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  1. Hi, how long was your pre cruise extension to take advantage of Glacier Express? We are staying at Rennaissance on our own, but I'm struggling to determine how to plan to get to either Zermatt or St Moritz to take the Glacier Express.
  2. I actually did have to use it since we are flying in two days early, so there's that, but thanks for the idea anyway and the input. I wish I could! We have family traveling with us that took the standard flights and are getting in at 5:40pm for the boat to leave at 9! Too close for comfort for me.
  3. Thanks. We are traveling in June. Only took a day and we got our flights assigned. Air Canada/Swiss on the way over and VA on the way back. Guess we paid $100 extra for nothing since the flights are actually wonderful without any interference on our end. Here's to hoping the train is easy to navigate since we'll be exhausted on arrival. Thanks all!
  4. Curious to know which airlines you got booked? It seems Delta is a frequent partner and who? Lufthansa? BA? We are also flying into Zurich and google flights gives cheap carriers like WestJet and Norse that surely are not candidates for Viking. The cheaper flights are also like 20 - 22 hours when 11 - 15 hours are possible but at double the cost ($600 vs 1200 (United/Delta/American)). What does Viking base their deviation options on? Any ideas?
  5. 2pm arrived. Just a few minutes wait for valet $57. Too late for luggage porters so had to carry our own luggage on. Probably 15 employees checking in. Several apologies for just a 5 min wait. One of the quickest checkins ever. Walked right on ship and straight to room. The robes in the room are a nice touch. I appreciate having shampoo and conditioner. Whoever thought just having a shower curtain in the shower was ok should be fired. It’s an itty bitty space and water floods the bathroom floor. Lunch buffet not great. Salad. A few stew looking type dishes pasta and burgers were the choices. The juices available are the same as other cruise ships except the ice machines were always out of ice. Went to top forward deck and immediately started to experience the worst part of the whole cruise. Smokers everywhere. Cigarette, vapes and weed. All outside decks, each level outside, both sides of the ship and out back at the buffet also. No employees around to even try to ask to ask them to go elsewhere and when one was found, he said to leave it in the review. <shrug> Love that the casino is no smoking but BEWARE that all other outside decks seem to be fair game. Dinner at Fins was very short on food options with many spicy dishes. Opted for the buffet and was ok with chicken fingers, shepards pie, carving station, green salad bar, potato bar, pasta bar. Only one station had all juice drink options. One had ice. Night one went to margaritaville stage show production. Fantastic talent but the sound in the theatre is unbearably loud. Like, need ear plugs at a concert if standing right in front of a speaker loud. Latin dance night was fun. Quest adult game show was similar to other cruise lines’ and fun. Prizes for all activities/games is just a free drink. Dinner at Fins. Not sure why 100+ people are held in the hallway at 7:45 and all allowed in at the same time?!? The waiters were overwhelmed. Very slow service. The food was decent though. Had pineapple chicken, & macaroni and cheese (was spicy), and key lime sponge cake. No two entrees allowed to be ordered unlike free on other lines and a second would be $7. Love and marriage game show was decent. I like how all 3 couples stay on stage and answer more questions than other lines that take turns with spouses off stage. It moves faster. The comedian / magician Rich Purpura bases his comedy on racist jokes and denigrating guests when they enter the theatre and in the audience. The casino stays open until 2am the 2nd night which is longer than other lines’ 10pm. Love that it’s non smoking. I never found where they were passing out pool towels. The band that played at the water pit open to all (can’t really call it a pool because the pool in my backyard is bigger) was good, but the singers were awful. Orlando the cruise director is great. The assistant cruise director Venus comes across fake, forces her excitement and isn’t very entertaining. Employees seen in hallways, on deck or inside do not greet unless spoken to. There aren’t enough employees in the buffet cleaning off tables for people to sit. The mixed drinks at the adult pool bar were weak. Disembarkation was haphazard. Early flights off first. VIP next but no one is checking. Folks before security saying no liquids allowed off but that wasn’t true as long as it was in a bag/luggage. Passport line flowed decently. Valet took longer. Got off around 8:40 and on the road at 9:30. The $24/pp fuel surcharge after the fact is ridiculous to not simply be in the cruise fare as is the $32/pp gratuity service charge that they refuse to adjust. Even though we could sail free in the future, we won’t ever return.
  6. Are the pool towels decent? Can they be taken on shore for the day & returned once back on board?
  7. Do you mean a fuel surcharge once on board? Or, you mean something that was charged at the time of booking?
  8. Sort of. At the airport, we never got a voucher shown above and I have no idea who we rode with as there was just a long line to get taxis and a guy routing people to waiting vehicles from that line right outside the terminal. We paid $41, but didn't feel entirely shafted since Uber was quoting $47 at the time, but still not good since it should have been less. The issue is that where the "official" stands are are a blur - especially at the port. We were accosted by no less than 4 other individuals (charging more) on our way to search for the official taxi stand once exiting the ship. So many vendors yelling and so many people milling around that it's chaos. Hopefully this post will help some seek out the actual official licensed provider and save some money. 🙂
  9. Edit: It actually includes up to 5 passengers, not unlimited.
  10. There are many vehicles / drivers that lead you to believe they are official taxis when they’re not. The official website is here: https://sanjuanpuertorico.com/taxis/ It’s $21 to get to /from the airport to the port and vice versa plus $1 per bag and varying lesser amounts for shorter distances. No matter the number of passengers in one vehicle! Anyone charging more are not official and are simply trying to make extra money off you. The official dispatch will have a large receipt pad and give you the amount in writing up front. The more you know… Enjoy your trip! https://sanjuanpuertorico.com/taxis/
  11. Any insight please… Is this &15 per person One Way or round-trip?
  12. Did you pick up from the airport? Or...? How did you get the car?
  13. Is it cheaper to rent ahead of time? I feel like they know you're at their mercy if renting at the port upon disembarking.
  14. Thanks for asking as we in the same position with seemingly downgrading from Oasis class and I'm a bit concerned, but all this feedback has been a bit reassuring.
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