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Windstar cruise around Iceland Polferries Guided 4 Day Tour Antarctica Trip Report, March 2015, 10 Days Best Cruise Excursions in Panama Canal Mediterranean Ports Of Call, Carnival Vista Glacier Trek vs. Glacier + Dog sledding? Best Alaska Cruise with Kids! We took the Viking "Grand European Cruise", 14 days from Amsterdam to Budapest. We were on the Viking Danube. We were disappointed and angry at some key parts of the cruise. Transfers were handled badly. For example, in Amsterdam, we had to push our luggage on city streets for 500 feet in the rain, only to have to wait ten minutes for the van to show up. The worst of it was the uncaring and dismissive attitude shown by the Viking personnel. In Budapest, we were told to get off the bus 500 feet from our terminal. I asked where to get a cart or porter for our baggage, the Viking rep said there were none. (There were carts inside). Again, the Viking rep was not the least bit helpful, in fact her deportment suggested she "could have cared less."

Yes, it's there, but so slow its useless (about half of dial-up) In many of the ports the ships dock so far from town your only option is to join the provided tour. Cheap Prom Dresses In Macon GeorgiaThis means you are committed to a 2 to 3 hour outing and a lot of walking. Dogs For Sale In Tunkhannock PaSome alternative should be available (for this high priced cruise), ie: shuttles.House For Sale Kikuyu At least one of their "lectures" was so bad that a grade 8 student would have gotten a "D". On the whole, we can only give is a three star rating. Vikings are just Swedish Pirates Design by Olly MossClients that have worked with our Yacht Linens Division Dear Alan & Jay, I like to thank you for delivering all ordered items on time.

The towels and bathrobes are high quality products and we will definitely use your company again. I have no problems recommending your company to other yachts. From the moment I first called Pioneer linens I knew we were dealing with a highly professional team who understood the needs and demands of the yachting industry. Not only did they supply the whole boat with linens of an amazing standard but dealt with my request promptly and on a one to one personal basis. Within just over a week after we put our order in we received our linens. Pioneer Linens met and delivered our order in an unrealistic time frame I asked for and even delivered them the night before our charter at 9pm. Jay and his team went out of their way to ensure the best for us in a short space of time that quite often we don't have much of. The team exceeded my expectations and as a result could not recommend them enough. It was so refreshing to deal with a shore based company who could accommodate us and blow us away with what they could deliver in standard, goods and services.

They had a total grasp of what is expected of us in this industry. I have since requested more linens and accessories from them and again enjoyed dealing with Jay and the team which I hope to work with again and again. Clients that have purchased their soft goods from Pioneer Linens: M/Y Charisma - Feadship M/Y Lohengrin - Trinity Yachts M/Y Believe -   Westport M/Y Continental Drifter III - Delta Marine M/Y Aquila -     Benetti M/Y Indefensible - Feadship M/Y Plan B -      Williamstown M/Y Lady Sheridan - Abeking & Rasmussen M/Y Sea Wolf -   J&K Smit M/Y Happy Days - Delta Marine M/Y Helios2 -     Palmer Johnson M/Y Polar Star -  Lurssen Yachts M/Y Phoenix -     Lurssen Yachts M/Y Linda Lou -  Lurssen Yachts M/Y Noble House - Sensation Yachts M/Y Believe -     Westport Yachts M/Y Zoom Zoom Zoom - Trinity Yachts S/Y Meteor -      Royal Huisman Shipyard M/Y Privacy -    Christensen Yachts

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Bedface was born out of a need to overhaul the entire end-to-end customer experience journey of buying premium bedding.  We want the process to be easy, convenient, and fun. In doing so, we have created to our own proprietary facetech cotton, that we have developed to take the guess-work out of which type of bedding to choose. We have designed it for quality, breathability, comfort, and durability and back it with a 100 night guarantee.  Not only is it great year round, it also gets softer with each wash. We also see a lack of choice in the colors offered in bedding today.  In solving for this, we offer a curated collection of 24 colours, all of which can be mix-and-matched by customers to make their dream beds.  We have leveraged technology to develop a Bed Maker on our website, that enables customers to unleash their inner designers to create the bed of their dreams and then visualize their creation before they buy it. There is even an opportunity to share it for free shipping.

By working directly with our maker and cutting out the middlemen, we are able to pass the savings along to our customers.  And by having some of the best shipping/logistics infrastructures in place from our other companies, we are able to ship product at a flat rate of $9 to customer’s doors within 3-6 business days. Customers can also expect their bedface orders to be packed with special gifts designed to surprise and delight upon delivery. So in summarizing, we are solving for challenges identified across the entire customer experience journey that include: inconvenience of shopping experience, confusion over fabric qualities/thread count, lack of color choice, inability to mix-and-match, and high price tag. Half the fun of these sheets is choosing what color combination you want. Hint, my favorite NFL team is purple & gold. They offer up to 24 colors to choose from and you can mix and match as you please. As an example, here’s their “retro” package: They ship just about anywhere in the world too.

You also get a 100 day guarantee where if you don’t like the sheets you can return them for a full refund. Most sheet companies I review only offer 30 day so this is a nice departure from the norm. You should note that you will need to pay return postage on the sheets which is not refundable. Here’s what you can expect when you get your Bedface sheets. I thought the bag of popcorn and the door hanger was fun. This company seems to be geared toward a younger crowd which is typically the online mattress crowd. Beface sheets incorporate Facetec technology. As I understand it, this is a fabric with a looser weave and thicker fabric that enhances breathability and gives it a more substantial feel. This would be in contrast to say a Brooklinen sheet that has a bit tighter weave and feels smoother like a dress shirt. One isn’t better than the other, it really comes down to preference. I find that if a sheet is too tightly woven, it will feel a little too crinkly for my taste.

Here’s a picture of the sheets themselves: After the first washing they felt a bit softer and I really enjoyed how they felt on my mattress. I give these sheets high marks for breathability and durability. I also like the fact that you can mix and match your colors. Since all the colors work together, it would be fun to get these for all the mattresses in your house. At the very least you could mix and match pillow for variety. Another cool feature is their Bed Maker program where you can choose each piece to make the entire bed. You can choose a fitted sheet, top sheet, pillow cases (2 or 4) and a duvet cover. Here’s  a preview of my Minnesota Vikings sheet set I recommend these sheets to people that spend a lot of time in bed aside from just sleeping. I think adding the bag of popcorn was a suggestion that these sheets are meant to be used.  They will hold up to years and years of washes and should continue to feel great during all of that time. They make a great gift to give to sports fans or college students where you can get them sheets in their team or school colors.