IWantToLiveOverTheSea Posted August 26, 2021 #3351 Share Posted August 26, 2021 1 hour ago, susanlik said: so if iceland air from dc to kef shows a nearly empty 767-300 i am assuming they are changing to the smaller 757-200? Maybe Heartgrove, who you addressed your question to, knows more, or at least could guess better than I can. However, if it helps, I just looked at flightaware.com's historical data for Icelandair's nightly nonstop from Dulles. You can see what type of plane has been used each night for the last (I think) two weeks. That data indicates a mixed bag of 763s (767-300) and 753s/752s (757s). It looks like on weekends they've been using the bigger planes and the other days the smaller ones. And while I thought we ended up on a 767 on Aug. 3 as initially scheduled, my spouse says we were on a 757, according to the seat card he looked at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartgrove Posted August 26, 2021 #3352 Share Posted August 26, 2021 1 hour ago, susanlik said: so if iceland air from dc to kef shows a nearly empty 767-300 i am assuming they are changing to the smaller 757-200? I am not sure how far out you are looking. Icelandair's utilization schedule on flightradar24 shows the 767-300 through September 3. There is another factor for using the 767-300 and that is the cargo capacity in the belly is almost twice the weight carried than a 757. The air cargo market is increasing and that is why they are placing in the future two 767-300 into dedicated freight service. During the passenger lull last year they pulled the interior out and did utilize them for all cargo flights. Structural changes including strengthening the floor deck will be required to become a true freighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
covergirl1300 Posted August 26, 2021 #3353 Share Posted August 26, 2021 one more question for those of you that went before or stayed after the cruise. We are looking for a couple of nice places for dinner. Any suggestions? We have 2 nights before boarding Jupiter. Will ask our hotel to make reservations for us once we arrive. TIA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bookworm114 Posted August 26, 2021 #3354 Share Posted August 26, 2021 27 minutes ago, covergirl1300 said: one more question for those of you that went before or stayed after the cruise. We are looking for a couple of nice places for dinner. Any suggestions? We have 2 nights before boarding Jupiter. Will ask our hotel to make reservations for us once we arrive. TIA! We really enjoyed https://www.sjavargrillid.is/en/ which is in the center of town and https://koparrestaurant.is/en/home-2/ which is out in the old harbor. We were not crazy about Kol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Puppy Dog Posted August 26, 2021 #3355 Share Posted August 26, 2021 We loved Old Iceland Restaurant - https://oldiceland.is/. We recommend the wild mushroom soup as an appetizer and the cod with champagne sauce as a main course. This is a very small restaurant. You need to make reservations. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarNog Posted August 26, 2021 #3356 Share Posted August 26, 2021 Heimaey port cancelled for Friday due to poor weather. Will sock in Reykjavik tomorrow. My partner and friend did the 5 hour hike in Djupivogur and would not recommend it. Something about goat trails and holding onto grass to keep from tumbling down the mountain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc who loves to travel Posted August 26, 2021 #3357 Share Posted August 26, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, covergirl1300 said: one more question for those of you that went before or stayed after the cruise. We are looking for a couple of nice places for dinner. Any suggestions? We have 2 nights before boarding Jupiter. Will ask our hotel to make reservations for us once we arrive. TIA! We went to Messin - great fish pans and not super expensive. https://messinn.com/english/ Apotek. Great food and desserts. Not cheap. https://apotekrestaurant.is and Kol. Excellent, gourmet but not cheap. https://kolrestaurant.is photo of our scallops from Apotek. great presentation. Edited August 26, 2021 by Doc who loves to travel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukefan Posted August 27, 2021 #3358 Share Posted August 27, 2021 4 hours ago, covergirl1300 said: one more question for those of you that went before or stayed after the cruise. We are looking for a couple of nice places for dinner. Any suggestions? We have 2 nights before boarding Jupiter. Will ask our hotel to make reservations for us once we arrive. TIA! We enjoyed a dinner at Hofnin. It was recommended by a couple of friends that visit Iceland last February. The food was excellent. I would recommend reservations since after about 7:30 it was realy packed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
covergirl1300 Posted August 27, 2021 #3359 Share Posted August 27, 2021 10 hours ago, Dukefan said: We enjoyed a dinner at Hofnin. It was recommended by a couple of friends that visit Iceland last February. The food was excellent. I would recommend reservations since after about 7:30 it was realy packed. Thank you! nice to hear from you, we did the Viking Homelands with you and you shared our table at Manfredi's, Gary and Kelly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukefan Posted August 27, 2021 #3360 Share Posted August 27, 2021 37 minutes ago, covergirl1300 said: Thank you! nice to hear from you, we did the Viking Homelands with you and you shared our table at Manfredi's, Gary and Kelly... I loved the Vikings Homeland cruise. It was one of my favorites. A lot of what makes a cruise great is the people you meet. Wish you folks were on our Iceland cruise. It was fun trip. Iceland's nature beauty is truly awesome and the people we met there before the cruise were wonderful. Have fun!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlairsvilleCruiseGirl Posted August 27, 2021 #3361 Share Posted August 27, 2021 22 hours ago, Frenchberet said: Global Entry includes TSA Pre-check. From their website: TSA PreCheck® provides expedited security screening benefits for flights departing from U.S. Airports. Global Entry provides expedited U.S. customs screening for international air travelers when entering the United States. Global Entry members also receive TSA PreCheck® benefits as part of their membership. Global Entry is $100 for 5 years. TSA Pre-check is $85. We just renewed our Global Entry. We felt a little guilty bypassing hundreds of people in line but got over that quickly! Well worth the money. Just got off the Jupiter on Tuesday and breezing through the Global Entry queue in Boston was worth every penny of that $100! And it's nice to have the bonus of TSA PreCheck for all our domestic flights. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wander58 Posted August 27, 2021 #3362 Share Posted August 27, 2021 18 hours ago, covergirl1300 said: one more question for those of you that went before or stayed after the cruise. We are looking for a couple of nice places for dinner. Any suggestions? We have 2 nights before boarding Jupiter. Will ask our hotel to make reservations for us once we arrive. TIA! We ate at the Old Iceland Restaurant this past Tuesday night after getting off the Jupiter. It was fantastic! Make sure you make a reservation as its a small place that seats maybe 32...there was a waiting line outside. Excellent local Fish and Lamb - and probably the best Mushroom soup we've ever had. Not inexpensive, as our dinner with 1 drink each and a spilt dessert was about $170. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanlik Posted August 27, 2021 #3363 Share Posted August 27, 2021 august 31 sailings and ending important info for airlines https://www.icelandreview.com/news/air-traffic-controllers-to-strike/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bookworm114 Posted August 27, 2021 #3364 Share Posted August 27, 2021 We did Iceland’s Natural Beauty today. It was great. Did not count but there 25+ on the bus. People seemed to be wearing masks on the bus and a few took them off while walking. It has been very warm in Northern Iceland this week. It was around 57F but felt warmer. It was very windy and sunny at the Myvatn lake stop. On the plus side, not a midge in sight. They don’t like the wind. Godafoss Waterfall was cloudy but still very nice and no rain. As you go up to the main lookout there is an inconspicuous stairway on the right that will take you down to water level. It is steep and the ground is uneven but sweet if you can manage it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philw1776 Posted August 27, 2021 #3365 Share Posted August 27, 2021 2 hours ago, BlairsvilleCruiseGirl said: Just got off the Jupiter on Tuesday and breezing through the Global Entry queue in Boston was worth every penny of that $100! And it's nice to have the bonus of TSA PreCheck for all our domestic flights. Sadly we've had disaster every single time with Boston Global entry. i'm OK but wife can't seem to get machine to read her prints. Agent then gets POed at us. We get through last. Recently returning from Iceland the GE terminals were all occupied with folks queuing up. Regular entry had very short lines. Got through in a couple minutes. My 2nd disappointment with GE is that I never get TSA Pre-Check with it. Never. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formernuke Posted August 27, 2021 #3366 Share Posted August 27, 2021 5 minutes ago, philw1776 said: Sadly we've had disaster every single time with Boston Global entry. i'm OK but wife can't seem to get machine to read her prints. Agent then gets POed at us. We get through last. Recently returning from Iceland the GE terminals were all occupied with folks queuing up. Regular entry had very short lines. Got through in a couple minutes. My 2nd disappointment with GE is that I never get TSA Pre-Check with it. Never. I'm sure you've always entered your trusted traveler number in your airlines' website, right? They are the ones that mark your ticket as TSA precheck or not. I've never had an instance where I didn't get precheck if I had done so. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vslparis Posted August 27, 2021 #3367 Share Posted August 27, 2021 21 hours ago, covergirl1300 said: one more question for those of you that went before or stayed after the cruise. We are looking for a couple of nice places for dinner. Any suggestions? We have 2 nights before boarding Jupiter. Will ask our hotel to make reservations for us once we arrive. TIA! We had a lovely dinner at Old Iceland which was within walking distance of our hotel . https://oldiceland.is/ . It is a small place so you should make a reservation for dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vslparis Posted August 27, 2021 #3368 Share Posted August 27, 2021 1 hour ago, philw1776 said: Sadly we've had disaster every single time with Boston Global entry. i'm OK but wife can't seem to get machine to read her prints. Agent then gets POed at us. We get through last. Recently returning from Iceland the GE terminals were all occupied with folks queuing up. Regular entry had very short lines. Got through in a couple minutes. My 2nd disappointment with GE is that I never get TSA Pre-Check with it. Never. I too have had problems with the fingerprints but fortunately for us here in the DFW area we no longer have to put the passport in or do the fingerprint thing. It is all facial recognition. We just look at the camera, take the picture at that's it ! With regards to TSA pre-check as @formernuke said, you need to enter your Known Traveler number ( a 9 digit number on the back of your Global Entry card shown as as PASSID ) either under your FF account or on each individual plane reservation if you don't have a FF with a particular airline. Flying to Iceland in June we went on United which we never use here in DFW and I just put our Known Traveler number in the Passenger Info section of our reservation. If you have done all that and you still don't get TSA Precheck, maybe you should check with the Global Entry people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkTapley Posted August 27, 2021 #3369 Share Posted August 27, 2021 7 minutes ago, vslparis said: fortunately for us here in the DFW area we no longer have to put the passport in or do the fingerprint thing. It is all facial recognition. We just look at the camera, take the picture at that's it ! Same for us returning from KEF to ORD on August 21. I think it took us 8 minutes total from aircraft parking at the gate to arriving at the curb to wait for our driver. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVE & PAT Posted August 27, 2021 #3370 Share Posted August 27, 2021 My understanding is that at the end of the cruise Viking provides the covid test needed at the airport to fly home. Is that correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wander58 Posted August 27, 2021 #3371 Share Posted August 27, 2021 24 minutes ago, DAVE & PAT said: My understanding is that at the end of the cruise Viking provides the covid test needed at the airport to fly home. Is that correct. Yes. Just make sure to check the date if you are staying longer. They gave us printed results for the 22nd. I called Guest Services and asked them to print our results from the 23rd as we were flying on the 25th. I wanted the extra day just in case of any flight delays. You can also get an extra spit tube and results for morning you leave the ship if you are staying a few more days - they will email it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchberet Posted August 27, 2021 #3372 Share Posted August 27, 2021 1 hour ago, vslparis said: I too have had problems with the fingerprints but fortunately for us here in the DFW area we no longer have to put the passport in or do the fingerprint thing. It is all facial recognition. We just look at the camera, take the picture at that's it ! With regards to TSA pre-check as @formernuke said, you need to enter your Known Traveler number ( a 9 digit number on the back of your Global Entry card shown as as PASSID ) either under your FF account or on each individual plane reservation if you don't have a FF with a particular airline. Flying to Iceland in June we went on United which we never use here in DFW and I just put our Known Traveler number in the Passenger Info section of our reservation. If you have done all that and you still don't get TSA Precheck, maybe you should check with the Global Entry people. I sometimes have problems coming up with fingerprints too. A gate agent told me to drink some water before de-planing, it worked. Many airports now have the facial recognition machines which are great. Unfortunately, I’m short so sometimes it just takes a picture of the top of my head! Agree that you need to enter your Known Traveler Number when purchasing tickets. If pre-check isn’t listed on your boarding pass for whatever reason, you can try to get through Pre-Check by showing your GE card to the agent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philw1776 Posted August 27, 2021 #3373 Share Posted August 27, 2021 3 hours ago, formernuke said: I'm sure you've always entered your trusted traveler number in your airlines' website, right? They are the ones that mark your ticket as TSA precheck or not. I've never had an instance where I didn't get precheck if I had done so. Yes obviously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVE & PAT Posted August 27, 2021 #3374 Share Posted August 27, 2021 46 minutes ago, Wander58 said: Yes. Just make sure to check the date if you are staying longer. They gave us printed results for the 22nd. I called Guest Services and asked them to print our results from the 23rd as we were flying on the 25th. I wanted the extra day just in case of any flight delays. You can also get an extra spit tube and results for morning you leave the ship if you are staying a few more days - they will email it. Thanks for your reply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotman Posted August 27, 2021 #3375 Share Posted August 27, 2021 1 hour ago, DAVE & PAT said: Thanks for your reply We're staying 3 more days, so , the last morning results would really help us! Whom and when should we ask for the "last day results" to be emailed us and to get extra spitting tube? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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