Unbelievable cruise prices
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Unbelievable cruise prices
Costco Travel has a 13 day New Orleans- Barcelona cruise on Norwegian April 15 for as low as $31.24 per day per person dbl ($406),or 11 days from Miami to Barcelona for $37.19 PP dbl ($409)
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TATL re-positioning usually has quite a few at sea day
They are selling empty rooms (sunk cost) on a ship that must sail the "re-positioning itinerary" to Europe.
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The catch is the expensive one way airfare back home when you are buying with such short lead time. This will eat up most of your savings.
TATL re-positioning usually has quite a few at sea day
They are selling empty rooms (sunk cost) on a ship that must sail the "re-positioning itinerary" to Europe.
TATL re-positioning usually has quite a few at sea day
They are selling empty rooms (sunk cost) on a ship that must sail the "re-positioning itinerary" to Europe.
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The catch is the expensive one way airfare back home when you are buying with such short lead time. This will eat up most of your savings.
TATL re-positioning usually has quite a few at sea day
They are selling empty rooms (sunk cost) on a ship that must sail the "re-positioning itinerary" to Europe.
TATL re-positioning usually has quite a few at sea day
They are selling empty rooms (sunk cost) on a ship that must sail the "re-positioning itinerary" to Europe.
Usual Atlantic crossing is 6 days or 3/3 with a Bermuda stop. Each stop cost the cruise line money in port fee and taxes.
Some enjoy these days while others find them hard to deal with.
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Flying to Europe to catch a cruise home (e.g. Barcelona - Miami) is usually very affordable due to the cheap JFK-FRA flight operated by Singapore Airlines.
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However I buy BCN North American BCN RT ticket with a flexible return option. After flying back post spring eastbound cruise I fly back to BCN to catch the fall westbound trip.