Tiki1947

Thanks utexplorer. That confirms my concern. I Watson the Viking Homeland cruise last year. It is a beautiful ship, isn't it! I was looking forward to the Transatlantic to have more days at sea so that I could really enjoy the ship. Have a great cruise and I'm interested in whatever else you might be able to tell me

We just booked the Sep 18, 2016 sailing of the Viking Star, In the Wake of the Vikings, crossing the North Atlantic, Bergen to Montreal via Iceland and Greenland. We got the last available cabin, a forward Explorer Suite on Deck 3. Hadn't planned on a suite but why not splurge. Its very hard to tell from the state room layout and the deck plans how the suite is situated, what the view will be from inside and how accommodating the deck will be. Windows from inside look out onto the bow of the ship and the heliport. Will there be passengers walking by? crew members? Private verandah appears to be off the side of the ship with perhaps some wind protection. Is there a railing or a solid partition? What's the movement like in rough seas? It is the North Atlantic end of September. Finally, the theater is below us. Will it be noisy at night? Any insights and/or advice will be greatly appreciated.

Please post private excursions under the roll call section of CC.

If your cruise does not have a roll call already you can start one.

Thanks, Kathy. I'm new to Cruise Critic and find this website quite confusing. I need all the help I can get.

We (6 of us) are doing a "private" tour with Alla very similar to their 2-day Imperial Slendors with Faberge with, for me, a very important modification. In case you're not aware of it, most of the Hermitage's Impressionist and post-Impressionists Paintings have been moved to another building and the group tour does not include it. We have modified "Imperial Splendors" to include a visit to this building. We would love to have a few more travelers join us but would still like to keep the group small maybe adding at most 2 more couples. If you are interested you can go to http://www.alla-tour.com, look at the Faberge group tour for an overview of the tour -- but remeber it doesn't include the Impressionists --- and get in touch with Anna. I think, perhaps, the best way to do this is to book the tour (there's a "booking" button at the bottom) and then send them a message saying you want to join Mary Beth's private tour. With 10 people the price is very similar to the group tour but lunches are extra. You can communicate with me via this thread.

I wonder if Viking could have a Mah Jong set on board. They are far too heavy to pack and travel with. (Viking if you are reading the, could you please arrange that -American Mah Jong with numbers on the tiles. ). That being said, are there any Mah Jong player on the cruise.

Joyce:)

I will be on the cruise with another mah jong player. It would be great if we could meet up and play mah jongg. I called and asked Viking if they had a set but unfortunately the answer was "no". Maybe we can prevail on them to get one on board.