Rare LHT28 Posted February 4, 2023 #26 Share Posted February 4, 2023 22 minutes ago, Jmoondance said: Is anyone has a Info. about flight to Asian destination, would greatly appreciate. Dubai, Seoul or to Tokyo. O life vs. independent. Independent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmoondance Posted February 4, 2023 #27 Share Posted February 4, 2023 9 minutes ago, LHT28 said: Independent Would you explain little further, why not to take O life fare? Would appreciate your input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted February 4, 2023 #28 Share Posted February 4, 2023 5 hours ago, Jmoondance said: Would you explain little further, why not to take O life fare? Would appreciate your input. You will have more options in airlines to choose from We like to do Biz Class on longer flights to Europe so we DIY usually On our TA (NYC to SOU ) we did use O air & took the PE option from LHR home If you do not mind sitting in coach by all means use O air JMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redraider1966 Posted February 4, 2023 #29 Share Posted February 4, 2023 8 hours ago, terrydtx said: We are new to Oceania, long time Celebrity customer but no happy with their new suites pricing so we have booked our first Oceania cruise in March 2025. We will be flying to Santiago Chile from San Antonio, TX and then home from Buenos Aires and looking at prices this year they are so expensive. We normally fly business class or minimum premium economy for international flights. Would we better off booking PE flights with Oceania? Does anyone here have experience doing this with O to South America? We are also looking at Copa Airlines which has flights from Houston, TX to Santiago with a stop in Panama and they have reasonable BC fares, which are about the same as United PE costs. Thanks for any help. From experience, in doing your calculations of Oceania air vs. DIY, you need to factor in Oceania's $99 PP charge for outgoing and/and return flights from non-gateway cities such as San Antonio and/or Austin (we've lived in both over a 20 year period until a recent move closer to Houston, a gateway city). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmoondance Posted February 4, 2023 #30 Share Posted February 4, 2023 1 hour ago, LHT28 said: You will have more options in airlines to choose from We like to do Biz Class on longer flights to Europe so we DIY usually On our TA (NYC to SOU ) we did use O air & took the PE option from LHR home If you do not mind sitting in coach by all means use O air JMO We usually fly PE in international flights. Guess this itinerary is not suitable for O included Air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare pinotlover Posted February 4, 2023 #31 Share Posted February 4, 2023 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Jmoondance said: We usually fly PE in international flights. Guess this itinerary is not suitable for O included Air. Remember that O P.E is for the international leg only. All flights to that final international port is economy. So, for example, if your flight was LAX-EWR-fRA-ATH only the EWR-FRA leg is PE. The PE upgrade is typically only offered on European cruises not Asian or S.American itineraries. Edited February 4, 2023 by pinotlover 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare the more ports the better Posted February 7, 2023 #32 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Does anyone have experience with O biz class to Asia? Bangkok, HK, and Tokyo. We booked three segments segments on Riveria but won’t know if we can sail one, two or three until we get a bit closer. Flights open next month but flexibility with O would be helpful. I have two European trips booked this year with miles. Biz flights are reasonable to Europe so I’m thinking of purchasing all the tickets with cash and banking the miles for Asia as those flights are so much more expensive. If O has any somewhat competitive biz flights to Asia though, I’ll keep the flights I have to Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted February 7, 2023 #33 Share Posted February 7, 2023 4 hours ago, the more ports the better said: Does anyone have experience with O biz class to Asia? Bangkok, HK, and Tokyo. We booked three segments segments on Riveria but won’t know if we can sail one, two or three until we get a bit closer. Flights open next month but flexibility with O would be helpful. I have two European trips booked this year with miles. Biz flights are reasonable to Europe so I’m thinking of purchasing all the tickets with cash and banking the miles for Asia as those flights are so much more expensive. If O has any somewhat competitive biz flights to Asia though, I’ll keep the flights I have to Europe. you could always ask prior to deciding (270 days out) what the BIZ fares would be as long as they have contracts with the airlines at the time they should be able to give you some idea of the fares For Europe we found it was better to book our own JMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaitape Posted February 8, 2023 #34 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Wow! Have you seen the DIY cost of flights from Europe to the USA? SHOCKING! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare terrydtx Posted February 8, 2023 #35 Share Posted February 8, 2023 5 hours ago, vaitape said: Wow! Have you seen the DIY cost of flights from Europe to the USA? SHOCKING! Yes, BC flights this year to Amsterdam are double what we paid to Rome from the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnocket Posted February 8, 2023 #36 Share Posted February 8, 2023 I've been considering a Norway cruise in 2024. If prices hold, the BC airfare will equal the cost of the cruise itself. I really struggle with the notion that airfare will be 50% of the cost of the entire vacation. I so wish I could tolerate long flights in coach, but my leg pain is torture in those cramped seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare terrydtx Posted February 8, 2023 #37 Share Posted February 8, 2023 33 minutes ago, mnocket said: I've been considering a Norway cruise in 2024. If prices hold, the BC airfare will equal the cost of the cruise itself. I really struggle with the notion that airfare will be 50% of the cost of the entire vacation. I so wish I could tolerate long flights in coach, but my leg pain is torture in those cramped seats. We have a NZ/Australia cruise next January and it looks like Premium Economy will run over $4000pp RT from San Antonio to Sydney. BC is running over $9K per person. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnocket Posted February 8, 2023 #38 Share Posted February 8, 2023 1 minute ago, terrydtx said: We have a NZ/Australia cruise next January and it looks like Premium Economy will run over $4000pp RT from San Antonio to Sydney. BC is running over $9K per person. It's crazy. For the most part, Premium Economy is pretty much a joke for international flights. Way overpriced for what you get. It's a shame, because something that reasonably splits the difference comfort-wise between BC and Coach is sorely needed. I doubt it will happen - I recently read that PE seats are the most profitable for the airlines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare terrydtx Posted February 8, 2023 #39 Share Posted February 8, 2023 5 minutes ago, mnocket said: It's crazy. For the most part, Premium Economy is pretty much a joke for international flights. Way overpriced for what you get. It's a shame, because something that reasonably splits the difference comfort-wise between BC and Coach is sorely needed. I doubt it will happen - I recently read that PE seats are the most profitable for the airlines. For Sydney the main cabin is not that much less than PE seats. In PE we do get just 2 seats together on the window so we are not sharing a third seat with a stranger for 15 hours. We normally fly BC overseas but just can't justify the cost to Sydney that is more than what the cruise is costing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmoondance Posted February 8, 2023 #40 Share Posted February 8, 2023 41 minutes ago, terrydtx said: For S 41 minutes ago, terrydtx said: In PE we do get just 2 seats together on the window so we are not sharing a third seat with a stranger for 15 hours. Same here. Our experience with PE ,British Air was little better than AA service wise. 41 minutes ago, terrydtx said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmoondance Posted February 8, 2023 #41 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Sorry about the mess with quoting.🙃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare pinotlover Posted February 8, 2023 #42 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Qantas Airlines dumping the A380s and replacing them with the Dreamliner took out a lot of capacity affecting supply and demand. The crazy price hikes on that route reflects that change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted February 8, 2023 #43 Share Posted February 8, 2023 4 hours ago, mnocket said: It's crazy. For the most part, Premium Economy is pretty much a joke for international flights. Way overpriced for what you get. It's a shame, because something that reasonably splits the difference comfort-wise between BC and Coach is sorely needed. I doubt it will happen - I recently read that PE seats are the most profitable for the airlines. We did PE from LHR to YYZ on AC it was fine good legroom it depends on the airline & how the seats are configured We have done PE on KLM a few years ago it was certainly more legroom the coach For me it was worth the extra to do BIZ class even though the price I could have had another cruise with that money the lay flat seats were well worth it It is a trade off 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare pinotlover Posted February 8, 2023 #44 Share Posted February 8, 2023 8 or 9 hours PE, I can handle. Fifteen to seventeen to OZ, no way. My 6’2” isn’t going to take it. Did it eight years ago to OZ, but not now. We’re booked on the OZ circumnavigation in December. Before booking the cruise, I accepted that the new outrageous BZ tickets were part of the deal. The advantage of being < 5’ 8”! 🥺 I have friends whose wife can sit In Economy and her feet barely hit the floor. She doesn’t understand paying the additional costs! 🥴 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotravel Posted February 9, 2023 #45 Share Posted February 9, 2023 On 2/2/2023 at 9:11 PM, Furball83 said: I just need a one-way return from Rome in April, and business class on my own was going to be $4,876! Was able to get it through Oceania for the $175 air deviation fee and $500 fare difference - plus the $1,899 I had already paid for restricted business class - so total of $2,574 thorough Oceania for a direct, non-stop flight from Rome to Charlotte on my preferred airline. Saves me $2,302, and they also include my transfer from ship to airport. Just think it pays to do your own research rather than assuming you can get better or cheaper flights on your own. We currently have a premium economy flight from Rome to Chicago, Chicago to Charlotte with Oceania's air. If we try to get a non stop either business or premium economy, do we pay the deviation fee even if they can't make our desired changes at a reasonable cost? Do you have the name of the person who helped you with the flight arrangements? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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