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Agree except for the timing....I need to check again but the total travel time (because of JFK layover) was 5 hours longer than ATL - SFO - SIN Also, the $200 more fare was for Premium Economy.

Actually, today Singapore is lowest price.

Any intel on these choices??.....ATL - SIN.....all in Economy but one Turkish $932 23 hours (connect Istanbul) Singapore $940 24 hours (connect SFO) Singapore $1156 premium 29 hours (connect JFK) Singapore $870 28 hours (connect IAH and MAN) Delta $1231 26 hours (connect Seoul) American $1240 27 hours (connect Narita) United $1243 23 hours (connect SFO) I'm leaning towards the 2nd one....Why? Low price, short time, one connection, and I get to fly on Singapore Airlines......2nd choice is the first one. What says the air experts on here?

Good one....23 hours and $932....good price and not bad timing. Thanks

Right now, Singapore is the same price as American & Delta from ATL......

We are flying to Singapore in October from ATL.......(one way flight...cruising back to USA on Carnival) Advice needed on flights...... No cruise ship air seems to be available (thinking it's not the usual Carnival stomping ground so they aren't offering air) thinking I just want to get there and not do stopovers (but convince me otherwise) like the idea of flying Singapore Airlines (heard they are great and this would be the chance) Singapore has USA gateways out of LAX, San Fran and Seattle.....on the west coast...San Fran looks like the shortest flight and there are 2 flights a day vs 1 at the other airports....I could fly free (points) to the west coast and then connect w/Singapore or book w/Singapore all the way (w/their partners) we are fine with coach in the back of the bus I'm all about paying the lowest price What would you do? It's a long flight.....

We've boarded 3 times in the past 2 years at Port Everglades and never at the time listed as "boarding time". Always early. No-one has ever inquired about our boarding time and we've never seen anyone checking for such. We were always welcomed to come in and get checked in...... They are very efficient and eager to get you on your way at Port Everglades..... Enjoy cruising out of Port Everglades.......we do.

We've done several TA's....love them. Motion does not matter to us so we love the VF balcony cabins on deck 8 forward....Never really notice much of a difference no matter where are cabins have been located over the years.....tucked away only one deck away from the gym/spa which we frequent. And easy to get to the lido buffet which we also frequent...LOL. Why? Great price point. We like the balcony and get a lot of use out of it on the crossing....(we'd not do well in an inside for that cruise because of the many sea days....although we book insides on other cruises often). For TA's we follow the POSH rule.....Port Out Starboard Home rule as if in England....(where the "rule"/word first came about).....So agree w/above, Starboard side for the sun heading to Europe (Eastbound). As far as the weather....our experience (which can mean nothing because I've heard folks experience everything on a TA) shorts/Florida weather for the first couple of days....then cooler/long pants as you get closer to Europe...but never experienced jacket/cold weather....(I'm sure others have). We've experienced a sand storm from Africa a day away from the Europe mainland....And lots of rain....We've missed Ponta Delgado on 2 of 3 cruises because of high winds. Don't fret the weather because it will change often and you can't change it. We've sailed the Oosterdam in South America thru the canal and we are also doing the Eastbound TA on her this April....She's a great ship. Enjoy the crossing.......

Thanks....It's not there....no Fly2Fun online or on the phone. Question: Do you see the Fly2Fun option even when it's too early to book flights? Because it does not exist for my cruise, I'm trying to confirm if perhaps it's never going to be an option. We are 8 months from boarding.

Thanks......Yea, I've got flights picked out but was hoping Carnival's Fly2Fun would be better priced or at least I could compare before pulling the trigger.....Then after not seeing the link or option, I'm thinking that Carnival may just not bother w/flights given it's not their usual route.

Hello Carnival pros..... We cruise in October and when I log in to our cruise, I do not see a link to book air. Should it be there? Is it too early? (The ship leaves from Singapore and I'm wondering if Carnival will even offer air as that is not their usual stomping ground....Could that be it?)

This is a cut/paste from my posting on this topic a while back.....we cruised on Princess in March 2022 (Princess Sky TA). We've made it to 4*s on HAL. No plans to book Princess. no fixed dining (we had to beg every evening to be seated at our preferred table/servers at the same time every evening) no retractable roof over lido (so this area is of no use in inclement weather) loud lido pool deck with gambling on the TV screen and other loud events/annoyances atrium/decor was more like being at the mall food court than on a ship no furniture to sit on in the balcony cabin/closet is open like motel 6 pizza restaurant required 11am line up on sea days or long wait (no reservations taken). (I think now that is a $$$ restaurant) lido was difficult for us to figure out....salad bar was hidden in an alcove area, orange juice glasses were shot glass size, lots of going "here and there" to fill the plate...difficult to get a cup of "free" coffee. wait in line for them to serve or perhaps someone may come by after finished with eggs. Dive In Burgers were much better than whatever that burger was that Princess served on the lido. reliance on the medallion thing (size of quarter, lost in day 2) but it did not work for fetching drinks or whatever. no reasonable "wine package" at dinner not much live music....jazz club was more like "brunch jazz" nothing like Music Walk choices. no reasonable laundry package....did clothes dorm room style down the hall. Thermal suite hidden in inside windowless area of ship....not as nice as HAL no shaded walking area around the ship Food was fine. Staff was great. But Holland America Line has spoiled us w/the way they roll and it more fits us. Disclaimers: These bullet points are my personal views and experiences and I understand others see things much differently. I am open to other cruise lines as we have sailed Carnival, Celebrity, NCL other the years (with a Carnival cruise booked next year) but we are not interested in cruising Princess again. And I understand YMMV.

That's the way we roll also....table for 2, fixed sitting...same great waiters every night...same table...same time..never a problem.......Just make sure to request it with your TA when you book.

We are using them.... https://www.italytours.eu/shore-excursions/civitavecchia-rome-shore-excursions/rome-shore-excursion/

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Here is a link to a map with all 3 levels...perhaps this helps? https://www.miami-airport.com/getting-around-mia.asp And here are the directions to Tri Rail: To access the Tri-Rail, proceed to the 3rd Level of the terminal and follow the signs to take the MIA Mover to the Miami Central Station. (Skytrain and MIA Mover are not the same thing) Enjoy the cruise......

My experience on HAL ships.......There is a bathroom near the gym and the thermal suites that has lockers and showers....and has no fee/surcharge. Enjoy the Nieuw Amsterdam.........

We went DIY first thing after arriving in port in the morning.....no wait for the skylift.....but had to wait for it to open a few minutes.......then no wait for the toboggan ride...and it was a blast! Enjoy it.

Our last cruise (Westerdam 2023) we had pre-paid gratuities and there was a tip price increase after we had our booking and we were fine.....gratuities were included...no matter the price increase. And welcome aboard Holland America Line

That's usually what I am looking to purchase.....We tend to buy the lowest cabin category (VH guarantee to snag the cheapest balcony is our favorite category....sometimes VF's are only a few bucks more and we bite) and we use our FCD and "roll the dice" with our $200 (total for 2) non-refundable deposit at risk. ...we also enjoy playing "paid upgrade roulette" right before boarding. Enjoy cruise shopping........

on our last cruise (Westerdam 2023), the cabin stewards came to our balcony cabin looking for someone smoking on the balcony....Big deal....At first they thought it was us.....And he used our balcony as a lookout to find the law breaking smokers......I'm surprised you had the smoking incident.....and it lingered. Welcome aboard Holland America Line........Great view...Thanks for sharing.

Got an answer....Yes, they do.

I think I've read on here that the new canal has an even higher toll? .....Every time I've been thru on Holland, it's always been a tight squeeze (w/a few scrapes to clean up in Aruba last year/Oosterdam) thru the original/old canal......Glad HAL isn't using that newer, more $$$ canal!

Sorry, clueless here..... got that but what does that mean? Does that mean that large volume TA's might book the buck deposit if they buy cabins in bulk from HAL? Or does that mean that any TA can book the buck deposit? (I'm going to ask my large internet TA if they participate in that.....they do not promote it online)

Panama Canal toll......it opened in 1914....one would think that it would be somewhat paid off by now, but we all know better....Government owns it.....$$$$$. It's quite impressive to go thru it....Quite an engineering feet and an operation......But once is enough for us....I'd rather cruise around it/avoid it now that I've got the time!