At Sea
November 8, 2022
Today was the day we crossed the equator. Without delay, here is the picture you are looking for.
There is a tradition of this ship and maybe others, employees that have never crossed the equator on the ship are “guppies” and they must go through a ritual in front of King Neptune. Employees that have gone through the experience assist in the ritual. In this sense, it reminds me of band camp. Students that were most afraid of band camp made sure that “newbies” had the worst experience possible. Thereby relieving themselves of the guilt they had for their own fear. Here, experienced employees ordered underlings around wearing pirate costumes.
The pictures show King Neptune with his Queen. The Zanzibar singers and dancers are in front of them. After admitting to their sins of bad performances they are directed to the other end of the pool where they are covered with what looks to be cake frosting. The ships officers then give a thumbs up or down if the slathered group can enter the pool to wash off or be sentenced to bake in the sun. I saw a thumbs up.
We received a notice of poor internet in the coming days. Not sure how it can get any worse.
