Twitchly Posted January 19 #301 Share Posted January 19 20 hours ago, Clay Clayton said: Did yall see the equator? I almost missed seeing it as it was so dark!😂 So does the water in the drain go counter-clockwise now? 😄 I swear, I used to believe that one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted January 19 #302 Share Posted January 19 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Twitchly said: So does the water in the drain go counter-clockwise now? 😄 I swear, I used to believe that one. Well with the vacuum it’s hard to tell but I think when we were in Oz in the 1990s it did🤔 https://www.livescience.com/34225-does-water-in-a-drain-go-a-different-direction-in-the-southern-hemisphere.html Edited January 19 by Clay Clayton 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted January 19 #303 Share Posted January 19 LCR today at 3:30 Pool Bar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipboy Posted January 19 #304 Share Posted January 19 42 minutes ago, Clay Clayton said: LCR today at 3:30 Pool Bar Clay I’ve just learned online how to play this game, I’m in on our SA crossing next year 👍 p.s. the guy spelt centre as ‘center’, how strange 😀 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted January 19 #305 Share Posted January 19 3 hours ago, shipboy said: Clay I’ve just learned online how to play this game, I’m in on our SA crossing next year 👍 p.s. the guy spelt centre as ‘center’, how strange 😀 Great! See you in a year. 🤞 he must be from ‘merica like me😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straycat444 Posted January 20 #306 Share Posted January 20 (edited) Hi, just found this forum. We will join you in Sydney and cannot wait! We went to Atlanta today and got some of our shots. Edited January 20 by Straycat444 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted January 20 #307 Share Posted January 20 3 hours ago, Straycat444 said: Hi, just found this forum. We will join you in Sydney and cannot wait! We went to Atlanta today and got some of our shots. Safe travels-see you in a few weeks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted January 20 #308 Share Posted January 20 Does anyone have any experience or even suggestions on fun things to do in Papeete now that we are overnighting there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted January 20 #309 Share Posted January 20 I hope those of you who are frustrated about not being able to use the pool deck due to the oppressive heat will join us in expressing this concern to Sky’s management. We have sailed several times before and while they were not able to open the roof in high winds while underway they certainly could do so when the weather was as it has been since we left Hawai’i. I hate not being able to even walk through the space without breaking into a sweat. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TayanaLorna Posted January 20 #310 Share Posted January 20 6 hours ago, Clay Clayton said: I hope those of you who are frustrated about not being able to use the pool deck due to the oppressive heat will join us in expressing this concern to Sky’s management. We have sailed several times before and while they were not able to open the roof in high winds while underway they certainly could do so when the weather was as it has been since we left Hawai’i. I hate not being able to even walk through the space without breaking into a sweat. On our West Indies/Amazon cruise last year we avoided walking through it for the same reason. We never ate at the Pool Grill because it was so hot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Avery Posted January 20 #311 Share Posted January 20 I don't get it either. Same on Neptune. I have not seen it open yet. Might have been and I just missed it. On previous world cruises it opened and closed all the time as needed and lots of events on the pool deck. Crossing the line this afternoon so will be very hot if not opened. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUNKY Posted January 20 #312 Share Posted January 20 Clay - are those circular vents surrounding the interior pool just for ventilation, or can they turn on the AC to cool down the area? BTW it will be 9 in Arden, NC and 17 in Durham, NC Sunday morning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted January 20 #313 Share Posted January 20 Just now, Jim Avery said: I don't get it either. Same on Neptune. I have not seen it open yet. Might have been and I just missed it. On previous world cruises it opened and closed all the time as needed and lots of events on the pool deck. Crossing the line this afternoon so will be very hot if not opened. They opened it midway through the crossing ceremony….to loud cheers but it’s been closed ever sense and each day it gets hotter and hotter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitchly Posted January 20 #314 Share Posted January 20 Here’s the view through our window. Maybe looking at it will help you feel cooler. 2 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipboy Posted January 20 #315 Share Posted January 20 31 minutes ago, Clay Clayton said: They opened it midway through the crossing ceremony….to loud cheers but it’s been closed ever sense and each day it gets hotter and hotter. Can’t they open the side windows? They did that on Jupiter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted January 20 #316 Share Posted January 20 Just now, shipboy said: Can’t they open the side windows? They did that on Jupiter No side windows on the older ships. 😢. They were one of the tweaks made to the newer ships and work great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted January 20 #317 Share Posted January 20 Just now, shipboy said: Can’t they open the side windows? They did that on Jupiter No side windows on the older ships. 😢. They were one of the tweaks made to the newer ships and work great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted January 20 #318 Share Posted January 20 Just now, Twitchly said: Here’s the view through our window. Maybe looking at it will help you feel cooler. Here is our view-pilot just boarded….from a water taxi! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loge23 Posted January 20 #319 Share Posted January 20 Hope you enjoy Tahiti! Saw your pix on Twitter and it brought back wonderful memories of our Feb. '20 cruise right before the world shut down. It's truly a magical place - the locals are awesome people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted January 21 #320 Share Posted January 21 (edited) Fun but wet day in Bora Bora! We enjoyed the included boat cruise and had planned on going to the beach afterwards, but about halfway through the cruise the occasional sprinkle turned to rain and by the time we got to the dock it was a deluge. So after a walk through town, we headed back and got to the World Cafe just as they were lowering the blinds. But had lunch and then came back and hung our wet clothes and I worked on our boat entry. Will have to put this on the “come-back” list. The people seemed so friendly and would love to see more than the lagoon and the wet “downtown”. IMG_0142.mov Edited January 21 by Clay Clayton 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SantaFe1 Posted January 21 #321 Share Posted January 21 (edited) Yes, BoraBora would be a come back for us too, except we won’t be able too, I don’t imagine. We had a wonderful glass bottom boat excursion, and then the included one where we danced with rays! Beware, we had four bad storms/ sea days on our WC, the second most intense the night after leaving BoraBora! Waves hitting he explorers lounge on deck 7! Edited January 21 by SantaFe1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnd crsr Posted January 21 #322 Share Posted January 21 Sorry to hear you had rain for your Bora Bora day, even so it really is a beautiful place and a definite return spot. Hope you have better weather for Moorea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogSaysStayHome Posted January 21 #323 Share Posted January 21 TV question for someone onboard: would it be possible to connect a HDMI cable to the TV and switch inputs? Would mean an accessible HDMI port on the TV itself, and the option to change the source on the TV remote. Asking because somewhere on either on the roll calls or blogs someone wrote that there are no American Football games, and my wife loves to watch those. Not sure it's feasible given bandwidth limitations but we have been able to stream from our iPads to the TV sometimes when she's paid for a NFL app subscription. Also it would be a way to watch things we download prior to coming onboard or show things to people on the big screen. Not a big deal for us, just wondering if it's possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi13 Posted January 21 #324 Share Posted January 21 18 minutes ago, DogSaysStayHome said: TV question for someone onboard: would it be possible to connect a HDMI cable to the TV and switch inputs? Would mean an accessible HDMI port on the TV itself, and the option to change the source on the TV remote. Asking because somewhere on either on the roll calls or blogs someone wrote that there are no American Football games, and my wife loves to watch those. Not sure it's feasible given bandwidth limitations but we have been able to stream from our iPads to the TV sometimes when she's paid for a NFL app subscription. Also it would be a way to watch things we download prior to coming onboard or show things to people on the big screen. Not a big deal for us, just wondering if it's possible. The TV's don't have any accessible ports to connect an external device. Regardless, Viking request that you don't stream programming, as it uses too much bandwidth. They did show some of the US type football on our World Cruise, I recall reading they had the cup semi-finals and cup final showing in the Star Theatre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogSaysStayHome Posted January 21 #325 Share Posted January 21 7 minutes ago, Heidi13 said: The TV's don't have any accessible ports to connect an external device. Regardless, Viking request that you don't stream programming, as it uses too much bandwidth. They did show some of the US type football on our World Cruise, I recall reading they had the cup semi-finals and cup final showing in the Star Theatre. Thanks for the information. Kinda figured this might be the case regarding the accessible ports. Many hotels TV's can be used with external inputs, but I can understand not having that onboard. She might consider streaming the audio-only which is low bandwidth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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