Jtm1979

We spent 3 days post cruise in Venice (Med Odyssey Sept16) and found the vaporetto inexpensive and a great way to get around. We did use it to travel to the bus terminal with 1 large piece of luggage each (which became good chairs at the time).

We are also looking at this cruise......but stumble when we think of being away from the kids/grandkids at Christmas. We would definitely take this cruise if another date was presented.

Feb 15, 2017 Viking Star – Caribbean

Sep 14, 2015 Viking Star – Med Odyssey

2014 Celebrity Silhouette

2012/2013 Celebrity Equinox

2007/2009 Celebrity Constellation

2006 Celebrity Infinity

2004 Carnival

1988 RC Sovereign of the Seas

1987 NCL M/S Skyward

I'm sorry to hear of your issues and disappointment with Viking's Passage Thru Western Europe cruise. We thoroughly enjoyed the Med Odyssey cruise last Sept and have booked the West Indies cruise for next Feb based on our experience. Maybe your post will cause a message back from Viking Relations

with some positive results.

Feb15, 2017 Viking Star - Caribbean

Sep 14, 2015 Viking Star - Med Odyssey

2014 Celebrity Silhouette

2012/2013 Celebrity Equinox

2007/2009 Celebrity Constellation

2006 Celebrity Infinity

2004 Carnival

1988 RC Sovereign of the Seas

1987 NCL M/S Skyward

What are "Kooshies?"

Koozies (sorry)

Feb 15, 2017 Viking Star - Caribbean

Sep 14, 2015 Viking Star - Med Odyssey

2014 Celebrity Silhouette

2012/2013 Celebrity Equinox

2007/2009 Celebrity Constellation

2006 Celebrity Infinity

2004 Carnival

1988 RC Sovereign of the Seas

1987 NCL M/S Skyward

1987: NCL Skyward allowed you to keep the wine glass when you ordered a specialty drink ....I finally let go of my set of 8 last summer. I still have the free "kooshies" (sp?) they gave us!

1988: RC Sovereign of the Seas gave each passenger a gift box with 2 lovely wine glasses and a bottle of wine. I still have the original gift as we received it. :eek:

With our Med Odyessy trip last year, we purchases Viking Air Plus and paid a deviation fee (PP) to extend our stay in Venice. Viking explained all costs up front and allowed us input into the flights to and from. I'm sorry others have been discouraged......

Feb 15, 2016 Viking Star - Caribbean

Sep 14, 2015 Viking Star – Med Odyssey

2014 Celebrity Silhouette

2012/2013 Celebrity Equinox

2007/2009 Celebrity Constellation

2006 Celebrity Infinity

2004 Carnival

1988 RC Sovereign of the Seas

1987 NCL M/S Skyward

just an fyi ......We booked both our Sept15 Med Odyssey and now our Feb 15, 2017 PR - PR cruises directly with Viking and I couldn't be happier with their agents. They called us to ask a question of our Med trip, verifying the extension we made!

We booked our Sept 15, 2015 cruise and air through Viking and have been very happy with the service.

Thank you for replying to my post. I'm still not clear what the rules are regarding internet access for V1 cabins. I wish they would figure out what they are doing with this and make it public.

Diana LTT,the room amenties for V1, on the Viking Ocean website state Wi-Fi (subject to certain usage policies)

We booked a deviation (end of Met 09-15-15 cruise) and were very pleased with the air flights Viking arranged for us...........I would book air through Viking again based on this experience.

Great review! Although you did not do formal nights do you have any idea which one is lobster night? We will be on the Silhouette next month and are only doing one of the formal nights cuz my son wants the lobster so we have to make sure to pick the right one!

We are going ziplining in St Kitts. Will let you know how it goes ;) ....my husband and kids climbed the volcano last year do something different this year!

 

 

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The second formal night was lobster (and I believe it is always served 2nd formal night)

We're booked for the Sept 14, 2015 cruise and received our coin today........a nice gesture........

They didn't have a choice--Viking is demanding full payment now for 2016

cruises!!! Apparently passengers are supposed to finance the ship...

In all fairness, we did have a choice..........we knew before we booked that payment was due in full by Dec'13 and we elected to accept those terms. :)

We are on the 3/2 Silhouette cruise and have decided to wait to book Specialty dining based on good feedback from other cruisers. They have mentioned discount dining offers if reservations are slow or the possibility of a discount dining package once on the ship.

1987 NCL M/S Skyward

1988 RC Sovereign of the Seas

2004 Carnival

2006 Celebrity Infinity

2007/2009 Celebrity Constellation

2012/2013 Celebrity Equinox

Mar 02, 2014 Celebrity Silhouette

Sep 14, 2015 Viking Star

Mine showed an error..........looking closely, I found I forgot to choose "Mrs" when listing my name..............probably something simple but not obvious ;)

When I found and corrected that error, my pass printed without problem.

1987 NCL M/S Skyward

1988 RC Sovereign of the Seas

2004 Carnival

2006 Celebrity Infinity

2007/2009 Celebrity Constellation

2012/2013 Celebrity Equinox

Mar 02, 2014 Celebrity Silhouette

Sep 14, 2015 Viking Star

Tuscan is our favorite

Our last 2 Equinox cruises were in March - 10/11 days...........no issues. My first thought - I don't believe Party Ready college kids would pick Celebrity by choice. I'm sure NCL / Princess / Carnival are full of party hearty souls. This March we're on a 7 day..........I hope I'm correct about their first choices! :eek:

1987 NCL M/S Skyward

1988 RC Sovereign of the Seas

2004 Carnival

2006 Celebrity Infinity

2007/2009 Celebrity Constellation

2012/2013 Celebrity Equinox

Mar 02, 2014 Celebrity Silhouette

Sep 14, 2015 Viking Star

You might want to confirm this, but I think that if one person is taking the beverage package then the other person has to as well. Otherwise, what's to stop one of you from getting drinks for the other one (other than that you can only get one drink at a time). However, the beverage package also includes premium coffee and tea and bottled water. We didn't have more than 2 or 3 alcoholic beverages a day with our package, but we got a couple of cappucinos and a few bottled waters each day, so all in all it was worth it (especially since it was freeee!)

My husband always buys the Premium Beverage Package and I buy no package.

If servers notice the Package "owner" buying drinks for others, they have the option of revoking the drink package and has happened. His package was well worth the money.

The last 3 yrs, when planning our cruise, we have looked at Oceania but continue to fall back to Celebrity. Truthfully, we are always "comfortable" when sailing with them. The few children we've noticed are always well behaved with good manners at dinner. (compliments to the parents/grandparents). The age group is a little older and the atmosphere is relaxing. Oceania has port options that Celebrity doesn't offer and that might be the deciding factor for you.

1987 NCL M/S Skyward

1988 RC Sovereign of the Seas

2004 Carnival

2006 Celebrity Infinity

2007/2009 Celebrity Constellation

2012/2013 Celebrity Equinox

Mar 02, 2014 Celebrity Silhouette

Sep 14, 2015 Viking Star

We booked a SV for our Mar 02, 2014 Silhouette cruise even after reading about the possible soot and vibration issues.......and will hope for the best. We can't imagine a nicer view of the horizon.............

We cruise Celebrity because we like Celebrity. The points are a bonus.

1987 NCL M/S Skyward

1988 RC Sovereign of the Seas

2004 Carnival

2006 Celebrity Infinity

2007/2009 Celebrity Constellation

2012/2013 Celebrity Equinox

Mar 02, 2014 Celebrity Silhouette

Sep 14, 2015 Viking Star

Definitely the Tuscan......we are looking forward to dinner there, again, in just a few more months

1987 NCL M/S Skyward

1988 RC Sovereign of the Seas

2004 Carnival

2006 Celebrity Infinity

2007/2009 Celebrity Constellation

2012/2013 Celebrity Equinox

Mar 02, 2014 Celebrity Silhouette

Sep 14, 2015 Viking Star

(Viking KEEL update :o)

Thanks for sharing the update............getting excited even though we have more than a year to wait !

1987 NCL M/S Skyward

1988 RC Sovereign of the Seas

2004 Carnival

2006 Celebrity Infinity

2007/2009 Celebrity Constellation

2012/2013 Celebrity Equinox

Mar 02,2014 Celebrity Silhouette

Sept 14,2015 Viking Star