Questions on Booking/ air

[Mugsy1976]

Hello! I am trying to plan a cruise for oct or nov & i was trying to figure my most cost effective way of booking. I noticed that airfare is high at that time. Do alot of you book the airfare seperate? If yes, can you still get transfers or do you just take a taxi to the port. Would you advise going a day early & staying at a hotel? I was just wondering if anyone had any tips or ideas. Thanks:)

[deaconess]

Well, booking yourself is probably the cheapest. What I did is for about 1 yr. prior I went to cheaptickets.com and all those other travel sites...they always posted Amer. Air. as cheapest so I just went to the AA site and they were even cheaper booking direct...I just kept checking and when I felt it was a good price, I booked. There didn't seem to be any rhyme or reason as to when the prices would change. I missed a very low price, so the next time it went even close - I booked. The perk of doing it through the cruiseline is that they may be more inclined to wait for you if your flight is delayed. I would recommend coming in the day before to avoid those flight problems, unfortunately we were unable to do that with our schedules - so we are getting in at 10:30 AM for a 5 PM departure (earliest flight available). I think you can get a transfer or shuttle, I did some research and it looks like a taxi is slightly more expensive but extremely more convenient. You have to wait for the transfer people to all get there, etc.

[LABCHICK]

Hi We booked our airfare separate. We had the transfer, but canceledit. The reason we did that was because from reading the board we found it was cheaper. As for flying a day earlier, we aren't. We have 6am flight out of phila. and are suppose to arrive in Miami at 843am. Hope everything goes smoothy.:) I forgot to say we would be using a taxi instead.

Judi

[jimbulger]

Hello! I am trying to plan a cruise for oct or nov & i was trying to figure my most cost effective way of booking. I noticed that airfare is high at that time. Do alot of you book the airfare seperate? YES I DO BUT ILL CHECK THE CRUISE LINES TOO JUST INCASE

 

If yes, can you still get transfers or do you just take a taxi to the port.YES YOU CAN STILL BUY THE XFERS BUT I PERFER A TAXI

 

Would you advise going a day early & staying at a hotel? YES #1 IT TAKES THE POSSIBILTY OF DELAY OUT OF THE BALL PARK #2 YOU CAN GET ON THE SHIP THE SECOND THEY LET GUESTS ON NOT FEEL LIKE YOU MISS A DAY OF VACATION

 

I was just wondering if anyone had any tips or ideas. Thanks

[Nessa1dc]

I always book my air separately, it is always cheaper. I saved almost $200 per person for my December cruise. I also always recommend staying at a hotel overnight to make certain that there are no problems.

 

 

 

Have a great time.:)

[wrp96]

Especially if there are no direct flights from where you live, go a day early which will give you some wiggle room if delayed/cancelled flights occur or if luggage is lost. That way, you'll be more refreshed and less stressed when you get on the boat.

[Mugsy1976]

Thanks so much for the advice. I am no longer nervous about booking seperate! Thanks so much!:)