millybess

Thanks DrKoob. Our very excellent TA talked to 3 different people at V and they all said it couldn’t be done. I think the only way forward is to talk to the GM once we board. I appreciate you telling me about your experience. My feeling now is that it is something “corporate” does not want to be responsible for and that in the end it would be up to the GM anyway.

Thanks so much for this. We will do that and will report back here. I believe Jim Avery said earlier to also let the GM know. So with your advice, I guess that’s where we will start. Thanks again.

So we were advised that leaving the cruise overnight is only possible on river cruises and the world cruise. Has anyone had experience with this on an ocean cruise other than the World Cruise? Thanks.

Excellent. Thanks for posting that 😊

Yes. On a recent trip to Santorini I knew that our bags were left behind in Athens. When the hotel employee was driving back from the Santorini airport with only one bag the next morning, I knew before he returned to the hotel he had one bag and that there was another bag still at Santorini airport.

We did it together for our cruise in May and we each had our own information and each other's info on our phones. The hard part was deleting it all after we got back from the cruise -- that took much, much longer.🙄

The cruise starts in Barcelona and the stop before Livorno is Monte Carlo. So we will be disembarking in Italy and reembarking in Italy. If the worst happens and the ship can’t make Naples, we would have to reembark in Corfu. So if it’s EU to EU?

Thanks. Yes, I know the thread. I never put valuables in checked luggage, but still……unlocked bugs me a little.

Thanks much Jim. We will be on it when our TA returns from her vacation. Our hotel reservation in Sorrento has already been made.

I have to say SanteFe1, we have never used Luggage Forward before. I’m somewhat nervous about it, but you and others on this forum have eased my fears (somewhat😊) and I’m sure it’s better than hauling our bags around Spain on and off trains and in and out of hotels.

Thanks crimmj. We will look into that. Sounds like everything turned out okay for you 😊

After reading here about some of the private tours of Sagrada Familia vs the Viking tour, I think we will do private, probably with Tours by Local or Viator. We are touring Spain for a couple of weeks before we join the ship, so we are using Luggage Forward. Thanks for the info on Barcelona Below The Skin. I looked it up and it is mucho interesante!

Thanks. Here’s hoping for you 😊 It’s very surprising Barcelona is selling out so quickly.

That’s a good point. Thanks. The next stop is Corfu after cruising the Ionian Sea. We’d miss a sea day! 😢

The Mercer looks lovely and is also in the Gothic Quarter. When are you going? We are trying to book for May 2023.

We want to leave our cruise in Livorno and rejoin in Naples two days later. Has anyone here done this? We will of course inform Viking of our plans, but are there any other procedures? Any firsthand knowledge of Viking cooperating (or not) with this deviation?

Has anyone stayed at H10 Madison in Barcelona? We tried to book Hotel Serras and Hotel Jazz but there must be something going on in Barcelona during our stay because many hotels are blacked out for check-ins during our time there.

I usually have a polish change on board and just be aware there are no nail dryers for regular polish, so I usually take a drying spray and then wait 5 minutes before I go off and do other things.

Very nice. Thanks for posting this.

Hi duquephart. I’m not sure where to post this question to you, so I’ll post it here. Did you enjoy your time on the ship?🙂

The Grand Cafe. Expensive, but worth every NOK.

Thanks so much for your input. We will book Hotel Jazz or Serras Hotel in Barcelona which are not open for booking as of yet. In Madrid we booked Pestana Plaza Mayor. Has anyone stayed there? We are flying to Porto and then we will be in Spain for about 10 days before the cruise touring the Galacia region. All of our hotels are booked their too except for Santiago. We are wanting to book Rua Pillar which is not open for bookings yet. All of our bookings are refundable.

Thanks so much everyone. We were able to book the Electra Palace and happy we did!! Thanks again.

Thanks very much Linda. 😊

Actually I don’t mind tenders. Before I experienced one, I thought I would hate them. But they can be a lot of fun 😊