Up4Trvl

When we booked our cruise with Viking, we were not able to get a cabin assigned but Viking ‘guaranteed’ that we would get a cabin on that cruise.  We got our cabin number about a week before the cruise.  Once aboard, we found that many people we talked to were offered a variety of sweet deals to give up their cabin for that cruise.  The best offer we heard was for a full refund and a free upgrade to a suite for the rebooked cruise.  The best deals seem to be a day or two before embarkation. 

This topic reminded me of our Viking Cruise last year where I noticed the same lack of excursions for Rome.  Due to the uncertainty, I and some others on that cruise booked an independent tour with ItalyTours.EU (https://www.italytours.eu/).   It turned out to be a great decision with great value.  We did their Best of Rome and Vatican Small Group Tour.  The only complication was that I had to book the Colosseum tickets independently.  They sell out fast but I was fortunate to get them (others did not).