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Thank you all for your help.  I'll report back when our trip is over!

Thank you!  That's exactly what I needed to know!

Silly question, I know, but has anyone been on the Venus and seen hot chocolate available?  Either in packets in the buffet or in a machine somewhere or served?  Was just thinking about being cozy as I watch Norway pass by covered in snow on our upcoming cruise and it occurred to me that hot chocolate would be a perfect accompaniment! 

Thank you all for the information....sounds like I should be fine with the Viking teas but perhaps will include a couple English Breakfast bags just in case! 😊

I suppose it might be the same on all the Viking Ocean vessels but I was wondering what types/brands of teabags are available in the dining venues?  I usually travel with a few teabags as I'm not a COMPLETE tea snob but some hotels have dreadful teas in their breakfast areas.  Was just wondering what Viking uses....and I'm not referring to the teas on the menu for afternoon tea (those look wonderful!)  Thanks for any feedback from fellow tea-lovers!

We will be stopping in Alta on the Viking Venus' sailing of February 29.  Does anyone know if there is a Viking provided shuttle from the port into downtown?  Viking chat agent could not answer the question but said their policy is usually to provide a shuttle if the walk into town is more than 15 minutes (which would be the case in Alta).  Just looking to see if anyone has information or firsthand knowledge.  Thanks!

Thank you for the replies.  I will remember to report back here after our sailing to let others know what our experience is.  Hoping for the best in terms of weather, aurora sightings and getting back onboard in Alta! 😊

We are booked on the Viking Venus sailing on January 23rd this year and it just occurred to me that our documents show Alta as a tender port. We have a private Shore Excursion booked on night one that will get back to the ship around midnight. We are overnight that night in Port and I thought that would be fine. However, it has occurred to us that we don't know the times that the tenders will run and I'm guessing they don't run all night long. Has anyone been in Alta with tenders that can look at their information and see what the hours they run are? I would much appreciate any information anybody has to share. I don't want to have to worry about canceling last minute because it turns out the tenders stop running at say 11:00 p.m. Thanks!

Excuse my belated thanks to all for responding to our question here - holidays were wonderful but hectic!  Thank you for the information - we will hopefully figure another way to enjoy what should be some wonderful photos on our upcoming Northern Lights cruise. 🙂

Getting ready for our first sailing on a Viking Ocean ship; husband was asking me if I knew if the tvs in the staterooms have a USB port on them that you can access where you can plug in your own flashdrive to watch movies or look at pictures from your camera.  Thought perhaps someone else on here might know the answer.  Anybody done this?  We can certainly watch on our devices but we really like looking at our pictures each day on the big screen of the tv if possible.  Thanks!

23 hours ago, Cruise5life said:

This was on a different cruise line.    And it had posts from floor to ceiling that I wrapped my straps around.    Never an issue.    
But on other cruise lines they don’t have the same posts.    
So on my 29 days at sea. 3 lines. Only NCl had the posts.   
but after looking at some other peoples setup I could have used it on my msc cruise too.  Just didn’t think about it.  
Here’s a look at the post

Thanks for this picture, makes it clear for me.  If I've got room, I might just take mine with me for future cruises....just in case I can take it easy like you did! 🙂

On 3/8/2023 at 12:43 PM, Cruise5life said:

Love May naps.     On my 29 days at sea in January they came in handy. 
and my new hammock was perfect for it.  
unfortunately I was only Able to use it on my 15 days through panama.    

Hold up!  I have a hammock like this one for my hiking and some camping trips.  Never considered taking it on my cruises....how do you attach it securely enough to support your weight in it?  No trees on the balcony that I can see....LOL

Hi, everyone!  My husband and I are booked on this TA and looking forward to it!  Haven't sailed Carnival in many, many years but the Venezia and this unusually timed TA convinced us to try it.  It should be a wonderful trip....we love TAs.  Now to get checking on shore excursions.  Have been to all the ports several times with the exception of Gibraltar and Lisbon.....can't wait! 😊

Sid, many thanks for such a wonderful review and read!  Enjoyed the journey with you and am now seriously anticipating my June cruise on the Prima even more....Safe journey home!

PS To my Fellow Reader who clued me in on what I now know to be caper berries, THANK YOU!  They are magic!

20 hours ago, sid_9169 said:

Steak tartare...

 

 

 

Sid, I will be on the Prima in June in Northern Europe and am thoroughly enjoying this thread....many, many THANKS for a wonderful read!  But if I may ask you, what is that green, sliced in half pepper looking garnish on your steak tartare?!?  I was on NCL Joy last summer and had one as a garnish and I loved it!  My mistake in not asking the waiter what it's called and I've not been able to figure it out since.  Google could not figure out what I was talking about...lol 

FWIW, I too am having issues with both the app and the desktop site.  I did a chat this morning and they indicated there was no problem with the site.  However, I have had issues since yesterday and my husband on a completely separate phone and computer system elsewhere has the same error type messages.  Not sure what's going on but I'm glad it's not just me.....

Thank you for your input.  I had reached out to the Bermuda Train Co. prior to posting here but their answer was 1 line which was "just book with NCL" and they did not answer my other questions, thus my posting here.  Given that the timing of the NCL train excursion conflicts with our other excursions, we may just see if there is walk up availability.  I appreciate the info about the free tram too; we will probably be able to make use of that as well.  I will report back here after we return!

We will be in Bermuda next week on the NCL Joy and there is a West End Trolley Tour-Royal Naval Dockyard excursion on the NCL site.  Has anyone done this tour?  There are no reviews available for it.  I reached out to the company but they were not helpful in giving me more details about the tour or trolley or if other walk-up times are available independently.  There is only 1 time available each day for the excursion on NCL and it conflicts with other excursions we are doing.  Does it run only as an NCL excursion or can we walk off the ship on the day and catch it?  Any information is most appreciated!

Quick side question:  Is there also a free trolley that can be used as a shuttle from the pier to the dockyard and back?

Thank you so much for taking precious vacation time to give us all this great information.  It is very helpful!  We are also on the July 4 Quantum cruise as a family trip for the first time since Covid.....so looking forward to it!

Thank you so much, Twangster, for these posts.  We are on the July 4, 2022 sailing and this has helped me understand what we have to look forward to.  I appreciate you sharing your cruise with us!