Checking Air2sea for lower rates after booked

[Native Floridian 26]

Once you've selected and booked your flights, how do you check to see if there are better fares? Mine are pay later at final payment on April 30. I reserved them as placeholders, but hoping for reductions. I tried to search again and they said they were already booked on the A2S website. I can pretend I'm not booked yet, but you can't adjust the dates on that.

Edited February 26, 2022 by Native Floridian 26

[smokeybandit]

Just search the regular airfare sites. If prices drop there, air2sea will have the price drops too

[Ourusualbeach]

8 hours ago, Native Floridian 26 said:

Once you've selected and booked your flights, how do you check to see if there are better fares? Mine are pay later at final payment on April 30. I reserved them as placeholders, but hoping for reductions. I tried to search again and they said they were already booked on the A2S website. I can pretend I'm not booked yet, but you can't adjust the dates on that.

I've been able to adjust the dates in doing bookings on A2S without going through my reservation

[Native Floridian 26]

1 hour ago, Ourusualbeach said:

I've been able to adjust the dates in doing bookings on A2S without going through my reservatioreserva

Interesting. I can input the sail date, but not the flight dates. What link are you using?

Edited February 26, 2022 by Native Floridian 26

[Cruiser24]

When I made my reservation with Air2sea, the agent said I could call back as often as I want between then and final payment, to check for lower prices.

[lovescats5]

Is the A2Sea really cheaper than booking with the airlines?  Where would I go to look at that airfare?  Thanks.

[Biker19]

3 minutes ago, lovescats5 said:

Is the A2Sea really cheaper than booking with the airlines?

Other than one-way international fares, unlikely.

[Ourusualbeach]

5 minutes ago, lovescats5 said:

Is the A2Sea really cheaper than booking with the airlines?  Where would I go to look at that airfare?  Thanks.

Sometimes cheaper, especially one way TA's but for domestic its usually more.  The bonus is that it is fully refundable and you don't pay until final payment 

Edited February 26, 2022 by Ourusualbeach

[smokeybandit]

18 minutes ago, lovescats5 said:

Is the A2Sea really cheaper than booking with the airlines?  Where would I go to look at that airfare?  Thanks.

Some international routes are. On the cruise search results page sometimes you'll see "lowest airfare available" 

[smokeybandit]

1 hour ago, Native Floridian 26 said:

Interesting. I can input the sail date, but not the flight dates. What link are you using?

I've never been able to enter dates. Yet some people can. 

[Native Floridian 26]

2 minutes ago, smokeybandit said:

I've never been able to enter dates. Yet some people can. 

There's no way I'm going to fly to Europe and arrive on the day of the sailing which is what their defaulted dates do.  No room for error plus I want to take in Athens before the cruise.  

 

Yes these fares on A2S seem less expensive than booking independently.  Plus they include check bag which your lowest fares do not when looking independently.

[nelblu]

29 minutes ago, Native Floridian 26 said:

There's no way I'm going to fly to Europe and arrive on the day of the sailing which is what their defaulted dates do.  No room for error plus I want to take in Athens before the cruise.  

 

Yes these fares on A2S seem less expensive than booking independently.  Plus they include check bag which your lowest fares do not when looking independently.

Many many years ago, if I remember correctly when I booked an international flight, they included transport from airport to ship.  Is it included now.

[smokeybandit]

1 hour ago, Native Floridian 26 said:

There's no way I'm going to fly to Europe and arrive on the day of the sailing which is what their defaulted dates do.  No room for error plus I want to take in Athens before the cruise.  

 

Yes these fares on A2S seem less expensive than booking independently.  Plus they include check bag which your lowest fares do not when looking independently.

You definitely can book on whatever day you want, just you have to call to do it. The website is generally useless

[Sweetsue5680]

2 hours ago, smokeybandit said:

You definitely can book on whatever day you want, just you have to call to do it. The website is generally useless

Yes! I am arriving 3 days before and then leave a week later from a different country 👍