kira5 Posted October 20, 2016 #1 Share Posted October 20, 2016 I was reading another thread wherein the writer mentioned seeking out cruises that depart from Vancouver due to difficulties/aggravation of flying to other departure points. Yes! So many ships depart from Florida and the cost of the flight can equal the cruise. Plus there are few direct flights from Vancouver and a layover in Chicago, etc. runs the risk of being grounded due to a snowstorm in winter. We would love a South Pacific cruise but flying back and/or forth from Sydney, Australia is a 15 hour ordeal. Same with South America. Lots of 'good deals' cease to be so when we add in the airfare. When we cruised with Cunard 2 years ago out of Southhampton most of the passengers were Brits who could easily drive to the departure point. I envied them! I guess there's no easy solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill B Posted October 20, 2016 #2 Share Posted October 20, 2016 I guess there's no easy solution. Uuuuuuuh... get a teleporter or shrink the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted October 20, 2016 #3 Share Posted October 20, 2016 I know how you feel. We haven't had direct flights to anywhere on decent air lines that we like. It is a hassle getting to and from cruises. And where we live, we have to stay at a hotel the night before we fly out as well as the day we fly home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyk47 Posted October 20, 2016 #4 Share Posted October 20, 2016 I know how you feel. We haven't had direct flights to anywhere on decent air lines that we like. It is a hassle getting to and from cruises. And where we live, we have to stay at a hotel the night before we fly out as well as the day we fly home. Kind of the same here. There are certainly no direct flights to any North America departure port and with the exception of Galveston there are no easily drivable ports. We deal with it. Luckily we rarely have weather issues and only live 9 miles from the airport so no need to preposition ourselves. We always fly to the embarkation/departure port one day early for North America based cruises and two to three days for distant ports. While careful shopping helps there's no doubt that airfares have become much more of a consideration in the past few years. Despite the drop in oil prices it seems to me that consolidation and mergers of airlines in the US have really cut competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted October 20, 2016 #5 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Have you considered driving or something like QuickShuttle to Seattle for better flight options? Roy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betterthanwork Posted October 20, 2016 #6 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Yes, so many Caribbean cruises and NONE depart from Vancouver! And poor Floridians like us can't depart from FLL when taking an Alaska cruise. Just doesn't seem fair. (Sorry, couldn't help myself). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kira5 Posted October 20, 2016 Author #7 Share Posted October 20, 2016 I guess that's why we've done 4 trips to Alaska from Vancouver. Only the cruise to pay for (and the Skytrain to the cruise ship terminal) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlxo Posted October 21, 2016 #8 Share Posted October 21, 2016 there are few direct flights from Vancouver and a layover in Chicago, etc. runs the risk of being grounded due to a snowstorm in winter.There's no Alaskan cruises in winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlxo Posted October 21, 2016 #9 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Yes, so many Caribbean cruises and NONE depart from Vancouver! And poor Floridians like us can't depart from FLL when taking an Alaska cruise. Just doesn't seem fair. (Sorry, couldn't help myself).Would the annual reposition cruise from Vancouver through the Panama count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapper1 Posted October 21, 2016 #10 Share Posted October 21, 2016 (edited) Yes, so many Caribbean cruises and NONE depart from Vancouver! And poor Floridians like us can't depart from FLL when taking an Alaska cruise. Just doesn't seem fair. (Sorry, couldn't help myself). We departed from Fort Lauderdale to take an Alaska cruise once---we just stayed aboard for another week when we reached Vancouver. Of course getting to Fort Lauderdale from here is another sorry story. :D Edited October 21, 2016 by sapper1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvpends Posted October 21, 2016 #11 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Mexican riviera is lovely, and there are plenty of easy and affordable flights between Vancouver and California . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill B Posted October 21, 2016 #12 Share Posted October 21, 2016 We departed from Fort Lauderdale to take an Alaska cruise once---we just stayed aboard for another week when we reached Vancouver. Of course getting to Fort Lauderdale from here is another sorry story. :D Nothing could be easier than getting back to Ft. Lauderdale. Just stay on board for the season until she repositions again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapper1 Posted October 21, 2016 #13 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Nothing could be easier than getting back to Ft. Lauderdale. Just stay on board for the season until she repositions again. Now why didn't I think of that?:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted October 21, 2016 #14 Share Posted October 21, 2016 So the point is that the airlines should off a quick non-stop flight from Vancouver to every cruise departure point in the world? That isn't going to happen. There are logistics to getting from point A to point B. Unfortunately that is all there is to it. It would be nice, but not realistic, if it were easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highscar Posted October 21, 2016 #15 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Depends how much you want a certain cruise. Last year we had a 22 hr flight to get to a departure and would do it again in a heart beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sequim88 Posted October 21, 2016 #16 Share Posted October 21, 2016 One of the first things we did after moving to the Seattle area from Minnesota was book an Alaska cruise. No air hassles - yippee!. Of course, as stated earlier, that sort of limits cruising to warm places and escaping the rain and clouds. Having done the flight home from down-under it wasn't that bad - something we will consider post-retirement when we have time. Also will consider Hawaii to/from Vancouver. But bottom line for us... we don't care if we repeat Alaska every year. IT'S STILL A CRUISE! :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
take us away Posted October 21, 2016 #17 Share Posted October 21, 2016 One of the first things we did after moving to the Seattle area from Minnesota was book an Alaska cruise. No air hassles - yippee!. Of course, as stated earlier, that sort of limits cruising to warm places and escaping the rain and clouds. Having done the flight home from down-under it wasn't that bad - something we will consider post-retirement when we have time. Also will consider Hawaii to/from Vancouver. But bottom line for us... we don't care if we repeat Alaska every year. IT'S STILL A CRUISE! :cool: Check out the Amsterdam as she finishes the Alaska season and then usually does a South Pacific cruise out of Seattle by way of Vancouver! You would have to fly home again but think it is San Diego. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted October 21, 2016 #18 Share Posted October 21, 2016 There's no Alaskan cruises in winter. OP was referring to flying FROM Vancouver in winter, not TO Vancouver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted October 21, 2016 #19 Share Posted October 21, 2016 I was reading another thread wherein the writer mentioned seeking out cruises that depart from Vancouver due to difficulties/aggravation of flying to other departure points. Yes! So many ships depart from Florida and the cost of the flight can equal the cruise. Plus there are few direct flights from Vancouver and a layover in Chicago, etc. runs the risk of being grounded due to a snowstorm in winter. We would love a South Pacific cruise but flying back and/or forth from Sydney, Australia is a 15 hour ordeal. Same with South America. Lots of 'good deals' cease to be so when we add in the airfare. When we cruised with Cunard 2 years ago out of Southhampton most of the passengers were Brits who could easily drive to the departure point. I envied them! I guess there's no easy solution. Does San Diego work for you? We went to the South Pacific sailing out of San Diego and stayed on until Vancouver :). Even better the portion of the cruise from San Diego to Vancouver was something like one whole $1 more than the San Diego round trip ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaveDiving Posted October 21, 2016 #20 Share Posted October 21, 2016 ...We would love a South Pacific cruise but flying back and/or forth from Sydney, Australia is a 15 hour ordeal. Same with South America. Lots of 'good deals' cease to be so when we add in the airfare. When we cruised with Cunard 2 years ago out of Southhampton most of the passengers were Brits who could easily drive to the departure point. I envied them! I guess there's no easy solution. Uhh... I guess I don't understand the problem if you want to cruise in the South Pacific. You are in the South Pacific. Why not take a cruise out of Sydney. It would seem you don't need to fly anywhere. What am I missing here? Scott & Karen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted October 21, 2016 #21 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Uhh... I guess I don't understand the problem if you want to cruise in the South Pacific. You are in the South Pacific. Why not take a cruise out of Sydney. It would seem you don't need to fly anywhere. What am I missing here? Scott & Karen The OP resides in Vancouver, and as lovely as Vancouver's weather is compared to Ottawa's, it's not in the South Pacific. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shealea Posted October 24, 2016 #22 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Sequim - Same here. We live in Maple Valley, WA. Thus, we cruise to Alaska most summers lately. We never tire of it, and we always find something new to do in the same ports. I do wish we had more cruising options from here, though. We are thinking of taking the Mexican Riviera cruise out of San Diego this Dec, for our 40 year anniversary. We have never done this cruise. I would like to do Hawaii out of San Diego, but husband doesn't want all of those sea days! I love sea days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazey1 Posted October 24, 2016 #23 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Uhh... I guess I don't understand the problem if you want to cruise in the South Pacific. You are in the South Pacific. Why not take a cruise out of Sydney. It would seem you don't need to fly anywhere. What am I missing here? Scott & Karen uhh-umm Kira 5's location is Vancouver which is in Canada, not the So. Pacific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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