Live from the Viking Star World Cruise 2021-22

[GKTV32162]

3 hours ago, MarkTapley said:

Really enjoying all three WC blogs.  Thanks to those authors.

 

Shout out to Garry and his posts about the ship.  BTW, indirectly he was correct about Azipods being used on Viking ships, just not on VO ships.  On Monday’s Viking.tv presentation about Viking Octantis, they showed a brief clip of some type of control/monitoring board for the brand new ABB Azipods incorporated on that ship.

Woo hoo - I was inadvertently and derivatively right!  I'll take what I can get!  Thanks! 🙂

Edited January 19, 2022 by GKTV32162

[FetaCheese]

May I add.  On last v cruise, excursion, we had a couple separate, wife wandered off.  Husband didn't know. What are they thinking? In a foreign country, and couple doesn't keep track of each other?  

[Arlona]

8 hours ago, ldpetrillo said:

Another pet peeve on bus tours is when a couple splits up and both take window seats. Also, when a fully functional couple grabs the front seat and lets a mobility impaired person go to a seat further back. That happened on our bus yesterday. 

The younger person may get car sick. I know that I feel much better looking out the from window.

[GKTV32162]

World Cruise Day 27/152 - Sea Day - Born on the Bayeux

 

https://kolbsontheroad.blogspot.com/2022/01/world-cruise-day-27152-sea-day-born-on.html

[TayanaLorna]

22 hours ago, ldpetrillo said:

Another pet peeve on bus tours is when a couple splits up and both take window seats. Also, when a fully functional couple grabs the front seat and lets a mobility impaired person go to a seat further back. That happened on our bus yesterday. 

We resemble that remark - couple splits up on the bus.  HOWEVER we do NOT do it until everyone has taken their seats and the tour has begun.  We found on our two 2021 Viking cruises that people board the bus and take all of the front of the bus seats row by row with no social distancing.  We actually prefer the back of the bus and never worry about boarding first as a result. In 2021 our buses were rarely full as the number of passengers was dictated by the country visited.  We both like to take photos, don't sleep on the bus, there are unused rows so why not?

 

As far as fit people taking first rows, I am more mobility challenged then most I have seen on Viking but I don't need a walker so i don't take the front rows.  Would LOVE to sit in first row opposite driver for photos but don't.  I figure my day will come so don't push it.  🙂

[Frenchberet]

On 1/19/2022 at 11:09 AM, ldpetrillo said:

Another pet peeve on bus tours is when a couple splits up and both take window seats. Also, when a fully functional couple grabs the front seat and lets a mobility impaired person go to a seat further back. That happened on our bus yesterday. 

Agree, I don’t like it when couples jump on the bus, split up, and take all the window seats.  I like to take photos too and I don’t want to sit with your husband.  

[fudgbug]

On 1/17/2022 at 10:25 PM, GKTV32162 said:

World Cruise Day 25/152 - Sea Day Service

 

https://kolbsontheroad.blogspot.com/2022/01/world-cruise-day-25152-sea-day-service.html

We were on the FLL to LA leg and have to agree with your comments and compliment of Nestor and Mohammed.  They were wonderful!

[ldpetrillo]

I was just on the Live from the Viking Orion Cruise Critic page. Evidently they follow different rules than the Viking Star. A group of passengers are going to Bloody Mary’s Restaurant tonight in Bora Bora on their own. Why are they allowed to go on an independent excursion? Any answers? 

[RlyLvn]

Different countries have different regulations. French Polynesia allows independent excursions. 

[Neferteri]

19 minutes ago, ldpetrillo said:

I was just on the Live from the Viking Orion Cruise Critic page. Evidently they follow different rules than the Viking Star. A group of passengers are going to Bloody Mary’s Restaurant tonight in Bora Bora on their own. Why are they allowed to go on an independent excursion? Any answers? 

Our ship has zero covid. So they are allowing us independent excursions.😁

[ldpetrillo]

The letter from Viking did not distinguish between Covid free ships or individual countries. Is it a matter of rules for thee but not me? All cruises departing in January and February were bound by the independent travel rules. Since the FLL passengers left in December, we should not be included. 

[Heidi13]

Good to see the Captain is taking the inshore route rather than crossing directly across the Gulf of Tehuantepec. If the wind is the predominant off-shore wind, it should provide a smoother passage, as less fetch for the seas to build.

[TravelingT]

On 1/19/2022 at 9:49 PM, GKTV32162 said:

World Cruise Day 27/152 - Sea Day - Born on the Bayeux

 

https://kolbsontheroad.blogspot.com/2022/01/world-cruise-day-27152-sea-day-born-on.html

Hey!  I live in the Villages too!  I hope you get the Daily Sun to do a piece on your trip when you get back!

[bbtondo]

On 1/19/2022 at 7:40 PM, Arlona said:

The younger person may get car sick. I know that I feel much better looking out the from window.

Everyone would prefer to sit in the front with a window.

[TayanaLorna]

Some people are asking about the Chile ports on a Jupiter roll call (Around Cape Horn & Chilean Fjords).  We did this trip in 2020 and I wrote extensively about Santiago, Valparaiso, Puerto Montt and Punta Arenas.  Did private and Viking excursions.  Tomko2travel.blogspot.com. I don't write while traveling so the different chapters are spread out over many months in the 2020 archives.

[rose.mandaubrooks]

It’s all about learning, eating, and making new friends

http://roseandtedsexcellentadventure.com/2022/01/21/episode-170-sometimes-its-cheesy/

[2552phxcrzr]

1 hour ago, TayanaLorna said:

Some people are asking about the Chile ports on a Jupiter roll call (Around Cape Horn & Chilean Fjords).  We did this trip in 2020 and I wrote extensively about Santiago, Valparaiso, Puerto Montt and Punta Arenas.  Did private and Viking excursions.  Tomko2travel.blogspot.com. I don't write while traveling so the different chapters are spread out over many months in the 2020 archives.

@TayanaLorna The link does not show the archives for ease of finding the appropriate posts.  Do you have another link by any chance.  I know Blogger allowed different view settings, some of which just showed the posts, others that showed gadgets like the archive in the sidebar.  Not sure if it does now as I have moved onto a simpler platform.

[chefestelle]

17 minutes ago, rose.mandaubrooks said:

It’s all about learning, eating, and making new friends

http://roseandtedsexcellentadventure.com/2022/01/21/episode-170-sometimes-its-cheesy/

I am really loving your blog. Thank you so much for writing it. I'm also following Kolbs on the Road and Round the World Writer. I live for new posts! Does anyone know if I'm missing any from this world cruise? 

[TayanaLorna]

12 minutes ago, 2552phxcrzr said:

@TayanaLorna The link does not show the archives for ease of finding the appropriate posts.  Do you have another link by any chance.  I know Blogger allowed different view settings, some of which just showed the posts, others that showed gadgets like the archive in the sidebar.  Not sure if it does now as I have moved onto a simpler platform.

This was my first blog and i am not very proficient in its workings.  When i go to it whether on my cell phone or tablet, there are 3 horizontal lines in the upper left hand corner.  If you click on them, you will see Archives and a v (pointing down thingie).  It you click on the v you get the months with the different chapters.  For example April 2020 (2).  We went Santiago to Buenas Aires so Chile to Cape Horn will be in earlier months.

[GKTV32162]

World Cruise Day 28/152 - Sea Day - Don't try this if you're a NASCAR driver

 

Late post as the internet was down last night on the ship

 

https://kolbsontheroad.blogspot.com/2022/01/world-cruise-day-28152-sea-day-dont-try.html

[Diveloonie]

I am loving all the WC blogs and following along!  I am having a harder time reading the kolbsontheroad.blogspot.com because of the background.  

[PeabodyMa]

27 minutes ago, Diveloonie said:

I am loving all the WC blogs and following along!  I am having a harder time reading the kolbsontheroad.blogspot.com because of the background.  

I agree re: kolbs blog. Maybe the kolbs can get rid of the black background.

[chefestelle]

I know what you both mean by the colour contrasts sometimes being hard (my old eyes don't like small print colour on colour) but I must say I find the Kolbs blog page attractive. Of course, I'm also just really keen to read all!

[PeabodyMa]

Kolbs Blog is fascinating, but removing the black background would be so much better.

[JM0115]

14 hours ago, Heidi13 said:

Good to see the Captain is taking the inshore route rather than crossing directly across the Gulf of Tehuantepec. If the wind is the predominant off-shore wind, it should provide a smoother passage, as less fetch for the seas to build.

He did a nice job of transiting the Gulf. I barely felt anything during the night. Our room steward said that she had a tough time sleeping though. Much better than our passsge the other way!