Kruthrp Posted December 4, 2021 #1 Share Posted December 4, 2021 My wife and I would like to go on an ocean cruise with Viking sometime in the near future. Looking at photos of their ships, it is difficult to determine if all the verandas are private or not. Do we need to book a Luxury Veranda in order to have a private Veranda? Or are all verandas private? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted December 4, 2021 #2 Share Posted December 4, 2021 17 minutes ago, Kruthrp said: My wife and I would like to go on an ocean cruise with Viking sometime in the near future. Looking at photos of their ships, it is difficult to determine if all the verandas are private or not. Do we need to book a Luxury Veranda in order to have a private Veranda? Or are all verandas private? Welcome to our community, new CC Member! I suggest that you post your questions on the Viking Message Board. You might be able to get answers more quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mom says Posted December 4, 2021 #3 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Here's the link : https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/689-viking-ocean/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi13 Posted December 4, 2021 #4 Share Posted December 4, 2021 3 hours ago, Kruthrp said: My wife and I would like to go on an ocean cruise with Viking sometime in the near future. Looking at photos of their ships, it is difficult to determine if all the verandas are private or not. Do we need to book a Luxury Veranda in order to have a private Veranda? Or are all verandas private? Definitely agree that you should try the Viking Ocean Board, lots of great information available and past pax willing to share their experience. Regarding "Private", it will depend on your definition of private, as very few cabins at sea have what i consider as truly private balconies. Every cabin has a balcony - no inside cabins. The balconies are fully covered by the deckhead of the above deck, so nobody can look down into your balcony, as is the case on some ships. Each balcony has dividers fwd & aft that are kept closed, as they assist in blocking wind and fire, in the unlikely event. However, pax in adjoining cabins can look around the dividers, which is again consistent with most ships. I'll suggest this is unlikely on Viking. Fwd balconies can be observed from the Bridge Wings, but that is consistent with all ships. Higher category cabins, except the suites have exactly the same balconies, just a little wider. The Owner's Suite has a totally private balcony and sauna. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navybankerteacher Posted December 5, 2021 #5 Share Posted December 5, 2021 4 hours ago, Kruthrp said: My wife and I would like to go on an ocean cruise with Viking sometime in the near future. Looking at photos of their ships, it is difficult to determine if all the verandas are private or not. Do we need to book a Luxury Veranda in order to have a private Veranda? Or are all verandas private? If you mean that the veranda is solely for your use - yes, it is private. If you mean that no one can see what you do on the veranda - no, it is not private. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chengkp75 Posted December 5, 2021 #6 Share Posted December 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Heidi13 said: Fwd balconies can be observed from the Bridge Wings, but that is consistent with all ships. To add to Andy's comments, all balconies are visible to the CCTV cameras mounted on the bridge wings to surveil the sides of the ship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPT Trips Posted December 5, 2021 #7 Share Posted December 5, 2021 21 minutes ago, chengkp75 said: To add to Andy's comments, all balconies are visible to the CCTV cameras mounted on the bridge wings to surveil the sides of the ship. Because the wing cams can’t view aft balconies, I assume there are also surveillance cameras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chengkp75 Posted December 5, 2021 #8 Share Posted December 5, 2021 9 hours ago, CPT Trips said: Because the wing cams can’t view aft balconies, I assume there are also surveillance cameras. Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitchly Posted December 6, 2021 #9 Share Posted December 6, 2021 On 12/4/2021 at 8:17 PM, chengkp75 said: To add to Andy's comments, all balconies are visible to the CCTV cameras mounted on the bridge wings to surveil the sides of the ship. Is this so Viking can see if anyone is trying to scale the side of the ship and board? Or …? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi13 Posted December 6, 2021 #10 Share Posted December 6, 2021 27 minutes ago, Twitchly said: Is this so Viking can see if anyone is trying to scale the side of the ship and board? Or …? When in piracy prone waters, the Ship Security Plan Manual will outline the precautions enacted by the Master. Eyeballs are way better than cameras. Viking are well prepared should somebody try to board, let say it is unlikely they would reach the hull. The overside CCTV cameras have a number of uses. In addition to security and investigations, primarily used in the event of jumpers, or somebody falling over - identifies where and when they went over the side. They have so many cameras, you can't actively monitor each of them. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Avery Posted December 6, 2021 #11 Share Posted December 6, 2021 And they certainly don’t want to see me sunbathe naked.😱 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chengkp75 Posted December 6, 2021 #12 Share Posted December 6, 2021 7 hours ago, Heidi13 said: They have so many cameras, you can't actively monitor each of them Typically, the Surveillance Office is manned 24/7, and all the camera feeds are scrolled through automatically, (one or two monitors showing 9 camera feeds simultaneously on each) so the officer may catch something as it shows up for a few seconds. All the camera feeds are recorded for future viewing, if an incident happens. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2MidwestCruisers Posted December 12, 2021 #13 Share Posted December 12, 2021 Are the CCTV cameras mounted under the bridge bothersome to someone in, for instance, 5002 or 5003? Does the extended "wing" give extra shade to the front balconies on 5? Or a distraction to the view? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggtuary Posted December 12, 2021 #14 Share Posted December 12, 2021 Those two cabins are mentioned as ones to avoid in this helpful article: https://viking-cruises-cabin-guide.blogspot.com/p/cabins-to-avioid.html?m=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2MidwestCruisers Posted December 16, 2021 #15 Share Posted December 16, 2021 On 12/11/2021 at 11:49 PM, Eggtuary said: Those two cabins are mentioned as ones to avoid in this helpful article: https://viking-cruises-cabin-guide.blogspot.com/p/cabins-to-avioid.html?m=1 A very helpful resource! Thank you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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