Ft. Lauderdale into the Panama Canal & back
on the Viking Mars
Shipboard
While this is our first time on the Mars, it's
pretty much the same as the other Viking ships.
They all have the costumes and historical displays on the 2nd
floor atrium.
The TorsHavn is a lounge & bar that's used for resident historian
discussions, band sessions, and other gatherings.
Here's the inside of the TorsHavn. We rarely visit.
 
We do spend time in the World Cafe on the 7th deck, but once in
a while we'll stop by the Winter Garden, also on the same deck.
Here we enjoyed some coconut water after the ship acquired a bunch
of coconuts at one of the tropical ports.
Because we rent a car to get to Ft. Lauderdale, I brought a box
of books to sell in their shop. I don't do this if there's a flight.
I did have a signing event in the shop on both of the cruises.
This is mostly to add to my gravitas and that people should make
a point to attend my talks.
This is the outside deck right near our regular table in the World
Cafe. We've taken a lot of photos from here.
Here we are approaching the Bridge of the Americas as taken from
that deck.
Here's the itinerary, but we did not stop in Key West, FL.
Since these were two back-to-back cruises, we
were in each port twice, but here we'll just have one section
for each port.
Most of the time the two visits are separated out within the section,
so it doesn't get too confusing.
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