powderhorn

Noticed you tied up with the Zaandam in port today…impressive to see HAL well represented here in Charlottetown….sorry about the rain this morning…glad to see you enjoying the cruise and port stops!

ok...Amtrak let me book the train....no big urgency to get back to SAN so hopefully the trains will be running or they will shuttle us down on buses....

I was just on Surfliner sight to see if I could book from Anaheim to Solana Beach and most of May is shaded out......might need to call them....any suggestions for a plan B?

That's two solid votes for amtrak and my son's sources tell him they are running again....there was a question regarding Anaheim or Fullerton so you have answered that question as well....Anaheim Amtrak it is....we can get the train to Solana Beach and meet the kids in time for lunch somewhere nice.....Thanks Again....

Good Morning All….we are Paula and Chris and we are looking to book a cruise out of San Pedro on May 11 (Regatta) and to visit our Son and DIL in San Diego….does anyone know if there is a ride share / shuttle / train they can recommend to get us to or from The cruise terminal to San Diego area?….I think our Son will run us up there but looking for options to get back to SD on the 18th….thks in advance….

Had a great tour of Casablanca and the Hassan II mosque today...beautiful sunny day....looks like we may have a rough crossing to the Canary Islands....announcement says forecasted 40mph winds tonight and tomorrow.....never sailed on a ship this small before and we are on deck 5 forward so this will be 'interesting'.....:-)

Looks like first sea day is Saturday, Dec 10 after our stop in Canary Islands....in Cadiz today, then Casablanca, sea day, Canary Islands...then cross the pond....6 sea days in a row.....boat is rocking a bit coming into Cadiz....

A couple of notes....locked our cabin keys in the room....easily resolved with guest services...then forgot the code to our safe....again easily resolved with GI Joe from security coming up to unlock it for us.....had Gary our steward install a topper on our mattress after 1st night experiencing the 'firm' mattress....much better.....staff are great....2 words....friendly and professional....

Glad you made it aboard....it was a gutsy move to fly in day of the cruise....specially from such a distance....the anxiety would have killed me....lol....but you made so now you can relax.....we finished our meal off with a lovely shot of averna from the bar.....kudos to Viking for stocking that...:-)

The crab cake was the bell of the ball.....:-)

We are on board and getting settled in our stateroom....had a glitch checking in...Viking depending on Internet connection in check-in hall and our receptionist couldn't connect so we had to queue at guest services on board to complete the task..... Also, queued up to get specialty dining adjusted....lovely lady with great patience fixed us up with times and dates that were suitable for us....going to try the California menu tonight in the Chef's tabel....we also got reservations for Indies and Asian Panorama....they are also offering the Scandinavian and the Ziaing menus...pardon the spelling...also had our 2 reservations in Manfredis moved up to 6:30.....so we are all set to go!

We had a lovely day touring the old market, Xmas market and enjoyed Tapas at El Portalon in the Gothic Quarter....enjoyed it all!

Is the crew masked?

Thank You for the explanation....it seems fishy to me why Viking are doing this...unless they felt an outbreak was eminent....even so it seems they were up for diverting the cruise to Madiera and Cape Verde Islands. Here is what is on the Sherpa website for restrictions travelling from Spain to Casablanca....says no testing required......why was Senegal scratched?