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Agree. Specially restaurants are overrated. We tend to dine at the World Cafe. With port talks, enrichment lectures, trivia, shows, etc. we prefer to be on our own schedule, not at the mercy of the waitstaff servicing us in a timely manner. On our expedition cruise we cancelled both night’s advanced reservations because the World Cafe was the best food we have had at sea.

For what it’s worth every time we pre-booked dining reservations they have ALWAYS opened early. I think there is something wrong with how they are calculating times (daylight savings vs non-daylight saving, GMT, or something else.) On the other hand, I have found that excursions always open exactly on time. There is a disconnect somewhere, possible because dining is directly hooked into the ship’s reservation system? The ship’s system and the website system don’t always sych up. Once we boarded and they had no record of our reservations. I was told there are issues between them. Always check your reservations when you board.

I don’t believe Warren Buffett has ever invested in an IPO. He looks for a proven track record for a company and buys when he considers it undervalued and always holds it for the long term. Here is his view of IPOs: “They found that the two-thirds of the companies failed to generate sufficient earnings to justify day one stock price.” https://acquirersmultiple.com/2023/08/warren-buffett-why-ipos-can-be-painful-for-investors/

IMO off season Mediterranean is the perfect time to go and these deals are really good. Temperatures in the high 50s low 60s are ideal for excursions. We took the Journey to Antiquities last Jan-Feb any absolutely loved it. Our tour guide in Athens explained how in the summer you can’t stay on the Acropolis for more than a few minutes. We had a few days of rain but we dealt with it. It was much better than dealing with 90-100 degree heat without shade. In some ports we were the only ship docking. Minimal crowds are a big plus in my book.

In general, no. They are always exceptions. However you must reserve your included excursions in advance. You can't just expect to arrive on the ship on the first day and get a seat. Viking needs to schedule the resources needed to handle everyone who signed up. I've read on other websites that some people didn't know they needed to reserve their included excursions and complained when there wasn't room.

I wrote this in another thread. Viking is Norwegian flagged and Norway / EU does have the equivalent of the ADA. If a ship docks in US waters, it must comply. There is however a broad exemption that anything that interferes with ship safety is exempt.

A good 2nd day

We visited Monet’s garden on a Viking River cruise and arrived right at opening. We had a great guide and she took us right to the pond before anyone else arrived.

It appears that presently the discount is “baked in” the price. If you go to the website the “Spring Sale” with “reduced air” banner appears without any promo code. This late in the year additional 2024 discounts seem unlikely unless some sailings are undersold.

We took a variation of this cruise (Copenhagen instead of Bergen) and most of the time there is no view of land. You are mostly sailing at night, even when passing Gibraltar. The long sea day is the Bay of Biscay, where you are far from land and in many cases rough seas. The only segment that had a real view was in the English Channel and you have a great view in the Explorer’s Lounge. BTW the Bay of Biscay can have very rough seas, some of the roughest we’ve encountered on any Viking itinerary. Many people were seasick so be prepared with whatever your preferred remedy is.

That is probably proprietary information they don’t divulge. Personally I’ve flown with Viking Air on One World Alliance, Star Alliance, and Skyteam affiliated airlines. Google those for a list. Not every airline might be covered. On our next trip we are on Delta, SAS, and United. Previously it’s been Lufthansa, KLM, Air Canada, and American.

This is a repositioning cruise. After this cruise, the Neptune heads down the eastern seaboard, through the Panama Canal, and is the Pacific for 2025. If you’re asking why the demand is low for this itinerary, it might be the number of sea days in a cold climate and the perception that the ports of call are not exactly major tourist stops. Also Viking is now sailing its expedition ships to Greenland. That might have more appeal. IMO it’s more suited to an expedition cruise. We are on an Iceland to Bergen cruise, and there are other Iceland cruises that for me offer a better itinerary.

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Lots of thread drift here. The OP is asking about non-stop flights to Ft. Lauderdale but they don’t say where they are flying out of. Doing a few google searches, it appears that only a few major airports have scheduled non-stops going there. A lot of flights are by budget carriers like Southwest, Spirit and Jet Blue which Viking does not have contracts with. Delta, American, etc. seem to show a lot more non-stops to Miami. Those carriers have major hubs in Atlanta, Dallas, and Chicago, and most of the random routes I’ve tried involve a plane change at a hub.