Airfare is forcing us to cancel 😢

[momperson2]

We book a cruise over a year ago on the Silhouette leaving April 2. Got a decent price, great cabin 9th deck, on the bump, drink package and $650 in OBC. I work for the schools and this is our spring break--statewide we all have the same week off. Airfares are crazy---for 2 people flying out of Detroit cost is $1,800!!! IF we could take the exact same me flight:mad: a week later cost is $775 for 2 people. I can NOT take the day off before or after break. - I have been looking at airfare since June, even then it was over a $1,200 for 2 of us. Very disappointed--- not at Celebrity-- but airlines

Edited December 13, 2016 by momperson2

[Shell4624]

Is driving an option? Rent a car drive roundtrip or perhaps price out one way fares and drive the other leg?

[luv2camp04]

You may be looking at airfare a little too early. 90 days or less prior to departure will usually get you better airfares. Where are you flying to? Keep looking and you'll find something so you don't have to cancel.

[Blanq]

I agree with luv2camp, you are too far out. My suggestion is to run your needed flight departure and return days/locations on Kayak but for Feb and see how they are trending. So if your cruise is from a Sat to a Sat, run those days for a Feb flight.

 

My cruise is a 10 day in March and I have been checking fares and they are still high for March, but the 6 weeks prior to my cruise, for the same days I will travel in March, are much lower. There is plenty of seats in the days I plan to fly. I believe fares for my trip will drop based on what I am seeing.

 

Put a fare tracker on the days you need to travel at kayak and you will get price alerts when fares drop.

 

 

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[ATC cruiser]

Airfares over spring break will not decrease between now and then. Spirit airlines is $577 pp leaving on the 1st and returning on the 9th

 

 

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[DrivesLikeMario]

I feel your pain. :mad: I just paid $2172 to fly from SAN to EWR and $2662 to fly from SAN to SJU. Ridiculous! Prices are $1,100 more than last time to the same ports in the same class of service.

[Blanq]

I have gotten great air fares over spring break here when my son was in school and we had to travel with his break. Timing is a lot.

 

 

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[Judie]

How about flying out of a different airport?

 

 

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[Ery]

Have you looked directly on Southwest flights, I just put in April 1st (Saturday) assuming its 7 days a return on Sunday and i could find several that would put you at $500 a person

 

 

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[roxievegas]

go to the celebrity website and click on Choice Air. You can do check on prices you might be surprised

[sanger727]

You posted about this a month ago and got a lot of good suggestions and people who offered flight routes that were much less. In fact checking today I find several flights that are under $500 pp so I'm really confused at why you are hoping to get by posting this again. Your premise is incorrect unless you are stuck on flying with one particular airline and unwilling to consider 20 minute transfer from a different airport.

 

 

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[PostcardJar]

We book a cruise over a year ago on the Silhouette leaving April 2. Got a decent price, great cabin 9th deck, on the bump, drink package and $650 in OBC. I work for the schools and this is our spring break--statewide we all have the same week off. Airfares are crazy---for 2 people flying out of Detroit cost is $1,800!!! IF we could take the exact same me flight:mad: a week later cost is $775 for 2 people. I can NOT take the day off before or after break. - I have been looking at airfare since June, even then it was over a $1,200 for 2 of us. Very disappointed--- not at Celebrity-- but airlines

 

I feel your pain...I also work for a school and the only vacation time we have is the most expensive time to travel--by air or by ship. It is one reason I look forward to retirement one day: the ability to travel at times of the year that aren't peak cost.

 

That said, the posters who said to keep checking airfare are right. And Google has a new product that will help predict when the best time is to buy a ticket.

[Bo1953]

Is this not a duplicate post from you at an earlier time, i.e. six to ten (6-10) weeks ago?

 

Or Am I just imagining it???

 

bon voyage

[Judie]

Southwest's website lists several time and price options that are less than $1,800.

 

 

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[Ery]

Southwest's website lists several time and price options that are less than $1,800.

 

 

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I agree I put in the dates and came out under $1100 for two

 

 

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[TIMONEY]

airfare prices are so high this year it will be the first time in 13 years we didn't cruise in January, February or March

I won't pay more for airfare than the cruise

We have always went to the Caribbean not this year

[riclop]

We book a cruise over a year ago on the Silhouette leaving April 2. Got a decent price, great cabin 9th deck, on the bump, drink package and $650 in OBC. I work for the schools and this is our spring break--statewide we all have the same week off. Airfares are crazy---for 2 people flying out of Detroit cost is $1,800!!! IF we could take the exact same me flight:mad: a week later cost is $775 for 2 people. I can NOT take the day off before or after break. - I have been looking at airfare since June, even then it was over a $1,200 for 2 of us. Very disappointed--- not at Celebrity-- but airlines

 

Just keep checking the prices as they will go down, look on Tues & Wed.

[tobancruiser]

Is this not a duplicate post from you at an earlier time, i.e. six to ten (6-10) weeks ago?

 

Or Am I just imagining it???

 

bon voyage

 

Oh I am so glad that I am not the only one that thought this....

[Bo1953]

Oh I am so glad that I am not the only one that thought this....

 

t - even replete with similar responses...

 

They seriously need to consider cancelling already or the next viable post will be 'how can I get my money back after making final payment and I had no trip insurance because we could not afford it...' or something to that effect..

 

LOL - bon voyage

[togodbetheglory1214]

A friend of mine recently flew out of Windsor, Canada rather than DTW and received significant savings. 54 days out is supposed to be optimal for best price. Good luck!

 

 

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[GottaKnowWhen]

We book a cruise over a year ago on the Silhouette leaving April 2. Got a decent price, great cabin 9th deck, on the bump, drink package and $650 in OBC. I work for the schools and this is our spring break--statewide we all have the same week off. Airfares are crazy---for 2 people flying out of Detroit cost is $1,800!!! IF we could take the exact same me flight:mad: a week later cost is $775 for 2 people. I can NOT take the day off before or after break. - I have been looking at airfare since June, even then it was over a $1,200 for 2 of us. Very disappointed--- not at Celebrity-- but airlines

 

 

Fly into FLL instead of MIA. Fly from CLE or FNT instead of DTW.

 

 

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[marbear5]

I just checked Southwest out of DTW- Detroit, flights are $277.

[marbear5]

I just checked Southwest on April 2 to Ft Lauderdale, out of DTW, Detroit.

 

Some early flights are under $300.

[tgwabd]

most importantly, you should always clear cookies and cache before you recheck for new flight prices, if you do not clear them you will get higher prices because they know you are in need of airline tkts.

[4cats4me]

Sounds like many good suggestions to me. That price OP quotes seems ridiculous. I've heard it is quite pricey to fly from middle America versus coast to coast, but as others have mentioned, be creative and flexible by departing different airports or arriving at FLL instead of MIA or vice versa. Good luck to you

 

 

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