Monday March 28
Smooth sailing all night long. Awoke to a beautiful sunrise over Turkey. Docking at Cannakale. We decided to order room service for breakfast today to save some time before the tour.
Mustafa Askin, our guide for the Troy Tour, was very knowledgeable. He authored 2 books on the subject. Troy is a fascinating place. Ruins date back 4500 years. There are 9 Troys. Each time Troy was destroyed due to war or fire, it was rebuilt on the same site. You can tell the different eras by looking at how the the bricks and rocks are sculpted to create gates and homes. In Canakkale (Chanak-keh-leh) we walked around old town and the dock area where we saw Brad Pitt's Trojan horse (from the 2004 Troy movie).
Another delightful supper... Beef Wellington, lobster in puff pastry, another duck dish and gelato.
Party with the captain tonight. Champagne, music, introductions of our gregarious, jovial, comedic captain, Rune Lokling, and heads of the departments. Then we were introduced to the singers who will be performing a Cabaret, tributes to the Beatles, Rat Pack and ABBA. What voices they have! Looking forward to those programs. According to the captain, we are no longer passengers....we are Vikings! We learned that by 2020 Viking Ocean Cruises will have 6 ocean vessels. Obviously popular! Already Viking Star has won many awards.
Now you need to get one of those "hats"/helmets with the horns to be a Viking.
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