beachbum45

For the third time, the inaugural sailing for Mississippi River has been cancelled!! Wow, just wow. Unbelievable. Notice given 4 days prior to departure. Those looking forward to a long anticipated vacation now have no vacation and zero time to plan for a replacement trip. Viking should be offering a FULL REFUND plus 110% FCC. Give people their money back that you've had for 2 years!! Here is the announcement from 23AUG: Due to circumstances beyond our control, construction of the Viking Mississippi has been delayed. Therefore, select early departures of Viking Mississippi’s first season have been cancelled. Guests on affected sailings and their Travel Advisors have been notified directly by Viking Customer Relations.

Glad to know that I am not the only one that feels this way. I am pushing forward. I understand several staterooms have been impacted. Excellent point about FCC's and advance full payers!!

Reserved a Terrace Suite 2 years ago for the Viking Mississippi inaugural sailing on 8/27/22. Just received notification from Viking that my cabin is among the cabins that will not be ready and therefore my cruise has been cancelled! I am outraged to be receiving this devastating news so close to departure. Our friends received a notice 3 weeks ago asking if they would give up their cabin in exchange for a FREE CRUISE because the ship was overbooked. Naturally, I was concerned about my booking but was told everything was okay. And now I am being told that my stateroom is "under construction". Right! Viking didn't reserve enough cabins for their big execs! As an added insult, they offered a 110% FCC as compensation for the inconvenience. Mississippi sailings are sold out for the next year but of course Viking wants to hang on to my money for as long as they can. This is unconscionable! My TA has reached out to everyone she knows and Viking is not budging. I used to think that Viking was a first class operation but their unfathomable dishonesty and lack of empathy and accountability confirms the opposite. Their loyalty does not lie with the customer and I will never cruise with this company again. I'm curious to know if anyone else has been "booted off" of this sailing.