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They will want you to pay for a 2nd person as they do not book single rooms. Each bed is priced and paid for even if you travel alone. The best thing to do is call Viking for help.

Thank you sooooo much for your comment!!! Lisa has been considering the pump and not sure when this all happens, but, this information will help!!! Wish You Safe Travels!!!

@@edegidijuskas4030 thank you for the comment!

It was an incredible time that I will never forget!! I am hoping to go back the summer of 2026. Enjoy your experience!!!! Go Dodgers!!!!

@@richsmith4363 we love to hear these positive comments!

Thank you so much for the kind words and we are so happy we passed on some good information!! We wish you Happy Travels!

Yes! I would watch our "Do's and Don'ts" episode in this series. You will have to decide if you are going to take a 1 or 2 week cruise and most certainly what season you want to travel in, as it does rain during the summer. I might think that Sept. or Oct may be the best months to travel. Wish you all the best with your travels!!!!

Yes!!! Get those workouts in!!! It will most certainly be warm. Do know that there is a chance you may have to change ships due to river level too. Hope you have a wonderful trip!!!

@@1sttimetravelers493 Always a chance. This will be my third but I'm going with Avalon, not Viking.

Too funny Paul! Love you man! “How about that?” comment included!

Sounds like a plan! Glad you enjoyed our videos!!! Happy travels!!!

Thank you for the kind words! Hope you enjoy all of your travels!!!!

Glad to hear! Hope you have a wonderful time!!! Happy Travels!

We hope you have a wonderful time! Just for your info, if you look at all of the videos we have produced, you will find an episode on Traveling with Parkinson’s and mobility issues. It is Lisa’s story. That may help also. Happy travels!

Glad to hear!!! Happy Traveling!!!

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Glad we could help! Happy travels!!

Jason, sorry to hear about your Mother and I glad you and your Father are completing a Bucket List item. We were in the same way when we went too. I hope you caught that there are many levels of excursions for mobility. Make sure you ask the Program Director about those. Do look at the Excursion video and see that Dr. Tom from Australia was in a wheel chair for most of the excursions. I wish you all the luck and know you are going to love your cruise!!! Cheers!!!!

Diane, I hope your summer trip is wonderful! If you have not been during the summer, do know it will rain and be hot all together. Happy Travels!

Thanks I'm looking forward to it!@@1sttimetravelers493

Thank you for your question Kathy!!! Ok, since you are planning your own pre or post extension, you LOOSE your transfer to/from the airport to/from the ship. You may see in one of our videos, we had to secure a taxi to the ship in Amsterdam. Most every taxi knows where the river cruise ships depart, so not really a problem. I would ask the Viking cruise company where they do depart from just to be sure. As for your own reservations, I am a Marriott person so when we landed in Amsterdam, I had already secured a stay at the Rennisance and it was walking distance from the train station which there were direct trains from the airport to Central Station. Since you are starting in Budapest and we did not have to secure a hotel there, I would look through search engines, for somewhere close to the river and walking distance to the heart of the city. Do know that the airport is a ways away from the city and you will need to check if your hotel has transportation or if you will need to take a taxi from the airport to the hotel. You have a few months to research this. Most hotels will answer your emails too. So, I hope this helps and if you have any other questions do not hesitate. Do know that Viking does a nice job with all of their extensions as we did use them when we went from Budapest to our stay in Prague. Best of luck!!!

@@1sttimetravelers493 thank you so much! I like to travel by the seat of my pants but my husband not so much. We've traveled to Italy, France and the United Kingdom but he still wants to know everything ahead of time, lol. We might do the pre with Viking in Budapest, so he's more at ease. I've been checking out Amsterdam and it looks like an easy city to get around. I appreciate your help.

Yes, it is a hotel and Timeshare property which Westin is both. We purchased a special package and paid $500/night in the package. Yet, someone who comes in and pays for a per night fee will pay upwards of $1000+/night in the suite we were in. There are direct flights from LAX and most major hubs. Yet, to cut cost and fly out of a smaller airport we flew to HNL first then on to OGG. Hope this helps!

Thank you for the kind words!

Hope you have a wonderful time!!!!

MVBuckeye, Lisa brought it with her. I suggest you do the same especially if you are doing the December trip with snow on the ground. You want this to be fun and anything that will help with this….do it!

We are going in June, but we'll bring the walking stick.@@1sttimetravelers493

Do not forget to contact the airline prior for a wheelchair from check in to the gate!!! We passed through TSA and passport checkpoints in a breeze! If your wife is mobile they do offer slower walking options for the excursions. I hope you have a wonderful time!

We departed for Amsterdam on Nov. 29 and were on the trip until Dec. 22. The Markets open anywhere from early December to mid-December. Some stay open until New Years but most close after Christmas. Another thing is that Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic were really the only countries with Markets that we were in.

Jim, you are going to have the time of your Life!!!! Best of luck and enjoy yourself!!!! Thank you for the kind words about the yard as it has been a labor of LOVE and Adeline is special!!!

Sherry, I will answer this one for Lisa. Yes, there really in no set dress code for dining. Lisa always dresses to impress, yet, she knew if we had a big day of walking, that she had to have clothes that did not hinder her mobility. You can always change clothes before a meal, but, really there should not be any worry. If you have not watched the Do's and Don'ts video, watch that it will help to answer any questions. Happy traveling!!!!

Happy to do it!

We are glad you had a wonderful time! That is the biggest compliment you could send!

We are very happy you enjoyed it and we hope it helps in future travels!!!

We hope you have a wonderful time!! Congratulations and thank you for the kind words!!!

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Yes, and I have been crazy busy with real life items. I have a few that need to be developed and published. Thank you for the kick in the b___!!! I needed it!!!

Thank you for the question Tammie! You are ahead of the game being used this kind of winter weather!!!! Being from So Cal, it hit us pretty hard and we prepared by bringing layers. I had on usually 3-4 layers and carried a backpack that I could put 1 layer in or take 1 layer out. As you could see in the videos that I had a green puffy on, that was over a Columbia fleece jacket and a long sleeve shirt. That worked well especially when you walk 15K to 20K steps a day. You can always take too much (coats included) on the trip as there is never a good situation when you take too little!!! Hope you have a wonderful trip!!!!

I see I didn’t answer your question about Christmas Markets. We did a great job of seeing all that were offered while on excursions. You are given time during the excursion to do this.

Well, as we mentioned in the early editions of this series, we did get sick and had to miss one or two, then we just found that the Free excursion was better or served our needs better than the one we paid for. For example, in Nuremberg, we found that the paid for excursion did not go to the Christmas Market and that was a major reason for this entire trip. Thank you for your question and We Wish You Safe Travels!!!

Thank you for the question! I want you to know that Viking does everything for you outside of getting you to your departure airport and getting you home from the arrival airport. We lost our airport to boat transfer due to the fact that we arranged our own pre-cruise extension. We had to arrange a taxi to the boat. If you schedule everything with Viking, you do not have to worry. If you have any other questions don’t hesitate to ask! Our trip was for our 40th and it was lovely! I am not sure if you watched the other episodes in our series, that may help you. Happy Travels!!

Chris, Viking is VERY all inclusive!!! We never felt that all the bases were covered!!! All the best and have a wonderful cruise!!! Glad we could help!!

I sure hope our videos help your Parents!!! There is pretty much 15k to 20k steps required for each excursion!!!! Only more the reason so you can eat eat eat!!! I am glad we can help!!!

Here we go with the guides!!! Hope you have a wonderful time!!! Also, thank you for all the kind words!!! Being retired teachers, we always want to help. www.getyourguide.com/en-au/?visitor-id=UOSSMW9L5CKZSIUOXLR8VH6AO698B3MO&locale_autoredirect_optout=true&selectedTab=0a050aa1-8582-1114-8185-8234a49c0003www.guruwalk.com www.guruwalk.com www.viator.com/?m=63845&supag=147329545658&supsc=aud-435409373039%3Akwd-336198949&supai=648794593346&supdv=m&supnt=g&suplp=9069126&supli=&supti=aud-435409373039%3Akwd-336198949&tsem=true&supci=aud-435409373039%3Akwd-336198949&supap1=&supap2=&gbraid=0AAAAAD-gbd4On7mxwfD0Uv1hwn7F3gFPw&gclid=CjwKCAjwx_eiBhBGEiwA15gLNyAYePcXubjyw5AxDIXsXUENfA_Hw7ykOHuNKG10sAGgxK44XgCxlRoCKQQQAvD_BwE

Welcome! We have a whole series on Viking River Cruising and I suggest that when you have time, look a few more over. Thanks for the comment and wish you all the best with your travels!

Good point!!!

Great idea!

Araminta, thank you for the kind words for Lisa!!! We did have an incredible adventure! Cheers!

$10 for the guide and $5 for the bus driver is what we tried to do. This all hinged on if we had the appropriate cash available. I hope this helps!

Let me work on it this week!

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Thanks we’ve use these also

Suzanne, great question! Yes it was icy in spots. Lisa has Parkinson’s and took a cane with her. We had crampons but never found it necessary to use them. So, I would say that you should take them with to have that option possible, yet, I really do not think you will need them. Have a wonderful trip!!