World Cruise: Paul and Donna

december 2023 - mei 2024

A once in lifetime opportunity, turning dreams and fantasies into reality. Meer informatie

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World Cruise: Paul and Donna
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- 26 dec 2023 07:05
- ⛅ 77 °F
- Hoogte: Zeeniveau
- Gulf of Mexico 22.559088, -84.61332722°33’33” N 84°36’48” W
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Day 4: Good Morning
26 december 2023 ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
Woke up this morning around 7:00AM. Got my morning coffee, went out to “our front porch” to journal and watched the birth of a new day. Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas Day.

Today the 26th is special to me - it was my mother’s birthday. We always gave her Evening in Paris perfume from the drug store and a box of Whitman chocolates. I hope everyone has a great day. #myvikingjourney #vikingneptuneMeer informatie
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- 26 dec 2023 13:20
- ☀️ 82 °F
- Hoogte: Zeeniveau
- Caribbean Sea 17.606544, -83.72078717°36’24” N 83°43’15” W
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Day 4: My lens cap
26 december 2023, Caribbean Sea ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
Many of you already know about my drama with losing my CPAP machine at the airport. Those of you who do photography clearly understand the likelihood of losing your lens cap.

In the excitement of the welcome party on Saturday night and the newness of our first cruise - upon return to our cabin my lens cap was gone.

In the morning I called Guest Services and asked if someone had found a lens cap with “Sony” of the front. Of course they had found it.

Upon reflection of yet another careless act on my part - our ship is 745 feet long - not sure how wide - with 10 passenger decks - the square footage of places a 3 inch lens cap could possibly be - is much like finding a needle in a haystack.

The attention to detail the Viking staff go through is amazing. No leaf is left unturned. The 500+ staff members are like no other we have encountered before. We are treated like royalty.

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Reiziger Been there … done that!
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- 26 dec 2023 23:39
- 🌙 81 °F
- Hoogte: Zeeniveau
- Caribbean Sea 17.933037, -84.13067617°55’59” N 84°7’50” W
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Dag 4
Day 4: No TV - We are still alive
26 december 2023, Caribbean Sea ⋅ 🌙 81 °F
A typical day at our house is a light dinner while watching the local, and then the national news. Only to be followed up by reruns on Big Bang Theory - it has been slowly numbing our lives to death. Donna and I have promised each other to try to go the trip with no typical TV - except maybe to go to the pool area to watch Sunday football with our fellow travelers. It’s been four days now - we are still alive. This video is a small sample of our after dinner time nowadays. #myvikingjourney #vikingneptuneMeer informatie
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Reiziger Not too shabby!
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Reiziger We basically leave the bridge cam channel on because of the background music, after checking the ship tracker, calendar onboard account and menus.
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Reiziger That’s a good idea.
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Reiziger Nice!!!
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- 27 dec 2023 06:30
- ☁️ 50 °F
- Hoogte: 1.047 ft
- Verenigde Staten Georgia Fulton County Atlanta Georgia Plaza Park 33.748501, -84.387133°44’55” N 84°23’14” W
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Day 5: Good Morning
27 december 2023, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
Got out of bed before the sunrise - did my journaling - and took these photos to start today’s adventure. When Donna woke up we had our breakfast. #myvikingjourney #vikingneptune
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Reiziger Not a bd way to start!
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Great pictures [Diana]
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Beautiful [Nancy]
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- 27 dec 2023 08:53
- ☁️ 48 °F
- Hoogte: 1.047 ft
- Verenigde Staten Georgia Fulton County Atlanta Georgia Plaza Park 33.748501, -84.387133°44’55” N 84°23’14” W
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Day 5: Meet Carl
27 december 2023, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☁️ 48 °F
This morning while sitting at “our spot” this gentleman walks up the stairs dressed in what I thought was a sky diving outfit. We said our good mornings and I noticed “Reefer Engineer” on his uniform. “What’s a Reefer Engineer do?” I asked.

He was walking around the ship to look for any condensation buildup to insure the HVAC settings are right. Carl explained some of the things they have to do to keep our ship at a comfortable level - this is a process of fine tuning the ships’ HVAC system for maximum comfort and cost efficiency.

Carl is from Norway and has been with Viking for only 10 weeks and he clearly loves his new job. For a moment he reminiscence about his grandmother’s home in Norway as some of the antiques on display could have come from there.

The infrastructure to keep our floating city alive is beyond amazing. Carpentry, plumbing, electrical, computer network, navigation - the list goes on.

The staff which keep us all afloat, well fed, and happy are all amazing on the Viking Neptune.

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Reiziger More importantly, how’s the food and drinks???🍺
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Reiziger Amazing - anything you want - I have to pace myself - it’s way too easy to eat and drink too much.
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- 27 dec 2023 16:43
- ☁️ 63 °F
- Hoogte: 8.481 ft
- Colombia Distrito Capital de Bogotá Bogotá D.C.El Listón 4.6115, -74.0832984°36’41” N 74°4’60” W
Dag 5
Day 5: It’s a hard life
27 december 2023, Colombia ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
Chilling on my stateroom deck after working out at the gym. I had to convert lbs into kg but got close enough. Can someone please explain why at my gym at home I can set the leg extension machine to 80 lbs but had to drop my weight to 50 lbs, cause I couldn’t move 80 lbs. #myvikingjourney #vikingneptuneMeer informatie
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- 27 dec 2023 18:15
- ☁️ 52 °F
- Hoogte: 1.047 ft
- Verenigde Staten Georgia Fulton County Atlanta Georgia Plaza Park 33.748501, -84.387133°44’55” N 84°23’14” W
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Day 5: Tonight’s pairing
27 december 2023, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
Our wine steward, Agus, recommended the Tommasi Pinot Grigio to pair nicely with Donna’s Roasted Free Range Poulet de Breese, as well as, my Norwegian Salmon & Crab Gratin.

A subtle fruit pair like aroma - it’s slightly dry but with a hint of fruit which coats our palette with a sense of a spring morning.

Agus was right. The perfect wine to go with our dinner.

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Just like Irish spring soap in the morning. [Bub]
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- 27 dec 2023 18:30
- ⛅ 82 °F
- Hoogte: 43 ft
- Colombia Departamento de Bolívar Cartagena Amberes Acueducto Cartagena 10.404009, -75.51554910°24’14” N 75°30’56” W
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Day 5: Chef saves me from myself
27 december 2023, Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
Because of my sensitivity/intolerance to dairy I notified Viking and they deliver to my stateroom a menu for the following days meals. I circle which meals, lunch or dinner, I choose. When I go to the restaurant, they have my menu choices there already and I don’t even receive a menu. Today, I chose crème brûlée for dessert on my menu but the waiter brought me a poached apple, saying “Chef says you cannot have crème brûlée”.

The poached apple was delicious.

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- 28 dec 2023 06:10
- ☁️ 79 °F
- Hoogte: Zeeniveau
- Colombia Departamento de Bolívar Cartagena Manga Sociedad Portuaria de Cartagena 10.403783, -75.53420310°24’14” N 75°32’3” W
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Day 6: Good morning, Cartagena, Colombia
28 december 2023, Colombia ⋅ ☁️ 79 °F
The wake-up call jumps us out of a deep rest we have arrived to our next destination - not only are we in another country … we are in another continent. We have less than two hours to get to or meeting place to go on our excursion to Colombia’s National Aviary -

We are docked - a quick shower & breakfast - Welcome everyone to Cartagena, Columbia, South America.

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- 28 dec 2023 07:42
- ☁️ 79 °F
- Hoogte: 43 ft
- Colombia Departamento de Bolívar Cartagena Amberes Acueducto Cartagena 10.404009, -75.51554910°24’14” N 75°30’56” W
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Day 6: Carl “Reefer Engineer” On Patrol
28 december 2023, Colombia ⋅ ☁️ 79 °F
We met Carl from Norway yesterday in the Explorers lounge on deck 8. Today, while waiting to embark on Deck 1 - Carl was on his morning patrol checking the entire ship’s humidity levels. Looking for visual signs of condensation, as well as, using his own senses to ensure we are; Not to cold - Not to hot - that we are - Just right.

The waiters, our room stewards, and our bartenders are all pretty much much customer facing staff. They get all the glory.

Being a retired IT person from 25 years at Yale - I know what it is like to be behind the scenes.

So, tonight when you tuck yourself in bed - say a “Good night and thank you” to Carl and all the other behind the scenes Viking Neptune Staff who are keeping us feeling “Just right.”

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