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    WWII Research (8th AF), Snorkeling
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    Viking, Ocean & River
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  1. Either the Coasters (Charlie Brown), and/or the Diamonds (Li'l Darlin').
  2. So, Minnie29, how did it go on your cruise? Did you learn anything new, have new insights, etc.? I would have recommended to try the Success Cake in Mamsen's - if you didn't try it you will have to go on another Viking Ocean cruise!
  3. I got the idea that it had something to do with the ship structure, but I don't remember why. Others on CC are more knowledgeable of such things (like Heidi13) so hopefully they will chime in.
  4. The information in my spreadsheet comes from multiple sources within Viking. It should help you select the configuration you prefer, or at least prevent surprises. I believe that is correct. The V and DV cabins are the narrowest cabins at a bit over nine feet wide, leaving little room for divided door & window. I looked at quite a few V & DV cabin photos on CruiseDeckPlans.com and saw none with the door-window combination.
  5. Great to hear. You are welcome! Maybe you can find a use for my stateroom comparison document below. As with the spreadsheet, I use these to understand and select our stateroom. Since we are only occasional cruisers, stateroom selection is extra important, because we can't really say "next cruise will be different" because it might be a while, and recalling "our last cruise" has to last a while. We have only taken one VO cruise - Northern Lights, Viking Venus, cabin 7008. This really spoiled us, but since that was paid by 125% voucher the fare was doable. For our next cruise - Hawaiian Islands Sojourn, Star, cabin 7014 - I chose the same neighborhood, but in a DV1 which seems like a bargain for the location, and our friends who just got off Star in Iceland had a V cabin and they loved it so we'll give it a try. In each case these documents helped me make a selection we were/will be happy with. I am a detailed planner on some things, as if you can't tell... Viking Ocean V, DV, PV, PS Staterooms Compared.pdf
  6. I agree with @CCWineLover - "it depends." I put together a general-purpose spreadsheet about VO cabins (attached below), with one of the worksheets addressing this question, with photos. Maybe that will help you and others make the selection you are most likely to be satisfied with. Viking Ocean Stateroom Information.xlsx
  7. If you haven't discovered it yet, the Success Cake (Mamsen's) is gluten-free. Our friends on a recent cruise consumed major quantities of it without issue, except for possible "slight" weight gain.
  8. Oh, my! I love that Museum! My brother models N-Scale with "German" and "Swiss" themed layouts. Takes them to shows from his home in Colorado Springs, as far as Denver or Pueblo. Awesome! [BTW, my email is in my signature]
  9. OK. Thanks. I have only been on one VO cruise and my recollection of some of the less significant details is pretty weak (it was a Northern Lights cruise which was pretty overwhelming). I was trying to tell a friend who was aboard Star about this and I just couldn't describe it well enough for him to find it. All set now! Are you an N-scale modeler?
  10. I guess I just assumed the dark spot on the smaller switch was a pilot light...
  11. Is that nightlight switch the small one with the red pilot light on it?
  12. Of course you are right. I should have pointed out that Ocean and River ships have distinctly different methods of forming the email addresses. Whereas the Ocean ships only seem to use only the first two letters of the name: ove_info@vikingcruises.com for viking Venus, the more numerous river ships use the entire name: viking.ve@vikingcruises.com for Viking Ve. And I apologize for picking confusing examples. I should have used (Ocean) Viking Sky and (River) Viking Hermod: osk_info@vikingcruises.com for Viking Sky, viking.hermod@vikingcruises.com for Viking Hermod, or any others that did not start the same. In my defense, I have sailed on the Venus and the Ve and I still have the documents for them so this is more or less straight from Viking. And thanks for calling this to my attention - it never occurred to me that people would find it confusing. Cheers, WWT?
  13. Regarding the email address for a ship, based on the Viking Venus email (ove_info@vikingcruises.com) I would suggest building an Ocean ship email address on the same pattern: the letter 'o' (for ocean?) the first two letters of the ship name ('st' in my case) finish with '_info@vikingcruises.com' I did that to contact the Viking Star and it worked Europe river ship email for Viking Ve was viking.ve@vikingcruises.com and I think that would follow a similar pattern as the Ocean ships. These addresses are in my "Your Journey Summary" of my EDOC document. Good luck WWT?
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