SantaFe1 Posted January 9, 2022 #251 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Oh my. I’m so sorry to hear this. And most are already in LA or on their way. A bit late to offer to re-book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleally Posted January 9, 2022 #252 Share Posted January 9, 2022 (edited) 44 minutes ago, DJVKN said: We are now going East instead of West. No South Pacific, heading south back through Mexico and Central America to South America. Been there, done that. The webinar is still happening but Torstein did say we can rebook. Yuck. Seabourn had to revamp their world cruise but it’s better than this Edited January 9, 2022 by purpleally Spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Avery Posted January 9, 2022 #253 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Wow! That is not good news. And also this week our longtime "Guy" at Viking moved on to a job outside the industry. Not good news. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJVKN Posted January 9, 2022 #254 Share Posted January 9, 2022 (edited) We have cancelled our world cruise for a full cash refund. We have flights leaving LA tomorrow morning for home. It was nice to have met many of you virtually and maybe we can meet for real sometime. Enjoy the cruise for those who are continuing on. Stay safe and Be Well. Diana Edited January 9, 2022 by DJVKN 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stretchcruz Posted January 9, 2022 #255 Share Posted January 9, 2022 4 minutes ago, DJVKN said: We have cancelled our world cruise for a full cash refund. We have flights leaving LA tomorrow morning for home. It was nice to have met many of you virtually and maybe we can meet for real sometime. Enjoy the cruise for those who are continuing on. Stay safe and Be Well. Diana I am so so sorry. What a letdown after all of this preparation. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare uktog Posted January 9, 2022 #256 Share Posted January 9, 2022 8 minutes ago, DJVKN said: We have cancelled our world cruise for a full cash refund. We have flights leaving LA tomorrow morning for home. It was nice to have met many of you virtually and maybe we can meet for real sometime. Enjoy the cruise for those who are continuing on. Stay safe and Be Well. Diana How sad = safe travels home and hope you can have some wonderful cruise safely somewhere soon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi13 Posted January 9, 2022 #257 Share Posted January 9, 2022 12 minutes ago, DJVKN said: We have cancelled our world cruise for a full cash refund. We have flights leaving LA tomorrow morning for home. It was nice to have met many of you virtually and maybe we can meet for real sometime. Enjoy the cruise for those who are continuing on. Stay safe and Be Well. Diana Diana, Tough decision to make, especially at this late date, I feel so sorry for you after all the preparation and anticipation. Wishing you safe travels home. I note they have a few cabins open next year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted January 9, 2022 #258 Share Posted January 9, 2022 24 minutes ago, DJVKN said: We have cancelled our world cruise for a full cash refund. We have flights leaving LA tomorrow morning for home. It was nice to have met many of you virtually and maybe we can meet for real sometime. Enjoy the cruise for those who are continuing on. Stay safe and Be Well. Diana Sorry to hear but thanks for keeping us informed. Safe travels. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJVKN Posted January 9, 2022 #259 Share Posted January 9, 2022 34 minutes ago, Heidi13 said: Diana, Tough decision to make, especially at this late date, I feel so sorry for you after all the preparation and anticipation. Wishing you safe travels home. I note they have a few cabins open next year. Thanks Andy. we saw that as well, just don't want to get caught in the voucher cycle. (been there, done that) If the stars align we will try again,. For now we will go home, regroup and probably head south. We have many friends who winter in AZ. I followed @NY Nick and we may try to replicate some of the areas he and his wife explored. Diana 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islandbc Posted January 9, 2022 #260 Share Posted January 9, 2022 53 minutes ago, Heidi13 said: Diana, Tough decision to make, especially at this late date, I feel so sorry for you after all the preparation and anticipation. Wishing you safe travels home. I note they have a few cabins open next year. Hope that one of those cabins has our name on it! Still waiting for cabin to be assigned. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeandbobcruisers Posted January 9, 2022 #261 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Well, Dee and I just got to our room here in San Pedro and started reading the comments. We were in the air when the Zoom was done. I can't find anything about where we are going now other than comments about Mexico and S. America. Can someone enlighten me? What is going on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rycal Posted January 9, 2022 #262 Share Posted January 9, 2022 https://roseandtedsexcellentadventure.com/2022/01/09/episode-161-change-is-the-only-constant/ Rose has it pretty much laid out for us all. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKTV32162 Posted January 9, 2022 #263 Share Posted January 9, 2022 10 minutes ago, deeandbobcruisers said: Well, Dee and I just got to our room here in San Pedro and started reading the comments. We were in the air when the Zoom was done. I can't find anything about where we are going now other than comments about Mexico and S. America. Can someone enlighten me? What is going on? This is the best s we've gotten, no actual itinerary yet, but it looks pretty good. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UWDawg Posted January 10, 2022 #264 Share Posted January 10, 2022 (edited) Revised itinerary as of 9 January 2022: LA (3 days) Cabo San Lucas, MX Puerto Vallarta, MX Puntarenas (Puerto Caldera) Costa Rica Panama City (Fuerte Amador), Panama Santiago (Valparaiso), Chile Puerto Montt, Chile Amalia Glacier, Chile [Day 27-28 @ sea] Punta Arenas, Chile Cape Horn, Chile [Day 30-34] Montevideo, Uruguay Punta del Este, Uruguay Mindelo, San Vicente Island, Cape Verde Madeira (Fuchal), Portugal Seville (Cadiz), Spain Strait of Gibraltar Granada (Malaga), Spain Pulma de Mallorca, Spain Sardinia (Cagliari), Italy Valletta, Malta Corfu, Greece Kotor, Montenegro Split, Croatia Venice (Fusina), Italy [2 days] Zadar, Croatia Dubrovnik, Croatia Olympia (Katokolon), Greece Nafplio, Greece Heraklion, Crete, Greece Suez Canal Jeddah, Saudi Arabia [the following remains the same as the 26 Nov 2021 revision to the itinerary] Jeddah – Wednesday, March 30 Yanbu al-Bahr – Thursday, March 31 Yanbu al-Bahr – Friday, April 1 Aqaba, Jordan – Sunday, April 3 Aqaba, Jordan – Monday, April 4 Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt – Tuesday, April 5 Alexandria, Egypt – Saturday, April 9 Cairo, Egypt – Sunday, April 10 Jerusalem, Israel – Monday, April 11 Haifa, Israel – Tuesday, April 12 Haifa, Israel – Wednesday, April 13 Rhodes, Greece – Friday, April 15 Ephesus (Kuşadasi), Turkey – Saturday, April 16 Istanbul, Turkey – Monday, April 18 Istanbul, Turkey – Tuesday, April 19 Athens (Piraeus), Greece – Thursday, April 21 Athens (Piraeus), Greece – Friday, April 22 Sicily (Messina), Italy – Sunday, April 24 Naples, Italy – Monday, April 25 Monte Carlo, Monaco – Wednesday, April 27 Barcelona, Spain – Friday, April 29 Barcelona, Spain – Saturday, April 30 Murcia (Cartagena), Spain – Sunday, May 1 Portsmouth, England – Friday, May 6 London (Tilbury), England – Sunday, May 8 London (Tilbury), England – Monday, May 9 Edited January 10, 2022 by UWDawg 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Messybill Posted January 10, 2022 #265 Share Posted January 10, 2022 4 minutes ago, UWDawg said: Revised itinerary as of 9 January 2022: LA (3 days) Cabo San Lucas, MX Puerto Vallarta, MX Puntarenas (Puerto Caldera) Costa Rica Panama City (Fuerte Amador), Panama Santiago (Valparaiso), Chile Puerto Montt, Chile Amalia Glacier, Chile [Day 27-28 @ sea] Punta Arenas, Chile Cape Horn, Chile [Day 30-34] Montevideo, Uruguay Punta del Este, Uruguay Mindelo, San Vicente Island, Cape Verde Madeira (Fuchal), Portugal Seville (Cadiz), Spain Strait of Gibraltar Granada (Malaga), Spain Pulma de Mallorca, Spain Sardinia (Cagliari), Italy Valletta, Malta Corfu, Greece Kotor, Montenegro Split, Croatia Venice (Fusina), Italy [2 days] Zadar, Croatia Dubrovnik, Croatia Olympia (Katokolon), Greece Nafplio, Greece Heraklion, Crete, Greece Suez Canal Jeddah, Saudi Arabia [the following remains the same as the 26 Nov 2021 revision to the itinerary] Jeddah – Wednesday, March 30 Yanbu al-Bahr – Thursday, March 31 Yanbu al-Bahr – Friday, April 1 Aqaba, Jordan – Sunday, April 3 Aqaba, Jordan – Monday, April 4 Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt – Tuesday, April 5 Alexandria, Egypt – Saturday, April 9 Cairo, Egypt – Sunday, April 10 Jerusalem, Israel – Monday, April 11 Haifa, Israel – Tuesday, April 12 Haifa, Israel – Wednesday, April 13 Rhodes, Greece – Friday, April 15 Ephesus (Kuşadasi), Turkey – Saturday, April 16 Istanbul, Turkey – Monday, April 18 Istanbul, Turkey – Tuesday, April 19 Athens (Piraeus), Greece – Thursday, April 21 Athens (Piraeus), Greece – Friday, April 22 Sicily (Messina), Italy – Sunday, April 24 Naples, Italy – Monday, April 25 Monte Carlo, Monaco – Wednesday, April 27 Barcelona, Spain – Friday, April 29 Barcelona, Spain – Saturday, April 30 Murcia (Cartagena), Spain – Sunday, May 1 Portsmouth, England – Friday, May 6 London (Tilbury), England – Sunday, May 8 London (Tilbury), England – Monday, May 9 Actually quite a lot of interesting stops. Bon Voyage Dawg! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TayanaLorna Posted January 10, 2022 #266 Share Posted January 10, 2022 2 hours ago, rycal said: https://roseandtedsexcellentadventure.com/2022/01/09/episode-161-change-is-the-only-constant/ Rose has it pretty much laid out for us all. Wow, I certainly would stay on board! And it could be Magical Mystery Tour II. Enjoy the adventure. I would. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi13 Posted January 10, 2022 #267 Share Posted January 10, 2022 19 hours ago, GKTV32162 said: World Cruise Day 16/152 - Time travel and flushing our troubles away https://kolbsontheroad.blogspot.com/2022/01/world-cruise-day-16152-time-travel-and.html With respect to your toilet and shower issues. The toilet systems on most cruise ships & ferries are vacuum based systems that use minimal fresh water, rather than copious quantities of salt water. Unlike the sewer systems at home, which are probably 4" pipes, when I retro-fitted this sytem on one of our ships, the pipes were only about 1.5". Complete system shut downs are rare, as each ship has multiple zones. Loss of individual toilets and blocked individual zones, are more common and result from flushing unapproved material. Based on the symptoms you experienced with your toilet, it sounds like disposable wipes, or similar material has been flushed. Since each cabin has a control panel in the alleyway, the Engineers can open the panel, remove the material, which normally fixes the problem. Blockages in a zone normally require the engineers to work on the pipes above the alleyway deckhead panels. For the shower, I would report it to the Cabin Steward, who should request a work order be raised. Within a couple of days, the Engineers usually make good repairs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyr Posted January 10, 2022 #268 Share Posted January 10, 2022 4 hours ago, DJVKN said: We have cancelled our world cruise for a full cash refund. We have flights leaving LA tomorrow morning for home. It was nice to have met many of you virtually and maybe we can meet for real sometime. Enjoy the cruise for those who are continuing on. Stay safe and Be Well. Diana Good on Viking for doing the right thing and offering refunds. That gives those that don't like the new itinerary the opportunity to cancel without worrying about what to do with all that FCC, and the rest can sit back and enjoy the adventure. It will be a wonderful time. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM0115 Posted January 10, 2022 Author #269 Share Posted January 10, 2022 4 hours ago, DJVKN said: Thanks Andy. we saw that as well, just don't want to get caught in the voucher cycle. (been there, done that) If the stars align we will try again,. For now we will go home, regroup and probably head south. We have many friends who winter in AZ. I followed @NY Nick and we may try to replicate some of the areas he and his wife explored. Diana Best of luck Diana. Sad to see you go. Best, Jim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UWDawg Posted January 10, 2022 #270 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Updated with dates: 10 January - Los Angeles, California 11 January - Los Angeles, California 12 January - Los Angeles, California 13-15 January - Sail the Pacific Ocean 16 January - Cabo San Lucas, Mexico 17 January - Sail the Pacific Ocean 18 January - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 19-22 January - Sail the Pacific Ocean 23 January - Puntarenas, Costa Rica 24 January - Sail the Pacific Ocean 25 January - Fuerte Amador (Panama City), Panama 26-27 January - Sail the Pacific Ocean 28-31 January - Sail the South Pacific Ocean 1 February - Santiago (Valparaiso), Chile 2 February - Santiago (Valparaiso), Chile 3 February - Sail the South Pacific Ocean 4 February - Puerto Montt, Chile 5 February - Sail the South Pacific Ocean 6 February - Scenic cruising: Amalia Glacier 7 February - Punta Arenas, Chile 8 February - Sail the South Pacific Ocean 9 February - Scenic Cruising: Cape Horn 10-13 February - Sail the South Atlantic Ocean 13 February - Montevideo, Uruguay 14 February - Punta del Este, Uruguay 15-18 February - Sail the South Atlantic Ocean 19-23 February - Sail the Atlantic Ocean 24 February - Mindelo, Sao Vicente Island 25-27 February - Sail the Atlantic Ocean 28 February - Maderia (Funchal), Portugal 1 March - Sail the Atlantic Ocean 2 March - Seville (Cádiz), Spain 3 March - Gibraltar, United Kingdom 4 March - Granada (Málaga), Spain 5 March - Sail the Mediterranean Sea 6 March - Palma de Mallorca, Spain 7 March - Sail the Mediterranean Sea 8 March - Sardinia (Cagliari), Italy 9 March - Valletta, Malta 10 March - Valletta, Malta 11 March - Sail the Ionian Sea 12 March - Corfu (Kérkyra), Greece 13 March - Sail the Adriatic Sea 14 March - Kotor, Montenegro 15 March - Split, Croatia 16 March - Venice (Fusina), Italy 17 March - Venice (Fusina), Italy 18 March - Zadar, Croatia 19 March - Dubrovnik, Croatia 20 March - Dubrovnik, Croatia 21 March - Sail the Adriatic Sea 22 March - Katakolon, Greece 23 March - Nafplio, Greece 24 March - Crete (Heraklion), Greece 25 March - Scenic Sailing: Suez Canal 26 March - Scenic Sailing: Suez Canal 27-28 March - Sail the Red Sea 29 March - Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 30 March - Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 31 March - Yanbu al-Bahr, Saudi Arabia 1 April - Yanbu al-Bahr, Saudi Arabia 2 April - Sail the Gulf of Aqaba 3 April - Aqaba, Jordan 4 April - Aqaba, Jordan 5 April - Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt 6 April - Luxor (Safaga), Egypt 7 April - Sail the Red Sea 8 April - Scenic Sailing: Suez Canal 9 April - Alexandria, Egypt 10 April - Cairo (Port Said), Egypt 11 April - Jerusalem (Ashdod), Israel 12 April - Haifa, Israel 13 April - Haifa, Israel 14 April - Sail the Mediterranean Sea 15 April - Rhodes, Greece 16 April - Ephesus (Kusadasi), Turkey 17 April - Sail the Aegean Sea 18 April - Istanbul, Turkey 19 April - Istanbul, Turkey 20 April - Sail the Aegean Sea 21 April - Athens (Piraeus), Greece 22 April - Athens (Piraeus), Greece 23 April - Sail the Ionian Sea 24 April - Sicily (Messina), Italy 25 April - Naples, Italy 26 April - Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy 27 April - Monte Carlo, Monaco 28 April - Sail the Mediterranean Sea 29 April - Barcelona, Spain 30 April - Barcelona, Spain 1 May - Murcia (Cartagena), Spain 2 May - Sail the Strait of Gibraltar 3 May - Lisbon, Portugal 4-5 May - Sail the Atlantic Ocean 6 May - Portsmouth, England 7 May - Scenic Sailing: English Channel 8 May - London (Tilbury), England 9 May - London (Tilbury), England 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY Nick Posted January 10, 2022 #271 Share Posted January 10, 2022 5 hours ago, DJVKN said: Thanks Andy. we saw that as well, just don't want to get caught in the voucher cycle. (been there, done that) If the stars align we will try again,. For now we will go home, regroup and probably head south. We have many friends who winter in AZ. I followed @NY Nick and we may try to replicate some of the areas he and his wife explored. Diana Linda and I have criss crossed the country by car a half dozen times always taking a different route. Give us your starting and ending point and I’m sure we can toss a few ideas your way. Here or at djnick913@aol.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY Nick Posted January 10, 2022 #272 Share Posted January 10, 2022 2 hours ago, UWDawg said: Revised itinerary as of 9 January 2022: Best of luck on your “new” adventure. Crazy times for sure. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKTV32162 Posted January 10, 2022 #273 Share Posted January 10, 2022 World Cruise Day 17/152 - Reverse course! https://kolbsontheroad.blogspot.com/2022/01/world-cruise-day-17152-and-just-like.html 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TayanaLorna Posted January 10, 2022 #274 Share Posted January 10, 2022 12 hours ago, Heidi13 said: With respect to your toilet and shower issues. The toilet systems on most cruise ships & ferries are vacuum based systems that use minimal fresh water, rather than copious quantities of salt water. Unlike the sewer systems at home, which are probably 4" pipes, when I retro-fitted this sytem on one of our ships, the pipes were only about 1.5". Complete system shut downs are rare, as each ship has multiple zones. Loss of individual toilets and blocked individual zones, are more common and result from flushing unapproved material. Based on the symptoms you experienced with your toilet, it sounds like disposable wipes, or similar material has been flushed. Since each cabin has a control panel in the alleyway, the Engineers can open the panel, remove the material, which normally fixes the problem. Blockages in a zone normally require the engineers to work on the pipes above the alleyway deckhead panels. For the shower, I would report it to the Cabin Steward, who should request a work order be raised. Within a couple of days, the Engineers usually make good repairs. On our recent TA on the Sea some cabin zones had reoccurring toilet issues. It was "flushable" wipes. PA announcement was made but it kept happening. The warning then appeared in the Viking Daily. Some people had to change cabins. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutch1994 Posted January 10, 2022 #275 Share Posted January 10, 2022 14 hours ago, UWDawg said: Revised itinerary as of 9 January 2022: LA (3 days) Cabo San Lucas, MX Puerto Vallarta, MX Puntarenas (Puerto Caldera) Costa Rica Panama City (Fuerte Amador), Panama Santiago (Valparaiso), Chile Puerto Montt, Chile Amalia Glacier, Chile [Day 27-28 @ sea] Punta Arenas, Chile Cape Horn, Chile [Day 30-34] Montevideo, Uruguay Punta del Este, Uruguay Mindelo, San Vicente Island, Cape Verde Madeira (Fuchal), Portugal Seville (Cadiz), Spain Strait of Gibraltar Granada (Malaga), Spain Pulma de Mallorca, Spain Sardinia (Cagliari), Italy Valletta, Malta Corfu, Greece Kotor, Montenegro Split, Croatia Venice (Fusina), Italy [2 days] Zadar, Croatia Dubrovnik, Croatia Olympia (Katokolon), Greece Nafplio, Greece Heraklion, Crete, Greece Suez Canal Jeddah, Saudi Arabia [the following remains the same as the 26 Nov 2021 revision to the itinerary] Jeddah – Wednesday, March 30 Yanbu al-Bahr – Thursday, March 31 Yanbu al-Bahr – Friday, April 1 Aqaba, Jordan – Sunday, April 3 Aqaba, Jordan – Monday, April 4 Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt – Tuesday, April 5 Alexandria, Egypt – Saturday, April 9 Cairo, Egypt – Sunday, April 10 Jerusalem, Israel – Monday, April 11 Haifa, Israel – Tuesday, April 12 Haifa, Israel – Wednesday, April 13 Rhodes, Greece – Friday, April 15 Ephesus (Kuşadasi), Turkey – Saturday, April 16 Istanbul, Turkey – Monday, April 18 Istanbul, Turkey – Tuesday, April 19 Athens (Piraeus), Greece – Thursday, April 21 Athens (Piraeus), Greece – Friday, April 22 Sicily (Messina), Italy – Sunday, April 24 Naples, Italy – Monday, April 25 Monte Carlo, Monaco – Wednesday, April 27 Barcelona, Spain – Friday, April 29 Barcelona, Spain – Saturday, April 30 Murcia (Cartagena), Spain – Sunday, May 1 Portsmouth, England – Friday, May 6 London (Tilbury), England – Sunday, May 8 London (Tilbury), England – Monday, May 9 Thought that Israel's borders are closed due to Covid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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