Sharman2004 Posted May 21, 2006 #1 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Hi All, I need some advice. We are looking into booking the 12 night Mediterranean Cruise on Brilliance in October 2007. The airfare price that I was given was $1289.00 per person through RCCL (LAX to Barcelona). I know I am able to get it for a little less expensive. But my question is, are there advantages to booking your air through the cruiseline?? Any help would be appreciated! Also, if any of you have ever done this itinerary, let me know how you liked it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xine Posted May 21, 2006 #2 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Luckily, we were able to book our airfare to Barcelona using frequent flier miles, so there was no out of pocket expense (ok, a little... taxes and a few fees). But we booked it for the day before, so we could make sure we were there in plenty of time, and to ovecome the jet lag, and we stayed one extra day on the back end, just so we could explore beautiful Barcelona some more. It was an easy taxi ride from our hotel (just off Las Ramblas at the very top near the big city square) to the port (15 minute ride). I personally like being able to control my airline schedule by picking which flights (and what kind of aircraft) and when they leave. But that's just the control freak in me. ;) Our cruise was the 7 day Med on Splendour... a different port every day, which was great, but we almost needed a vacation from our vacation after being so busy with port touring every day! And we made sure to get late dinner seating so we wouldn't have to rush back from a tour to get dressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda41 Posted May 21, 2006 #3 Share Posted May 21, 2006 One advantage to booking with RCI is that your transfers between the airport and the ship (and reverse)are included. Have you priced how much that would be per person if you booked your own air? You may not be that much ahead once this is figured in. Linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.