oldgeez

The crew is always masked on this cruise but it’s voluntary for pax. Very few wore masks early in the cruise but the percentage has gone up significantly in the last few days. None of the crew say anything about Covid cases (they may not know either) but there’s suspicion (without evidence) that we have one or more infections.

This is still my favorite menu:

This was what we had last night. Frankly, I wasn’t wild about it.

Here's an interesting change to pre-cruise Covid testing: https://www.vikingrivercruises.com/why-viking/health-and-safety/covid-19-testing.html Still need to be vaccinated and AFAIK the daily testing on-board is still in place. I'm happy about that.

We've used it multiple times as well. Depends on the city; sometimes the $98 compares very unfavorably with bus, train, or taxi options. Other times it's well worth the convenience and certainty of knowing where you're going.