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We are sailing on Beyond in a Sky Suite next year. Our first time in a suite. I have been looking at the app for our cruise and they list dining times and menus for all restaurants. 1. How accurate are these menus when the cruise is early next year? 2. I see that lunch is served in a few restaurants only on embarkation day. Does this mean we only have the Oceanview Cafe available for lunch on all days? 3. Are Sky Suite guests allowed to eat in Blu or is it only available to Aqua cabins? I've read differing views. 4. In Luminae and Blu, can I order "standard menu" items (fish/chicken/beef) if I don't care for anything on these menus? 5. What are Retreat Lounge hours? What foods are available (this will change based on time of day I assume). I think that's it for. Thanks to everyone in advance.

After I sign in to my upcoming cruise, I can see the available excursions but there is no pricing listed. I have OBC to use and want to spread it among a number of excursions. Also, are there any health or other forms to fill out before my sailing? I'm 10 weeks away. Thanks

I wanted to know what the mens attire was for dinner at the villa that we stay at in Tuscany. Are slacks/dockers style pants the norm or are jeans acceptable. I want to pack my overhead bag with clothes I will wear during this 3 day pre-cruise extension and not disturb my checked luggage, if possible. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

On Viking Star now. While in the minority, men with t-shirts and women with coverups are seen in the World Cafe at breakfast and lunch.

I just did a live chat online with Viking ( which I should have done earlier). After reading me the website info as Cilcianrqts has written above, I asked a second time …Bathing Suit. He answered they prefer shorts/jeans/pants, even in World Cafe. Bathing suits are for pool area, spa and gym. Since we mostly have morning excursions, no bathing until after lunch. I get it. Not a problem. I’ll see what others do. Happy New Year everyone.😊

If I’m in a dry bathing suit, can I go eat at the buffet for lunch or do I have to change into shorts or pants?

Thank you

On my Medallion app for my upcoming cruise it says- Your Arrival Status: Green Lane. What does that mean? Are there other color categories?

Celebrity Infinity docked at Key West today…and they’re 3 times the number of passengers as Viking Star. Go figure.

I’m doing a B2B on 2 different cruise lines in Port Everglades. If the walk between piers is too far, especially with luggage in tow, is Uber or taxi the best for this move? I’ll give a bigger tip for this relatively short distance.

I heard back from my travel agent who contacted Viking. No OBC. I know Viking can well afford to give back to us but I guess with the amount of cruises effected they are just being cheap. Even if they’ve held our money for many months.

Our stop at Key West on our Janaury cruise has been eliminated by Viking. We get another day at sea. I even knew this port was limiting ships. Why did Viking put it on the itinerary? I saw on a Facebook Viking cruise page that Viking is giving a $150 per person OBC for those sailings with Key West cancelled. I contacted Viking and the agent said I don't get the OBC. Not fair. I told the Viking agent but his hands were tied. Typical answers I got.

Thanks everyone for your input. We will probably bring a few bottles of wine on board. This will make it more convenient to have a glass of wine on the veranda at night. We feel with so many sea days, we may drink a little more than we usually do. So counting wines from the a la carte menu and maybe an occasional cocktail, I think we will be purchasing the SSBP.

My questions are… 1. In the Penthouse Veranda cabin refrigerator, is there space for wines I bring onboard. If so, how many bottles can I fit in at a time? 2. How many choices of included wines are available at lunch and dinner? ( 1 red and 1 white?) 3. Are the included wines the same at lunch and dinner. 4. How often during a 14 day cruise do they change the lunch and dinner wines? (every 3 days, once a week…) 5. How many varieties of wine are available on the Silver Spirits wine list (rose, Pinot Grigio, rioja, Cabernet etc.). I assume it’s a much larger selection. Thank you for the info.

Thanks everyone. This helps.