King Neptune Crossing

We went back to the cabin to read and then we made our way to a Studio VIP performance but we only stayed about 15 minutes. For one, the singers do not really jibe well. Either that or I am not a fan of one of their voices. We decided to go grab seats for the King Neptune ceremony.

Boy did we underestimate how many others would be doing the same thing. We barely found a spot to sit where we could somewhat see what was going on. Erik found a small table that we could both sit on. Well .. sit is a stretch. Then he went and grabbed some fruits and pizza. After half the pizza was gone, he saw the couch behind us was empty so he pulled it over. We had some people from New Zealand chat us up for a bit before the show started.

At 3:49pm, we crossed the equator. This is my first time ever crossing it. Erik has crossed it before.

What a fun experience. The crew did a whole ceremony up top on the Lido deck where members of the crew had eggs broken on their heads, one got his head clipped (not buzzed), and then they were put in an inflatable pool and juices, soups, and noodles were thrown on them. Even a squid!

After the ceremony, Erik and I went back to the cabin to get a photo right when we crossed the equator. We are official! The captain even blew the horn. Pretty cool experience.Read more