Cathconnie Posted April 14, 2014 #1 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Booked on this cruise before it was announced to be a bloggers cruise. Will the "non blogger" cruiser have a different experience than they would if it wasn't a blogger cruise? Will most venues be open to everyone or limited at times? This is new to me, so just curious what the experience of the cruise will be like.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZ4 Posted April 14, 2014 #2 Share Posted April 14, 2014 (edited) You can sign up to be a blogger and get all the freebies, and you don't even have to participate if you don't want to. I don't think it cost anything to be a blogger. Just sign up. John Heald will announce when he opens up the sign up process. ;) Edited April 14, 2014 by EZ4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauleydm Posted April 14, 2014 #3 Share Posted April 14, 2014 There will be a sign up link on John Healds blog. Sign up and enjoy all of the fun extras you will get during your cruise. We booked the Breeze before we knew it was BC6, so we signed up to be part of the bloggers group after the fact. I can say it was the best cruise we have ever been on:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Bluff Posted April 14, 2014 #4 Share Posted April 14, 2014 (edited) Booked on this cruise before it was announced to be a bloggers cruise. Will the "non blogger" cruiser have a different experience than they would if it wasn't a blogger cruise? Will most venues be open to everyone or limited at times? This is new to me, so just curious what the experience of the cruise will be like.:) You probably want to sign up to get the free stuff and "invitations" to activities you may or may not wish to attend. The private stuff is nothing more than a bunch of people trying to get noticed. It's as if they are all trying to get baptized into an odd cult. Edited April 14, 2014 by Pine Bluff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmama9224 Posted April 14, 2014 #5 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Please no bashing, but what is a blogger cruise???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorGirl57 Posted April 14, 2014 #6 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Please no bashing, but what is a blogger cruise???? No worries - follow John Heald on Facebook and you will get a better idea (he is the head cruise director for Carnival - not sure his exact title). He has a lot of followers (over 50,000) and he asks them a lot of questions and posts funny stuff nearly every day. Once a year, he does a themed cruise and the people who follow his "blog" are the bloggers. I bet it would be fun to attend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okgirl Posted April 14, 2014 #7 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Some months prior to the cruise John will post a registration link on his blog so he will have a count as to how many people to prepare for. I think most of the special parties are fun but my sister rarely attends any of the events. They are suppose to be private and usually you need to have a special identification (lanyard or card) to gain entrance because seating is limited. If you are registered as a blogger you will have a special itinerary in your cabin upon embarkation. It will list the special events that are going to take place during the week. The bloggers events are not published in the Fun Times. I always go because it's usually the only cruise during the year that I get to see some cruising friends that only cruise during the Bloggers cruise. I enjoy the comedy between John and Calvyn, I enjoy the daily Q&A sessions, especially the one's that involve the senior officers answering questions about the behind the scene's operations. It's usually the only cruise that I get to see the comedian Al Earnst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPFKAH Posted April 14, 2014 #8 Share Posted April 14, 2014 No worries - follow John Heald on Facebook and you will get a better idea (he is the head cruise director for Carnival - not sure his exact title). He has a lot of followers (over 50,000) and he asks them a lot of questions and posts funny stuff nearly every day. Once a year, he does a themed cruise and the people who follow his "blog" are the bloggers. I bet it would be fun to attend. Does he even blog any more? I thought it was all Facebook. So it's a Facebook Reader cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorGirl57 Posted April 14, 2014 #9 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Does he even blog any more? I thought it was all Facebook. So it's a Facebook Reader cruise. That is why I put "blog" in quotations. He uses Facebook as his blog, and yes, those people that follow him are the "bloggers". I guess he just didn't change the name for continuity purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techstar Posted April 14, 2014 #10 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Does he even blog any more? I thought it was all Facebook. So it's a Facebook Reader cruise. It's probably the most poorly titled theme cruise in history. "Bloggers" indicates people who blog, and no one blogs that is part of that cruise, including the head "blogger" himself. Reading a blog does not make you a blogger, and blogging every few months does not make you one either. I don't know why he even bothers with that page anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatherC430 Posted April 14, 2014 #11 Share Posted April 14, 2014 I was already booked on my cruise on the Breeze when BC6 was released. I signed up for the Blogger's cruise activities through John's blog at the time in the case that we wanted to attend any of the activities. It was free and we didn't see any reason not to sign up. We didn't any of the activities offered to the Bloggers onboard only because we always seemed to be busy otherwise. We did attend the meet n greet with John on the last sea day & picked up our free t-shirt. There's no harm in signing up...at least you have the option to attend something if you want! Have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okgirl Posted April 14, 2014 #12 Share Posted April 14, 2014 John doesn't update his blog very often when he isn't on a ship and acting as a cruise director. He has said that starting in 2 weeks when he gets to the Miracle he will start posting 3 blogs a week. I would consider anyone who reads or posts on his blog to be a Blogger. If I read a book doesn't that make me a reader? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techstar Posted April 14, 2014 #13 Share Posted April 14, 2014 John doesn't update his blog very often when he isn't on a ship and acting as a cruise director. He has said that starting in 2 weeks when he gets to the Miracle he will start posting 3 blogs a week. I would consider anyone who reads or posts on his blog to be a Blogger. If I read a book doesn't that make me a reader? Your logic is flawed. If you wrote a book, that would not make you a reader. It would make you a writer. Blogging is writing, not reading. Noun1.blogger - a person who keeps and updates a blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPFKAH Posted April 14, 2014 #14 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Your logic is flawed. If you wrote a book, that would not make you a reader. It would make you a writer. Blogging is writing, not reading. Noun1.blogger - a person who keeps and updates a blog I guess it just sounds better than what it really is. GROUPIE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cathconnie Posted April 14, 2014 Author #15 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Thank you for the clarification. I added John to my facebook and will continue to follow. It sounds like signing up for the blogger events would be a great idea. Sounds like it would be a great deal of fun whether or not we decide to go to the events. Thank you again for all of your responses.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techstar Posted April 14, 2014 #16 Share Posted April 14, 2014 I guess it just sounds better than what it really is. GROUPIE That works. Or "cult member". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnival Beerleader Posted April 14, 2014 #17 Share Posted April 14, 2014 You probably want to sign up to get the free stuff and "invitations" to activities you may or may not wish to attend. The private stuff is nothing more than a bunch of people trying to get noticed. It's as if they are all trying to get baptized into an odd cult. maybe you could hold a Cruise With Pine Bluff voyage for all your friends. I would think you could charter a row boat for that and sill have room left over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljslight Posted April 14, 2014 #18 Share Posted April 14, 2014 I went on the Bloggers cruise 7 and it was my first Bloggers crusie. We had a blast! John is so funny! My husband , who was not so sure about going, had a blast and we are booked for Bloggers 8. For those who don't like John then don't join the group. If you are sailing at the same time it won't effect you at all. But for us who love to laugh and have a good time, then join us with the Bloggers 8. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyxie Posted April 14, 2014 #19 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Ok the naming of this is very weird. When I first heard of it, I thought it was some Internet media cruise for people who run cruising blogs. I guess that is not the case. Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorGirl57 Posted April 14, 2014 #20 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Ok the naming of this is very weird. When I first heard of it, I thought it was some Internet media cruise for people who run cruising blogs. I guess that is not the case. Interesting. I think this is on purpose, only the people following John Heald on FB or his blog would know the real purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZ4 Posted April 14, 2014 #21 Share Posted April 14, 2014 I would sign up, get the free stuff and ditch the rest of the events. You can always sell the stuff on ebay. There's a huge market for stuff like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsAllAboutTheSass Posted April 14, 2014 #22 Share Posted April 14, 2014 John doesn't update his blog very often when he isn't on a ship and acting as a cruise director. He has said that starting in 2 weeks when he gets to the Miracle he will start posting 3 blogs a week. I would consider anyone who reads or posts on his blog to be a Blogger. If I read a book doesn't that make me a reader? Good to know that I am a professional athlete because I attend professional sporting events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsAllAboutTheSass Posted April 14, 2014 #23 Share Posted April 14, 2014 You probably want to sign up to get the free stuff and "invitations" to activities you may or may not wish to attend. The private stuff is nothing more than a bunch of people trying to get noticed. It's as if they are all trying to get baptized into an odd cult. That works. Or "cult member". Don't use the word Cult on FB, I got my wrist slapped by John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsAllAboutTheSass Posted April 14, 2014 #24 Share Posted April 14, 2014 I wonder how many of the people that go on this cruise are the same ones that ask for free fruit baskets, ships on a stick, strawberries or something special for aunt Bea turning 80. etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnjen Posted April 14, 2014 #25 Share Posted April 14, 2014 We booked the Sunshine in Feb before knowing what a Blogger's Cruise was. We still didn't know what it meant but we signed up on JH's website anyways. We got a few cool things...a really nice across the chest backpack, an ugly free t-shirt, and some people got lanyards for their cards but we missed out the first day. There are specially scheduled activities just for the bloggers. We went to a couple of the activities (definitely go to the farewell party...LOTS of free drinks!) but never really participated in any of it. All in all, I would say it adds to your cruise if you want it to, but it won't hinder the rest of your experience in any way :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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