island lady

As stated....everyone...turns the next tier during a cruise. Once your points are added to your account, around 5-8 days later...you will be officially Diamond. That simply makes that next cruise that much sweeter. 🤗 And also as mentioned....even Pinnacles are not officially Pinnies yet until the next cruise. Nice to have the recognition, the picture with the LA and captain, the bottle of bubbly (which we gave to our waiter 😉 ) but no perks for the current cruise. The pins, Stratum, etc. won't be delivered until much later.

Yup, have witnessed that several times as well.

On every excursion, the host will do a head count. This should match the number given to them by shore excursion staff. This way they know if they are missing someone, and if the number is higher...ummmm.... Also helps to have head count when reboarding the bus after each stop.

I finally turned my Apex Oct. 7th 2026 from hold to book. Still waiting to book the TA following that cruise. The goal is to keep same cabin for both legs of the B2B.

Cool...but I am looking for Fall TA. Still have the early Oct. cruise on Apex on hold. Ends in 10/18, which is when the TA starts. Come on X...cough it up...I want to book!!!

Have never had the pleasure of meeting the lady Eclipse. I am looking forward to cruises (two different B2Bs) on Apex in 2026 though. 🙂

LOL...nor step foot in the art auction. 😄

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Supposed to be this week. I am checking daily. I have a cruise (1st leg of the B2B with the TA) on hold waiting to book when the TA comes out. Want to keep same cabin. Not sure if it will come out before my hold expires. 😞

Have had it happen many times. Biggest thing is in the dining room. They pour in that back bar room, bring you the glass. I just happen to know when it is not what I ordered...my taste buds got me through 12 years in the wine business. When I call them on the carpet for it...they do apologize, then bring the new glass out carrying the correct bottle, pouring it for me there. They know not to sub with me after that. 😉

Aww...thanks...you make me blush. Thanks for the support! ☺️

Or put a hold on it. I would book now, but need to connect to the next cruise being the TA. Want to keep same cabin. Not sure if the TA booking will come out before my hold expires...but I am giving it a try.

We are doing that route on Octantis as a B2B. Starting out from Milwaukee, over night in Toronto, continue out the St. Lawrence Seaway and then up to do a similar tour that Polaris is doing to the north. Our cruise ends in Nuuk on 8/10/25

I have cruise before on 3 day hold, waiting to match up cabin to continue on with TA on Apex. Waiting for the TA to appear for me as well.

We as well. Our usual deal, even when it was a tendered port...is to just start at one end, walk around the perimeter with a glass of Coco Loco in hand 😉 and continue around the other way. We often sit briefly to eat a dog, burrito, or salad at Chill Grill at the end of the walk....then stop off on the way back out for a small cone of ice cream while we walk back to the now empty ship.

+1 Happy to have had the free tour last month...confirmed my suspicions about the crowded area and party atmosphere. I would be both annoyed and bored. We had a free day pass, only took 20 minutes to do a full walk through and then back out. 😉

Never too early...go for it...and have a fantabulous cruise. 🙂

Not a downfall for me....I am in bed by that time. 😉 I am getting the sleep I need to enjoy the next day, early enough to be ahead of the crowds still straggling into the buffet at 10 am, while I am already off into port enjoying another adventure.

Thanks! 😄 Alas...it is not a very unique club. Myself, being born in the middle of the baby boomer era...there are a lot of us out there now. 😉

And the nice thing about it...if you don't like it...you don't have to eat it. My Momma is not there telling me to finish my plate. 😄

Not that far away. I am currently working on Fall/Winter 2026. 😉

Right there next to the Spam. 😄

We have Radiance (B2B), Enchantment (B2B), Constellation, Equinox, and much longer cruises on various Viking ships booked. Will be looking at Silverseas later as well. Now that we have joined the "Old Farts Club"....we just don't need the parties, casinos, loud music, huge theater production shows...etc. I crave a more relaxing environment.

Indeed...I have one of those trains next to me as well. But that one I get used to or simply "shake the bed" a bit to get him to roll over. 😉 But mostly I never am never far from my ear plugs due to noise issues. All the shows (IMHO) are way too loud. I have been on a bus for shore excursion and have had pax behind me talking way too loud (they probably need hearing aids). Many reasons for using them. And the party thing...prime example of the need for those, both hosted by the ship...or other types. We had a party girl in the cabin next to us that would host a loud party until 2 am at times...but fortunately not always. If it was every night, I would have complained.

Another reason we are going away from larger ships in the future.