TayanaLorna

You might hear them being lowered and raised. They are hauled up before the boat departs in the late afternoon so unless you are napping it shouldn't bother you. In the morning if you are not an early riser you might hear them. A lot of people do like watching the crew do the work though.

I did the same as Mich3554. Bought another pair that easily fits in carry on or checked bag. They even fit in my back pack without the handles sticking out.

I want this menu!

In Greenwich (at least when we were there), the ship actually moors alongside a mid river platform. You disembark the Viking ship to this rather stable platform and then board a ferry to the port on land. In Kirkwall, the port could be cancelled if its too windy. It could also change from a tender to docking port. Now Edinburgh could be dicey as the ship anchors quite a way off. It could be calm in the AM and choppy in the PM. This said and ditto what others have said, there are railings and handholds all along the way to the tenders as well as Viking staff to help you. I have a bit of a balance issue and i cannot take giant steps from one level to another but have managed it with the help of the staff. Some tips - keep both arms and hands free, wear a backpack for your things, put your key card away immediately after you scan it to disembark and that water bottle Viking givesyou too, tell the staff what to do to help you, offer the hand or arm you want them to use, watch the movement between the ship and the tender and only take that step when you are comfortable, the ship and tender may go up and down differently so be sure to watch this and take your step accordingly, don't let eager or impatient passengers behind you hurry you.

Chef's Table - food and wine

Yeah, I was going to say the same. Not Indian but Indes.

I always take a sweater and a shawl even for hot weather cruises. The only place i found it hot on board was the main pool and pool grill.

We canceled excursions for a Nov 21 cruise and got a credit card refund quickly. The 7 day prior to cruise cancellation prohibition on MVJ was always there and it is outlined somewhere in one of those lengthy documents that Viking sends when you book. You used to be able to cancel an excursion within the 7 days of cruising if you call a Viking agent. Don't know where the credit goes though.

I've had this menu on a recent cruise. Yes!

Go to your Guest Statement. The itinerary with times in port and whether or not you tender should be on page 3 or 4. You will also see it on MVJ under Calendar.

Now this was in 2018 and the world weather patterns have already changed dramatically. I found and waded through multiple pages of Roll Calls for the 2 years prior to when we were to travel and for the earlier ones for our year. I also followed North and Norwegian Sea weather patterns during the 15 months prior to our sailing. Many years previous I took a ship to travel from Oslo, Norway to Newcastle-on-Tyne, England and I was seasick in my bunk during the entire 2 night crossing. As the Midnight Sun was my first real cruise, i was more interersted in sea state rather then missing ports. I learned a whole lot by reading those roll calls.

When we sailed the Midnight Sun itinerary and followed previous and earlier then July sailings, we found that the June ones often missed one or the other of the Scotish islands due to wind as well as being unable to tender in Edinborough due to choppy seas.

Out of 4 Vikings sailings, only once did we know what the menus were prior to sailing. It was for a 2020 SA/Cape Horn trip. When we clicked on the Day, the menu would appear. I remember because we were trying to coordinate reservations with friends for the Asian Panorama one.

Well they had to have a Get Out of Dress Code Free Card to get into the Restaurant for dinner in shorts and T- shirt. Or delayed luggage. Verifly is how Viking confirms that you are vaccinated BEFORE you travel to the ship. Just like completion of the Guest Information form shows you have a passport which is another requirement.

?? I see Day 5 for hotel check out and fly home.

Most Viking cruises board the first day and depart 6ish pm on the second day but not all of them. Our TA from Barcelona had us boarding and leaving on the same day. Your itinerary is showing Greenwich September 13 and 14 so you board after 11 am on the 13th. And its in Greenwich not London. Unless you reserved and paid for a Viking pre extension, Viking does not give you a hotel room for the night before you board.

I have lived in the Caribbean for 25 years now. People come down here to party not for the culture.

This and next always was a conundrum.

That's what I was thinking - kph. In Punta Arenas when they said wind was 100 and being accustomed to mph my brain went there. When i learned it was kph and translated that to mph, i thought ok that makes sense. It was darn windy for this 125 lb old lady nonetheless!

I agree. I love the sound of waves slapping and banging on the hull, the creaking sounds of the ship, the rocking to sleep, watching the waves on the ships pools, the feeling of weightlessness when the ship plunges into a trough and watching the seas rise way higher then the windows of the lower decks. I used to get seasick so i can definitely sympathize with those who do. I wore the ear patches whenever we did passages on our sailboat. I hated them because i would get so drymouth and spacey after a couple of days. So i stopped using them. Lo and behold, I didn't get seasick. I think a lot of the seasickness is the fear and anticipation of it. Just because a person gets seasick once, does not mean they will always. However I always carry the wrist bands and some Bonine just in case. I love the sea bands and ginger because they work if you feel a twinge of queasiness.

55-60 knot winds are bad enough. That must have been dicey sailing. We were live aboard cruising sailors with 2 dogs. We watched our weather and sea state carefully and only traveled when we were comfortable with the conditions. We were at anchor during any squalls or heavy weather and never dragged anchor. On that windy day in Punta Arenas, I decided to walk the short distance to town after an excursion as the wind didn't feel that bad. There were permanently installed railings on the sidewalks to hold onto during high winds. When it got gusty, I was almost knocked over. Holding on to the rails worked until you reached a corner and had to cross the street. I waited for a break in the wind but they were not long enough for me to get across so I held on to the traffic light pole. The wind seemed to just barrel down the cross street corners. A man came and offered his arm to get me across and pointed out the way to return to the terminal in the lee of buildings most of the time. I was helped again to get across to the terminal. That's when I learned the winds were 100 kmh/60mph.

Stock market? Ha! We could have easily done a world cruise but for...

I followed one Viking world cruise that went around the Cape of Good Hope and visited some very interesting countries. LOL we seem to go on cruises that we never could sail in our Tayana 37 - Arctic Circle, Cape Horn, Iceland, a Trans-Atlantic and next the Amazon River. Like the captain said - our boat would have handled it but not us.

North Beagle Channel in early morning misty light. Sorry I got carried away.

East Beagle Channel after Ushuaia.