Day 46 At Sea 19 Feb America's Test Kitchen We made 5 Star Mariner status this cruise and one of the benefits is a Complimentary Culinary Arts Center Cooking Class. Our class was scheduled for us today at 11 AM in the America’s Test Kitchen (aka Wajang Theatre). We...
Day 45 – 18 Feb - At Sea Coffee Chat Courtney, the Librarian, and Claudia, the Digital Workshop Host, were the guests for Coffee Chat this morning. Courtney is from the USA but now lives in Belgium with her husband. This will be her last contract as she plans to...
Day 44, 17 Feb - Adelaide, South Australia Adelaide is the capital city of the state of South Australia, and the fifth-most populous city of Australia with a population of over 1 million people. Our tendering days are over, and it was nice to be moored to a cruise...
Day 43, 16 Feb - Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island Clear skies and smooth seas greeted us this morning as we closed the final mile to Kangaroo Island. Our original forecast arrival of around noon was improved by about 1 hour to 11 AM. It was going to be a beautiful day...
Day 42, At Sea - 15 Feb 2018 Change in plans The heavy weather continued today but we were able pick up our speed to around 16 knots. At this rate Captain Jonathon said we should arrive at Kangaroo Island around noon tomorrow. This news threw a big monkey wrench...
Day 41 - 14 Feb At Sea We were supposed to be in Port Arthur today, but it was canceled due to the expected heavy swells at our anchorage. Skipping Port Arthur would also allow us to get a head start on our way to Kangaroo Island and give us time to transit via the...
Day 40, 13 Feb - Hobart Tasmania Hobart is about as far south of the equator as Detroit is north. To further calibrate your climate thinking Feb 13 is equivalent to August 13 in the northern hemisphere. Hobart reminded me of Annapolis, Maryland or maybe a smaller...
Proposed itineraries were released onboard for our review and comment. These are not official and none of these may actually materialize, but they are fun to look at and consider the possibilities. Here they are: Option 1 - Antarctica, Easter Island Option 2 -...
Day 39 - 12 Feb – At Sea We received a cruise log for the first segment. Find it HERE Other letters are posted under the menu 2018 World Cruise Reference Coffee Chat Paul Adam, the comedian from last night, was the guest for Coffee Chat. He took over the interview...
Day 38, Feb 11th, Sydney Sometime early this morning, the Viking Sun moved back to the White Bay Cruise Terminal from her temporary spot at the Overseas Passenger Terminal last evening. We heard that this may have cost upwards of $50,000 to move the ship both ways...