vslparis Posted May 7 #1026 Share Posted May 7 On 5/6/2024 at 12:17 PM, Clay Clayton said: After 121 days with only a few hour of rain, I guess we can’t complain about the downpour while disembarking, but it seemed to capture my feelings perfectly 😂 After hauling our bags out to the Gypsy Moth pub, we ordered up an UberXL and it finally arrived 15 minutes later. XL in London isn’t as XL as at home but we and our bags fit (barely). An hour or so after that we made it to the Premier Inn Paddington-both us and the luggage still damp but not dripping like when we got in. The room is similar to our DV home except no balcony, closet, or storage space but it does come with mood lighting!😂 Glad to see you guys made it to your place in London for the week. Just an FYI for the Admiral’s Club in Terminal 3. Yes, it definitely is open for business. Since you are in Business Class, you get to use the Fast Track TSA sort of thing at Heathrow.Fast being a relative term 😉. When you exit from there all you have to do is walk across the area ( following the Yellow signs some Gates like 10-28 or something like that and to Airport Lounges -AA is Lounge H ) passing thru the place where people are waiting to see their gate show up on the board, past the champagne and caviar bar until have to turn either left or right. Turn right and go to Lounge H which is the Admiral’s Club . Have a Bloody Mary for me ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitchly Posted May 8 #1027 Share Posted May 8 Thanks for bringing us along virtually with you. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute. What a wonderful adventure! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted May 8 #1028 Share Posted May 8 On 5/6/2024 at 2:26 AM, janetcbl said: May I add my thanks to all of you WC travelers for “taking us along”. If we couldn’t be onboard in person, we could enjoy the trip vicariously. We join the Mars in Bergen in 19 days; wonder if there will be any remaining WC passengers going on to NYC? I know Robin and Sam are going to be aboard. They are TwoLeosTravels on Instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruising denise Posted May 8 #1029 Share Posted May 8 21 hours ago, big_red5312 said: Pretty sure they low balled the cookie numbers! 21 hours ago, vslparis said: Me too, especially with Michael in the Living Room bar being the resident “ Cookie pusher “ 🤣 I'm pretty sure the wine count is understated, too. I must have had 5,000 bottles by myself 🍷...So right about Michael the Cookie Pusher, though!!!! We tried to stay away from that counter - too many delicious items! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vslparis Posted May 9 #1030 Share Posted May 9 16 hours ago, cruising denise said: I'm pretty sure the wine count is understated, too. I must have had 5,000 bottles by myself 🍷...So right about Michael the Cookie Pusher, though!!!! We tried to stay away from that counter - too many delicious items! I poured my husband a glass of wine last night and then said “ how many cookies” 🤣 Just glad that they stopped making the shortbread type U shaped cookies with the ends dipped in chocolate ( think they were just on until LA ) after awhile. I would have been in a lot more trouble if they made those all the way to Greenwich😬 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruising denise Posted May 9 #1031 Share Posted May 9 2 hours ago, vslparis said: I poured my husband a glass of wine last night and then said “ how many cookies” 🤣 Just glad that they stopped making the shortbread type U shaped cookies with the ends dipped in chocolate ( think they were just on until LA ) after awhile. I would have been in a lot more trouble if they made those all the way to Greenwich😬 We're both working on removing those pounds that somehow glommed themselves onto our bodies during our nearly 4 months onboard...sadly that involves little to no wine...or cookies....Oh well, it took a while to put them on, we anticipate it will be a while to take them off again!!! But well worth it! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joy1004 Posted May 9 #1032 Share Posted May 9 I always enjoy following world cruisers and I especially appreciate all the fun adventures that Denise and Clay described so vividly! Thank you so much for “taking us along” with you on your fantastic journey. Clay and Mike, welcome back to NC after your time in London (from a “neighbor” in Cary, NC)! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CCWineLover Posted May 10 #1033 Share Posted May 10 On 5/8/2024 at 5:22 PM, Clay Clayton said: I know Robin and Sam are going to be aboard. They are TwoLeosTravels on Instagram Hi Clay - good to know. We will be on Mars tomorrow in Barcelona headed to Bergen, then staying on Mars for Bergen to Iceland. Will hopefully get to meet the two Leo's! Kent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobson1754 Posted May 10 #1034 Share Posted May 10 Just now, CCWineLover said: Hi Clay - good to know. We will be on Mars tomorrow in Barcelona headed to Bergen, then staying on Mars for Bergen to Iceland. Will hopefully get to meet the two Leo's! Kent Have a great cruise Kent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetcbl Posted May 10 #1035 Share Posted May 10 26 minutes ago, CCWineLover said: Hi Clay - good to know. We will be on Mars tomorrow in Barcelona headed to Bergen, then staying on Mars for Bergen to Iceland. Will hopefully get to meet the two Leo's! Kent And we are looking forward to meeting you in Bergen. Safe travels…..and take good care of the ship for all of us who will be boarding in Norway.😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UWDawg Posted May 10 #1036 Share Posted May 10 On 5/9/2024 at 7:31 AM, cruising denise said: We're both working on removing those pounds that somehow glommed themselves onto our bodies during our nearly 4 months onboard...sadly that involves little to no wine...or cookies....Oh well, it took a while to put them on, we anticipate it will be a while to take them off again!!! But well worth it! After a couple days home, I finally mustered up the courage to step on the scale yesterday... something I hadn't done since leaving for our WC more than 4 months ago. I figured I probably put on a "couple" pounds. I was WRONG. The scale tells me that I actually lost about five pounds during the voyage. I certainly can NOT attribute weight loss to the time I spent taking advantage of the Viking gym's exercise equipment (zero minutes in the gym) or laps around deck 2 (probably less than 10 miles over the 4 months). I could possibly contribute the change to limiting the number of cookies during the entire journey to probably less than 10... or limiting alcohol intake to "mostly" the Chef's Table pairings and various wine and liquor tastings... instead opting for ice water and ginger ale while at the Star Theater... or skipping most breakfasts... or opting for the stairs most of the time rather than the elevator, but it is probably more likely that the battery in my digital scale needs to be replaced. 4 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted May 10 #1037 Share Posted May 10 On 5/9/2024 at 4:39 PM, Joy1004 said: I always enjoy following world cruisers and I especially appreciate all the fun adventures that Denise and Clay described so vividly! Thank you so much for “taking us along” with you on your fantastic journey. Clay and Mike, welcome back to NC after your time in London (from a “neighbor” in Cary, NC)! Thanks! We don’t get back until next week presuming Indont die of exhaustion first. Sightseeing with a 22 year old is hard! 😂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted May 10 #1038 Share Posted May 10 So bittersweet to see Neptune in Greenwich yesterday and not be among those embarking!😢 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LindaS272 Posted May 10 #1039 Share Posted May 10 4 hours ago, Clay Clayton said: So bittersweet to see Neptune in Greenwich yesterday and not be among those embarking!😢 Didja say Hi to Peregrina (Andrea) and Santa Fe (Christine)? Inquiring minds want to know! 😉😎 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted May 11 #1040 Share Posted May 11 17 hours ago, LindaS272 said: Didja say Hi to Peregrina (Andrea) and Santa Fe (Christine)? Inquiring minds want to know! 😉😎 No. I didn’t realize they were boarding 😡 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LindaS272 Posted May 11 #1041 Share Posted May 11 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Clay Clayton said: No. I didn’t realize they were boarding 😡 Gotta keep up Clay! 😂😎🤦♀️ 😎 Edited May 11 by LindaS272 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitchly Posted May 13 #1042 Share Posted May 13 On 5/9/2024 at 10:31 AM, cruising denise said: We're both working on removing those pounds that somehow glommed themselves onto our bodies during our nearly 4 months onboard It’s horrifying to imagine how much weight I could gain after four months on a Viking ship. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelerTeacherRetired Posted May 13 #1043 Share Posted May 13 On 5/11/2024 at 9:56 AM, Clay Clayton said: No. I didn’t realize they were boarding 😡 Clay help!! I’ve lost your packing list post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelerTeacherRetired Posted May 13 #1044 Share Posted May 13 Help I’ve lost the packing list post. Can you help me get it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ustowas Posted May 13 #1045 Share Posted May 13 report from those who arrived early for the May 20 Viking homeland report 70s in Bergen. We will board the Neptune on the 23. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelerTeacherRetired Posted May 13 #1046 Share Posted May 13 47 minutes ago, ustowas said: report from those who arrived early for the May 20 Viking homeland report 70s in Bergen. We will board the Neptune on the 23. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelerTeacherRetired Posted May 13 #1047 Share Posted May 13 Copenhagen forecast rainy and in the 50s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted May 14 #1048 Share Posted May 14 17 hours ago, TravelerTeacherRetired said: Help I’ve lost the packing list post. Can you help me get it? https://boards.cruisecritic.co.uk/topic/2880934-viking-sky-december-20-2023-world-cruise-including-la-jan-6-2024/?do=findComment&comment=67315758 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OneSixtyToOne Posted May 14 #1049 Share Posted May 14 BBC just posted a video report about the world cruise and its diversion to Africa https://bbc.com/news/world-africa-69008529 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted May 15 #1050 Share Posted May 15 On 5/9/2024 at 10:31 AM, cruising denise said: We're both working on removing those pounds that somehow glommed themselves onto our bodies during our nearly 4 months onboard...sadly that involves little to no wine...or cookies....Oh well, it took a while to put them on, we anticipate it will be a while to take them off again!!! But well worth it! Just got home and while during the cruise I lost and gained 5 pounds, happy to say that per our home scale, I only gained 1/2 a pound. Of course part of that could be I’m dried out as we both have colds (just took a Covid test, negative thank goodness) and have been taking cold meds. But I’ll prefer to say that despite drinking more, and eating worse, we did ok! 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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