jenna37

8 hours ago, Glenndale said:

We would have been happy to join you but it sounds as if that won’t be possible 😉

We would have loved to have you join us but unfortunately it looks like we will all be on on own . Never mind , I am sure it still will be fun.

18 hours ago, Janet&David said:

On the 29 May cruise trivia was mainly in pairs. I think there were one or two groups of 4 but they may have been in a more general 'bubble' (e.g. travelling together).

Thanks . It looks like it will be me and the wife then.

Does anyone know how the trivia is currently working with Covid restrictions? If teams of 4 or 6 are allowed does anyone want to make up a team with Jenna and I?

Jeff

23 hours ago, Janet&David said:

Hi Jeff

Hopefully Viking will fix the systems but there appear to have been a range of problems with MVJ on recent cruises. We had problems making any reservations using MVJ - with our V1 cabin we were only entitled to make bookings for the Restaurant, which seemed to be required at that time. We phoned Viking and someone in the admin team phoned us and made reservations in the Restaurant for every night. When we boarded all the reservations had been lost and did not appear on our calendar on the TV in the cabin. Not a big deal, as I said, but we know that others lost speciality restaurant reservations too. We had taken a print-out of our calendar from MVJ (I don't trust technology!) and if there had been an issue I would have used this to make a moral claim on the slots I had booked. You may consider doing the same.

David

Hi David, Thanks for the tip. I will print tonight.

Jeff

23 hours ago, Peregrina651 said:

 

 

You should not have to re-book once board.

 

However, we are talking about technology and as DH says, "Technology is great...when it works."

 

Print out your calendar (either on paper or as a .pdf) and have it ready in case stuff does happen (you won't have access to MVJ on the ship). Then you can bring out the document and point to what you had already booked and ask them to fix it.

 

Here are a couple of heads up: MVJ becomes read-only 7 days before sailing. That is when it is uploaded to the ship to be ready for our arrival.  During this black out period, we can not make any changes.  If you are anticipating making any changes to your day 2 or 3 optional shorex, you should get it done before MVJ the 7 day mark. By the time you board, it will be too late to make changes (because cancellations must be done 36+ hours before the tour).

 

Our bookings are deleted from MVJ when we board the ship; they will not be available to us during the cruise or after. If there is anything you want to save from MVJ in reference to this cruise, do it before you leave home.

 

 

Thanks for the tip

Jeff

1 hour ago, Janet&David said:

Hi. Apart from the first Chef's Table reservation which we made by phone on the first day we made all bookings at the Dining Reservations desk in the Atrium. In fact we made all four reservations in one discussion with the guest services person at the desk on the second or third day. She checked availability online and made the two reservations at each of the Chef's Table and Manfredi's. I suspect this may change as passenger numbers increase, but always worth a try.

Thank you J and D for a most comprehensive and informative review of your sailing. I have made reservations in the restaurants using MVJ and have reviewed the diary which shows the reservations have been logged. Do you know if that means that they are on the system or will we have to re-book once onboard.

Thanks again for taking the time to post your excellent review.

Jeff

45 minutes ago, tabatha1 said:

It’s under excursions -Portsmouth. Also 26 June booking slots available. 

Thanks found it . Jeff

1 hour ago, kittycrews said:

19 June sailing can sign up for embarcation on MVJ.

I have just had a quick look and cannot find an embarkation radial button. On which tab is is please?

10 hours ago, kittycrews said:

Looking for retirement near sea and cutural centre, play golf all year round on links course, easy to get to Europe.

 

I love golf. I play 4 times a week . It is a shame that we cannot take our own tour as Royal Lytham is only a short drive from where we dock.

3 hours ago, kittycrews said:

From New Jersey & Pennsylvania close to Philadelphia through college, then a move to Kansas (3 years), then to Iowa until we retired and spent 4 years in Florida until we could emigrate to Scotland. Look forward to sharing some time together (socially distanced, of course).

We love to spend our vacations in America . We love Fort Lauderdale and have spent many vacations there  before catching a cruise .You certainly have travelled around . I would be great to meet up with everyone for a drink ( as you say Socially Distanced).

4 hours ago, kittycrews said:

We're on that one too! Room 3052 And we are ex-pat Americans living in North Berwick, Scotland.

Where in the States were you living? We look forward to meeting you onboard.We live in London

4 hours ago, pcolmer said:

 

They only held trivia once on this cruise, on the Sunday in the Explorers' Lounge. I'm not sure why it isn't being held today 😞

 

Speaking of trivia, here is some other information about non-lecture events:

 

One movie in the Star Theater - "Midway".

One movie Under the Stars (a.k.a the Pool Deck) - "The Commitments".

Three musical shows in the Star Theater - "The Beatles Songbook", "A Musical Journey to the Sounds of the Sixties" and "The ABBA Songbook".

 

Thanks for the info. The musicals in the Star theatre sound good.

17 hours ago, arlowood said:

On our UK Shores cruise there is a Beatles Experience optional shore excursion iun Liverpool at £144 per person. It lasts 4 hours according to the description. It takes in various key sites around Liverpool and end at the Beatles Story exhibition

Thanks for the information. £144 is very expensive . I think we will give that one a miss.

We have just booked the 19th June cruise . Looking forward to sailing on this brand new ship and getting back to sea again.

Does anyone know how the trivia was conducted on sea days? Also does the current cruise have a  optional Beatles tour which can e purchased once onboard?