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The Emerald arrived in ChongQing on August 7th local time and should be on its way to Nanjing currently. There is nothing to indicate that the tours would not be proceeding as scheduled.

 

ChongQing is a foggy city which experiences monsoon rains in the summer. In August ChongQing averages almost 7 inches of rain spread across 11 days.

This the first time anyone has had info as to The Emerald making it through the locks. Someone should tell Viking because they don't seem to have a clue, or at least they refuse to tell their clients anything helpful. I called 4 times with the same patented statement...that are no changes to the itinerary, despite reports to the contrary. We are on the Aug 15th sailing out of Shanghai for the 17 day trip and have read reports of 3 typhoons hitting Eastern China in one week, flights cancelled, unbelievable flooding, many lives lost, 1 million plus evacuated, flood waters reaching Chongqing city center etc. We are trying to keep positive but its a real strain especially when Viking has not been forthcoming. For me, being up front is so important for developing a good relationship. This is our first time with them. Thanks again for the input.. its has really helped. Please keep us posted with any additional information. you are our only source of info at this time. Anyone else have anything to add?

Viking has not been helpful and honest regarding the flooding, flight and excursion cancellations. We are due to leave for Shanghai on Aug. 14 for a 17 day (10 day river cruise). they have denied that there is any problems whatsoever and that everything is going smoothly when in reality its been absolutely chaotic. In fact the most beautiful part of the trip through the Three Gorges Dam to Chongqing has presently been sitting in Wuong for the past few days. I am not so upset at the flooding and cancellations as I am at Viking for not informing us of the truth. I feel that to them its all about money and not about being honest and truthful about what is going on including on. We have had to spend hours on the computer to find out on our own. If we were able to find out, they certainly can. They just don't want people to cancel. I feel that this could also be a safely issue. We would like to hear from anyone else that is having the same experience and concerns. We did not buy the trip insurance and don't know where to turn. I don't even know if that would have helped. I think we will be sitting in our hotel watching typhoons go by. HELP

Kohola....We are due to take the China 10 day Yangtze River(17 day) total Viking River Cruise starting in one week (Aug 14th) from today. However we have had reports that typhoons and severe storms have disrupted the trip up the 3 gorges dam to Chongqing. We are due to start in Shanghai. There have been 3 typhoons this week hitting the East coast of China causing severe flooding, flight cancelations, excursion cancelations, roads and bridges washed out, hundreds of lives lost, over a million people affected with hundreds of thousands of evacuations and thousands of homes and property destroyed. The citys of Shanghai, Beijing, etc., have severe flooding throughout the city. In Chongqing, the floods have reached city center. Very concerned about our trip and our safety I called Viking. Every time I called, 4 times so far, the standard reply was that there has been no changes our trip including no excursion changes and that they are unaware that there was flooding, stormes, delays, flight cancellations etc. Viking is either lying, or grosly misinformed. They have not been honest and forthcoming, which concerns me greatly.We did not purchase travel insurance and do not know where we stand. Help from anyone.