Epilogue I
It has now been several days since we returned home from the cruise. We have slowly been adjusting back to normal life. I can’t seem to find anyone to bring me a glass of wine to have with my lunch! … Read Full Post
Somewhat Last Minute Panama Canal Cruise
About two weeks ago, Stephanie and I had been looking at some great pricing on Viking Cruises for an 18-Day Panama Canal trip from Ft. Lauderdale to Los Angeles. Well, at least “great” in comparison to paying full fare on … Read Full Post
Cruise Itinerary
Here is the Itinerary and Map for this Cruise. The cruise duration is 18 nights and there are a total of 10 Sea Days, plus an entire day to transit the Panama Canal. We will be in Cozumel, Mexico for … Read Full Post
Planning Update 1 – Viking Shore Excursions
Today was our first opportunity to be able to go online and select Shore Excursions through the Viking website for this cruise. Since we reserved a “Guarantee” cabin in the lowest cabin classification on the ship, we got the last … Read Full Post
Planning Update 2
As of yesterday. we have exactly four weeks until we depart for Ft. Lauderdale. There is not a lot going on from a trip planning perspective, there is nothing for us to do for this trip but wait until the … Read Full Post
Last Update Before We Leave
This will be our last update before we leave in two days to fly to Ft. Lauderdale and board the Viking Neptune Ship. We have mostly been doing some last minute pre-Christmas activities since we will be gone on Christmas … Read Full Post
Finally On Our Way – Travel & Embarkation Day
It sometimes seemed like the day would never get here, there was just a lot to do the last several days before we left. However, as we all know, time stops for no man, so the day for us to … Read Full Post
Sea Day 1
We slept pretty well last night, we were certainly tired from all of the travel we did yesterday. The seas were not rough, just a little choppy, but that helped to rock us to sleep last night. Today’s weather forecast … Read Full Post
Cozumel, Mexico – Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas! Today, we stop in the port city of Cozumel, Mexico. We slept fairly well last night, but we did experience a few rough sea patches where we could hear and feel the bow of the ship shudder from … Read Full Post
Sea Day 2
Today is our second Sea Day of the cruise. We slept in this morning, neither of us budging until about 8:00 AM. We had been tired from all of the walking in the hot, humid weather yesterday, and might have … Read Full Post
Sea Day 3
Today is another Sea Day before we arrive in Cartagena, Colombia tomorrow. We both slept in again this morning, I was up at about 7:30 AM and decided to take a shower to help me wake up. Also, I was … Read Full Post
Cartagena, Colombia
Today we are in Cartagena, Colombia from 6:00 AM until 2:00 PM. We set an alarm for 6:15 AM this morning, we wanted plenty of time to get ready and eat breakfast before we headed to our Included Tour at … Read Full Post
Colon, Panama
Today, we are in Colon, Panama. We are doing fine, both of us are fighting some sniffles and congestion, but so is the entire cruise population it seems. Today, we had an 8.5-hour excursion to see both the new and … Read Full Post
Panama Canal Transit Day
Today we transit the Panama Canal. We were up at 6:30 AM so we could get ready and eat breakfast and make sure we were ready to see the ship approach the first set of locks. We picked up our … Read Full Post
Sea Day 4 – New Year’s Eve
Today was a much-needed sea day after two long days full of activities. I was up at about 8:00 AM, but that was on our new time, we moved our clocks back one hour for the first time on the … Read Full Post
Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Today, we are in Puntarenas, Costa Rica, and we are tsking a ship’s excursion called “A Walk in the Clouds. We set an alarm for 7:30 AM to give us enough time to eat breakfast in the World Cafe, and … Read Full Post
Sea Day 5
Today is a much-welcomed sea day after our day in Puntarenas. We woke up to clear skies and fairly rough seas. We had looked on the “Windy” app the other day and it showed that we were predicted to have … Read Full Post
Sea Day 6
It was another sunny day when we awoke this morning for another wonderful and relaxing day at sea. The winds were less today than yesterday, and the air seemed a little drier. I was up about 7:00 AM and not … Read Full Post
Sea Day 7
Today is our third of four straight sea days as we head to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The weather was once again beautiful when we woke up. I had a little trouble sleeping late, I was still not used to … Read Full Post
Sea Day 8
It was another sunny day today on our last of four sea days before we arrive in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico tomorrow morning. Since we have our darkening curtain closed to help insulate the glass door and keep it cooler … Read Full Post
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Today we are visiting Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. This is a tender port, and we have not ever experienced a tender disembarkation with Viking, so it will be interesting. We had set an alarm for 7:00 AM, giving us two … Read Full Post
Sea Day 9
Today was another wonderful day at sea. It was sunny and cooler this morning, and the seas were rougher, and forecast to be much rougher tonight. I woke up at about 6:00 AM on the new time and after realizing … Read Full Post
Sea Day 10
Today is our last Sea Day and also the last day of this cruise. We woke up to sunny, cloudless skies this morning, but it was still rough and had really been rough last night as the Captain had forecast. … Read Full Post
Disembarkation Day & Travel Home – Not A Fun Day
Today we leave the wonderful Viking Neptune and travel home. It was a beautiful and sunny day at the port this morning when we woke up. We set our alarm for 6:15 AM to give us two hours to get … Read Full Post