Crossing The Equator On A Cruise Ship

Changing from a polliwog to a trusty shellback happens when you cross the equator.

Crossing the equator on a cruise ship. 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. Its a fairly large dead fish.

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She has a nice little cabin with a bathroom but no window. We were in a Lounge above the pool while enjoying a dry libation and staying out of harms way. Plus some eating and drinking and winning and buying during the day.

1960s cine film of the bizarre ritual of crossing the Equator onboard a cruise ship. Everybody will receive a certificate for crossing the equator and can officially call themselves a shellback instead of a pollywog. 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.

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This is typical of certificates awarded in the pre-WWII. Equator-crossing ceremonies typically featuring King Neptune are also sometimes carried out for passengers entertainment on civilian ocean liners and cruise ships. Just the general luggage one brings on board a long cruise.