erfarb Posted April 1, 2014 #1 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Quick question regarding flights from Newark to Fort Lauderdale. We have a cruise booked for May 24th( Memorial day weekend) the flight prices seem very high.I would not think that Memorial day weekend was a busy travel day, but the prices leaving the day before we sail ( May 23) are around $385-$400.00 per person. I am looking to fly on the airlines that Royal Caribbean allows luggage valet service: American, Delta, United, Jet Blue, Air Tran, Southwest and US airways. Am I correct that this price is quite high, or is this normal pricing for Memorial day weekend? Any advice you can offer would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkorman Posted April 1, 2014 #2 Share Posted April 1, 2014 I fly FLL-NYC often and that price is not abnormal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folk Singer Posted April 1, 2014 #3 Share Posted April 1, 2014 I fly FLL-NYC often and that price is not abnormal. that is not a bad price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelblu Posted April 1, 2014 #4 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Have you looked at Delta from LaGuardia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisingqueen74 Posted April 1, 2014 #5 Share Posted April 1, 2014 That sounds about right. Because of high fares to southern FL, I've flown into West Palm Beach and rented a cheap car, drove 30 minutes to the airport and took a shuttle to the port. It was a huge price savings. Plus when the ship returned, we had time before our flight & went site seeing. May be an option... Sent from my SCH-I435 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggieq Posted April 1, 2014 #6 Share Posted April 1, 2014 If you don't have the united credit card, i would suggest jet blue for free first checked bag. $369 round trip for a direct flight on a holiday weekend,......I would snap that right up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterbug123 Posted April 2, 2014 #7 Share Posted April 2, 2014 I would not think that Memorial day weekend was a busy travel day, but the prices leaving the day before we sail ( May 23) are around $385-$400.00 per person. Usually any holiday weekend will have enough increased demand to cause prices to be higher. With Memorial Day weekend, you have people taking advantage of the long weekend, plus the start of summer vacations, plus people traveling for graduations, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eng23 Posted April 2, 2014 #8 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Just a suggestion here. Also post this question in the Cruise Air forum. There are a lot of airline knowledgeable folks on that forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eng23 Posted April 2, 2014 #9 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Quick question regarding flights from Newark to Fort Lauderdale. We have a cruise booked for May 24th( Memorial day weekend) the flight prices seem very high.I would not think that Memorial day weekend was a busy travel day, but the prices leaving the day before we sail ( May 23) are around $385-$400.00 per person.I am looking to fly on the airlines that Royal Caribbean allows luggage valet service: American, Delta, United, Jet Blue, Air Tran, Southwest and US airways. Am I correct that this price is quite high, or is this normal pricing for Memorial day weekend? Any advice you can offer would be greatly appreciated. One other thing to consider is that most airlines are increasing their fares due to a rise in fuel prices which always happens at the begining of the spring/summer season. Holiday's in general are almost always more expensive to travel during. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkingnj Posted April 2, 2014 #10 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Quick question regarding flights from Newark to Fort Lauderdale. We have a cruise booked for May 24th( Memorial day weekend) the flight prices seem very high.I would not think that Memorial day weekend was a busy travel day, but the prices leaving the day before we sail ( May 23) are around $385-$400.00 per person. I am looking to fly on the airlines that Royal Caribbean allows luggage valet service: American, Delta, United, Jet Blue, Air Tran, Southwest and US airways. Am I correct that this price is quite high, or is this normal pricing for Memorial day weekend? Any advice you can offer would be greatly appreciated. Are you in NJ? I just checked the rate out of Trenton on Frontier and roundtrip to Ft. Lauderdale is total $468 for two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby_Bear Posted April 2, 2014 #11 Share Posted April 2, 2014 I just booked flights last week. LGA to FLL roundtrip was $320 pp on Delta non-stop. Leaving Thu May 22, return Mon, May 26. If you are OK flying out of the Queens airports, you might get better fares out of LGA or JFK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.S.Oceanlover Posted April 2, 2014 #12 Share Posted April 2, 2014 That sounds about right. Because of high fares to southern FL, I've flown into West Palm Beach and rented a cheap car, drove 30 minutes to the airport and took a shuttle to the port. It was a huge price savings. Plus when the ship returned, we had time before our flight & went site seeing. May be an option... Sent from my SCH-I435 using Forums mobile app You are one helluva fast driver.:D Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folk Singer Posted April 2, 2014 #13 Share Posted April 2, 2014 If you don't have the united credit card, i would suggest jet blue for free first checked bag. $369 round trip for a direct flight on a holiday weekend,......I would snap that right up! thank you for the tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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