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  1. I suppose, but I typically look in the various boards for each port for that information. I do try to leave reviews and information though, and be as detailed as possible, to help others decide.

  2. 27 minutes ago, Happietraveller said:

    Lol…they don’t recognise our currency?  😂😂. Thank you.

    Right!? I also learned that while we've done the sale of $25 for a booking deposit on a cruise, residents of the UK have to do 25% to secure their deposit. Just so strange some of the differences between countries.

  3. 23 minutes ago, Happietraveller said:

    Ahi don’t get the credit card option!  And ours is Mastercard.  Probably explains it.  Thank you for clarifying.

    I'm sure it's because you're in Australia...

     

    And now I see my comment about this didn't post, it's being "reviewed" probably because I mentioned a certain other site in its backwards name. Oh well...

     

    On another site I learned, after also giving them that same screenshot, that Australian's don't have this option. So it doesn't even matter what card you're trying to use, it won't show up.

  4. 14 minutes ago, CDR2001 said:

    Three, we both logged in on 2 computers - you log into the same, one MVJ account and you can both book at the same time.”

    Interesting, as I tried this in the past and couldn’t log in to the same account on two devices. Will try this next week, thanks. 

    I will say, there were a few times when he was trying to pay and I was trying to add, and it said payment denied. So it can get a little clumsy. LOL!

  5. We're taking our first Viking cruise and our excursion booking window opened today. We had our list, in order of importance, for booking our optional ones. Then pretty much would pick the best option for the included ones. We had 7 optional ones we wanted to add. But, thanks to researching and getting good information, we knew the best way to get them all.


    One, we had our list and started with the most important ones. We based this on the ability to not find 3rd party companies that offered the same, or if it was something really unique to Viking. Two, we had our bank account info in there. Three, we both logged in on 2 computers - you log into the same, one MVJ account and you can both book at the same time. Four, having the ACH info there means we didn't have to enter anything at checkout. If you use credit card, you have to enter it every time, nothing saves or autofill. Five, we put in the cart and then checked out for each excursion instead of adding them all and waiting to do it all at once. Six, went back and then just went in order of the remaining ports to pick the included time slots we wanted. Remember, you must pick a time slot to be on an included excursion.

     

    Between different places, this all helped and we got it all done in 20 minutes! Everything showed up about 20 minutes later on my calendar, so I can see everything is booked!!

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  6. I recently learned, that option isn't available for Australian customers. Someone asked about it on the book of faces page in a group, I included a similar screenshot, and after a few more comments, someone posted/realized that it doesn't work for customers in Australia. And I say that because I see you have NSW in your info.

     

    And like @OneSixtyToOne said, using the ACH for excursions is WAY easier! We didn't have to enter anything.

  7. 44 minutes ago, jsglow said:

    So an allegedly true story from the ill-fated Panorama cruise last November when the azipod failed...... The BRIDE and GROOM were on the ship planning a PV wedding. Everyone else flew down. The plan was to get off the ship while in port, get married in a ceremony attended by all the others, and the re-board for the rest of the cruise. Obviously nothing 'illegal', just risky as heck. We know how that turned out.

    Yes! That happened on our cruise 9 years ago. We were supposed to go to St. Thomas, if I remember correctly (so don't hold me to that), but we got diverted due to bad weather. We ended up going to DR, when Amber Cove hadn't even officially opened. The shops were still empty. But they had a few people on the ship, and planned on doing the wedding with everyone else who flew down to St. Thomas! We've said it so many times, don't ever count on a cruise to get you where you want to go.

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  8. 48 minutes ago, FoggyEthan said:

    Data point: Nov '22 booked "Iceland & Norway's Arctic Explorer" PS1 for $12,149pp. It's now $16,399pp. That's more than a third more. It's not a glitch, because this has been true for a while now.

     

    But it's nearly sold out now, so it makes sense that the price goes up when they're confident of selling out the ship.

    Yes, then that's a legit price hike. Ours was only up $16,000/couple for about 24 hours. And people on another site said multiple cruises were suddenly jacked up too, but then all back to more normal a day or two later.

  9. 2 hours ago, Hanoj said:

    Viking may be using dynamic pricing, increasing prices as categories approach being sold out.

    I think this was some glitch. The price increase, as I mentioned, would have been $16,000 more for the 2 of us. And our cruise has been sold out for months. A few cabins pop up on occasion, but not much. And then the next day, it was back down, close to what we paid. It was then another $2500-3000 for the two of us. That's an increase I could expect to see a year later.

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  10. On 1/28/2024 at 7:30 AM, ollienbertsmum said:

    You can easily DIY in Barcelona.  I rarely see the point of a guide, although it can be enjoyable to listen on a bus journey.  I frequently refer to Rick Steves audio tours.  I have enjoyed some great walking tours - he has 2 walking tours of BCN.  There are also a couple of podcasts that would be great to listen to while relaxing on the ship.  
     

    Hotels will let you leave bags from the morning, ask them before you book.   Just don't leave anything valuable in them.  

    Thanks! I have the Rick Steves book, and I downloaded the app, so I will definitely check there.

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  11. On 1/28/2024 at 12:45 AM, Over from NZ said:

    Get a taxi to La Sagrada. Pre-book your entry tickets for opening time (from memory it was 9am). Be there about quarter to. Be the first people in La Sagrada - and you'll have the run of the place.. you'll take photos without people everywhere etc. It's great before it fills up. Probably be out of there by 11am. 

    Thanks! We're supposed to dock Friday morning at 8 a.m., so maybe we'll plan to do that right away from the ship. From what I read, it didn't seem like we needed to do this on an excursion either. I tried to buy tickets, but it wasn't open yet. Looks like only 2 months in advance. So I'll check back later.

  12. 4 minutes ago, CCWineLover said:

    The issue that Janet is concerned about is real - We have it as well.

    Let's say your cruise is composed of 2 legs.  Your first leg starts May 25th.  2nd leg starts June 8th.  That means ALL of your excursions for both legs fall under the old 67 day rule, meaning you don't get to book leg 2 until 67 days out from May 25th (this occurs if you have ONE booking number for legs 1 and 2 and not 2 completely different "cruises").

    SO - the people who are ONLY doing leg 2 that starts June 8th will get to book their excursions for leg 2 WAY ahead of the person who really began the cruise on May 25th.

     

    I saw this coming when I heard the announcement and foolishly thought - oh Viking has an answer for that.  Sadly, it appears they never even considered this possibility.

     

    It is all due to selling cruises that combine legs along with selling individual legs.

    Oh 100%! I'm just not sure if that's the question she's trying to get answered.

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  13. 4 hours ago, janetcbl said:

    I have been trying to get answers to this May/June different excursions booking dates all week….and keep getting the run around, phone calls not returned, tellus-us non answers, etc. About ready to give up and book private excursions which are available at most ports. This is not the Viking I have traveled with for the past 15 years. Very disappointing.

    What are you trying to get answered? If your cruise start date is June 1st or later, your window will now open 40 days earlier. If the sailing date is May 30th, it stays the same. Or are you saying your concerned about being on different legs of a trip that overlaps that date?

     

    I get the feeling Viking has grown in popularity over the years. This is our first for us. I wasn't sure that we'd ever do one, but here we are, thinking this will be a great fit for us now. We've someone been burnt out on the other lines.

  14. 32 minutes ago, deec said:

     

    I must have missed that there are earlier dates for booking excursions?  What are they or where can I find that information?

    They emailed people who have a cruise booked June 1st or later, their window now opens 40 days sooner. So if you can book 67 days out, like our current cruise, if it set sail on June 2nd, we'd be able to book 107 days out. It basically means excursions are being posted more than a month sooner than they have been.

  15. 2 minutes ago, May B said:

    For the scenario the OP was so concerned about, I’m glad there was a workable solution. 

    Actually the real OP had no concerns about trip insurance. LOL! This thread has gone off the track a little bit. They were upset about the price of their cruise dropping since they booked it awhile ago.

  16. Thanks @alserrod I know there's a lot to see & do, and I've heard it a hundred times that 2 days isn't enough time. Unfortunately, it's all we can do after our long cruise. So it is what it is... I know we want to see La Sagrada Familia, so I'm trying to determine which day would be better to do it. I actually found a tour this afternoon (after I posted this) that would take us around the city, out to Montserrat, and then end at the LSF. It doesn't include tickets there, but if you want that, they will help with that. So I'm considering that for our full day on Saturday. Then we may just stick with the ship offered tour for Friday morning. They also offer an evening walking tour that would be pretty to see too.

     

    Your first link looks helpful too, so that may be our day for Friday. That's our kind of walking and site seeing, so that's helpful. Then save the LSF for Saturday along with something else.

     

    Thanks!

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