EJLobster

OK- so where would I find that for my cruise?

I have seen, somewhere, a posting that lists what groups are on what cruises. Has anyone else seen this and know where it can be found?

We are in 5174- I am interested to know- hope it's a glass door!

20 hours ago, CruiserBruce said:

Protein has to be frozen (to kill parasites), so very good chance it was frozen.

Hmm...doesn't cooking it kill any parasites?

Um… no.  Can put in checked luggage.  I don’t know Holland America’s rules though.

We will do this next week, prior to our trade routes cruise.  There are 3 trains daily :

On 9/2/2022 at 3:08 PM, Peregrina651 said:

 

Plus, at least in my supermarket, coriander looks like the flat Italian parsley and they are displayed side by side. You have to make sure to read the labels on the bunches.

Or sniff them.

18 hours ago, gincolo said:

Maybe you already know this, but one way to get this info is to find a ship on the cruisemapper website and select “all itineraries”, for instance https://www.cruisemapper.com/ships/Viking-Jupiter-1980?tab=itinerary#itinerary

Also, in the calendar section of my viking journey, the arrival and departure times are marked with a line.

Trade Routes, Sept 27-  2 tours already sold out too!  I can't sign up till Jul 22!

20 hours ago, MikeyB said:

Consider the Athens Gate Hotel.  Stayed there on my first visit to Athens.  Great location.

Depending on the direct of your room, you could see the Acropolis or Hadrian's Temple.

We have stayed there too. Location was great- rooftop restaurant- had breakfast there with great view of acropolis.  Easy to walk everywhere.  We had the Hadrian's temple view, from a small balcony.

6 hours ago, bbtondo said:

What crew members/titles are actually performing the covid tests in the lab onboard?  How many crew have touched the covid tubes before the person in the lab touches it to perform the test? Many people on my cruise left their tubes outside their door to be picked up.  Technically anyone could have touched the tubes or kicked up "covid dust" as they walked by.  LOL Just wondering what the quality control is. 

What is covid dust?   (insert puzzled emoji)

6 hours ago, susanlik said:

You are on bus to get to boat or atv

Not always.  We did tours right off the ship in Seyisfadur/ and took the 10 min tender ride to shore in Heimaey and walked to ATV tour and also RIB boat tour.

Although we arrive on the 24th in Iceland, we decided to do a Covid test today.  Went to Walgreens drive-up at 4:30 pm- and did the self administered nasal swab for the antigen test while sitting in the car.  The results came in an e-mail at 6:46 pm.  It was free.  Good!!

40 minutes ago, WanderingBrit said:

Unlike Bermuda, Iceland will accept an antigen test - much easier to get results quickly than the PCR.

We are arriving on the 24th but will get antigen test before we go-   Thanks. 

  All vaccinated individuals, as well as those confirmed to have contracted and recovered from COVID-19, will have to present a negative COVID test (PCR or Antigen), no older than 72 hours when boarding a plane to Iceland, the Minister of Health has announced, based on the Chief Epidemiologist’s recommendations.

14 minutes ago, Louhut1 said:

For those looking for Icelandic yarn and not finding it on your excursions or wandering   I saw it at one of the stores at the KEF airport as we were departing.  Didn’t look at price but probably expensive as everything was there.  We were at the airport early as we had stayed 2 days after debarkation and wanted to beat rush.  We had no problems at the airport.  Great vacation. 

I bought LettLopi yarn at airport a few years ago- the price seems to be the same wherever you buy it- not expensive in my view.

32 minutes ago, kate7047 said:

Interesting, but the link completely leaves out the denominator. 29 out of how many that were tested?

So, at the airport, on the exit testing- 29 tested positive and over half had been vaccinated......    How about Viking passengers-  any word on that?  Do they tell you?

3 hours ago, Oceanlover21 said:

We have a trip to the Blue Lagoon planned on our arrival day. The driver is meeting us at the cruise port at 12:30 pm. We arrive in Reykjavik at 6:30 am. For those who have gone before us, do you think we will make it to our driver in time?  

The Blue Lagoon is back near the airport- you will be doing alot of back tracking, I think.  You'll have plenty of time to meet your driver!

Yes.  The app Verifly is used- at least for Iceland cruises.

2 hours ago, AKexplorer said:

No Uber in Iceland - and this site is worth a gander - especially if spending time before in Iceland or after the cruise.

https://guidetoiceland.is/travel-info/9-worst-tourist-traps-in-iceland

 

Recommended reading!!!  Thanks for the link.

59 minutes ago, TayanaLorna said:

Texts are through cell signal not Internet or WiFi.

imessage works with wifi, right?  I get messages on my ipad that doesn't have cellular service, when I am at home (where we have wifi)

How did you get notified of your test results?  I don't think I will have cell service there.....  An app with a text message?

5 hours ago, CatefromNH said:

Great! I’m catharine.foster@gmail.com. Will also check my account to see why you can’t message me. Let’s see what happens with the 6/26 cruise before we make any tentative plans. Fingers crossed all goes well and independent time off ship is allowed. You’d think outdoor activities would be ok, regardless! 

PS - Lived in Portland until middle school age and still have family in southern ME. Miss it dearly! (Have been in central IL for 5 years. 😑)

Good idea to wait... We also have various connections to NH-  and my sister, a Dartmouth grad- now lives near you- in Macomb, Ill.!

1 hour ago, CatefromNH said:

My husband and I will be on the 7/24 cruise and were disappointed to miss out on the black beach walk excursion. (In the process of booking when the system crashed.) I found a hiking trail site that lists the walk as “easy” and about 5 miles RT from downtown Djupivogur. If we are allowed to go off on our own and it’s a decent day (meaning no horizontal rain!), I think we may do it independently. We’d be happy to have company. Another option is to walk there but make arrangements for a cab to pick us up at the end of the airport road at a specific time so we don’t have to walk all the way back. Of course, that assumes there is some type of taxi service in Djupivogur. Are we crazy? 

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/iceland/eastern/djupivogur-to-black-sand-beach?u=i&u=i

 

Cate- the same happened to us.  We are interested to go with you.  I couldn't contact you through "message"-  you can e-mail me at EJLobster@aol.com  Thanks.

5 hours ago, Doc who loves to travel said:

Do you know if this includes the gym?  Training for a marathon and since we can't get off the ship on our own, the treadmill will be our best friend. 

 

Rules have changed again- you are free to go off the ship on your own.

Not to stir the pot, (hah!)  but.....Steve on that other board says he was in a 4 passenger minivan with a woman who tested positive-  so all 4 have to leave the ship, go to a hotel, and enter a 14 day quarantine. 

He's hoping to be all done with this 6 days before his Iceland trip.