Kristelle

So you thought you would get preferential treatment by pre paying gratuities?? That isnt how it works either. I don't care if people pre pay them, pay them at the end or go on gratuities included set price trips But thinking Viking should be ashamed of not giving you preferential treatment because you did it x way ?? Sounds very entitled to me.

Scenic

Our Mekong river cruise is 11 days - 4 land days in Cambodia then 7 night cruise

Clearly some people enjoy having butler service. Just isn't something I want or need for my enjoyment of trips.

We are going on land/ cruise of Cambodia and then Mekong river down to HCMC. No flying after we g et there ( obviously flying to arrive and depart the trip) I guess if you do add ons of Hue and/ or Hanoi you would need to fly within the trip as well. We have been to Vietnam on land trip b efore so we are not doing that.

I agree. I didn't book Scenic because of butler service, butler service wasn't a pro or con in our decision making. For us it was a fancy sounding term ( hyperbole if you like) that we didn't need to use. ( except one night of dinner room service, not sure if butler brought that)

I didn't stop them doing their job - but I'm with Bubbeh, I dont need to be waited on so I didn't ring my butler for anything. I'm not comfortable ringing to get a coffee or cocktail brought to my room when I am perfectly capable of walking down the corridor to get it myself. I take the view cruising itself provided jobs for people.

I'm not sure what you mean by an "egyptian face mask" On our trip in September last year - nobody wore masks. However back in lockdown days when we all had to wear masks everywhere - I had a couple of cloth ones and they were easy to hand wash and dry overnight - perhaps she did that. Or had more than one identical mask so it wasnt really the same one every day

I dont think we used our Scenic butler - he did come in when we arrived and explained how everything worked and how to contact him - DH once had his dinner in our room via room service, not sure if the butler brought it/ organised it or who did (I went to dining room as usual) We did not contact the butler for anything else. I'm sure he would of given excelllent service - we just didnt really want any service. "Butler service" sounds fancy - but, for us, we enjoyed our cruise perfectly well without ever using or wanting to use one (that I know of, perhaps there are things a butler does that you do not notice - but not sure what they would be?)

Ateneul Român?

Bucharest National Theatre?

Poland?

Croatia?

I have no understanding of the political situation but I do also hope the above. Far more important than whether ports are open for cruises.

Bolshoi theatre, Moscow?

Hungary?

Germany?

McCanberra?

Jeans at dinner were quite common on our trip. Not ripped or work wear looking jeans - but neat jeans with nice top or mens polo type shirt

I'm still not sure what was the point of stating the obvious: ie that one can't be on 2 excursions at the same time or that excursions have costs. Or why you quoted me to say that. Oh well, never mind.,

I have been told that all Scenic river ships are basically the same. On our trip on Scenic Jewel - it was 2 beds. We didnt ask for that and were expecting a double bed. They were joined together as one but made up separately - ie a single size sheet, blanket on both singles. Would be easy to separate them and have a gap in middle if you wanted. (although cabins are small, this would leave very little space on outside of beds)

well of course one cannot go on 2 excursions at same time and of course excursions have costs - not sure what point your are making here?

Peru?

oops sorry Mic Canberra beat me to that one. What about Colombia?

Venezuala?