Live from the Viking Sky (Ft Lauderdale to London) December 20, 2023 - May 6, 2024

[Clay Clayton]

So this is the fourth day that a Linda won LCR. The other Linda won $33 today!

 

Join us tomorrow at 3:30 at the pool bar as long as your name isn’t Linda!

[TravelerTeacherRetired]

What is LCR? Thanks.

I’m stressing over packing for 2 weeks on Homelands cruise. I can’t imagine packing for all the varied temperatures a 3 month cruise would require. 

Edited April 20 by TravelerTeacherRetired

[mariners]

It's always a pleasure to read your updates, and see your fabulous photographs, Clay.  Thank you!

[FetaCheese]

6 hours ago, Clay Clayton said:

Amazing breakfast selections aboard Sky this morning.  Beautiful and delicious spread of mezze. We didn’t know it was breakfast food but according to our friend Wiki it is!  #yummy.

 

 

 

Mouth watering selection of what looks like Mediterranean/Greek items, but didn't see any feta cheese!

[Jim Avery]

47 minutes ago, TravelerTeacherRetired said:

What is LCR? Thanks.

I’m stressing over packing for 2 weeks on Homelands cruise. I can’t imagine packing for all the varied temperatures a 3 month cruise would require. 

World cruises "follow Summer" more or less.  We have never needed heavy gear or boots.  Nothing more than a light jacket or maybe a sweater.  You start out in the Southern Hemisphere soon after leaving the West coast and it is their Summer.  When you cross the equator northerly it is usually well into Spring on the Northern side.  Finish nearly into our Summer.

[deec]

except for the year probably Covid when they had to go around South America and needed warmer clothes and no one was prepared

[TravelerTeacherRetired]

3 hours ago, Clay Clayton said:

So this is the fourth day that a Linda won LCR. The other Linda won $33 today!

 

Join us tomorrow at 3:30 at the pool bar as long as your name isn’t Linda!

 

[TravelerTeacherRetired]

What is LCR?

[OneSixtyToOne]

23 minutes ago, TravelerTeacherRetired said:

What is LCR?

Left Center Right

A game of pure chance.

Requires no skill to play.

[Clay Clayton]

Just now, Jim Avery said:

World cruises "follow Summer" more or less.  We have never needed heavy gear or boots.  Nothing more than a light jacket or maybe a sweater.  You start out in the Southern Hemisphere soon after leaving the West coast and it is their Summer.  When you cross the equator northerly it is usually well into Spring on the Northern side.  Finish nearly into our Summer.

We have worn our WC jackets once, it was chilly in Cape Town.  Other folks wore theirs between Santa Barbara and Hawaii. 

Just now, OneSixtyToOne said:

Left Center Right

A game of pure chance.

Requires no skill to play.

Google is your friend:

https://www.wikihow.com/Play-LCR

[ustowas]

3 hours ago, TravelerTeacherRetired said:

What is LCR? Thanks.

I’m stressing over packing for 2 weeks on Homelands cruise. I can’t imagine packing for all the varied temperatures a 3 month cruise would require. 

 

[ustowas]

Which Viking homeland? We are on May 22 Bergen to Stockholm.

[TravelerTeacherRetired]

1 hour ago, ustowas said:

Which Viking homeland? We are on May 22 Bergen to Stockholm.

Yes this one! 

[TravelerTeacherRetired]

Yes this one is it! 

[TravelerTeacherRetired]

24 minutes ago, TravelerTeacherRetired said:

Yes but ours is on the Sky. Not Neptune.

 

[rockingarmadillo]

We are considering going on this itinerary in 2026.   How hard is it to book your desired excursions when you are in the DV category?

[UWDawg]

9 minutes ago, rockingarmadillo said:

We are considering going on this itinerary in 2026.   How hard is it to book your desired excursions when you are in the DV category?

This is our second world cruise with Viking, both in DV's.  I've been pretty lucky and was able to get most all of our first choices.  When we were blocked out, slots usually came available sometime during the voyage.  Once aboard you can put yourself on a wait list and most always a spot became available.  It helps to have done your homework in advance and jump right on making reservations when the window opens.  You can look back at prior posts and find comments on strategies to take.

[Pappri]

13 minutes ago, rockingarmadillo said:

We are considering going on this itinerary in 2026.   How hard is it to book your desired excursions when you are in the DV category?

Not hard.  We got everything we wanted, You have to do your research, rank the excursions you want the most and sign up for them first.  Sign up as soon as the booking period opens (down to the minute it opens).  After getting the ones you want the most, book the rest of your optional excursions, then you can go back and sign up for any included tours you want.  If you start from day one and go sequentially through the days you’ll find that some of the optional excursions will be sold out.  A spread sheet like @Penspack created for this WC made the ranking a breeze.  

[Clay Clayton]

Linda won LCR again today-that’s five in a row!   
 

of course “Linda” was guaranteed to win today😂 even the crew was Linda!

 

Join us the day after Tenerife at the pool bar after the “Voices of the Sky” concert for our penultimate match. 

 

 

 

[Peregrina651]

20 hours ago, ustowas said:

Which Viking homeland? We are on May 22 Bergen to Stockholm.

 

No such animal. It is either Homelands boarding May 20 on Sky or May 23 on Neptune.

[Mike07]

On 4/20/2024 at 10:00 AM, Clay Clayton said:

So this is the fourth day that a Linda won LCR. The other Linda won $33 today!

 

Join us tomorrow at 3:30 at the pool bar as long as your name isn’t Linda!

 

 

Not sure if you're tracking, but Carnival's brand ambassador, I'm guessing he's c-suite, saw somebody running a table game in the cafeteria and reported it to the ship... and then they had to end the game. I get part of the argument that if you did this in Vegas at one of the many, many restaurants, they'd throw you out.

 

I would hope Viking would be above that.

[cruising denise]

5 hours ago, Clay Clayton said:

Linda won LCR again today-that’s five in a row!   
 

of course “Linda” was guaranteed to win today😂 even the crew was Linda!

 

Join us the day after Tenerife at the pool bar after the “Voices of the Sky” concert for our penultimate match. 

 

 

 

I am so happy to see my ship friends cashing in on LCR!  Miss you guys!  The Lindas - and Cathy-Linda!  and Clay-Linda.  And is that Debbie-Linda I see way in back?  and Holly-Linda?Hi to everyone - we have been home for one week now, and happy to be home, but miss all our friends on the ship!  And hi to Clayton-Linda - he is always fun to have around, too!  Enjoy the rest of the trip!

[wine-wine-wine]

9 hours ago, Clay Clayton said:

even the crew was Linda!

I’m Linda and so is my wife! 🤣

[Penspack]

13 hours ago, wine-wine-wine said:

I’m Linda and so is my wife! 🤣

A pleasure to meet another Monty Python fan….😀

[Clay Clayton]

Chag Pesach Sameach to all who celebrate Passover.  We joined some of the Jewish guests onboard for Seder this evening. @drjj (who apparently has been leading the Sabbath services) asked Viking if it was possible to have a Seder and other than putting together the program and leading it, the great staff and crew onboard did the rest.
 

This was Mike’s first Seder ever and my first in at least 45 years so to us it was perfection. Some of course said their Mother’s Matzo Ball soup (failed to take a picture) was better but then shouldn’t it be? 😂 All in all, an enjoyable and educational evening learning about our friends and fellow passengers.
 

Happy Passover everyone!

(and yes the two of us WILL be eating bread for the next 8 days-we just went to a dinner-we didn’t convert😂.