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Right This Way,Your Majesty!

From your very first moments of embarkation you'll find Ocean Viking Ferries on hand to offer you the kind of service that only royalty can normally expect. We wish that for you, your Highness!



Fra første øyeblikk om bord finner du Ocean Viking Ferries klare til å tilby deg det beste av tjenesten som bare royalty kan normalt forvente. Vi ønsker at for deg også!

Passenger Newsletter

Hi, shipmates!

I'm Verity Peach, your on-board entertainment officer, and i'll be popping in from time to time with our Ocean Waves newsletter. I'd like to join Captain Klijsterdorf and the entire crew in welcoming you on board Ocean Viking, and I'll be doing my best to keep you up to date with everything that's going on around the ship.

A regular feature on Ocean Waves is the announcement of any birthdays we may have on board, and today, we have two!

It's a very happy Ocean Viking birthday to Mrs Leatherbarrow in cabin 2238. We hope you have a wonderful day and enjoy the complementary bowl of fruit we've placed in your cabin.

The second birthday today is non other than our very own, Captain Klijsterdorf's! and he has told us of an unusual tradition that occurs each birthday back home in his native Norway - the recital of a poem!

Well, we've managed to tease a verse out of him, and he says it's a favourite from when he was a boy in Vorstbjorking. It's been translated into English and works very well i think:

Old man of Nog, I have a shoe for you
Nig nog old man of Nog, niggy-noggy noo
Beware niggy noggy noo, the wind that blew
Noggy niggy noo, I like your shoe!

That was beautiful, Captain Klijsterdorf.

Show Time!

 

                                                           Luke Benidorm

Hi, Shipmates!

Luke Benidorm here, your resident DJ on board M V Ocean Viking. I’m just popping by to tell you about the extravaganza of entertainment we have lined up for you in the Sunset Show Lounge during our cruise to Rotterdam.

Topping the bill is old favourite and singing legend… Mr Tony Fondle! Star of sixties TV hit show - The Fondle Family.

Also appearing is man of mystery - Graham Zodiac - who sensationally switched off the ship’s stabilisers using only the power of his mind during a trip to Bergan last month. A night to remember!

The full line up of stars is shown below, and don’t forget your bingo tickets, on sale from the DJ box next to the Castaway gift shop and chemist.

Rock on, Tony!


"The Tony Fondle Experience"

Reving up, Tony Fondle
Star of sixties TV hit show ‘The Fondle Family’

He’s back! Old favourite Tony Fondle heads an all star line up for our super spring schedule.

...Hit me! Tony.

Also coming in spring:

Graham Zodiac

Man of mystery and internationally acclaimed hypnotist – be amazed as you go under his power.

The Llandudno Women’s Male-Voice Choir.
Old Man River, and many more

Ifor Davies

(The yodeling bailiff) ‘I come knocking’ - ‘Argos blues’ all your old favourites.

A Word on Safety

                                      Gert Trondheim. Senior Safety Officer

We wish you all a very safe and happy passage here on board Ocean Viking but please allow me to take a few moments of your time to explain the safety rules that you must obey.

It is important for you to know that any emergency will be broadcast over the ship’s Tannoy and a further signal will be given by the hooter on the ships funnel. Six blasts on the hooter, for example, means we are sinking and you are advised to proceed directly to the lifeboat - Looting will not be tolerated in any way.

It is recommended you purchase your life-jacket at the earliest opportunity. These items are on sale at the Castaway gift shop and chemist situated at the back of the ship on deck three, and is where you can also get your raffle ticket for the lifeboat.

Smoking is only permitted on the outside decks and with the use of the all-in-one body bag smoking suits, available from the ships’ engineering department.

Please do not throw objects over the side of the ship as this is against maritime law, and may injure the crew who are painting the hull when we are at sea.

It is most important that you wear warm clothing at all times so you can be prepared for any eventuality that may occur. However, the removal of cabin bedding for sun bathing purposes is strictly forbidden and access to the lifeboat must be kept clear in case we sink.

Thank you for you attention and I wish you all a pleasant sailing time here on board Ocean Viking.

Gert Trondheim
Safety Officer

Truckin'

Jimmy and the Slave-Men

"Impromptu and electric!" Words used to describe last night’s remarkable performance in Truckers, Ocean Viking’s exclusive lounge for freight drivers.

Blues legend and extremely special delivery van driver, Jimmy Slaven, wowed an audience of freight drivers with a stunning performance of West Highland Negro music.

Illuminated and electrified, excited drivers then joined Jimmy in the Fifth Gear driver’s bar to round off the night, wiping out the ship’s supply of Dutch gin in the process. 

There’ll be some sore heads this morning and let’s hope all goes well at today’s dis-embarkation in Rotterdam. Jimmy’s got a priority place at the front of the vehicle departure ramp, with his express - organ transplant - delivery van.

What a guy.

Ocean Waves Newsletter

                                             Justin Hoylake celebrates his win

Ahoy! Shipmates.

There were extraordinary scenes in the Sunset Lounge show bar last night as Justin Hoylake clinched the Elvis of the Waves title ahead of bookies favourite, Eric Van de Twelvebore, in a closely fought final round. 

Eric, from Rotterdam, was left bitterly disappointed following the use of a misspelled tattoo he had printed on his chest, a move he thought would clinch the title. But the tattoo, “Viva Los Vagas” became his undoing and the judges were left unimpressed by his attempt to cover up the error.

“We’ve never seen Elvis wearing a vest, before,” said Luke Benidorm, Ocean Viking’s senior navigator and spokesman for the judging panel.

Never mind, Eric.