All New Atlantic Canada Thread....

[Tinkershelly]

I think in mid August you could get a good price on airfare from PWM. Just check with booking buddy or specifically with the airlines websites. Worse case .. you could drive 2 more hours to get to Manchester or Logan if something weird happened with prices. Stop worrying ..

We've never flown out of Portland but I agree with Ted, there's nothing to worry about. Keep checking the airlines on their websites and I also use Expedia. If the flights are too pricey now you aren't going to want to book now anyway so there's no point in worrying about the prices going up in the short term. Some airlines have a bit of a salefrom 4-8 weeks out to try to fill the plane up so this may work for you!

Good luck.

 

[buxomlisa]

HI everyone, I'm from New Brunswick! I'm planning my first trip to disney world for the first week of december. I'm going with my cousin and some friends. We are getting really excited and its still like 5 1/2 months away!!

We also plan on doing universal too. we're going to be there probably from dec 1-8 as it seems the cheapest right now. we found some good deals leaving from halifax for hotel and flight for under $600 pp. these are for hotels just outside of disney.

Has anyone stayed outside of disney? Its alot cheaper then the disney hotels.

Any tips for a first timer would be greatly appreciated!

 

[pooksma]

New Brunswicker here. Wondering if any other crazy Maritimers will be there for Christmas? We are arriving Dec. 25th and staying until Dec 28, then off on our Family Cruise!

 

[dennise]

Buxomlisa: We have always stayed off site. You can do this very reasonably. What we never had we can't miss. We like to do other than go to Disney. Going for a few days in September and may spend a coup le nof nights on site as the rates are reasonable then. We like to shop, play mini-golf and just sightsee, when staying off site you don't have to fight Disney traffic to get to other places. Still love Disney. I found our first trip very overwhelming, tried to do a lot in 9 days.

 

[SplashMom]

Welcome to the Disboards! We were just there in March and are planning another trip in August for free dining. This time we are driving from Cape Breton (crazy--I know!!). We have done the drive before and are looking forward to it. There are lots of deals and lots of info...you just have to decide what you are looking for. The information is overwhelming, as is the size of Disney. It's hard to imagine until you have been there. Just make sure that you know the things you absolutely must do, and then enjoy everything else. Ask lots of questions...there is nothing we like more than answering Disney questions!!

 

[DisneyFreak06]

This time we are driving from Cape Breton (crazy--I know!!).

WOW! I was talking with a friend about a trip down, and he won't fly. We were thinking about driving down from PEI. Have you done the drive before? How long does it take you to drive? I'd be curious to know the route you take, for future reference, just in case!

 

[Applemomma]

Okay talk me down!!!

I'm panicking now because looking at airfare out of Halifax on Continental for November the price has suddenly jumped $100 while I was sitting on my butt hoping it would drop $100!!

Am I sunk or is there a hope in h-e-double hockey sticks that airfare will go down again 60-90 days out?!

 

[Ted in Halifax]

SplashMom - I would like to hear your driving plans too.

Applemomma - don't worry ... ticket sales should occur in the summer. Continental is great, but also check US Airways (they are new to Halifax), plus United, AC, westjet, delta. I think a summer sale is very likely.

 

[Applemomma]

Applemomma - don't worry ... ticket sales should occur in the summer. Continental is great, but also check US Airways (they are new to Halifax), plus United, AC, westjet, delta. I think a summer sale is very likely.

Thank you Ted....if you were in front of me I'd hug you

 

[mfgs7]

I have drove 6 times from PEI. Five times return and the last one we flew from Portland one way and drove back in a rental to Portland and then home in our car. We used to take an alt route around all the cities but stopped as the trucks were taking that route over and found it just as easy to stick with I 95 all the way. The route has changed a bit with the GPS, only for the better. The only downside to I 95 and the cities is the tolls. Close to $40 one way, and all on the same driving day. We always stop in the evening and leave between 6 and 7 the next day. So you end up with two long days on the road and one short one. We have in the past pushed it with one overnight stop but that is too long with young kids to be on the road. I love to drive and it is one of the best parts of my trip so the bigger and busier the roads the better. If you have any questions about the drive let me know and I can try and answer them for you.

 

[PhotobearSam]

We avoid the 95 like the plague...too much traffic. We take the 84 to the 81 and take the more peaceful and less stressful drive down the 81 and we then get onto the 95 by taking the 64 across.....Love this one much better. The hotels are cheaper, the drive is less stressful and for us takes about the same amount of time.


I would just hate the traffic around the big cities...I think the traffic around Hartford is bad enough. LOL

 

[SplashMom]

The last time we drove straight down the I95 and had no problems at all. We are planning the same this time. We took five days going down but we stopped a lot and did a some sightseeing/shopping on the way. We spent a half day in Washington DC as well. We don't like driving more than 10 hours a day so we plan to do the same this time. For us, the drive is part of the vacation. We may look at some alternate routes but the I95 worked out fine. We don't stop so much on the way home but it still took four days. It is about 37 hours of driving, not counting any stops/meals, etc. Great way to see places and have the freedom to stop and start whenever we liked. Can't wait!!

 

[DisneyFreak06]

Wow! I had not realized so many people drove from around here. Maybe one day, I think it would be fun, mostly because I try to make a drive part of the vacation too. If I were not a teacher I would love to do it in the winter, mostly to see the weather change along the way, snow and cold, and then less and less and warmer and warmer etc.

I'm assuming that the tolls were mostly between NB and Washington DC? I drove to DC for March break, (Well, I was a passenger) and we spent almost $70 in tolls return.

 

[Fundytrail]

We drive down three times and that was twice too often I found the 84/81 a more relaxing and scenic drive that the I95.

We plan to fly again next April if we get a Pin or some other discount

 

[dennise]

Fundytrail: You must be going soon after us. We plan on oging at the end of March. Have you booked air yet? I keep watching, but haven't seen anything reasonable yet. We booked in November last year and got pretty good prices.

 

[Fundytrail]

Fundytrail: You must be going soon after us. We plan on oging at the end of March. Have you booked air yet? I keep watching, but haven't seen anything reasonable yet. We booked in November last year and got pretty good prices.

No we have not booked air yet, as with you we got great price on air in November, but as you I have been on the watch.

 

[dennise]

Finally getting dates finalized for next April. Jus booked our return flights with WJ for $219. + taxeach($492.) It is a direct flight at a good time. Gives us one day to rest before going back to work. That isn't too bad. Now to find a good seat sale to go. Looking for April 12 or 13.

 

[buxomlisa]

anybody going in december? when do you think the best time is to book flight and hotel?? I've been watching prices and on expedia, they've gone up $100, do you think they'll drop down in price again in the next month or so? thanks

 

[Honeystar120608]

anybody going in december? when do you think the best time is to book flight and hotel?? I've been watching prices and on expedia, they've gone up $100, do you think they'll drop down in price again in the next month or so? thanks

I can only really speak of our experience last year. We fly our of Portland, and got our tickets in August. In July the prices were cheaper than August and where Dec is a vacationing month, if it were me I wouldn't bet the prices going down too much. This being said, for Canadian airlines, I remember in September (which seems like a low travel season) West Jet came out with some deals that stretched into Dec perhaps.
Sorry, not a huge help, hopefully someone with better experience can help you better.

 

[Fundytrail]

We plan to wait until August after Disney has releases their 2011 Resort rate.

Hope this does not bite us with air fare rates, we may need a little pixie dust