The first 15 minutes of my Welcome Aboard show were spent battling two things. First, considering we have so many international guests on this cruise, possibly half the audience did not understand what I was saying and were puzzled why there was a fat bloke on stage rather than dancing girls in heels and feathers. And then there was the baby in the second row who cried and screamed all the way through my poor attempt at humour. So half the audience didn’t understand a sodding word I was saying and the half who did speak English couldn’t hear because of the crying baby.
The baby was in a stroller at the end of the second row and I am guessing he/she was about six months old. The crying began as soon as Jimmy Boore and The Showtime Band started their overture, and the crying built to a climax as I walked out on stage and started doing my monologue thingy. And this was the longest climax of crying in the history of sound. It went on at volume that would have made a 747 taking off seem tranquil. I honestly thought one of Joe Farcus’ chandeliers might break. But the parents did nothing, said nothing and just stared at me oblivious to the “tuts” from those around them and despite the fact that most of the audience was not looking at me but at them. And what do you suppose the mother did to calm her infant? Feed he/she some warm milk? Read he/she a nice soothing story? Take he/she out of the lounge to the cabin at 10:30 pm at night? Nope. She just sat there as did the Dad and watched me.
I stood on stage in full automatic mood. I was telling jokes and talking about shows and getting ready for audience participation yet my mind was feverishly thinking if I should say something, make a joke about it or simply ask them nicely to take the poor little sod to bed. Surely 10:30 pm is past a six-month-old baby’s bedtime?
Funny isn’t it how the Lord God Almighty made women so nearly perfect except the whole giving birth thingy. It’s a shame that while they sit there in the lady’s tummy that they aren’t being taught what to do when they are born like members of the animal kingdom. Take a new born baby cow which if I remember correctly is called a calf. A calf can feed itself five minutes after entering into the world.
But babies can do sweet bugger all. They just lie there. Not moving, not smiling, not talking and not doing anything and seem quite content to do absolutely nothing and to do it while lying in a pool of their own number twos. Unless, of course, the baby is yours, in which case you make a note in your baby diary the very first time she smiles or the very first time she grips your finger and then you are as happy and as content as you have ever been. And that’s why I didn’t say anything or make any attempt to ask the parents to take this super-lunged baby out. However, I didn’t have to because 15 minutes into the show a lady sitting behind the lady tapped her on the shoulder and quite audibly told her to bugger off…….and they did. Mum, dad and the super-lunged baby all got up and left and embarrassingly…..some of the audience applauded. I made some reference to I hope you all sleep well or something and I could tell though what the audience were thinking was, “Dear God, please don’t let them be in the cabin next to mine.”
Time for some Q and A………………away we go.
Sandy Beech asked:
John,My next cruise is on Carnival Fantasy and it will be my 10th and my Platinum cruise. Can you tell me what the benefits are because I seem to get mixed messages about this in all the different places I look and the people I ask? Thank you for writing the blog John it makes my day.
John says:
Hello Sandy Beech,I have to admit something Sandy to you before I give you my answer. I looked your name up on our system because I couldn’t believe that Sandy Beech was your real name. However, I see that it is and what a brilliant name it is and what a great sense of humour you parents must have. I also see that you are from Charleston so I am sure you are enjoying being able to drive to the Carnival Fantasy for this your 10th cruise.
Here are the current onboard benefits for our Platinum guests:
- VIP Check-in at the pier\
- Personalized stationery and envelopes
- Canapés delivered to the stateroom (five-day voyages and longer)
- Petit fours delivered to the stateroom
- A special gift “Carnival Concierge Thermos Flask” delivered to stateroom
- Complimentary $20 dollar entrance to Blackjack or Slot Tournament
- Complimentary wash and fold service
- $5 of complimentary arcade tokens for under 18 year olds
- Guaranteed dining time
- Guaranteed Steakhouse Reservations (select vessels)
- Exclusive Behind the scenes tour of the Galley
- Priority Spa Carnival reservations
- Priority tender boarding
- Priority debarkation
Please note that the Platinum gift is changing fleet wide to a beautiful luggage tag and key chain set. So many congratulations on your Platinum cruise, have loads of fun and thanks so much for your loyalty.
Best wishes,
John
Lois asked:
Hi John,I cruised on the Carnival Victory where we were told to help a children’s hospital somewhere in the United States. I am from Puerto Rico and so were most of the passengers and the ship is leaving from Puerto Rico so why not help Puerto Rican children in hospitals here. It is very unfair that Carnival does not help us but only children in America.
John says:
Hello Lois,We work very closely with the St Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee as we continue our goal to raise $3 million over a three-year period in the fight to find a cure for childhood cancer. This is being done on all our ships, not just the Carnival Victory. Now I am sure I am correct in saying that as Puerto Rico is part of the United States and that if a child from there (or anywhere else in the world I might add) needs treatment he or she can find it at St Jude as it is a hospital without a billing department and is funded by the generosity of major companies and individual donors. I hope you had a great cruise and thank you for taking the time to write.
Best wishes.
John
Christina Labbe asked:
Hi John,My fiancé and I just got off the Carnival Glory five-day Canada cruise, and we felt we just had to tell you what a wonderful crew that ship has so you can pass the praise on to them.
We’ve always been pleased with service on Carnival cruises, but the Carnival Glory crew really went above and beyond and impressed us so much. Our bar waiter at dinner, Leonaidas (I may be spelling that wrong, for which I apologize – let’s just say the drinks were so good I had trouble reading) from Romania not only remembered which drinks we liked and brought them to us at dinner and at shows, but when we asked if there was going to be sangria on this sailing (there wasn’t) he actually made me a glass himself, and it was the best sangria I ever had. He can make a great drink and I hope he gets promoted to bartender soon! The other thing I specifically wanted to mention, although we did work this into the answers on the survey we got this time, was that the guest services staff and the hotel manager were unbelievably courteous and accommodating. We had a minor issue that was beyond anyone’s control, but the guest services team and hotel manager followed up with us diligently, even sending us a personal note while on board and an email after we got home. The issue we had was not one that would have kept us from booking Carnival again, but the Carnival Glory team’s response was so above and beyond that we can’t wait to sail the Carnival Glory again. (Even if not being able to go from fwd to aft on decks 3 or 4 did take some getting used to!). We’ve never been disappointed in a cruise or a crew member, this one really did go above and beyond all throughout our cruise and I want to make sure they know that it is appreciated.
Follow up:
John, I’m sorry to leave a second message so soon – I just forgot to mention in my first message that our cruise director Josh was fantastic, as well. He was very friendly and had the funniest morning show, which my fiancé called in to embarrass me
He was probably the most ever-present and friendly CD we’ve had, and I can see why he was voted the favorite on your blog. I just had to mention that too! Please forgive my double message.
John says:
Hello Christina Labbe,Thanks for that superb review. With the new online review card system I know that not everybody is getting a chance to express their views and opinions and I am glad that those who are not sent one are able to do so here. But even when you do get a card I am always glad to be able to see what people thought and who they felt made a difference. I promise to make sure that those mentioned get to see that they really did make a difference and I am very grateful to you for taking the time to write about them. I hope we see you again very soon.
Best wishes to you both.
John
William B asked:
John,Why could I not during my recent sailing on the Carnival Paradise get my burger on Lido deck cooked medium rare. I tried time after time but was told by the rude robot cooking it that I could not by saying “No, sir, No sir, No sir” over and over again. In the end I gave up and ate other stuff but this ruined my cruise and I need an explanation to why a paying customer cannot get the burger cooked the way I like.
John says:
Hello William B,This is a very good question and I promise the chef who was cooking the burgers was not being “rude” but was following very strict orders as defined by the ship’s management here who in turn are following very strict and specific orders of United States Public Health. They insist that we cook the burgers until thoroughly cooked. This obviously is something that the chefs (even the robotic ones) have to adhere to. I hope you had a great cruise.
Best wishes.
John
Chuck Cordle asked:
John,I want to thank you for the great job you do here on the blog thing as well as Facebook, it helps keep the excitement going for the upcoming cruise, which I wish I was told we were leaving two weeks before the trip. I have a special cruise booked with a couple friends of yours leaving on the Carnival Glory December 4 cabin 7228 booking number 347GZ5. You call them Sarge Charlie and Miss Bee Cordle, I call them mom and dad. Well the old Sarge is turning 74 on this cruise and I thought of all those things I see you promise others, soooooooo……. I think you should do the following:
1 – Dinner for our party of 12 at the steakhouse on you
2 – Carnival should pay for our excursions
3 – Entertainment staff should do a third show each night just for us
4 – Super VIP check in, meaning we get to drive through the terminal and up the gangway, then the cruise director back it off the gangway and park for us.
5 – The captain should also be our room steward singing Italian lullabies to us each nightI know I’m not asking too much from such a wonderful man such as yourself, but if some reason the people who don’t know how to shave, I mean the beards have a problem with this then just some chocolate covered strawberries and a note from you would be great. Thanks again for all you do for us.
I hope to sail with you one day!
Chuck
John says:
Hello Chuck Cordle,Knowing your Mum and Dad as I do and knowing their lust for life and knowing your dad continues to bravely fight of cancer and knowing how he served his country in foreign lands, if I could, I would do all those things and more. I promise to look after them so please can you drop me a reminder before they cruise. You can do this here on or around October 20 or on Facebook a few days before you all sail. It will be an honour to look after them. I wish you all a wonderful cruise.
Best wishes to you all.
John
Banjon asked:
John,I heard Carnival has a hotel in Nassau and Vegas. Can you give me details as I can’t find them? Do they have the same things as you do on the ships?
John says:
Hello Banjon,We did indeed once own a hotel in the Bahamas many years ago called Crystal Palace. It was a great place that had a big magic show which in fact I was talking about the other day with my friends the Bentleys. It starred a magician called Dirk Arthur and his tigers and animals. But eventually Carnival sold it and I can also tell you that we don’t have or have ever had a hotel in Las Vegas. It would be fun though to build a hotel in the shape of a Carnival ship and have the same sort of service, fun, shows and a huge casino. Thanks for writing.
Best wishes.
John
Wendy R asked:
John,Our cruise on Carnival’s ship Splendor will be very special as we will be celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary and my son’s graduation from high school and my parent’s 55th wedding anniversary. I am a recent subscriber to your blog and have seen that you send gifts for special occasions and I wondered what those gifts were. Is there a list we can choose from? The other request I have is for Chad my son. He is going to be going to college to get his degree in design and technology and I want him to get to see the engines of the ship and meet the head engineer. Our booking number is *****. This is our first cruise with you guys.
John says:
Hello Wendy R,Thank you so much for choosing to sail with us Wendy and we are honoured to be hosting your triple celebration. I won’t post a list of what I send because there really isn’t one but I promise that you will enjoy what I do send you to wish you all well. Your son is going to love the Behind the Fun Tour. This can be purchased on board and will allow him not only to see the engine control room and meet the chief engineer but also to meet the captain on the bridge and see many more behind-the-scenes areas of the ship. You can buy this from the shore excursion desk. I hope you all have a great cruise, in fact I see you are sailing this next week so I am glad I caught this in time.
Best wishes and have a brilliant time.
John
Kelli Pilsbury asked:
Dear John,You have probably been asked this 100 times….I really appreciate Carnival’s wine policy but I was wondering why am I allowed only bring the same one bottle per person on a four-night cruise as I am only allowed on my eight-night cruise? Is there any way that a longer cruise could warrant an additional bottle? I know about the packages, I am just a fussy wino!! haha. I love Carnival…we are junkies now! Got the Carnival Miracle coming up in November and Carnival Spirit in May. Thank-you for all the info you provide us!
Kelli
John says:
Hello Kelli Pilsbury,Yep, I have seen it before and to be honest I can see your point in this. This is a question that I will ask the beards to look at again and I will let you know what I find out. Thanks for those very kind words and I hope you will let me know if there is anything else I can do for you before you sail.
Best wishes.
John
JoAnn asked:
Hi John, love your blog.I am sailing on the Carnival Miracle to Bermuda. I see that the Gem will be docked at the same time. My question is….will the Carnival Miracle be docked with the stern facing the Gem? The reason I ask is because I will be in my first aft cabin and I’m thrilled with the possibility of facing the Gem for 3 days.
Thanks
John says:
Hello JoAnn,The good news is that the ships will be docked next to each other so in this case the Carnival Miracle will be starboard to starboard with the Norwegian Gem. This should not affect your views from your wonderful cabin. Have a brilliant time.
Best wishes.
John
Mikey Brown asked:
John,RADU’s photos were once again BRILLIANT. I don’t know if it’s in the cards, but Radu should publish his photos so all can enjoy. If he needed support and/or encouragement, maybe the beards could assist and potentially a portion of the proceeds could be donated to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. I for one would buy one in a heartbeat. Dunno, something to think about.
John says:
Hello Mikey Brown,He is indeed a genius and allows me to publish his photos on the blog and on FB, as well. He also sells them on board and last week he sold 400 copies of the Stromboli eruption. I am working with him to publish a ports of call calendar and a ship calendar as well for 2013 and it would be great as you suggested that proceeds went to St Jude. Let me mention this to the beards as it is mate a brilliant idea.
Best wishes.
John
That’s all for today.
So yesterday I posted the new menus which for the most part we very well received indeed. I saw some negative ones but the opinions of people with names like Hairloss and SeaHugo are like a broken pencil……..pointless. The people who still cruise Carnival however and are not just posting to be destructive have made some very valuable points and I have made sure those points are sent to the chefs and the beards. But, as I said the new menus have received some great comments and as we say where I come from, “The proof of the pudding is in the eating”……if you know what I mean.
By the way, I spoke to the Carnival Splendor yesterday as they have had the new menus already and asked them about the “Didja” additions. Here is what Maitre D Shane told me: “All the Didja menus are really very popular, but the most popular one was the alligator fritters – last cruise we served about 750 portions.” Try it, if you don’t like, order something else. Remember, this is Carnival so order what you want and try different things, we are never going to say no. I hope you enjoyed the dessert menus I posted earlier today, as well.
It’s time once again to pay homage to the piano bar entertainer as I show you the latest schedule. There are one or two new names on the list and I have been asked therefore by Rob who hires these ladies and gents to let us know here on the blog if there are any that you feel are amazing and should be recognized. I know the President of the Piano Entertainment Society, the lovely Laura, keeps her own thingy on this on Cruise Critic so maybe she can tell me what my friends over there are saying and if any of you would like to add your thoughts here, please feel free to do so. I have to say that the beards are taking their time in deciding what to do with regard to whether or not to put an age limit on the piano bars. The ships know what they want to do but there seems to be a bit of red tape so we will have to wait a bit longer before the final decision is made and as soon as it is, I will let you know.
Here then is the current list:
- Carnival Splendor Jason Davis 11/13/11
- Carnival Glory Doug Ross 08/27/11
- Carnival Sensation Adam Saxe 09/01/11
- Carnival Dream Milburn Dumas 09/03/11
- Carnival Conquest Walter Boik 09/04/11
- Carnival Victory Tom Grable 09/04/11
- Carnival Ecstasy Agustin Villarin 09/08/11
- Carnival Destiny Seth Gibson 09/10/11
- Carnival Miracle William Barclay 09/11/11
- Carnival Triumph Lorraine Ingle 09/22/11
- Carnival Legend Lizl Strauss 10/02/11
- Carnival Paradise Jordan Heppner 10/07/11
- Carnival Liberty Pollyanna Jones 10/08/11
- Carnival Fantasy Hrvoje Knezevic 10/12/11
- Carnival Valor Robert Crucilla 10/16/11
- Carnival Elation Bruce McGhie 10/22/11
- Carnival Imagination Angela Johnson 11/04/11
- Carnival Inspiration Jafar Curry 12/03/11
- Carnival Pride James Quigley 12/04/11
- Carnival Spirit Keith Turner 01/06/12
- Carnival Magic Jim Morris 01/15/12
- Carnival Fascination Larry Maconaghy TBA
- Carnival Freedom Richard Yerkes TBA
As always my thanks to all the above for the continuing entertainment they provide.
Good morning from Savona, Italy from where I write to you, in my underpants. It’s been a busy day which started early this morning with me doing an interview for Italian TV who came on board to film a news item on the Carnival Magic. Now I don’t know if you have seen Italian news readers but they are quite literally stunning. Whereas in America the rule of the local newsreader is to have huge hair and a names like “Hank” or “Chuck ” or “Dallas ” or “Whitney,” in Italy it’s all about sex. The women stand in front of the news walls in tiny skirts, and “breasts out for the men tops” or sit behind the news desk, flicking their hair and licking their lips. Now this is OK if the news story is about the latest exploits of your sex-mad president but looks absolutely ridiculous if you are talking about the debt ceiling, the falling Euro or the garbage strike in Naples. The two ladies I had an interview with today though were charming and wonderful and both said they read my blog and were “fans” which was very humbling indeed. Cruising in Italy is very popular indeed and with Costa Cruises being a company Italians are very proud of. Anyway, I hope I did OK for them and you can see the interview and learn about just how much Italians love cruising at the wonderful Rosalba Scarrone’s blog.
Here I am with Rosalba and LEIP.TV host Veronica Virgulti.
I don’t often talk about my parents here on the blog thingy but I have a story to tell you about my Mum whom all those that meet her say it’s where I get my sense of humour. Now my Mum is the best cook in the world, she is the best listener in the world and if someone knocks on her door asking for help she’ll make them a “nice cup of tea” which as most British people will tell you is the cure for broken hearts, family tragedy, headaches, flu and syphilis. My Mum is simply brilliant. However she is to technology what those bastard London rioters are to family values. Anyway, my Mum and Dad had been promising to go and visit some people whose name I had better not mention (OK, bugger it, the Edwards) but deep down they really didn’t want to go because the Edwards have a bloody zoo in their house with three dogs and eight cats and the house reeks of animal piss. My Mum doesn’t like houses that smell of animal piss.
Anyway, she decided that as they had been promising to go to the Edwards house (I hope they don’t read this but if you are reading Mr. and Mrs. Edwards, your house does smell of animal piss) that her and Dad should go as they had been promising to since 1981. She dialed his number, and when she heard his recorded greeting she grinned with relief before rearranging her features so that they would convey suitable disappointment for the message she was about to leave: “I’m so sorry you’re not there,” she lied, “We were hoping to pop in for a cup of tea. Never mind, we’ll have to make it another time.” Then, with the active handset still in her hand, she said, “He’s not there, thanks goodness for that. We’ve got the afternoon to ourselves and we won’t have to stomach that awful smell.”
These charming words were, of course, preserved on the Edwards answering machine. She realised this when a few moments later she heard the “beep” sound that the message time was up. My Mum was horrified when she told me this today although I also could tell that deep down she wasn’t……and I can’t help but wonder……did she do this on purpose? Did she really not know that the machine was still on?
The mixed blessing of the answer phone has been on my mind since I recently changed to my new Raspberry sliding thingy. It hasn’t been an unbridled success. It has terrific coverage everywhere except anywhere in Europe. Ring me here on Carnival Magic, and I have to go outside, stand on the deck 5 Lanai and swirl the handset around like a Guns and Roses fan waving a Zippo lighter, in the hope of catching a signal. So uncertain have I been of the future of our working relationship that I have only given the new number to people on a need to know basis. But I didn’t really think about what would happen when people dialed the old one. I suppose, much as Kye thinks she is invisible if she covers her eyes, I imagined that by putting it in my cabin desk draw, everyone would know not to call it.
So I shouldn’t have been surprised when my bank last week complained that they couldn’t get hold of me. My old Raspberry was still taking messages for me, in the hope that I might remember the good times and give the old faithful another go. When I switched it on for the first time in months, it vomited a load of messages from various people frustrated that I had not returned their calls. All that was lacking was the missed call of my dreams.
In an ideal world, everyone should have an old phone, to help them explain life’s disappointments. I am still here and not I’m not in, because I missed the call from Jerry Bruckheimer who wants to produce a new sitcom about my life as a CD starring Megan Fox as my personal assistant. Then, of course, there is the wrong number syndrome which, coupled with the answering machine, is a recipe for disaster…look at what happened to Heidi’s friend Lucy T.
She received a long, tearful message that sounded as though it came from a teenage girl. The caller had decided to admit to her best friend she was gay, and hoped for more than just friendship. It had clearly taken a huge amount of courage and probably alcohol to steel herself to call. And she’d left it on the wrong phone. Did she ever confront the friend for not responding? Are they together now, or doomed to a lifetime apart …. simply because she called the wrong number.
Talking of cell phones, I guess it had to happen. I have been talking to some of my fellow cruise directors who have told me they have now added something to their pre-show announcements ….. please turn off your cell phones and two-way radios …… who would have thought that this would ever happen? It’s great that Carnival ships now have cell phone coverage whether you are at sea or in port and most people don’t carry them the entire time they are on the ship. But some do. I have been in a situation where I have been in the middle of a show when a cell phone rings. I remember on Carnival Splendor when it happened that I actually asked the chap whose phone it was to come on the stage with me and I had a full on conversation with his business partner.
Of course these days communication on board comes in many different ways. I can call the office from my desk phone, my internal ship phone and in an emergency I can take my useless new Raspberry Slider Thingy out onto the Lanai and if I stand on my head, naked, with my legs apart I may get a signal. We have conference calls and emails and I hear video conference between beards and us shipboard people is just around the corner. Gone are the days when guests and crew used to have to wait until reaching port where lines would form at the pay phones and calling centers as people tried to contact their family and friends.
Actually……….and please don’t tell anyone this……..I miss those days. When the ship reached port, the captain and senior officers had to go to our port agent’s office and once a cruise we would check in with the office in Miami. Most of the time though any decisions were made on board and, because of the lack of communication, we usually asked for forgiveness rather than permission. Yes, we had the radio rooms where for $5 a minute, through the high seas operator and lots of hiss and static you would be connected to those you love and if needed, the Miami office. As I said, things were simpler back then and if we had wanted to make the piano bars for adults only, we would have simply have done it and then if we remembered we would tell the much missed Mr. Zonis and his team that we had done so.
These days of course all the ships are Wi-Fi friendly and we have internet access. However, it can be painfully slow at times and I ask myself in the day and age we live in…… why? Honestly, it’s so frustrating trying to update Facebook when sometimes the page loads slower than a three-legged hamster wearing its shoes on the wrong feet.
And unlike you, because this is all work-related don’t have to pay for my Internet access. Now I have been on Costa, Holland America, P&O, Princess and Cunard and have filed reports for the blog using all these lines’ internet service. And I know from talking to crew who has worked on the Wejustraisedallourrestaurantprices Of The Seas and on NCL ships that they have exactly the same concerns, as well. Using the Internet on board a ship can be expensive and so slow.
Now I understand bugger all about bandwidth and uploads and downloads and satellites and all the other stuff I hear when I ask why it takes so long for me to access www.singlelatvianwomenlookingfrorrumpypumpy.com.
But what I do know is that somehow, someway we need to do better. So my proposal is this. Let there be meeting of the cruise industries most important people. Micky Arison, Richard Fain from RCI, Kevin Sheehan from NCL, Disney Cruise Lines Chairman ……… ummmmm ………. Micky Mouse and my cabin steward Ketut should all meet and agree to fund a cruise line internet satellite thingy that we will all share and will all provide a faster internet service that doesn’t involve spending the kids’ college inheritance.
” Oh for f**ks sake will you please open the page you useless piece of s**t .com”
Goodnight
Your friend,
John
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Again the dumb Cruise Critic posters are at it again. Anyone with a brain knows thats Government Regulations sate that hamburgers can not be cooked to order (rare), Steaks yes, HB’s no. Anyone who says a cruise was ruined because they couldnt get hamburger the way they want it is stupid as a rock
You know, much as I like reading John’s blog, I’m getting a little tired of no-name posters like yourself taking a swipe at Cruise Critic every chance you get. We have our trolls, just as this blog does. Don’t paint us all with that same broad brush. For the record, I’ve been in Cruise Critic since back when it was only available to AOL users, and I have never asked John or any other Cruise Director for a blessed thing, and have certainly never whined about a hamburger.
Private message to john.
Maybe not a good idea, unless she wanted her town published, to tell the world that Sandy Beech is from Charleston.
Yep, I do indeed think you should have said something to the people with the screaming kid.
I enjoy your blog thingie, which is how I’ve always referred mine. My wife and I really enjoy yer sense of humor, keep it up.
@ William B…. if not being able to get a hamburger cooked medium rare ruined your whole cruise, then perhaps cruising is not really your “thing”… perhaps a better vacation would be visiting different burger joints in search of the perfectly cooked, medium rare, burger….really!!
On our recent cruise on Carnival Conquest there was a tense experience during one of the comedy shows. There was a man sitting on the front row talking on his walkie during the show. The comic just ran with it and roasted him pretty good. The Man was absolutely livid at first. Thought I might see some real action…Later my husband talk to the comic, who said that he had handled it wrong and that the man had a brother who was mentally impaired that he has to keep up with. It bothers me that there is a man with mental issues who only has the aide of a walkie….Can you hear me now???
That still does not give him the right to disrespect the entertainer. He should of left the area under his own power or assisted.
Hi John!
My parents are going to be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary this Oct. on the Miracle..something different I know lol, but all of us love Carnival & have the best time on their ships. They are going to renew their vows & I’m going to decorate the room,but I wanted to ask if you had any other ideas. Anything you could suggest would be appreciated. My parents are wonderful people & I want to do whatever I can to make their anniversary extra special. Thanks so much John!
JOHN
When and how much will the calendars of the SHIPS for 2013 cost ??
My favorite Piano Bar Entertainer…
Jordan Heppner who is currently on the Paradise!!
Cheers,
Patty
Can’t wait to hear him on your Paradise 10-10 cruise!
Wendy R.
John answered that there is no list of his gifts, but why not start a trend and ask him what YOU can do for him? Put the shoe on the other hoof, so to speak?
John, Please reply…
Dear John, Ilda and I have been keeping up with the blog and loving it as usual. I have to relate an interesting story that happened over the weekend. We were at a friend’s 50th birthday party and were seated with a couple that we hadn’t seen for some time when the conversation turned to cruising. They know we are Carnival cruisers and they related their story of how they decided to take their first cruise a few years ago on NCL. The horror story that they told us was incredible and way too long to go into here. Needless to say that after a “cruise from hell” as her husband put it, they were ready to swear off of cruising for good. They decided to give it one more shot and booked their next cruise on Carnival. Well, that was all it took. They could not up with enough superlatives to describe their experience, from the embarkation process, to the entertainment, the cabin size, the food (which REALLY impressed them)to the staff, and so on. We talked at length about what a quality product Carnival puts out. They are now booked for their second Carnival cruise in April and are looking forward to many more cruises with Carnival. We just wanted to relate that story. Keep up the great work and please give our best to Heidi and a kiss for Kye, who we hope to meet one day! Faithfully yours… Lance & Ilda.
John:
First a HUGE HUGE HUGE GREETING to Sarge Charlie and Miss Bee. They are THE MOST DELIGHTFUL couple I have ever had the privilege of sailing with!!
I have lots of favorites in the Piano Bar. Russell Villarin, Brad Alexander, Ron Pass….but one of my very favorites is Michael Smith. He just signed off the Fantasy.
I used to have about half the list that I had sailed with…but with all these new additions…I am down to about a 1/3rd. Yet ANOTHER reason to book more cruises!!! lol
Linda (Mom of your friend DJ)
You’re hilarious LOL!
William B ~ a burger ruined your cruise.. geez dude GET A FREAKIN LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi John,
Well you know I’m going to have some opinions to share both my own and others that I have read.
My personal favorite is well known to you already: Ron Pass. He is absolutely the best. Talented singer and pianist, warm, welcoming and funny.
I also really like Brad Alexander, he’s funny and charming. He’s got a great energy and large repertoire.
For a more mellow piano bar, I loved Bruce McGhie. Also very charming and worked very hard to make everyone feel included. An old pro in the best sense.
I also enjoyed Billy J. Clay (William Barclay) when I sailed the Destiny. Great catalog, very personable.
Alas some of the entertainers that I have sailed with and enjoyed, Vince Strong, Peter Rossetti and others,no longer work for Carnival and that’s Carnival’s loss. And the one entertainer that I really didn’t enjoy is also fortunately history. You have to be pretty awful to not be able to keep me in the piano bar most of the night!
As for opinions on the CC piano bar thread and the FB Carnival Piano Bar-Barians group, Greg Gallello is an obvious favorite as is Barry Miller. Roger Concepcion and Russell Villarin also get a lot of good comments. Of the newer (to Carnival) crop, Dave Filsinger gets major props. Seth Gibson and Adam Saxe are also doing well.
One thing I find is that it is often a matter of expectations and personal taste where the piano entertainers are concerned. There are some that divide opinions pretty significantly.
Thanks for the platform!
Laura
Hi Laura
Great to hear from you – I will never forget the fanatstic nights in the piano bar on BC4 with Ron Pass assisted ably by you in the entertainment for all present. After 21 cruises on Carnival, I can safely say that Ron is the best Piano Bar host I have come across & that you, in particular, together with Ron’s other special followers made my days – sorry, nights & early mornings.
I hope to see both Ron & you on BC5 to renew the acquaintance (yes I’m booked, Glasgow via Newark & Houston to Galveston) as the long journey will be worth the effort to enjoy the electrifying atmosphere & friendship!
I still have my tiara & popping specs to remind me of your “eye” for detail & your great sense of fun. Keep up your good work, you are a true Gem.
I will be joining the C Magic in Barcelona on 26 August & I know I won’t be disappointed as John H is CD, but I shall miss the big American family that I met on C Glory in February.
Regards from Scotland.
For the piano bar. I vote for over 18 after 10pm. :0)There are other more appropriate places for families with children.
John; Please Reply – Sailing Sep. 4 on the MAGIC!
John;
I enjoy your blog so much, and I am really looking forward to seeing you in September & seeing the beautiful Carnival MAGIC!
I have been following your Blog thingy, ever since I saw the first story on the MAGIC, and visited the awesome website for her introduction. (I really enjoyed your “Smoke on the Water” Blogs, and am glad I got to share your insights on that ordeal ; it was nothing short of a miracle that no-one was seriously hurt during that disaster)
This will be our first European Cruise, and our 10th cruise over all, all with Carnival. We are looking forward to the Platinum Status. We are celebrating our 32nd Wedding Anniversary with this Cruise. We are so excited, and we booked an Ocean Suite. I can’t tell you how much we are looking forward to it. I love Mr. Radu’s pictures, and can’t wait to be seeing Europe up close & personal!
I am looking forward to visiting the “Cucina” restaurant, perhaps every night after our dinner in the MDR, as I have suggested several times that Carnival include Tiramisu as a nightly dessert. Now I can have it every night, if I wish. LOL.
I believe our Roll Call group on CruzCritik (spelt incorrectly) has booked a formal meet & greet, and we are so hoping you “poop on over” to visit us.
Thanks, in advance -
I do hope Eric & the other beards choose my note for you to reply to, and that I see it before Sep 1, when we fly out for Barcelona. I hope you had a great cruise last week with Heidi & Kye. Keep up the good work; remember for every naysayer out there, there are 10 of us supporters, who appreciate all you do, and who enjoy sailing with Carnival.
(& Don’t tell the misses, but I just booked our 11th Cruise, on the PRIDE, which we love having here in Baltimore !)
C U Soon!
ET:)
William B.
Wow, a well-done burger can ruin a cruise? I like med-rare burgers but if I can’t get one I won’t let it ruin a vacation. What happens when you have to wait 10 minutes to sit for dinner? Can’t immediately find a lounge chair on deck? Get a hang-nail? Ruin the cruise? I don’t think so. Just a bump in the road to not having to work for a while. I would think it is a good trade.
Amen to a faster internet connection! I went online – to Carnival’s website – on ny last cruise to double check prices as I’d been given a quote for Alaska that was so low I couldn’t believe it was true (it wasn’t – she made a mistake – wrong cabin cat quoted) and it took me over an hour just to pull up the info on the cruise – I would have been SO frustrated if I’d been paying for internet time – I consider vacation a time to be OFF my computer, since I use one all the time for work, but if I did need to access something due to an emergency or something, I now know it will be crazy expensive – not because you charge too much per minute, but because it takes too many minutes to get anything done.
When my little “sticky thing” that plugs into my laptop is so fast, I have a hard time understanding how slow the speeds at sea are – at least in ports, you’d think that the cruise lines could figure out faster service! But that might mean I’d be tempted to spend money on an internet package – on second thought, never mind – keep it nice and sloooooooooowwwwwwwww.
I have always wondered how hosts are able to ignore screaming babies, sounds like you did well.
Regarding amazing piano bar entertainers…Ron Pass is the best, period. I choose my cruises (Carnival only) based on his schedule if at all possible. I’ve cruised nine times on Carnival, four times with Ron, and in the future plan to cruise only on ships where he is the piano entertainer. His entertainment makes the cruise for me. On the cruises I’ve taken without Ron at the piano, I have always gone into the piano bar with an open mind, but have yet to find a piano bar entertainer who measures up to the very high standard that Ron sets.
Your Mom sounds great!
Wendy, your son is going to love the Behind the Fun tour. I am an engineer and it was the highlight of my cruise (also my first). And i recommend you go with him, it isnt just for nerds.
I am writing here because I cant seem to connect anywhere else and I hope that maybe someone here could copy and paste where this letter needs to go.
My mother and sister live in Cape Town, South Africa and I live in Canada with my husband and children. My mother has been really ill the last year with what we thought was repeated bouts of pneumonia. On the 1st May this year my sister took her to the hospital because she was so ill and was battling to breath. I flew to South Africa for two weeks so that I could help my mom get back on her feet. We thought she would be out of hospital by the time I got here on the 6th May. The day I arrived the doctors informed us that my mother had stage four Lung Cancer which had spread to other parts of her body and only had a few weeks left. My wonderful husband and I decided that we would cancel all our plans (which included a 12 day cruise on the Carnival Magic in June) and I would stay in South Africa to take care of my mom. My sister is divorced and has to work and I could not leave her to cope on her own. It is now August and I m still in South Africa and my mom is still with us. She is an amazing woman who has defied all odds. Her body is packing up but her mind is still clear and her faith is extremely strong. She has taught us so many lessons as we grew up but this last lesson she is teaching us, is the one I think I will remember the most. She is teaching us how to die with dignity and love and strength and how to do so by showing love and compassion and thankfullness to those around her. She NEVER complains and is always trying to be strong for us. Yes there are moments of tears, but they are never of self pity…they are always for us.
So here I am feeling so very bad because I am here to ask for something. My husband and I have another cruise coming up. It is for my 50th birthday and my mother made me promise that no matter what, I would not cancel that one. It is in September and I will be celebrating my birthday during the cruise. I will be flying home just before the cruise to pack a bag and join my husband. We will go for the cruise and then I will return to take care of my mother. She is on her last and I am praying that she will not die while I am on that cruise. I have promised her that I will not cancel or even cut it short…. Was a very hard promise to give. I have only seen my husband for two weeks during the last three months and even though I am terrified of leaving my mother and sister at this point, I am so excited to be seeing him again.
The reason I am writing this letter is because I would so appreciate it if someone here could please get this letter to right place so John can see it…. AND now for the begging…. Please could we have a table for two. If it does not happen, that is ok too. But if possible it would be so wonderful. I am not sure that I will be in a very sociable mood and I just want to spend all the time I can with my wonderful wonderful husband. He and my wonderful children have given me all the space and support so that I could focus on my mother. AND we are so very far apart…not that easy to keep in touch, what with time difference etc.
My cruise is on the Carnival Dream on the 24th of September and we have early dining.
Thank you so much for listening
Gaye Hennink
Just a suggestion, do what everyone else does and go ask the MD once you get onboard for a table for 2. It is not John’s job to make seating arrangements for thousands of guest each and every week.
So it must be your job to be the seating police and tell people what to do…a little compassion goes a long way. I’m sure she know’s it’s not his “job”, but you’re coming off like a real jerk.
I’m sorry about your Mom, it’s gotta be tough. I don’t even want to think about losing my mom, I can’t even imagine. Enjoy your cruise, even though I’m sure it will be tough.
My thoughts and prays are with you and your family. My mom passed several yrs ago from pacratic cancer that the doctors kept treating as something else because of her cronic backpain from a car accident. It is the hardest thing to watch our parents go, but its even harder on them to leave us, and just remember while on your cruise she will be happy for you and your husband, that you are together. You sound like an amazing person.
Gayle:
Please repost this note under the ASK JOHN link..to make sure he sees you.
Since John is about 6 weeks behind…I would also post this request on his Facebook page about 2 weeks before you sail.
What a blessing to have a family that cares about each other so much. Go and have a wonderful time with your Mom’s blessing.
Linda (Mom of DJ)
Re the raspberry, I have an ear-phone, one of those pear thingies, now it works well in my home but not in the office and my old plum phone worked well in the office, but not in the home, so why can’t they all get together and share their reception? Not a problem on the ship as it’s turned off!
Ref the baby, I’d have suggested they move a little earlier. Most of us have been there and one parent would take their loved one outside (leaving the baby behind – only kidding!). It’s so unreasonable to spoil everyone else’s enjoyment.
Platinum Benefits
My wife and I are platinum with Princess, but like using Carnival as well. Most of our cruises are 12 days or longer and with Princess, days count towards Platinum, but alas not with Carnival. We have taken 3 x 7 day Carnival, 1 x 12 day and 1 x 16 day, so lots of days and good customers, but nowhere near Platinum! It’s a shame that all CCL brands can’t combine these benefits and keep me out of the laundry room!
I agree, all CCL brands of ships should count when it comes to loyalty. We want to get all their ships experiences and the rewards that come with loyalty to the Corp. Beards?? What say you?? Something to look at linking up?
I agree- been on Princess & HAL, as well as X, but am still 5 away from Platinum. If they are under the same “umbrella” it seems they should share perks!
John Hi March Madness is college basketball play offs. Our (mutual) dear friend Robert who passed, always bet in his office pool and he won quite a few times, I remember watching the Fl Gators win the nat’l championship on the big screen tv with Robert and Suzanne.
I think of him everytime March Madness begins.
Vicki
John,
PLEEEEEEESE do NOT put basketball games on the big screen on the Magic in March when we sil out of galveston. Those bloody things are annoying enough.
In yesterday’s blog, a disgruntled passenger referred to their cabin attendant as a “cabin boy” and in today’s blog, another disgruntled passenger, William B., refers to a Lido cook as a “rude robot.” Something tells me these kinds of customers receive poor service not matter where they go. One thought….maybe if they started treating service providers as human beings and not belittle and de-humanize them by thinking of them as boys, girls, or robots, service might just improve!
Well said, hear hear!
Well said!!!
For me, the best Piano Entertainer is Mr. Ron Pass. Great voice and great entertainer. Please Carnival, hold on to the great ones.
Laughing my a*s of over todays blog. My co-workers are going to start to think I’m a bit off because of my regular morning laughing fits.
I love the idea of a book/calander w/the proceeds to St. Judes, I’d buy a couple for me and for gifts and tell all my friends/family about it so they buy some too.
I am so looking forward to walking on the Liberty on Oct 22 & turning my phone off. I think 1 of the reasons I enjoy cruises so much is because of the lack of connection. I will only miss my computer while I’m gone is because of missing your blog thingie (hey can you slip a copy under my door?)
Me, too! That calendar sounds lovely and all for a good cause.
On a foggy day on the Carnival Paradise last December, my wife and I discovered they had a binder in the library with John’s blog printed out (and up-to-date too). No need for blog withdrawal!
It must have been in the air yesterday. Went out to eat for breakfast and again for supper with the family. Both meals were accompanied by a chorus of screams from an unruly child. While I completely understand, I have a 4-year old as well, do something will you!! Stop shoveling your food into your face like you haven’t eaten in a week and a half and tend to your child. Good luck with the internet idea. But just a side note, I kinda enjoy being cut off from EVERYTHING! An update here and there, like if the US declares war on Carnival. Other than that, I’m on VACATION!!! I think I can go a week with out FaceSpace or MyBook.
Honestly, if there were better internet access on a ship, I could work from one…meaning I could cruise more often.
Don’t hold your breath for that to happen, John!
The norm now days seems to be to co-operate as little as possible $ throw roadblocks in front of the competition whenever possible!
We cruise on Miracle in 8 days & I’m happy to see that all my favorite desserts are still available.
Am anxious to try some of the comfort foods. The world seems to need comfort right about now.
JoyceG
My wife, Geraldine, and I will be celebrating
our 50th Wedding Anniversary in late December
& cruising on the Carnival Magic on January 8, 2012. Will be renewing our vows with family members in the wedding party. This is
our third Carnival cruise & hopefull not the
last. We love the food & service. Keep up the good work.
Great blog as usual. It seems like the entitled never get it. Complaining about hamburgers, screaming babies, demanding tables for two and now some fool wants a list of the freebies, it just goes on and on. Personally I would have sent one your assistants to escort the little screamer and it’s parents from the area and not wait for a passenger to have to say something to them.
When my son was 6 months old we took him on his first cruise. We didn’t make it to any shows because we didnt think it was right to disturb other cruisers if he became cranky and we didn’t want him to have a bad time. If he cried at night we took him out for a walk on the docks until he fell asleep. He loved the singing waiters at dinner and the monkey excursion on Isla Roatan made him laugh for hours. I just wanted to let people know that not everyone that cruises with infants is that irresponsible
Reports have come in of ugly scenes aboard the Carnival Shrimp tonight after a passenger took the last ever shrimp cocktail in the lido buffet.
The cruise director had tried to calm the protesters with chocolate cake but to no avail. In the end he was forced to run his tighty whitey’s up the flagpole in clear submission against the baying mob who were demanding their shrimp cocktails be reinstated.
The cruise line issued a statement saying that no matter what, the shrimps would not be returning anytime soon…sources say that the shrimpgate conspiracy was started by a group of unruly lobsters who refused to co-operate and be boiled alive, the shrimps came to the rescue and were summarily sacked by the cruise line for breaking their contract of employment.
No shrimps were available for comment, however one shrimp unofficially told reporters that he quite enjoyed the passenger food fight as it had been about time they wore the hot arse sauce instead of the shrimps…..
Reports are coming in that negotiations are underway between Carnival and the leader of the Crustacean Union, Mr Pinky Prawn, this evening.
After the ugly scenes reported aboard Carnival Shrimp last night, the two sides went to arbitration & mediation in an effort to sort out their differences following the revolting shrimps & lobsters had brought the galley to a standstill after the lobsters refused to co-operate with the chef, Ivor Biggun, and be placed into boiling water to die.
Although negotiations are indeed ongoing, the passengers are still simmering in their fight to retain their cherished shrimp cocktails, many stated to reporters that it was their human right to eat them and that their children had experienced not only severe withdrawal symptoms but also insomnia that had caused the parents to miss the late night comedy show on board.
John Heald, the cruise director, who so valiantly tried to calm the baying passengers last night is understood to be confined to his cabin after he ran naked around the jogging track in total dispair at losing his favourite tighty whitey’s up the flagpole last night.
So far the negotiations have been amicable, although there is some doubt as to whether an agreement to reinstate the shrimps can be reached due to them escaping to another cruise vessel, the much maligned Norwegian Epic Escape.
The lobsters, in the meantime, have been seen picketing the galleys, forcing the passengers to suffer the indignities of eating Spam sandwiches & fritters..
Hello John-
First off I would like to start off by saying that I have been on Holland America, Disney, and Carnival and I think I always have the best time on Carnival, although Holland and Disney are not bad either.
I wanted to thank you so much for the blog. I think your humor and good natured comments have literally been a saving grace for me. Three years ago my mom, and my travel partner, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. These past few months things have not been going well and she ended up in the hospital quite often. Hospitals scare the life out of me, why, I have no idea, but none the less they do. Going online and reading the blog allowed me to escape the insensitiveness of my moms doctor and the weird looks from the nurses. It also helped me relax and calm down which subsequently allowed me to interact better with my mom. Even now as I am at home with my mom watching her slip away as its too hard for my dad to do so, I find comfort in your blog. So thanks again so much for the blog and your humor and I hope you continue it for many more years to come.
You mentioned the Rosalba Scarrone blog, but I can’t access it. Do you have the complete address?
Umm, what’s the point of this? Is it meant to be funny or insulting? If you’re trying to be funny, then put a line at the top saying “I’ve got a funny story for you”. If you’re trying to be insulting like a CC troll, then BUGGER OFF! So which is it, please?
Hi John, Just one request and not specifically aimed at you. Would it be possible to ask the Steak Houses fleet wide to acknowledge reservations?
I’m sailing on the Magic in December (sorry you won’t) and sent in my request for reservations for the 7th and haven’t received a confirmation. Apparently whether you receive a confirmation depends on the ship? I’m platinum this cruise (yeah me!) and know that one of my perks is SH reservations but just want to make sure I don’t miss out on this experience.
I vote for the Piano bar to be 18 and over anytime
Greetings John,
I want to thank you for your wonderful blog, I started reading it when the Carnival Splendor had its “No SPAM was served” adventure and turn to it when I have the time.
My wife & I will be taking our 4th Carnival Cruise (11th cruise overall) on the Carnival Spirit over the Thanksgiving Holiday this year. When I realized it was our 11th cruise overall it made me realize that if we had stuck to one cruise line we would be “Platinum” or equivalent members on that line, but I also realized that we would not have enjoyed the varied experiences we have had.
But it did make me want to ask, has Carnival Corp. entertained combining the loyalty programs of all their lines?
Since Carnival owns Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, P&O Cruises, Cunard , AIDA, Costa Cruises and Iberocruceros, I am sure there are a number of cruisers, like ourselves, who have sampled multiple Carnival Corp products.
Also, as a member of the Cruise Critic community I want to point out that most members of that community enjoy the information that we share on those forums and our joy of cruising as a whole and as a group we are not the complainers that Cruise Critic members seem to get the reputation of.
Anyway, once again, thank you for your humor and tact in the things you deal with and I hope that someday we will be able to sail with you as our cruise director.
Tom Truxton
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Ciao Jhon mi sono iscritta al tuo blog, grazie per la citazione e la foto che hai inserito dopo il nostro incontro su Carnival Magic, stiamo montando il servizio su Magic e la tua intervista appena pronta ti invierò il link. Grazie per la tua simpatia.
AHH il link al mio blog non funziona ho inserito qui l’articolo e la nostra foto. Ciaooo!!
http://www.liveboat.it/index.php/archives/1154
http://www.liveboat.it/
Hello John, and you get my email?
I added the direct link to TV for viewing Leip your interview, if I had not received it, write here the link to my site where you can find:
http://www.liveboat.it/index.php/archives/1232
It will be a pleasure to meet again on September 27 in Savona and compliments, the interview was fantastic.
Ciaoooo!!!
Dear John
I believe that you are incorrect about the docking in Bermuda. There are 2 piers at the Dockyard, and it would not be possible with the piers there for the 2 ships to dock side to side.
I look forward to turning off my cell phone and putting it in the safe after we leave port. It is fun calling everyone, saying good bye, and rubbing it in that we have a DoD and will be thinking of them. After that no internet or phone is great. A cruise is the only vacation I take where I truely get away with no electronics or work connection and I intend to keep it that way.
I totally trust Carnival to contact me with any family emergencies.
Amen Dave… I agree totally…. No electronics just fun!
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Hey John:
As always I love your blog… Your mum sounds delightful…. I would have cried if she would have told me that story.
About the internet service for business sake I hope they can achieve a faster internet connection. I hope for my sake they don’t. This is the number one reason that I love cruising…. The phone don’t work… There are no computers in the rooms. It is called family time… Where we can eat, drink and be merry….
As always Carnival employees are simply the best. Please send Kudos to each one.
Terri
Those parents really should have taken that baby out!! That kind of thing makes me SO mad! I’ve been in movie theaters before where the kid just cries and cries, and the parents don’t do anything! Bring a baby to your show, John, if you wish, but if they start crying, then take them OUT!
My favorite Piano Bar Player is Ron Pass. Met him in 2006 and have sailed with him 5 times or so. I live in Miami and with the exception of Europe (Ron was on Board) have never sailed out of the state of Florida. When I found out that Ron would be on the BC5 cruise. I quickly booked! Even though I have to fly to Texas. I will gladly pay the extra money to see Ron Pass! John I know it’s a bit early… But we NEED RON on The Carnival Breeze 11/24/12 first 8 day sailing out of Miami!!!!!
John
Will you be on the Breeze next year when it makes its Transatlantic in Nov. we were on
the Splendor with you in Baltic. WE are booked to come across on the Breeze. WE always compare cruise directors to you but none match up
Thanks
Gerald & joane roush
Ciao John!! Il 27 sarai a Savona, vorrei rivederti e portarti a fare un giro in macchina, per farti conoscere il mio paese, non verrò come Leip Tv, verrò a prenderti in forma non ufficiale, come amici blogger, riuscirai ad avere due ore libere?
Che ne dici, sei d’accordo?
Faremo due chiacchiere, ammesso che si riesca a capirci, dato che non parliamo la stessa lingua!!! Attendo una tua risposta, ahhh fidati! Guido bene la macchina!!
Ciaoooo
Rosalba
PS naturalmente ti porterò a mangiare qualche cosa di buono.
PS 2 ma come si fa a inviarti un messaggio privato? Non ho trovato l’opzione.