Denver to Seattle Air

[JJSUmpire]

We're booked on the Regatta in July out of Seattle. We have the included economy air feature on our reservation and all I know is that "75 days prior to your cruise date you'll get an e-mail with your air itinerary". I inquired about having some type of say in our flights/times/carriers and found I'd have to pay something like $150 per person AND the difference in the fare. So I am going to let it ride and hope for the best.

 

Has anyone flown from Denver to Seattle via Oceania's included air package (economy)? Do they route you through PHX or DFW or are the flights reasonable?

 

We are in a PH so we have priority boarding at 11AM. Any chance they take that into consideration when booking our flights? I won't be too happy if they have us landing in Seattle at noon and boarding a couple hours later. :mad:

 

The guy I talked to today did say that if I get the itinerary at 75 days out I can call and "discuss it" if I'm not happy. He made it sound like they are reasonable/flexible if you want to call and complain. Anyone experience that?

 

I really don't want to pay the extra $$ to have a vote in our flights and it shouldn't be too hard to get us on a non-stop from Denver to Seattle that arrives pretty early in the day. Am I stupid? :confused:

[LHT28]

You could take the air credit & book your own flights then you are in control of what time you arrive

[azam71209]

We booked our own flights from Chicago using miles but prices were also cheaper than the Oceania credit so we would have taken the credit anyway and bought tickets. We arrived at the dock at 11am and although we were traveling steerage, there were more than enough staff available and even the "slow" line moved very quickly and we were on board within minutes. My guess is that others who had higher status planned to arrive later, which was why we were accommodated. There is a place to store luggage, which we had originally planned to do had we not been able to board quickly. The ship docked near the Pike Street Market, so we later went for a walk, saw the sights, and bought some wine at a local wine store.

[ronrick1943]

If you can I think it's always best to take control of your flight. Sometimes you can get it cheaper-but sometimes not.

[Sopwith]

O will book what's best for them, not what's best for you, unless you pay the deviation fee. If you do, there may or may not be an upcharge on the flight you want. Depends on the deal they have with the airline you want. The good news is you can look at the schedule and price they can offer before you commit to the deviation. What I'm not quite sure of is if you can wait until you see the air arrangements first and then opt for the deviation if you don't like it. Perhaps someone else can answer that.

 

Since I'm fussy about air arrangements I normally either take the credit and book my own or pay the deviation fee and have them book something decent.

[Paulchili]

I hope that it is common knowledge that airline prices go up and not down the closer one gets to flying - there is no last minute sale on airfare, Thus it is most prudent to buy one’s tickets early to get the best price.

To OP - ask what you air credit is and see what you would have to pay now for your desired ticket and then decide what you want to do. As posted above, cruiseline will do what is best for them (i.e. cheapest ticket) unless you pay the deviation fee and possible upcharge.

[AZjohn]

I have no idea of your dates but, non-stop DEN-SEA econ RT tickets are running around $205 on UA. Take the air credit and book your own flights. Suggestion #2: Fly in the day (or night) before to cover your butt if something happens. Seattle is a great city to explore before leaving on a cruise.

Cheers,

John

[ORV]

I hope that it is common knowledge that airline prices go up and not down the closer one gets to flying - there is no last minute sale on airfare, Thus it is most prudent to buy one’s tickets early to get the best price.

To OP - ask what you air credit is and see what you would have to pay now for your desired ticket and then decide what you want to do. As posted above, cruiseline will do what is best for them (i.e. cheapest ticket) unless you pay the deviation fee and possible upcharge.

 

And don't forget to add in the deviation fee to the cost also. It's $175 per person. So if the air credit is $250 pp(just an estimate) and the deviation is $175 then any flights lower than $425 would be to your advantage.

 

Seems if you could get one of those flights that AZJohn mentioned you'd be ahead of the game.