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Viking Mississippi August 2024 - Soothe Your Soul

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 Hello Fabulous Followers!  Here is where we been so far. Dubuque, Iowa For this port, we went to the Fields of Dreams.  Yes, the Kevin Costner movie about baseball.  This is a favorite movie with our family.  Marv, the ghost player, spoke to us and he said the baseball field can "soothe your soul" from the outside world.  It is so important, to love and live each day.  Look at your loved ones and hug them, kiss them and tell them you love them since we are not guaranteed tomorrow.                                                                                              Quad Cities, Iowa Ok, I got a little confused geographically.  We docked in Quad Cities, Iowa but took a short excursion across a bridge and lande...

Viking Mississippi August 2024 - 1st Post - Opportunity

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 Hello Fabulous Followers!  I had several fans ask for another blog, so here I am! This time it won't be every day, but will keep you apprised of what we are experiencing. Joe and I decided to take a Mississippi cruise from St Paul to St Louis on the Viking Mississippi. So, let's chat...several years ago I saw an ad for this cruise on the American Cruise Line in a Southern Living magazine.  Ever since I saw the ad, I wanted to take this trip.  When I read Viking built a longship just for the Mississippi, I thought...AH HA!  This trip was to be taken August 2023, but we deferred it to this year (last year I decided I wanted to go to Ireland).  Since this is a new itinerary, it has allowed Viking to get more "kinks" out of their trip. We flew into St. Paul on Thursday and Viking provided a complimentary 2 nights pre-trip hotel stay.  They picked us up at the airport and got us to the Intercontinental Hotel.  Unbeknownst to us, we were provided a com...