Viking, Trade Routes of the Middle Ages 2023

[whtdog]

👋 HELLO!

We are traveling on the Viking Venus at the end of September 2023 and looking for ideas.  7 of us are booked for the pre extension in Bergan and the post extension in Barcelona.  Any tips you have…experiences to share…not to miss tours etc. ideas are welcome!  This is our first cruise on a Viking Ocean Ship 💕

Hope to see you on the ship ☺️

Edited January 19, 2023 by whtdog
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[janetcbl]

There is a lot of information on CC about Bergen. Check out Northern Europe and Baltic CC site. Briefly, Floyen, Bryggen, “Norway in a Nutshell”, Ulriken, Fish Market should not be missed.

[biggerbearmom]

This is a fabulous itinerary and you will enjoy it. It is a lot of bang for your buck. A few highlights for me was visiting Montserrat Abby, Monet’s Garden and Home (both were Viking Tours) and we did The Alhambra with Spain Day Tours which was just wonderful. In Barcelona we visited La Sagrada Familia on our own. We booked a tour directly through their website and it was spectacular.

[MSEm]

We really enjoyed the "Mary Rose" museum in Portsmouth, England. The ship was England's newest and most "modern" ship the sunk in it's first battle in 159?.  The ship was raised and placed in a special built museum during the 1980's. WE were guided by a museum guide that really told the story of life on the "battleship".

We also enjoyed the Tulip Bulb farm in the Amsterdam area.

Enjoy your cruise.

[Hobson1754]

On 1/19/2023 at 9:33 PM, whtdog said:

👋 HELLO!

We are traveling on the Viking Venus at the end of September 2023 and looking for ideas.  7 of us are booked for the pre extension in Bergan and the post extension in Barcelona.  Any tips you have…experiences to share…not to miss tours etc. ideas are welcome!  This is our first cruise on a Viking Ocean Ship 💕

Hope to see you on the ship ☺️

We did this cruise last September & it was our 1st Viking Cruise.  Loved everything about it, have since booked another 2 VOC & looking to book another for Christmas 2024. We had been to a few of the ports before but those we hadn’t visited before we were really impressed with i.e. Bergen, Vigo & excursion we took to Honfleur (from Le Havre).

[biggerbearmom]

12 hours ago, MSEm said:

 

We also enjoyed the Tulip Bulb farm in the Amsterdam area.

Enjoy your cruise.

How could I forget…Keukenhof Gardens is just stunning, absolutely amazing. But, it is only from March until May. 

[Mrs Miggins]

20 hours ago, MSEm said:

We really enjoyed the "Mary Rose" museum in Portsmouth, England. The ship was England's newest and most "modern" ship the sunk in it's first battle in 159?.  The ship was raised and placed in a special built museum during the 1980's. WE were guided by a museum guide that really told the story of life on the "battleship".

We also enjoyed the Tulip Bulb farm in the Amsterdam area.

Enjoy your cruise.

The Mary Rose sank after 30 years service in 1545.  Great Museum but I really loved the Vasa  Stockholm museum.  That ship was raised with the hull intact after sinking on its maiden voyage in 1628.  The sight of the entire ship just took my breath away.

[Mrs Miggins]

Sorry didn't realise that this cruise only has one day in Norway and doesn't visit Sweden at all.  Just put the Vasa on the bucket list for another time.