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Who is John Heald?
John Heald is a British blogger. John Heald is currently the Carnival Cruise Lines’ Brand Ambassador and senior cruise director. He is also a cruise line blogger. He blogs about his daily experiences as a cruise director. In 1990, John was hired as a Carnival cruise director for the first time. In 2004, he was promoted to senior cruise director at Carnival.
Early Life and Childhood
John Heald was born in Essex, England, on January 22, 1965. John’s age is 57.
He was born in Essex, England to his father and mother. Despite his celebrity, John has always kept his parents and siblings private.
Education Details
John Heald’s educational background is unavailable.
Professional Career
Heald began his career as a commodity banker for Lloyd’s of London in England. In 1989, he began working for Carnival Cruises as a wine steward and bartender.
John was the first Carnival Cruise Director who did not begin his career in the entertainment industry. He joined Carnival in 1990 as a cruise director and was promoted to senior cruise director in 2004.
Later, as Carnival’s senior director, John was appointed as the director of most new Carnival ships during their first sailings.
Prior to each new voyage, he creates videos in which he informs his passengers about the cheapest excursions.
According to his Carnival contract, John must work for six months straight, followed by two months off. His primary responsibility is to oversee the ship’s entertainment, including the dancers and orchestra.
When the ship’s engine room caught fire, the passengers were stranded at sea for more than three days off the coast of Mexico. John was still the Carnival Splendor’s cruise director.
He wrote about the incident on his blog, which was described as a “lurid personal account of being stranded at sea” by Mary Forgione, a Los Angeles Times employee.
In September 2007, Carnival awarded John the “Seagoing Employee of the Year” award.
Net Worth and Salary
John Heald makes an annual salary of $105,374 on average.
He is a British blogger and Carnival Cruise Line’s Brand Ambassador. John’s net worth is estimated to be $3,496,813.
Relationship Status
John Heald’s wife’s name is Heidi Heald. They met while he was eating at a restaurant in Amsterdam and Heidi was working as a flower market auctioneer.
Heidi and her companions received wine from John. She and her friends paid for John and his friends’ dinner. He described their first encounter as “love at first sight.”
Kye, which means “beautiful ocean,” was born to the couple in May 2009.
Kyle presided over a ceremony in June 2015 at the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy, where coins were fused to the exterior of the new Carnival Vista to commemorate the completion of the ship’s exterior.
Body Measurements
He is a man of average height. John stands 5 feet 8 inches tall ( Approx 1.73m).
Social Media
His Twitter handle is @johnheald17.
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Trivia
- Heald is a British blogger who blogs about his day-to-day life as a cruise director.
- In 1990, he was hired as a Carnival cruise director for the first time.
- He was born in Essex, England, on January 22, 1965.
- Heidi Heald, his wife, is his wife. They met while he was eating at a restaurant in Amsterdam and Heidi was working as a flower market auctioneer.
- John stands 5 feet 8 inches tall ( Approx 1.73m).
