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@Pappri Talk with the Financial Officer. Often the financial officer can resolve the issue.

Thank you for the correction to Saigon. Yes, Saigon is friendly, safe and has delicious food.

Take advantage of the afternoon arrival in Hong Kong and go ashore. Enjoy! There’s lots to do. An extra overnight gives the opportunity for a delicious Hong Kong dinner.

See Page 2 “Viking Polaris to be repaired soon” for Dec 2023 Report on window reinforcement recommendations. Somewhere else, I read Polaris would have work done in Spring 2024, but I don’t recall where I read it.

@CharTrav Do you know when Viking Polaris will be out of service for repairs, and when in April 2024 Polaris is expected to re-start cruises?

Beautiful. We shall watch the sail-in. Sunrise is 6:23 am. How was your day in Juneau?

What time are you arriving in Vancouver? I would love to see the Orion sail in.

@Murt22 Beautiful Hubbard Glacier photo. Who is the Cruise Director, Captain, and Travel Consultant on the Orion right now? Please advise. Have a great day tomorrow.

@CILCIANRQTS: Thank you very much for the detailed update on Skagway port. I appreciate you posting info. Enjoy the rest of the cruise!

Are you allowed to walk from the ship into town?

Thank you. I didn’t know that. Where is the scale located?

Is there a scale in the fitness center or spa? My friend will need to check her weight daily.

NASA: Quebec Fires Deliver One of the Most Intense Outbreaks if Smoke in the Eastern U.S. in Decades “Wildfire smoke from Canada has passed over the northeastern United States multiple times each summer in recent years, but it often goes unnoticed because it is relatively high in the atmosphere. That isn't the case in June 2023. In the first week of the month, large amounts of smoke from fires in Quebec poured south into the eastern U.S. and degraded the quality of surface-level air that tens of millions of people breathe. Winds typically move smoke from fires in Quebec toward the east and out to sea. But in June 2023, a persistent coastal low centered near Prince Edward Island instead steered smoke south into the United States. This image, from the GOES-16 weather satellite shows smoke sweeping into New York and Pennsylvania on the morning of June 7, 2023.” Several NASA satellites are collecting data throughout the event. The Terra, Aqua, and Aura satellites are observing how smoke particles affect how the atmosphere absorbs and reflects light, while the CALIPSO satellite collects observations of smoke height. Meanwhile, data from NASA’s ground-based Micro-Pulse Lidar Network and Aerosol Robotic Network indicate that a significant amount of smoke is present near the surface. Learn More: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/151433/smoke-smothers-the-northeast

Vela = “Sails” of the Ship. ”Vela is a constellation in the southern sky, which contains the Vela Supercluster. Its name is Latin for the sails of a ship, and it was originally part of a larger constellation, the ship Argo Navis, which was later divided into three parts, the others being Carina and Puppis” - Wikipedia