Sue and Kevin Mullen wrote:
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> mgb wrote:
>> We've taken 3 cruises out of Miami so we're not newbies to cruising or
>> the area. Next year we have the Radiance of the Seas booked for an 8
>> day out of Fort Lauderdale. As usual we plan on going down 2 days
>> early and have already tentatively booked air and cruise together with
>> RCI. In fact we did it last May when gas prices were high anticipating
>> that the fee they were offering for air would only go up- early bird
>> catches the worm.
>>
>> Anyway, my question is, we'll need to book air deviation and pay the
>> $50 pp to fly down 2 days early and I understand that (don't agree but
>> understand). We've been thinking that it would be nice to fly into
>> Miami instead of Fort Lauderdale and spend a day out at South Beach.
>> Is it possible to request that RCI fly us into Miami instead? If so,
>> how would they get us to the ship in Fort Lauderdale? I'm guessing
>> that if they accommodate the Miami request that we would need to cab
>> ride it out to Miami Airport and pick up the RCI bus to Fort
>> Lauderdale but I don't know that for sure.
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> Why book your air through the cruise lines? I don't know where you live,
> but most of the time it is much cheaper to book your own flights. With
> the cruise air not only is it usually much more expensive, but then you
> would be paying an air deviation to get the flights you want.
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> Book your own air to Fort Lauderdale and rent a car for the days you
> will be there pre-cruse. When you get off the ship, you can get a cab to
> the airport, we have never had a problem getting one.
>
> sue
Thanks for the reply. The only reason we booked air with the cruise line
was to baseline what we would be paying. We live in Canada next door to
Maine so we priced air from Bangor and got it for about $500pp. Where I
live, that's a steal. So I figured we'd hold that price until we get to
within the booking period (330 days?? - cruise in Feb 2008) and then
compare the price on our own out of Bangor.
What you suggest is a viable option for sure and we've actually talked
about doing just that so I'm just getting my ducks in a row now. |