Rare SandyR5 Posted November 21, 2019 #1 Share Posted November 21, 2019 We will be on Insignia next summer. Cruise starts in NY...where we live. We will be flying home from Reykjavík. One way air is crazy expensive. We did NOT take the O air and received the credit, but if we purchase our one way air from O now, the price is much better than Iceland airs website. Has anyone used their air? There are 2 nonstops to JFK. I would assume they’ll put us on one of them. Should we do it? Opinions please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted November 21, 2019 #2 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Check with O what the cost will be to buy the one way air now If you want a specific airline/flight you may have to pay the deviation fee to get it Check what other airlines fly from KEF to NYC you could get one of those there is no GTY it will be a Non stop JMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mura Posted November 21, 2019 #3 Share Posted November 21, 2019 In April 2015 we did a cruise from Lima to NYC, so we only used one-way fare ... BUT we booked our own, did not use O's air. I don't see the price now but we used AA for business class and didn't feel we were stiffed. If we'd felt that way, we would have done something else! I do recall that I checked out some South American airlines but in the end we felt that AA was a better bet. Mura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SandyR5 Posted November 21, 2019 Author #4 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Coming from Iceland we are pretty limited as to airlines. Thanks for responding though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SandyR5 Posted November 21, 2019 Author #5 Share Posted November 21, 2019 10 hours ago, LHT28 said: Check with O what the cost will be to buy the one way air now If you want a specific airline/flight you may have to pay the deviation fee to get it Check what other airlines fly from KEF to NYC you could get one of those there is no GTY it will be a Non stop JMO If we add the air deviation to O’s price, it’s more than Iceland air to begin with. The only other airline is KLM/Delta, but the time of their 1 flight doesn’t work. I guess what I’m looking for are comments from people who have used O air and were either satisfied with what they provided or enraged! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kibutzer Posted November 21, 2019 #6 Share Posted November 21, 2019 We have used O air, taken credit for one leg and then waited till flights were known and determined if we want them, or want deviation. Your TA should have walked you through this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted November 21, 2019 #7 Share Posted November 21, 2019 I always pay the deviation fee so I can pick the airlines & flights I want But we usually have to fly both ways ..no port close by 😉 How much is Oceania charging you for the one way back to NYC? Then check to see what is available for your date http://matrix.itasoftware.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SandyR5 Posted November 21, 2019 Author #8 Share Posted November 21, 2019 O is charging $400. Iceland air direct $496. That’s the cost with 1 checked bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted November 21, 2019 #9 Share Posted November 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, SandyR5 said: O is charging $400. Iceland air direct $496. That’s the cost with 1 checked bag. Now you can compare so if you want to be sure you get Icelandair nonstop pay the deviation fee $175 pp Or just book with Icelandair 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SandyR5 Posted November 21, 2019 Author #10 Share Posted November 21, 2019 We’ll book it on our own. $200 will make it worry free. It’s a vacation. Don’t want to add worry! 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taoscowboy Posted December 10, 2019 #11 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Did roundtrip London cruise past August but spent time first on continent so booked own fare to Budapest. Was concerned about flight home from London but 1 way fare was outrageous so took chance with much cheaper O 1 way fare. Couldn't have been more pleased-booked us on Virgin Atlantic/Delta with best possible connection and was significantly cheaper (even with $99 extra for our home city). Only problem was could not book seats until they issued ticket which is only 60 days beforehand though we still were able to secure good seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SandyR5 Posted December 10, 2019 Author #12 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PaulMCO Posted December 10, 2019 #13 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Icelandic is good and generally on time. Their Saga class is a cheaper business class with no lie flat seats. Did you try UA from EWR, we did them using FF miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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