Viking Final Payment dates

[kapok kid]

Just booked our first river cruise with Viking. Although their terms of business say 90 days prior to sailing for final payment, they are insisting on 200 days prior now because of us getting their air offer with a paid upgrade. Any comments please?

 

 

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[JMorris271]

Read their fine print again.

[JMorris271]

Which cruise trip did you book?

[kapok kid]

Read their fine print again.

 

 

 

I did. They leave themselves some wiggle room, but 200 days? No way. We fly out from ewr on October 17, and they want final on April 1st.

 

 

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[6rugrats]

I believe this is a common complaint about Viking. Did you know there was a River Cruising forum on CC? Ask Viking questions there:

 

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=191

[wheezedr]

Viking is notorious for having an early final closing date. 6 months is generally the best you can do unless you wait to book late. Then you run the risk of your preferred date being sold out.

[suspaul]

Unfortunately, this is a thorn in our side also, nearly all other cruise lines require final payment 60-90 days out of sail date but Viking, no. We have done many river cruises and several ocean cruises with Viking and it is their standard for payment, IF you use a travel agent sometimes they can get an extension but not always. We like to book early to get what cabins we want, even if you have a cruise booked in 2019 or 2020, final payment is not long after the initial booking.

[Keith1010]

I see you are new to Cruise Critic.

 

I would be posting this on the river cruise board at: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=-1&f=191

 

Keith