I am headed to Rome for a cruise in October. Not really flexible with dates. For months I have been searching for J space to redeem outright with miles. JFK-FCO showing 225k per direction. What a joke!

Well, I just called in and there were 3 OY seats available on the outbound and EIGHT OY on the return. I quickly locked in the fare using pay with miles and redeemed the certificates. I'm a pretty happy camper with this redemption(s)!