Clay Clayton

I’ve confirmed with my sources that while Viking Corporate approved our deviation to Null Island, it had one caveat. Sky was required to send a tender ahead last night with a cloaking cape to cover the buoy so we couldn’t see it. The cloak is rigged to self destruct at midnight so that the buoy will be visible in three (or is it two?) days. If you go to the stern then you may be able to see the cape when it starts burning (🎼insert mission impossible self destruct music here🎶) #NeptuneGetsEverything😂 Thanks @PeterPan48 for making me aware of this plot.

Janet went home with an extra $54 today after LCR! Join us tomorrow at 3:30 at the pool bar and you could be the lucky one🤞 No experience necessary-just 3 one dollar bills (Janet will have plenty of change if you need to break a larger note😂)

No Milford Sound for us-we had to hightail it to Sydney missing that as well as Hobart due to the port strike so I agree with ya-both ships have had disappointments and exciting times…I believe all of us should feel very lucky to have had this wonderful adventure!

We had 24 folks play LCR today and Kim left with an extra $69 dollars in her pocket! Come join us tomorrow (3rd Sea Day) at the Pool Bar at 3:30. No experience necessary just a willingness to laugh and 3 one dollar bills (Kim will be there to make change if needed😁)

Was anyone else surprised to learn that they had more river passengers in 2023 than ocean guests? I know they have a lot more river boats but I had no idea. https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2024/04/viking-700-plus-per-passenger-day/

Well the thought did run through my head that Neptune is feeling the way Sky did when we were docked in the hinterlands rather than in Melbourne and at the other pier rather than Circular Quay😂

WOW-almost the same count

Fun afternoon at LCR this today. Steve made $51! Join us tomorrow (2nd Sea Day) at 3:30 at the Pool Bar. All you need are 3 one dollar bills and a fun attitude.

I thought y’all were scheduled to overnight in Walvis Bay? Did that get canned due to the late Cape Town departure also? FWIW-immigration was a breeze for us-we went to Star Theatre 5 min before our scheduled excursion time (9:15am for us), got our group number in the hallway as usual, scanned our key card, walked up on stage, Viking put a sticker on our card, one of the four?five immigration officers looked at our passport, stamped it twice and filled in info by hand, we walked down the other side of the stairs, gave our passport to Viking folks, and headed to our excursion. I hope it will be as smooth for y’all as it was for us. Hate hearing yall aren’t getting to see as much as us.

So Neptune have you left yet? If you haven’t already booked an excursion, folks enjoyed the included but we really loved the Dunes to the Ocean. Video on the Sky thread. oh and how many are onboard now? We are reportedly 555

IMG_5229.mov IMG_5238.mov Great day in Walvis Bay! While we didn’t get the grill surprise that those on the included tour got, we did get a surprise when offered the chance to sand surf! Mike says he felt like a 10 year old again! Highly recommend the From Dunes to Ocean optional excursion! We saw lots of springbok, an ostrich, flamingos, pelicans, oryx, and a clear gecko. And the ride up and over the dunes was better and any roller coaster!

Come join us tomorrow, April 12 (first sea day after Walvis Bay) for LCR at 3:30 pm at the Pool Bar. Not experience necessary-all it takes is 3 one dollar bills!

As I recall they were installed awhile back.

According to the Restaurant Manager, there are currently 557 guests and 20 contract (lecturers? guest entertainers? repair workers) folks on board. I know there are at least two people leaving tomorrow in Walvis Bay so I guess our numbers will be reduced further as we head towards London.

The information we received prior to the cruise required their be 6 or 7 blank pages. To date, I think we have only had stamps in three or four countries