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The soft drink options were Coke products, Coke Zero not diet Coke. Ask for what you like, they will replenish daily. Don’t remember energy drinks, but Viking will let you bring your own on board. 

Any time really. In general, everyone must be out of their cabins by 8:00 a.m. People using Viking Air are grouped by departure time, Viking will get them to the airport with plenty of time, everyone off the ship by 9:30ish so they can turn the ship over for the next cruise. Some  early departures may be off the ship by 2:30. 
You will get color coded luggage tags. Option to put your suitcase out the night before or carry them off yourself. The day we disembarked, the Bergen marathon was being run causing some traffic delays. The check in process at the airport was having system issues and the line to check in was crazy long. 

Thanks for posting. We are scheduled for December 2024. 

What a surprise to receive an upgrade 2 days before we fly out for the Med Odyssey, A PV1 from a DV4. Our traveling companions are already on board, and will be at the opposite end of the ship instead of right next door. 
 

There seems to be more available cabins compared to last time I checked the website. Perhaps people have canceled due to unrest and US State Department warning. 

Put the bags out the night before like everybody else. Kept our personal items with us. Reclaimed large bags at airport for airline check in.

7 hours ago, mreasier said:

First time Viking Ocean cruisers here - Viking Sea West Indies Explorer next February.  We just got our flight information from Viking.  The outgoing flights are fine.  However, the return flight does not leave San Juan until 6:24 pm.  I looked at changing flights, but would cost several hundred $s.  So disappointed.  We have used Viking Air in the past on a couple of river cruises and were very satisfied.  Does Viking offer departure tours that end up at the airport?  I could not find any on the web site.  Does anyone have other suggestions on what we can do over those many hours?

We flew home from San Juan on a late afternoon flight. Delayed departure to airport, no hotel or excursion. Customs made everyone leave the ship but let us back on board to relax and have lunch. Spent the time watching the newly arriving passengers’ awe as they explored. This was October 2018.

When to buy insurance is a complex topic, we had vouchers that would expire the end of 2022 from Travel Guard that we used from a Covid19 cancelled trip. Most insurance companies require insurance purchase within 14 days of first payment. We have previously only insured the deposit and added coverage when final payment is made. 

We are scheduled for Fusina (Venice) in October 

We booked a cruise at the end of December 2022. The first week of January, the same cruise was offered with a reduced cabin fare, free gratuities, free silver beverage package, $25 deposit and a later final payment date. 
I talked to our Viking rep, she said we could change to a different sailing then come back a couple days later to see if there was availability to change to our original cruise. Cancellation was $100 per person. We had two cabins booked, so we processed the cancellation and rebooked. My referral credit did not carry over. 
Our travel insurance was with Travel Guard. Because we were within two weeks of the original booking, Travel Guard allowed us to modify the policy. We received money back because our trip cost was reduced. Not sure if Viking’s insurance would transfer.

24 minutes ago, LindaS272 said:

Unless the Saturn was resupplied after July 19, what they have onboard is Coke Zero. The Diet Coke afficianado in our household wouldn’t drink it. On our five other cruises with Viking they usually had Coke Light—which is the same as Diet Coke.

Thanks Linda! Three sisters and I are on the Saturn on October, the beverage package was a promotion when we booked, but I am the only one who typically drinks alcohol/wine. One likes Diet Coke, one likes Coke Zero and the third sister drinks regular Coke. Someone will be out of luck for their beverage of choice but are looking forward to Success Cake. Oh the sacrifices!

Coke Light? Diet Coke or Coke Zero?

Thank you, we are going in October. Nice to see what is offered.

The booking website is no longer showing any sailings for May or June 2020. 

MVJ is displaying an error message. Just a matter of time before official announcement. 

Christmas Eve Martini on the Sky 2019

I will join you at the bar, a glass of Vino Verde please!

Check out some of the Roll Calls. The Sea is sailing the Med in May and one of the passengers put together a spreadsheet of shore excursions, Barcelona to Athens.

The triple chocolate dessert for the Mexican Menu in the Chef’s Table was fabulous.

The Viking Voyager app is amazing! Did you know My Viking Journey isn’t available once you board the ship, it is strictly a planning tool. 

The Voyager app allows you to make appointments, reservations, check your calendar, see the Viking Daily, and so much more. 

A few passengers had older versions of the app on our cruise in December, they couldn’t view the menus. Deleted the app and reinstalled it, solved that problem. 

Verify the cabins when you book! Don’t depend on my notes and typing abilities! 

The door configurations were explained as the structural ‘Bones’ of the ship.

I noted which PV cabins have hinged doors from a previous post. We have stayed in both, no preference.

4012, 4014, 4020, 4022

4013, 4015, 4021, 4023

5010, 5012, 5018, 5020, 5030, 5032, 5084, 5086, 5092, 5094, 5100, 5102

5011, 5013, 5019, 5021, 5031, 5033, 5085, 5087, 5093, 5095, 5101, 5103

6002, 6004, 6006, 6010, 6012, 6074, 6076, 6082, 6084, 6090, 6092

6003, 6005, 6007, 6011, 6013, 6075, 6077, 6083, 6085, 6091, 6093

April 2018 sailing 

Barcelona embarkation overnight 

Barcelona overnight 5:00 pm 

Cartegena 12:00 pm 6:00 pm 

Malaga 8:00 am 7:00 pm

Sea day

Leixos (Porto) 8:00 am 2:00 pm 

Sea day

Falmouth 8:00 am 6:00 pm 

Portsmouth 8:00 am 6:00 pm 

Le Harve 7:00 am 8:00 pm 

Zeebrugge 12:00 pm 6:00 pm 

Amsterdam 8:00 am 6:00 pm 

Sea day 

Bergen 8:00 am overnight 

Bergen overnight disembarkation 

It was generally enough time for an introduction, the tours are scheduled accordingly. It was a great cruise, we made all the ports and the seas weren’t too rough. Really appreciated the sea days As a break from the touring. 

Check out the Viking Sea Roll call for May 6, 2020. 

CharTrav has a Dropbox detailed listing of excursions and prices.

Read the description of the tours carefully. Panoramic is generally a bus tour with a couple of stops.

Depending on location, even the walking tours can start with a bus ride to exit the port authority area. 

Group size is 25-30? Viking offers multiple times for the included tours, but you must sign up and have a ticket. 

We tend to do a mixture of included, paid and private. Arranged private tours using the roll call for our sailings. I have found the cost of a private tour is less than what Viking offers. 

In a plastic bag open a Vanity Box. Lots of packaging for 3 cotton pads, not balls and 3 Q-tips. 

I just stopped at at a pharmacy and bought some Q-tips for our Transatlantic.

Here is the response from Viking about tastings / mixology classes and the Silver Spirits Beverage Package

“While most specialty tastings and classes are not covered by the purchase of the Silver Spirits Beverage Package (SSBP), on occasion, the ship staff may arrange such events for the benefit of our SSBP guests. Details about these happenings will be available on board; we encourage you to inquire at the Explorers’ Desk upon embarkation.”

Cheers!