Does NCL book flights on Play Airlines?

[ed111]

Anyone know if NCL would book flights on Play airlines?

 

For those unaware it's a low cost carrier between US and Europe, where their base fares are very cheap but bags are very expensive ($240 per bag round trip), which would significantly reduce the value proposition of allowing NCL to book my flights.

[graphicguy]

Never heard of them.  Maybe EU based?

 

I think NCL only deals with the bigg(er) airlines.  I've never heard of them booking through the airlines you referenced.

Edited December 17, 2023 by graphicguy

[ColeThornton]

3 minutes ago, graphicguy said:

Never heard of them.  Maybe EU based?

 

 

I had to look them up.   Icelandic based with a small fleet of planes.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Play_(airline)

[ed111]

Yeah specifically Iceland based. They more or less replaced Wow airlines which went bankrupt. They serve a few US cities on the east coast, have a connection Reykjavik, and then fly to many European destinations. 

 

Sort of like flying Spirit or Frontier internationally. 

Edited December 17, 2023 by ed111

[dexddd]

Never heard of them but with that name doesn't inspire confidence.

 

Kind of like Virgin's Resilient, sounds like it was in a wreak and making a comeback. 

[TheDawg79]

2 hours ago, ed111 said:

Sort of like flying Spirit or Frontier internationally. 

That description alone would be hard pass!! 

[victory2020]

Look on booking sites for routes/air carriers for your city to where you are going to be departing from. They will choose between combination of best price & best time & best route. I have had them book me on flights that were more expensive with better timing to arrival/departure

[ed111]

Yeah so Play offers a non-stop flight to my cruise departure (Reykjavík, Iceland), though Play doesn't sell a ticket from the end of my cruise (Tromso, Norway) back home. 

 

So I think I'm safe? The only way they could book it is if they did two one-way tickets with different airlines. This seems unlikely, but maybe?

[ColeThornton]

2 minutes ago, ed111 said:

Yeah so Play offers a non-stop flight to my cruise departure (Reykjavík, Iceland), though Play doesn't sell a ticket from the end of my cruise (Tromso, Norway) back home. 

 

So I think I'm safe? The only way they could book it is if they did two one-way tickets with different airlines. This seems unlikely, but maybe?

 

In all my years with NCL I've never once heard of anyone mentioning "Play".   I wouldn't worry about it.

[graphicguy]

18 hours ago, TheDawg79 said:

That description alone would be hard pass!! 

Probably not even that.  Another hard pass.

[graphicguy]

18 hours ago, ed111 said:

Yeah so Play offers a non-stop flight to my cruise departure (Reykjavík, Iceland), though Play doesn't sell a ticket from the end of my cruise (Tromso, Norway) back home. 

 

So I think I'm safe? The only way they could book it is if they did two one-way tickets with different airlines. This seems unlikely, but maybe?

NO worries.  They won't.

 

So, you haven't booked a cruise yet?  Book it and THEN see what NCL's flights are.  The good news is, it can't be any worse of an airline than the one you're stressing about.

 

 

[Karaboudjan]

1 hour ago, graphicguy said:

NO worries.  They won't.

 

So, you haven't booked a cruise yet?  Book it and THEN see what NCL's flights are.  The good news is, it can't be any worse of an airline than the one you're stressing about.

 

 

 

They won't what?  I think I have seen people report before that they got two different airlines for BOGO air with an open-jaw itinerary like the OP has.

[insidecabin]

20 hours ago, ed111 said:

Yeah so Play offers a non-stop flight to my cruise departure (Reykjavík, Iceland), though Play doesn't sell a ticket from the end of my cruise (Tromso, Norway) back home. 

 

So I think I'm safe? The only way they could book it is if they did two one-way tickets with different airlines. This seems unlikely, but maybe?

I read NCL last year had a charter for the Tromso leg to get to a major  as Tromso is not well connected.

 

Would have considered the cruise if I had known as flight logistics are not great DIY.

[ed111]

15 minutes ago, insidecabin said:

I read NCL last year had a charter for the Tromso leg to get to a major  as Tromso is not well connected.

 

Would have considered the cruise if I had known as flight logistics are not great DIY.

 

Interesting. Was this on Cruise Critic? I will need to dig up that thread.

 

I may not do a post cruise deviation in that case as it will be annoying to get back. At least 2-3 stops. 

[insidecabin]

37 minutes ago, ed111 said:

 

Interesting. Was this on Cruise Critic? I will need to dig up that thread.

 

I may not do a post cruise deviation in that case as it will be annoying to get back. At least 2-3 stops. 

Was CC but can't remember the thread.

Might be a live from.

 

[graphicguy]

1 hour ago, Karaboudjan said:

 

They won't what?  I think I have seen people report before that they got two different airlines for BOGO air with an open-jaw itinerary like the OP has.

NCL won't book that airline!

 

As an aside, if you want a say in flight times, flight dates, etc, book your own air.  If not, you'll get what NCL gives you.  

Edited December 18, 2023 by graphicguy

[bstreep]

We flew Play in August 2022.  Would I do it again?  Heck yes!   They were WONDERFUL.  Seems as though Icelandians are the tallest people in the world.  The leg room is gigantic.  We never felt like it was a "Frontier" or "Spirit" experience.  At all. 

 

You can find a good review of them in the Points Guy.

Edited December 22, 2023 by bstreep