That sounds wonderful! Hopefully you can find a reasonable air ticket. Since you explored previously are you planning on extra days in Barcelona this time?
So Speaking of air tickets....
Everything I had seen was just way out there in price and I was beginning to think that this cruise might not have been the right the choice for us...
I had heard of people booking flights with the cruise line themselves and they were always horror stories, multiple legs, extreme lay overs everything to get the best price for the cruise line. I wanted nothing of it. I wanted a semi direct, two legs at the most and I was willing to drive to another airport to make it happen. So looking on line I found flights from Jersey and Philly that met my bill. But still on the high side in price.
So, a friend of mine convinced me to try Choice Air. This is the program that Royal Caribbean and Celebrity both use.
One of my perks with Celebrity (Remember to post them here later), Is we get to waive the fee for the service. So I called them today, and I almost fell out my seat.....
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Less than a 1/4 of the price that I had seen on the websites like travelocity, and cheapoair....
we are talking cheaper than we can fly to L.A......
So of course I booked right away.
We are flying British Airways from BWI to London, layover 1 hour, then flying to Madrid, we will spend 3 days in Madrid, then fly Iberia Air, to Barcelona and spend 3 days there prior to the cruise. All of this was in the price....
I feel like a huge weight has been lifted from my shoulders. This price is amazing, it is making me think about how many of these Transatlantics we can do.... Rome, London.. etc...
So I got to pick my flights, determine the layover time frame, and the seats, and the carriers, this Choice Air stuff is wonderful.
Only draw back was I had to pay up front for the flights and if I cancel I have to pay a major fee, I am not planning on cancelling anyway, but it gets kinda scary...
So we have flights and seats already booked..... Whoop!
I still have to book my flight back from Ft Lauderdale, but I can get Southwest for $100 each on that one.
I am so excited!
