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New Hampshire
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Astronomy, History, Ancient History, WWII
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Viking, Silversea, Uniworld
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Europe
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philw1776's Achievements
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No more Covid checks based on my last 4 cruises in both areas
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For Those Who've Sailed Transatlantic...Dress Code?
philw1776 replied to strawbs1's topic in Viking Ocean
Here's a tip from a veteran Viking cruiser who has sailed Transatlantic with Viking... Sailing East to West I wear my baseball cap FOREWARD for dinner in the Restaurant. Sailing West to East I wear my baseball cap BACKWARDS for dinner in the Restaurant. Hope this helps! -
Did not go to Berlin. Mollie steam RR instead. Bus on scenic Flam was great fun with the tunnels and underground roundabouts and scenery with waterfalls. However it was a long trip. Not a fan of bus rides but the uniqueness here was great. LOVED the Flamsbana train ride despite heavy rain.
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We be doing the homies cruise again this year. No 2 days in St Petersburg (it is wonderful), no Finland (meh) and no Tallinn (bummer). The changes make it fun but Why no Tallinn? Photo album from our cruise... https://www.flickr.com/photos/seacoast_nh/albums/72157682140797852/
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Comparing the two #1 rated, Adult only, cruise lines
philw1776 replied to WanderingBrit's topic in Viking Ocean
Clearly we've never met! -
170 days out PV cabin no excursions posted. Homelands cruise 1 August.
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I had a PV and lost out on excursions because we were a mid 2 week leg on a 6 week cruise. A serious disadvantage IMO. Gonna check with TA on future bookings.
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My takes from our cruise last year. Ignore crossouts. Did Churchills War Museum on our own pre-cruise. Outstanding. Also took 2 hour boat ride on thames, well worth it. D2: SUN JUN 25 London TOWER OF LONDON 4H 9AM-1PM It was OK but not great. Glad to have seen it. ROYAL GREENWICH BY FOOT 1.5 HR 2PM-3:30PM Missed it but should be worth taking. Love Greenwich D4: TUE JUN 27 Edinburgh, Scotland TENDER EDINBURGH HIGHLIGHTS 3H 9AM-12AM Disappointing bus tour. Just get a view of the castle. ROYAL YACHT BRITANNIA 2PM ON OUR OWN Long walk on our own in the rain. OUTSTANDING!!! D5: WED JUN 28 Orkney Islands, Scotland TENDER ORKNEY’S STONE AGE 4H 10AM-2PM Into archaeology. Scenic, informative & fun! Orkney is much prettier than Shetland. Take this tour. D6: THUR JUN 29 Shetland Islands, Scotland ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS OF THE SHETLANDS 4H 9:15AM-1:30PM Into archaeology. Scenic, informative & fun! D9: SUN JULY 2 Honningsvag, Norway DRIVE TO NORTH CAPE 3.5HR 8:45AM-12:15PM Scenic bus ride climbing to the top. Great vistas. Museum at top is OK. D10: MON JULY 3 TromsØ, Norway PORTALS TO THE ARCTIC 3.5HR 8:30AM-12PM Great tour. Enjoyed the ride to the mountaintop & views. Arctic museum was fun. You could just walk to museum on your own from the ship. WALKING TOUR OF TROMSØ 1.5HR 2:30PM-4PM Decent. Not great but we enjoyed it. D11: TUE JULY 4 Lofoten, Norway LOFOTEN VIKING EXPERIENCE 3.5H 9:15AM-12:45PM Fun & interesting re-enactments. Scenic setting. Lofoten is very scenic. PANORAMIC LOFOTEN 2.5HR 2:45PM-5:15PM OK to do. Terrible guide for us. Vistas well worth seeing as you walk outside the bus. D13: THUR JULY 6 Geiranger, Norway KYAKING GEIRANGERFJORD 3H 9AM-12PM We cancelled because of rain forecast but rain never came. EAGLE’S BEND OVERLOOK & PANORAMIC DRIVE 3H 1:45PM-4:45PM Very nice. Interesting stops & superb vistas. Do not miss this. Also do not miss the sail in and sail out with myriad waterfalls. D14: FRI JULY 7 Bergen, Norway FJORDS CRUISE 3.5H 10AM 1:30PM BOOK ON OUR OWN We did FUNICULAR on our own. Easy. Great vistas.
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Guaranteed Cabin Assignment - How did you find out?
philw1776 replied to elkempo's topic in Viking Ocean
Ah, thanks. For some reason that bottom selection was off screen on my MAC. -
Guaranteed Cabin Assignment - How did you find out?
philw1776 replied to elkempo's topic in Viking Ocean
I have 2 cruises booked. On one I have an assigned cabin. On the other GTY. I cannot find my cabin # on MVJ even on my one that was assigned on booking. -
My updated invoice shows the earlier excursion selection date but the specialty restaurant booking date remains as originally stated, much later. Hope it's so. Hate having to check every day or missing and no Manfredi's before 8:30PM.
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Any word on changes to specialty restaurant bookings? Last 2 week cruise despite being in a PV we could not get any bookings before 8:30PM, even when onboard. Complained to desk at Chef's Table at dinnertime and they said they'd squeeze us in and they did. Place was full. Manfredi's was a no go for us.
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Troy, Pompeii, Mycenae, Epidaurus - how demanding is "demanding?"
philw1776 replied to carolinetodd's topic in Viking Ocean