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  1. I've cruised solo twice on Viking Ocean and it is currently my favorite line, though I have to watch for sales like a hawk and jump on good ones right away because they usually don't give much of a break on the solo supplement. Not sure what type of info you are looking for, but happy to answer any questions you have if I can. (I am about to leave for my 2nd Viking River cruise, by the way. My first one was in late October and I had no plans to cruise again so soon, but there was such a good sale on this one I couldn't resist! I'd prefer to do Viking Ocean but haven't seen such deals there lately.)
  2. I still check Celebrity prices, because I have really enjoyed sailing on them, but yes, they seem to be really trying to discourage solos with their pricing. It's so disappointing.
  3. Can you buy the SS package after you are onboard? I have $290 of non-refundable onboard credit left for my upcoming cruise (after pre-paying gratuities) and I'd like to have a look in the shops onboard to see if there is anything that I want to buy there. If I don't find anything appealing I'd like to buy the beverage package.
  4. I dunno. I spent the last 23 years of my career working from a home office (when I wasn't traveling for work) and I have never considered leaving my cruise ship cabin in my pajamas and/or robe!
  5. I don't believe "Mr. Luxury" has sailed on Viking. I think he was just reading Dr. Koob's review to see if he WANTED to sail on Viking, and concluded from the review that he doesn't.
  6. I live in South Venice, and my neighborhood still has no power (I have well water so no water either without power) and we're in a red zone per Sarasota County meaning access is limited to residents and business owners. I'm at my summer place in Maine still and itching to get back there to look at the damage and file my insurance claim etc., but there is no sense going back before there is power as I'd have no way to clean up. My next door neighbor had flooding into her house but my house sits up a few feet higher and she says I did not get any flooding, just roof damage, small trees etc. down, and minor damage to the front fascia of the house. Of course she can't get inside as I foolishly did not leave keys with anyone this year--I'm just hoping there is no water/mold damage inside. I consider myself lucky when I compare my situation to even my next door neighbor's. I am hopeful that in a few weeks things will be heading towards normal in my neighborhood, albeit with fewer trees and a lot more roof tarps than before. I feel just awful for those who took a bigger punch from the wind and those who experienced serious flooding--the news stories are heartbreaking.
  7. I'm a Venice resident too--South Venice, off Englewood Road. I'm at my summer place in Maine still, but planning to head down as soon as power is back on, which they estimate (and I hope they are right because it was out for several weeks after the 2017 hurricane for our little cluster of 4 houses) will happen by Sunday the 9th. My neighbor gave me a report similar to yours--all fences down, all small trees down, all roofs with damaged/loose/missing shingles, and I have a little damage to the front fascia of my house. What worries me is if there is a leak in the roof from the wind damage leading to mold inside. Especially with no AC to dry it out without power. But I'm hopeful we'll be limping along toward semi-normalcy in a few weeks. I'm one of the apparently small percentage who has always had flood insurance even though I am not in a flood zone--and it worked because there was no flooding at my house! I usually stay in Maine until late October, but I figure I had best get back so I can file a homeowner's insurance claim if needed (I suspect it will be.) Seems as if Sarasota and north is just fine on "our" coast, it's south of there where the damage and problems start.
  8. Thanks so much for doing this thread--I really enjoyed reading your posts every day. What will I do with my time now? 🙂
  9. I've been really enjoying reading about your cruise(s)! Thanks for doing this thread. I live about halfway between Portland and Bar Harbor on the coast and we have been having wonderful weather most of this summer--tomorrow looks like a great day here with a high of about 70 and lots of sun, and you should get about the same in Bar Harbor. Enjoy Maine!
  10. If the schedule works for your cruise (and they are still in business--I know someone who was using them for a transatlantic I went on this spring but know nothing beyond that) you might also consider https://www.cruiseconnection.travel/ as they have pickup/dropoff near where your cousin is and it seems like maybe it wouldn't be too much to ask to be driven to the pickup location. 🙂 I think there may be one or two other similar services as well. (I live in the same area and so I bookmarked the company's site for possible future use on my solo cruises!)
  11. Just got an email from Viking Ocean--the company is having a flash sale on some Asia/Australia cruises for October-December with a solo supplement of "only" 75% or so, which isn't great except that they usually don't offer anything less than a 100% additional cost. The cruises INCLUDE free airfare in economy from many cities as well as discounted premium economy and business class fares if you prefer. They also include their Silver Spirits beverage package and a shipboard credit which should cover the daily service fees. The sale only goes through May 16th, so hurry if you're interested. Because of the included airfare this is a GREAT deal for anyone interested in these itineraries. The offer code is SEA22. Even though Asia wasn't on my radar for the near future and I was thinking of holding off on more cruising for a while to wait for Covid to cool down (hopefully) I'm still seriously considering one of these cruises...
  12. No, sadly, I have tried to drag it up over and over and there is no save button there--or else I am not able to drag it up far enough to view it. But thanks for the suggestion...might help someone else.
  13. Yes, it is not there on the iPhone. Others have posted of this "bug" and said if you have an iPad, it works on the iPad and the save button is visible. I wasn't worried about it and figured I'd just show up when I was ready, but then I got an "emergency update" email from Princess the other day--which didn't contain anything that looked like much of an emergency to me, but did say that if you show up before your arrival group's time you will be asked to leave and come back--and the thought of waiting outside the terminal in 85+ degree heat and humidity for several hours since I had no arrival group chosen didn't sound fun to me! But I've been reassured by the answers on this thread that it probably won't come to that. 🙂
  14. Apparently it is a bug in the iPhone version of the app from what I've read here, but I cannot finalize selection of an arrival group for my cruise on April 9th. I have tried many times. I've also tried to use the "web version" link from the Princess website, but it just spins continuously saying "Loading" on my computer after I try to log into it--I use Chrome if that matters. I realize that I could probably hang on the line waiting for customer service for multiple hours to get through to someone, but I would rather not spend all that time. I am wondering if they will still let me onboard if I show up at, say, 12:30 PM without having selected an arrival group first? I understand the app's boarding time selection process works on an iPad but I don't have one and I'm not about to buy one just for this purpose. 🙂 Has anyone on here recently just shown up to board without having an arrival group? If so, what happened?
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