Day 139
JANUARY 17, 2020
SEA DAY
Just another sea day. First thing, Karen and I were on a private 6-person Viking tour that sauntered down the "I-95". That's the name given to the major corridor on the A Deck where the crew move cargo and all goods destined elsewhere. There are huge rooms that store all types of food, booze and all other materials, whether frozen or fresh. Huge rooms, massive freezers, impressive. Because it has special significance to us, Karen pointed out a bottle of Amarula cream liquor to the Provisions Manager - unannounced, a bottle was waiting for us in our suite after lunch. Is that Class, or what?
Oh, by the way we ran into these chefs taking a moon fish up to the World Cafe for tonight's Polynesian feast.
We also visited the crew's quarters, their cafeteria, their entertainment area and met several off-duty crew members. Several of the crew mentioned that they are far better treated by Viking than on competitors' ships This photo is a fraction of what we saw.
The tour was so extensive that it took an hour and I was almost late for the bridge lesson.
At noon it's time for our daily half-hour of Trivia 15 question merriment among 20 or so teams. No prizes, but the competition is fierce.
That was followed by lunch, a duplicate bridge game plus emails and the daily blog.
Dinner, though, was special. All kinds of Polynesian drinks and meals were cooked and served by senior staff (four stripers, even). The aft deck was replete with cooking stations so most diners had to eat at tables inside the World Cafe.
But wait! the day isn't done yet. At 8:00 PM the movie, "The Peanut Butter Falcon" is being shown at the Star Theatre. Quite a day!
Is it time for another new age tune? Sure, let's listen to Mike Oldfield's "Blackbird".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oO5zhBIMfN0
SEA DAY
Just another sea day. First thing, Karen and I were on a private 6-person Viking tour that sauntered down the "I-95". That's the name given to the major corridor on the A Deck where the crew move cargo and all goods destined elsewhere. There are huge rooms that store all types of food, booze and all other materials, whether frozen or fresh. Huge rooms, massive freezers, impressive. Because it has special significance to us, Karen pointed out a bottle of Amarula cream liquor to the Provisions Manager - unannounced, a bottle was waiting for us in our suite after lunch. Is that Class, or what?
Oh, by the way we ran into these chefs taking a moon fish up to the World Cafe for tonight's Polynesian feast.
We also visited the crew's quarters, their cafeteria, their entertainment area and met several off-duty crew members. Several of the crew mentioned that they are far better treated by Viking than on competitors' ships This photo is a fraction of what we saw.
The tour was so extensive that it took an hour and I was almost late for the bridge lesson.
At noon it's time for our daily half-hour of Trivia 15 question merriment among 20 or so teams. No prizes, but the competition is fierce.
That was followed by lunch, a duplicate bridge game plus emails and the daily blog.
Dinner, though, was special. All kinds of Polynesian drinks and meals were cooked and served by senior staff (four stripers, even). The aft deck was replete with cooking stations so most diners had to eat at tables inside the World Cafe.
But wait! the day isn't done yet. At 8:00 PM the movie, "The Peanut Butter Falcon" is being shown at the Star Theatre. Quite a day!
Is it time for another new age tune? Sure, let's listen to Mike Oldfield's "Blackbird".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oO5zhBIMfN0
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