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I had the opportunity yesterday to do a "ship tour" of the Regatta while it spent the night in port. They hosted one of our local travel agencies as well as the local AAA office and they, in turn, invited interested customers. Now this was one of their old, small ships, but I really noticed several of those items in your review. We started out in the lounge, and it sure was dark (granted, they were showing a PowerPoint presentation, but...). Even the stairs going up from the gangway level to the lounge were like an old hotel. We then split into small groups to see a variety of cabins. I noticed what you meant about size. I thought it was about European riverboat cabin size on some of those. I haven't been on VO yet (we are going this October), but we did do the Mississippi which has the same categories of cabins and we loved our PV. The V-Miss is sort of "VO Light" in its layout and we loved it. Last night I was looking at the website for the VO ships and we just loved the Scandinavian design. They did take us in for a very delightful lunch. If I was on an Oceania ship for any length of time, I'd have to spend a lot of time in the fitness center. It would have to be a very good itinerary that would woo me away from Viking.
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It's only around one vertical bar of the ladder, but I would normally stop so they could use it safely.
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I plan on bringing my ankle swim tether (leash). You can look them up on Amazon. Fasten them to your ankles, loop the bungie through a ladder on the side of the pool and paddle away. I use them at hotel swim pools to get my exercise.
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Viking's airfare- is the "premium economy" worth the extra money?
odblnt replied to SoonipiLady's topic in River Cruising
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Being there overnight will give you a tremendous opportunity to do a manta ray snorkel dive. Can't really recommend an operator, but it's worth checking out.
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I don’t think it’s difficult at all, just a little curvy. The Halemaumau Crater on the Big Island is more impressive (and active) though.
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I've done it several times. Sunset is a much more civilized time to visit instead of getting up in the middle of the night to go up there for sunrise. I've even done the bicycle ride down once.
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And of course for Honolulu - the Arizona Memorial.
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I wouldn't mix that with the champagne at all. 🙄
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La Mariana if you like kitch and Magnum, PI. Restaurant 604 food is better. I just realized that you are talking about Thanksgiving Day. Always look up their phone number (Yelp) and call to make sure they're open!
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For Maui, I have had good experiences with B&B Scuba out of Kihei. It looks like a lot of the dive scene is on hold due to the fire that wiped out Lahaina. Not sure when you'll be here on your cruise, but going out of Kihei to Molokini Crater is a wonderful dive. On Oahu I second Island Divers Hawaii out of Hawaii Kai. Their afternoon dives do the shallower reefs and are wonderful.
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That's where we plan on staying after our Western Med cruise next year. We're even going to add an extra day so we can take the express into Termini for a day tour to Pompei. Pete
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Suggest you ask your questions in the following forums: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/340-river-cruise-ports/ https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/148-british-isleswestern-europe/ I notice both have threads dealing with Amsterdam.
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Clarity on Barcelona docking location post mid October?
odblnt replied to bison2013's topic in Viking Ocean
Check out this website: https://www.barcelona-tourist-guide.com/en/transport/cruise-port/ships/viking/00-viking-cruise-ships-barcelona-port.html I set it to look at Viking ships since I don't know which one you're on. I know the roll call that Liz was referencing in November is at dock B/Adossat (that big long pier). There's a lot of good information about Barcelona in general and the harbor in particular. I'm glad I found it for our trip next year. -
It doesn't help right now on the Mississippi with all that corn in the more northern states being harvested and shipped downriver, thereby increasing the number of barges heading south.
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Trip Report - Lyon & Provence - Viking Denning 15 - 21 August 2023
odblnt replied to pontac's topic in River Cruising
Thank you very much. We're taking this trip next fall (in the opposite direction) and are looking forward to it. -
Just got back from the upper Mississippi and it was wonderful. Lots of locks and great scenery.
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Views, pro and con, on the new Viking Mississippi River Cruises.
odblnt replied to janetcbl's topic in River Cruising
Regarding the cell service, is this upper or lower Mississippi (or both)? -
Information on Viking's INCLUDED shore excursions
odblnt replied to cruise101's topic in Viking Ocean
Neither of which is always common when you're traveling. -
Views, pro and con, on the new Viking Mississippi River Cruises.
odblnt replied to janetcbl's topic in River Cruising
While you're in the upper Mississippi, could you post the daily itineraries? We are taking the St Louis to St Paul leg in late August and DW is wondering how much time we are going to be spending in each town. We do have our excursions picked out (including the ones we're paying for), but she is curious.