Crossing The Equator On A Cruise Ship

Its a fairly large dead fish.

Crossing the equator on a cruise ship. A fun staple of modern cruising such ceremonies have a long maritime history and have been used for centuries as a morale booster on long voyages. Ad Book Today and Save. Yet without leaving her room or talking with anyone Susy will be able to tell when the ship has crossed the equator.

The adventure began with a TransAtlantic flight from the Huntsville International Airport in Alabama and ended with me landing in Barcelona Spain on Thanksgiving Day in 2018. The Crossing The Line Ceremony the traditional event when a ship crosses the equator as experienced on Princess Cruises Star Princess cruise ship in 2019. Cast members who had agreed to participate were with us as they suited-up in some crazy outfits pending pool-side appearance.

Susy is traveling by ship from south of the equator to the north. My fellow cadet and I were told that there would be a bump like a speed breaker in the middle of the sea when we cross the equator of course we did not believe. Mild but hilarious indignities will be conjured and in the end a good time will be had by most if not all.

Everybody will receive a certificate for crossing the equator and can officially call themselves a shellback instead of a pollywog. The equator is an essential component of our planets geographyeven though its just an imaginary line drawn on a map. Plus some eating and drinking and winning and buying during the day.

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Just the general luggage one brings on board a long cruise. Crossing the Equator If you are a pollywog who has never crossed the line at sea you will be expected to undergo a mock trial by King Neptune and his court for the entertainment of the shellbacks who have already done so. As the cruise ship Voyager of the Seas nears the equator excitement mounts and all Pollywogs those who have never crossed the line are encouraged to register for the crossing the equator ceremony.