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No. Bring your standard converter. The Viking ships are equipped with both std US 110 V plugs and the European plugs. If you plan on going on any over-land journeys, you may need a US-to European converter. I suggest you bring a back up power bank for your iPhone, just in case. You don't want to be in the situation where you can't take photos at the end of a long excursion.

Unfortunately, there was no sign of the Null Island buoy, but we were here.

We on the Viking Sky should send out a tender to attach a Viking flag to the Null Island buoy and leave a message in a bottle for the next passing ship [the Viking Neptune] to collect.

I'm told that at Coffee Chat this morning that the Captain announced a change in the navigational route for the Viking Sky. We are changing course so that we cross the Prime Meridian at the same time we cross the Equator. Apparently, there is a buoy in the middle of the ocean to mark that spot. @Penspack tells me that buoy marks the location of "Null Island."

I just checked my passport and counted 17 unique new stamps associated with this world cruise, with just under 4 weeks to go. It looks like they try to fit as many as 4 stamps on a page... where ever they find an open spot. A country may enter both an entry stamp and an exit stamp in the passport and when they do, they try to put the exit/ departure stamp next to the entry stamp. Here are the stamps I identified: Komodo Indonesia entry Java Indonesia exit Vietnam entry Vietnam exit Samui entry Samui exit Phuket entry Phuket exit Richards Bay entry Sri Lanka entry Sri Lanka exit India entry (2 stamps) India exit Mauritius exit Mauritius entry Cape Town exit

We have a set of drawers in our DV closet aboard the Sky.

About a 4 hour delay in docking at Cape Town. Longer excursions were cancelled and Table Mountain excursion is going to the Histoy Museum instead. I’ll miss seeing the penguins.

We didn't manage to see any giraffes during the included Huhluwe-iMfolozi Park excursion. Probably because all of the elephants were blocking the view. The included Huhluwe-iMfolozi Park excursion FAR EXCEEDED expectations. I highly recommend it.

I finally got around to cleaning up my scan of the 2nd leg of the African deviation itinerary. Please see attached file, which I augmented with some recent additions of Leisurely Pace versions of some included excursions AFRICA & EUROPE 2 **Walvis Bay, NAMIBIA - April 11th NAWAL02 - Moon Landscape & Sighting of the Welwitschia Plant [D, 4 hr] NAWAL03 - Dunes Meet Atlantic Ocean [D, 7 hr] NAWAL04 - Scenic Flight Over the Namib Desert* [E, 4 hr] M2NAWALO5 - Walvis Bay Lagoon Cruise [M, 4 hr] NAWAL07- Swakopmund Explorer [M, 3 hr, Included] NAWAL13 - Kayak & Cruise at Pelican Point [D, 4½ hr] NAWAL14 - Nature, History & Artisan Tastings [M, 4½ hr] **Dakar, SENEGAL- April 19th SNDAK01 - The City of Dakar [E, 4 hr, Included] SNDAK02 - Gorée Island On Foot [D, 4 hr] SNDAK03 - Joal-Fadiouth [M, 8 hr] SNDAK04 - Lake Retba by 4×4 [M, 5 hr] SNDAK05 - Bandia Reserve Safari
 [M, 5 hr] SNDAK06 - Village Visit with Folklore Performance * [E, 4 hr] SNDAK07 - Highlights of Dakar
 [D, 8 hr] **Santa Cruz de Tenerife, SPAIN - April 22nd ESSCTO1 - Impressions of Tenerife [M, 4½ hr, Included] ESSCT02 - Teide National Park [M, 4½ hr] ESSCTO3 - Santa Cruz Highlights On Foot [D, 3½ hr] ESSCT04 - Tenerife & Masca Off-Road Excursion [M, 8 hr] ESSCTO5 - Panoramic Northern Tenerife [E, 4½ hr] ESSCT06 - Whale Watching & Swim [M, 5 hr] ESSCTO8 - Pyramids & Esperanza Forest [M, 4½ hr] **Agadir, MOROCCO - April 23rd MAAGA05 - Marrakesh Overland * [M, 3 Days] o Panoramic drive through Agadir and along foothills of Atlas Mountains to Marrakesh. o Day of guided tours of Marrakesh o Drive to Casablanca with panoramic tour of Casablanca o 2 nights in Marakesh ** Agadir, MOROCCO - April 24th MAAGA01 - Postcards From Agadir [M, 4 hr, Included] MAAGA01E - Leisurely Pace Postcards From Agadir [M, 4 hr, Included] MAAGA02 - From the Atlas Mountains to the Shore [M, 5 hr] MAAGA03 - The Moroccan Hammam* [E, 3 hr] MAAGA04 - A Taste of Morocco [E, 4 hr] ** Casablanca, MOROCCO - April 25th MACAS01 - Casablanca: City of White [M, 3 hr, Included] MACAS03 - Religious Coexistence in Morocco: An Inside View [M, 5½ hr] MACAS04 - El Jadida Portugese Fortress Town [D, 6 hr] MACAS06 - Imperial City of Rabat & Panoramic Casablanca [M, 7½ hr] MACAS07 - Casablanca & Its Grand Mosque [M, 3½ hr] MACAS08- Moroccan Cooking Class* [E, 6 hr] MACAS09 - Casablanca Walking Tour & Rick's Café [M, 3 hr] MACAS10 - Hassan Il Mosque & Moroccan Calligraphy [M, 4 hr] ** Tangier, MOROCCO - April 26th MATNG01 - Snapshots of Tangier [M, 3 hr, Included] MATNG01E - Leisurely Pace Snapshots of Tangier [M, 3 hr, Included] MATNG02 - Best of Tangier
 [M, 5½ hr] MATNG03- Artistic Asilah [M, 5 hr] MATNG04- Tetouan Highlights
 [M, 5½ hr] MATNG05 - Panoramic Tangier & Tetouan [M, 7½ hr] MATNG07 - Historic American Legislation [M, 4 hr] MATNG08 - Moroccan Cooking Experience [M, 4 hr] ** Lisbon, PORTUGAL- April 27th & April 28th Due to the itinerary change and an extra overnight, we will be publishing the tours first week of April. Please note, that your original bookings will be honored on either of the dates. **Lisbon, Portugal - April 27th & April 28th City Walk & Funicular Ride [D, 4 ½ hr] Queluz Palace, Sintra & Seaside Vistas [M, 5 hr] Holy Fatima [M, 7 ½ hr] Lisbon Tram Ride [E, 4 hr] Lisbon City Drive [E, 4 hr, Included] Medieval Óbidos [M, 4 ½ hr] The UNESCO Sites of Lisbon [M, 3 hr] A Culinary Tour by Tuk-Tuk [E, 3 hr] A Musical Evening of Fado & Tapas [E, 2 ¾ hr] ** Leixes (Porto), PORTUGAL - April 29th PTOP001 - Porto by Foot [E, 3½ hr, Included] PTOP001E - Leisurely Pace Porto by Foot [E, 3½ hr, Included] PTOP002 - Braga & Guimarães Exploration
 [M, 4½ hr] PTOPO03 - The Best of Porto: Fado, Vistas & More
 [E, 5 hr] PTOP006 - The Art of Filigree*
 [E, 4 hr] PTOP007 - Quinta da Aveleda Winery
 [M, 3½ hr] PTOP008 - Historic Coimbra & Aveiro
 [M, 6½ hr] PTOP009- A Tram Ride into the Past *
 [E, 3½ hr] ** A Coruña, SPAIN - April 30th ESLACO1 - A Coruña & the Old Town [E, 3 hr, Included] ESLAC05 - Hercules Bike Tour *
 [D, 2 hr] ESLAC06- A Coruña Estuary
 [M, 5 hr] ESLACO7 - A Day in Santiago de Compostela 
 [M, 7 hr] ESLACO8 - Santiago de Compostela & Cathedral Rooftop *
[M, 7½ hr] ESLAC09 - Panoramic Costa da Morte & Cape Finisterre 
[E, 7½ hr] ESLAC12 - A Coruña by Foot
 [M, 2½ hr] ESLAC14 - Panoramic A Coruña & Betanzos 
 [M, 4½ hr] ** Cherbourg, FRANCE - May 2nd FRCHG02 - Gardens of Normandy
 [M, 4½ hr] FRCHG03 - Cap de la Hague
 [M, 4¼ hr] FRCHG06 - Mont Saint-Michel
 [D, 10 hr] FRCHG08 - Bayeux Cathedral & Tapestry
 [M, 6½ hr] FRCHG09 - Norman Spirits & More
 [M, 4¼ hr] FRCH611 - Cherbourg on Foot [M, 3 hr, Included] FRCH611E - Leisurely Pace Cherbourg on Foot [M, 3 hr, Included] FRCHG12 - Sainte-Mère-Église & Utah Beach [M, 4 hr, Included] FRCHG14 - Tales of Cap de Carteret Lighthouse*
 [M, 4 hr] Please note, your pre-voyage shore excursions bookings for listed ports below, will remain as your original bookings. Honfleur, FRANCE - May 2nd Dover (Canterbury), ENGLAND - May 4th Greenwich (London), ENGLAND - May 5th However, the following additional excursions have been added: Leisurely Pace Explore the Medieval Town of Honfleur [E, 3 hr, Included] Leisurely Pace Historic Canterbury [M, 3½ hr, Included] Leisurely Pace Royal Greenwich by Foot [M, 1½ hr, Included] Africa and Europe 2 - Description Summary.docx Lisbon Excursions Summary.docx

While we were in Saigon/ HCMC, my favorite excursion was a 3rd party Back of the Bike Tours excursion (www.BACKOFTHEBIKETOURS.com). This was a foody excursion. They picked us up at the hotel at 6:00 pm. We hopped on the back of their scooters and then were escorted through the frantic city traffic to 5 different food stops. IT WAS A BLAST! ... And the food was fantastic. We finished up around 10:30... back to the hotel maybe 10:50 or so. I definitely recommend it. There were three of us from the Viking Sky and we joined up with another dozen or so folks at the first food stop. Our drivers were Chau, Thao and Phung; three delightful young women. My driver, Chau, spoke English very well and was very communicative. At no point did I feel unsafe in the hectic scooter traffic... it just flows. If you're in town and have the evening free, DO IT!

Would someone on the Neptune please post a photo of the booking form? NEVER MIND... Booking forms were just delivered to the staterooms on the Sky.

For what it's worth, I scanned the excursion descriptions for the revised ports for the Viking Sky WC (Port Louis, Mauritius to Cape Town, South Africa) and included the summaries in a Word file. Here is a link to my entry on the Viking Sky WC forum: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2979887-live-from-the-viking-sky-ft-lauderdale-to-london-december-20-2023-may-6-2024/?do=findComment&comment=67025407

For what it's worth, I scanned the excursion descriptions for the revised ports for the Viking Sky WC (Port Louis, Mauritius to Cape Town, South Africa) and included the summaries in a Word file. ** Port Louis, MAURITIUS - March 30 MUPLU01 - Port Louis & National Botanical Garden [M, 3 hr, Included] MUPLU03 - Tea Route [M, 7 hr] MUPLU04 - Scenic South Tour [M, 7½ hr] MUPLU05 - Sailaway Catamaran Cruise [M, 7¼ hr] MUPLU06 - Ile des Deux Cocos [E, 7 hr] MUPLU07 - The Reef by Submarine [M, 3½ hr] MUPLU09 - Mauritius from Above [E, 1½ hr] MUPLU10 - Ile aux Cerfs [E, 7 hr] MUPLU11- Ile aux Aigrettes [M, 4½ hr] MUPLU12 - Coral Reef Certified Dive [D, 4 hr] ** Le Port, REUNION - March 31 REPDG01 - Vanilla Plantation & Cirque de Salazie [E, 4½ hr, Included] REPDG02 - Saint-Leu & Turtle Observatory [M, 4½ hr] REPDG03 - Creole Culture of Réunion [M, 4½ hr] REPDG04 - Piton de la Fournaise Volcano [M, 8½ hr] REPDG05 - Wild Southern Shores [E, 9 hr] REPDG06 - Helicopter Tour [E, 1 hr] ** Richard's Bay, South Africa - April 4 ZARCB01 - DumaZulu Traditional Village [M, 5 hr, Included] ZARCB02 - St. Lucia Boat Cruise [M, 5 hr] ZARCB03 - Huhluwe-iMfolozi Park [M, 5¾ hr, Included] ZARCB04 - Zulu Nyala Day Safari [M, 6¾ hr] ZARCB05 - Cape Vidal [D, 8 hr] ZARCB06 - Bird-Watching in the St Lucia Wetlands [D, 5½ hr] ZARCB07 - Bonamanzi Game Reserve [M, 6½ hr] ZARCB08 - KwaZulu Natal Overland [M, 3 Days] o 2 nights at a private game reserve o 3 game drives o flight to Ggeberha ZARCB09 - Botswana & Victoria Falls Overland [M, 5 Days] o 1 night in Johannesburg; 2 nights in Chobe National Park; 1 night in Victoria Falls o 4 guided tours: 3 Game Drives; Victoria Falls Walking Tour o Flight from Richard's Bay to Johannesburg, Johannesburg to Kasane and Victoria Falls to Cape Town ** Ggeberha (Port Elizabeth), South Africa - April 6th ZAPLE01 - Snapshots of Ggeberha [E, 3½ hr, Included] ZAPLE03 - Scenic Addo Elephant Park [M, 5 hr, Included] ZAPLE04 - Sundays River Mouth Ferry Cruise [E, 4½ hr] ZAPLE06 - Townships of Port Elizabeth [M, 4 hr] ZAPLE08 - Pumba Private Game Reserve [M, 7½ hr] ZAPLE13 - Kariega Private Game Reserve [D, 8 hr] ZAPLE14 - Amakhala Private Game Reserve [D, 8 hr] ZAPLE15 - Sibuya Private Game Reserve [D, 8½ hr] ZAPLE16 - Schotia Private Game Reserve [D, 5½ hr] ZAPLE17 - Kwantu Private Game Reserve [D, 8½ hr] ZAPLE18 - Nyosi Game Drive & Wine Tasting [M, 4½ hr] ZAPLE19 - Bellevue Forest Reserve [D, 4½ hr] ZAPLE20 - Addo Elephant Park Panorama [E, 5 hr, Included] ZAPLE21 - Eastern Cape Overland [M, 3 Days] o 2 nights in the Sibuya Game Reserve o 4 game drives o Flight from Ggeberha to Cape Town ** Cape Town, South Africa - April 8 ZACPTO1 - Introduction to Cape Town [M, 3½ hr, included] ZACPT02 - Table Mountain [M, 3 hr, included] ZACPTO3 - Chapman's Peak & Ou Kaapse Weg Scenic Drive [E, 3 hr] ZACPT04 - Panoramic Stellenbosch & Wine Tasting [M, 4½ hr, included] ZACPT05 - Cape Peninsula & Cape Point [M, 8½ hr] ZACPT08 - Cape Malay Spices & Cuisine [M, 4 hr] ZACPT11 - Sunset Ocean Cruise [M, 3 hr] ZACPT12 - Table Mountain & Signal Hill Sundowners [M, 4½ hr] ZACPT13 - Aquila Private Game Reserve [D, 9½ hr] ZACPT14 - Kirstenbosch & Constantia Winelands [M, 4 hr] ZACPT15 - Robben Island [M, 5 ¼ hr] Africa Excursions List 2024-03-02.docx

They told us they are still working on the list of excursions (included and optional), but they plan on providing a full complement of excursions. They noted that everyone would have the opportunity for an INCLUDED safari at one of the South African ports.

Revised itinerary for the Viking Sky: March 18 Phuket (Patong Beach), Thailand March 19 & 20 Scenic Sailing: Bay of Bengal March 21 & 22 Colombo, Sri Lanka March 23 Sail the Laccadive Sea March 24 Cochin, India March 25 - 29 Sail the Arabian Sea/indian Ocean March 30 Port Louis, Mauritlus March 31 Le Port, La Réunion, France April 1 - 3 Sail the Indian Ocean April 4 Richards Bay, South Africa April 5 at sea April 6 Ggeberha (Port Elizabeth), South Africa April 7 Sail the Indian Ocean April 8 & 9 Cape Town, South Africa April 10 Sail the South Atlantic Ocean April 11 Walvis Bay, Namibia April 12 - 18 Sail the South Atlantic Ocean April 19 Dakar, Senegal April 20 & 21 Sail the North Atlantic Ocean April 22 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain April 23 & 24 Agadir, Morocco April 25 Casablanca, Morocco April 26 Tangier, Morocco April 27 & 28 Lisbon, Portugal April 29 Leixões (Porto), Portugal April 30 A Coruña, Spain May 1 Sail the Celtic Sea May 2 Cherbourg, France May 3 Paris (Honfleur), France May 4 Dover (Canterbury), England May 5 London (Greenwich), England May 6 London (Greenwich), England

We will be porting in Ho Chi Minh City, not Hong Kong. Still, I'm sure the same applies, despite being about an hour outside of the city and having to shuttle into the city.

Just announced... We won't be able to port in Eden... winds are too high. We were approaching, but then I noticed we turned around. 10 minutes later the announcement was made by the captain. So we will now have a sea day and head towards Sydney. Happy Valentine's Day ❤️

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Live broadcast of the Super Bowl at 10:30 a.m. "Monday," if the satellite feed is functional; followed by a re-broadcast at 7:45 pm. Both in the Star Theater or you should be able to catch it on the interactive TV in each stateroom.🏈

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We were close enough that I could zoom in and read Viking Neptune and see people walking deck 2 And a few wildlife photos... A seal: A flock of birds taking off from the water to avoid being run over by the Viking Sky: and a penguin "flying" just beneath the surface of the water:

We were close enough that I could zoom in and read Viking Neptune and see people walking deck 2 And a few wildlife photos... A seal: A flock of birds taking off from the water to avoid being run over by the Viking Sky: and a penguin "flying" just beneath the surface of the water:

We have veered to the North following the March of the Penguins... next stop Phillip Island... anchoring and 800 passengers will abandon ship via tenders to follow the March of the Penguins.

Yep... Hobart was removed back on 1 July 2023 The Royal Hobart Regatta is a three-day event that runs over the weekend of the second Monday each February. The Monday is a public holiday for a large part of southern and eastern Tasmania. Just got the email from Viking cancelling Hobart, Tasmania and putting an extra night in Melbourne. There will be lots more changes before we see the Cutty Sark in Greenwich. Just the way it goes on sea voyages.🍹