They don’t call Carnival cruise ships, “Fun Ships,” without good reason. Things take off quickly aboard ship and keeps on going until the very end. Normally we board the ship around 1130 or so, but passengers can’t get in their staterooms until 100 about, so food and fun is the fare until then. The first stop on this trip was, no surprise, food. Guys’ burgers to be precise. Guy Fieri , the fellow who does the show, “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives” among others has a very nice arrangement with Carnival to have a Guy’s Burger place on certain ships. Fresh beef, formed and fried on the grill. Yum. Did I mention the fresh, hand cut fries and the every-topping- you can imagine bar?
Next up, fun on Deck. Conga lines and Dr. Seusss. What could be better? Carnival likes Dr. Seuss as well; in fact, on one day they actually have a Dr. Suess breakfast. I never attend. Why not you ask?
I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them Sam I am.
I had to give a special place to THIS guy. He is Chris Williams, the Cruise Director on our boat. This is NOT Julie from the Love Boat, I promise! He is Scottish, and goes by “The Flying Scotsman.” What an amazing fellow. Yes, he wore his kilt the entire cruise. He came up from the ranks as a singer and dancer in Carnival show crews. He did his own show at one point, and can really belt out some great tunes. He also happens to be a classically trained singer, and during his show proved he has one of the finest Operatic tenor voices you could ever hear.
And finally, just us starting the fun.
March 29, 2018 at 10:34
So just one question. Was your favorite cookie Chips ahoy……………..
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March 29, 2018 at 10:39
That was so cheesy lol
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March 29, 2018 at 11:16
Thanks for the background info and additional photos. Guy Fieri? When I channel surf in bed, which happens just about every night, I automatically stop if I come across “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives.” It occurred to me that an introvert would have a REAL tough time working as part of the crew on a Carnival ship. 🙂
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March 29, 2018 at 12:16
Yeah, shy people need not apply, Tom. Guy also has a BBQ place on board, which was okay, but I can get better 10 minutes from home.
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March 29, 2018 at 11:21
By the time you get through “our pic.” cruise I’ll be looking to book one. lol That hamburger looks delicious!
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March 29, 2018 at 12:17
Oh…yes, they were wonderful. I ate one every day for 7 days LOL. You think Carnival will compensate me for the adverstising?
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March 29, 2018 at 17:45
That burger looks delicious. It looks like you guys had tons of fun.
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March 29, 2018 at 18:17
We had a blast, Matthew. Thanks for coming by, and I am trying to get caught up on my blog reading!
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March 29, 2018 at 18:15
What fun! 😀
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March 30, 2018 at 00:59
I’m thinking of vacation even more as I prepare for teaching intensive seminary modular courses. Ah, good motivation to look forward ahead, Lord willing…
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March 30, 2018 at 04:16
I know you must get wearing out a bit, trying to do so much.
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