Uncle Peter wrote:
> wrote in message
> news:1177090101.025941.196100@b75g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
>> My wife and I are booked on the Emerald Princess that departs from
>> Barcelona on August 9. At the end of the cruise, we disembark in
>> Venice. We very much look forward to this cruise, for we have never
>> before been out of the North, Central, or South America or Hawaii.
>> Whooptido!
>>
>> We also booked our airfare and transfers to/from the airports and
>> Barcelona and Vencie with Princess, although a number of writers on
>> this newsgroup have said not to do that.
>>
>> If anyone else will be on that cruise, please let us hear from you.
>>
>> John
>>
>
> The last VacationsToGo newsletter had comments about
> booking airline tickets through the cruiseline. Their
> opinion favored using the cruiseline booking for several
> reasons, including little price difference, and cruise
> ship operator assistance in case of cruise changes, etc.
>
>
>
That just doesn't stack p to the reality especially on European cruises
for Americans. Really, why fly overseas jump right on a cruise and then
fly back immediately after. You will be jet lagged for the first day or
so, and not see either the first or last port. Cruises line air will
allow deviations but you will pay in the form of excess charges unless
you take the cruise line hotel package and God help your pocketbook if
you do.
Yes it helps the commission to sell cruise air when no commission is
available on air booked directly with the airline, but the convenience
to the client is too good. In most cases, that I have studied, my
clients suffer for taking the air and that includes the "free" air on
Oceania. |
