Guest services will give you that information if you ask once you board, or you can go to the Viking Cruises website to see how many cabins are available. Although sometimes that information is not current. Enjoy!
You're probably right -- one or both of those scenarios. It turned out okay in the end. There were two gate agents. One not so nice, the other very nice. After the not so nice one gave us a difficult time, the nice one offered us seats in the crew waiting area downstairs. Once we boarded, the AT crew said the agent up top was wrong. Whatever.
Thanks for that. We have always been under the impression that it is extra because it is usually delivered to the gate,
After we bought the wine at Gatwick, we expected it to be delivered to the gate. Instead the clerk handed it to us and said it wasn’t part of the carry-on allowance so we would be fine. Off we went to the gate and we were very surprised that it was part of our carry-on allowance.
In my aforementioned experience at Gatwick, the agents made us put 2 bottles of duty free wine in our carry-ons, which then made the carry-ons too bulky for the baggage frame. We’ve never experienced this before and we were always under the impression that duty was exempt from the max carry-on rules.
A couple of cruises ago I booked a manicure and DH booked a massage after we boarded. When I talked to the spa person about not being able to book the manicure online, she said to just book a 50 minute massage or facial on MVJ and then change it to a manicure once we board.
So on Saturday, I booked 2x80 minute facials. These will be changed to a manicure/pedicure for me and a Swedish massage for DH.
For some reason they are not listed in MVJ which is unusual. Maybe they'll show up soon. If not, you should head over to the spa desk as soon as you board. The spa can get quite busy.
It better be a late breakfast. I don't think it opens 'til 11:30. It's really a nice place to go when you return from a morning excursion.
On a sunny day, we have found it quite hot to sit at some of the tables at the Pool Grill so we take our food out to a shady Aquavit table.
Pre-Covid we used to fly the Toronto Tampa route quite a bit. Sometimes we would fly Swoop. They had pink carry-on bag tags. I just kept it on the bag and always used that bag.
In May we flew Toronto to Porto with Air Transat. We needed carry-on bag tags. At the gate the agents didn't even bother glancing at them. However at Gatwick in June the AT agents were very, very, very strict. (Read "incredibly obnoxious and snarly".)
Same here -- just the luggage cabin number tags. We ask our TA to ask Viking to send them the first day they are allowed to, which I believe is 6 weeks before the cruise, but I could be mistaken about that.
A couple of cruises ago, they didn't arrive on time. LA (Viking) to Vancouver (TA) to TO (us). It was quite a kerfuffle at the cruise terminal without the tags and it took away a lot of time we could have been spending at the Pool Grill!😎🍷🍷😎
There is nobody more eager to have a political discussion on the Mid-East, and in particular the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, the refugee camps, the settlements and current events. Just direct me to that discussion. It won’t be happening here, and rightfully so.
You’re right. I wouldn’t do it as a drive by. A lot would be missed.
Haifa doesn’t have much to offer. Tel Aviv - city and beach is phenomenal, especially at night. Tiberius - Sea of Galilee overlooking the Golan Heights. My personal favourite Eilat, now Taba bordering on the Sinai. Not to mention the Dead Sea, Jerusalem and Bethlehem at Christmas.
Thanks for posting.
A 3 week DIY would be so much better and you would experience so much more.