John Heald is one of the most popular and richest Banker who was born on January 22, 1965 in Essex, England, United Kingdom. John Heald was born in Essex, England on 22 January 1965. The year 1995 was the time that John Heald met his wife, Heidi, then a auctioneer in the market for flowers, while He was eating in an establishment in Amsterdam. He gave her and her friends wine and Heidi and her companions took care of the bill for Heald’s as well as his companions dining. Heald described the experience by calling it “love at first sight”. It was in the month of May that John as well as Heidi had their child, Kye. Kye’s name translates to “beautiful ocean”. In June of 2015, in the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy, Kye officiated over the ceremony in which coins were joined with Carnival Vista to commemorate the finalization of the new vessel’s exterior. Carnival honored her as as the ship’s “godchild”. USA Today said six-year-old Kye is “believed to be the youngest person honored at such a ceremony”.
In September 2007 Carnival presented Heald The “Sea Going Employee of the Year” award.
In January 2008, Heald led his first “bloggers cruise”, called John Heald Bloggers Cruise, which was a week-long cruise attended by 700 of his “hard-core fans”. He entertained the attendees with a “welcome aboard reception”, a tea session with him, and several meetings where he answered questions. During one of these cruises, he and 100 of his passengers on Carnival Fantasy helped paint a school that was struck by Hurricane Katrina. On “Bloggers Cruise Community Service Day”, Heald and his companions helped plant trees and clean up waste in New Orleans.
Every day, Heald answers about 60 questions about cruising. The blog has received more than 17 million hits by October 2013—up from 4.5 million in February 2008—and many of Heald’s daily posts receive from 50 to 60 comments. Heald’s blogs are about his passengers and the events that occur to him while he is cruise director. His blog has a disclaimer, saying that the “views and opinions represent my own”. He has been nicknamed “Bill Bryson at sea”.
John Heald became a cruise director at Carnival in 1990. In 2004, he was elevated to the post of the senior cruise director. As the executive director for Carnival, John Heald is appointed director of all new Carnival ships for their initial cruises. Before every new trip, he produces videos that inform guests about most affordable excursion options.
