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To: chowder who wrote (2500)	5/10/2024 11:03:14 AM
From: dan1944	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 23209

Chowder: Thank you for a fantastic summary of your trip. I am glad you enjoyed it even with the knees being what they are, Rain has a way of closing some doors but opening others... Again, welcome back. And I agree with your assessment of Chicago,,, dan

To: chowder who wrote (2500)	5/10/2024 11:33:11 AM
From: garygr	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23209

How long was just the Viking part of the cruise This sounds great May I ask the cost of just the Viking cruise portion for two I may have to look into this

To: chowder who wrote (2500)	5/10/2024 11:57:52 AM
From: vicki kiyay	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23209

Thanks for that summary of your trip. A year ago or so we started getting the Viking brochures in the mail, and although I'm not especially a cruise person, the Viking ones have me intrigued. Nice to hear you enjoyed seeing Koblenz. My mother-in-law was from there and my husband's family have all visited it, by all accounts a charming town. Sorry to hear about the knee problems. :-(

To: chowder who wrote (2500)	5/10/2024 12:42:18 PM
From: macbolan	Respond to of 23209

I'm keeping this one Chowder. Thanks for a very detailed list of activities. I have been interested in taking a River Cruise up either the Rhine or Danube, I think they sound super fun and interesting. Now I just have to get my wife to go...she hates to fly....however she is going to fly back to Hawaii in July...so there is that.

To: chowder who wrote (2500)	5/10/2024 3:05:54 PM
From: QTI on SI	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23209

Chowder, thanks for the trip summary and good to have you back. Looks like you had a good time overall. How was the Hotel Okura? Did they have a Japanese breakfast buffet? I'm thinking we should make the trip to Amsterdam in the next year or two and take the Viking cruise (sounds like it's worth it). We avoid United as well and for international either fly British Airways (for UK/Europe) or ANA for Japan trips.

To: chowder who wrote (2500)	5/10/2024 9:20:11 PM
From: cemanuel	1 Recommendation Recommended By chowder Respond to of 23209

The Viking people were superb, the ship well organized and maintained. The food was good. The rooms were small, but you don't spend much time in the room. We got the French balcony so we could open the sliding glass door and let fresh air in while sailing. Did a Danube trip with them in 2022, Budapest to Passau, Prague Extension. They sold me. Just great people, food, excursions. Can't say enough good things about them. Doing a Med Rome-Istanbul Cruise in fall, 2025 and I'm sure I'll be on a river with them again. It took almost 2 hours to get through customs and TSA in Chicago and we just made the flight thanks to United being behind schedule, when aren't they? What was supposed to be a 5 hour layover turned into just made it, most of the plane was already loaded. There is nothing like US customs. UK? Nope. Mexico, Costa Rica, Hungary, Czech Republic? None of them. Only in America. We were notified by the airline prior to leaving for the airport that our flight was delayed 6 hours and that meant we would miss our connection in Chicago (I hate that city) I don't hate the city - enjoy it actually. The airport is another story. Last time I flew through I had a 9-hour delay getting to London. I've never liked switching planes there. I'm OK flying direct in and out but the thing is huge, no tram or anything and my connection is always about a mile away. I have driven up to fly direct in and out rather than fly through there out of Indy. Connections are just a nightmare. Thanks for the report. Glad it was a good trip for you.