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We are going late June so hopefully the ice you encountered will be gone in Greenland. We booked when we received the first promotion letter for FV23. Decided it was good enough not to wait until we are on Octantis in January.

our TA was able to use it for us....2025 Bergen to NYC...

Is the CD "Aveen" spelled with an "S"? She was on the Jupiter with us 2 years ago as the assistant CD ( Kent do you remember her from there?) She and Katy from Scotland were an amazing duo! Does she still have a VERY TALL boyfriend who I think now works in IT? I hope she still does a really sweet show about meeting him! Who will be the General Manager for the WC? Those of you starting the WC....how awesome to start from Lisbon you really will have done an extraordinary cruise. The BEST cruise ever!!!

Jim....plus SSP won't be available on Land Portion :)! I am so concerned about moving 900 passengers on/off ships and onto planes going to same place UNLESS they are chartering planes. Unlike our Inaugural World Cruise I think Pat and I will wait and see how they will handle the logistics. My mandarin is not good! Maybe the River Cruise will be started again too.

surprised NO onion rings....NEVER had the hamburger always the tuna :)! Hold on so you don't fall! Are your friends enjoying the Viking Experience? Hope you enjoyed your pre- cruise travels!

Kent, That eases my fears. Looking forward to our British Isle Cruise but with only one sea day meals become less important for some reason! You have passed us in number of cruises!!! 6 Rivers....( I am counting European Sojourn and France's Finest as two each since they can be booked individually) 7 Oceans plus the world cruise ( not sure what to count that) Maybe I should count nights aboard a Viking vessel :)! Enjoy the rest of this cruise.

how is the tuna at the grill? so sad to hear about the disappointments.

I am anxious to see interior of ship photos.

watched the video this morning too. I thought when the Sun went to China much of the interior had been changed...I guess I had misinformation. This 20 day tour looks great...our Yangze River Cruise was a victim of Covid and I want to see the Terracotta Warriors

Kent what did you book? Are the new Chinese itineraries interesting you and Pam?

photopro...I am sure meant NOW that they are at home there are no wine lists or menus!!!

they are very different cruising experiences.

in our recent experience you can NOT book a future cruise while on a River ship but they were offering vouchers...$1oo and get $200...but can only be used 1 per person per NEW cruise booking. But you can buy I think 10 and they can be gifted. BUT rules and offerings change

There were very few wines on the European Sojourn and Douro ( we cruised 2023 fall) that we could not order by the glass with our ss package ( even if was not listed by the glass). those we could not had an asterisk next to it. When we asked we received great help with wine selections.

how expensive are the excursions on Oceania or do most folks book independent tours? some of Viking's included tours have been great...especially if they are WALKING!

we have a 2025 june cruise booked...bergen to NYC

this is very encouraging to me since we will be visiting by land Iguassa Falls....I wish Brazil e-visa would put this on the Web site.

If you are doing a pre/post to Iguassu Falls I have been warned there a loads of mosquitoes there!

We wanted to cross the border with a private tour company form one side of the falls to the other...I wonder if there will be a way to do that? I think we will be staying on the Argentina side but those of you with cruises is another matter, you sure don't want to miss multiple ports.

This reminds me of trying times we had in 2022 to get into Chile and get a "mobility pass". Covid! We were not even allowed into Brazil or the Falklands. It took forever and there was NO help to navigate their strange requests. We also had to present proof of insurance coverage in case we got sick. This time I am Not sure seeing the Iguassu Falls on Brazil's side for a few hours is worth the hassle. I loveketo....we did that cruise and had a wonderful time...we had $$$$ vouchers from Covid cancellations so we continured on once we reached Barcelona and went to Bergen and then back to Amsterdam. We had a terrific time, felt very safe at the beginning of the cruise with masking and daily testing....but when the restrictions were removed Covid came aboard and there were many in quarantine but we managed to stay healthy!! It was a great way to spend 2 months aboard the Viking Jupiter!

we did

Critically Cruising new requirements will begin January 10, 2024. this date has been adjusted numerous times in the last year

thanks

https://brazil.vfsevisa.com/ someone on another forum posted this. I have not tried it but when I pressed FAQs. the website did not respond. I do not know costs yet...hopefully affordable

how much is it to apply?