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3 minutes ago, bubbaed said:

This is all very interesting on Princess' part. To keep things in perspective, I did a quick price comparison between Viking and Princess for similar 14/15-day itineraries to Scandinavia. Spoiler alter: Princess is the clear winner in the value category.

 

For Princess, I priced Reserve Collection mini suite with PLUS on Sky Princess:

 

 

Note this does not include any discounts, OBC, casino rates, etc. Public fare (not logged in).

 

For Viking, I priced the cheapest veranda cabin with NO extras on Viking Sky:

 

 

I think this speaks for itself. Having recently completed a Viking Ocean cruise, and understanding the reasons they charge so much more, I can say I'd choose Princess for this one, emphatically. The Princess price could be even less in a Deluxe Balcony, which I feel is more equivalent to the basic Viking cabin.

 

I understand everyone is different and some people definitely appreciate (and will pay for) the small ship experience on Viking. If that's important to you, then give Viking a try.

 

Happy cruising!

Just to note, the Viking package has included excursions, which the Princess comparator does not have. From personal experience, I know the included Viking excursions are not fantastic but neither are most of the very expensive Princess excursions. We usually arrange our own excursions……unless needing to use up OBC.

We’ve had to cancel and I have requested a full refund.
We live around a 5 hour drive away from Portsmouth and our new boarding time was 8:30am tomorrow, instead of 3pm today.  We looked at hotels in Portsmouth for tonight but it was all becoming a bit ridiculous for what would end up essentially being a 48 hour, 2 night cruise.

In the scheme of things, it’s a minor inconvenience for us but my goodness what an absolute tragedy for the family of the person concerned 😢