John Heald, Carnival's congenial senior cruise director, pens one of the most popular cruising blogs around today (read it at Carnival's website or here). Heald's blog, which he calls his "thingy" and offers a funny and remarkably candid behind-the-scenes look at shipboard life, has attracted 1.4 million visitors since debuting last year.Recently he hosted the first-ever John Heald's Bloggers Cruise aboard the Carnival Freedom, a week-long romp through the Caribbean (Cozumel, Grand Cayman, and Ocho Rios, Jamaica) in which he held court while nearly a thousand fans of his blog partied and attended special blogging-related events. (I was privileged to be among those onboard and can attest to Heald's personal magnetism and incredible energy.)
Now Carnival has announced that the second annual John Heald Bloggers Cruise will take place on a five-day Carnival Fantasy cruise from New Orleans to the Mexican ports of Progreso and Cozumel on February 7-12, 2009. (The Fantasy will be completely upgraded next fall, adding a new aqua park, an adults-only area, and a redesigned main pool area.)
During the cruise, Heald will host a variety of exclusive events and provide special giveaways for his blog groupies. Prices for the cruise begin at $359 per person, double occupancy, with discounted rates for the third and fourth passengers in the same stateroom. Ask for fare code CPBL/FPBL to be included in the special Bloggers Cruise events (all of which are included in the price of the cruise).
Photo of Fantasy oceanview stateroom from Carnival Cruise Lines.
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