me a few friends are flying to New York for New Years! It would be awesome if we could join you!
Dear John:
It is a shame that there isn’t some HUGE screen somewhere that Carnival could put beside their confetti board (since all the messages will be gone~ collected to be dropped at midnight) …..
if there were such a screen…. Carnival could webcast all the New Year’s Eve activities from all the ships.
Let the folks on land see how much fun they are missing!!!
Yes, I know…I am brilliant!!! LOL
And if there happen to be a blogger or two ON those sailings….they could be part of the big event FROM THE SHIP !!!
Linda (Mom of your friend DJ)
I can be there and would love to participate.
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……I would hug John’s ball…errrr, that didn’t sound quite right. Seriously, I would be having the most fun I can imagine the day before New Year’s Eve.
JOHN, PlEASE REPLY
DON’T PICK ME
Who the hell wants to stand in the freezin’ cold when you can watch it on TV plus you know that Carnival isn’t going to buy you a drink.
Sort of like the Captain’s Cocktail party….they don’t buy you a drink anymore but you get a $1.00 off of their horrendous prices for drinks.
Just saying….
H S
Why did you waste the time to respond to something you would never enjoy or care to be at. You think that everything in life is free, but it ain’t. Now bug off back to Cruise Critics and NEVER COME BACK..
This Blog is for CARNIVAL CRUISERS that like what they get wheather it free or not…
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……I would give John a big smack on the lips! (And my husband too!)
If my 12 year old son Jordan and I could stand above time square and take a picture with John and the giant ball, we would do the cupid shuffle!!!!!
I would be so proud to be living in the moment with my husband of 23 years and my friend ( that I have never met) John. I would be happy to be able to do this because our country is what it is, awesome and that we are free to be able to do this…..oh heck, I hope this sounds right….I am sitting with our staff at our Cjristmas party half in the bag!!! Love you Carnival and John and beards!!!
If my 12 year old son Jordan and I could stand above Time Square and take a picture with a giant ball and JOHN HEALD we would do the cupid shuffle!
If I could stand above TImes Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John, it would help me feel better about making my husband leave our family and friends to move to New Jersey for my job… only to lose the job we moved here for. Things have been tough the last couple of years and an event like this would be something we could hold with us and kind of take the sting off what we have been through. Even better than that, we have never been lucky enough to have John as our CD, so it would give us a chance to meet the man I know so intimately, without being intimate.
John, I understand we probably are way too late to get tickets, but if you do have any other kind of event that people could attend, like on New Years Day, we are SO THERE! Just let us know.
Have fun Host Mach and Big Ed .
If is the biggest word in the dictionary ;->
It would be an honour to enjoy this wonderful event with my dear friends from Carnival
(I would say…)
This is all about Me… Me… Me…
(and my lovely wife!)
and the rest of you buggers can get off by yourselves!
Joe
La Jolla, CA
If I could stand above times square and take a giant picture with a giant ball and john I would yell to the world that carnival is the best and let carnival poster my car with advertissing and drive around for the year as a carnival cheer leader.
see you on the miracle in sepetember 2011
John
Enjoy your Blog. I started reading it during the Splendor Incident.
Best wishes to the John’s Bloggers and his cast and crew.
If I could stand above Times Square mall and take a picture with a giant ball, I would enjoy listening to Johns’ New Years list of Carnival’s Port’s O’Call.
My feet think that I am a poet because they are long fellows
Mike
If I could stand above time square and take a picture of a giant ball and John…
It would be the greatest 22nd anniversary present that Tony and I ever recieved!! (Dec.30, 1988)
Pick US!!
Even if we don’t get picked, We still love you John!!!
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……
I would shave my BEARD and throw away my FRENCH beret!!!
John, (Please Reply)
I am booked on the Carnival Glory, Jan 23, 2011 with my best friend and some family and friends. My best friend has had quite the roller coaster of a year. This will be her first cruise with Carnival (she’s cruised lots and mostly on other lines), this will be my 7th Carnival Cruise and my daughter’s first! I’m so excited to show her what Carnival has to offer! Because the single supplement rate was so close in price to what she had paid to book the cruise for two she asked me to come along (after she canceled her original roommate), her treat! So I have upgraded us to a suite as a surprise for her! She had booked early dining with the rest of her family/friends, however when I did the upgrade the only thing that was available was late with a waitlist for early! My daughter will be 17 months old and 8 pm will be much too late for us to dine! If you wouldn’t mind putting a good word in for us, that would be awesome!! Also, if you could send my friend a little something to set her first Carnival cruise off with a great start that would be wonderful!!! Here is our info:
Carnival Glory – 1/23/11
Booking#55R3B6
Cabin #7248
My name is Amy Berger and my best friend’s name is Danielle Kettering!
Thanks again, I hope you enjoyed your holiday with Heidi & Kye!
Amy
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……it would be MAGIC, a DREAM come true, a MIRACLE, my DESTINY, better than MARDI GRAS… I would relish the SPLENDOR of the experience, my FANTASY would become ECSTASY, I would enjoy the SENSATION of TRIUMPH over the VICTORY of being chosen…. I would take great PRIDE attending this wonderful HOLIDAY event, Times Square would be PARADISE….. if only I could be there with the LEGEND John…….my IMAGINATION tells me this event will be an INSPIRATION and CELEBRATION, with much SPIRIT…a true JUBILEE, it will be such a FASCINATION to be in the GLORY of John……after all this talk about Times Square, John and the big ball, I might need to take the LIBERTY of booking the ELATION or VALOR since I no longer have the FREEDOM to book the CARNIVALE, FESTIVALE, or TROPICALE !
Oh how I wish that I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……
I am sure John will outshine all the lights on Broadway and the giant ball!
nice job Mille, you would have Conquest the world……
Wooooooooow, Millie, very creative. I’m truly impressed with your response. Personally, I think you should win. And, then, I can attend as your guest. Honestly, I looooooved your answer.
Well done Millie—a lot of thought went into it and even though I don’t get to pick winners you should be among the 5!
Roger T
Wow what a great job Millie. You sure know how to become “CD’s Pet.” Loved it and only wish I was that creative.
Truly brilliant!
I made a comment earlier and it’s never posted….what happened???
MillieFederico says:
December 22, 2010 at 11:38 pm
I really enjoyed reading Millie’s it was awsome. John look forward to crusising with you soon. Have a very safe and happy Holiday season with your family.
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John I’d probably freeze certain tender bits off since it is December for cryin’ out loud.
Cheers,
John
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John…
I would profess honour at being chosen for such a privilege but would instead ask that a deserving child and his or her parent be sent in my stead, and would donate 25,000 miles on American Airlines to help with their airfare.
~ MattInSoCal
O.K. I know I’m late adn not one of the top five, but here goes: If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……it would be the perfect ending to what turned out to be a pretty good year and a fantastic beginning for what I know will be a fabulous new year! I mean really? What more could I ask for? John Heald, a big ball, and a B2B2B on the Carnival Destiny starting on 1/24/2011? Nothing else says fabulous new year quite like that!
If I could stand above Times square and take a picture with a giant ball and John… It would be the best graduation gift with the exception of having my 1st baby this yr. It would be a wonderful end to an already great yr. It would also be a great gift for my husband since he graduated college this ur also.. SO JOHN PLEASE PICK US!!! Plus we would love to finally meet u..
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John…I would and I’d bring him Megan Fox! Are there any tickets left at this point? We’d like to represent NJ there!
I live in WI – but I will be there in spirit with you guys & watching on tv!!!!!
Have a blast John!!! – Keep up the great job!!!
Heide
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……
I would pray he is wearing clean underwear
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John…I could happily cross 2 items off my bucket list. Meeting John and attending NYE in NYC
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John…I’d take that money and book another cruise!
Sorry John, we live on the west coast…too far! But really brilliant idea for those in the area!
Mike
If I could stand above Times Square with John & the Giant Ball, I WOULD!
Well, I suppose it is automatic that I want to go or why would I be writing this. Joyce and I would love to have a second anniversary celebration with you. New York at New Years, a lot of people with frozen faces that have nothing to do with plastic surgery. Wow different from here in LA.
Oh, yes, Pick ME!
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John… it would be a brilliant Christmas gift for my wife and would be quite a memory for our first Christmas as a married couple.
We had the honour (spelt correctly) of honeymooning on the Carnival Victory in October! Though we’ve been blessed in so many ways this year, things are so tight and I feel so disappointed that I can’t “buy” my wife anything for our first Christmas together. This would simply be a brilliant gift.
John, keep up the fun and enjoy this special season with your family. Blessings also to the Beards, who have done a wonderful job filling in for you during your holiday.
I wish I could go! Nothing more would cheer me up right now, well I mean besides a cruise on a fun ship! John I hope you and your family have a very Happy Christmas & a blessed New Year!
If i could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John it would be a great way to begin 2011. My husband and I would love to meet John and see New York City . It holds a very special memory for us. In 2007 we lost our 16 year old son in a car accident and we spent Thanksgiving there and went to the Macys parade. It was a good way to spend our first Thanksgiving without our son
If I could be in Times Square with John and a giant ball, I would recount my blessings that I have had the opportunity to enjoy over 50 Carnival cruises and then book another while I could say when asked , ” Now that you have been able to stand by a giant ball, what will you do next?” I wouldn’t say what some people say …Disneyland….I would shout, ”
I AM GOING ON A CARNIVAL CRUISE!!!
Good Luck bloggers!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
KathyG
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……
I would refer all of my family and friends to Carnival–the most fantastic cruise line EVER!!
My husband and I would love to come! It is our first year without our daughters at home so that would be an amazing thing to do! I would appreciate your consideration! Thanks and Merry Christmas to Heidi, Kye and of course you John!
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……I would be able to thank John for the wonderful things he did for my family on our first family cruise together in June 2009. He had the cruise director come and meet my daughters and gave them a special tour and also sent a bottle of bubbly to us also. That was an amazing cruise, and we would love to thank him!
John
We are waiting at the Airport !
the Stalkers
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……
I would have to wear sunglasses since all that brillance (especially John) would be blinding.
P.S. Since you are sooooooooooooo brillant you should pick me!!!
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John I would meet John for the very first time and give him a giant wet kiss…..kind of (I don’t want to get my butt kicked)
Besides, I need to celebrate the end of this crappy crappy year.
If I could stand above Time Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John, I would love that. John, my wife and I have been on 4 or 5 cruises with you and have been on stage with you twice for the welcome aboard show. It would be an honor to do this with you. Please pick me!!!!!
I would like to stand next to John and we could watch that big ball drop and i would then kiss my wife. hahahaha.
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John……
I would think that I must be in some sort of dream…..but I would have to take a ton of pictures to prove that it really wasn’t a dream, but yet a dream come true!
If I could stand above Times Square and take a picture with a giant ball and John on December 30th(my birthday, have drivers license and passport to prove), I would seriously be the envy of all my friends and family and I would be dancing like you just printed my cruise documents off the computer. Plus, I could add that to my “Didya Ever” list?