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Thanks for all this information!  My husband can not walk long distances for a long time so 4 hours may be enough anyway.  We plan to spend 4 nights pre-cruise in Buenos Aires and after 20 night a quick in and out may be all we want.  I appreciate all that took the time to give me information.

Hello, has anyone done Oceania's post cruise excursion to Machu Picchu?  We are booked on a South America cruise in January 2021 and are considering booking this.  Any opinions good or bad is welcomed.  Yes  I do know I can do this cheaper ourselves but for ease of travel we like this option.  Thank you

Thank you for your review.  We have done 6 ocean cruise, 5 with Oceania and have another Oceania cruise booked for 2021.  We have done 3 Viking River cruises and one more booked for April 2020.  But we are most excited that in 2 months we will do an Insight bus tour that will tour Italy and Sicily for 17 days.  I am hoping this will let us see more of the places we visit.  I do like organized tours but hope we get enough free time to explore on our own.  Almost all hotel stops are for 2 nights.  

I like the lounge because I am a very early riser and my husband is not.  I can go in there and have coffee and read my ipad.  It's also close to the laundry room so I might start some laundry.  Also, I can grab some bottled water for the room.  I agree the concierge is not very helpful.

52 minutes ago, ORV said:

Is this a B2B or a Grand Voyage? 

 

According to what has been posted you should have only 1 per restaurant.

This  Buenos Aires to Lima 2021 on the Marina.  

Flatbush Flyer yep, I checked the dining tab and that gave me the answer.  Thank you, everyone.

Your 20-Day Voyage in a Concierge Level Veranda (A3) offers you 1 reservation per restaurant in Jacques, Polo Grill, Red Ginger and Toscana

CanEcosse-thank you very much for this information.  Crossing my fingers that it's true for me.

Hello, we will be taking a 20-day cruise in a Concierge Level Veranda on the Marina.  How many specialty reservations will we have?  I am hoping more than the standard 1 per restaurant since this is a longer cruise.  

Please be aware that you must purchase the silver package before you sail.  You can not purchase once onboard.  We have seen many unhappy people board the ship and realize they can't buy it.  I believe it's worth the money but you must decide.

Yes, I believe there are at least 3.  The hair dryer uses the 2 prong outlets which again I believe there are 3 of those two.  There are also 2 USB plugins for phones/tablets.

We have taken quite a few trips on Viking but are considering AMA for a future cruise.  Do they offer a beverage package like Viking does?  Thank you for your help.

Please be aware that you must purchase the spirits package of the cruise.  You can not purchase onboard.  We saw many disappointed people that did not purchase ahead of time.  

And for those that thought the USB powered straightener was a job here's the link lol.  https://smile.amazon.com/CICO-Rechargeable-Straighteners-Straightening-Straightener/dp/B07GNJBBDR/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=curling+iron+powered+by+usb&qid=1555163012&s=gateway&sr=8-4

I am really enjoying all the comments on this thread.  We are doing the Lyon to Avignon embarking on 4/28/20.  All of this information is so helpful as I begin to plan our trip.

Loving this live thread.  We will be on this tour in 3 1/2 weeks on Viking Vali.  

Viking will supply it just email or call them and they will make sure it's in your room when you get there.  If for any reason it's not just ask housekeeping.

Whatever you decide to do make sure you don't rely on a taxi at this port.  It's a nightmare if you need to get to someplace quickly.  We only needed to go to a hotel this past November and it's a free for all trying to get taxis.

FuelScience-thank you!

Hello, we are taking this river cruise in April 2019.  The website shows 3 docking locations in Amsterdam.  Does anyone know which one is usually used?  Thank you

LHT28, thank you so much for the link.  I could not find it and I believe you are right I have to have my TA order it.

On the new website format, I can't find how much the beverage package is or how to order it online.  Do you have to call to order this?  I want to get it ahead of the cruise because our port is Barcelona and I will have to pay 20% vat.

Kingofcool1947- I will check that out when I board Marina on 11/16/18.  Thank you all for the information.

Someone posted the following instructions for making dining reservation a couple of years and I have followed them for the past 2 trips and had success.

Sign into your Account 
Go to "View All Booked Cruises" (There may be a shorter route, but this is what worked for me.)
Choose Dining Reservations (On the right hand side)
Choose "Dining" on Menu Bar in center of page.
"Book Specialty Restaurants" will appear in a blue tab on the right hand side.
"Step 1:Select Dining Preference" - this is where you can choose how you want to dine. There are 3 options across the page "Dine at Private Table;" "Dine with Another Booked Party;" or "Share My Table with Other Guest." Not sure if it will default to a 2 top as mentioned by Jim and Stan, but they certainly seem to know all the ins and outs! I've received a plethora of good advice and information from their posts 
"Step 2:Select Restaurant Preference"
Under Restaurant of Choice you will choose "Show Available Dates." A calendar appears.
On preferred date choose "Add Reservation." A drop down will appear with available times.

Once you have made your allowed number of reservations, you will NOT be able to make others (if you want to change a date and time) until you cancel one of the existing reservations

Thanks to all who replied.  My cruise is in  3 weeks so I can't see it but it will be nice for future cruises.

Does anyone know if you can view your onboard credit online?