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Harley57

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  1. Pete - thank you for the detailed review as well as a trip down memory lane. I spent several decades working for a Japanese company with many trips to Japan. I have fond memories of touring Himeji Castle with my colleagues on a very hot and humid June day.
  2. Mio Buenos Aires in Recoleta. Many restaurants near by and less than two blocks from the Recoleta Cemetery. We stayed for two nights last month. Breakfast was included. Enjoy your trip https://www.miobuenosaires.com/en/
  3. Ready to Sail - just FYI…I used google flights.com to search options. It appears there are options on American, United and Delta from Sacramento to Buenos Aires and vice versa. As you noted the flights from EZE to the U.S. leave late in the evening. Latam has a flight leaving at 3:55pm with stops in Santiago, Chile and LAX. We disembarked Viking Jupiter 10 days ago in Santiago Chile and faced the same situation with a 11:55pm flight. We left the ship at 8:15am. Everyone had to disembark by 9am. We arranged for a private tour through Tours by Locals with a drop off at the airport by 5:30pm. We booked a room at the Holiday Inn Santiago airport so we could nap and shower before the long flight home. We were only at the hotel for 4 hours so while a bit expensive for only a few hours it did help to rest and freshen up. There may be similar options for you in Buenos Aires. Enjoy your trip.
  4. Gorgeous penguin pictures! Thank you so much for sharing. We are due to be there next month (fingers crossed) on a Viking cruise. Seeing your pictures has amped up our excitement.
  5. We booked a February 2024 cruise back in May, 2023. Our PIF was July 2023. As others have noted, Viking does have a much earlier PIF date than other cruise lines. I’m not sure I believe all the comments about cruises filling up 1-2 years in advance as it seems there is still a few cabins available for my sailing next month, but I think it’s highly variable and dependent on the itinerary. It’s not discrimination against solo cruisers as a 100% single supplement is pretty much industry standard. For future cruises, you can always take a chance and book much closer to the sailing date so you don’t have the $$$ outlay so far in advance of the sailing date, however, you will be limited on cabin selection and likely pay a higher price than those that booked further out. This is our 2nd cruise on Viking and we love the onboard product, but we’ll see if we take a 3rd cruise with them. Hope you enjoy your cruise.
  6. Thanks so much for taking the time to post. We will be on Jupiter in February from Buenos Aires to Santiago. While I know our ports of call are different and the ocean ships lack the ‘toys’, I am getting really excited for our trip.
  7. Yes - we are also on the Feb 12 Jupiter cruise and looking forward to it.
  8. Sorry to hear Norris is in the hospital. Sending healing thoughts for a quick and complete recovery.
  9. You are continuing on to Greenland?? Awesome! I’ll be following along.
  10. We will be on the ocean cruise (Viking Jupiter). I’ll be watching for your October posts!
  11. I looked up the Diamond Circle excursion. While I have not take this excursion, I have done 2 land trips to Iceland. The Dimmuborgir lava fields have a hard surface path you can follow (I’ll try to post pictures) although there was some up and down particularly at the start of the path. IIRC at Dettifoss the walk from the parking lot to the falls was ~0.5 miles over a reasonably level path. This is a very powerful waterfall so there is significant spray the closer you are to the falls which equates to a very wet walking path. Husavik is a charming, level seaside town. Perhaps you can get more details by contacting Viking directly. Enjoy your trip.
  12. Thank you for sharing the spectacular photos of Flam.
  13. We flew Icelandair Saga ‘Business Class’ in 2019. They were using older leased 757’s as I think the 737 max was still grounded. Not impressed at all. Similar to domestic first class but the seats were very worn, the food was poor and the flight attendants were surly. We flew Icelandair economy extra legroom in March, 2023 on the 737 max. We choose economy because the fares had increased significantly. Economy in 2023 was more expensive than Saga class in 2019. Better experience in terms of flight attendants, seat comfort and cleanliness of the plane. Boarding process at KEF was disorganized and chaotic. But we all made it on to the plane and safely home which is all that matters. Picked up food in the KEF airport to eat on the flight home - much better. I had no problem carrying on with the typical size roll aboard suitcase. Plenty of space in the overhead bins. These were land trips and we loved both visits. Scenery is outstanding and the people are wonderful. Enjoy your trip.
  14. @pinotlover - thanks for the insight. I have a Viking cruise scheduled for February 2024 from Buenos Aires to Santiago that is suppose to visit Ushuaia, Puenta Arenas, Amalia Glacier and the Chilean Fjords. Do I need to temper my expectations in terms of not really seeing any of the fjords in Chile? I was hoping it would be similar to a Norway cruise we took in 2015 where we sailed through Geiranger Fjord. The itinerary map indicates we sail up the channel to the glacier, but perhaps not? Any insight you can provide is appreciated.
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