Princess Air

For us there was not much difference is cost . If I booked on my own to Fort
Lauderdale from Halifax I think the flights were $618.00 Taxes in . With
the cruise line it was $650.00 so we let them do the booking. We have no
direct flights to fort Lauderdale only Orlando or St Petes

--
Fran


"RICK DAVIS" <RICKER64@> wrote in message
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> There is only one advantage that I can see for having a cruise line book
> my air and that is a missed flight. The cruise line is so expensive
> with the air add on. It has been a number of years (10+) since I have
> flown to a port city on departure day. I always go early. Especially
> in the winter months. I understand the limited vacation time of some but
> don't understand why they don't fly the night before. I would never
> want to take the chance of lost luggage on a cruise. Other than a
> missed flight is there any other advantage of booking air with the
> cruise line? It seem other than that everything else is a disadvantage
> and they always book on the worst flights. Will admit I did use air add
> on once and that was a long long time ago to San Juan and we flew TWA
> from JFK.
>

Fran, I live in NY so flights for me to Florida range in price from $.99
(internet specials on Spirit Air) and up. I just came back from Ft.
Lauderdale about 2 weeks ago and I paid something like $139 or $149 r/t
on Jet Blue. I have 5 major airports in my immediate area to pick from.
You're more limited. In the future just be aware that anything the
Cruise Lines offer you can do it yourself at less the cost. Unless you
just don't care about the price....then go for what is easiest for you.
I just think the Cruise Lines take advantage with alot of their
"services" and air add on is one of them.

Rick I have 1 airport to fly from and the prices for all airlines out of
Halifax are pretty close . You are very lucky. The least expensive flight we
can get for our date is about $600.00 Canadian return . We care about the
price but we are stuck with the most expensive flights . The money we would
save doing it ourselves over the cruiseline is minimal . If we could get a
charter we could get a deal maybe.

--
Fran


"RICK DAVIS" <RICKER64@> wrote in message
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> Fran, I live in NY so flights for me to Florida range in price from $.99
> (internet specials on Spirit Air) and up. I just came back from Ft.
> Lauderdale about 2 weeks ago and I paid something like $139 or $149 r/t
> on Jet Blue. I have 5 major airports in my immediate area to pick from.
> You're more limited. In the future just be aware that anything the
> Cruise Lines offer you can do it yourself at less the cost. Unless you
> just don't care about the price....then go for what is easiest for you.
> I just think the Cruise Lines take advantage with alot of their
> "services" and air add on is one of them.
>

Bill C wrote:
> What advantage would you have if you booked through the cruiseline?
>
> The cruiseline is acting as a broker just like if you bought from
> Travelocity or any site like that.
> The cruiseline has no obligation to get you anywhere if you missed the
> flight.
> In some cases they may offer some assistance and other times nada.
>
> Bill

I thought the advantage was if you missed the ship sailing and they
booked your airfare it was the cruise line who had to get you to the
first port of call. At their expense (airfare & hotel if needed). Am
I wrong here?

"Rick" <ricker64@> wrote in message
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>
> I thought the advantage was if you missed the ship sailing and they
> booked your airfare it was the cruise line who had to get you to the
> first port of call. At their expense (airfare & hotel if needed). Am
> I wrong here?
>

Yes, you are incorrect. The cruise line is only acting as an agent. While
they may stick around a bit longer like in San Juan, they are under no
obligation. That is what insurance is for.

--
Greg