My wife and I chose this cruise for the ports of call and complete transit of the canal. The fact that Airfare and silver drinks package was included in the price also made this cruise seem attractive. The advertised ports of call when we booked and paid in full as required were Cozumel, Cartagena, Panama city, Punta Arenas, Leon, Cabo San Lucas, Embarkation was Fort Lauderdale and Disembarkation Los Angeles. We also took advantage of a Viking pre cruise overnight in Fort Lauderdale staying at what we thought we booked and confirmed by Viking as being the Hilton turns out to be the Westin Beach Resort at a charge of $518 per night for a hotel that I truly wouldn't rate better than a 2 star motel. Às we were checking in a couple were checking out and paid $154 we heard the conversation. What we were not aware of this was a portion of a 137 day world cruise. Some weeks before Embarkation we were informed by Viking Ocean that unfortunately due to covid restrictions?..(I have serous doubts) Leon Nicaragua was taken off the itinerary, we were somewhat disappointed but willing to accept. So after boarding the ship we explored did our safety drill and had a drink. So we completed our ports of call in Cozumel and Cartagena , Panama city where we informed that due to time constraints and the extended time in Panama city we were no longer to visit Punta Arenas, Costa Rica instead we would be going directly to Cabo San Lucas. So to sum up this cruise it should have been considered a repositioning cruise as when we arrived in Los Angeles at least half the passengers disembarked and was then filled with world cruisers to continue the itinerary. After complaining to Viking customer service we were offered $500 each E-vouchers to be used on another Viking cruise, a gesture I accepted but not particularly happy with. All in all a repositioning cruise with very good service, good food, but cabins require refit. Would not recommend this as a Panama canal and Coastal Holiday
