Rare Clay Clayton Posted November 15, 2022 Author #276 Share Posted November 15, 2022 33 minutes ago, Fieldofdreams said: Wanted to provide general feedback for forum readers. Just called Viking directly and my agent to see if we could take advantage of this promo. Asked if we could move from a DV4 to PV1 given the PV1 is currently at the same price as what we booked the DV4. The promotion also included free air which we were not asking for. The answer from Viking was the promotion is only for new bookings. The conversation with my TA, who has been in the business for 42 years said that Viking has become increasingly less flexible with regard to any changes once the cruise is booked. As he said, Viking likes to have their money early, sell at a higher market price and not make any changes to the reservation once booked. To me it is both a learning experience and a shame that Viking from this perspective leaves the consumer with a slightly sour taste even before the cruise starts. I am certain the trip will still be enjoyable however I know I will still think about the difference of $5,500, especially since we have already booked a second Viking cruise in September 2023. This seems to be supportive of much of what I have read on the Viking forum. Hope this helps others in some measure. I presume your cruise is too close to make it worthwhile canceling and rebooking even if you have to pay a penalty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fieldofdreams Posted November 15, 2022 #277 Share Posted November 15, 2022 3 minutes ago, Clay Clayton said: I presume your cruise is too close to make it worthwhile canceling and rebooking even if you have to pay a penalty? It is, late Feb. cruise, with 20% or more penalty. Thanks for the suggestion though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderhorn Posted November 15, 2022 #278 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Just as a counterpoint, we had great luck applying a promo code to an existing booking through a call to Viking....see post 162 - 165 on page 7 for details....must have caught them on a good day....:-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selion Posted November 15, 2022 #279 Share Posted November 15, 2022 2 hours ago, Fieldofdreams said: Viking likes to have their money early, sell at a higher market price and not make any changes to the reservation once booked. To me it is both a learning experience and a shame that Viking from this perspective leaves the consumer with a slightly sour taste even before the cruise starts. This was what I had to go through with my March 2022 cruise. But we are veering off-topic on a dead horse... 😱 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LindaS272 Posted November 15, 2022 #280 Share Posted November 15, 2022 7 hours ago, Clay Clayton said: Friends booked the Iceland to Bergen cruise with a $999 Prem Econ promo. Are they coming from the US? Because we have a PE promo (a bit higher) for the Bergen to Iceland cruise but did not find any PE cabins on carriers from Iceland to Seattle (or other transits like Minneapolis or Chicago). So we are doing Viking’s fare on Delta/KLM over the pole from Seattle to Bergen via AMS in PE, and booked one-way Saga class (business) on our own from KEF to Seattle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted November 16, 2022 Author #281 Share Posted November 16, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, LindaS272 said: Are they coming from the US? Because we have a PE promo (a bit higher) for the Bergen to Iceland cruise but did not find any PE cabins on carriers from Iceland to Seattle (or other transits like Minneapolis or Chicago). So we are doing Viking’s fare on Delta/KLM over the pole from Seattle to Bergen via AMS in PE, and booked one-way Saga class (business) on our own from KEF to Seattle. They are. I looked earlier today and the possibilities appear to be either NC to Toronto to Reykjavik or NC to Europe and then backtracking to Iceland. Disembarking they can fly several ways back home in PE. I just checked GoogleFlights and Air Canada has PE from KEF to SEA via YYZ but I guess Viking doesn’t have a contract with AC so don’t know if our friends will end up having to fly all the way to Europe and then fly back. Edited November 16, 2022 by Clay Clayton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LindaS272 Posted November 16, 2022 #282 Share Posted November 16, 2022 19 minutes ago, Clay Clayton said: They are. I looked earlier today and the possibilities appear to be either NC to Toronto to Reykjavik or NC to Europe and then backtracking to Iceland. Disembarking they can fly several ways back home in PE. I just checked GoogleFlights and Air Canada has PE from KEF to SEA via YYZ but I guess Viking doesn’t have a contract with AC so don’t know if our friends will end up having to fly all the way to Europe and then fly back. And who wants to make an 8 hour flight into a 15 hour one? Even in PE? I know, I know, we’re having to go via AMS so flight is longer, but not a bad trek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted November 16, 2022 Author #283 Share Posted November 16, 2022 10 hours ago, LindaS272 said: And who wants to make an 8 hour flight into a 15 hour one? Even in PE? I know, I know, we’re having to go via AMS so flight is longer, but not a bad trek. And I suspect the second leg from LHR or FRA won’t be in PE so hopefully they will soon be able to find out how they have been booked. I’ve taken your experience of already knowing your flights to suggest that @hunky call and see if they have been booked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LindaS272 Posted November 16, 2022 #284 Share Posted November 16, 2022 2 hours ago, Clay Clayton said: And I suspect the second leg from LHR or FRA won’t be in PE so hopefully they will soon be able to find out how they have been booked. I’ve taken your experience of already knowing your flights to suggest that @hunky call and see if they have been booked. We sprang for VA+ so called with our preferred routing. Haven’t asked for ticketing just yet but will soon. Without VA+ our itinerary wasn’t going to be posted in MVJ until April 5 for a July 5 cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted November 17, 2022 Author #285 Share Posted November 17, 2022 (edited) Great Thanksgiving promotion for the river! If anyone sees any Thanksgiving Black Friday promos for Oceans please post!!! https://www.viking.com/promotions/us/river/THX22/20221119?contid=30642908401_1032268365&utm_id=email_vrc.54611602&cid=EML|RSP|999|vrc.54611602&utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=55presale Edited November 17, 2022 by Clay Clayton 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBR2022 Posted November 19, 2022 #286 Share Posted November 19, 2022 (edited) Wrong link. Edited November 19, 2022 by SBR2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBR2022 Posted November 19, 2022 #287 Share Posted November 19, 2022 (edited) 12 minutes ago, SBR2022 said: Just got this one for some Ocean Cruises: https://www.viking.com/promotions/us/ocean/EHT22/20221019?contid=30460908139_1018005321&utm_id=email_vrc.54612582&cid=EML|RSP|999|vrc.54612582&utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=55presale Free air plus prepaid gratuities, Code EHT22 Edited November 19, 2022 by SBR2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UWDawg Posted November 19, 2022 #288 Share Posted November 19, 2022 1 hour ago, SBR2022 said: Thanks @SBR2022 Offer EHT22: https://www.viking.com/promotions/us/ocean/EHT22/20221019 THANKSGIVING SALE FREE Roundtrip Airfare plus Prepaid Gratuities Offer ends Nov 30, 2022 Offer EHT22: Offer valid on bookings made from Oct 19 to Nov 30, 2022. Free roundtrip airfare and prepaid gratuities valid on Jun, Jul & Sep 2023 departures of Eastern Seaboard Explorer; Sep & Oct 2023 departures of Canada & New England Scenic Shores; Dec 2023 & Feb 2024 departures of Hawaiian Islands Sojourn; Oct-Dec 2023 departures of Classic Panama Canal Passage; Oct & Nov 2022; Jan & Feb 2024 departures of Panama Canal & Central America; Oct & Dec 2022; Jan & Mar 2024 departures of Panama Canal & the Pacific Coast. Call for details. Prices are in US dollars and for US residents only. Air does not have to be purchased to get cruise/tour offer. All fares reflect cruise taxes, port taxes and fees. Additional restrictions may apply. Airfares vary on other itineraries, gateways and departures. Air offers not valid on Alaska, Hawaii, San Juan and Mexico City; call for details. Book by Nov 30, 2022; pay in full by Dec 15, 2022 or at time of booking if within 90 days of departure. Offer expires Nov 30, 2022. EHT22 appears to be an update/revision of Offer FDA23 <see post #240>, which ended Oct 31, adding prepaid gratuities, but only a subset of the voyages originally covered in FDA23. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted November 19, 2022 Author #289 Share Posted November 19, 2022 (edited) Dang, I want one for our already booked (but with only $25 deposit) cruise next July before our final payment is due in January🤞 and is it just me or does only two days to cruise from Rhode Island to Fort Lauderdale seem to be pushing it a bit? Edited November 19, 2022 by Clay Clayton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FetaCheese Posted November 19, 2022 #290 Share Posted November 19, 2022 UWD, thanks, did you receive Thanksgiving offer as email? I was not aware of this offer. One of the cruises I have been looking at is on the list. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CCWineLover Posted November 19, 2022 #291 Share Posted November 19, 2022 2 hours ago, Clay Clayton said: Dang, I want one for our already booked (but with only $25 deposit) cruise next July before our final payment is due in January🤞 Clay - we are on that Montreal to FLL cruise next Sept. Was going to cancel and rebook, but Viking said their software now will not allow you to do that old trick of cancelling and rebooking the same cruise (when the savings are greater than the $100 pp penalty). Anyone else hear about that new thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CCWineLover Posted November 19, 2022 #292 Share Posted November 19, 2022 2 hours ago, Clay Clayton said: is it just me or does only two days to cruise from Rhode Island to Fort Lauderdale seem to be pushing it a bit? Yes Clay, I wondered as well about Rhode Island to FLL in 2 days! Looking it up, it is 1019 nautical miles. Viking Mars leaves Newport 2 PM Sat. and arrives 7 AM Tue in FLL. (41 hours). That means averaging 25 nautical miles/hour, or nearly 29 mph. Don't think that's likely. Will be interesting to see what happens! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UWDawg Posted November 19, 2022 #293 Share Posted November 19, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, FetaCheese said: UWD, thanks, did you receive Thanksgiving offer as email? I was not aware of this offer. One of the cruises I have been looking at is on the list. @FetaCheese The EHT22 Viking Oceans Thanksgiving offer was posted originally by @SBR2022 and, based upon the link attributes, was an email offer. I didn't receive that email, but re-posted with the generic link and copied the more specific applicable voyage details found at the Viking web link for the benefit of our CC group. I did receive the THX22 Viking Rivers Thanksgiving email offer, which @Clay Clayton had posted, but I received my email at 9:09 PM, while Clay had already posted the offer at 6:40 AM. Maybe emails to me are delayed because it takes more time for the electrons to reach the west coast than the east coast. Since it appears the Viking offers are targeted to sub-groups, us sharing the offers within our CC group allows others to be aware and take advantage of possible promotions for which we are not part of a Viking targeted group. Edited November 19, 2022 by UWDawg 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted November 19, 2022 Author #294 Share Posted November 19, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, CCWineLover said: Clay - we are on that Montreal to FLL cruise next Sept. Was going to cancel and rebook, but Viking said their software now will not allow you to do that old trick of cancelling and rebooking the same cruise (when the savings are greater than the $100 pp penalty). Anyone else hear about that new thing? No. That’s crazy. Might make me cancel just for the spite of it. Edited November 19, 2022 by Clay Clayton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted November 19, 2022 Author #295 Share Posted November 19, 2022 3 hours ago, CCWineLover said: Yes Clay, I wondered as well about Rhode Island to FLL in 2 days! Looking it up, it is 1019 nautical miles. Viking Mars leaves Newport 2 PM Sat. and arrives 7 AM Tue in FLL. (41 hours). That means averaging 25 nautical miles/hour, or nearly 29 mph. Don't think that's likely. Will be interesting to see what happens! Isn’t 17 knots about the max Viking’s ships typically go when “going fast?” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted November 20, 2022 Author #296 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Mississippi Promo! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UWDawg Posted November 20, 2022 #297 Share Posted November 20, 2022 4 hours ago, Clay Clayton said: Mississippi Promo! Here is a link to the MST22 Mississippi Promo offer that @Clay Clayton posted above: https://www.viking.com/promotions/us/river/MST22/20221101 FREE Airfare Save up to $1,700 per couple FREE Stateroom Upgrade Offer ends Nov 26, 2022 Call 1-866-910-0556 for details Ask for Offer "MST22" Offer MST22: Offer valid on bookings made from Nov 16 to Nov 26, 2022. Complimentary category upgrade up to Deluxe Veranda (DV1) plus free roundtrip airfare valid on select Jan-Feb 2023 departures of Heart of Delta; select Jan 2023 departures of New Orleans & Southern Charms. Savings up to $1,700 per couple based on Feb 18, 2023 departure of Heart of Delta in category DV1. Call for details. Prices are in US dollars and for US residents only. Air does not have to be purchased to get cruise/tour offer. All fares reflect cruise taxes, port taxes and fees. Additional restrictions may apply. Airfares vary on other itineraries, gateways and departures. Air offers not valid on Alaska, Hawaii, San Juan and Mexico City; call for details. Book by Nov 26, 2022; pay in full at time of booking. Offer expires Nov 26, 2022. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islandbc Posted November 20, 2022 #298 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Just wondering if any Canadians are getting emails about promos. We have been on 4 Viking cruises and have 2 more booked, but have never received promo offers. I have signed up online for offers to no avail. The promo for one of our future cruises was posted by a member on cruise critic. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyB Posted November 20, 2022 #299 Share Posted November 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Islandbc said: Just wondering if any Canadians are getting emails about promos. We have been on 4 Viking cruises and have 2 more booked, but have never received promo offers. I have signed up online for offers to no avail. The promo for one of our future cruises was posted by a member on cruise critic. Thank you! Your "problem" is that you have additional cruises booked. Viking therefore feels there is no need to send promo material to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CCWineLover Posted November 20, 2022 #300 Share Posted November 20, 2022 22 minutes ago, MikeyB said: Your "problem" is that you have additional cruises booked. Viking therefore feels there is no need to send promo material to you. Might be a different problem. We have several (5) cruises booked. We get the Viking promotional offers via email all the time, including the ones reference above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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