REVIEW - Viking Sky - Athens to Venice - March 25th to April 3rd - On the ship now!

[helenandfrank]

g'day Cruzersky2 from Brisbane. I don't know you either, but I like you already. :)

[helenandfrank]

Apologies the the omission ... signed, Frank

[dcruisers]

We will be on the Sky next March- Venice to Rome.

Is there a fix time for dinner like on their river cruises (7pm) and open seating? Or do you have an assigned table with flexible dining?

We are looking forward to our cruise on the Sky even more after reading your comments!

Also , are we able to sign up for excursions ahead- the ones that are automatically included ?

Thank you.

[Peregrina651]

We will be on the Sky next March- Venice to Rome.

Is there a fix time for dinner like on their river cruises (7pm) and open seating? Or do you have an assigned table with flexible dining?

We are looking forward to our cruise on the Sky even more after reading your comments!

Also , are we able to sign up for excursions ahead- the ones that are automatically included ?

Thank you.

 

Welocme aboard!

 

 

Next step is to register on https://www.myvikingjourney.com/home/welcome because this is where you will go to book your shorex and dinner reservations and even before that to fill out your passenger information form (must be done before Viking Air will book your flights). There is a lot of information here about the cruise (but not which shorex will be offered on your sailing; that page isn't populated until about 4 months out).

 

 

The four dinner venues are open from 6pm to about 10pm. The MDR is open seating; when your party shows up, the head waiter will ask you a couple of questions and then escort you to a table. You may request a particular waiter or a table by the window or the HW may ask if you wish to share a table with parties unknown. Manfredi's and The Chef's Table require advanced reservations for the most part. According to your cabin category (DV and higher), you get a specific number of advanced reservations. Once on board, you may make additional reservations.

 

Advanced booking is highly recommended for all shorex. Again, according to your cabin category, booking opens x many days ahead of sailing. Definitely reserve in advance for the included tours.

 

 

Look on your Viking invoice. It will give you the date for when booking opens for shorex and dinner reservations. They are two different dates a week apart. Mark your calendar!

 

All in all, if you continue to follow the Viking Ocean forum over the next few month, by the time you are ready to book shorex and dinner, you should have a fairly good handle on how things work.

[dcruisers]

Welocme aboard!

 

 

Next step is to register on https://www.myvikingjourney.com/home/welcome because this is where you will go to book your shorex and dinner reservations and even before that to fill out your passenger information form (must be done before Viking Air will book your flights). There is a lot of information here about the cruise (but not which shorex will be offered on your sailing; that page isn't populated until about 4 months out).

 

 

The four dinner venues are open from 6pm to about 10pm. The MDR is open seating; when your party shows up, the head waiter will ask you a couple of questions and then escort you to a table. You may request a particular waiter or a table by the window or the HW may ask if you wish to share a table with parties unknown. Manfredi's and The Chef's Table require advanced reservations for the most part. According to your cabin category (DV and higher), you get a specific number of advanced reservations. Once on board, you may make additional reservations.

 

Advanced booking is highly recommended for all shorex. Again, according to your cabin category, booking opens x many days ahead of sailing. Definitely reserve in advance for the included tours.

 

 

Look on your Viking invoice. It will give you the date for when booking opens for shorex and dinner reservations. They are two different dates a week apart. Mark your calendar!

 

All in all, if you continue to follow the Viking Ocean forum over the next few month, by the time you are ready to book shorex and dinner, you should have a fairly good handle on how things work.

Thank you so much for Aja the info!

[dcruisers]

Sorry my last response was sent before I could make changes!

Thank you so much for all the great info.

We will check invoice for dates to book dinner and excursions.

I definitely will be back on this thread to ask for more input.

Happy cruising!

[garycarla]

Sorry my last response was sent before I could make changes!

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FYI for you and others. You can still EDIT an existing post for a few minutes (15 or 20 minutes after posting).

[dcruisers]

FYI for you and others. You can still EDIT an existing post for a few minutes (15 or 20 minutes after posting).

I gave been a member since 2001- and Never knew this- thank you!

[Peregrina651]

I gave been a member since 2001- and Never knew this- thank you!

 

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[CharTrav]

FYI for you and others. You can still EDIT an existing post for a few minutes (15 or 20 minutes after posting).

 

 

If somebody has quoted your reply or simply posts a reply to the thread the edit window closes.

 

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