Days 1-2 - Intro 2024 Viking World Cruise/Santa Barbara, CA

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Snow pictures at noon Tuesday January 9, our original flight day at 3 PM.

The pictures above were emailed to us by friends "back home."  We watched forecasts for over a week and did not like our favorite TV weather forecasters.  On Monday (1/8) we had an extremely rushed day!  We were to fly Tuesday (1/9) afternoon, however when our travel agent called Monday morning suggesting we fly that afternoon, we agreed but had to step on the throttle to get to KCI on time.  Part of our jumping thru hoops Monday morning was to cancel KCI hotel reservation.  Thankfully our travel agent made the LAX reservation when she changed our plane reservation from Tuesday to Monday, same times.

A few days earlier we made reservations at a KCI hotel to spend Monday night then take a shuttle to the airport the next noon (3 PM flight).  This way our friend would not have had to drive to and from KCI in the snow.  But that all changed,  per paragraph above.  We did get off the KCI ground Monday afternoon after the plane made a stop at the de-icing facility.

Viking Neptune
Itinerary and list of Port Calls are at the end





First Port Call (1/10) - Santa Barbara, CA

Original and Working City Hall



Metal beams covered and painted to look like old wood timbers.
 


City Walking Street





Street parking prohibited







Operational mission



Huge stones were cut from the hillside above to build the mission



Public laundry


No, this is not Oahu yet!


We left Santa Barbara 5 PM to cruise for 5 days toward Oahu.


Below is the itinerary for our cruise.  We have a goal to post a blog at each Port Call.
DOUGLAS LAURENCE TOLIN & MRS DIANE KAYE TOLIN

Day Date Description Port Arrival Port Depart

UE JAN 09, 2024 Depart Kansas City, MO (MCI) - Business

TUE JAN 09, 2024 Arrive Los Angeles, CA (LAX)

TUE JAN 09, T2024 Transfer from Los Angeles, Ca Airport (LAX) to VIKING NEPTUNE

TUE JAN 09, 2024 Embark In Los Angeles, Ca on Viking Neptune 05:00 AM 11:59 PM

WED JAN 10, 2024 Santa Barbara, California, United States 08:00 AM 05:00 PM

THU JAN 11, 2024 Sail The Pacific Ocean

FRI JAN 12, 2024 Sail The Pacific Ocean

SAT JAN 13, 2024 Sail The Pacific Ocean

SUN JAN 14, 2024 Sail The Pacific Ocean

MON JAN 15, 2024 Sail The Pacific Ocean

TUE JAN 16, 2024 Oahu (Honolulu), Hawaii, United States 08:00 AM 11:00 PM

WED JAN 17, 2024 Kauai (Nawiliwili), Hawaii, United States 07:00 AM 02:00 PM

THU JAN 18, 2024 Sail The South Pacific Ocean

FRI JAN 19, 2024 Sail The South Pacific Ocean

SAT JAN 20, 2024 Sail The South Pacific Ocean

SUN JAN 21, 2024 Sail The South Pacific Ocean

MON JAN 22, 2024 Sail The South Pacific Ocean

TUE JAN 23, 2024 Bora Bora (Vaitape), French Polynesia 11:00 AM 06:30 PM

WED JAN 24, 2024 Moorea (Opunoha Bay), French Polynesia 07:00 AM 11:00 PM

THU JAN 25, 2024 Tahiti (Papeete), French Polynesia 07:00 AM 08:00 PM

FRI JAN 26, 2024 Sail The South Pacific Ocean

SAT JAN 27, 2024 Sail The South Pacific Ocean

SUN JAN 28, 2024 Sail The South Pacific Ocean

MON JAN 29, 2024 Crossing International Dateline - West

TUE JAN 30, 2024 Sail The South Pacific Ocean

WED JAN 31, 2024 Sail The South Pacific Ocean

THU FEB 01, 2024 Bay Of Islands (Waitangi), New Zealand 08:00 AM 06:00 PM

FRI FEB 02, 2024 Auckland, New Zealand 08:00 AM

SAT FEB 03, 2024 Auckland, New Zealand 12:01 AM

SUN FEB 04, 2024 Auckland, New Zealand 06:00 PM

MON FEB 05, 2024 Rotorua (Tauranga), New Zealand 07:00 AM 04:30 PM

TUE FEB 06, 2024 Napier, New Zealand 12:00 PM 06:00 PM

WED FEB 07, 2024 Wellington, New Zealand 09:00 AM 06:00 PM

THU FEB 08, 2024 Sail The Pacific Ocean

FRI FEB 09, 2024 Cruise The Milford & Doubtful Sounds

SAT FEB 10, 2024 Sail The Tasman Sea

SUN FEB 11, 2024 Sail The Tasman Sea

MON FEB 12, 2024 Tasmania (Hobart), Australia 08:00 AM 04:00 PM

TUE FEB 13, 2024 Phillip Island, Australia 06:00 PM 11:59 PM

WED FEB 14, 2024 Melbourne, Australia 07:00 AM 06:00 PM

THU FEB 15, 2024 Sail The Tasman Sea

FRI FEB 16, 2024 Eden, Australia 08:00 AM 04:00 PM

SAT FEB 17, 2024 Sydney, Australia 07:00 AM

SUN FEB 18, 2024 Sydney, Australia 06:00 PM

MON FEB 19, 2024 Sail The Australian Coast

TUE FEB 20, 2024 Brisbane, Australia 08:00 AM 05:00 PM

WED FEB 21, 2024 Sail The Coral Sea

THU FEB 22, 2024 Whitsunday Island (Airlie Beach), Australia 07:30 AM 02:00 PM

FRI FEB 23, 2024 Cairns, Australia 08:30 AM 11:00 PM

SAT FEB 24, 2024 Sail The Coral Sea

SUN FEB 25, 2024 Thursday Island, Australia 08:00 AM 06:00 PM

MON FEB 26, 2024 Sail The Arafura Sea LAURENCE TOLIN & MRS DIANE KAYE TOLIN

TUE FEB 27, 2024 Sail The Arafura Sea

WED FEB 28, 2024 Sail The Timor Sea

THU FEB 29, 2024 Komodo, Indonesia 08:00 AM 04:00 PM

FRI MAR 01, 2024 Bali (Benoa), Indonesia 12:00 PM

SAT MAR 02, 2024 Bali (Benoa), Indonesia

SUN MAR 03, 2024 Bali (Benoa), Indonesia 10:00 PM

MON MAR 04, 2024 Sail The Java Sea

TUE MAR 05, 2024 Semarang, Java, Indonesia 07:00 AM 06:00 PM

WED MAR 06, 2024 Sail The Java Sea

THU MAR 07, 2024 Sail The South China Sea

FRI MAR 08, 2024 Sail The South China Sea

SAT MAR 09, 2024 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 08:00 AM

SUN MAR 10, 2024 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

MON MAR 11, 2024 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 06:00 PM

TUE MAR 12, 2024 Sail The South China Sea

WED MAR 13, 2024 Koh Samui (Nathon), Thailand 08:00 AM 04:00 PM

THU MAR 14, 2024 Scenic Sailing: Gulf Of Thailand

FRI MAR 15, 2024 Singapore, Singapore 12:00 PM

SAT MAR 16, 2024 Singapore, Singapore 08:00 PM

SUN MAR 17, 2024 Scenic Sailing: Strait Of Malacca

MON MAR 18, 2024 Phuket, Thailand 08:00 AM 06:00 PM

TUE MAR 19, 2024 Sail The Andaman Sea

WED MAR 20, 2024 Yangon, Myanmar 08:00 AM

THU MAR 21, 2024 Yangon, Myanmar

FRI MAR 22, 2024 Yangon, Myanmar 06:00 PM

SAT MAR 23, 2024 Scenic Sailing: Bay Of Bengal

SUN MAR 24, 2024 Scenic Sailing: Bay Of Bengal

MON MAR 25, 2024 Scenic Sailing: Bay Of Bengal

TUE MAR 26, 2024 Colombo, Sri Lanka 08:00 AM

WED MAR 27, 2024 Colombo, Sri Lanka 06:00 PM

THU MAR 28, 2024 Sail The Laccadive Sea

FRI MAR 29, 2024 Cochin, India 07:00 AM 06:00 PM

SAT MAR 30, 2024 Sail The Arabian Sea

SUN MAR 31, 2024 Goa (Mormugao), India 07:00 AM 06:00 PM

MON APR 01, 2024 Mumbai, India 12:00 PM

TUE APR 02, 2024 Mumbai, India

WED APR 03, 2024 Mumbai, India 02:00 PM

THU APR 04, 2024 Sail The Arabian Sea

FRI APR 05, 2024 Sail The Arabian Sea

SAT APR 06, 2024 Salalah, Oman 08:00 AM 02:00 PM

SUN APR 07, 2024 Sail The Red Sea

MON APR 08, 2024 Sail The Red Sea

TUE APR 09, 2024 Sail The Red Sea

WED APR 10, 2024 Sail The Red Sea

THU APR 11, 2024 Aqaba, Jordan 08:00 AM 06:00 PM

FRI APR 12, 2024 Luxor (Safaga), Egypt 08:00 AM 10:00 PM

SAT APR 13, 2024 Sail The Gulf Of Suez

SUN APR 14, 2024 Scenic Sailing: Suez Canal

MON APR 15, 2024 Haifa, Israel 07:00 AM

TUE APR 16, 2024 Haifa, Israel 06:00 PM

WED APR 17, 2024 Sail The Mediterranean Sea

THU APR 18, 2024 Rhodes, Greece 08:00 AM 06:00 PM

FRI APR 19, 2024 Ephesus (Kusadasi), Turkey 08:00 AM 06:00 PMMR DOUGLAS LAURENCE TOLIN & MRS DIANE KAYE

SAT APR 20, 2024 Istanbul, Turkey 06:00 PM

SUN APR 21, 2024 Istanbul, Turkey 10:00 PM

MON APR 22, 2024 Sail The Aegean Sea

TUE APR 23, 2024 Athens (Piraeus), Greece 08:00 AM 06:00 PM

WED APR 24, 2024 Sail The Mediterranean Sea

THU APR 25, 2024 Sicily (Messina), Italy 08:00 AM 06:00 PM

FRI APR 26, 2024 Naples, Italy 08:00 AM 06:00 PM

SAT APR 27, 2024 Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy 08:00 AM 06:00 PM

SUN APR 28, 2024 Monte Carlo, Monaco 10:00 AM 11:00 PM

MON APR 29, 2024 Sail The Balearic Sea

TUE APR 30, 2024 Barcelona, Spain 07:00 AM 05:30 PM

WED MAY 01, 2024 Murcia (Cartagena), Spain 12:00 PM 06:00 PM

THU MAY 02, 2024 Sail The Strait Of Gibraltar

FRI MAY 03, 2024 Lisbon, Portugal 08:00 AM 05:00 PM

SAT MAY 04, 2024 Sail The Atlantic Ocean

SUN MAY 05, 2024 Scenic Sailing: English Channel

MON MAY 06, 2024 Paris (Le Havre), France 07:00 AM 09:00 PM

TUE MAY 07, 2024 Dover, United Kingdom 07:00 AM 05:00 PM

WED MAY 08, 2024 London (Greenwich), United Kingdom 08:00 AM

THU MAY 09, 2024 Disembark In London (Greenwich)

THU MAY 09, 2024 Transfer from VIKING NEPTUNE to London, UK Airport (LHR)

THU MAY 09, 2024 Depart London, UK (LHR) - Business

THU MAY 09, 2024 Arrive Kansas City, MO (MCI)






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