anaky1229

I have also been comparing the two cruise lines. I know that Regent's cruise only price is higher but it includes so much more. If, on Viking, one is paying for excursions that would have to be added in. Same for gratuities. I don't know if Regents includes gratuities for the local guides on excursions or if that is separate. Then, if you have a couple of drinks in the evenings outside of wine and beer at dinner or want to get a soft drink at the theater, I'm not sure how different the price would be. I know there are many intangibles like how comfortable one feels on the ship etc but if it's just price, am I wrong that they would not be that different in the end?

I was just on my first Viking cruise and were in a V2. We could pretty easily get reservations on the ship for the Chef's Table but were told that Manfredi's was booked for the whole cruise. We did eventually get in but it took a lot of persistence and a bit of stubbornness.

Yes, fortunately my husband had several massages which it paid for and the left over we just added to our tips.

We just completed our first Viking cruise (Ocean). We booked two cruises while onboard. Along with the past guest and onboard booking discount, we got $200.00 ship board credit for the current cruise for EACH booking. People in the know (we weren't two of them) did not pay their gratuities in advance and used the money to pay them.

We are in 3051 on the Vela (I know, no yet launched) but seems to be a similar location to the other ships. Has anyone stayed in this cabin and had problems with noise? Thanks