MaiTaiMary Posted September 14, 2015 #1 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Any suggestions how to get reasonable airfare for the Nov 16th, 2016 cruise? In one city and out of the other? Airline suggestions? I know it's too early to book, but I'm trying to get an idea how much it would cost (times 5 :( ) to see if we can do this cruise or not. Also, which airport do we fly into for New York? Thanks. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr305 Posted September 14, 2015 #2 Share Posted September 14, 2015 (edited) JetBlue is a good option but you'll have to take a ride to FTL. You can catch a shuttle to Tri-Rail from the Port of Miami then take Tri-Rail to FTL airport, about 25 minute ride. Once you get off the train, shuttles are there to take you to the airport for free. Other option is flying out of MIA but the flights tend to be expensive at times since American is the biggest carrier. JetBlue has a lot of one way specials out of FTL to JFK or LaGuardia. JetBlue will make flights available about 10 months ahead of the actual flight date. Edited September 14, 2015 by Mr305 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaiTaiMary Posted September 14, 2015 Author #3 Share Posted September 14, 2015 What is FTL? Fort Lauderdale? (FLL) Yeah, we'll have three kids with us. I would really rather not take shuttles to the airport. We will be flying an open-jaw. San Diego to New York and Miami to San Diego. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam_Eagle Posted September 15, 2015 #4 Share Posted September 15, 2015 I would also recommend checking out flying back from FLL instead of Miami. Flights tend to be cheaper from there, IMO. Unless you are looking at taking the Carnival bus to the airport, you will need to look at a shuttle for either Miami or FLL. SAS Transportation is a great shuttle from the port to FLL for $13 pp for 5+ passengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam_Eagle Posted September 15, 2015 #5 Share Posted September 15, 2015 I just did a quick peek at the cost of the bus transfer thru Carnival. It's $16.50 to Miami and $31 to FLL, pp. Based on that, you'd likely save money by taking a shuttle to FLL for a cheaper flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaiTaiMary Posted September 15, 2015 Author #6 Share Posted September 15, 2015 I would also recommend checking out flying back from FLL instead of Miami. Flights tend to be cheaper from there, IMO. Unless you are looking at taking the Carnival bus to the airport, you will need to look at a shuttle for either Miami or FLL. SAS Transportation is a great shuttle from the port to FLL for $13 pp for 5+ passengers. thanks for the tip. About how long of a drive is it from MIA to FLL? I'm willing to be somewhat flexible to be able to make this awesome cruise work, but honestly... traveling with three kids I really don't want to make it TOO stressful! LOL! Sometimes it's easier to pay a little more for a lot convenience. But if it's a easy/fairly quick drive and save a lot of money, that would work. Thanks for the tip! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaiTaiMary Posted September 15, 2015 Author #7 Share Posted September 15, 2015 I just did a quick peek at the cost of the bus transfer thru Carnival. It's $16.50 to Miami and $31 to FLL, pp. Based on that, you'd likely save money by taking a shuttle to FLL for a cheaper flight. awesome! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam_Eagle Posted September 15, 2015 #8 Share Posted September 15, 2015 A quick & dirty search of Southwest shows you'd be looking at about $450-500 pp on airfare, based on the same time frame this year. That's flying into Newark and flying out of FLL. I also did a quick search on JetBlue, but did not see anything reasonable for flying a family. Trips to NYC are routed thru Boston overnight, while return trips are all routed thru either NYC or Boston (and it makes little sense to fly from FL up to NYC/Boston and then across the country) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam_Eagle Posted September 15, 2015 #9 Share Posted September 15, 2015 (edited) thanks for the tip. About how long of a drive is it from MIA to FLL? I'm willing to be somewhat flexible to be able to make this awesome cruise work, but honestly... traveling with three kids I really don't want to make it TOO stressful! LOL! Sometimes it's easier to pay a little more for a lot convenience. But if it's a easy/fairly quick drive and save a lot of money, that would work. Thanks for the tip! :D It's about a 40-45 minute (30 mile) ride between the port and FLL. I've done it myself with my kids for my Breeze cruise 2 years ago and I'll be doing it again for this one. :D Edited September 15, 2015 by Sam_Eagle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaiTaiMary Posted September 15, 2015 Author #10 Share Posted September 15, 2015 It's about a 40-45 minute (30 mile) ride between the port and FLL. I've done it myself with my kids for my Breeze cruise 2 years ago and I'll be doing it again for this one. :D Oh, that's not bad. I didn't realize they were so close. About the same distance from the Galveston cruise terminal to the Houston airport. We just did that a few weeks ago and it was super easy. Does Carnival provide the transfers from the Miami cruise terminal to the FLL airport?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam_Eagle Posted September 15, 2015 #11 Share Posted September 15, 2015 (edited) Does Carnival provide the transfers from the Miami cruise terminal to the FLL airport?? Yes, they do. Carnival charges $31 pp for the transfer service, which is why I suggested a private shuttle, like SAS Transportation at $13 pp. Like I mentioned, I used SAS for my Breeze cruise, flying in/out of FLL, and they were very nice and even accommodated my after-hours arrival into FLL before the cruise. When the cruise returned, I simply had to call the driver to let him know I was thru customs, and I only had to wait 2-3 minutes for the shuttle to pull up to the curb. Edited September 15, 2015 by Sam_Eagle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaiTaiMary Posted September 15, 2015 Author #12 Share Posted September 15, 2015 This is a big help. thank you so much! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riclop Posted September 20, 2015 #13 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Good luck , you are flying close and on the thanksgiving holiday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evandbob Posted September 20, 2015 #14 Share Posted September 20, 2015 I would not go the extra distance to FLL, traffic and time stressors. MIA is about a 15 minute taxi ride ($27 or 28) from the port to the air terminals. Keep it simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjb.illinois Posted September 24, 2015 #15 Share Posted September 24, 2015 We've done a return flight twice now from Fort Lauderdale after our cruises returned to Port of Miami. It was super easy. On one trip we did a shuttle and the other we rented a car since we had a long tim til our flight and wanted to explore a bit. Both with kids and lots of luggage. I've done Miami Airport a lot, both for domestic and international flights, and for post-cruise travel it's absolutely worth going to FLL. We always use Southwest. They don't charge for bags (unless you're overweight), and there's no fee to change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trixiegal Posted October 11, 2015 #16 Share Posted October 11, 2015 We've done a return flight twice now from Fort Lauderdale after our cruises returned to Port of Miami. It was super easy. On one trip we did a shuttle and the other we rented a car since we had a long tim til our flight and wanted to explore a bit. Both with kids and lots of luggage. I've done Miami Airport a lot, both for domestic and international flights, and for post-cruise travel it's absolutely worth going to FLL. We always use Southwest. They don't charge for bags (unless you're overweight), and there's no fee to change. I 2nd this sentiment and have done the same with traveling with my two teenagers on 3 cruises from POM. FLL is a very easy airport to fly into and from on SWA. Not sure how fares are on SWA inbound/outbound from San Diego. Easy way to check is to use their Low Fare Calendar on their website. Also, if you fly Southwest don't forget to sign up for the Rapid Rewards program for EVERYONE in your family. I'm a huge fan of SWA and getting free flights is a bonus. [emoji6] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soccersharon Posted October 11, 2015 #17 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Usually FLL is less expensive - but not always. Flight returning to Montreal December 20th: $99 from MIA, and a better flight time. I would certainly check both options factoring in transport, flight times, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adge01 Posted October 11, 2015 #18 Share Posted October 11, 2015 If you have a smart phone or tablet there is a fabulous app called Hopper. It provides predictions on when is the best time to buy for your itinerary. Really easy to use and highly rated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyc12345 Posted October 12, 2015 #19 Share Posted October 12, 2015 (edited) Jetblue is around $169 from SAN to JFK non-stop (the price is generally better if you are flying Tuesday/Wednesday) The return flight is going to be more expensive since it's after the Thanksgiving week... Edited October 12, 2015 by nyc12345 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCpumkin Posted October 15, 2015 #20 Share Posted October 15, 2015 I actually rent a car and drive to Orlando. Inner state car rentals are cheap and many non-stop flights at a good price... We enjoy the drive and hate layovers which cause too much trouble on holidays... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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