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i am late to the party, but if you get up to St. Johns NFL “Death on the Ice “ is required reading for schoolchildren. As an adult If und it a very good read.

New to Hal. Booked May 4-11 Canada and New England. Does anyone know what time the shows are scheduled?

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In defense of FlyTalker, he knows his stuff about the airline industry. I have found DL to be getting stingier with their upgradable inventory. For example, try and use one of those regional or international upgrade certs they reward you with for $ spent and loyalty. I have found them worthless. Had tickets booked using regional certs for upgrade, DL famous for schedule changes, bumped the First class seats saying they were not available on the new schedule but would be happy to waitlist. There seemed to be plenty of F class seats for purchase. And the sky miles, mileage plus liability has to be huge for the airlines with people not flying for a few years.

St. Johns Newfound,and is one of my most favorite places. The people are very friendly. There are 2 maybe more scenic drives if you wish to rent a car. Brigus is a great day trip, home of Captain Bob Bartlett. If you can hook up with Helen Bigood, she offers great tours. The Rooms is a very interesting museum and a good lunch spot. St. Marys ecological park is a bird watchers dream. One of my favorite memories is sailing out of the harbor with what seemed like most of the town lined up waving with the cannon at Signal Hill saluting us.

Thank You FlyerTalker. I am betting on Omni. I looked up the flight from last year and it was Omni, a 777 which is such a big aircraft. Their fleet has 767 and 757. Either way I hope they have some entertainment. Miami is one of my least favorite airports. The flight leaves at 730a so I imagine Viking will hustle us over there around 5a. They have us staying at a hotel the night before.

Off subject but I wanted FlyerTalker input. I have booked Air with Viking Miami to Manaus which is provided by charter. I relieved a notice today of a schedule change, no big deal an hr earlier. The email Showed Omni air. When I go to MVJ the airlie shows Andes Aerolineas. I am wondering why the discrepancy? Thanks

Is this the case in the Wintegarden for afternoon tea?

Curious for the two👎 on Amazon and Caribbean? I imagine the Amazon is sorta like the Mississippi, big and muddy and having never been to the West Indies thought it might be interesting.

I find it interesting about the different experience for the same cruises. In Orkney we hired a private driver. We were ahead of the crowds. When we were leaving the rings of Brodnar the busses were just arriving. The perpetual twilight was really a mood setter. And yes the glacier was really crowded. I forgot about that wasted bus ride and the waits for the restroom when we got to the glacier, In Orkney the tender was really far away. But you forget the inconvenient moments for the overall great ones. I never met an employee who wasn't pleasant and accommodating making the onboard experience exceptional.

Uggg…I was in dispatch and operations for a busy airline and it was sometimes a scramble to find a gate. But it is concerning to me that this Viking Sea shows in San Juan PR Dec 19 but it is not reflected on cruise mapper. Why would that be? Any ideas out there.

I vote for “Into the midnight sun.”. Loved northern Norway, Tromso and the Lofoten Islands. So beautiful. The rings of Brodnar and the cathedral in Orkney were outstanding. Shetland island had those cute ponies and some military history as well as the Vikings. We went falconing in Edinburgh. And what was really convenient is the ship sailed up the Thames and spent the night before departure overlooking London. You are right at the Cutty Sark and the Maritime museum. The transfer was smooth.

Yes the ship docks the day before. Even though it is not shown in cruise mapper. We had a messy situation in Vancouver with Viking. There was no room for them to dock at Canada place as all the big boats were in port. They had to tender to offload the passengers and their baggage. One if the tenders got damaged in the mess. They finally boarded the outbound pax in the late afternoon. Customs was a nightmare, and Viking got delayed a day to fix the tender. On Dec 19 Viking is supposed to be docked in San Juan but there are around 6 boats showing docked. And viking is not showing up in the schedule. Viking has a bigger presence in San Juan than Vancouver so they should play nice with them. I digress. So basically the ship and pax will be cleared the day before so disembarking should just be walking off to a ride to the airport. Is the ship terminal far from the ride pick ups? And does Viking always dock at the same dock? Thanks for your input.

Am I missing some information?

I am worried about the time frame. I was on one cruise where there was almost a fistfight to disembark early. Hoping Viking guests will be more civilized. At what time would you suggest leaving the ship? And will Viking move the luggage? No customs correct?