Hi All,
Just checking in again. It's been a while. We were away on vacation for 2 1/2 weeks in August, and now are gearing up for school (which starts Sep 5). Been a busy summer!
As for booking flights, we are using our airline miles on British Airways to get to Europe, so because we're using our BA miles, we have already booked our outbound flights and waiting still for the inbound flights to come available (they should come available very soon). So, that is why we booked this early, because the mileage seats go very fast and if you don't book 11 months out, it's hard to get the seats.
If we weren't using airline miles, I'd probably get our tickets sooner than later just because the closer you get to the date you want to leave, the higher the prices often get, unless you want to gamble on the airline possibly coming out with an airfare sale a few months out. For me, I usually watch the prices daily for several weeks and figure out about what a really good price is, and then when I see that price, or lower, I book.
As for dates, we are actually going to be in Europe the entire month of July next year, and doing the Med Cruise in the middle, so that is our plan. But, I think a lot of people are planning to get to Barcelona at least 1 day before the cruise. We are actually making our way to Barcelona on July 10, and I already have hotel reservations for our family for July 10 - 13 in Barcelona. This will give us time to see Barcelona, but will also give us peace of mind that we are THERE and we won't have any issues making it to the ship on the 13th.
We are so excited!
less than a year away. Hard to believe.
