NY Nick

From another point of view.

Cheers

Dave & Linda

4 hours ago, MadMarine said:

Oh, my.  The “Shi*ty Kitty”.  

The one and only. 

A small delay this morning for someone.  See you all soon. 

Not a lot of fun. What was the issue?

16 hours ago, Heidi13 said:

Personally, I rarely pay any credence to those travellers who take great delight in discussing the deals they received, as they often comprise some, or even a number of embellishments.

 

Even if the deals were available last minute, I still prefer to book early and get our preferred cabin and have time to complete the port research for tours, etc.

 

Exactly right my friend. 

12 minutes ago, Jim Avery said:Hope so as the Northbound Shellback party is this afternoon for all the new Pollwogs on board.  Haha, Kiss the Fish!😎

“Kiss the fish” a walk in the park compared to my crossing during my Navy days, USS Kitty Hawk, CV-63, July ‘81. Golden Dragon soon thereafter.  Looking forward to another crossing 38 years later.
 

6 minutes ago, Jim Avery said:Hope so as the Northbound Shellback party is this afternoon for all the new Pollwogs on board.  Haha, Kiss the Fish!😎

“Kiss the fish”, a walk in the park compared to my crossover during my Navy days. USS Kitty Hawk, CV-63, July ‘81. Golden Dragon soon thereafter.

Looking forward to another crossing 38 years later. 

2 hours ago, Earlinarizona said:

Did anyone find out how of the 930 people on board are doing the full 245 Day World cruise and not segments?

I posted a written article on the WC a month or so back.  In it it stated 55 were doing the entire 245 days.

Here's pat of a thread running on the Jan 4th departure date site, ref having $$$ on hand.  What have been your experiences so far?

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We will have a reasonable quantity of US $, mostly in small bills. In addition, we will have a couple hundred each of NZ$, Aus $, India Rupees, Euro & Sterling. For other countries we will have the equivalent of CAN $ 20, or more for those where we booked private tours.

We tend to put pretty much EVERYTHING on a credit card.  Easier to pay one bill at the end of the month, plus it's a good record to have of our expenditures.  With technology these days, even pop-up vendors have Square and are able to take credit cards.  Did you have any problems with credit cards anywhere?      

1 hour ago, Jim Avery said:

We are looking forward to Halifax tomorrow.  A place with an extensive history and the included tour is the Big Pink Hop on Hop off bus.  

If I'm not mistaken, the last time we were up there, they call this bus FRED.

Free

Rides

Every

Day

15 minutes ago, vnb2003 said:

Thank you Jim!  We like those for after dinner drinks 😉

 

Yesterday booked restaurants without problems! It’s getting excitingly close 🥂 😀

Hmmm, just check, reservations for the restaurants don't open till Nov 5th.?.  For us getting on in LA anyway.

13 minutes ago, Heidi13 said:

Therefore, I am planning to add to this thread once we receive the mantle from Jim in L/A.

We hope to share as well.

One thing I’m sorry for in the past, was not taking enough pictures of the ships I was on in my Navy days.  It was way before digital cameras and my focus was on the places I visited. 5-6k pictures over a 4 year tour and less than 2 dozen of shipboard life.  Sure wish I had more. I’m surprised I don’t see more of that here. After all, that too is part of the adventure. And pics of people, hardly any.  Don’t worry, we’ll change that from LA to London. 

1 hour ago, CCWineLover said:

Understand, Dave, that sometimes the webcam is out, and often when the ship is at higher latitudes (like the current Sun trip)

Thanks, been playing with the live views ever since we booked mid 2108.  See you guys in CA. 🛥️ 😊

57 minutes ago, CCWineLover said:

 

You need to save the generic link in your bookmarks.  That is:

 

https://viking.panomax.com/sun

 

 

Outstanding, thanks.

Dave

3 hours ago, Jazmyn49 said:

Panomax is back with the most gorgeous sunrise.  Back it up if you missed it.  Lucky passengers!

I've saved a link to this, but every time I pull it up, it goes to the day I originally saved the link.  Is there a better way to pull up the camera to always go to the current time?

43 minutes ago, DaveSJ711 said:

 

Well put, Nick.

 

The world is full of special places!  As Nick says, it’s “too big for its contents.” Enjoy each destination on its own merits, rather than comparing it to someplace else. 

 A world cruise, or even any part of it, ENJOY!  

"Enjoy each destination on its own merits, rather than comparing it to someplace else."

Now THAT'S well put.

2 hours ago, janetcbl said:

I have spent time in all three places. Norway is spectacular, Alaska is magnificent and Greenland is awesome.....everybody happy now?

The glass is neither half full nor half empty, just to big for it's contents.  Which is a GOOD thing.  Room for more adventures and memories.

8 hours ago, Bridget2010 said:

Small box of 3 q-tips and 3 cotton pads, shampoo, conditioner, body lotion, shower gel, bar soap, shower cap, tissues, toilet paper and feminine product.  All are resupplied as needed.

 Thanks

We're boarding in LA ending in London.  Here's a few questions for you guys already on board.

According to the Viking site, all the SPA facilities; sauna, snow grotto, thermal pool, steam room, etc. have hours of 8a-8p.  If we're on board, and you decide after dinner to use any of these facilities... it'll be pretty close to closing time.  Are these posted times hard times, or do you find that you can use these facilities after those hours?

Cabin supplies (bath) - What is supplied?  Q-tips, cotton balls, etc?  

37 minutes ago, Gigiandbaba said:

Jim, how many passengers are staying on for the whole 245 day World cruise?

 

Found this story in my Google news feed a few weeks ago and saved it.  According to this story, it's 54.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9834429/viking-sun-ship-london-worlds-longest-cruise-245-days/amp

45 minutes ago, Workinless said:

Wonderful cruise pictures.

 

Could one of you from time to time post a copy of the daily pamphlet  (especially sea days) so we can get an idea of what activities are offered and the ship's hours?

 

Thanks and enjoy the trip.

Greta Idea.  I'd like to sea it.

Saw a few on board pics in the Jan 4th thread.  First time on a Viking Ocean cruise and glad to see a few pics from on board.  I'm a neat casual guy and don't think I'll be bringing a jacket or tie.  What seems to be the popular dress code on board?  

3 hours ago, Jim Avery said:

A giant fridge magnet with a silver magnetic pin currently set on Dublin..🍺🍺🍺

That's outstanding.  We've got a few maps going already.  Perfect for our "gallery".

The US map has 280+ pins, plus all the "thread" lines were cross-county road trips, including one Amtrak cross-country as well.  We're trying to improve our World map with this trip.

3 hours ago, Hanoj said:

 

When in Dublin, the Brazen Head should be your first "port of call."

 

http://www.brazenhead.com/

7 hours ago, Jim Avery said:

Got our 

magnetic maps last night. The same maps from the Inaugural WC was our very favorite souvenir from that trip

Please share a pic.