mimbecky

Last time we were on board, we received a hard copy night before AND info is all on your TV screen.  If the app is wrong most of the time, and such a pain to use, I don't understand the advantage to it.

On ‎8‎/‎31‎/‎2018 at 1:12 PM, hcat said:

We are lo tech

All our dining, spa and excursion res are pre made.. Happy we were able to do all this online through the confusing Cruise Planner

 

Can we survive okay on board without this app..? We plan to leave our cell phone turned off in the safe and only use the tablet for reading..

 

I assume attendant will still leave hard copy daily schedules in our stateroom..correct?

Have used Rome Cabs and Airport shuttle express.  Never any problem- Airport shuttle express will pick up from multiple hotels if you find other couples on your roll call to share with.

We ended our cruise today :(. And the taxis/pick ups were able to meet us right by the ship.

 

 

Sent from my iPhone using Forums

Wonderful-thanks for remembering

Sent from my iPhone using Forums

Same here. Seeing nothing as far as menus.

Same

:eek::mad:

The folks picking us up on Oct 7 said they can still meet us at the ship. We shall see!

 

 

Sent from my iPhone using Forums

If you manage to remember after recovering from vacation fog, please post and let us know! Thanks.

The new Security measures at the Port of Civitavecchia are complicating disembarkation for those of us going to the train station or rental car agencies. Private cars, taxi's and rental cars are no longer permitted to access the ship berth area. You have to go to a collection point and use the Port Shuttle bus. With luggage this is not as easy as before. I have asked the Captains Club desk to work with Shore Excursions that arranges the shuttles to FCO to offer a quick stop at the Train Station since its on the way to the Autostrada onramp southbound. They seemed interested to benefit those using the other services in the city of Civitavecchia including hotels etc. Besides a small fee is always good for shareholder value!!

Uggg. We don't travel until next year so hope they change this or somehow make it easier. It has always been nice to just walk off the ship and meet your private transport to either Rome or FCO :mad:

M

Not sure if people are reading this post still, but maybe somebody can answer this question. How early can your flight can come in on the correct arrival day in order to still get a transfer and not pay diversion fees for flights? We have a possibility of arriving just after midnight and would book a room on our own as to have a room at arrival-but I’m curious if Viking would honor that as day of arrival. I was really surprised to hear how difficult they make it come in a day early as to avoid jet lag.

Thanks!

Mimbecky

Sent from my iPhone using Forums

Wow, wow, wow. We are going on our 5th Celebrity cruise (Adriatic) in May followed by our first Viking River cruise in September. Our itinerary is the same as yours was but in reverse. The more I hear about river cruises in general, I am wondering now if I should have even booked it :( It is very pricey but I was lured in by the "it covers everything" line. It doesn't. Our airfare was additional, gratuities aren't included, and drinks are only included WITH meals. Also, I guess some of the excursions are rather short. Up until now I didn't realize all the meals at the hotels aren't included. If we weren't going with friends, I would cancel.

We have a bit of onboard credit. Can you give me a ballpark for optional excursions, or do you know if you can utilize it toward gratuities?

Thanks so much for this review!

Miriam

Some great ideas! Thanks to everyone for the suggestions. We are indeed in a balcony and early risers (depending on jet lag) so will order in for breakfast and/or do Oceanview in the evening.

Miriam

Lol, yes you are correct. We are visiting both ports and I got them confused. I’ll get up early then and get up on deck after dinner too! Thanks!

Sent from my iPhone using Forums

I have heard this port has a magnificent sail in/ sail away. We port at 7am and leave at 7pm. Can anyone give me an estimate as to how long the beautiful scenery lasts? We have early dining (6:15 before sail away) so am wondering how early I should get up for the view.:o

Thanks

We were on the Silhouette in October. A 50 minute Canyon Ranch massage was $145 but they will add 18% in service fees to that. I suggest you go there after you board-they typically have gift cards and discounts that they raffle off shortly after the muster drill.

Sent from my iPhone using Forums

Looking at Adriatic cruises and need some quick help as to which of these ports are must sees. Each itinerary hits mostly the same ports but each also hits one or two different ones. All are on the same ship....

Zadar, Rijeka, Split, Valletta, Catania and Bologna.

Please advise and thank you! :cool:

mimbecky

I thought that they had changed the Mast Grill to a pay venue? Not true?

Just off Silhouette last month. No charge. French fries were OK but the burger was so good that I went back again a few days later. I didn’t see sauerkraut for the hot dogs!?

Sent from my iPhone using Forums

Anybody else wish the gelato was free? :D

I didn’t try it but understand that if you have a drink package, you can get free affrogatos at Cafe Bacio. They are gelato with a shot of espresso over top!

Sent from my iPhone using Forums

Which Princess ship did you take? I'm used to Celebrity Solstice class ships, and tried the Princess Ruby a few years ago. I was so disappointed and thought I wouldn't travel with Princess again. However, I decided to try to give Princess Regal a chance, and I'm trying that out next year. I've heard the buffet is amazing and closer to the Celebrity S-class experience.

Caribbean Princess [emoji41]

Sent from my iPhone using Forums

We did our first Princess Cruise last year for a British Isles cruise. Food was sub par and breakfast at the buffet always had cold food. We said “never again” but thought maybe we were comparing current Princess to our latest Celebrity experience which was 2years prior. Just got off the Silhouette and after the very first day, we confirmed to each other that there was no comparison-Celebrity was the clear winner. We won’t sail Princess again.

Sent from my iPhone using Forums

Silhouette cabin 7175. We had a few rocky nights and something was annoyingly creeping/bumping-even the last evening after all was packed and gone. Never figured out what it was. Maybe pull down bed which we didn't use?? Not sure .

Sent from my iPhone using Forums

If you read the chart carefully you will see that Sue is on Silhouette.

Just off Silhouette and LOVED Sue as CD!!

Sent from my iPhone using Forums

And here's the first part, before the "learn more":

Standard Package-Starting from $45 p/night

Choose from select beers, popular wines by varietal, bottled waters, fountain sodas, well brand spirits, cocktails, and frozen drinks up to $6 per serving. Plus, with the purchase of this Standard Package, you can enjoy a 10% discount on all wines by the bottle purchased on board—even selections from our prized Reserve Wine list.

$6? I thought it was $9???????

Sent from my iPhone using Forums

I have scanned them and can send them to you. If you give me your email address, I will send it to you. Remember to not type your full email but use the nameDOTnameATYahooDOTcom.

Me too!!

Mimlauff at aol dot com

We sail mid October and are interested to know who the Captain and CD will be---have heard there is s change soon.

Sent from my iPhone using Forums

Thanks-funny I never noticed before! I guess because it didn't apply to us in the past :)

This is the first time we have cruised with a drink package (classic). I usually bring collapsible water bottles to fill on the ship to take into port. With the drink package can we get individual water bottles (20 oz or less) to take into port as part of the package? Where would we get them? Any bar?

Thanks.

Sorry, unsure of their names, CD was English girl and Captain was Greek, he was very funny in his addresses.

 

 

 

In Marseille, transfer was 20€ pp,and Ibiza, 10€ pp

Trying to update Silhouette "who's on board" thread so if anyone from this cruise had more specific information it would be helpful.

We will be taking transfer in Ibiza-that does seem a bit pricey but if it isn't walkable I guess there is no choice!

Thanks

Sent from my iPhone using Forums