Carnival Brand Ambassador John Heald makes it very clear when he’s only speaking for himself and he shares when he’s asking about something because management — the Beards as he calls them — have asked.
Sometimes, however, he posts playful posts that aren’t exactly either. In this case, he may not be conducting a binding poll or an official vote but he’s looking for information.
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Heald asks a lot of questions and his audience of dedicated Carnival Cruise Line followers generally respond in massive numbers. That means that while there may be nothing official about the question being asked, the votes and comments give the cruise line a lot of data to play with.
Carnival has made changes because of feedback Heald’s army of followers has provided. In this case, the Brand Ambassador has asked his massive audience whether Carnival should bring a popular snack/bar classic/shareable savory treat onto its cruise ships.
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Carnival already has a lot of guilty pleasure food
You could argue that Carnival has the best lineup of guilty pleasure foods of any cruise line. Guy Fieri’s Burger Joint offers decadent burgers and fries on every ship in the fleet while Shaquille O’Neal’s Big Chicken can be found serving up chicken strips, sandwiches, and fried chicken baskets on select ships.
Carnival also offers 24/7 pizza and a late-night menu with everything from chicken soup to meatball sandwiches. That’s a lot of dishes that fit the guilty pleasure/comfort food model.
Heald has suggested that the cruise line might want to add one more fan-favorite guilty pleasure dish that not every American may be familiar with.
“Poutine. Fries, cheese, and gravy. I think we should serve this on board. Anyone else?” he asked.
In the first hour the poll was posted it received more than 3,000 votes. Yes was winning with 55% of the vote to 45% who were not interested in the Canadian delicacy.
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“As a Canadian, I would definitely enjoy it once or twice as an afternoon snack. It’s not hard to have these all available to create the dish. But please have real cheese curds and a sweeter brown gravy/sauce,” posted Loreen Haight Brownell.
Paul Goldstraw also made it clear that the quality of the ingredients matters.
“Yes, but I would prefer proper English chips not frozen reconstituted fries,” he added.
Some commenters did not seem to understand how poutine works.
“Just let me get the gravy separately so I can dip, I don’t like soggy fries lol,” shared Desiree Vargas.
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Some questioned whether cruise ships can handle making the dish properly,
“The key to poutine is that it has to be served HOT — from kitchen to table in just a few moments — logistically this just can’t happen on the ship,” posted Ronald Lowers.
This article will be updated after the poll has been up for 24 hours.
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