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OneSixtyToOne

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  1. It’s an indirect light near the bottom of the wall across from the bathroom door. There is one as well inside the bathroom. The one in the bathroom is under the counter. They are all controlled by a switch next to the bed.
  2. As Jay Thomas use to say "Live life like you're on vacation."
  3. Is it a B2B. It combines two cruises: Venice, the Adriatic & Greece and Italian Sojourn. Once onboard, those passengers on the combined cruise will be notified of available options. Typically it is some basic transportation to the city or a "highlights" tour.
  4. Are you on a back-to-back cruise that overnights in Venice? If so this might be the day other passengers are disembarking/embarking. In those situations a paired down tour schedule will be made available to you once onboard. There are no advanced excursion reservations on days when guests are arriving/leaving.
  5. I've been to London many times and instead of a drive-by on a bus, I suggest doing it on your own. I highly recommend London Walks. Pick one or two that interest you. Their Changing of the Guard tour is fascinating. Instead of standing in front of the palace, they will whisk you around St. James Park and you'll see several different perspectives and regiments, from the band leaving the barracks to getting up close to the changing of the Horse Guard. IMG_6187.MOV I also loved their British Museum Tour.
  6. On our last cruise, we were the only arrivals into Athens that late at night so Viking provided a private Mercedes car service.
  7. EBD pricing is typically already baked into the brochure fare. If the price has a strike out through it, the EBD has already been applied. If you go online and try and book the cruise and use EBD, you'll see nothing actually happens to the price. As far as I'm concerned it's a marketing gimmick, not a true sale code. If you book early enough, everyone gets an EBD, whether you use the code or not.
  8. “Afloat on the placid sea a league away, lay a great city, with its towers and domes and steeples drowsing in a golden mist of sunset.” - Mark Twain
  9. You can also order a pre-loaded Visitor Oyster Card and it will be mailed to you.
  10. You can cancel when onboard. The exception are excursions that occur on your first full day onboard. I believe you need 24 hours notice.
  11. The entire hospitality industry is re-evaluating everything they do post-COVID to cut cost, and as is apt to happen, see what they can get away with. I just read that the many hotels and casinos in Las Vegas are considering eliminating buffets for good. They question their value in attracting and keeping customers. The only reason that they lasted this long is inertia. Nobody wanted to change it out of fear of losing business or just because “we’ve always done it this way.” COVID was a reset for the entire industry and has allowed them to determine what makes sense financially. Is Viking really going to lose business because the steaks at Manfredi’s are thinner? I doubt you’ll ever see it the way it was before COVID. Also there are still major supply chain issues. Bottles and cans are in short supply so, for example, some liquor companies have decided to only bottle their best sellers and not bother with mini bottles.
  12. If you actually dock in Greenwich, it is serviced by the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) which easily connects with the underground. However, the most enjoyable way to get to London is to take the Thames River cruise. It a marvelous cruise up the river passing many famous landmarks and will leave you in Westminster right at Parliament.
  13. My advice, forget Pisa and spend as much time in Florence as possible. Pisa is a long ride for what is essentially a photo op of the tower. We were just in Florence in January on a post cruise extension. Here is my writeup for that portion of our cruise.
  14. Looks like I need an upgrade. Mine is corded.
  15. What cruise are you on? Our cruise next month is offering the Murano and Burano tour as well as Murano and the Abbey.
  16. Included excursions will always be available. They will add more tours if necessary, although they may not be at your preferred time. You will need to book these in advanced because Viking needs to do capacity planning. The most popular optional excursions are the booking issue.
  17. I just check my Chase statement for when I had something to eat in Munich airport on 1/27. Lists the euro charge, the exchange rate for the date, and the US$ charged. 01/27 SISSI UND FRANZ E5 SAT MUENCHEN-FLUG 18.25 01/28 EURO 16.70 X 1.092814371 (EXCHG RATE) The google calculator list the exchange rate for that day as 1.08981. You mileage may vary.
  18. FYI that is known as a polarized plug. I used our portable water pick in the cabin with the ice bucket under my chin.
  19. On our last cruise we made early reservations for two at Manfredi’s and when we boarded, they had no record of it. There were plenty of tables available. I think that due to COVID someone programmed the system to eliminate most of the tables for two from the system without actually integrating anything with the ship. Also on our current cruise it took about a week for the system to say that we had used our reservation. It use to be immediate. I’ve been in software development for decades and my gut tells be they outsourced this to someone who doesn’t have a clue. When there is no system integration you can bet that it’s been done piecemeal by different companies or departments.
  20. On our cruise next month no tables for two were available for advanced DV reservations but shared tables were. We booked a shared table for both the Chef's Table and Manfredi's. Not sure about the restaurant but on our last cruise in January there was plenty of seating so no need to share a table.
  21. If you are going to be in Venice the day before embarking, you might want to read my post about free rides to Murano.
  22. So you were charged in Euros and it shows in US$ on your statement with no exchange rate listed? You might need a new bank.
  23. You won’t be able to print directly from your iPad. You can use the computer to log into you email provider and print from there. If it’s a document on your iPad, email it to yourself then log in from the ship’s computer.
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