Rare Clay Clayton Posted July 10, 2021 #976 Share Posted July 10, 2021 14 minutes ago, ejc14 said: According to flightaware the incoming flight (Delta 1038) was just over an hour delayed leaving ATL, but should be arriving in BOS at 9:36. Hopefully that'll be enough time to get #266 to KEF out on time. Thursday's flight Delta # 266 left BOS about 1.5 hours late but was not cancelled. My sense is that flights on the east coast have been affected by Elsa. I’m hoping it won’t leave on time. At least 8 folks on this plane (at least 7 of whom are cruisers) need to make that flight. Our 4:01 departure was initally delayed until 4:29, due to a weather delay, then we had an aircraft swap, a ground stop due to lightening, then a maintenance issue and then they couldn’t fuel the plane because the hose wouldn’t reach one of the wings and the pump wasn’t moving fuel. They resolved that, and we finally got a fuel truck. It’s now 8:06 so 4 hour delay at least. We took the 4pm flight because we didn’t want to change having to run through the airport if had I’d taken the 7 pm one. It of course left an hour ago. 🤯. So fingers crossed we get to Iceland…my DMIL is mad that I told her we would be having Legal Seafood Lobster rolls for dinner and obviously aren’t. 😢 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejc14 Posted July 10, 2021 #977 Share Posted July 10, 2021 23 minutes ago, Clay Clayton said: I’m hoping it won’t leave on time. At least 8 folks on this plane (at least 7 of whom are cruisers) need to make that flight. Where are you coming from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kate7047 Posted July 10, 2021 #978 Share Posted July 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Clay Clayton said: Yeah, the gate agent here can’t figure out the discrepancy. The inbound flight is supposed to land 5 min after boarding is said to begin on the app. Both Flightaware and Flightstats have 10:42 departure listed. I generally find them accurate. Have a safe flight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValarieDennis Posted July 10, 2021 #979 Share Posted July 10, 2021 1 hour ago, ejc14 said: Where are you coming from? They’re coming from RDU - Raleigh Durham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValarieDennis Posted July 10, 2021 #980 Share Posted July 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Clay Clayton said: I’m hoping it won’t leave on time. At least 8 folks on this plane (at least 7 of whom are cruisers) need to make that flight. Our 4:01 departure was initally delayed until 4:29, due to a weather delay, then we had an aircraft swap, a ground stop due to lightening, then a maintenance issue and then they couldn’t fuel the plane because the hose wouldn’t reach one of the wings and the pump wasn’t moving fuel. They resolved that, and we finally got a fuel truck. It’s now 8:06 so 4 hour delay at least. We took the 4pm flight because we didn’t want to change having to run through the airport if had I’d taken the 7 pm one. It of course left an hour ago. 🤯. So fingers crossed we get to Iceland…my DMIL is mad that I told her we would be having Legal Seafood Lobster rolls for dinner and obviously aren’t. 😢 Clay, looks like you are landing in the same terminal as your outbound, Terminal A. Don’t know if they are holding the flight for you all, but it is delayed a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValarieDennis Posted July 10, 2021 #981 Share Posted July 10, 2021 1 hour ago, kate7047 said: Both Flightaware and Flightstats have 10:42 departure listed. I generally find them accurate. Have a safe flight! They just delayed Clay’s flight to 10:55 and have started boarding. They have a shot on making it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkystheLimit Posted July 10, 2021 #982 Share Posted July 10, 2021 5 minutes ago, ValarieDennis said: They just delayed Clay’s flight to 10:55 and have started boarding. They have a shot on making it. The flight from RDU blocked in at 10:19. Same concourse for departure to KEF that is now scheduled for 10:55. Looks hopeful for them since they did not have to change terminals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValarieDennis Posted July 10, 2021 #983 Share Posted July 10, 2021 1 minute ago, SkystheLimit said: The flight from RDU blocked in at 10:19. Same concourse for departure to KEF that is now scheduled for 10:55. Looks hopeful for them since they did not have to change terminals. Same concourse is key. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Masterson Posted July 10, 2021 #984 Share Posted July 10, 2021 I really hope Clay and Mike and DMIL are in that flight! At least if they are not the ship’s next port is a long drive away… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted July 10, 2021 #985 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Thanks for all your good thoughts! We made it. They had just started boarding by the time we made the trek from A2 to A19 which involved two escalators and a tunnel under the tarmac. We left about 45-50 minutes late but landed only 3 min late….but have been sitting on the tarmac waiting for a gate for 20 minutes and just started moving. But we are here! See y’all soon! 27 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakridger Posted July 10, 2021 #986 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Great news Clay! I'll be watching for any info you feel like sharing while there. Have a wonderful cruise! ~Nancy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaharvest Posted July 10, 2021 #987 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Thank you to all those who sent us information from the Sky this week. Thank you for taking the time out of your cruise to keep us updated. It was helpful and hopeful. Safe travels home. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snit13 Posted July 10, 2021 #988 Share Posted July 10, 2021 4 hours ago, Clay Clayton said: Thanks for all your good thoughts! We made it. They had just started boarding by the time we made the trek from A2 to A19 which involved two escalators and a tunnel under the tarmac. We left about 45-50 minutes late but landed only 3 min late….but have been sitting on the tarmac waiting for a gate for 20 minutes and just started moving. But we are here! See y’all soon! Glad you made it Clay. Looking forward to your posts during your cruise. I know the issues with flying quite well as my husband was in Aviation Management with EAL until they bit the dust. Have been through many interesting flight experiences over the years as a pass rider. Now that you are safely there enjoy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValarieDennis Posted July 10, 2021 #989 Share Posted July 10, 2021 4 hours ago, Clay Clayton said: Thanks for all your good thoughts! We made it. They had just started boarding by the time we made the trek from A2 to A19 which involved two escalators and a tunnel under the tarmac. We left about 45-50 minutes late but landed only 3 min late….but have been sitting on the tarmac waiting for a gate for 20 minutes and just started moving. But we are here! See y’all soon! Checked 1st thing when I woke up and saw you all at the Blue Lagoon. Have an amazing time and tell mom sorry about that lobster roll🥰 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted July 10, 2021 #990 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Greetings from aboard Viking Sky! Nice to see Jupiter anchored within site. No reservations required for The Restaurant this week. Menus seem to be a repeat of what I believe were the ones on the 1st cruise. Lots of folks at the excursion desk-some are canceling or changing from what I overheard. I didn’t have any issue with getting to the 2mm line on the test tube (4 good spits) but Mike wasn’t as successful. From the number of folks walking around and saying “oh look there Ethel, isn’t that pretty”, I think there are a fair number of Viking Virgins aboard. If there is something specific you want me to check out. Let me know. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted July 10, 2021 #991 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Greetings from aboard Viking Sky! Nice to see Jupiter anchored within site. No reservations required for The Restaurant this week. Menus seem to be a repeat of what I believe were the ones on the 1st cruise. Lots of folks at the excursion desk-some are canceling or changing from what I overheard. I didn’t have any issue with getting to the 2mm line on the test tube (4 good spits) but Mike wasn’t as successful. From the number of folks walking around and saying “oh look there Ethel, isn’t that pretty”, I think there are a fair number of Viking Virgins aboard. If there is something specific you want me to check out. Let me know. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilP57 Posted July 10, 2021 #992 Share Posted July 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, Clay Clayton said: If there is something specific you want me to check out. Let me know. Hi Clay, Is there much of line for speciality restaurant reservations? Any news on availability? Our lowly V cabin precludes us from making reservations before we board in 3 weeks time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SantaFe1 Posted July 10, 2021 #993 Share Posted July 10, 2021 10 minutes ago, Clay Clayton said: No reservations required for The Restaurant this week. So they just canceled everything you had and you go when you want, like in the old days? Hurray! Although we didn’t have any trouble moving things around when we were on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfgrandma Posted July 10, 2021 #994 Share Posted July 10, 2021 37 minutes ago, Clay Clayton said: If there is something specific you want me to check out. Let me know. Clay, thank you for all of the tips you have passed along. We are Viking first timers and will be arriving on July 20th. i have learned a lot from all of you and are counting down the days. If you have a chance would you take a picture of the ship at the Skarfabakki dock. I am making a scrapbook for my granddaughter to leave behind telling her where and what we will be doing each day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgeez Posted July 10, 2021 #995 Share Posted July 10, 2021 I see a number of happy reports from the Blue Lagoon. Congratulations. We've been to Blue Lagoon a few times. Has anyone tried the new one near Reykjavik, the Sky Lagoon? We'll be in Reykjavik for a few days before our 14 August sailing and was planning to give it a try. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceanlover21 Posted July 10, 2021 #996 Share Posted July 10, 2021 We have a trip to the Blue Lagoon planned on our arrival day. The driver is meeting us at the cruise port at 12:30 pm. We arrive in Reykjavik at 6:30 am. For those who have gone before us, do you think we will make it to our driver in time? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM0115 Posted July 10, 2021 #997 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Comments from the embarkation day on Viking Sky July 10 Iceland. Landed around 6:30 am and it took us about 45 minutes from the time of landing until we got to the Viking reps who were waiting for us for transfer to the Harpa Concert Hall. Got to Harpa around 8:15 or 8:30am for check in (easy) and then breakfast. They were too busy at the check in area with prior buses so we drove around Reykjavik for an ad hoc "tour". Then we went to breakfast which was nice after pretty much zero sleep or very little sleep. A cold breakfast of a quiche-like thing, some other pastries, and fruit and yogurt and COFFEE! Had to wait around with basically nothing to do until we were taken to the ship at 11am. Got on the ship around 11:45 or so. Muster "training" in the Star theatre (quick and painless) then to the World Cafe for lunch. At 12:10 it was announced that all cabins were ready for passengers which was really great. Watched safety video in our rooms which we had to verify and had to spit in the tubes (which for me took a lot of spitting!). Crew are very nice (as always). Unpacked - napped - short swim in the main pool (capacity 4) and hot tub (capacity 2). Tonight we have Chef's Table - Lotus menu. If anyone has any questions let me know. It is great to be back on board! 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Masterson Posted July 10, 2021 #998 Share Posted July 10, 2021 15 minutes ago, oldgeez said: I see a number of happy reports from the Blue Lagoon. Congratulations. We've been to Blue Lagoon a few times. Has anyone tried the new one near Reykjavik, the Sky Lagoon? We'll be in Reykjavik for a few days before our 14 August sailing and was planning to give it a try. I will be in Reykjavik this winter to see the Northern Lights and am looking forward to visiting the Sky Lagoon! I hope you'll post about it both here and over on the thread below: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wander58 Posted July 10, 2021 #999 Share Posted July 10, 2021 33 minutes ago, JM0115 said: Comments from the embarkation day on Viking Sky July 10 Iceland. Landed around 6:30 am and it took us about 45 minutes from the time of landing until we got to the Viking reps who were waiting for us for transfer to the Harpa Concert Hall. Got to Harpa around 8:15 or 8:30am for check in (easy) and then breakfast. They were too busy at the check in area with prior buses so we drove around Reykjavik for an ad hoc "tour". Then we went to breakfast which was nice after pretty much zero sleep or very little sleep. A cold breakfast of a quiche-like thing, some other pastries, and fruit and yogurt and COFFEE! Had to wait around with basically nothing to do until we were taken to the ship at 11am. Got on the ship around 11:45 or so. Muster "training" in the Star theatre (quick and painless) then to the World Cafe for lunch. At 12:10 it was announced that all cabins were ready for passengers which was really great. Watched safety video in our rooms which we had to verify and had to spit in the tubes (which for me took a lot of spitting!). Crew are very nice (as always). Unpacked - napped - short swim in the main pool (capacity 4) and hot tub (capacity 2). Tonight we have Chef's Table - Lotus menu. If anyone has any questions let me know. It is great to be back on board! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wander58 Posted July 10, 2021 #1000 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Just now, Wander58 said: We are on the Aug 17 sailing and are doing our own transportation from the airport. Could you find out if we are supposed to go to Harpa or if we can go direct to the port? We arrive on the UA flight from Newark at 6:30am so even getting through immigration & customs and the ride to town, we'll still be pretty early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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