marylovestotravel Posted June 17, 2017 #1 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Being a Viking novice, I'm unsure of what to expect in terms of cruise documents. When should I expect to receive them? I've never dealt with an agent before and was told that the agent gets it from Viking and then sends it on to me. Wish I could get them direct!:confused: Mia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peregrina651 Posted June 17, 2017 #2 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Being a Viking novice, I'm unsure of what to expect in terms of cruise documents. When should I expect to receive them? I've never dealt with an agent before and was told that the agent gets it from Viking and then sends it on to me. Wish I could get them direct!:confused: Mia Docs arrive about three weeks before you depart. Your TA can arrange for the documents to be sent directly to you. I get mine direct. It saves a step and why pay postage twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marylovestotravel Posted June 18, 2017 Author #3 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Docs arrive about three weeks before you depart. Your TA can arrange for the documents to be sent directly to you. I get mine direct. It saves a step and why pay postage twice. Thanks - I will arrange for Viking to send them to me direct. I always worry about a misstep in a situation like this. I've heard that we don't need the documents to board, but they are all part of the cruise experience. The receipt of the documents are part of the anticipation. And I am a belt and suspenders type of person and like to have things organized and settled. Mia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peregrina651 Posted June 18, 2017 #4 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Thanks - I will arrange for Viking to send them to me direct. I always worry about a misstep in a situation like this. I've heard that we don't need the documents to board, but they are all part of the cruise experience. The receipt of the documents are part of the anticipation. And I am a belt and suspenders type of person and like to have things organized and settled. Mia I like seeing what the gift item is. It has been different each time we sail, so fun to see what they come up with each time. As for the doc booklet, it can be thick and you get two of them; so, I've taken to leaving one home and tearing up the other so that we carry just the essential pages. The rest is tour descriptions and those are available on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrick22 Posted June 19, 2017 #5 Share Posted June 19, 2017 I like seeing what the gift item is. It has been different each time we sail, so fun to see what they come up with each time. Gift item? We sailed two years ago and Viking stopped sending gifts. Did they start again? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peregrina651 Posted June 19, 2017 #6 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Gift item? We sailed two years ago and Viking stopped sending gifts. Did they start again? Thanks From my point of view, they hadn't stopped, so I can't really answer your question. I can say that on both Oceans cruises we have done, the docs package contained a small zipper bag of one sort or another along with yet another set of the red leather luggage tags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marylovestotravel Posted June 19, 2017 Author #7 Share Posted June 19, 2017 I like seeing what the gift item is. It has been different each time we sail, so fun to see what they come up with each time. As for the doc booklet, it can be thick and you get two of them; so, I've taken to leaving one home and tearing up the other so that we carry just the essential pages. The rest is tour descriptions and those are available on board. I wasn't aware there would be a gift item. I did hear some reference to a folder. What other items should I be expecting in the package?:D Thanks Peregrina. Anticipating with pleasure! Mia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisval Posted June 19, 2017 #8 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Our river cruise documents came with a small grey felt bag, about 7.5" by 12". The red leather luggage tags and paper luggage tags for boarding were sent with the bag along with the cruise documents book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peregrina651 Posted June 19, 2017 #9 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Our river cruise documents came with a small grey felt bag, about 7.5" by 12". The red leather luggage tags and paper luggage tags for boarding were sent with the bag along with the cruise documents book. The grey felt bag is the "gift item" I was talking about. It changes every so often. I wasn't a fan of the grey felt; I thought that it was a bit heavy for its size. I look for packing accessories that are super-light and the grey felt just didn't fit the bill. I'm hoping for a pleasant surprise when our docs next arrive.;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marylovestotravel Posted June 20, 2017 Author #10 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Thanks for the information Krisval and Peregrina! I am looking forward to getting my cruise package and checking it out. It'll almost be like Xmas!;) ;)Mia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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