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I believe that's actually a 14 night cruise and nights are what the maximum onboard credits are based on. For that cruise you could get up to $300pp from a travel agent but not from Viking directly.
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23 hours ago, startedwithamouse said:
Whoa, 7 years later...
And by a first time poster...
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3 hours ago, millybess said:
Or, another example, having a percussion, brass accompaniment on your iPad as you play the guitar?
Ah yes, technology has led to backing tracks everywhere. It's not just Viking. It seems to be both the new cruise ship and lounge thing.
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14 hours ago, OneSixtyToOne said:
Just to follow up, the “request invoice” option is buried in MVJ. People have asked for help locating it. Go to the ACCOUNT menu (tap the person icon on the top right and select Account) then select “Request Invoice” from the dropdown list. It will email the invoice to the address used to setup MVJ.
I'm not sure this works if you've booked through a travel agent. You can get a copy through them but not on MVJ in my experience.
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Been there once on an excursion, don't want to go back that's for sure.
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3 hours ago, Mike07 said:
But, I personally have not found the bridge crew of Viking to be all that friendly and personable, and I personally was curious whether they were contracted out or its an actual FT position within Viking. I think I stated earlier that I'm not necessarily looking for a Captain Kate like Celebrity celebrity, but she also wouldn't be the worst thing in the world to Viking, either.
Personally I don't get all the fixation about who the captain is, etc. Or how engaging or funny they are. I'd rather they'd spend their time concentrating on safety rather than being entertaining.
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I think most of us are accustomed to the Caribbean where the vast bulk of the tour business is from cruise ships. In Iceland and most other countries the bulk of the tour business comes from land based tourists. This I think lends itself more to the 24 hour cancelation policy.
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1 hour ago, gnome12 said:
I was just on vy.no before my last post and I put in a date and was told it was more than 60 days before departure.
That's a misleading statement. It means to check back 60 days ahead to make sure the schedule hasn't changed. You can still book at 90. I have no idea why they don't indicate that on the website.
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5 hours ago, gnome12 said:
Tickets on vy.no only go on sale 60 days before departure.
it's 90 days
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On 4/21/2024 at 9:28 PM, Tbird1969 said:
With my one full day in Reykjavik pre-cruise, I've booked a South Coast tour. Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon and Diamond Beach look more dramatic (and maybe less touristy?) to me than the Golden Circle stops, but now I'm second-guessing. Will I be missing out on the best/most iconic sights by forgoing the Golden Circle? Planning to do Blue Lagoon and explore Reykjavik the day before.
I'm confused by this. According to Google the Lagoon is over 9 hours round trip without stops. It must be an awfully long tour.
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5 hours ago, cruz.n.carebear said:
We are a group of 12 (11 adults and 1 4-yr old) going to Flam in August. I just checked the day that we will be there, and on Norways Best all time slots are sold out except for an 8:25am departure. We are on the MSC Euribia, and our arrival time is 8am. Do you think that's possible to make? If not, are there any other suggestions for our group?
At 90 days prior to your port arrival go to vy.no and see what's available there. They had tickets available for my booking when Norway's Best was sold out except for that 8:25. You'll likely have to buy two one way tickets.
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6 hours ago, mkaalong said:
@Terpsfan1-what did you decide to do? We are in a similar situation, boat docks at 8am and only avaiable time slot is 8:25 am. 😞
If Norway's Best is sold out try VY.no for a one way ticket in each direction.
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2 hours ago, Host Jazzbeau said:
It's actually such a wonderful initiation to the joys of River Cruising – compared to Ocean Cruising, where the highly paid stevedore demands a tip to make sure your luggage arrives and isn't too badly bashed up...
Or perhaps it's Europe vs. the US handlers.
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13 hours ago, longterm said:
I just did some reading about "travel routers;" Although I own a company that hosts and manages servers and databases, I really don't see much use for travel routers.
1. If your travel companion has little to no idea of how to navigate wifi it can automate the process since the device can see the travel router as the home wifi and connect automatically.
2. It can eliminate the need to deal with captive portals on every individual device in places where those are used.
3. It provides an added layer of security particularly in environments like hotels and Airbnb.
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9 hours ago, Jim Avery said:
m with Frisky. Just how many devices does a couple need online at the same time?? On Neptune recently we had 2 iPhones, 1 iPad, and one MacBook Pro up at all times. Occasionally had to log one out to download books on Kindles but only every few weeks. Too much junk in my luggage anyway..🥃
A couple of phones, a couple of tablets, a couple of Kindles, a laptop it all adds up. Actually the beauty of a travel router is that it can be set up with the same SSID and password as a home network. That way those who are technology challenged are just automatically online without doing anything on the device.
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9 hours ago, OneSixtyToOne said:
You are right. I never tried it on WiFi before. It doesn’t bridge. Good to know.
You must have one of those iPhone thingies. I've never had any problem using an Android phone as a hot spot when connected to wifi. Just did it on a Delta flight this afternoon.
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Is it possible to use a travel router in the cabin to allow more than two devices at a time? Or for that matter to just simplify the wifi connection process.
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The Empress originally came from Alaska. It will be interesting to see if it goes back there.
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On 4/2/2024 at 12:01 PM, travelbuds said:
My wife and I are doing this river trip from east to west and starting off a day early with the Hells Canyon boat trip. Looking for a list of shore excursions for the remainder of the week. Do passengers do any excursions independently from the ship, or just stay with ship offerings? Thanks.
Go Green! I've done this on AQV and also just one my own. I doubt that you will find any independent excursions other than at the ends of the trip. Most everything in between is right along the river. I would suggest spending some time either along the Pacific cost or in the mountains from Portland. I'm sure there would be a couple of private trips but a rental car is probably the best option.
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While the Duchess is the only one of the boats I haven't been on it never really appealed to me. It's been described as a floating convention hotel by some. Before the Countess it was the more inclusive of it vs. the Queen on the Mississippi and commanded a higher price. Once drinks became included on all the boats I think it lost it's appeal vs. the Queen and the Countess.
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Some more info.
https://maritime-executive.com/article/american-queen-paddlewheelers-sold-to-american-cruise-lines
Looks like they didn't think the Duchess was worth much more than scrap. It also appears that they must have purchased all of our past customer information.
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4 hours ago, waterbug123 said:
Keep in mind that those around departure gates may well have been put there for passengers coming in on the next flight arriving at that gate who requested assistance; the pushers will show up when the plane arrives.
And on occasion they push more than one chair.
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Of course if you're just interested in the former Great Lakes vessels you don't even need to worry about the auction. Both of them are on sale right now with the price reduced to a paltry $14,995,000.
https://www.yachtworld.com/boats-for-sale/type-power/class-power-cruise-ship/
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It's 15 days but only 14 nights. Maximum onboard credits are based on nights and not days. Different cruise lines count days differently and it's confusing. Other cruise lines would sell this same itinerary as 14 days.