CharTrav

FYI -- husband read an article yesterday about Viking going public. An IPO planned for I don't remember when. Much as investing in Viking sounds interesting -- we established a policy many years ago that we only invest in mutual funds. We got stung pretty badly when we invested in a single stock many years ago. It was Exxon -- which had been going great guns just before we bought it. And then -- a few months afterwards -- the Valdez incident happened. We got out at a loss and said never again!🤪

FYI -- not a schedule update -- but just an announcement that I've posted the Viking Dailies from British Isles Explorer and Into the Midnight Sun that we did back to back last July. Note that I regularly scan and post the Dailies from all the cruises we do with Viking -- be they Ocean, Expedition, or River. Our first VE cruise is booked for next year. These dailies are posted in the folders for each cruise contained in the following DropBox folders -- Ocean (https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ndlhq33ccwbdzs3/AAAGWLc9zZwNE6VU4WPTG9pba?dl=0), Expedition (https://www.dropbox.com/sh/9lrwpbdudm82hxr/AABzHx6LexrQf6imEklmM1aTa?dl=0 ) , and River (https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gn6c0ksfrske43v/AAB7cWswBU83_6RY4DQ8vqLTa?dl=0). Hope you all find this useful. Will use this thread to share when I post Dailies from a recent cruise.

Just an update. Response to my email was a call from Viking two days later, can't remember who. Forgot to write down his name. Gave me assurances that not only would he pursue the issues I'd described in my detailed email but that there would be a server update, scheduled for last weekend. Well...sadly.. the issue I reported is still there with "Find a Cruise" for VE -- cruises not being displayed in "Find a Cruise" but which, if you search for them by name, clearly are. Am referring to Chilean Fjords & Scenic Shores in Oct 2025 and Niagara & the Great Lakes for 2026 as a whole. And now there's a really odd one for VO: Mediterranean Discoveries on the Vela in Jan 2026. It was shown in Find a Cruise last week but as of March 2nd (when I first checked) isn't. If you search for it by name you find it is scheduled; however -- and this is the weird part -- only shows the airfare. Which makes me think the cruise is still in flux and most definitely not available to be booked. A true head scratcher. Will keep checking and hold off firing off another email for at least another week.

Viking is very protective about folks having medical emergencies. Unless you know the passenger affected or passengers who know them - the Viking crew will not share details about a passenger's health.

Have updated the spreadsheet and uploaded it to DropBox. If you already have a copy, you know how to download a fresh copy of it (the link on the ReadMe page. If this is your first time to this thread, open this folder in my DropBox (https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8pm1betyh91wlhf/AABBcPIWuqWJQtR5JrNSFOqMa?dl=0). and download the file called "Viking Ocean & Expedition Cruises (2024 to 2026).xlsm" No DropBox account required. With regards to the changes since my last update on 27 Dec 23: For VO: * Cities of Antiquity replaces Cities of Antiquity & the Holy Land on the Star in 2024 and Feb 2025. Itinerary modified to avoid ports in Cyprus & Israel. * Viking World Cruise and Viking World Journey added for Sky in Dec 2025 and Jan 2026, respectively. * Iberian & Mediterranean Odyssey added for Saturn and Vela in Oct 2025. * Mediterranean Discoveries added as 15 day cruise on Vela in Jan 2026 (with 8 day Iconic Mediterranean and Iberian Explorer as segments within) For VE: * Added From the Arctic to Antarctica for Polaris in Sept 2026. * Added two new Longitudinal World Cruises: 70 day LWC VI (Octantis) and 63 day LWC VII (Polaris) from BA to Milwaukee. Please note the the "Find a Cruise" page (the one I use) is fixed for Viking Oceans but, unfortunately, NOT completely fixed for Viking Expeditions. It's in a state of "mostly but not totally fixed"; a situation that drives me absolutely bonkers. It's clear their IT gang broke the dang thing. It should have been completely fixed by now but it's not. I decided to fire off ANOTHER email to Customer Relations about it and, for good measure, cc'd Chairman Hagen. Should prepare myself for a phone call tomorrow.

Sorry - don't know about either. News to me that she is scheduled for repairs. FYI - the "Find my Cruise" pages for VO and VE for sure and possibly (haven't checked) VR in 2026 are seriously out of whack. Viking is aware and their IT folks have been working on it since last weekend. Definitely works OK for 2024 and I think 2025. Don't know why it's taking so long to fix but it is. sigh...Until they do I can't check it for updates.

Haven't uploaded the updated spreadsheet for this single change but will post this last minute change to the VO schedule. A new 20 day cruise - Iberian & Mediterranean Odyssey -- starting in London and ending in Venice -- has been added for Saturn and Vela in Oct 2025. If you want, I'll upload it but would rather wait until I've got more changes.

I would expect that the intermediate segments of this 87 day itinerary will be published in the near future. Will keep an eye on it. Expect that Octantis' transition from the Great Lakes to Antarctica in 2026 will also be scheduled soon.

Just uploaded a revised version of the spreadsheet. Just a few changes: (1) Cities of Antiquity & the Holy Land replaced by Cities of Antiquity in 2024 and in Feb 2025. Heavily modified itinerary with same duration that excludes Israel or goes anywhere close to it. This change was made earlier this month but I didn't want to call it out, assuming that folks affected by the change were being notified. (2) for VO -- Viking World Cruise and Viking World Journey scheduled for Dec 2025 and Jan 2026, respectively, on the Sky. (3) for VE -- From the Arctic to Antarctica scheduled for Polaris in Sept 2026. As always -- if you already have a copy -- use the DropBox link provided on the ReadMe tab to download a fresh copy. If you don't already have it, download it from this DropBox folder - https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8pm1betyh91wlhf/AABBcPIWuqWJQtR5JrNSFOqMa?dl=0.

I use a mobile app called ToDo Cloud in which I have a vacation template that I duplicate, rename, and then populate for each new trip. I too am a retired IT/Info Systems person. 🙂

Finding or creating a roll call is one of the first things I do after booking a cruise. It's part of my standard ToDo list. 😎

FYI -- have just uploaded the updated spreadsheets for Ship Classes, Cabin Classes, and ShoreEx Costs. If you already have a copy of these spreadsheets, just use the link provided within each to get a fresh copy. Otherwise use the link provided earlier for the schedule -- basically the DropBox folder I use for general Viking stuff -- https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8pm1betyh91wlhf/AABBcPIWuqWJQtR5JrNSFOqMa?dl=0

Good question. I've been wondering too. You might try posting your question to the explorer's Lounge thread.

Actually - thanks for inspiring me to look at May '26 for the Sky. Would have reduced my earlier guess to a near certainty.

London (Greenwich). She starts British Isles Explorer on May 6, 2026.