So,
I know that Viking are not the preferred supplier for some people here, but I didn't realise just how bad they were
Just booked myself, through a specialist TA a bespoke package:
7 night Nile cruise, 2 nights in Luxor and 6 in Cairo, 4* on the ship, 5* in the hotels, £1600 single occupancy (I calculated that it would be about 1300
double occupancy - single supplements are well down ATM because of the political situation there). Plus a nanny to guide me from place to place (Oh I do hate that, but I suppose sometimes it's necessary).
What do Viking want for their nearest equivalent, 3 nights shorter, but admittedly a 5* ship?
5595 pounds, double occupancy with wait for it, a 100% surcharge for single occupancy (are they going to be buying me two seats on the flight FFS!?)
OMG. Only difference is that the Viking offer includes tours in Cairo, which I am going to have to pay for/arrange separately. (and for which I want to do my own thing anyway, if possible). Plus they include the unlimited drinks package (on the boat) which I was offered at a not particularly attractive 20 pounds per day, so I declined.
And as for the 5* ship, word on the ground is that I get a good chance of being upgraded anyway because business is so bad not all of the ships operate each week, and you can't downgrade the punters who have paid for a 5*.
Most amazing thing is, some dates for 2018 are already sold out!
How much research do these people do?
tim
On Monday, September 11, 2017 at 7:55:23 PM UTC+1, tim... wrote:
So,
I know that Viking are not the preferred supplier for some people here,
but
I didn't realise just how bad they were
Just booked myself, through a specialist TA a bespoke package:
7 night Nile cruise, 2 nights in Luxor and 6 in Cairo, 4* on the ship, 5*
in
the hotels, £1600 single occupancy (I calculated that it would be about
1300
double occupancy - single supplements are well down ATM because of the
political situation there). Plus a nanny to guide me from place to place
(Oh I do hate that, but I suppose sometimes it's necessary).
What do Viking want for their nearest equivalent, 3 nights shorter, but
admittedly a 5* ship?
5595 pounds, double occupancy with wait for it, a 100% surcharge for
single
occupancy (are they going to be buying me two seats on the flight FFS!?)
OMG. Only difference is that the Viking offer includes tours in Cairo,
which I am going to have to pay for/arrange separately. (and for which I
want to do my own thing anyway, if possible). Plus they include the
unlimited drinks package (on the boat) which I was offered at a not
particularly attractive 20 pounds per day, so I declined.
And as for the 5* ship, word on the ground is that I get a good chance of
being upgraded anyway because business is so bad not all of the ships
operate each week, and you can't downgrade the punters who have paid for
a
5*.
Most amazing thing is, some dates for 2018 are already sold out!
How much research do these people do?
tim
Have I understood you correctly - nearly £1,000 per night?
There must be an error?
Book your own flights and fix the cruise locally, saving thousands?
Maybe I'm naive, but I've seen such silly prices elsewhere recently -
while searching to book a specific hotel at, say, £200 per night, up come 'offers' from established companies (Expedia, for instance) at around £700 per night. I can only assume they're just waiting there for some idiot to sign up?
7 night Nile cruise, 2 nights in Luxor and 6 in Cairo,
How much research do these people do?
Am Montag, 11. September 2017 20:55:23 UTC+2 schrieb tim...:
7 night Nile cruise, 2 nights in Luxor and 6 in Cairo,
How much research do these people do?
How much research you should have done to understand
there is no Europe in your post?
On Wed, 13 Sep 2017 04:26:17 -0700 (PDT), Ulf.Kutzner@web.de wrote:
Am Montag, 11. September 2017 20:55:23 UTC+2 schrieb tim...:
7 night Nile cruise, 2 nights in Luxor and 6 in Cairo,
How much research do these people do?
How much research you should have done to understand
there is no Europe in your post?
and that in general you get what you pay for.
Am Montag, 11. September 2017 20:55:23 UTC+2 schrieb tim...:
7 night Nile cruise, 2 nights in Luxor and 6 in Cairo,
How much research do these people do?
How much research you should have done to understand
there is no Europe in your post?
On Wed, 13 Sep 2017 04:26:17 -0700 (PDT), Ulf.Kutzner@web.de wrote:
Am Montag, 11. September 2017 20:55:23 UTC+2 schrieb tim...:
7 night Nile cruise, 2 nights in Luxor and 6 in Cairo,
How much research do these people do?
How much research you should have done to understand
there is no Europe in your post?
and that in general you get what you pay for.
So,
I know that Viking are not the preferred supplier for some people here, but
I didn't realise just how bad they were
Just booked myself, through a specialist TA a bespoke package:
7 night Nile cruise, 2 nights in Luxor and 6 in Cairo, 4* on the ship, 5* in the hotels, £1600 single occupancy (I calculated that it would be about 1300 double occupancy - single supplements are well down ATM because of the political situation there). Plus a nanny to guide me from place to place
(Oh I do hate that, but I suppose sometimes it's necessary).
What do Viking want for their nearest equivalent, 3 nights shorter, but admittedly a 5* ship?
5595 pounds, double occupancy with wait for it, a 100% surcharge for single occupancy (are they going to be buying me two seats on the flight FFS!?)
OMG. Only difference is that the Viking offer includes tours in Cairo,
which I am going to have to pay for/arrange separately. (and for which I
want to do my own thing anyway, if possible). Plus they include the unlimited drinks package (on the boat) which I was offered at a not particularly attractive 20 pounds per day, so I declined.
And as for the 5* ship, word on the ground is that I get a good chance of being upgraded anyway because business is so bad not all of the ships
operate each week, and you can't downgrade the punters who have paid for a 5*.
Most amazing thing is, some dates for 2018 are already sold out!
How much research do these people do?
tim
"Martin" <me@address.invalid> wrote in message >news:i1birc98duocnji4t472tcj03md947n44p@4ax.com...
On Wed, 13 Sep 2017 04:26:17 -0700 (PDT), Ulf.Kutzner@web.de wrote:
Am Montag, 11. September 2017 20:55:23 UTC+2 schrieb tim...:
7 night Nile cruise, 2 nights in Luxor and 6 in Cairo,
How much research do these people do?
How much research you should have done to understand
there is no Europe in your post?
and that in general you get what you pay for.
well that was my point
what could one possibly be getting for 4 times the price?
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