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As a previous Carnival employee I know how everyone must have felt. Your heart sinks at that moment. Even being away from ships as soon as I heard I felt the need to follow cause I know there are still plenty of crew members who were like family on those ships. I am proud to hear reports on how good the crew did. No amount of drills ever really get you ready for the feeling that comes over you. I learned that first hand on my days on the Tropicale. It is something that stays with you. But you get back up and cruise again. As far as the word fire it sounds like you were reporting exactly what the Captain was being told. Smoke does not mean visible fire. Smoke simply means something is burning. You can cause smoke from cooking something incorrectly in your microwave with no visible fire. I think most people understand that extreme heat can be generated causing smoke without producing visible flames. And since there were no visible flames, the Captain and you used the correct terminology. It is very reassuring to know the hours and hours of training and more hours and hours of practice that all cruise crew go through paid off!! Parts of this made me laugh The Ultimate Gift loud, and parts brought tears to my eyes. I wasn t there, but sounds like Carnival, you, the captain, the crew, handled it brilliantly, and THANK GOD THIS IS TAUGHT AND PRACTICED From one professional to another, I have to congratulate you and the crew for the great job you did during the emergency. I am sure that the crew up to and before this all said that these drills are boring, and time consuming, and a waste of time. I am sure that they all are now saying the opposite. Having been in an emergency situations before with having a person fall The Ultimate Gift from my boat and the crew doing there jobs to get the person back on board, all the training we went through paid off. As I am sure it did with your crews. Kudos to you my man! I thoroughly enjoy reading your posts, and when I heard you were CD on board this ship for that particular voyage I knew all was in good hands. I have been The Ultimate Gift awaiting your story, and it gave me chills. Please, be fast with part two! I cannot wait to hear more Its so wonderful to hear from you and i can t wait to hear more. I commend you for being cool under pressure and handling the situation. Even though Carnival may have suffered a little bad publicity this week, it can at least be proud knowing how well the crew stepped up in a very difficult time. Thanks for keeping us informed! Incredible recount of everything that happened. I am curious if Spam was actually served. Of course there are various stories on this. Cant wait to cruise with you as my Cruise Director again.