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1 hour ago, The-Inside-Cabin said:

 

We were cleared around 9 am.   Not sure when they started.  I thing they came aboard before 7.  So. Maybe 2 hours? 

thank you sir!!

Forgot to ask about Hong Kong how long did it take the ship to get cleared?

3 hours ago, Clay Clayton said:

Per the article, HAL is still planning (hoping) to maintain a their original World Cruise plan…time will tell if we will or not.  I’ve heard a number of passingers say if that we don’t go through the canal that they hope Viking offers the opportunity to go home from Mumbai. 

This is the letter sent o passengers from one of the HAL world voyage threads

The last time though (March) it was facial recognition and it was so quick I didn't notice if there was still a GE line.   Other Pier 26 cruises there was a GE line on the far right and it was one of the few times they asked to see your GE cart at the start of he line

2 hours ago, CDNPolar said:

We will tip them too!

Great attitude!

I would look for a travelers aid/information desk they will sometimes be able to print off a boarding pass

Same for the 12/17 sailing.

Given all the pacific Mexican ports you would think they would add one of those in replacement. rather than add another sea day

Also if you have global entry you can now use Canada’s version of pre check “verified travellers”

you need your global entry card and be able to use the “front of the line” lane

https://www.catsa-acsta.gc.ca/en/verified-travellers

1 hour ago, Gizmoiv said:

We will be embarking on Ft. Lauderdale for the Dec 17,2023 Panama Canal cruise . May be a silly question but is the somewhere near the port to purchase liquor - Wine? 

 
There is a crown wine and spirits  crownwineandspirits.com on 17th near the port which has a nice wine selection.    We are on the same cruise and are staying at the Renaissance.   Crown is an easy walk from there and also on the way to our traditional pre-cruise seafood fix southportrawbar.com

Looking forward to the cruise!!

Just adding our thanks for the amazing research and steady posts.   We are on the 2025 horizon for our first World and you have provided some encouragement that there are some fun guests on board

Maybe Viking should take the lead from NCL.  Excerpt and link

"In accordance with the ADA, Norwegian Cruise Line does NOT accept “Emotional Support” dogs as service dogs, they CANNOT sail."

https://www.ncl.com/about/accessible-cruising

3 hours ago, traveljkkk said:

Viking scheduled us for premium economy on Lufthansa - USA to Europe and beyond later this year. I am able to select seats for all other airlines related to this trip. I cannot select my seats on the two Lufthansa legs and after discussion with the airline it is because the ticket is not "paid". "The seats are assigned at check in". If this is the way it happens, do they put travel partners together? Is this a common problem with this airline? Will it clear up closer to the flight date? How is this best handled? Just looking for experiences with this. One other point, this is a United flight "operated by Lufthansa".

A trick for the Lufthansa group that has worked for me is to use the App not the website.  Also I found that accessing a reservation via a partner App allowed me to select seats when the operating airlines App would not.   I.e. I have an upcoming  flight on Swiss and the Swiss app offered no seat selection.   I accessed the same reservation in the Austrian App and I could select seats.  It may not work in all cases but it might be worth a try.    Due to previous trips I have accounts setup for each Airline (Lufthansa Swiss Austrian Brussels) which also may help  

This all may not be possible until your flights are ticketed but again it might be worth a try

i just noticed the last line about it being a Lufthansa flight operating by United.  Check with United and get their reservation # you should be able to select seats even if not ticketed.   

good luck!

On 3/13/2023 at 8:07 AM, VMax1700 said:

So, NSD is issuing receipts?  Do they ask for signatures?

That is certain to slow service down.

we were on a few weeks ago and full receipt mode.   Table of 4 four receipts and waited for them to be signed       Definitely slowed down service esp in the music venues

33 minutes ago, duquephart said:

 

A blazer with shorts? Was he wearing a little beanie and carying books?

standard business attire in Bermuda

2 hours ago, Vagabond51 said:

 

From the recent research I've done I'm fairly certain we will go through both immigration/passport control and security. We land at terminal 2. Our Turkish Air flight leaves terminal 1C. The area between terminals is considered "landside". We would need to pass through security to get into terminal 1. Germany is a Schengen country. We are coming from a non Shengen country into a Schengen country at MUC, thus the need to pass through immigration/passport control. I get conflicting reads and info about this. If anyone has made the trip between terminals and knows, it would be great to know for sure.

 

The worst that could happen is Turkish Air charges us for a later flight once we missed ours, as the missed flight was "on time", after waiting in line for who knows how long. It has happened to us and others we know, mostly with non US carriers. $$$

 

we thought about taking the 10 minute train ride into Munich with the extra time. I don't think we would need visa's?

There there used to be  a  shuttle bus from T1 to T2 for non-schengen passengers.  I have not taken it since Covid so not 100% sure the buses are running   This PDF from the Munich Airport site shows the pickup and drop off points for the non-schengen  and Schengen buses.

Also this thread is dedicated to MUC transfers (primarily for Star Alliance) and has some good current information

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/lufthansa-austrian-swiss-brussels-lot-other-partners-miles-more/749463-connecting-munich-muc.html

shuttle-bus-t1-t2.pdf

If you are going “across the pond” from US/CAN to Turkey all are non-Schengen.   You should not have to go through passport control and in MUC probably not security     FRA would be a completely different story.  Avoid FRA 🙂

having said all that I still would go with a longer connection.  Just less stress

with your longer layover check out the Airbräu for a nice beer

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g187309-d1492309-Reviews-Airbraeu_Brauhaus-Munich_Upper_Bavaria_Bavaria.html?m=19905

Don't see how you find the time to draft content for each day.   But it is very much appreciated.   We are about two to three years before our first world and we have really enjoyed not just the highlights but some "good to know" items about the ports.

6 hours ago, CDR2001 said:

From the Home page, click the 3 little bars at the top left. 

i had a trainer a few years back refer to those three lines as the “hamburger”.  Thought it was a fun lable

Even thought this is not your first World  really do appreciate the fresh perspective.  You two definitely seem to enjoy the moment.   Safe journey

Thanks for the detailed review!   We are in the same route next year and appreciate the commentary on the excursions and the restaurant/bar menus

It may depend on how many other ships are in port.   We had one cruise in high season.  5 ships.  We had been to Dubrovnik before so we walked through down to the dock hopped on a boat to Cavtat and ended up having a great peaceful afternoon.  Once you see those waters you understand where the expression crystal clear comes from. 
 

This was also 10 yrs ago so Cavtat may have changed

20 hours ago, Sir PMP said:

Probably a Canadian😀

Whats the difference between a canoe and a Canadian?  Canoes tip.   (I'm half Canadian so allowed to poke fun) 😉

A big thanks for posting this we are on the Sky in two week and is nice to know what is offered

As another poster mentioned it all depends on the fare rules and those change. 

I have had a United ticket which I successfully upgraded and another where i was told it was ineligible

Also at least for United the reservation had to be ticketed before I could attempt to upgrade, not sure about Delta