Rare CCWineLover Posted June 6, 2023 #1 Share Posted June 6, 2023 This post was recognized by LauraS! "Congrats on your first "Live from..." Thanks for generously sharing your time at sea with everyone at Cruise Critic!" CCWineLover was awarded the badge '"Live from...."' I thought I would start this thread today so that those of us onboard can relay our experiences. We board June 7th at the Cruise Terminal near 52nd street on the Hudson River. The panomax shows a great view https://viking.panomax.com/saturn/ About the only negative is a smog/bad air alert today in New York. Getting excited about this new adventure with a new ship! This will be our 13th Viking Cruise (12 Oceans) so will be interesting to see how the Saturn compares. Looking forward to the new Manfredi's menu, possibly new entertainment, hopefully some well stocked wine lists, Russell Lee's amazing lectures, our cruise director Verity Brown, the fantastic staff, and more! Kent 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TayanaLorna Posted June 6, 2023 #2 Share Posted June 6, 2023 I thought it looked hazy on the Panomax. Bon voyage! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CCWineLover Posted June 6, 2023 Author #3 Share Posted June 6, 2023 33 minutes ago, TayanaLorna said: I thought it looked hazy on the Panomax. Bon voyage! Thanks, Lorna! Getting excited now. Hopefully we'll get to hear from someone (on the ship?) about how the big VIP Naming Ceremony goes later today. One benefit (perhaps) for us is that they have over 24 hours to get the cabins ready so maybe we'll get into ours early! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetcbl Posted June 6, 2023 #4 Share Posted June 6, 2023 Will follow. We are taking a similar cruise in 2024. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Azulann Posted June 6, 2023 #5 Share Posted June 6, 2023 (edited) So happy to follow your trip report Kent! What a great view from the ship cam today inspite of the hazy skies. Edited June 6, 2023 by Azulann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunaSeaRetreat Posted June 6, 2023 #6 Share Posted June 6, 2023 Hope you have a wonderful cruise. Thanks so much for sharing your adventures. We just started looking at this cruise; it looks wonderful. Cynthia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deec Posted June 6, 2023 #7 Share Posted June 6, 2023 Have a great time. Thinking of doing Bergen to NYC so will be very interested in your (and others on this cruise) reflections on the itinerary. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makaha Posted June 6, 2023 #8 Share Posted June 6, 2023 Kent - We had Verity on our last Viking cruise and she is TERRIFIC! .....AND......with Russell Lee and his wife on board, you will have the perfect combo team. Ed and I wish we were with you. Candy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjbnj Posted June 6, 2023 #9 Share Posted June 6, 2023 My husband and I along with another lady will be joining the cruise tomorrow. Looking forward to a fantastic journey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare uktog Posted June 6, 2023 #10 Share Posted June 6, 2023 We hope to do this trip in August so your posts will be invaluable 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OneSixtyToOne Posted June 6, 2023 #11 Share Posted June 6, 2023 Have a great time Kent. Update us as to the topics of Russell's lectures. BTW that's smoke in the air from Canadian wild fires. I saw some pictures today of a blood red sun over New Jersey. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Peregrina651 Posted June 6, 2023 #12 Share Posted June 6, 2023 5 hours ago, CCWineLover said: About the only negative is a smog/bad air alert today in New York. Up here in Boston, too. "Fine Particulates" is what the weather alert says. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meander Ingwa Posted June 6, 2023 #13 Share Posted June 6, 2023 The bad fires in eastern Canada are a major contributor. I live in western washington and we sometimes get smoke from Eastern BC and Alberta. Last year with our own local fires in the state, it was horrible with murky , fog like smoke and particulate that fell like snow. It smelled like a campground The eastern seaboard could use a good rain train 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanzie99 Posted June 6, 2023 #14 Share Posted June 6, 2023 Will be following also as we are taking this itinerary in August 2023, just the reverse. Hoping you have smooth water and you get to all your ports. Thanking you in advance for any updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CCWineLover Posted June 6, 2023 Author #15 Share Posted June 6, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, OneSixtyToOne said: Have a great time Kent. Update us as to the topics of Russell's lectures. BTW that's smoke in the air from Canadian wild fires. I saw some pictures today of a blood red sun over New Jersey. Thx Joe. yes very bad today in NY. wonder if they moved the Saturn naming party indoors? Reminds me of the horrible smoke from the California fires in years passed. https://apple.news/AZj1_H7XqTxeDs-1WmHyoLA Edited June 6, 2023 by CCWineLover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Masterson Posted June 7, 2023 #16 Share Posted June 7, 2023 What ports will you be visiting? Bon voyage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted June 7, 2023 #17 Share Posted June 7, 2023 Keep the ship in good shape please. Would hate to find it less than perfect when we board on July 19th. Have a great cruise and thanks for the live thread! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlerRob Posted June 7, 2023 #18 Share Posted June 7, 2023 11 hours ago, CCWineLover said: I thought I would start this thread today so that those of us onboard can relay our experiences. And a great view of the Intrepid to boot! 🍺🥌 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager82 Posted June 7, 2023 #19 Share Posted June 7, 2023 18 hours ago, uktog said: We hope to do this trip in August so your posts will be invaluable My husband and I are also doing this reverse trip in August. Maybe we will see you on the ship? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare uktog Posted June 7, 2023 #20 Share Posted June 7, 2023 1 minute ago, Voyager82 said: My husband and I are also doing this reverse trip in August. Maybe we will see you on the ship? We are on the NY-Iceland route Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobson1754 Posted June 7, 2023 #21 Share Posted June 7, 2023 Looking forward to your report of Saturn as we’re sailing with her in September & in February - part of your cruise then I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CCWineLover Posted June 7, 2023 Author #22 Share Posted June 7, 2023 At lunch at World Cafe. 1st look at Wine List. Sadly, most wines are by the bottle so SSBP does not really get you much. Nearly every category has 1 wine by the glass and all others have to be purchased by bottle. Will be drinking Coppola Zin this trip. Which isn’t bad, but the only USA red available by glass. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisD28 Posted June 7, 2023 #23 Share Posted June 7, 2023 Is this just in World Cafe and other restaurants for lunch and dinner? Do the other bars around the ship have a better selections on wines by the glass? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OneSixtyToOne Posted June 7, 2023 #24 Share Posted June 7, 2023 26 minutes ago, CCWineLover said: At lunch at World Cafe. 1st look at Wine List. Sadly, most wines are by the bottle so SSBP does not really get you much. Nearly every category has 1 wine by the glass and all others have to be purchased by bottle. Will be drinking Coppola Zin this trip. Which isn’t bad, but the only USA red available by glass. We drank a lot of the Coppola Zinfandel on our last trip. The wine steward also recommended La Planta from Spain, which we enjoyed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CCWineLover Posted June 7, 2023 Author #25 Share Posted June 7, 2023 Joe - no La Planta here. But just had the Coppola Zin. Very good!!! here’s another wine list page. I’ll get them all posted soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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