Truth is almost always stranger than fiction. John Heald, who can be so outrageously funny that some may accuse him of thriving on fiction, has had a big-time dose of reality-cum-fiction this month. Now this information comes from another John (Honeywell), aka Captain Greybeard. Since there have to be some privileges in being a greybeard,… Continue reading The Bizarre World of Cruising's Johns
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Carnival's Fascinating Medicine Man
We often talk to doctors on cruise ships, fortunately not for the reasons most people talk to doctors. We enjoy meeting them because they bear an enormous responsibility — responding to the potential needs of thousands of people a week with no files charting their medical history — and because doctors are often more interesting… Continue reading Carnival's Fascinating Medicine Man
Cruise Critic's People Pick 'Em
Preferences in cruising, or rating the ships, is at best a straw poll and at worst an utter waste of time. Too many factors can influence the “people’s choices.” Your room steward is lazy. The seas are rough. You’re feeling under the weather. Your stateroom is in the wrong part of the ship. The other… Continue reading Cruise Critic's People Pick 'Em
Carnival's Latest Twist on Youth
The pursuit of younger clients is always important, sometimes obsessively so. TV stations want a younger demographic, because advertisers believe that’s where the money is to buy their products. Electorates want younger politicians. Everybody everywhere wants a youthful base, to secure a brighter future, because older people have an expiry date that is generally more… Continue reading Carnival's Latest Twist on Youth
Well Runs Dry on Carnival Magic
Everywhere we go in the cruise world, one thing never changes. Somebody mentions Carnival, and somebody else says Party. They are two words that go together like smoked and salmon. Like Face and Book. Will and Kate. Baton and Rouge. But life as we know it at Carnival is changing. Word leaked out of its… Continue reading Well Runs Dry on Carnival Magic