millybess

We are on the Viking Sea enroute to Brazil. Many on our roll call had a very difficult and stressful experience attempting to obtain a Brazil visa. Some succeeded and some did not. But eventually Brazil moved the goalpost. The group of people that contributed to the roll call all helped each other with the details of the application process. When we boarded a couple of days ago, we asked Viking if we could have a get together for the “e-visa survivors”. They were more than happy to oblige and, in fact, took over hosting the event, providing drinks and food. The turnout was great and it was clear from the Viking staff attendees that Cruise Critic is important to them, and to paraphrase our Cruise Director’s comments, Cruise Critic has been important to bringing back the cruise industry after Covid and continues to be very influential. Many thanks to Guest Services Manager Liesl and the rest of the team of Viking Sea.

We checked out the aft DVs on deck 5 on Sea this morning, and can confirm there is no wall bump out.

Astounding! Our cruise starts in 2 days. We’ve set up an E-Visa Survivors party (EVS for short)😊

Oh no!!!🙅‍♀️

Good point. Definitely book comfort class

Same up here. We used that website to book Oslo to Bergen 2 years ago, so I’m not sure what the issue is. If you don’t mind not being able to choose your seat, try rail ninja, or possibly rail Europe.

We were in a PV under the World Cafe. It was very difficult to get good photos from the balcony because if was covered by the "wings" of the Aquavit. But PVs are very nice if you can find the perfect location.

@OneSixtyToOne Are the bump outs also in the aft DVs?

Same for our b2b on the Med last year.

The falls is a lot of walking down and then up. If you have never seen a waterfalls before it would be worth it. If you are going at a hot time of year, it's not pleasant going back up as there is no shade. Going down to the falls there is a lot of shade, but there are many people choosing that path to go back up in the other direction, so you have to move off to the side. If we had thought of it, and if you go, that might be the way to go back up as it is very shady and is a gentle climb. The falconry is a short walk to a circle of chairs where you sit, watch, listen and participate.

It's more sitting down and watching. The owner does let some people interact with a few different birds. It was very informative and fun.

Haha, speak for yourself 🥰 But no, the falls in our opinion wasn't worth it. It's probably something you could see at a park not too far from where you live. We could do the Falconry Centre over and over. So worth it, and if we were there again, we would do the Falconry Centre on a private tour without the falls.

That would be lovely. Let me know if that works.

Do you mean harder to read because of empathy for the situation?

So sad. I tried the ones you liked a couple of years ago. I picked one up on my way to breakfast in the WC everyday. Very delicious. Have you tried the new ones yet? I will be interested in your take. Yeah, I know, there's no comparison. But still, is it better than nothing?

Yes, I read the reviews of Gift of Rain and expect the atrocities unfortunately. Thanks for the info on Gardens of the Evenings Mists. I will look for that. I'm glad you like this writer. I think I will too.

Thanks for that. I looked at Gift of Rain and have downloaded it onto my Kindle. It looks very interesting.

The options sound really exciting! It almost makes us wish we hadn't cancelled. We can hardly wait to find out what's in store for you. Enjoy!😊

Oops, I should have said Mr. Hagen🥰

That's interesting. Did Mr. Torstein say what ports might be included if you go around?

Also, with the $25 deposit (albeit, a slightly higher cancellation penalty), you can't lose. It's a win for us. Book it, insure it and look forward to it. 😊

We have found that it has to do with the itineraries. The most popular ones seem to jump in price fairly quickly. We book early -- pretty much as soon as new dates are posted -- and we often look at current prices and never regret it. So far, there have been no exceptions to this strategy.

Yes, our cruise next week is up by a small amount. Our cruise in April has increased by 60%. Our cruise for 2025 has increased by 40%. It's sort of like playing the stock market when you book.

I should add that the times will show up on the calendar on MVJ if you have something booked on a particular day.

These are usually found on your invoice.