Rare ninjacat123 Posted October 13, 2023 Author #151 Share Posted October 13, 2023 3 minutes ago, Whatsthedillio said: I bought my airfare on my own. Flying Norse + Easy Jet. $100 JFK to London, $29 to Rome, $149 Rome to JFK, plus luggage it came to about $480 each round trip. It's also hilarious (or sad) that it costs almost as much for my bag to fly as it does for me 😞 Good prices on your tickets!! Charlotte is a pain when airfare is involved. We are COO but we could have checked a bag. I’m just paranoid about not getting our bags at our destination. 😬 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimi1965 Posted October 13, 2023 #152 Share Posted October 13, 2023 16 minutes ago, ninjacat123 said: Hi mimi1965!! Happy to have you following!! Yes, we did Fly2Fun through Carnival and so far, so good!! Flying American (our usual carrier) and it was very easy👍😁 Good to know! Hope all continues to go smoothly! Cheers!! 😀🥂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erby2283 Posted October 13, 2023 #153 Share Posted October 13, 2023 1 hour ago, ninjacat123 said: At CLT!! Lots of people traveling 😁 Checkpoint E used to be the shortest, now I think it's the worst! Thinking about getting TSA pre-check before we sail (I have a RC cruise in May and this same itinerary next Sept). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted October 13, 2023 Author #154 Share Posted October 13, 2023 12 minutes ago, erby2283 said: Checkpoint E used to be the shortest, now I think it's the worst! Thinking about getting TSA pre-check before we sail (I have a RC cruise in May and this same itinerary next Sept). Yeah, the TSA guy on the microphone was touting the benefits of pre-check (“$79 to bypass allllll of this”) like a barker at a circus😁 but I could definitely see it’s worth. Especially snaking through the line, probably took 20-30 minutes. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kleibo Posted October 13, 2023 #155 Share Posted October 13, 2023 19 minutes ago, ninjacat123 said: Yeah, the TSA guy on the microphone was touting the benefits of pre-check (“$79 to bypass allllll of this”) like a barker at a circus😁 but I could definitely see it’s worth. Especially snaking through the line, probably took 20-30 minutes. If you can, get Global Entry. It's great when getting back to the states and you bypass the longggg Customs Line. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MeganGC1983 Posted October 13, 2023 #156 Share Posted October 13, 2023 Absolutely love precheck. So worth it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted October 13, 2023 Author #157 Share Posted October 13, 2023 1 minute ago, kleibo said: If you can, get Global Entry. It's great when getting back to the states and you bypass the longggg Customs Line. Yeah, good suggestion! We are traveling to Japan next July so that could be a very good thing👍😁 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted October 13, 2023 Author #158 Share Posted October 13, 2023 On board to JFK!! 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kleibo Posted October 13, 2023 #159 Share Posted October 13, 2023 1 hour ago, ninjacat123 said: Yeah, good suggestion! We are traveling to Japan next July so that could be a very good thing👍😁 Also sooo important if you have connecting flights. You need to get thru customs first and then make your connection. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mamiamjo Posted October 13, 2023 #160 Share Posted October 13, 2023 2 hours ago, kleibo said: If you can, get Global Entry. It's great when getting back to the states and you bypass the longggg Customs Line. And Global Entry also includes Pre Check, for only a few dollars more!🙂 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted October 13, 2023 #161 Share Posted October 13, 2023 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted October 13, 2023 Author #162 Share Posted October 13, 2023 Landed at JFK!! With time to spare👍view of Manhattan in the distance 🗽 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted October 13, 2023 Author #163 Share Posted October 13, 2023 Back in the JFK American Airlines lounge 😁 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted October 13, 2023 Author #164 Share Posted October 13, 2023 On our way to Italy!! Premium Economy is great👍😁 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted October 13, 2023 Author #165 Share Posted October 13, 2023 Got a cute little pillow, a nice gray blanket and leg room!! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted October 13, 2023 #166 Share Posted October 13, 2023 Almost beddy-bye time and you'll wake up in Europe!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted October 14, 2023 Author #167 Share Posted October 14, 2023 Welcome to Italy!! We made it through sweaty customs, purchased train tickets and rode the Leonardo to Roma Termini. Now we are on another train to make our way to Venice!! 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted October 14, 2023 Author #168 Share Posted October 14, 2023 As you can see by our expressions, we didn’t sleep a wink😜we watched the latest Indiana Jones movie on the flight which was meh. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted October 14, 2023 Author #169 Share Posted October 14, 2023 So far, we have been awake for 24 hours. Woo hoo!!! Let’s go🤣🤣🤣 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouChamp Posted October 14, 2023 #170 Share Posted October 14, 2023 Aloha. Have been blessed to visit Europe many times both by land and sea and to visit the ancestral land of Sicily. Venice by land and sea many times which is truly magical. Have a wonderful vacation and please post food pictures lol! Enjoy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe4all Posted October 14, 2023 #171 Share Posted October 14, 2023 We did Venice pre-cruise a few years ago. Became one of our favorite cities to visit. We stayed at the Hotel Canal Grande, which was so nice. We also did the Murano glass factory, which was pretty cool. Did so much walking in Venice! Enjoy your stay there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted October 14, 2023 Author #172 Share Posted October 14, 2023 1 hour ago, LouChamp said: Aloha. Have been blessed to visit Europe many times both by land and sea and to visit the ancestral land of Sicily. Venice by land and sea many times which is truly magical. Have a wonderful vacation and please post food pictures lol! Enjoy. Hi LouChamp and thanks for coming along!! Right now enjoying an Aperol spritz😁 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Haljo1935 Posted October 14, 2023 #173 Share Posted October 14, 2023 6 hours ago, ninjacat123 said: Welcome to Italy!! We made it through sweaty customs, purchased train tickets and rode the Leonardo to Roma Termini. Now we are on another train to make our way to Venice!! Did you find having your luggage an issue when going from airport to the train? We are planning to do that since it's so much cheaper (and quicker) than any kind of shuttle, but are concerned about hauling luggage w/a bad shoulder. Also, how was the train to Venice? Easy to make the switch once in Termini? So glad you made it - looking forward to pictures from Venice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted October 14, 2023 Author #174 Share Posted October 14, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Haljo1935 said: Did you find having your luggage an issue when going from airport to the train? We are planning to do that since it's so much cheaper (and quicker) than any kind of shuttle, but are concerned about hauling luggage w/a bad shoulder. Also, how was the train to Venice? Easy to make the switch once in Termini? So glad you made it - looking forward to pictures from Venice. Hi Haljo1935. Ok, COO is great for keeping control of where your luggage is but it is a PIA when it comes to wheeling it around. Getting it from airport to train no problem. Make sure you are booked on the FREESC… trains so you can book seats. Having said that, our last train segment today was a regional train and we got seats and place to store our COO. Train to Venice was fine. I was soooooo tired but still couldn’t sleep😬. If you get assigned a train inbetween Termini and Venice it maybe a search for the right track, but we did it! The bridges in Venice, OMG!! You can do it, go team go!!! Edited October 14, 2023 by ninjacat123 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted October 14, 2023 Author #175 Share Posted October 14, 2023 Had nibbles at a little place rated 14 on TA! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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