Dukefan

Me too!!!!

It is always disappointing when a favorite gets dropped for the menu at a restaurant you enjoy. I was sad to see steak tartare dropped from the Mamsen's menu during the pandemic.

You have looked forward to this menu for so long I am sorry that it was a disappointment. You should have sent the scallops back if they were overcooked and ask about the black salt. I am sure they would have corrected the problem.

Our British Isles Explorer Cruise for July, 2025, which we booked last year for a PS3 Cabin, is showing the same price as when we booked it. If fact, it is $1000 less the the same Cabin on the April 2004 Cruise.

We always change the mini spirts bottles to all scotch, the beer to a bottle of Chardonnay, and the sodas to club soda with our steward first day.

With regard to your comments on th Restaurant on Viking Ocean. You are not limited to one appetizer and one main course. You can order as many of either as you want. You can also order half portions. Whenever I can not make up my mind on which main course I want, I will often order a half portion of each. The same is true for Manfredi's. With regard to the port lectures and enrichment talks, most are available later on the TV in your room. We will often watch the port talk for the day while having brakefast in our room the following morning after the talk.

Anytime that I go walking on a glacier I put an airline bottle of my favorite alcholic beverage in my pocket with a small cup. When I find some clean glcier ice I then mix myself a dribk with the glacier ice and celebrate the occasion. There is nothing better than scotch and glcier ice!

We did this cruise in 2021 allow and agree with everything TayanaLorne says. We came in early and spent a few days in Reyjkavik to do some touring from there but did not get to the South Coast. I would not change this but I would add the South Coast to the end of the cruise and stay near the airport next time.

We stayed in 8004 on our Viking Homeland Cruise in 2019. Loved it!! It had great access to the upper Explorer Louge and was very quiet.

Cruise prices are adjusted every year but I think this is the first time since Viking started Ocean Cruising that the Drink Package has changed. When you look at it this way, I believe the 25% increase is completely reasonable. Maybe they will go another ten years before it increases again. Wouldn't that be great?

On my wife's hearing aids we had to use the iPhone hearing aid app to pair them the first time but after that she just plugged the transmitter into the QuietVox and it transmitted directly to her hearing aids.

Our iPhone was not used. We plugged the Bluetooth Transmitter into the QuietVox and simply paired it with the Kirkland Signature 9.0 hearing aids. Worked perfectly.

My wife has used a Bluetooth Transmitter with great success on our last two Viking Cruises. They are small, plug right into the QuietVox and transmit directly to your hearing aids. The best part is that their are no headphone cords to deal with. Once the guide starts talking she places the QuietVox with the transmitter in her shoulder bag and can hear every word the guide says clearly.

We stayed in this same hotel for two days before our Mediterranean Odyssey Cruise in May and loved it. We had a veranda with a visit of the Casa Mila. It is walking distance of many of the sites. It was a $20 cab ride to the port when we checked out. Total cost of our Classic Terrace Room for two nights was under $600. The bakery across the street was great for breakfast. The hotel is a short transit ride to the La Rambla and we walked from the hotel to La Sagrada Familia. It was also only a couple of blocks from our favorite tapas restaurant, Cerveseria Catalana. We have been to Barcelona several times and it is a very easy city to do on your own.

#1 Personal Favorite So Far: Sweet & Salty #2 Top of Wish List to Try: A Taste of Thailand #3 Wish they would create 1: Japan #3 Wish they would create 2: Argentina #3 Wish they would create 3: Spain