May 26, 2010--5/26/2010 10 Night Mediterranean

[Tahitian Traveler]

Have a pleasant trip and a safe return.

 

[TammyAlphabet]

I am back and the Magic was magical!!! Can't wait for the next one.

 

[poohkinandpiglet]

Hi--

We will be on this cruise as well. Me, DH, DS (10) and DD (8). We are excited as it will be our first Med. cruise.

Sharon

 

[TammyAlphabet]

Hi--

We will be on this cruise as well. Me, DH, DS (10) and DD (8). We are excited as it will be our first Med. cruise.

Sharon

This is exciting! Welcome!! I am really looking forward to my first Med cruise too.

 

[Tahitian Traveler]

Hello everyone, I have been missing in action lately. So good to see that other people have joined the chat line. I am excited as well because this is our first time in Europe. Cant wait!!! Looking forward to the fish extenders. Does anyone have any suggestions on what to put in them other than candy?

 

[poohkinandpiglet]

Google "fish extenders" and it will give you a long list of links to DVC threads with ideas for gifts.

 

[TammyAlphabet]

There are all kinds of stuff that people put in them. We got a wind up rat with a note that they thought we had wanted to cruise with a mouse. LOL. Very creative stuff.

 

[poohkinandpiglet]

Which hotel in Barcelona are you staying pre-cruise?

 

[TammyAlphabet]

I am planning on staying in one of the hotels where disney is putting people who book through them. I am booking on my own as it is much cheaper. I will probably stay at the AC Barcelona or AC Diplomatic. They are a little less expensive than the others.

 

[poohkinandpiglet]

I'm booking our Barcelona hotel separately as well. We haven't decided how many days early we're going to arrive.

Tammy, I noticed you are on Deck 5 Forward. That's my favorite spot. We changed another ressies to book this cruise so I didn't get my usual spot on Deck 5 Forward. Typically, we're in the Cat 10 SPH room or in the Cat 11 sideways rooms. I'm hoping something opens up on 5 after the 90 day window.

 

[Tahitian Traveler]

Hello everyone,

We will be arriving on May 24th and staying at either the Le Meridien or the AC Diplomatic. I have reservations for both and keeping my fingers crossed for some kind of promotion.

Hi Tammy, We will be flying on British Airways at this point because they have the most economical airfare from San Francisco with 1 layover. I would love to have a sleeper bed but they quoted me $22,000 for a party of 5.... not today and tomorrow doesn't look good either !

Well I better get going, we are remodeling the house and i have a ton of things to do before I have to start planning for the big Halloween party that we have. Not to mention my eager anticipation of the shore excursions that I am dying to see.

 

[TammyAlphabet]

Hello everyone,

We will be arriving on May 24th and staying at either the Le Meridien or the AC Diplomatic. I have reservations for both and keeping my fingers crossed for some kind of promotion.

Hi Tammy, We will be flying on British Airways at this point because they have the most economical airfare from San Francisco with 1 layover. I would love to have a sleeper bed but they quoted me $22,000 for a party of 5.... not today and tomorrow doesn't look good either !

Well I better get going, we are remodeling the house and i have a ton of things to do before I have to start planning for the big Halloween party that we have. Not to mention my eager anticipation of the shore excursions that I am dying to see.

I am also doing British Airways and bought my tickets today. I am looking at both the AC Diplomatic and AC Barcelona. Party sounds fun.

 

[Tahitian Traveler]

Congrats on getting your flights. I have searched high and low and finally narrowed it down to 3 prospective carriers. So I should know something by the end of the month when the return flight opens up for booking. Meanwhile, The AC Diplomatic offered me a rate of 155 euros which I was happy to get.

 

[TammyAlphabet]

Here is what the BA representative told me today. If you book a RT from USA to London, and then separately book a one way from London to Barcelona, you can tell the gate agent to send your luggage all the way through to Barcelona.

This is important because when I priced premium economy RT on BA Atlanta to London, for three, it was 3500 dollars. When I priced premium economy from Atlanta to Barcelona and then London to Atlanta, it was 5700 dollars. A one way ticket for three from London to Barcelona on BA is around 400 for all three!! So, the multi-city itinerary is significantly more. So I am booking both legs separately. I will be glad to not have to pick up luggage in London and recheck it. I was prepared to do it though if it meant saving 1800 dollars!!

 

[Tahitian Traveler]

Thanks, good information. And ya know, I priced BA separetly as well and got a price of $886 rt per person from San Francisco to London. Keep in mind that is without all those extra fees. I thought that was pretty good. My agent keeps telling me to wait and I am trying to be paitient but I really want to get this over with so that I know how to budget my money. Premium economy sounds very nice and roomy. First class sounds divine but I would need a sugar daddy for that one.

 

[TammyAlphabet]

Thanks, good information. And ya know, I priced BA separetly as well and got a price of $886 rt per person from San Francisco to London. Keep in mind that is without all those extra fees. I thought that was pretty good. My agent keeps telling me to wait and I am trying to be paitient but I really want to get this over with so that I know how to budget my money. Premium economy sounds very nice and roomy. First class sounds divine but I would need a sugar daddy for that one.

First Class is very pricey. I only paid 192 per ticket for the premium economy over just economy. It is worth it I think.

 

[Tahitian Traveler]

Everyone that I talk to says the same thing, "spring for premium economy". I plan to since the flight over is so long. I have found the perfect flight but the ticket is non refundable and BA told me that they would not adjust the price if it went on sale. The ship is not filling up which is good and bad for so many reasons. Bad for fish extenders and great for everything else. Maybe they will offer incentives to upgrade cabins. Wishful thinking. Have a nice evening everyone.

 

[TammyAlphabet]

Everyone that I talk to says the same thing, "spring for premium economy". I plan to since the flight over is so long. I have found the perfect flight but the ticket is non refundable and BA told me that they would not adjust the price if it went on sale. The ship is not filling up which is good and bad for so many reasons. Bad for fish extenders and great for everything else. Maybe they will offer incentives to upgrade cabins. Wishful thinking. Have a nice evening everyone.

Yes, I have been told the same thing and it is true, it is a drawback of booking air early. But, if you are going to fly premium, there are only five rows on the entire plane, so they might sell out pretty fast. That is why I went ahead with the purchase.

 

[lbgraves]

Just thought someone would like to know that there is a SPH 5022 available on this cruise. I just checked it out with the new kids cruise free offer with code KFO and found it. HTH!

 

[poohkinandpiglet]

Thanks for the heads up about the kids free offer. My travel agent cancelled and rebooked saving me $1322 today. That's an amazing savings considering my old ressie number already had a nice discount since I booked on my last cruise. I lost my $200 stateroom credit but who cares about that.

I'm working on my airfare portion of the trip now. Trying to decide the best way to use frequent flyer miles and AMEX points for two roundtrip tickets.