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a short story

piperdog

2006-06-24 14:40:43

we went to book our cruise with a local firm ,but wanted to fly from birmingham instead of gatwick..for this pleasure we were going to get charged £50.00 p.p. (£200.00)

the sales guy looked into it a bit more and found that if we booked cruise only and paid for our flight from birmingham

we will and did save......wait for it.......£ 700.00+-

...but ...but not a big but ..we,ll have to get a taxi from barcelona airport to the boat and via versa ...

oh yes ....some one said from the port of italy you can walk to the train station in 10 mins...is that a fair time..thanks

ElaineM

2006-06-24 14:44:50

wow, that's a good saving! Which cruise line are you using?

Elaine xx

Liverpool Lou

2006-06-24 15:31:31

A brilliant saving, but what happens if your flight is delayed ? If you book complete package with cruise company and your flight is delayed is it their responsibility to get you connecting flights if the ship has sailed ? :roll:

piperdog

2006-06-24 16:11:21

if,but.maybe......we can always cruise around the sunny canals of birmingham

craig

2006-06-25 17:01:53

I booked the flights seperately from the cruise for my parents last October. Costa's flights weren't direct so flying Ryanair to Venice saved the hassle of changing planes. The flights cost £50 but because it was cruise only the saving was £200 off the fly-cruise price. There was plenty of cash left to extend the holiday with a stay in Venice so that took care of the worries about a delayed plane meaning a missed departure.

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