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  1. Usually they are pretty strict about the ages. So I´d say no. steamboats
  2. The river cruise ships usually go into dry dock during the winter break for regular maintanance and repairs. steamboats
  3. I have used Bags and Go many times. They do get your luggage to the airport and you can pick it up there. Currently a taxi to the airport is 45 Euro. So it´s cheaper to let them transport your luggage than going to the airport, store your luggage there and then go back into the city. We usually take the airport bus from Placa Catalunya to the airport after visiting the city. It´s pretty unlikely that you can already check your bags with the airline in the morning. LH doesn´t do this so I doubt that KLM will do it. The check-in isn´t open that early. They usually open up app. 3 hours prior to the (first) flight (of the airline that day - and then they might not allow to check in bags for a late flight). steamboats
  4. @RobInMN I didn't scroll that far down. But the map is showing 16 als legal drinking age which is wrong. Legal drinking age is 18. There are just some exemptions. steamboats
  5. But that website is not quite correct either... In Germany you can buy/consume beer/wine (including sparkling) by the age of 16. Everything else the minimum drinking age is 18. With parents´ consent (and parents being present) a kid is allowed to drink beer or wine at the age of 14. They are thinking of changing it to 18 for everything. The website states 16 as minimum age not differing between beer/wine and other alcoholic beverages. steamboats
  6. The check-in might be at the airport already. If not, you can still drop your bags at the port and then leave. Nobody will force you to check-in. When you land at 9 am, you might be outside with your bags by 10 am. So with a waiting time for the transfer bus (and maybe a check-in at the airport) and a 30 min bus ride you might arrive at port by 11 am. There are plenty of taxis available at the port. No problem to get one. As for the Sagrada Family you need an online appointment for a certain time. Otherwise you may end up in a long line and never get inside. steamboats
  7. The American Queen is built in 1995, the American Empress in 2003. The American Countess and American Duchess are new. The Cape boats (Ocean Voyager / Ocean Navigator ex Cape May Light / Cape Cod Light) are also from the long ago Delta Queen Steamboat Company era. steamboats
  8. Made it into the German RTL News too (6:45 pm). But they didn´t mention that by that time the ship was already docked. They also had a short video with a German couple onboard. steamboats
  9. I just read in a German online newsite that they are allowed to disembark by tomorrow morning 6 am local time. steamboats
  10. According to local news no case of Cholera has been detected onboard - confirmed by the Mauritian health authorities. steamboats
  11. With low or high water the other boats can "choke a stomp" - tie up to a tree instead of a regular landing area. They use the stage to get the people off the boat. Viking needs a concrete dock where they can go alongside. Most landings are sloping down into the river. Therefore the boats have a flat bottom hull so they can literally ran aground with the bow and then use the stage to get the people off. It's totally different from European rivers where you either have a floating docking area or a concrete dock where all boats can go alongside. A couple of river towns did built a new docking area for the Viking Mississippi. steamboats
  12. I just stumbled over an FB post by KD. KD (Köln-Düsseldorfer) invented river cruising in Europe but then gave up and sold to Viking. This was followed by a law suit which was ended a couple of years ago (KD won - Viking wanted them to never come back into river cruising). KD back then announced that they will come back as a river cruise line but only founded a management company. Now that post said they are back with a ship called KD Moment with short trips out of Düsseldorf. It´s a ship built in 2008 but completely renovated in 2022. KD still operates the excursion vessels out of Cologne, Koblenz and more including the former paddlewheel steamboat Goethe. steamboats
  13. Final day and entry - we´re back in Miami where we spend the day until we board our flights back home in the evening. Thanks for following! steamboats
  14. Yes, the channel is kept to 9 feet of water - but that´s not be the case with low water. I don´t have the exakt specs of the Viking Mississippi. I have a lot of friends in the river business there and some of them were asked for their advice by Viking on how to build the ships. As well as in Europe they do draw more water than the other boats. Therefore they are the first which have to stop. steamboats
  15. A sea day gets us back to Miami - we try out the Swim & Tonic Bar, Crown´s Edge, the ice show and the AquaTheater preview show. steamboats
  16. As in Europe it is partly a Viking problem... Also the ship for the Mississippi river draws too much water and therefore is getting into troubles early when the water is low. They did not listen to the experts when they buildt the ship. Same for "we don´t need a stage to get people on and off the ship". steamboats
  17. Todays entry is our first day onboard and the naming cremony. steamboats
  18. Todays entry might be a little boring... our flight to Miami and our pre cruise hotel. steamboats
  19. If there´s is an airline check-in at the cruise terminals at Moll Adossat it must be a new thing. I´ve cruised out of Barcelona for years and there never was anything like that. There´s a company called Bag and Go which transports your bags to the airport where you have to collect them. Moll Adosssat is the terminal for big cruise ships and the terminals have letters from A to F. World Trade Center is the other terminal which was only for two ships and is now "banned". There you could easily walk to the Columbus column. From Moll Adossat there´s a shuttle bus (3.50 Euro single ride) and yes, it it quite a long walk depending at which terminal you dock. I´ve done it a few times and it can be up to 30 min or more. steamboats
  20. Today I have a couple of show cabins for you. Sorry, the photos are not very good but the cabins were overrun by the people with long lines. We even had problems to enter our own cabin as a line of one of the show cabins was in front of our cabin door. Due to the long lines we gave up and did not visit all cabin categories. steamboats
  21. Todays entry is featuring our D2 balcony cabin on deck 14 (14286). steamboats
  22. Last part of the ship - bars and lounges on decks 15 to 18. Next will be our balcony cabin. steamboats
  23. I´ve been in 14286 and there was a little noise but nothing which kept me from sleeping. steamboats
  24. Todays entry is featuring bars and lounges on decks 3 bis 8. @Trixie21 I liked it but I´m also a fan of the Oasis Class ships. Icon is a bit of an evolution of the Oasis Class and slightly larger. steamboats
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