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16 minutes ago, Camden lady said:

Has anyone else been told that Viking does not have their Verifly verification?  Filled mine and my sister on Aug 11.  Got the "ready to travel" for both of us.   Today got an email from Viking that we needed to do Verifly.  Called Verifly and was told they had a technical problem and they were not being sent to Viking.   Nothing I can do about it.  Said we will have to do the long embarkation process. Frustrating as I spent time jumping through their hoops for nothing.

I got a call from Viking, and they sent me an email with a link that allowed me to upload images of our vaccine certificates. Not sure if that will be available to anyone except Viking

I don't know if this is anything different from what was posted before, but currently this is what covid.is says about quarantine:

You quarantine if

You've been in a relationship with someone who turned out to be infected.

Someone in the home where you live is quarantined and you can not leave the home.

A child in your care goes into quarantine.

You come from high-risk areas abroad.

You quarantine, even if you have a vaccine, if

You've been in a relationship with someone who turned out to be infected.

You do not quarantine if

You've been with someone who was later quarantined.

Your neighbor is infected (for example, in the same stairwell), unless you have been in a lot of contact.

You come from a high-risk area but have a vaccine.

You come from a high-risk area but have a certificate of previous COVID-19 infection.

You have stayed at least 14 days in a country that is not a defined risk area.

I hope this is helpful - from Viking Passenger Contract:

If, after embarkation, you have a case of COVID-19 or other communicable disease which is confirmed by a  medical test and you are disembarked, refused reboarding, or quarantined as a result, unless we determine that  you have failed to comply with our COVID-19 Policies and Procedures or this Ticket Contract and subject to your  providing verification satisfactory to us of results of any tests administered by providers other than those retained  by us, you will be entitled to a refund of the amount you paid to us as Cruise Fare prorated to the time of the  disembarkation, refusal to reboard or quarantine or, at your election, you will be entitled to a future cruise credit  equal in value to the amount of such prorated refund. If, after embarkation, we, in our sole discretion, suspect you  may be infected with COVID-19 or other communicable disease and you are disembarked, refused reboarding  or quarantined as a result, unless we determine that you have failed to comply with our COVID-19 Policies and  Procedures or this Ticket Contract, you will be entitled to a future cruise credit equal in value to the amount you  paid to us as Cruise Fare prorated to the time of the disembarkation, refusal to reboard or quarantine. If, after  embarkation, you are disembarked, refused reboarding or quarantined because of a confirmed or suspected case  of COVID-19 or other communicable disease, we shall have no other liability for any other compensation or other  damages whatsoever, including but not limited to compensation for lodging, travel, or medical care.

2 hours ago, StacyMcD said:

Just a clarification here; Iceland’s policy changed last week to deem everyone on a bus tour a “close contact “. Previously, it is my understanding that only the people in close proximity to the positive person (as determined by the contact tracing token we all wear) was deemed a close contact AND they were allowed  to test out of cabin quarantine before the end of the voyage.

So that change came too late for us to cancel our booking on the 8/21 cruise. The rules keep changing, but we're stuck.

On 8/8/2021 at 8:16 PM, hoorayy said:

On the sky now.  You are not allowed in town or ports unless you are with a Viking  excursion.  

What happens if you don't purchase the extra excursions? The included excursions are only 1 1/2 hours. Are you confined to the ship for the rest of the day?

4 hours ago, kate7047 said:

Small arrival tip, though maybe this was covered before but it was surprise to me. Arrived KEF this morning, (for Jupiter 8/10). At KEF, first line is immigration. They want passport and barcode only. Second line (brief) is leaving luggage area where they want barcode only. Finally, once out of customs and almost out the door there is a third very official line where they want passport, barcode AND Covid vaccination cards.  I, of course, had put things away after each step thinking that was it. So keep them out.

How long did it take for you to get to the ship? And were you allowed to leave the ship on your own?

19 hours ago, NeilP57 said:

Live from Sky

 

Today we visited the ice lagoon and the sun shone. It was a great trip stunning coastal scenery on the way and great views of distant glaciers that just got closer and closer. 
 

Lagoon trip was great with close up encounters with ice bergs and we were plenty close enough to the face of the glacier. 
 

The blue skies and sunshine just made everything perfect. 
 

It could have been so different as we turned up to the meeting point at the wrong time. We were booked on the 08:30 departure (as confirmed on our final invoice a few days before departure)  but for some reason we were switched to the 8:00 an departure without being notified by Viking. I have been on enough trips to know I should double check these things but as you don’t see the next day’s Viking daily until you get back to your stateroom after dinner, drinks and a show, maybe details such as the particular code for a trip are not on the tip of my list of priorities. 
 

So initially we were told that we had missed the trip but they would give us a refund. This was fair but still disappointing as we really did want to do the trip but I acknowledge that we are reminded enough to check the tour code against the printed Viking Daily and not the Viking app or previous communications. 
 

Then we told that there was 9 of us in a similar situation as either going to the wrong meeting place or at the wrong time. They were trying to make arrangements  for us join the group later on the trip. Then we were told to board the tender about an hour after the first group was due to meet, which we should have been on. Waiting for us when we got off the tender were three local cars if various sizes who eventually took all the way to the Ice Lagoon to catch up with our group. 
 

So the two lessons are:

 

Always check your tour code on your tour ticket against the printed Viking daily and double check it again. 
 

And secondly, if Viking can they will do what they can to make sure you have a great trip. 
 

Room service snack on return to the ship followed by a late light meal in the World Cafe. The ship feels empty tonight, the other pax must be at the farewell shows with the captain. 
 

Looking forward to the rib trip tomorrow assuming we turn up at the right place at the right time. 
 

Tomorrow we need to check in online for our flights, fill out forms to get back into the UK and hopefully get our negative Covid test to show at the UK border. 
 

Another day, another form to fill in. 
 

Signing off from the Explorers Lounge……. Mr Bartender, another Black Russian please. 
 

TTFN

 

 

I'm wondering about the trip to the ice lagoon. How challenging is the ride in the zodiak? is it ok for someone who is not very agile?

Our plane gets into Reykjavik at 7:30 AM, and I know we'll be tired, but we'd like to go to the Blue Lagoon that day. I've been reading about a lengthy process to get to the ship. I'm wondering if we'd be able to get picked up from the cruise port at 12:30 after checking in?