OneSixtyToOne

If you are going to be in Venice the day before embarking, you might want to read my post about free rides to Murano.

So you were charged in Euros and it shows in US$ on your statement with no exchange rate listed? You might need a new bank.

Not OSHA approved

You won’t be able to print directly from your iPad. You can use the computer to log into you email provider and print from there. If it’s a document on your iPad, email it to yourself then log in from the ship’s computer.

Wasn't there a guest lecturer or resident historian giving a nightly talk? Personally I would find any Caribbean cruise boring. Viking's strength is Europe.

I saw none on our last cruise on the Sky. They seem to have disappeared or are dependent on the pastry chef and/or itinerary. I have never seen them on any menu. Others have reported they appear in the living room pastry case.

FYI If you don’t like complementary champagne they will replace it with wine. I’m not sure if they will replace the daily liquor supply with wine. I don’t see why they wouldn’t.

When you select your optional excursions they are placed in your basket. You may select as many as you like and each is placed in the basket. When you pay what in in your basket is up to you. Paying the high demand excursions immediately is suggested by many people on CC because having it in your basket does not guarantee your reservation. In any case, when you pay for what is in the basket is when you actually are guaranteed a reservation. BTW this is true for credit card or e-check so I’m not sure of why you think it’s different.

If you have a pre-cruise extension with Viking, no. It will be the first day of the extension.

Origin of the term Ship’s Head for the toilet https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/h/head-ships-toilet.html

The Calendar day-by-day section of MVJ shows arrival and departure times:

I wonder if there is an issue with the floor heater, lighting, or the electrical socket? It sounds like a ground fault detector might be kicking in.

LOL Was just notified of a time change in one leg of our return in April. We now leave Barcelona a 7:30 AM instead of 9:20. Looks like we will be leaving the hotel REAL early. We now have a 4 hour layover.

We were in an aft Deck 4, DV1 cabin on our last cruise and had rough seas with gale force winds. I am prone to seasickness and while others aboard were sick, I was fine after taking BONINE. I also replace the tonic water with ginger ale in our refrigerator. IMG_9759.MOV

As our tour director on are last trip noted, everything has been Americanized and everyone now expects a tip.

Venice is an outlier but it does illustrate that procedures may be different depending on the port. Some ports are industrial and or shared with the military and because of safety and security everyone needs to be escorted to a secure/central area. Most others are fully functioning cruise ship terminals, making disembarkation easier.

After walking 5-10 miles a day on daily excursions, I have no desire for additional exercise while on vacation.

Everyone should read this article about how airline schedules this far out are only placeholders. It’s all subject to change.

I suggest reading the Post Viking Promos thread for the latest.

Viking limits the OBC that TAs can offer because they can. They do everything they can to protect their base cruise price and discount in other ways (free air, limited OBCs, free SSP)

RAR is a file compression format similar to ZIP. It handles larger files but uses more memory. ZIP is ubiquitous and predates RAR. RAR is proprietary which is why it is not built into more systems. The WINZIP program usually handles RAR. Linux geeks love RAR. It's another computer religious war because RAR is more efficient and Linux users love to show they are superior.

Boiled cornmeal, think gruel and Oliver Twist.

Outside of water, I don't believe there are any bottled or canned non-carbonated options. They may have non-carbonated Fanta orange but I'm not sure. Coffee and Tea are available 24/7 in the World Cafe and room service is always available.

If you have never been, I highly recommend visiting the Borghese Gallery It has some of the most incredible sculpture I've ever seen.

It uses Neroli oil from the blossoms of the bitter Seville orange.