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    Post Viking Promos

    in Viking Ocean

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    On 2/5/2024 at 3:55 PM, CCWineLover said:

    YES, they do get special codes to be used by them (not for buying directly with Viking).  They can tell you what specials there are (5 of them in February) by the type of itinerary but don't give you the code itself.  They will apply them.  They also have access to all those codes we see posted in CC and from various Viking emails.   

    This is true not just of Viking but other cruise lines like Regent, etc. 

    I think it's just a small trick from your TA to increase the value of booking with her 🙂

    There are no special codes for TA use only. I know that as I am working in a travel business for a long time. 

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    All Things American Cruise Lines

    in American Cruise Lines

    Posted · Edited by Urum

    Oops. I guess I'll just re-post my review here. I put in in a wrong thread:

    We've recently sailed on American Eagle from New Orleans to Memphis. It was not a pleasant experience though:

    First of all and the most important: if you ever been on a river cruise in Europe/Asia with let’s saying Viking, AmaWaterways, Tauck, Avalon etc…- do not take this cruise: you’ll be vastly disappointed. But first let me briefly describe our trip:

    We stayed at a hotel next to the French Quarter, in the morning got to the New Orleans port and had a smooth on time check-in. For an unknown reason musicians already stopped the embarkation entertainment and all welcome drinks were gone. It was a first call something is wrong, but we realized it later. So here is what we experienced during this cruise and what defers it from let's say an ordinary Danube cruise:

    - Same people (mostly college students on a summer break) work as a housekeeping stuff and serve dishes in the dining room. That’s the source of all service issues.

    - Very limited breakfast selection and by menu only. So expect to spend twice much time than if there was a buffet.

    - No barbecue on top deck in spite of a mostly nice weather.

    - Overall very limited food selection: only American food. No such things as thematic dinners: let’s say French, Italian etc…

    - Mostly “Gallo family” wines used. (the cost is around $3 in our local Walmart store).

    - Minor thing but no wine service in the dining room: need to pour glasses by ourselves. Wine is already on a table.

    - The acoustic in the dining room is terrible.

    - Our cabin was never vacuumed

    - Many cabins have dampness issues. Shame for a new ship and whoever designed it!

    - Slow wireless internet disappearing at the same time as your cellphone service.

    On top of that the American Cruise Lines did not even fulfill what was promised with no explanation given: we never visited Oak Alley Plantation as advertised in the day by day schedule on their website.

    Overall it was a 1 start cruise for us but thanks to the entertainment and included tours which were pretty good I am giving it 2 stars.

    Here is the summary: I'd recommend this cruise only if you absolutely do not care about the service you receive, your kin is impatiently waiting for your death and tons of money under your bed still needs to be spent.

    I rarely come to this forum but try to answer questions if there are any...

    American Queen Steamboat River Cruise

    in River Cruising

    Posted · Edited by Urum

    We've recently sailed on American Eagle from New Orleans to Memphis and I can post my review here. It is not a pleasant experience though:

    First of all and the most important: if you ever been on a river cruise in Europe/Asia with let’s saying Viking, AmaWaterways, Tauck, Avalon etc…- do not take this cruise: you’ll be vastly disappointed. But first let me briefly describe our trip:

    We stayed at a hotel next to the French Quarter, in the morning got to the New Orleans port and had a smooth on time check-in. For an unknown reason musicians already stopped the embarkation entertainment and all welcome drinks were gone. It was a first call something is wrong, but we realized it later. So here is what we experienced during this cruise and what defers it from let's say an ordinary Danube cruise:

    - Same people (mostly college students on a summer break) work as a housekeeping stuff and serve dishes in the dining room. That’s the source of all service issues.

    - Very limited breakfast selection and by menu only. So expect to spend twice much time than if there was a buffet.

    - No barbecue on top deck in spite of a mostly nice weather.

    - Overall very limited food selection: only American food. No such things as thematic dinners: let’s say French, Italian etc…

    - Mostly “Gallo family” wines used. (the cost is around $3 in our local Walmart store).

    - Minor thing but no wine service in the dining room: need to pour glasses by ourselves. Wine is already on a table.

    - The acoustic in the dining room is terrible.

    - Our cabin was never vacuumed

    - Many cabins have dampness issues. Shame for a new ship and whoever designed it!

    - Slow wireless internet disappearing at the same time as your cellphone service.

    On top of that the American Cruise Lines did not even fulfill what was promised with no explanation given: we never visited Oak Alley Plantation as advertised in the day by day schedule on their website.

    Overall it was a 1 start cruise for us but thanks to the entertainment and included tours which were pretty good I am giving it 2 stars.

    Here is the summary: I'd recommend this cruise only if you absolutely do not care about the service you receive, your kin is impatiently waiting for your death and tons of money under your bed still needs to be spent.

    I rarely come to this forum but try to answer questions if there are any...

    Viking River Cruises

    in River Cruising

    Posted

    ...I'll continue to support posters who wish to express their feelings about a river cruise against those who criticise them simply because it didn't happen to them.

    Can't you see the OP is just misleading us by posting wrong information. Just 1 example:

    there was nothing on the menu that was not pork based and the kitchen staff had already said there was nothing he could do...

    It is very simple: she just wants to get more reimbursement than others:

    .. it was the approach that they took, that 50% off until 2015 was what others had found to be a very good offer ...
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