Happylady75

3 hours ago, PhilRSchultz said:

I think it’s a matter of whether Viking keeps all their port dates other than Israel.  If so, then my cruise, which departs Athens and ends in Rome, would have left Cyprus bound for Israel with Crete to follow.  I would assume, they would want to geographically fill the (3) Israel nights with something closer to the Cyprus/Crete ports which would have me betting that they’ll add Santorini and Ephesus (Bodrum).  No idea for the third night (perhaps Troy?  perhaps a 2nd port in Crete other than Heraklion which we’re already visiting?). We’re all just guessing at this point, but I think these are reasonable guesses.  I would assume Sicily is out due to geography and due to where the Israel portion of our itineraries occurs

Our cruise is from Rome to Athens. We already have Santorini, so that’s not an option for us. It’ll be interesting how they deal with it. 

On 10/7/2023 at 7:32 PM, PhilRSchultz said:

We depart on Viking’s Cities of Antiquity & The Holy Land itinerary in a little over a month (Athens, Delos, Rhodes, Cyprus, Israel (3 nights), Heraklion Crete, Naples, & Rome and have been trying to figure out what Viking may substitute for Israel should those ports be canceled.  If anyone has any information, I would appreciate it. I’ve seen other cruise lines add the likes of Bodrum, Santorini, and Chania.  I’ve also seen Limassol added to other cruise lines, but guessing since we’re already scheduled for Limassol and Heraklion, that I can assume it wouldn’t be Chania or another day on Cyprus.  I doubt, but wonder if Ephesus might be in play or perhaps Malta/Sicily?  If anyone has an itinerary similar to mine and get news on what their replacement destinations are, please pass that along and thank you in advance

We are on the same cruise in Dec. We were supposed to stop at Mykonos but it was changed to Santorini weeks ago. I wonder what they plan on doing. I wonder if they add Turkey instead.