Lovetocruise2002 Posted September 22, 2018 Report Share Posted September 22, 2018 Well...I am turning into the "Girl who cried wolf"...we just turned our 169 day dry dock into a 98 day dry dock. Just booked Indy for NYE 2018!!!! We've done some pretty "not so wise" things in the past but this booking has got to be "our best" example of "YOLO Book It" to date. Suites and connecting rooms are completely sold out. All 4 of us are cramming into an Ocean View Panoramic cabin (1L). Going to be a very tight squeeze! Not even close to good value as the cost of the 1L can get me a JS on Indy next NYE (but I am not good at waiting). Airfare is double what we normally pay to fly from DTW to FLL. Definitely a YOLO moment! The surprise this booking was that airfare was cheaper to book through Air2Sea rather than direct with Delta. Not a huge savings, but $164 cheaper, same flight times, same airline. I always thought Air2Sea would be more for domestic. Worthwhile to check. Guy Gadwa, bellemiche, Rose City Cruiser and 8 others 6 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sweety Posted September 22, 2018 Report Share Posted September 22, 2018 2 hours ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: Well...I am turning into the "Girl who cried wolf"...we just turned our 169 day dry dock into a 98 day dry dock. Just booked Indy for NYE 2018!!!! We've done some pretty "not so wise" things in the past but this booking has got to be "our best" example of "YOLO Book It" to date. Suites and connecting rooms are completely sold out. All 4 of us are cramming into an Ocean View Panoramic cabin (1L). Going to be a very tight squeeze! Not even close to good value as the cost of the 1L can get me a JS on Indy next NYE (but I am not good at waiting). Airfare is double what we normally pay to fly from DTW to FLL. Definitely a YOLO moment! The surprise this booking was that airfare was cheaper to book through Air2Sea rather than direct with Delta. Not a huge savings, but $164 cheaper, same flight times, same airline. I always thought Air2Sea would be more for domestic. Worthwhile to check. Woohoo!!!! Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellemiche Posted September 22, 2018 Report Share Posted September 22, 2018 Lovetocruise2002 and Baked Alaska 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweety Posted September 22, 2018 Report Share Posted September 22, 2018 Wished I was going to Falmouth. My family visit me Everytime. They bring me jerk seasonings and rum. Oh yeah I forgot, I get to see my family. ellcee, Lovetocruise2002, accio7 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted September 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2018 12 minutes ago, Sweety said: Wished I was going to Falmouth. My family visit me Everytime. They bring me jerk seasonings and rum. Oh yeah I forgot, I get to see my family. You could trade your Anthem NYE cruise for Indy Sweety 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted September 22, 2018 Report Share Posted September 22, 2018 YIPPEE !!! Holiday cruising is the best. It's pricey but so much fun. I know you will have a ball. Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSB Posted September 22, 2018 Report Share Posted September 22, 2018 I think you are right on & Anything sailing even a day before or after will be tough booking Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted September 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2018 14 minutes ago, JSB said: I think you are right on & Anything sailing even a day before or after will be tough booking For sure. We have filed this into our knowledge box fork future holiday cruises. We usually book way in advance when bookings first open and have never entertained the option of a Christmas/NY cruise so we waited too long. I was reading on the roll call for this sailing that the price was not as bad at first. It has gone up dramatically. I suspect the same for air fare. Next time we will look far ahead like we do for most of our cruises. This is more of a YOLO moment. Boston Babe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Babe Posted September 22, 2018 Report Share Posted September 22, 2018 39 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: This is more of a YOLO moment. Dont' you just love those YOLO moments!! Sweety and Lovetocruise2002 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skid Posted September 22, 2018 Report Share Posted September 22, 2018 It's official........ Happy New Year! Sweety and Lovetocruise2002 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted September 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2018 1 hour ago, Boston Babe said: Dont' you just love those YOLO moments!! I would if there weren't so many of those! ellcee and Sweety 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 Twice I have found Air2Sea to be cheaper than the airline direct. Not always, but it never hurts to look. accio7 and Lovetocruise2002 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 I don’t even know how to check A2S prices anymore since they hosed up the website. Where do you A2S prices now ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted September 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 23 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: I don’t even know how to check A2S prices anymore since they hosed up the website. Where do you A2S prices now ? A quick Google search led me here: http://www.royalcaribbean.com/contentWithGallery.do?pagename=air_travel_programs and then to here: http://www.cruisingpower.com/choiceair/protected/releaseAllReservations.do?brand=R&jsessionid=aHZEB6Dn80MuzNvUuj2BVfV I have no clue how you access this from Royal's site. I have a question for you Raye, or maybe @twangster...How far in advance do they release Air2Sea prices? I notice that you can only search to December 2018 right now. I want to look for March 2019. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 I'm not really sure, I tend to book on short notice. You can call them and ask. Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted September 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 2 minutes ago, twangster said: I'm not really sure What? The bot does not know something? Speechless WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 I've long since been replaced by a younger and smarter lulubot. bellemiche, Lovetocruise2002, mworkman and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted September 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 Just now, twangster said: I've long since been replaced by a younger and smarter lulubot. You are not replaceable JLMoran 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 Nicely done! Now someone needs to islotate the Periscopes that @@Lovetocruise2002 did where she swore up and down she could not book another cruise. JLMoran, Lovetocruise2002 and WAAAYTOOO 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted September 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 Just now, Matt said: Nicely done! Now someone needs to islotate the Periscopes that @@Lovetocruise2002 did where she swore up and down she could not book another cruise. I give Hubby credit for this one. One night, a few weeks ago, he said he was craving La Bamba. Well, I understood that to mean to book another cruise JLMoran, ellcee, WAAAYTOOO and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 Just now, Lovetocruise2002 said: One night, a few weeks ago, he said he was craving La Bamba. Well, I understood that to mean to book another cruise Whatever you guys are into, we're not here to judge... Baked Alaska, WAAAYTOOO, accio7 and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweety Posted September 25, 2018 Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 My School asked me to work an after school program 2 days a week. Means I will have a YOLO book it moment soon. Baked Alaska, ellcee and Lovetocruise2002 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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