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Looks like four different colors, each with their own motto. Those who jumped on the Viking wagon early probably have all four.

Google "viking travel pouch" on the Bay.

Apparently two "blue" versions ----- one navy with an Einstein quote and the other leaning a bit towards gray with a Viking proverb.

Found a blue one in a drawer. Already had a brown one. Apparently from cruises. How many are there?

Yes. For everything aboard.

It seems like Bornholm is regularly missed. One must wonder why they keep trying. We were backing in to the port when they gave up. We then sailed around the island for the day.

"We are now proceeding on to Copenhagen." Skipping Bornholm & Berlin?

How 'bout YMCA?

Too bad they no longer exist.

CCR would be a safe bet. Or Byrds. Or Eagles. Or --------------------

They wouldn't dare.

Best second choice = Euros.

We had to go via Copenhagen. We went through KEF on the way to Stockholm for Homelands.

Is Bergen to Keflavik direct or via Oslo or Copenhagen?

Wasn't the town renamed to honor a mayor? Really good book on the Hinckley Fire = "From the Ashes" by Grace Stageberg Swenson.

Askov. Been through there dozens of time. Historic. Originally Partridge.

Doing this extension and saying you've been to Iceland (while technically true) is like visiting the Alamo and saying you've been to Texas (also technically true).

Or land based Ring Road tour.

And it's pretty much just Reyjkavik, as nice as that is, unless you count the hokey man-made tourist trap. Probably a nice, quick look-see - but the way to do Iceland is the complete circle.

Some of these "after getting kicked off the ship" excursions are little more than a way to kill time between disembark and hotel check-in. We hope this one is better than that.

Maybe my question is: Should we hire a private guide and see those four sites all over again the following day? I wonder if the tours included with the extension will cover them well enough. We need someone who has done the extension to weigh in. The extension is hard to come by so must be of some value (?). We will have two two "free" days - one while still aboard the ship and one while doing the extension - and want to put them to best use. I'm very grateful for the info. so far - thanks.

We are booked on this cruise for April 2024. The Istanbul Post Extension became available and we grabbed it up. Previous to this we were looking into a private tour as the extension was sold out. The extension includes a tour of the four main highlights (Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Grand Bazaar) that were going to be covered on the private tour. Whether Viking covers these as well as the private tour is unknown to me. So ----- I'd appreciate hearing the thoughts of folks who have done this extension. How did you like it? Should we still do the private as well?

Nowhere on Homelands did Euros not work well. And I saw a lot of dollars in palms.

Your room steward should be able to provide whatever you need.

Euros and dollars are a tad more universal than Scottish notes.