Background
3 января 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 28 °F
Viking Neptune World Journey
123 Days
In January 2022, Myron and Diana were to embark on a 119 world journey from LA to London. The world was just coming out of COVID and so many places were still notЧитать далее
The Perks
3 января 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 28 °F
The perks for this World Cruise are:
Free Business Class Air
Complimentary Luggage Forward to pre-ship two bags to be delivered to our cabin.
Complimentary Visa service provided by Gen Visa.
OneЧитать далее
The Ship
3 января 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 28 °F
The Viking Neptune in port in Jackson Bay Australia
Our Cabin 4104
3 января 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 28 °F
We are in a Deluxe Veranda cabin. Ours is a DV5. We are on Deck 4 aft on the port side of the ship.
The service is impeccable and Viking is the cleanest, most service oriented cruise line we have everЧитать далее
Packing
3 января 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 28 °F
So how do you pack for a 123 day adventure? You don't.
You pack for about 3 weeks with the challenge being cooler weather on the front and back end of the trip. Viking offers free laundry and evenЧитать далее
Luggage Forward
3 января 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 28 °F
Viking provides a complimentary luggage service through Luggage Forward. We could ship two bags at 50 pounds each for free, And in our case for an extra $30, we could ship two bags weighing as much asЧитать далее
01.07.2024 Home to Los Angeles
7 января 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌬 55 °F
It was an early morning for us. We stayed at the AeroStay in Sioux Falls. Up bright and early for our first flight at 5:00 am.
All flights were good and on time.
We met up with Shari and Dylan atЧитать далее
01.08.2024 San Pedro
8 января 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
We have a pretty low key today. Thanks to Diana ‘s daughter, Shari, they shopped for the rest of their consumables before Shari and Dylan drove home last night.
Following breakfast today, (thanksЧитать далее
01.09.2024 Boarding the Neptune
9 января 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
Following a nice breakfast at the hotel. We repacked our bags and our Uber driver took us to the port.
Following lunch in the World Cafe we went our stateroom to unpack.
Tonight we have our welcomeЧитать далее
01.10.2024 Santa Barbara, CA
10 января 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F
Today we are in Santa Barbara. It is a tender port and we have no excursions booked. We went to the County Courthouse as we were told to climb the tower and see a full view of Santa Barbara but it wasЧитать далее
01.10.2023 A Sea Lion Adventure
10 января 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
True story. While we were in Santa Barbara, this sea lion actually came on board the Viking Neptune. They lured him back off with chunks of raw salmon.
He kept trying to get back on so they put upЧитать далее
Viking Neptune WC Fun Facts
11 января 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌙 48 °F
At our Captains Welcome Party last night he introduced his staff and provided some other tidbits.
There are 848 of us sailing on this voyage with a crew of 450.
Our Captain is from UK and our StaffЧитать далее
01.11.2024 N. Pacific Ocean Sea Day 1 /5
11 января 2024 г., North Pacific Ocean ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
Seas were a little rough last night and this morning so the Captain is taking us a little more southwest to find some calmer seas.
Diana’s watercolor class was fun. She will attend every sea dayЧитать далее
01.12.2024 Cabin 4104 Settling In
12 января 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
We are staring to get into a routine and have settled in nicely into our cabin. Diana packed lots of organizing cubes and such to help keep our small space tidy. As everyone knows she hates clutter.Читать далее
01.12.2024 Pacific Ocean Sea Day 2/5
12 января 2024 г., North Pacific Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
What a difference calm seas make. A good nights sleep for both of us.
Myron is on the Behinds the Scene Tour.
He visited the galley, laundry and engine room. Diana on the other hand is having aЧитать далее
01.13.2024 Pacific Ocean Sea Day 3/5
13 января 2024 г., North Pacific Ocean ⋅ 🌬 70 °F
We continue to make our way westward towards Hawaii. The temperatures are getting more moderate. Upper 60s during the day and mid 60s at night.
Seas are a little rougher again today.
Myron isЧитать далее
01.14.2024 Pacific Ocean Sea Day 4/5
14 января 2024 г., North Pacific Ocean ⋅ 🌬 72 °F
Temperatures have really warmed up overnight. It’s 74 now with a low of 71 tonight.
Rainbows we plentiful this morning while we were at breakfast.
Diana was so excited for today. She attended aЧитать далее
01.15.2024 Pacific Ocean Sea Day 5/5
15 января 2024 г., North Pacific Ocean ⋅ 🌙 72 °F
Today is our final sea day as we will reach Honolulu tomorrow. A beautiful day with a high of 75.
After breakfast we both attended “Aloha, the story of Hawaii as told by a shirt..” Guest lecturerЧитать далее
01.16.2024 Honolulu, Hawaii Day 1/2
16–17 янв. 2024, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
Land Ho! We arrived in Honolulu about midnight. High of 78 today with a chance of rain after 6 tonight. Windy but sunny today.
We do not have a Viking excursion but we have a loose game plan.
WeЧитать далее
01.17.2024 Honolulu, Hawaii Day 2/2
17 января 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
We awoke to sunshine and 75 degrees. A beautiful day awaited us. We had no excursions booked and we sail at 2 so we are having another pool day and doing laundry while the majority are off the ship.Читать далее
01.18.2024 N Pacific Ocean Sea Day 1/5
18 января 2024 г., North Pacific Ocean ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
And now back to our regularly scheduled program… We have five sea days as we make our way south to Bora Bora.
Following we breakfast we attended Guest Lecturer Professor Ian Beckett: Discover theЧитать далее
01/19/2024 N Pacific Ocean Sea Day 2/5
19 января 2024 г., North Pacific Ocean ⋅ 🌙 72 °F
Our second sea day. It’s a windy one today so the seas are rolling a bit.
Myron attend two morning lectures and Diana walked on deck 2 until the pitching of the ship got her so she returned to theЧитать далее
01.20.2024 Where To Next
20 января 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌧 55 °F
One thing we want you all to know as we know a few of you are worried regarding us going through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal.
Viking is working on a contingency plan in case things don’t calmЧитать далее
01.20.2024 Cross The Equator Sea Day 3/5
20 января 2024 г., North Pacific Ocean ⋅ ☁️ 81 °F
Today, we know exactly where we are as we cross the equator. (Another gift from Viking was a magnetic map with a pin to mark our adventure as we move along).
It is hot and humid.
For those of us whoЧитать далее
01.21.2024 S Pacific Ocean Sea Day 4/5
22 января 2024 г., South Pacific Ocean ⋅ 🌬 82 °F
Our 4th sea day in a row. The seas continue to roll but it is sunny and 82 degrees. Very humid with a real feel of 93.
After breakfast we attend Russell Lee’ s lecture “South Pacific, the HistoryЧитать далее
















































































































































































