evonlef

I booked a Black Friday cruise today with my Cunard agent. It didn't include any of the Exp. More extras other than OBCs. The pricing wasn't much different than the last special after eliminating extras. I was able to select category and cabin and will bid on an upgrade after final payment date. Ed

A few questions. Have you paid for "Air Plus and Air Deviation" fees? Without those fees, Viking has the option to select or change the airline and departure times. If you made those payments, do you have the booking code for that airline? Then you can google the airline/ booking code and select seats; however, you should be able to call Viking Air and if you paid the above fees, they will help you select seats. I always pay those fees, as I always arrive a few days in advance and want to select which airline and flights I will be booked on. I call cruise flight's airline booking depts and ask if my airline and departure times are acceptable to their price guidelines, as I don't want long flight times or cheap airlines. We are booked on a Viking flight to Prague in two weeks; but there was a change in airline flight times about three months ago which was inconvenient. It was before Viking booked the flight. Because I paid the Air Plus / Deviation fees, Viking changed my booked flights to another airline. But she told me that if it was already booked, that I would have to pay a cancellation fee to change flights, even though the airline is responsible for allowing me to make changes when it changes flight times. If you haven't paid those fees, IMHO Viking has the option to change your flights and doesn't have to give you seat information. Most cruise lines have similar policies. I would pay the fees now.