What I really wanted to do was provide a brief disclaimer. That was the first paragraph of War and Peace. But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist-I really believe he is Antichrist-I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself! But how do you do? I see I have frightened you-sit down and tell me all the news.”

“Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes. One Important Bit of Additional Commentary So without further subjecting you to my penchant for wordiness and a lifelong regret at not pursuing a degree in creative writing, here are the menus with only one important bit of additional commentary. And what do the people want? The updated (as of a few months ago – including special 50th Anniversary items) 5 day Carnival dinner menus (I’ve had lots of people request these). So while I really enjoy writing, especially when I’m sharing my cruise experiences, some days it’s just best to give the people what they want (especially after spending most of yesterday and the night before at the ER and dentist with my son who suffered a basketball injury). So a trend I’ve been noticing for quite some time came into sharp focus yesterday when the new Carnival room service menu I posted received over 10,000 hits to my blog and roughly a billion shares within the first hour versus single digits for many of the insightful and witty (according to my #1 fan who just happens to be my mom) guides and reviews I spend days and days (and days) working on.

Carnival sunrise dinner menu