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Enjoy reading about your sea days full of fun and of course the food that will not be named . Every picture has both of you smiling ! 😀

HA I am getting my Italian owners mixup 😂 yes, you are correct . Still some elements remind me of Viking ships

I agree ! Also the brief glimpse of a dinning room has floor to ceiling windows without lots is drapery. Hagen and Manfredi family are old friends so it is logical the new ship would take the best of Viking and do their own thing with it.

I had the lamb shops for breakfast in the Restaurant for the first time on my June cruise. They are delicious and I felt very decadent.

Yes , on the Jupiter in June the resident historian often had lecture at 6;15 or 6:30. heard it was to free up early seating in Restaurant . But on our cruise we had no sea days too. I watched them at night or the next early morning on the tv in stateroom .

Also your room attendant will give you a blank card to put in the slot inside the door on wall. We always keep the card in slot and just urn off all lights when we leave stateroom. The AC works great. No worries. My future curse will be in Feb in 2025 in the Med. , so maybe I will find out if how the heat works. I do love the heated bathroom floor in bathroom. That too can be turn down or off. Ask your room attendant to show you the ins and outs of the stateroom if this is your first Viking ocean cruise. They re so helpful !

Yea! You are finally on board.🥂 I too always end up at the Aquavit terrace once we do the muster stuff. It is one of my favorite places on ship . Love eating outside for breakfast and lunch whenever I can on the ship.

Your lunch looks amazing !

Great review . So happy you also love the ship design. It and the great service is why I love Viking. The food in Restaurant was always was delicious no matter what I ordered I did eat in the other venues too. where are you going on your next Viking cruise ? Happy sailing

Thank you for your trip report. How wonderful to travel with your parents on this cruise. I too love the service in the Restaurant. I always found the waitstaff to be very attentive, friendly and willing to make sure any food allergies are noted for each dinner. I love Rhodes, Ephesus and Istanbul which I have visited more than once on previous cruises. Always something new to explore.

Have a great river cruise, and I hope you can put the debacle of Explora curse behind you.

Next time for your elderly parents please use a Travel Agent. they will handle everything. No cost ot you. So sorry you had an unfortunate experience with customer service. Was this an ocean or river cruise? Nice of you to help your parents, did they ever go the cruise?

I think it was someone who looked at the washer and saw both direction panels for both washer and dyer on the lower machine and made an assumption. ... Dryers are above the washers on all the stacks, but the directions panel you have to press are on the lower machine. Also be sure to press button on wall corresponding to the machine you are using for the soap dispenser . Or one can always have Viking do your laundry for a fee..... 🙂

Thank you so much for taking us along on your great cruise with Gen Z. It looked like a fabulous mother daughter cruise. I look forward to your summary. Safe travels home and back to normal life.

Which itinerary are you booking ? As others here said, there are many active excursions on most cruises. I too took the Scenic Scandinavia cruise in June. They had hiking, kayaking and bike tours besides the walking or bus tour excursions. The bike excursion was filled when we were in Bornholm Denmark. A passenger had contacted a local bike shop and five bikes were delivered to the pier for passenger and his friends to bike on the island for the day.

So happy to see your cruise is at hand.🥂 Love reading your reports. At a certain age one can celebrate a birthday for weeks...Happy Birthday Mike! Clay, I thought of you yesterday, My local co-op Mississippi Market had pistachio chocolate rolls in the bakery case. 🙂 Enjoy your breakfast lamb chops and all the sea days at the beginning of your cruise. Patti

You re correct. UK and Australia always have different rule for cruising . I was only speaking as someone from the US.

I know I did too. Also Mark Twain loved the island ! His statues are around the island. Great one in the lobby of an art museum of a private collection of art painted by artists who had been on the island in the day. His house he stayed will be pointed out on the excursion of Houses of the Rich and Famous.

You can bring all the wine or liquor or other beverages you want on board. Viking treats their passengers like adult, no nickel and dimming once on board.

It is their business model since they started Viking Ocean. I always thought it was to stop the folks who put deposit down for a number of cruises when they first come out a s a place holder , and then cancel before final payment. That is what happened in the old days on other US cruise lines ... Viking is not a US cruise line. My first TA on Viking Ocean I paid a year and half in advance. Since , I have only booked a cruise when on a cruise and get 6 months before cruise for final payment. Or if you have a cruise already booked you can request a 6 month final payment on a new cruise you are adding. Otherwise I booked a few Welcome Back cruises during the Pandemic and paid in full at time of booking. Currently, they have $50.00 deposit promotion on all sailings. If It found the right itinerary I would have no problem booking it and paying far in advance. I always pay with e- check and get a 3.3% off the price too. I can live with their business model. I love cruising on Viking Ocean ships.

Welcome to your first Viking cruise. All drink prices ,including drink package, include the gratuity. No need to tip additionally. I have always had the drink package . I do know you also get a discount on a bottle of wine but do not know what percentage is currently. I suggest you go on your MJV and go to link to Silver Spirit drink package and it the provide a list of benefits . I have brought a bottle of wine on board when we were in port in Spain. Gave to to the Restaurant host to chill for dinner. No corkage fee on Viking if you bring your own bottle to dinner.

There is a Forum r for River Cruising . Look on the main page of Cruise Critic to find it. This is the Viking Ocean Forum page. I do like that he Mississippi Viking River Boat is stopping at my city, St.Paul MN. I have posted posts on the River forum about this great port of of call.

I loved Bermuda when I went inSummer of 2021 on a cruise. I had a great time on the excursion “famous homes and hideaways. It is a boat cruise with a great on board guy doing the narration. You also get s rum drink . Ok jJust want to say that Special Ed teachers are all heroes in my book . have a great birthday cruise and look forward to your trip report

Had the best Cosmos on the Jupiter in the Restaurant many evenings at dinner,, better than at the Aquavit Bar. just ask for a lemon drop martini at any bar. As Jim said they do not put every cocktail on the menu.

Looking forward to reading your trip report. You excitement comes through so clearly in your posts. Happy that your vacation and cruise is beginning at long last.