philw1776

I really hope our summer Homies cruise does precisely that. We're doing the 2 days on our own and that makes it even easier.

Thanks. Looking for details on actual port location as there are 2 very different dock possibilities at least.

I notice that Viking Neptune is presently docked across the bay from the Opera House. Is this the typical dock location? How close is a tram or bus stop that we can use to get to the location for Ferries to the Museums, e.g. Norske Folkmuseum?

Taken over a dozen Viking cruises. As an engineer I asked for Engine room tours and was told no, safety. No Ocean Bridge tours either. Unlike the infamous Viking mod/fan on MyFace, I must be persona non grata on Viking.

We loved this cruise. Tastes vary.

Never. Many extensions.

Viking Ocean has no sails

I draw a firm line at Canada Geese

My thoughts. Sometimes I have a dry cough. I should do the cough into elbow thing and do so but were I to have a senior moment and forget, I suggest that a concerned passenger catch my eye and mime coughing into elbow with a smile. I should return the gesture with a smile and thumbs up. It's also easy onboard to leave the table if you have a coughing fit, say from swallowing the wrong way, and go outside, cough up a lung and return when back to normal.

Perhaps it was Miss Piggy using one of the stalls?

Pre COVID was on Silversea pre-cruise Denali. No matter what we did a couple constantly nose blowing somehow sat behind or in front of us every day. No room to move. Another woman destroyed the bus bathroom every day. Had to make pit stops so driver & guide could clean the bus bathroom. On the train trip to the ship she destroyed the train bathroom. Point being we finally arrive at ship, late. In a line checking in. Of course we are verbally asked and required to sign a form saying we don't have a cold, diarrhea,, etc. and of course we're across from these folks who said "No problems." Thankfully the ship was big enough 630 passengers to avoid them and we did not catch anything. Not blaming folks for being sick but apparently few of us are going to admit they're sick boarding a cruise ship.

Sad. Always had fun telling nearby crew members, "There's a bird trapped in the men's room!"

I took covid vouchers at 25% and made out fine, but due to the risks cited above and other uncontrollable events I would never do so again. STRAIGHT CASH HOMIE!

No more Covid checks based on my last 4 cruises in both areas

Here's a tip from a veteran Viking cruiser who has sailed Transatlantic with Viking... Sailing East to West I wear my baseball cap FOREWARD for dinner in the Restaurant. Sailing West to East I wear my baseball cap BACKWARDS for dinner in the Restaurant. Hope this helps!