I have a Carnival Cruise Line ad from the 1990s stuck in my head and it’s starting to be a problem. I am ashamed to admit all this, but nothing is right here…
I used to be obsessed with cruise ships
When I was little, I really liked cruise ships (besides airplanes). I always dreamed of the next cruise my parents would take me on. I even remember when I was out to dinner with my parents, we would play a game where I would pretend to be a travel agent and fake cruise trips for them.
I would ask them where they wanted to go and I had memorized all the sailing times, itineraries, destinations, every detail about the ships, etc. I would even bring a dozen catalogs from Carnival so I could tell them what to expect.
Sometime around my very early teenage years my interest in cruises disappeared and I haven’t been on a cruise since. I’m starting to get back to the concept of sailing, but not on a 5,000 person ship, but rather on a smaller ship in a remote location that is otherwise not easily accessible (like Antarctica).
Anyway, that brings me to my story, and the song I can’t get out of my head…
EPIC Carnaval ad from the late 1990s
A few days ago I came across a Business Insider video about how cruise ships break down, which you can find below (and it’s worth a watch, in my opinion).
While watching this, I remembered being on one of the exact ships shown in the video, and for some reason it reminded me of this ridiculously catchy carnival commercial I saw in the 1990s. At the time I remember I had a tape VHS with this commercial and watched it over and over again (I can’t believe I’m admitting this but…).
I thought I’d quickly go to Google to see if I could find that ad, and sure enough I found it on YouTube within seconds. Of course I watched it all, just for a trip down memory lane. I’m very sorry I did this because now I can’t get this out of my head.
Since I am suffering, I will make you all suffer with me. Check out the Carnival ad below from the late 1990s with Kathie Lee Gifford (and if you’re in a rush, just start at 50 seconds).
I can’t count how many times today I’ve said the following two phases out loud, and I just can’t stop:
- “You wanted more decks, we said what the hell, you got it!”
- “You asked for more cubic meters, you got it! In every bathroom and suite, you’ve got it!”
I don’t know how to stop, so I decided to take drastic measures. The only way to get a distracting noise out of your head is to replace it with another. Which brings me to Turkish Airlines’ “Globally Yours,” possibly the catchiest tune ever created by an airline.
I hope that by tomorrow “you asked for more decks, we said what the hell” will be replaced with “we are Turkish Airlines, we are yours globally”.
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You wanted more decks, we said what the hell, you got it!
