Has anyone used the "Distinctive Voyage" air credit?

[Sunseeker810]

I am going on the Dawn re-positioning out of Boston. Air fare home is very expensive. Has anyone used the air credit? If so, did you have lots of stops getting you home very late?

[mtsnd1900]

It is hit or miss, as you are limited on the selection. They come from a chartered pool, so can be more expensive or less expensive, depending upon the flight. Priced it out for a Dawn cruise R/T San Juan - with the "discount" on the DV cruise, it was still hundreds more then booking directly with the airlines. The same with the hotel discount - that was just a sham any way you looked at it. Same hotel online or direct was a couple hundred cheaper. Have your agent price it out for you and use an online site such as Google Flight Matrix coupled w/ Southwest and JetBlue websites to see what you think you should pay. Good Luck!

[plum24]

We had the chance to 'use' this air credit and I was stunned at how expensive the rate was! They were offering us $400 pp credit, but quoted airfare from Montreal to Miami at nearly $1,100! So, even with the credit, $700 was way more than what I was pulling from online travel sites. Ultimately, we booked our own air, so this credit won't get used.

[sassyshar]

Agree with above posts, called today regarding airfare from Ft Lauderdale to San Juan. Norwegian does not fly out of FLL, closest airport would be Miami. The price with the discount would be $590 for two, booking directly with Southwest out of FLL is $353. Found the same to be true with the booking pre-cruise hotel, way overpriced. As mentioned before, do your homework before committing to Norwegian arranging your flight or hotel.