LindaS272

We learned this the hard way, too, on a TA from SJ to BCN. Next one, we booked for the other direction—BCN to BA (this October). We like our sleep!

Tea kettle—take away the nespresso machine. And ice twice per day. Turn off heated floors if on ship without controls. And hangars.

Don’t overthink it. Just try Viking, you might love it. Peruse Cruise Critic threads on Viking and you’ll find a lot of loyalists. We have taken six ocean cruises with them since 2019, and while it’s not our primary mode of travel, we’ve settled on one or two cruises a year and have no interest in trying other lines. Search for the thread “Tips for New Viking Ocean Cruisers” to get an idea.

We have this too, but I was told last year by T-Mobile that it’s no longer offered to new customers.

Here’s the link to Elliott.org that someone referenced earlier. Worth a shot. https://www.elliott.org/company-contacts/viking-cruises/

We had this booked a couple of years ago but had to cancel for various reasons. Have just rebooked it for Dec. 2025- Jan. 2026 so 🤞.

And there’s more than one ladder.

We were on the Sky in July 2019 (Homelands to St. Petersburg) for our first cruise in decades. We knew about your debacle but there was no indication by July—all was repaired. We also had the very capable Capt. Olav.

I agree that the answer is screwy. Talk about incompetence. BTW, one time a few years ago, I was on a chat with an agent who was really rude, put me on hold several times, and finally ditched the session. I complained to tellus@vikingcruises.com and was given a nice chunk of OBC for our troubles. Worth a try!

I’d go on the chat function and ask about that excursion time. They might be able to rebook you on another or at least tell you that excursion will be canceled so you know well in advance. We had an excursion time cancelled on us without notice last July (included boat trip in Bergen). We booked another time via chat, but they were not able to tell us why our previous time had been canceled. I think they bumped us to book in somebody more important because that excursion time still showed on the schedule.

I don’t know if this will help the OP, but we use a Schwab Bank card for ATMs worldwide—they reimburse the onerous ATM bank fees. We will usually get local currency at the airport on arrival. We haven't purchased travel currency at our home bank in maye 35 years.

Agree with you about the major fail. We were on the Jupiter soon after inauguration as well but did not learn about any actual astronomy shows there. I was expecting shows about the part of the world we were traveling in, but the shows were largely about the Arctic when we were in the Southern Hemisphere! And no real astronomy—major disappointment. I don’t know how/why they came up with such a poor idea.

Agree with you about the major fail. We were on the Jupiter soon after inauguration as well but did not learn about any actual astronomy shows there. I was expecting shows about the part of the world we were traveling in, but the shows were largely about the Arctic when we were in the Southern Hemisphere! And no real astronomy—major disappointment. I don’t know how/why they came up with such a poor idea.

Run it up the flag pole to a higher manager—supervisor of guest services or the GM. But it also could be that you just ordered drinks higher than the package limit of $18 per glass. Reading the T&Cs, you’ll see it doesn’t cover everything.

I’ll see if they allow it this far in advance! Most want it to be within a couple of months of when you’re traveling. I took copious notes from CC when you all did it. Still dreading it! I think it’s required beginning in April now, but Mercury is retrograde for the first three weeks so I don’t expect this roll out to be any smoother for them than the last!

We are scheduled on this next March (2025)🤞.

We are scheduled for BCN-BA this October. We will also keep you posted. I’m dreading the Brazil visa, however!

Not with my T-Mobile on wi-fi calling.

It’s an Italian restaurant. Take a look at the menu Clay posted in #1.

Yes, according to menu he posted, it says polenta & truffle (not pesto).

Yes. We were there once, or close to it, and had loud thumping noise from the band on a party under the stars night. They were supposed to close up by 10 pm but kept going. When we vociferously complained to GS they finally quit about 10:15. That was the only time there was a noise problem though—night time with the band.

Your pre registered cc is for onboard use only. Numerous discussions on these boards about how your info when booking excursions has to be entered every time. I personally don’t find this to be a problem since my iPad or iPhone already has my card and address details and I just click to paste them in the form. However, if you book using ACH—electronic check transfer direct from your bank account—you save 3.3% as well as pre-filled info for the forms when you set that up in advance on MVJ.

There’s an electronic board at the CT check-in, also listed on Voyager app once onboard, plus if still doing bookings at entrance to WC(port side).

Taken in early April 2022. We’ll be back on TA from BCN to BA this October.