Welcome Carnival Splendor

The following are some photos off the live blog and some photos off the Splendor’s Web Cam. More to come soon.

What are you doing in her cabin John ??

John Doing a interview with the BBC

John on stage of the Carnival Splendor

Do you think John can climb the 60 feet of rope ?

Special Guests

Forgive me father ??

Surfing Gerry

Upclose Gerry Surfing see what you get for not listening to your kids. FUN!

Fitness Instructor Chef umm no.

Does anyone know where there is a priest?

Rod Stewerts ” Sailing”

Myleene and Captain Pagano

John and Tom on the Bridge of the Carnival Splendor

Bottle Broke First try!!

Video produced by the Splendors shipyard showing her construction stages

One last video from John

Videos from John

here are a few of the latest videos posted on the blog from john

Backstage with a few characters

A huge thank you

Splendid ,Splendor

As John prepares to sail with guests for the first time soon on the New Carnival Splendor, he is sharing bits about the Dream and her build along with where she will be sailing. Now as we all know John is on a major diet and wants to lose the equivalent weights of a small elephant (his words, mot mine) so when you sail with him be encouraging, play some Italian pop music, and enjoy your cruise.

Like a Hot knife thru butter.

Good Day to you all,

it’s 5:00am here and I am watching the freedom’s webcam as she glides through the small waves into the port of Miami.

Returning all of the bloggers to Miami to head to various places. Some I am glad to say will be staying on board for just another week, just to make sure they diden’t miss anything. And maybe now that all the other bloggers have left they can relax. But for those of us who are home or have been home now is not the time to stop and smell the roses. It’s time to get back to work and start planing for 2009.

Everyone just went WHAT!!! 2009 is over a year away.

I know this and so do you, but it took us about 6 months to put this last plan into action, Imagine how great we could do if we had a year to plan, forecast, plot, call Omar the tent maker for new thongs for John and Ed, god only know what we will come up with for Heidi, not to mention the scrapbookers, this time instead of states we need something more personal. The things we can do are endless, our only limitation is our own. I for one know I will be attending 2009, if you are booked about to book, totally confused, Running for president, selling me viagara, wanting to know how well i can go to the bat…. sorry got caught up there. Any way if you want to attend the 2009 cruise and are going to book or are still on the fence about it be sure to visit the role call page add your info one of the admin’s will add you to the list above.

To all my evil crewmates welcome back we’ve missed you, now give us photos and stories. Here are a few I collectedduring the last week.

Kevin

Happy Birthday John!!!!!!!!

Today is our favorite Cruise director and friend birthday. Born in 1965 he is 43 today.Happy Birthday John!!We love you!!! 

Bloggers Criuse 2009 Information

Today is day one of the first annual Bloggers Cruise with John “I love jelly beans” Heald. Reports in from agents onboard state this is great we are having so much fun and can’t wait to see what happens next.

This just in Feb 9 2009 Carnival Fantasty Sailing from New Orleans. This information has not yet been confirmed.

The date doesn’t work that I was given with this ship’s current schedules but it might change more to follow tomorrow there is going to be possible Bloggers rates posted. Not to mention it’s only a 5 day cruise thats something I’m not to happy to hear but things could be changing. We have yet to confirm this with any source with carnival or John or Roberto. I will update this when more information comes in.

On a different note I get  a comment from a man claiming to be a Jelly Belly Bean inventor here is his comment

thecandymancan |

I AM THE MAN WHO INVENTED THE JELLY BELLY JELLY BEANS. I AM WORKING ON A NEW JELLY BEAN THAT SHOULD BE READY SOON. WOULD YOU LIKE A SAMPLE WHEN IT IS READY? MY BLOG IS http://WWW.CANDYINVENTOR.COM ENJOY LIFE….THANK YOU

So maybe we can get john some designer beans now for 2009

Kevin

1 Day to go….

Greetings sorry I have not written here in a long time. Hope everyone is doing well. Tommrow is the First Bloggers cruise with John Heald as most of you know some of us are not attending but not to worry. The Fan Club has many members and a few spy’s onboard the ship. We even have a link directly to John, well I do and a few others do also. Keep a eye out as I will try to maintain and update this as fast as I recive informations back from the ship. Kevin 

Europe 2009 Liberty and Freedom

Just in news about Carnival in Europe 2009.Liberty is going to doing Northern Europe and the Freedom the usual 2 itineraries. I want to go to Northern Europe!! I cant do it this year sooooo Im glad that Carnival continues to do this itinerary.The question is …… if John stays as cruise director on Carnival, I guess that he is going to be staying on one of this 2 ships.The Liberty is the one that is going to be sailing from home.I hope he stays on the Liberty and I can sometime on the future go to Northern Europe and I would have the chance again to sail with John as a CD YUPPIII ! Im jumping to conclusions here….. JOHN?
Go to http://carnival.com/CMS/Articles/2009_europe.aspx to read all about it

Queen Victoria

if you want to read something about the ceremony before John writes go to
http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=2306
From what I read it seems Heidi did the right thing not wearing the hat and it was good for John’s wallet also.

Last minute!! If you want to see a picture of John and Heidi at the ceremony go to
http://www.cruisemates.com/gallery/view.php?id=4047
Cant see Heidi’s dress but John is well dressed with the Don John suit LOL

2007 Readers Choice Awards Porthole Magazine

Congratulations!!

Carnival won:
Best Onboard Activities
Best Main Dining room cuisine
Best Entertainment
Best Children program
Best megaship (Liberty)
Best party line
Best value for the money line
Best short duration cruise
Best Shore excursions

RCCL only won
Best Adventure cruise line
Best Onboard shopping
Best Caribbean itineraries
pfffffffffffff not impressive. Nothing is in my top priority list or important to me.

Carnival Is the best!!!!!!!! Anyone has any doubts?????????
Lets celebrate!!