Excited to go crusing

We really enjoyed the Colmar trip, I love Alsace.

I agree however, the beer tour is not worth it. It is easy to walk off the ship & order a bier at any of the local beer pubs. I loved our cruise on the Rhine with Viking, & hope to cruise with them again.

Thank you everyone for your advice and insight. Viking certainly sounds a lot more easy going than most ocean cruises. Some of them are like the Gestapo when it comes to acohol.

 

Perhaps we can start a new thread and educate csmg on how to get a good deal on a cruise and how to make the most of your money.

Like it.

I think you will enjoy river cruising, We took several Ocean cruises before our first river cruise, this past spring, & I am converted. I find them both enjoyable, but if I could only choose one, I think I'd opt River :)

$7000 + vacation: can't aford a few drinks?

snarky nasty.

We brought our own red wine on board, I often enjoyed a glass before dinner.

The drinks package is far too expensive. We bought an occasional beer or wine at the bar. Our cabin did not have a fridge, so red wine was the only drink we had.

to be honest, we bought a pair of binoculars for our first cruise ( to Alaska) & it was a waste of money, we hardly ever used them. We saw eagles in Juneau, with our bare eyes, (thanks to guides) & DH saw whales at sea ( they announce sighting on loudspeaker) But my eyesight is too damaged to see that far away, & I have a hard time lifting heavy binoculars. Ther is so much to see & do all the time, I did not want to be dragging around a heavy pair. Have fun

we are spending two nights in Vancouver pre cruise ( back down to SF) Can you give me an idea about how much a taxi would cost from the airport to the Empire Landmark hotel on Robson St, or it there an easy train ride? I only wnat to change as little money as we will need. We also plan on doing the hoho bus tour on our full day in the city.

our last port of call on the way home to San Francisco is a day stop in Victoria. I am meeting a friend for coffee at 7am & another friend for lunch before we have to head back to sail at 2pm. We will be on the Dawn Princess, Does it dock in Victoria? Thank you