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Standard balcony: enough room for somebody using a walker?
Sunflower & The Scientist replied to dcsam's topic in Viking Ocean
Just make sure you get the slider door to the balcony on the PV, not the single door that opens. It would not be safe for your husband to use the single door. They are very hard to open and hold open to exit or enter. We are able bodied and found them difficult. -
Best itinerary if inclined to seasickness?
Sunflower & The Scientist replied to Nippy Sweetie's topic in Viking Ocean
The Great Lakes isn't oceans, but it was very smooth and quiet. I'm sure it would depend on which one you took, but Thunder Bay to Milwaukee was super calm. -
Canadian Discovery
Sunflower & The Scientist replied to Sunflower & The Scientist's topic in Viking Ocean
Perfect....thanks, that totally makes sense. We weren't seeing the bigger picture here. I think we will book another one of the Great Lakes and if/when anything opens up we might be able to change. -
We've been keeping a close eye on Canadian Discovery as we'd like to book it for 2024. There is nothing listed for 2024. The other cruises all have 2024 schedules up. We are wondering if this means they are not planning on doing it in 2024. We've called and asked, but no one seems to know anything about it.
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Bergen to Oslo post extension - train class question
Sunflower & The Scientist replied to longterm's topic in Viking Ocean
Thanks dd57 .... we very much appreciate leaving everything to Viking. With work, our time is limited and letting Viking do the planning is the right thing for us to do right now. Yes my husband takes what helps him, but sometimes there's just no way to make seating comfortable. At least now we will have a little warning that he needs to do some preplanning with this. -
Bergen to Oslo post extension - train class question
Sunflower & The Scientist replied to longterm's topic in Viking Ocean
We are on this pre July 2023, kind of wish I knew all this before we booked that. My concern is the train seats. We fly first class as my husband has broken his back twice and seating is an issue. I had read before that the seating was comfortable, now I'm getting concerned. -
Best way to alert Viking about food allergy?
Sunflower & The Scientist replied to The Other Tom's topic in Viking Ocean
I always call and speak with someone prior to our cruise, and then I follow up onboard. -
Viking Octantis Shelter and Hide?
Sunflower & The Scientist replied to janetcbl's topic in Viking Ocean
The Hide is hidden! You have to look for it as it's tucked away. It's a small intimate area. -
New behavior patterns on Viking Ocean since COVID?
Sunflower & The Scientist replied to CCWineLover's topic in Viking Ocean
On Viking? Are you sure you weren't on Carnival? It's bad enough seeing at 25 year old like that, but a 70 year old..... -
Sheetskn, I am so sorry to hear what you are going through. I love Viking, but when they do something wrong they need to own it. Most people are "emotionally invested" in their upcoming cruises, and you are also financially invested for a chunk of money, so know that the majority of us are feeling your pain. I have no advice other than "the squeaky wheel gets the oil." Not profound, but don't give up. Please come back and update us.
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Octantis - Toronto to Milwaukee
Sunflower & The Scientist replied to MarkNLynn's topic in Viking Ocean
They are tender ports, Zodiacs are not used for transporting to the ports. I do not recall that Zodiacs were used at all at Mackinac, there were just the usual excursions. -
I stand corrected, I forgot about the lovely tweeting birdies in the restrooms. We've spent a fair amount of time on Viking and never heard piped in music. CDNPolar, we have somehow missed it if it is there. I'd be interested to know if others have experienced that. Somehow I've also missed the discussions on CC, but certainly don't want to get a heated discussion started.
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We too hate piped in music! Music is such an individual thing and what someone likes, someone else dislikes. I am happy to say Viking does not have piped in music. You will hear live music in the evenings at different places, but you can always find a quiet place if that does not suit your taste.
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Polaris hit by rouge wave
Sunflower & The Scientist replied to The Other Tom's topic in Viking Ocean
All rooms have French Verandas. The window is very large and opens from the top down half way. It is done by pushing a button, you don't literally open the window by hand. They are lovely. We did not know if we would like them, but we really enjoyed it. Anywhere it is cold, I would assume people would not open them as the room would immediately become very cold. -
Thanks for all you input on the Great Lakes in July...I had no idea! I spent my life on the beaches of the Pacific, the Great Lakes are a mystery to me. We were on one Great Lakes in July this year, and are planning for another one in July 2024. Now I'm freaking out just a little because I don't want to become one of those that the Gitche Gumee never returns. One thing is for sure, you won't find me out there in November cause I'm not about being out there when the gales of November come slashin.............
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Would the Great Lakes rough waters occur in the summer months, or only in the winter?
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I am curious and confused about this....we have had to cancel before and did not cancel our excursions. When I called to enquire about the excursions they said they are just dropped, there are no charges. Indeed they did not charge for them as we did not take the excursion. There was no money to be refunded to our card or in a voucher.
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I think this is a good point. We are devout Viking cruisers and will continue sailing with them, but from being on Octantis, I do not think enough information regarding possible risk was given.
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We aren't booked for this so no concerns for us, but if I was and I was booked in one of those rooms, I think it would be emotionally hard to kick back in the room and enjoy the cruise. I'm not superstitious so that's not the issue. I would just feel such empathy for those who went through such a horrible thing.
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We have done it both ways....and we think using a TA is the best thing for us. The key is finding a good TA. I don't think we are allowed to give specifics who we use, but we use an "insurance company" TA service. We've had the same agent now for years and are very pleased. We are very busy, both still working and fitting in vacations is tight on our schedules. Having someone who does all the leg work for us is super helpful. She reminds us when we need to do things on the timeline and keeps everything straight for us. Everything is printed out, packaged neatly, and handed to us. Also, when problems arise, she pitches in and helps get things resolved. It is clear from our experience that a TA has far more pull than we do when it comes to speaking with people and getting whatever issue resolved.
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Please keep updating us as you hear more information. I am not able to find anything online.
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Category Upgrade offered-Need opinion
Sunflower & The Scientist replied to gr8-2travel's topic in Viking Ocean
We have not found a noisy area on Viking ocean.... -
Pre Covid we were on Orion NYE in New Zealand. We were in port in Auckland, and kind of expected to see some fireworks or something, but there wasn't anything notable. On board they had some festivities after dinner, but I'd say for that cruise, things were pretty low key, which was fine with us. We danced a bit, then headed to bed.