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On 9/2/2019 at 4:13 PM, Turtles06 said:

It's not hard.  Just send an email to help@cruisecritic.com and let them know your original email address, your screen name, and your new email address, and ask them to make the change.

 

A tip: it's not considered wise to post your personal email address on a public message board, nor any email address in a format that could be harvested by bots.  Best to use this format:  name AT domain DOT com.

Thank you for answering my question. Hopefully, this will end at least 2 years of frustration with this issue. You are the first and only response I have received, including from on-line help messages sent to cruise critic. No it's not hard, but it is not self-evident. I wonder why we can't make this update ourselves?

Thanks also for trying to save me from myself about the posting of my email address. I do know better, but in my defense was so thoroughly frustrated I let my guard down. Again, I appreciate your assistance and advice.

Not sure if this is the correct place, but if someone could please tell me how to update the very old email on my profile I would be most grateful. Response would need to be sent to current (for last ten years!) email at csreardon11@gmail.com. It just shouldn't be that hard! Thanks.

Carol

17 hours ago, Redwarrior68 said:

Hi.  Two doctors and two nurses onboard.  Good facility with lab capability.

Will take malarion 3 days before Africa and then 5 days after.  Going on 3-day and 9- day safari.

Lots of NH people onboard.

Thank you!! My doctor will be reassured. You are all missing yet another snowy day in the 'shire.

Hello! We are excited as we get closer to joining you in Durban! One question, that I hope you haven't answered from personal experience: How are the medical facilities on board? Is there a physician on staff? My doctor asked me this yesterday. Also, for those of you just doing day tours in Namibia or Senegal, are you getting the malaria pills? Thanks for any input you may have.  Carol

Thank you Segmentersfloatttheboat for your wonderful narratives and pictures. You chose a great segment and are making me feel a bit nostalgic for the trip we took a year ago! You will love the Chilean fjords and glaciers and I hope you enjoy Punta Arenas as much as we did. We were there on a Sunday and just walked to the park and watched all the happenings there. Have a great rest of your trip! Sorry our segments don't coincide. 

1 hour ago, TayanaLorna said:

You visited Ushuaia before!  On Viking Jupiter January 2020 but schedule is 11 am to 6 pm in Ushuaia only.  Can you suggest the best use of our limited time?  Many thanks.

Hmm... I am torn between suggesting the trip to Tierra del Fuego National Park - "the end of the world" or just exploring the town. Perhaps you could arrange an early tour to the park and then be dropped in town for a couple of hours? If it came down to it, I guess I would choose the park. It is stunning. Here is a tease.

Thank you, Segmentersfloattheboat for your lovely review. We are greatly reassured. It is regrettable that you missed a day in Stanley, but you were fortunate to have the one. We experienced a very "exciting" tender ride a year ago. Enjoy Ushuaia; it was one of our favorite stops between BA and Valpairaiso. The "drive to the end of the world" was stunning and we especially loved that the ship docked right in town, allowing plenty of time for independent exploration. And the Patagonian coast of Chile - oh my! 

13 minutes ago, loge23 said:

Well I suppose there's one in every bar, but we left in Buenos Aires (had a blast in BA on our post-stay,  btw), but we didn't notice a bit of animosity onboard for out (relatively) short stay. In fact, we bonded well with a few couples who are sailing on and we miss them! Nice to be home, though - that's what keeps us at the 21-30 day limit.

 

 

Thank you for the reassurance. I'm glad to hear you had a good trip.  Carol

29 minutes ago, Redwarrior68 said:

Carol:

We were on last year's WC and on this one.  There is even more "energy" this year because of the passenger exchanges at the segment points.  The shows, lectures  and port calls are packed.  Everyone very friendly IMHO.

 

You are very welcome aboard this cruise for however long you can stay.

 

Bruce and Lorraine H.

Thank you, Bruce and Lorraine, fellow New Hampshirites.  Carol

On 1/25/2019 at 8:47 PM, mrtxcruisers said:

Incredible that so many single segment passengers have no idea they are joining a WC or that other segments are available. Were any segment 1 guests invited to extend?

 

After the way Viking treated us and our travel agent, I suggest Viking needs travel agents more than they know. Agents are selling single segments without knowledge or effort to add on.

 

2018 WC was sold out without a need to sell segments. This season less than 1/2 passengers are on for the full cruise. It already appears Viking is challenged to provide for the different populations (WC vice segmenters)

 

We've seen this as a one time experience and it's a bit deflating that Viking's focus is blurred and will be 3 more times from here to London.

 

It's humorous that late arrivals complain of lack of access to excursions, dining, etc. yet they have no idea they're arriving late to the party. Again, I wonder why they don't have the info, or perhaps, don't remember. 

 

Viking has work to do. 2018 WC, sold out. 2019 ~ 50%. Not a good trend and the 2020 is even more unclear. 

mrtxcruisers,

I, also, wonder what it is you are trying to get at with this post. It does seem to be a pretty clear put-down of those of us travelling for a segment of your world cruise, and of Viking for having us.

Last October we booked - directly with Viking - a 28 day trip called "Along Africa's Western Shores." Viking absolutely did not tell us that this was part of a longer trip nor did they attempt to sell us the prior segment. We learned about the longer cruise when I went to Cruise Critic searching for a board. It is unfortunate that you feel  "Viking's focus [on you] is blurred" because of us "segment passengers" so many of whom "have no idea they are joining a WC..."

You seem to find it humorous that we are arriving late to your party of which we had no knowledge and to which we were not sooner included. You imply that the lack of access to excursions or dining, therefore, is simply our own fault. We can only hope that this is not the prevalent attitude among your fellow cruisers, as we have so looked forward to our 28 days on the Sun.

Carol

On 1/18/2019 at 8:01 PM, Redwarrior68 said:

Hi.

I'll be happy to pass on your greetings.  Met a lot of people from New England on this trip as well as folks from last year's WC.  We are from Concord, NH.  Happy to miss the big snow storm coming this weekend.

Hello,

We are enduring this snow/sleet storm here in Marlow NH as we don't join you until Durban. Looking forward to meeting fellow New Hampshirites. 

6 hours ago, pask said:

We are boarding in Durban also!   

We will likely be boarding quite late as our flight doesn't get into Durban until 10:20 PM on the 13th. We tried to move it up a day but Viking Air would only do that if we made a hotel reservation for the night of the 12th. We won't see much of Durban I'm afraid. I believe we should have a "meet and mingle" on board so perhaps we'll meet you there! 

6 minutes ago, Jammy Bun said:

Oops, yes, of course you’re correct!  There’s me, wishing i didn’t have to wait so long.  Sorry for the confusion...

janet

I was so hoping you were correct! We will be boarding in Durban as well and I would love not to have to wait so long.

On 12/29/2018 at 4:21 AM, Jammy Bun said:

Looking forward to following this thread on a daily basis until we join you in Durban in March 2019 for the final segment! 

Like Safarigal, I'd also be interested to know if anyone onboard will be blogging the journey.

Bon voyage!

Janet

Don't we actually join in Durban for the final segment in April?