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I’m glad you found this video useful!! Enjoy your cruise, I’d love to visit Istanbul at some point, that looks like a great itinerary!

All routes are amazing! The food is fabulous and GoldLeaf is perfect! We stopped in Whistler and Quesnel for overnights then ended in Jasper. The train is slow moving so you can enjoy the scenery.

Are they usually covered? This was my first time onboard. 😃

Thank you! I appreciate it! Enjoy your cruise!

October, and the weather was beautiful!

I’m so glad you enjoyed it!

I’m so sorry for your loss. I'm glad my suggestions are helpful, and I hope you enjoy your Western Mediterranean cruise!

Okay, I'll watch it all the way through!! haha! It will be interesting to pick out locations I've seen in person, too. 😂

Exactly! I found plenty of choices and the menus are extensive as well! Plus, when you get the chance in port on excursions, you can buy local food as well!

They were fabulous with me for a peanut allergy and I also made sure to mention it each time I ordered room service, and asked ingredients in the other restaurants and buffets.

Hi Lisa, the Viking staff were fabulous! I just let them know my allergies and they let me know what meals I can have. It doesn't hurt to just mention it each time, as you may have different servers, but they also will have it on your profile if you let them know. The gluten-free items are marked on the menu, so at the buffets, just ask. They take it very seriously.

I'm not sure what they're called! Both plants were random purchases from, I think, Home Depot...I've managed to keep them alive long enough to forget where I bought them. haha! Sorry I can be more helpful!

Hi Suzy, you're welcome!! I am glad you found my video helpful and I hope you have a wonderful time on your cruise. It is a fabulous itinerary. 😍

Yes, I sure did! Plus I met many new people and ended up having lunch and dinner with new friends throughout my cruise.

It does, doesn’t it? I am looking forward to going again this winter!!

That sounds wonderful! There is so much to see and early morning would be the perfect time to visit the Acropolis!

I agree! I have only spent time there on a tour and it’s one city I’d like to go back to for at least 4 days!

Those are good points. I will keep that in mind if I do that sailing. I wonder if there are other tours that focus more on those two areas? Viking has so many amazing itineraries, what would be your next cruise?

Haha all the walking balances it out! 😜

Enjoy!! I loved this whole cruise and created a separate video on the excursions as well. So many choices!!

Thanks for sharing this!

@@girlonthego. So basically the same 😂

Thanks! I appreciate it!

Thank you so much, I appreciate your feedback. Three weeks would be amazing!

I am glad I could help! I enjoyed every bit of my 3 cruises with Viking! Have a fabulous time on your November cruise!!

It's a flower wall! They are panels of flowers mounted on a frame, and I put 12 of them together to make the square. I'm considering covering the whole wall. 😍

Thank you so much!

I’ve met a number of people allergic to the key ingredients in Asian foods, soy, beans, and peanuts being the main ones.

I didn’t know that peanut butter sandwiches were an asian speciality sandwich.

Yes!!! It was amazing!

Thanks for that note and great idea to bring snacks on excursions, especially the full day ones.

Thanks for the tip. I have a Penthouse Jr suite coming up mid December.

I'm glad you enjoyed it! I'm allergic to peanuts and a few other legumes. They were amazing at accommodating everything. Your wife should be fine, just make sure to speak with the servers and be very specific... include asking about the oil used for frying, etc.

Oh! Iceland and Greenland are on my bucket list. Enjoy!

Thank you! I appreciate it and will make note of these points for future videos! The octopus cable is a USB on the one I purchased. I left the prices out so I didn't date the video but perhaps I will add them in future ones, thanks for that! The Sandisk drive comes in 64, 128, and 256gb and the one I purchased is lightning and USB Type-C. I don't even look at anything under 256gb, personally. If there were TB options I'd be buying those. ;)

They take allergies seriously and do an amazing job. I just mentioned my allergies at each meal and they already had them written down so that’s super nice. Plus, they would substitute as needed. The menus state what is gluten free and you can ask the servers as well and they have gluten-free bread and other options as well.

Thank you!

You are so welcome! I'm glad I could help!!!

Have fun on this cruise, the itinerary looks great! I have also done a Viking river cruise from Paris to the Swiss Alps and am wishing I booked the extension to actually go to the Alps instead of just ending in Zurich. I guess this means I need to go back!

Thank you so much! I appreciate it. It was such a fantastic itinerary with more great optional excursions to choose from. I need to go again and pick different ones so I can experience more!

For my optional excursions, I paid $189 USD for Lake Bled & Bled Castle, $59 for Ancient Corinth & Corinth Canal, and I was on a waitlist for The Best of Santorini so I don’t have a final cost on this as it was a lump sum from my onboard purchases. If I could guess, it would be similar to the Lake Bled excursion as it was a full-day tour with winery and a lunch. 😊

@@girlonthego thanks for that information 😀

@@warrenwolf4690 You're welcome!

A majority of optional excursions no matter where you sail to fall between the price range of $89 - $250 per person. There are a few that cost less than that, and a few that cost more than that, but that is the price range that most people will select from for optional excursions.

I totally disagree with your comment. Since you do not provide specifics about your terrible experience, I can only presume that you are just trolling Viking. I have been on many Viking riverboat cruises and never have been disappointed. I guess our definition of luxury is different.

My wife and I have been on two ocean and two river trips with Viking. All have been wonderful trips and we cannot be happier with the service. Ocean ships are a more luxury vessel but the river trips are also very enjoyable. River trips are very social. There are no tables for two for dining and one large gathering area. if you want to be on your own the ocean ships provide more options. We look forward to traveling in comfort our next Viking cruise.

I enjoyed both my river and ocean cruises with Viking! I found that when I travel solo I end up sitting with others travelling on their own as well. I loved every moment of both!

Thank you, I appreciate it! It was an amazing itinerary and Viking’s staff were so wonderful!

Thank you so much Petrena!! 🤩

I think you will love being on a Viking ship, as there’s always space, and I never found it crowded on board. Quite often. I couldn’t even tell the ship was fully booked. The itinerary you are going on sounds amazing!

Thank you too!

Hi! Thank you so much, I appreciate it! I travelled solo as with my two cruises previous to this one. Usually by day two, I found that a number of other solo travellers all migrated to dining together and by the end of the cruise most of us were keeping in touch!

I am traveling on the Yi Dun in October-November. Since Viking sails this ship under a Chinese flag, I would be surprised if more of the offerings were not Asian-inspired by our location.

Thank you for correcting me. I appreciate it. There are no advanced reservations for The Restaurant, just for Chef's Table and booking the Kitchen Table excursions.

Exactly! We are 4 time Viking cruisers, and when you mentioned reserving a table, we thought, “Huh?” You also talked about booking tea in the Wintergarden. Nope, first come (to the various sofas and chairs), first served. Many people leave by about 4:35 or 4:40, so we have gone then, and just ordered a scone to accompany our tea. Hint: if you prefer a certain table in The Restaurant, and the group of 3 servers in that area, you can try requesting that same table or a nearby one each time you go. We purposely went right near 6:00, and after the first 2 nights, the woman at the desk just called out “Table 101”, and we made great friends with the 3 Indonesian crew members who took our order and served us. We loved being “regulars” on our 17 day Panama Canal cruise.

There is sushi every night at the World Cafe. It was very good for cruise sushi. We had a few pieces at 6:00 pm and then went to The Restaurant for dinner at 6:30 pm.

Thanks for clarifying about The Kitchen Table. I noticed that on my trip, it was an excursion and I definitely want to try it on my next cruise! That’s curious about the Eggs Benedict. Maybe it was just a preference from the chef? It was definitely easy to scoop onto my own plate without an extra plate. It depends on when your cruise was, possibly could it have been a sanitary step? So not everybody touches a spatula and instead just pick up a plate? Just a thought I’m not sure.

@@girlonthego Who knows if the extra plate was a preference or not. I'm not sure if it was a sanitary thing or not. In 2019 on my first cruise, I'm pretty sure they were served on a plate, and this past summer they were served on a mini plate as well. The plate was a little heavy, so it made it awkward to use the spatula, and if you grabbed it with your hands you would get burnt a little because the plate was hot. If I moved my main plate to make it easier to put something else on it, the mini plate would usually slide around, and it was a bit annoying at times.

@@erics607 Oh darn, that does sound frustrating!

What difference does it make.

Hi Eric, my wife and I are going to be on Saturn in September celebrating our 40th anniversary. I was disappointed that the Kitchen Table excursion isn't being offered on our cruise. I didn't know they offered the dinner part without the shopping part. How did you find out about that? I'd like to surprise my wife with a Kitchen Table dinner.

You're welcome! I hope you enjoy your cruise!

You should be able to just walk in, there was always space available during my two sailings. If it doesn't show in your My Viking Journey, then I recommend asking when you're onboard.

All you do is show up. Depending on your itinerary however, it can get really crowded.

Go at about 4:35. Some of the folks who were there when they begin serving have left by then. Find a seat and eat & drink fast! Or we just like getting an English scone at that time of day, which is what makes it a true “tea” experience.

@@marias902 That's a good idea, too, if you don't want the full afternoon tea experience every day on your cruise, and just want a snack and tea.