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Begen to NYC...the latest we could go was late June in 2025. 2024 had some later dates.

our flight home does not leave BA until 11;55pm YUCK!

Great Game!!! We will won't be onboard the Octantis until the 10th...will toast from Ushuai....I'll have them charge your account on the Neptune but with our SSP it will be $0!

We actually got two letters and I did post it on Clay's thread.

detroit70...we live in Detroit too! Did you see the the Expedition ships as they passed through this summer?

Other than the $1000 off if I have a booked cruise, I am not finding any great deals on cruise fares mostly FREE air. Is there a better place than the traditional Viking website I should be looking?

I hope it settles too for all of you. Don't remember stormy seas when Pat and I were with you on that first WC. We did miss the cook islands and Napier as I remember for bad docking conditions but not lots of rocking and rolling....we are hoping for a "Drake Lake" as we head to Antarctica in a couple of weeks!

the pounding and shaking IMO is still unnerving even for a seasoned cruiser . If you are going on an open water cruise you must be prepared for rough weather but will probably not have any!

Pushka, I am so sorry that you missed SO VERY much of your cruise. it sounds the worse ever....I hope you get adequately compensated but I amnot sure that is even possible considering the great distance you traveled. It seems that the weather this winter season and high water levels was so much worse than ever before.

Yes you can use OBC for gratuities.

That is AMAZING!!!

Jim, I must have missed that you are taking another WC...is this #3...I am sure you will have a great time.

Jim, I don't think we have EVER disagreed previously!!! Now is the TIME....GO BLUE!!

You are all so very lucky having Mike Seigal ( and his wife Wendy) as your resident historian!! His lecturer are very good! If he does a tour of the Bayeaux Tapestry from the staircase walls do participate. They are excellent company, try and have dinner with them! They are great escorts on tours too! Lucky to have Bruce as your CD too. Wait until you hear him play the piano! We were on his first Viking Cruise on the Jupiter. He was interviewed for a recent Viking promotion brochure on World Cruises.

On the first Inaugural WC everyone had included laundry...what an amazing treat! I guess we wore out the laundry workers because it was never offered again! We smile everytime we put on something with a Viking laundry tag. Wishing you all a most amazing adventure!

but how will they have accommodations for 900 folks on the land portion or the flights? Everyone will arrive at once, unless they are going to divide the ship's passengers into separate groups. Guess I will ask our cruise consultant next month!

nice hats...are the jackets fleece? When we did the WC Viking asked us before we boarded what liquor( they were full bottles not miniature) we wanted stocked in our rooms. Do they still do that?

Lucky they will let you off. anytime we have diverted for a medical emergency it has been a drop off the patient and go! Enjoy...prayers for the ill passenger.

Have a wonderful adventure everyone!!

Maybe you and Pam should just stay on and do the World Cruise!!! I am sure you would love it!

I have heard rumors that there will be no more vouchers in 2024 but those already issued will be honored.

I don't remember an "Associate General Manager". previously...maybe never paid attention. I hope we have the chef one day!

Kent, What are some of the differences for Mars, Neptune and Saturn. Have not been on any of those. Will be on Neptune in May. Do you have anything booked yet on the very new Vela?

A World Cruise brochure was delivered in the past couple of weeks and there was a quick Q&A by "Bruce" who was also one of the CD's while we were aboard the Jupiter in 2022( we had 3 during the 8 weeks)! Will there be 2 WC's this winter. This is definitely a thread drift but I am wondering what Viking will do about transiting the red sea?

Jim and Santa Fe...keeping my fingers crossed that Sujith migh be aboard Octantis next month!