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On 5/13/2023 at 11:05 AM, milling73 said:

Can anyone give the price of the Viking excursion to Iguazu Falls?   they have a 1 day excursion on the Southern Atlantic Crossing from Buenos Aires.  As well as the Chilean Fjords cruise.  Even if taken on a previous Viking cruise, it would give us a cost idea.  

 

Thanks for any assistance!  

I seem to recall it was in the 3500/4000.00 range per person,and that was quoted in Cdn $.  We are trying to plan our own visit. We are sailing on the SA,Chilean Fjords ,Feb 29/24, fr Santiago to BA. 

Happy planning
 

Backgammon was available on the electronic tables,on the Orion this past March.

I will be applying for Another Evisa with the New date. That’s about all you can do if you want to get off the ship. 

7 hours ago, coralresources said:

Just notified that the Orion wil arrive in Viet Nam one day early.  What does this do to our visas which have an arrival date?

30 minutes ago, j_anandu said:

My travel agent contacted Viking and she was told that you stay on the ship if your visa is after the arrival date. Can you believe that ? Wow

2 hours ago, Heidi13 said:

 

Welcome to Cruise Critic.

 

The Viking ships are of a size that probably can reach up river to Saigon, but I recall my son advising that when he worked SE Asia with Princess, he mentioned the river charts were poor. Hopefully that has been addressed since then.

 

Most cruise ships use the commercial berths at Phu My or even one of the docks a little further up river. The exact berth is assigned by the Harbourmaster, subject to operational conditions. Unfortunately, when using a commercial berth, there are no guarantees, as those ships often experience delays.

 

Probably best to allow aout 90 mins to/from Saigon, any less is a bonus.

Thank you

6 hours ago, MarkTapley said:

 On Orion in 2018, we docked at Phu My Port.  We had a private guide, who drove us to the port.  Pretty sure Viking was running a shuttle from the central market, Ben Thanh, back to the ship.  Things may be different now.

Thank you for your reply, I am looking at a private tour,but it has only one review,so I am a little cautious.

We will be on the Orion in March and docking in Saigon. Has anyone docked with Viking here. I am trying to find out the exact Port and distance to the city. Will Viking offer shuttles  to city centre, or are taxis available.