Today we crossed the Equator so that means it's the King Neptune Ceremony or as we know it "Kiss the Fish". King Neptune and his Royal Court charge any and all crew members who have never before crossed the Equator into the order of the Shellbacks. These “pollywogs” have to appear before Neptune and address their onboard sins – then “kiss the fish” - proceed to be slimed with coloured meringue and then the captain and his executive s...

We pull into the harbour in Pago Pago (pronounced Pango Pango) at 7:27 a.m. on Wednesday, October 7th. To get here we've travelled 4,885 nautical miles. Initial thoughts from the balcony are that it’s pretty mountainous with one main road that seems to skirt the edges between ocean and hills. Pago Pago is the territorial capital of American Samoa. In 2010, its population was 3,656 inhabitants. The city is served by Pago Pago International Airport, tourism, ...

Today we crossed the Equator so that means it's the King Neptune Ceremony or as we know it "Kiss the Fish". King Neptune and his Royal Court charge any and all crew members who have never before crossed the Equator into the order of the Shellbacks. These “pollywogs” have to appear before Neptune and address their onboard sins – then “kiss the fish” - proceed to be slimed with coloured meringue and then the captain and his executive s...