Kiss The Fish!

In the wee small hours of this morning, we crossed the Equator back into the Northern Hemisphere, so naturally this afternoon, King Neptune had to come on board to induct all "Pollywogs" (people who had never crossed the Equator at sea before) into his kingdom!

These poor unfortunates had not only to kiss a very ugly fish, but then had to submit to being smeared with chocolate pudding and blue cake icing!  Everyone was a very good sport about it, and now there are no more Pollywogs  -- only Shellbacks -- on this vessel.

(If you look closely at the top picture on the far right, you will catch a shadowy glimpse of the photographer and her hat-wearing husband gazing down from the rail of the deck above the shenanigans!)