Viking River Cruises Forseti Chateaux, Rivers and Wines from Bordeaux in Depth - Full Ship Tour
Travel withme on Viking River Cruises Forseti from Bordeaux, on the Gironne and Dardogne Rivers. Three long years ago, I was one of 18 luxury travel advisors selected for a special executive retreat at Viking world headquarters with VP Michele Saugesser. I stayed up until 3 am working on my presentation for their cultural exchange program to support Austin arts, symphony, ballet and opera and was so excited to earn a free river cruise for my efforts. I finally was able to take advantage of this amazing opportunity and choose the Bordeaux region of France on the Viking Forseti longship to explore the Chateaux, Rivers and Wines of this beautiful region. Join me via video for this beautiful cruise starting with the non-stop flight to Frankfurt on Lufthansa where I got stuck for the night before heading on to Bordeaux, then after my cruise flying Ryanair to Rome where I’ll meet up with my family and board the Royal Caribbean International Odyssey of the Seas. Follow along as I show you my French balcony cabin 202, the dining, the wine, the entertainment from Mattia the piano man, and the amazing excursions. Follow along in Bordeaux, Libourne, Blaye, Bourg, wine tasting in Medoc and Margaux and a fun day truffle hunting with Jennifer Poe at My Bordeaux Tours at Domaine Truffier De Saleix with Love the Truffle hunting dog and a delicious truffle lunch at Auberge de la Truffe before a beautiful stop at Saint-Émilion. See the Citadelle de Blaye Fortress and market. Join me as I blend my own Cognac at CAMUS Cognac and the delicious duck lunch. Watch the fascinating natural phenomenon, Le Mascaret, a tidal bore, with a gorgeous red sunset. Join me at the seaside for my mouth watering last day in Arcachon, where we ate fresh oysters at Chez Yannick and had a delicious lunch at L'Escale with our beautiful guide Bernat Virginie. The best part was the sweet Viking staff who go above and beyond to give everyone a fabulous experience. Please let me book your next dream vacation.
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By far the best recount of the actual trip. Others were too "artsy" or focused on a specific aspect (like wine). You provide great feedback for all of the questions we have about the trip. I will compare notes after our trip this year. Thank you. But keep it up!
@LaineyMelnick
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. Please let me book your next land or sea vacation!
Really enjoyed this video, thank you!❤
@LaineyMelnick
6 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching! ❤️
Great video, Lainey! I love the detailed overview of the trip. I'm taking this cruise this summer, so I appreciated viewing your experience.
@LaineyMelnick
Жыл бұрын
Thank you. Please let me book your travel for you! campsite.bio/855gr8trip
We are traveling to Paris (April) for a couple of days, then train to Bordeaux, and then the cruise (our 3rd viking). Your video really got me in the state of mind for a great week in the French wine country! Thank you.
@LaineyMelnick
Жыл бұрын
Enjoy! Please let me book your next trip!
My mom is currently on this cruise. She’s going on the Truffle Walk. I’m envious of her.
@LaineyMelnick
Жыл бұрын
Oh fun! Let me book you on one!!
This probably took forver to edit - but enjoyed it. Thanks!
@LaineyMelnick
Жыл бұрын
Nah I have a process! 😂 Just wait for my Maldives one coming soon
Wow!! What a great video. Very detailed information. 4 short questions. Would it be worth it to have the veranda or is the French balcony enough? Am I correct that you ate dinner in a few areas that weren’t the main dining room? You mentioned that the Rhine and Danube were prettier in the beginning of video, do you still think so? Were there many locks to go through as these riverboats normally go through and how were they? Thanks again for one of the best videos I’ve seen on river cruises.
@LaineyMelnick
Жыл бұрын
Thank you. I hope you'll let me plan your next vacation. Most river cruises have French balconies and not full balconies. For me it's fine I like to lay on the bed with the doors open. With a balcony usually they auto close so you don't do that. It is always nice to have a coffee out on your balcony though but when you're in port, you're up against other ships so you can't really use your balconies then. Bordeaux water is muddy and dirty looking, it's not as pretty as the Danube or Rhine but it's not about the river really. I don't actually remember whether we went through locks. I'd have to rewatch my video!
Thanks for all the information!!! We will be taking the last cruise of the season on the Forseti!!! 11/12/2022. This will be our 6th Viking cruise! Bon Voyage!
@LaineyMelnick
Жыл бұрын
Next time let me book it for you!
@davidandrews5255
Жыл бұрын
Next year's Viking cruise is already booked and paid. Portugal! That will be cruise #7!
@davidandrews5255
Жыл бұрын
Meanwhile.... I can look out my living room windows and balcony and see cruise ships literally across the street at the Port of Tampa Cruise Terminals! And I hate Caribbean Cruises! Took one... and was hoping to be airlifted off the ship by the next day! Took a Trans-Atlantic cruise last May on the Cunard Queen Mary 2... Now that was a glamorous affair. Trip with 200 vintage clothes enthusiast. 1920's & 30's clothing every day. White Tie & Tails every night with our own Orchestra! What an event!
@LaineyMelnick
Жыл бұрын
@@davidandrews5255 Definitely let me book you and I’ll find the perfect fit for what you want
Liked watching your trip! What month did you go?
@LaineyMelnick
Жыл бұрын
Thank you. That was July.
Looks like they have North America power sockets on board the ship? I'm going on an 8-day Rhine River cruise with Viking this fall.
@LaineyMelnick
Жыл бұрын
Yes it’s no problem
I like you and your filming. Just ask how to pronounce the cities etc better. 😊
@LaineyMelnick
Жыл бұрын
Hey I’m French! 😂
Were you in premium economy from Austin to Frankfurt? I’m going in Oct to take the Viking Rhône River cruise and we fly to Munich with a short connection before our flight to Marsaille on Lufthansa. Very concerned about making the connection.
@LaineyMelnick
Жыл бұрын
No just economy but I was in the first row after premium. Give yourself 2 hours for connection if you can. Let me book your next trip! Have fun!
Bordeaux is on the river GARONNE.... its not on the river BORDEAUX !!!!!.
@LaineyMelnick
Жыл бұрын
Yes Max, if you read the description of this video you’ll see that I was on three different rivers including the Bordeaux and the Garonne.
@maxdavies9327
Жыл бұрын
@@LaineyMelnick There is no river called " Bordeaux river ". Theres the Garonne river, and the Dordogne river, their is NO Bordeaux river.
@LaineyMelnick
Жыл бұрын
@@maxdavies9327 Yes you are so right. I wrote it incorrectly. I was on the Garonne and Dordogne rivers from the city of Bordeaux. Sorry to offend you
@karifredrikson-lr1mm
2 ай бұрын
@@LaineyMelnickyou can depend on getting corrected, by the “ know it alls”.😮Don’t be discouraged.
@LaineyMelnick
2 ай бұрын
@@karifredrikson-lr1mm it takes much more than that to discourage me! I’ve spent my life being corrected. Sometimes they’re right, like this time! I’ve never been good at geography 😁