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When we crossed the Atlantic and entered "The Tropic of Cancer" last December, we were offered a certificate to commemorate the occasion. At a price, which I cannot remember.
Years ago on our first cruise on the Norwegian Coastal Voyage (Hurtigruten- The beauty one cannot describe) we were presented with a free certificate on crossing the "Arctic Circle" I have placed a photo in the Gallery,
Have others that have crossed any of the seas and entered the tropics or any other parts of the globe had an offer of a certificate?
1965 - Cunard Queen Mary
1967 - Cunard Queen Elizabeth
1970 - Cunard Queen Elizabeth 2
1971 - P&O Oriana
1972 - SS France
1975 - SS Leopard
1977 - P&O Canberra
2005 - NCL Norwegian Jewel - Shakedown Cruise - Jersey
2005/6 - NCL Norwegian Crown - Chile, Cape Horn, Falkland Islands, Uruguay & Argentina - Christmas/New Year cruise
2006 - Fred Olsen Braemar Mini Cruise - Amsterdam & Zeebrugge
2007 - Fred Olsen Braemar Transatlantic - Jamaica, Cuba, Bahamas, Bermuda & Azores
2007 - Fred Olsen Braemar Mini Cruise - Guernsey & Amsterdam
2007 - NCL Norwegian Gem - Shakedown Cruise - Amsterdam
2008 - Costa Allegra - Hong Kong, Philippines, Borneo, Brunei, Singapore, Saigon, Da-Nang & Sanya
Coming up next.....
10/10/2009 - Costa Classica - Grand Oriental Cruise - Shanghai, Nagasaki, Tokyo, Kobe, Naha, Keelung and Hong Kong - 16 Nights Cruising in: 273 day(s), 18 hour(s), 18 minute(s)
Sure I remember a program where passengers were offered a certificate for sailing through a storm,
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Middy
Cruises completed on.
Edinburgh Castle, Thomson Topaz, MV Van Gogh (2) Thomson Emerald. Airtours Seawing. Thomson Spirit. Princess Sun. Thomson Celebration (2). Splendour of the Seas. Celebrity Constellation. Fred Olsen Braemar.Thomson Calypso (2). NCL Gem, Celebrity Century, Independence of the Seas. P&O Artemis
1965 - Cunard Queen Mary
1967 - Cunard Queen Elizabeth
1970 - Cunard Queen Elizabeth 2
1971 - P&O Oriana
1972 - SS France
1975 - SS Leopard
1977 - P&O Canberra
2005 - NCL Norwegian Jewel - Shakedown Cruise - Jersey
2005/6 - NCL Norwegian Crown - Chile, Cape Horn, Falkland Islands, Uruguay & Argentina - Christmas/New Year cruise
2006 - Fred Olsen Braemar Mini Cruise - Amsterdam & Zeebrugge
2007 - Fred Olsen Braemar Transatlantic - Jamaica, Cuba, Bahamas, Bermuda & Azores
2007 - Fred Olsen Braemar Mini Cruise - Guernsey & Amsterdam
2007 - NCL Norwegian Gem - Shakedown Cruise - Amsterdam
2008 - Costa Allegra - Hong Kong, Philippines, Borneo, Brunei, Singapore, Saigon, Da-Nang & Sanya
Coming up next.....
10/10/2009 - Costa Classica - Grand Oriental Cruise - Shanghai, Nagasaki, Tokyo, Kobe, Naha, Keelung and Hong Kong - 16 Nights Cruising in: 273 day(s), 18 hour(s), 18 minute(s)
I crossed the Artic Circle but not on a cruise yet. I did it driving through Norway, on my way to Cape North to see the Midnight sun on the 21st of June 2002. I have my passport stamped and bought a couple of postcards and a book where they also stampped the first page. It was pretty cool. Since then, I wanted to cross more international lines like that, and Some day I hope I will cross the Antartic circle! I'll let you know if I ever do it!
I crossed the Artic Circle but not on a cruise yet. I did it driving through Norway, on my way to Cape North to see the Midnight sun on the 21st of June 2002. I have my passport stamped and bought a couple of postcards and a book where they also stampped the first page. It was pretty cool. Since then, I wanted to cross more international lines like that, and Some day I hope I will cross the Antartic circle! I'll let you know if I ever do it!
That is very cool!!!!!
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Past Cruises:
R5- Greek Isles, March 2001
Rhapsody, W. Carribean, January 2002
Radiance, S. Carribean, December 2002
Navigator, E. Carribean, January 2004
Seranade, Alaska, August 2004
NCL Wind, Hawaii, March 2005
Vision, Mexican Riveria, October 2006
Grand Princess Western Carribean Cruising in: Hooray!!!!!!!!!!!
We crossed into the Tropics on HAL's Amsterdam in 2002. To the best of my recollection, they made absolutely no fuss of any kind. I certainly did not receive, nor was I offered, any certificate.
I crossed the Tropic line several times on Navy ships, and again, no fuss. I was not "fortunate" enough to cross the Equator or the International Date Line on a Navy ship. For those two lines, there is a definite "fuss" created. On my only trip to the Southern Hemisphere, I crossed southbound at about 10,000 meters altitude in a Pan Am plane. Northbound it was on a civilian merchant ship, a freighter. Again, no fuss.
This past summer we got a certificate for crossing the European Continental Divide on a river cruise ship.