We were foolish enough to click on a web broadcast on Viking’s In Search of the Northern Lights that they announced in an email. In addition to a great 40 minute presentation, they took questions through the web site. We were totally captivated and decided we wanted to do that cruise which runs between October and March.
We looked at availability and found that January of 2024 was almost sold out already. by going out 22 months we got nice rooms on a good date for us and we got the inside scoop that If you take the London to Bergen itinerary you don’t have the same time in the northern Scandinavian cities as the Bergen to London itinerary and they recommend starting in Bergen which is what we booked.
The key here is that there is a huge pent up demand for travel that has been put off because of COVID for several years and many people appear to have put that money aside and have it available to spend as the latest surge appears to be over and some hopes that we will have lesser impact from COVID going forward, but not expecting it to totally go away any time soon if at all. If you have deferred some of your vacation plans and are ready to consider some travel again, popular destinations may be rapidly reaching capacity. Make your plans now and get your bookings in as 2023 may be fully booked already for some things like popular Viking cruises. Viking is very popular because of the fantastic job they do making their cruises very safe from COVID.
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